# 181 - November 4th, 2009

Greetings one and all - if you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin...Another slight error by yours truly last week when I incorrectly informed you that the final Barn Sale of the year had taken place at the usual venue just north of Boonville. No, no, no! There is to be one more, on Nov 21st – 22nd – the perfect time to purchase holiday gift bargains and to enjoy a pre-Thanksgiving burger, I’d say...
How was your Halloween? Hopefully you did not get caught up in the annual ‘Battle on the Streets of Boonville’ between The Zombies and The Angry Villagers, thankfully won once again by the Villagers. With their burning torches and sharpened pitchforks, the Villagers saved the town from those walking corpses who would no doubt have made things very difficult around here had they been victorious – certainly with their plans to ban all speed limits, bring in a Starbucks and a Taco Bell, invite outsiders to plant even more vines, and shockingly install Brewery Supremo ‘King’ Ken Allen as Mayor of Anderson Valley. It was a narrow escape and we have much to be thankful for...
With our freedom guaranteed for another year I think for the Quote of the Week we should bring in the famous words of Abraham Lincoln on this subject – “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.” I couldn’t have said it better myself! Thanks go to Abe, and the mighty ‘Angry Villagers’...
Some more do-gooders around here are featured in this week’s edition of the A.V. Who’s Who which introduces to you the board members of the Navarro River Resource Center, whose office is in downtown Boonville, in the building alongside Mosswood Market – Patty Madigan, Bill Taylor, Fred Martin, Linda MacElwee, Kirk Vodopals, and Joe Scriven...
Next Wednesday, November 11th, is Veterans Day (Remembrance Day in Europe and Canada) and surely a very important day for observance. This day marks the end of hostilities in World War One (the so-called “War to end all Wars” - if only it had been), which took place at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. It is not a day to celebrate victories but rather one for remembrance of those who fought, and in many cases gave their lives (and obviously many continue to do so), in the hope that ours may be better. If there is any form of remembrance/service/gathering for this reverential occasion here in the Valley please let me know. However, to my knowledge, there is no such service and that’s really too bad…
Moving quickly on to a couple of the topics under discussion this week at The Three-Dot Lounge - yes it’s “Moans, Groans, Good Thoughts, and Rampant Rumors” from my favorite gathering place in the Valley at a location known only to ‘those in the know’...
... When not sipping a drink or two at The 3-Dot, several regulars and myself have been enjoying the Friday evening scene at Alicia’s Restaurant in Boonville. With Alicia herself on the taco grill and some excellent Mariachi bands providing the entertainment, it’s the best flavor of real Mexico in the Valley, in my humble opinion, and I urge you to check it out sometime. Before anyone hops on their burro and rebukes me for putting Alicia’s above Libby’s, I am only saying it is more ‘Mexican’ than Libby’s, which does marvelous food obviously but which is actually more CalMex than the ‘real thing.’ Trust El Zopilote on this – or just ask any Mexican friend you may have...
... Latest news on the new tenants at the old Brewery building (formerly The Buckhorn and The Ox) seems to suggest that the downstairs is definitely to be ‘King’ Ken Allen’s whisky distillery (I’m serious) while upstairs it may be a new version of The General Store. At least that would mean my pizza idea would be enacted (although a basic cheese and/or pepperoni pie without all the ‘weird’ stuff would be nice) but there’s still no sign of that bank and pharmacy...
I’m outta here, I have to see a man about a sheep – I know you understand... Be careful out there; stay out of the ditches, think good thoughts, and may your god go with you… Oh, and of course, one final request, “Let us prey”… Humbly yours, Turkey Vulture…
p.s. You can contact me with words of support/abuse either by e-mail at turkeyvulture1 @ earthlink.net