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the CLaM Man
Does anybody remember the CLAM MAN ?
I ate My 1st CLAM TACO HERE !!! 
the CLAM MAN story:
Pasqual "Cruz" Guerrero was a smiling, personable old man who, in appearance, looked like an escapee from the lunatic fringe. In the 70's and 80's,
Cruz was often seen with a gunnysack of butter clams slung over his shoulder, calling out his product like a circus hawker, his kind eyes a sharp
contrast to his wild hair and desert-profit beard.
The Clam Man's restaurant, which in the portmanteau way of many Mexican businesses, was also his home. It was and still is instantly recognizable to
anyone who drives down the main street of town. More than reflecting the rustico influence of small-town Mexico, it voices the profound influence the
sea had upon this man's life. Halos of shells and whale-bones wreathed the walkways, windows and entrance to the place. A plethora of signs,
splash-painted by hand, announce the virtues of clams to the uninformed. The fulcrum of the claims about clams was what the Clam Man often insisted
when he tried to sell you some. "They make you horny." With five daughters and three sons to his credit, who are we to argue?
this texT was taken from San FeLipe Myths & Legends. for More
http://www.blueroadrunner.com/myths.htm
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Dick(rip) and Lana
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When we drove into San Felipe, Pasqual (The Clam Man) would wave from his barber chair.
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I met him probably in 1968 while camping on the beach in town. I asked him about his excellent English and he told me he spent many years in Chicago
and even went to one of the universities there!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by GrOUper-GAr
It was and still is instantly recognizable to anyone who drives down the main street of town. |
Does the place really still exist?
(Maybe one of his Kids runs it?)
I would love to re-visit and feast on the Authentic "Clam Taco"
...or get one of those fabulous T-shirts.
Sh!T, I'm just Gonna Send in my $6.95 plus 6% sales tax for being a CA resident(haha), and wait....... .... ...
and wait...
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Hey, didn't he have a commune in Oregon?
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The building still has (last time I looked) the Clam Man painted on the side... on the right, between the arches and the traffic circle. Long
abandoned...
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Read about him here
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
The building still has (last time I looked) the Clam Man painted on the side... on the right, between the arches and the traffic circle. Long
abandoned... |
http://books.google.com/books?id=35WQOduN1F4C&pg=PA80&am...
[Edited on 2-25-2011 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Here we are buying clams one morning on the beach. He made you pay him a buck if you took his picture and spoke perfect English.
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Great photo... now that extra large sand dollar I can believe is real, too!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
The building still has (last time I looked) the Clam Man painted on the side... on the right, between the arches and the traffic circle. Long
abandoned... |
http://books.google.com/books?id=35WQOduN1F4C&pg=PA80&am...
[Edited on 2-25-2011 by mcfez] |
That link takes you to Google Books online and is the chapter from Greg Niemann's book (Baja Legends) on the Clam Man. It is where the photo I posted
came from... Here is a shorter, direct link:
The Clam Man chapter in Baja Legends
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Stickers
Here we are buying clams one morning on the beach. He made you pay him a buck if you took his picture and spoke perfect English.
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Yes....these huge Silver dollars are for the taking....at Shell Island. fact is...I have hundreds measuring 18 inches and up.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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