8/8/11 -- Yucca Valley/Joshua Tree with Anthony Bourdain of No Reservations
RESTAURANTS
Joshua Tree Country Kitchen
Known as the best greasy-spoon diner in Joshua Tree, the Country Kitchen is the place where you can get a hangover-fix after a night of partying in
the desert.
61768 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA, 92252
Lord Fletcher’s
Try the prime rib at Lord Fletcher’s…served up in a dining room covered in Old English artifacts.
70385 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Pappy and Harriet’s
A true roadhouse in the middle of the desert, this spot serves up live music and great food.
53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, CA 92268
ACTIVITIES
Rancho de la Luna
Tony visited this private recording studio where bands come to record in the middle of Joshua Tree.
Anthony Vineyards
Tony visited this table grape vineyard near the Salton Sea and had a picnic with the local workers.
52-301 Enterprise Way, Coachella, CA 92236-2706
Integratron
Built by a former scientist who got the blueprints from aliens, Integratron lies deep in the desert. It’s now the only all-wood acoustically perfect
sound chamber in the US.
2477 Belfield Boulevard, Landers, CA 92285
Sky Village Swap Meet
This is the ultimate flea market…from turquoise knife handles to mannequin heads, you can find almost anything up for sale at the Swap Meet.
7028 Theater Road, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
...was interesting, although Bourdain's (producers) editing leads me astray at times...
We went to see him on stage, to give one of his 'talks' when he was in Sacto a while back - there was a good turnout, but I was a bit disappointed in
his presentation - most of his stories were interesting, but not really all that organized, IMHO...Can't put my finger on it, but he comes off as a
bit of an elitist...perhaps a bit more 'work' on his personal appearances to large groups...he works alone, without any assistants, I understand, and
it shows...just my two cents worth...
It is fun to see some of the off-beat places he visits on his shows...
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
Built by a former scientist who got the blueprints from aliens, Integratron lies deep in the desert. It’s now the only all-wood acoustically perfect
sound chamber in the US.
This is it:
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt
"You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them." - Malcolm Forbes
"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others
cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn
"The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer." - Cunningham's Law
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