I was there, in this house. Now it takes some effort to keep Monsanto out of my world of the the future now. It’s a funny old world, except sometimes it isn’t so funny.
Homeless man who opened illegal bar in Penryn’s Valencia Club faces more charges 7/21/2010 http://auburnjournal.com/detai…
Kevie told Hudson that he broke into the building and put an open sign in the window last Friday night.
Further questioning revealed that Kevie started with a six-pack of beer purchased from the convenience store across the street and used the proceeds to buy more alcohol. With more people attracted to the Valencia Club, he continued the process through the weekend, serving about 30 customers a day, the Sheriff’s Department said.
Lee Ou, of the Fast Pack market across English Colony Road from the Valencia Club, said she thought Kevie was a worker going back and forth to buy refreshments for other people renovating the bar.
“I was shocked when the sheriff showed up,” she said.
The Valencia Club had closed its doors in early June and its owner was continuing to look for a new bar or restaurant operator when Kevie took up residence as a squatter bar “owner.” The liquor license had been surrendered to the California Alcohol Control Board by the previous owners – the DJPR partnership of Roseville.
The hilarious part was that the paper had run an earlier story about the bar being under “new management” not realizing that the new management was this transient. Complete with pictures of old customers enjoying the new bar.
Rodeo cowboy gives Penryn’s landmark Valencia Club new life 7/19/2010
“We’re open right now,” was the answer. “Come on in.”
Goodwill was soon at the bar and when owner Travis Kevie – the man who answered her question – found out that she was a Corona drinker and none was in stock, he scooted over to the store across English Colony Road to buy a case.
Kevie is off to a good start in the sprawling semi-rural community of Penryn with his decision to reopen the Valencia Club after its closure over the Memorial Day weekend. The club opened again over the weekend, with the hum of the refrigerator cutting through the stillness and the glow of neon again in the windows signaling a new start in the old bar.
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I was there, in this house. Now it takes some effort to keep Monsanto out of my world of the the future now. It’s a funny old world, except sometimes it isn’t so funny.
And how badly rendered?
Ya never know….
Homeless man who opened illegal bar in Penryn’s Valencia Club faces more charges 7/21/2010 http://auburnjournal.com/detai…
The hilarious part was that the paper had run an earlier story about the bar being under “new management” not realizing that the new management was this transient. Complete with pictures of old customers enjoying the new bar.