[Paul Atreides]

I wouldn't want to go to a town/city called Laverne, no matter which state it was in! I can imagine it was bad in 1970. I can remember seeing people's homes, in the mid-70s, that didn't have telephones or indoor toilets. Talk about culture shock!

[Torie]

One of the interesting things, is when I asked the gas station attendant where the family lived (after diffusing his animus with a bit of Yankee charm), he asked which one. It seems that various permutations of the family lived just about everywhere, and owned the town. Mentioning the family name however seemed to reduce his appetite for physical violence. Then a cousin popped by for gas in a red convertible Mustang, and said hey hi, I'm kin, and led me to the correct relative! I know this sound apochryaphal (sp), but it is a true story.