[blam]

"One of my favorite motorcycle "Cruzes" is the Old Santa Cruz highway."

Is the old "Chateau" bar off Summit Road still there. I used to go there and watch the hippies and bikers mingle. Also, I saw the Dooby Brothers play there the first time they ever played together. Went to the Bodega bar to watch Boz Scaggs. (Those were 'strange' days in that area)

[martin_fierro]

Not sure about those bars ... think I'll take a putt up that way today to see what I can see. <|:)~

[river rat]

One of my favorite motorcycle "Cruzes" is the Old Santa Cruz highway."

Now you talking.... Or, the back road down to the coast from Alice's Restaurant on 35..to Pescadero.

If you were riding to Santa Cruz - I hope you had breakfast at Aldo's Restaurant next to Santa Cruz Marina...

Well, I'm STILL here... Can't get the wife to leave!

Now that the dot bombs have exploded -- life here is pretty nice... We're retired, no debt - saved and invested well so no heat.. Lots of the jerks had to leave after the bust... No substance, No staying power/depth, No talent, No skills.....For one reason or another -- just left in large numbers. The folks coming INTO Silicon Valley to fill the breach - seem to be coming from the bad weather or ugly parts of the country... The new sacrificial lambs for this increasingly insane real estate market.. Small (2000 sq/ft) tract houses that sold for ~$80K in the middle 70's - are going today for >$500K. Moderate size custom homes in the Southwest corner of SJ can go >$1000K, which is the starting price for desirable homes in Los Gatos... It's wild, considering the state of "technology and manufacturing" in the valley.... This balloon has to pop....

Now, instead of going over the hill on a bike for lunch at Zelda's in Capitola -- the wife and I take the old convertible out of the garage and go over in style and comfort.. BUT I TRULY miss the old motorcycle.

I remain confident that we will be able to leave here sometime in the next 5 years --- but, the bust actually made the place more bearable for those of us that don't need to work... I really envy those that have moved back into the back county with room and privacy.. Maybe one day...

Semper Fi

[SteveH]

For beer, Los Gatos Brewery has a much better selection than The Cats, which is pretty average. I would not recommend it for music ambience either.

For hard stuff, C.B. Hannegan's on Bachman Ave. Los Gatos seems to have the market cornered (except perhaps for biker types-- no pejorative intended).