I love fresh mussels in a seafood salad, and so does
Fish “expert” Taras Grescoe, author of the new book called:
Bottomfeeder: How to eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood“
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Hi Tom-It doesn’t seem that long, but it’s been 30 years or so since I’ve seen you.
Most of the old group is still around.Bob Garretson is in Tuscon, Farris Wilson is in Hawaii living in a garage,doing care-taking on some Religious compound and rasing Tropical Plants??.
Mack Klepper took his own life in 2007, after his second round of Brain Turmors. What is strange: Farris went thru the same thing ,twice,at the same times, and all 3 of us shared studio #3 at 89 Portola [in El Granada] during the late 60’s.which had me worried for a while.
Joe Doscher and Ann Marie are living in Sacramento, Joe still sings a “Danny Boy “ that has everyone in the audience crying.
The last time I saw Steve Clark, was at the Maple Leaf Inn up the North Fork of the Feather River, where he was cooking and had a “ Crew, Cut.”
I still get to the Coast every year or so and really miss my Breakfast Stop of Choice: “The Crab Cottage” .
Good to see you’re still around-Best-Gray
Gray Gardner
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[Artwork from Leon Kunke’s sister]
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Tom Monaghan came to my book signing (Princeton by the Sea, published by Arcadia) at Kevin Magee’s Bay Book store in Half Moon Bay in 2007.
Tom was there with his Mom, and he gave me a lovely necklace on a cord. The pendant was made of abalone in the shape of a half moon. Beautiful!
In the 1970s Tom, an abalone diver, owned the legendary Crab Cottage (CC), once the center of social life in the funky fishing village of Princeton. The CC was the ultimate breakfast place and home to the occasional “moving on” party. I’ve told you about those—anyone who tried to “move on” ended up “moving back.”
We who were here then call it the “magical time.”
Today Tom Monaghan has returned to his abalone roots but in a different way. Love his goldengateabalone website designed by Coastside artist Deb Wong.
A “seine” is a kind of net.
Guy Smith, the Moss Beach postmaster, took this image of Princeton. You can see his shadow—and he was famous for using one of those old-fashioned boxy Kodak cameras.
Story by Mich Cato
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Hi June,
I was very pleased to come across your website about Princeton-b-t-S. My husband and I lived there from 1975 for a couple of years or so and have fond memories of Tom Anderson’s Market, Crab Cottage(where I worked as a cook), Noah, Marjorie and Leah Smith, the Ship’s Chandlery run by Chet Salisbury (just behind Tom’s Market) and the Princeton Inn, including Ron and his 2 basengis, Hot Pants & Respect!! There were many ;interesting characters including Butch and Warren.
When did the Crab Cottage burn down? I was wondering what had happened to it as it and the Nissen Hut have disappeared from the site when I googled them.
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I also remember Bob La Voy who had a sculpture studio next door-ish to Tom’s Market. Noah Smith (Leah’s dad) was a great character. Do you remember him riding around on his bmw bike in his Greek fisherman’s hat? I did keep in touch with him for a couple of years after he and Marjorie moved back to Pismo Beach, I know Marjorie died, and I believe Noah has since died too. My ex husband Bryan still lives in Bay area (Alameda) but I came back to the UK in 1977. The sign in Princeton said POP 50 when I was there!
