Subject: FW: Boonville
From: "Stowe, Erik" <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 11:09:08 -0700

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From: Robert Anderson [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 12:23 AM
To: Stowe, Erik
Subject: Re: Boonville

Erik,
	Directions are go 101 north to Ukiah, take Boonville exit ( NOT BOONVILLE EXIT IN CLOVERDALE!), the Boonville exit wil take you across the highway overpass to a stop sign, go left at stop sign, then right on Highway 253, wind around that road for ten miles until you see a road sign (directly after drastic turn on descent into Anderson Valley - in Boontling known as “Devil’s Elbow”) that reads “Boonville 6 miles” - DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THAT SIGN ON LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD IS OUR GATE.
	The code is #0708. You need to press # button before 0708...
	Drive across small bridge and veer right, follow road a quarter mile until you see gate and the main house on the right. 
	This is slightly tricky: go past the Main house until you get to a big u-turn/fork in the road about two hundred yards past the Main House… GO RIGHT! 
	Continue about three hundred yards until you see a place to turn right (at the beginning of a row of REDWOODS) and there is a gate and there will be a pole with a gate opener button on it. Press button and enter gate. Follow road one hundred more yards and the guest house is on your left. If you go too far, you will be at The Barn (which has ping pong, pool table, pinball machines, shuffleboard, big screen TV, and a pilates studio…)
	Cell reception is spotty.
	My friend Jon Moscone and his husband Darryl will be in the Main House, which is far enough away where you won’t be disturbed, but I will e-mail them and if you want, they can also tell you a bit about the town and such as Jon had a boyfriend in Boonville briefly, and has been up there a bit. Or you can just hang at the guest house and Barn/game room. There is also a tennis court with hoops. And about a half mile away near ranch manager rafa’s place a real barn and area with chickens (great eggs) and goats, sheep, cowm minature donkies, a llama, rabbits, etc.
	There is also a pool and hot tub.
	And 2,400acres to hike and walk, and a cabin near two small ponds if you are feeling like an even more rustic setting...
	Remember, The Boonville Hotel for whatever they are cooking that night. Great food, and wine list, and romantic setting. Libby’s in Philo for amazing carnitas (and chile rellenos)! Check in on my uncle Bruce at the Anderson Valley Advertiser (our weekly radical newsweekly) office downtown (ask anyone for directions, but it is behind ice cream place and up some stairs) and get out to Hendy Woods (also Philo) for a walk in the redwoods (and while you are passing by it to get to Hendy Woods, check out the Apple Farm for fresh apples and all else…). Goldeneye is fantastic winery. Roederer is best Sparkling Brut (aka champagne) in the US - their L’Hermitage. Many other wineries from Boonville to Navarro with Philo in the middle…
	Have fun.
	Town of Mendocino is amazingly quaint but different vibe but too far a drive if you are only there for a day. And if you don’t want to bother with tasting room, I have some wine in the small cellar in the Main House. Just grab whatever you want.
	Mention my name in town. Half the people will give you a discount, the other half may punch you…
	Let’s talk Obama when you get back. He is an incredibly thoughtful and good man. We are more than lucky to have him as President. 	He’s got a nice Motorcade too!
	yours for not stopping at stoplights cuz I’m in a Presidential motorcade, bitch!
	rma

> On Apr 8, 2016, at 8:47 PM, Stowe, Erik <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> Hey Robert I do actually want to take you up on the offer to stay at your place in Boonville on Saturday night. We were planning on leaving here around 9am tomorrow morning to make the drive up. Can you shoot me an address and how can we coordinate logistics with your guy there?
> 
> Also interested to hear your opinion on both events you attended?
> 
> Erik Stowe