Q: What is the biggest challenge you've had since taking over ownership of the Saloon almost 4 years ago?

A: It's thousands of people's "Cheers" and everyone has an opinion about how it should be run. It's a lot of things to a lot of different people. Some folks will tell you it's a biker bar, others say it's an iconic video game destination, to others it's a live entertainment venue, some say it's a haunted house, while other folks love the history and the fact it's a historical landmark. 

Q: What is it to you?

A: All of the above. I would never recommend a company market to so many niches, but in our case, it's actually merited. You'll never make everyone happy, but we still try anyway. I love it all.

Q: What happened to the Whiskey Barrels everyone misses?

A: That was a program that was stopped during the previous owner's tenure. The powers that be didn't like the fact that folks had keys to the barrels to serve themselves at the bar, which is technically illegal, thus why bars have servers and bartenders. We were going to leave them for aesthetics but the fire department didn't like the way they were stacked and some barrels started getting stolen, which is a problem when a good majority were privately owned. So, we tried to contact everyone we have information about so folks could pick them up to take to their home or office. I'm known as a dude who will drink practically anything and I'm not even sure why anyone would want to drink stuff out of barrels, some of which had been through 4 summers in southern Nevada heat. But we still have 25 or so that we use for various purposes. 

Q: What is something folks wouldn't know about during your ownership?

A: Since I've taken over, we've been open every single day... for the last 4 years.

Q: If you could some up the Saloon in one word?

A: Inclusive

Q: What is a tradition you have kept going from previous owners?

A: Keeping the joint "neutral". A previous owner, "Papa Don" was a former member of the Hell's Angels and later became the local constable. When he took ownership of the Saloon, he declared it neutral territory for motorcycle clubs. We have kept that policy for bikers as well as political affiliation, street gangs, etc. We are the Switzerland of the Mojave Desert. Most everyone who comes out there is looking to have a good time and not fight or get into it with others.