Howser rode a downtown trolly and cruised the Delta on the boat the Princess of Whales. He filmed at The Haggin Museum, the Bob Hope Theatre and the Wat Dharmararam Buddhist Temple, among other sites. Howser generally avoided places "where a bunch of suits are," Stockton Conference and Visitors Bureau director Wes Rhea said.
Instead Howser visited Chuck's and the temple and ate a turkey sandwich for lunch at downtown's Hole in the Wall Cafe. Owner Bunny Leyva said Howser told her he'd heard of her fare and came to try it. He dined with the regulars, "doctors to lawyers to everyday people to derelicts," she said.
At The Haggin Museum, Howser talked about the city's history and the museum's art. Its mummy was filmed, too, museum director Tod Ruhstaller said. "It was cool," Ruhstaller said.
"He did our (show) with that same kind of down-home, folksy everyman type of presentation that I think has really made him popular." Rhea said having Howser broadcast Stockton into homes across the state is a coup. Some who see the program might come here, Rhea said.
Serious Howser fans will for sure. "They watch the show and then they go," he said. Contact reporter David Siders at (209) 943-8580 or dsiders@recordnet.
com. Contact reporter Joe Goldeen at (209) 546-8278 or jgoldeen@recordnet.com.
Howser rode a downtown trolly and cruised the Delta on the boat the Princess of Whales.
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