Day Five Reality Show Roundup

So on Tuesday we first had to go to an owner’s update on our timeshare. They had a workshop that helped me learn about our waiting list and how to book into places that look impossible to get into like Hawaii. I also learned how to book through RCI, which is a partner of our timeshare and sometimes they are difficult to get into. So even though they tried to sell us more shares, which we didn’t want it was helpful for future bookings.

So after we finished we decided to go and check out all the reality show places that we watch on the History Channel.

The first place we visited was Rick Restoration. This place is where American Restoration takes place. The outside looks just like it does on TV. They were filming back in the bone yard. We had found out from the Fellow it the Ely museum that they would be filming something from the museum. We didn’t see him but did see the camera guys doing close up of what looked like a cash register.

They have set the shop up with a big display room in the center and they hey have windows into each area of the shop. We saw Kyle and Cowboy breaking down something, Tyler was welding an item, and there was also a sandblasting area and a couple more work areas. You are not allowed to take pictures in this area because they are working on items or there are completed items in the display area that are going to be on upcoming episodes. 


On the outside you can see Rick’s truck, the golf cart that they did for the Old Man on Pawn stars.

We also saw the bone yard and Heineka the horse from the old shop. We also saw some of the items that they have restored from the show that were for sale, prices were very high. The woman doing the tour said that they don’t just go out and pick items to restore and sell; they wait until they have a customer with an item, it is paid for and then they restore it. So I am not sure about the parts of the store where Ron goes out and picks things that they bring back to restore.

The next stop was the Pawn Shop. There was a line up outside because they can only let so many people into the shop at one time. It really isn’t that big, but they do have stuff to pawn, lots of coins, jewelry, watches and some art. The Jimi Hendrix posters that they bought on an episode were there. Nobody from the show was there; supposedly Rick was in the back because his car was in the parking lot. Looks like they do more business from t-shirts and stuff than actually pawning, but that is reality of television stardom. The mural below was on the outside of the building in the back alley.

  

 A takeoff on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. 

After the pawn shop we found Kounts Kustoms, it is in this out of the way area in the commercial district. You can go into the showroom and see a collection of cars, helmets and motorbikes, but all the work areas are off limits. It is quite unassuming as you can see from the front of the building. It does seem to take up four separate buildings. 

These are helmets that Horny has created, with his own signature