Shot taken at the Lysakov Gallery in Pacific Grove - 65° Magazine
Shot taken at the Lysakov Gallery in Pacific Grove - 65° Magazine
Shot taken at the Lysakov Gallery in Pacific Grove - 65° Magazine
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Carmel’s Vagabond Host<br />
As I sit <strong>in</strong> Cypress Inn await<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> arrival of owner Denny LeVett, I notice a grand look<strong>in</strong>g gentleman briskly<br />
ascend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> hill. With<strong>in</strong> seconds <strong>the</strong> impeccably <strong>at</strong>tired package of relaxed power is <strong>in</strong>side, greet<strong>in</strong>g me with <strong>the</strong> familiar<br />
disarmament of a seasoned human rel<strong>at</strong>ions pro. LeVett shared stories <strong>at</strong> a cozy table <strong>in</strong>side Terry’s Moroccan Bar,<br />
Cypress Inn’s popular w<strong>at</strong>er<strong>in</strong>g hole, named after his longtime friend and partner, Terry Melcher, whose fondness for all<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs Moroccan came while spend<strong>in</strong>g a year <strong>the</strong>re as a boy while his mo<strong>the</strong>r, Doris Day, was film<strong>in</strong>g “The Man Who Knew<br />
Too Much.” Here is a small taste of one of one of Carmel’s most flavorful characters.<br />
BY RAYMOND NAPOLITANO PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREG HARRIS<br />
PERSONA 45<br />
Self–proclaimed lover of all<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs exotic, LeVett stands<br />
with two of his favorite toys.
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