The kitchen actually served a purpose, providing a place for cookies and drinks to be offered on a self-serve basis.  In the center photo, Dolan is with Richard Moffett, for whose family the home was named.  Richard was born on the property, but in a tent house while the Moffett House was being built.  The stove behind them is a rare combination wood-burning and electric, which would have been handy during the frequent electrical storms that cut off the power so frequently (that often happened in the area, even in Sierra Vista, through the early 1980s).  The third photo in this group looks toward the living room (the performance area) on to the bookstore and outside. 

This is a good point to talk about the Tom Selleck movie filmed at the Moffett House.  The movie was "Ruby Jean and Joe," and Selleck plays a has-been cowboy rodeo star.  The film crew worked at the Moffett House for seven days straight, bringing in catered food from California.  The filming occurred several months before the AFP opened for shows.  The rooms were repainted and reconfigured often.  A recognizable element of the Moffett House in the movie is the open shelving between the kitchen and living room.

All ranch house scenes from "Ruby Jean and Joe" were filmed right there.  The movie also includes some wonderful scenery from Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties.

Three more photographs showing the beautiful Moffett House grounds.  All of the flowers in these photos are cut.  There are a few daffodils left on the grounds, while the abundant deer have eaten most of them.  In the spring, the fruit trees of the remains of the orchard that existed on the property many years ago bloom.  And there is wild vinca covering much of the grounds, wherever it can get just enough water to stay alive.  As Dolan wrote in his song, "Hummingbird Canyon:" 

"Out in Hummingbird Canyon with the bear and the deer
Where the wild vinca blooms in the spring of the year
And the wildlife's all friendly cause they got nothing to fear
Out in Old Ramsey Canyon with the bear and the deer"

Try to get to the AFP around April and you'll see exactly why it was worth singing about: subtle blue blooms on a beautiful green groundcover. 

The AFP participates in the Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering each year with a full day of shows on Friday.  For the 2002 event (always in February), the Moffett House was "reborn" as a Green Room.

Left: Dolan works with Tim Wiedenkeller (on guitar) and David Klaus (on bass) to prepare for his show. 

Right: The Raw Deal Bluegrass Band (l-r): Jeff Bost, Jon Messenger, Lance Gray, and Marlene Bassett.

In the photo to the left, Dolan is holding some tubing that was found around the AFP property.

The stage was built onto the Moffett House living room as a bump-out.  There are two entrances: a wooden door just to the left of the screen (used for Dolan's multimedia slide shows) and a doorway with a curtain at an angle. 

This concludes the Moffett House tour.  You can click one of the links below to continue your AFP tour, or go to the bottom of the page for links to other parts of the site.