"I got the sign – it ain't going anywhere," said Ertz, who was 14 years old when his late parents, Duane and Jeannie, bought the Pomp Room on April Fools' Day in 1971. "If you ask me, this whole ...

Drawing room: reserved for distinguished company. Salon: reserved for guests who would be expected to wittily ponder the meaning of life. Parlor: where you would be on view before your funeral.