Owned a restaurant-saloon in Augora (California) called The Old Place, which he founded in 1969 with his wife, Barbara. It reflected an Old West that had long vanished. During the 1970s, many celebrities, such as Steve McQueen, Ali McGraw, Bob Dylan, Robert Mitchum, Sam Peckinpah and Jason Robards, Jr., would frequent the establishment, which was a hide-out for the famous. The Old Place served only two entrées - steak and clams - and had only two employees: Tom was the cook and dishwasher, and his wife Barbara was the waitress.