WOODY CREEK, Colo. -- Patrons of an Aspen-area icon are worried. They fear a proposed real estate deal could mean an end to the Woody Creek Tavern, as it was when celebrities hung out in the ramshackle building along Woody Creek.

Gaylor Guenin, a writer and himself a long-time patron, said everyone is a little shook up. It has been open for 27 years.

Mary Harris, who owns the tavern with her husband, Shep, confirmed they have had an attractive offer on the restaurant and bar and are considering getting out of the business. She says the offer is from locals, who won't change the place.

Woody Creek was the residence of noted author Hunter S. Thompson for much of his life and at the time of his death. It also has been the home of several other notable popular celebrities and musicians including the late broadcaster Ed Bradley, Don Henley of the Eagles, John Oates (Hall and Oates), and actor Don Johnson.