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#351 2014-08-19 14:47:36
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Re: Coffee bars, diners, forgotten roadside eateries
The penny arcade on the Wharf... FINALLY an experience I can say we've shared. 
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#352 2014-08-19 14:52:10
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"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#353 2014-08-19 14:57:24
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HA
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#354 2014-08-19 15:00:13
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#355 2014-08-19 15:33:38
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farrago, you can see the house of mirrors and other old dark rides in the great '59 Twilight Zone episode with Richard Conte, "Perchance to Dream"! I think it was filmed partly on location at Playland in SF and partly at Pacific Ocean Park in Santa Monica.
This was screened at The Castro a few years ago -
http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Playland-At-Beach-DVD/dp/B004XITND0
It's not a good movie by any stretch but there's a wealth of archival photos and the seller for me is approx. 30 minutes of 8mm home movies shot in black and white and color, including some 16mm tv and newsreel footage which is a gas to see.
#356 2014-08-19 15:49:12
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Lusco's = bucket list kind of place, for me ... got hung up in Oxford and couldn't make it to Greenwood but next time for sure ...
... by the way Oxford was all that on its own and then some .....
"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#357 2014-08-19 15:55:30
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"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#358 2014-08-19 16:01:22
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Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
#359 2014-08-19 16:07:21
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"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#360 2014-08-19 16:11:35
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Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
#361 2014-08-19 16:22:27
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"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#362 2014-08-19 16:29:45
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Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
#363 2014-08-19 16:35:51
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#364 2014-08-19 16:47:09
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"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#365 2014-08-19 17:37:55
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"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#366 2014-08-19 17:37:57
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#368 2014-08-19 17:59:48
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"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#369 2014-08-19 18:05:09
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"bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay"
#370 2014-08-19 18:07:55
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This doesn't really compare to Ollie's recollections, but I spent almost a full week in a vacant apartment in LaPlace, donated by the landlord / mechanic that was trying to fix my broken down van, which had blown a head gasket. I ended up getting a really bad cold and finally took a Greyhound bus back to Atlanta. I ate horrible fast food and convenience store junk food the entire time. I think I treated myself to some bad seafood joint one night. It was actually really cold weather too. A definite high point for me. I'm sure there are some good places to eat in LaPlace, but it's a town I don't care to revisit.
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#371 2014-08-19 18:16:34
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Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
#372 2014-08-19 18:18:46
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"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#373 2014-08-19 18:23:57
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^ You avoid Austin, that's what.
It's really a shame too, as it was really such a unique place. I had some fantastic memories there. First time I rolled into town I was moving from here to Santa Barbara, and drove 25 hours straight from VB to Austin. Left at 9pm on Friday night and got to Austin 10pm on Saturday. Checked into hotel and showered, right out to the bars, partied till sun came up. Every bar was three stories tall, and had a different band on every level, playing completely different music.
Ah, now I'm sad.
Hide thy infants, hide thy Lady, and hide thy husband, alas they art forcing sexual intercourse upon the entire populace. - Wm Shakespeare
#374 2014-08-19 18:28:57
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I know they're Mid-Atlantic but I always though Washington was considered to be a part of "The South".
I've only been to Arlington and Alexandria though, so I guess that's not really Virginia!
I'd like eventually to visit Richmond and maybe drive through a few quaint 'olde' towns like Charlottesville or Middleburg; parts of the coastline (Chincoteague?) though I don't know much about that region. I'd also like to do the Blue Ridge Parkway, up around Meadows of Dan or nearby in the fall. It's not high on my list of places to visit though.
#375 2014-08-19 18:32:54
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What's wrong with Austin?
I have friends who live in the city and I was friends with a girl who used to run the programming for the Alamo Drafthouse. I don't give a toss about the hipster-rock fests but what's your gripes with Austin?