Hometown Meme.
Gail, at Scribal Terror, tagged me with a Meme, the point of which is to have each of the tagees say four cool things about his or her hometown. Not being flush with content at the moment, this came at a pretty good time. Here we go.
I was raised in Kearny, New Jersey (pronounced, “CAR-nee”).
The Sopranos
Over the last few years, parts of Kearny have been seen nationwide, because many of the Soprano’s location scenes are filmed in the town. For example, every time Tony and his crew sit outside “Satriale’s Pork Store,” they are sitting on Kearny Avenue, the main street in Kearny. “Satriale’s” is actually a closed-up auto parts store. Several Kearny scenes (and those in nearby towns) appear in the opening montage as well. It’s great sport playing “I Know Where That Is” when watching the show.
Location
One of the best things about growing up in Kearny was its proximity to New York and Newark (Newark was considerably nicer when I was a boy). Both were a short bus ride away, or one could drive to Newark or New York in ten and twenty minutes, respectively (not during rush hour, of course).
The proximity to New York was a very big deal back in the days when New York’s legal drinking age was eighteen and Jersey’s was twenty-one. Which, of course, meant that we were schlepping into “the City” at age 17 (with “appropriate” proof of age), starting at about age seventeen. We could be in places like McSorley’s Old Ale House in no time. The dark side of the drinking trips into New York was the death-defying drives back to Jersey (a product of the stupidity and recklessness of youth). When I think back on that now, I get a cold chill down my spine.
On the other hand, Kearny was just far enough away from Newark and New York to provide some of the advantages of living in a “small” town. (See below)
An “Ethnic” Small Town
Kearny was heavily populated with Scottish and Irish people (mostly Scottish), many of whom had parents or grandparents who immigrated to the U.S. to find work in the large thread mill in town. Over time, these folks sponsored their relatives, so it was not at all uncommon to find one’s self surrounded by people speaking with a thick Scottish accent. The town had (and still has) a Scottish butcher shop at which one can buy things like meat pies and haggis (I’ll take a Pasadena on the haggis), and it also boasts at least three fish and chips restaurants, an Irish-American Club, a Scottish-American Club, two pipe bands (one Scottish, one Irish), a place to buy bagpipes, kilts, and kilt stuff, and a store that specializes in darts and darts stuff.
Aye, ‘twas a bonny town, it was.
The “Av” (short for “Avenue” and pronounced something like “eeAv”)
When I lived in Kearny, shopping malls as we know them today had not yet been “invented”. So, when we became too old to play in the street or in the playgrounds, we hung on Kearny Avenue, (the “Av”, which was the main street that ran through the entire town and continued south through Harrison to the Newark border and north through North Arlington, Lyndhurst and Rutherford.
Once all the guys got driver’s licenses and access to cars, we would spend hours and hours and hours “riding the Av” between Harrison and Rutherford (Back then, you could ride the Av all day for a buck’s worth of gas). The stated purpose of all this mindless driving was to pick up girls, but that happened about as often as an asteroid strike.
If you stuck with this scintillating piece long enough to reach this point, this is the part where I am supposed to tag four people. I am curious about the hometowns of several bloggers, but knowing that some people get cranky when tagged, I will invite anyone who stuck it out this far to jump into the pool, either in the comments or on your own site. If you decide to post it on your site, please send a trackback, so we can check out the post.
Update: Rita posted about Marshall, Arkansas here, and Rob posted about Savannah, Georgia here.
I know you’re just dying to hear about the big city of Marshall, so I’ll volunteer. Assuming I can think of 4 interesting things about it. lol
Comment by rita — April 19, 2006 @ 9:00 pm
Go for it, Rita. It will be a neat cultural comparison. In Jersey, we sometimes think that the folks in Arkansas sit around, drink Dr. Pepper and chew “backy”.
Comment by Jim — April 19, 2006 @ 9:03 pm
The Piper’s Cove used to be called the Argyle, just like the restaurant, back in ‘79 when I got my first set of Highland pipes there. Jim was the only dealer that sold Grainger and Campbell pipes in the NJ /NY area.
Comment by gregor — April 20, 2006 @ 7:47 am
Hey there’s a lot of them who do exactly that. And it’s “backer”, not “backy”.
Comment by rita — April 20, 2006 @ 7:51 am
Gregor,
It sounds like the Argyle is just concentrating on fish & chips now. I thought the “Thistle” also sold kilts, pipes and stuff, but I could be mistaken; it’s been many years since I “did the Av”.
Comment by Jim — April 20, 2006 @ 8:50 am
I’m not sure I have a hometown. Maybe a beaker.
Comment by dogette — April 20, 2006 @ 7:11 pm
Jim, if you ever make it to Savannah, I will be happy to serve as your tour guide. I guarantee you’ll enjoy the visit.
Comment by Acidman — April 21, 2006 @ 3:08 pm
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Pingback by Neatorama » Blog Archive » Hometown Meme Reloaded. — May 18, 2006 @ 4:43 pm
so where on Kearny Avenue is Satriale’s? I’m from Kearny too and so much looks familiar in the Soprano’s …….I remember it when there was a bakery or a bread/pizza shop on nearly every corner, and when a walk home from church meant snagging a big piece of crumb cake or even a candy apple with coconut in the fall. I’ve lived in about 10 ohter states but carry the fondest memories of Bunnyland, the bagpipers in parades, Nankees, the Boystown St. Bernards, “library club” and riding bikes the length of Kearny Avenue as soon as I could ride.It really did have a small town feeling, but you could watch the World Trade Center towers being built right from our bedroom windows.
Comment by cindy — May 27, 2006 @ 3:33 pm
I still live in Kearny. I was doing a search on the web to give some information to a friend about Robert Burns night at the Argyle. The place is still there and they do the whole haggis, Robert Burns poem, Ode to a Haggis, with whisky and food, scottish music and dancers.
Lots of the soprano’s episodes have been filmed all around town, including in Armitage Funeral Home. Pizza Land in the opening credits is on the NA side of the Pike. Satriales is down just south of St. Cecelia’s church, on the opposite side of the Ave.
The town’s flavor has changed somewhat with a lot of Portugese and Brazilians, but there’s still the Scots Club, The Irish American, The Players club Tennis, The Lincoln Theater, Stewart’s Meat Market.
Thanks for the moment to remember.
Comment by JEANNE — January 9, 2007 @ 8:49 pm
I also grew up in Kearn. I really miss it. My mom and dad had one of those fish and chip shops on Halstead street. I love watching the sopranos to see what I recognize. It’s exciting. My mom and I would walk to the avenue every Saturday. Drop our wash at the corner go shopping, have lunch at coffetime and come back and pick our wash up and go home. Did a lot of walking and riding bikes as a kid. Would never be in the house. It was great. Well, just thought I would share
Comment by Betty — February 6, 2007 @ 2:32 pm
I, too, was raised in Kearny, went to good ol St. Cecilia’s , which I understand does not have the high school any longer. I hung out at West Hudson Park, Tony’s luncheonette and the Crystal Palace. Even swam in the Kearny Pool at the end of Bergan Ave. What incredible memories this town has for me. Even remember “Two Guys from Harrison ” dept store on River rd.
Comment by Marianne — February 8, 2007 @ 9:24 am
Lived in Kearny during the 50’s and loved it. School and church (Saints) was the center of our lives then. Still go back for fish & chips at the Argyle.
Marianne, when were you at Saints?
Comment by Vince — April 13, 2007 @ 12:28 pm
I Lived in Kearney from 1953, my birth, untill 1988, I was best friends of the Mayors son (Healey) I went back around 1999, now the town looks poor and has alot of crime..too bad
Comment by Thomas — June 12, 2007 @ 12:06 am
I lived in Kearny from 1953 until 1967. That was broken up with a brief period when my folks decided to pack up a move back to the ‘Old Country” - Scotland. Thankfully we returned to the States. Though that meant returning to Kearny.
We lived at various addresses which included Hoyt St, Johnson Ave, Wilson Ave, and Devon St. Both St. Cecilia, where I attended school, and the Irish American Club, where my Dad was a member, played a major role in our life there.
We spent our Summers playing in West Hudson Park or just hanging out in the neighbourhood. On Saturdays our Mom would send us off to the Warner Theater in Harrison for the afternoon matinee. On the way back home, we’d stop by St. Cecilia’s to go to Confession.
On Fridays I would go up to Kearny Ave. to get the family Fish-and-Chip dinners at Argyle’s.
I also have memories of Bunnyland. It was the only ‘zoo’ we would go to regularly.
Comment by Nick Flynn — June 19, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
I also grew up in Kearny from 1965 until 1984. Prior to that I lived in Belleville. Father’s family were very German and there were many German imigrants in Kearny too. Mother’s side was stictly Scottish and came over to work in the thread factory. I went to Kearny High School and we ate fish and chips almost every Friday night. I remember when you could order just “chips” and they gave them to you in a rolled up newspaper cone (no ink) doused heavily in malt vinegar. Any time I order fish and chips away from the Kearny area they look at you strangely if you ask for malt vinegar! I remember Bunny Land and 2 Guys store down by the Passaic river. Used to hang out in Nanke’s (corner of Kearny Ave and Belleville Turnpike). Any one remember that place? How about hot dogs at Eagans??? (even when it was just a road stand!) I swam in West Hudson park pool too. When I was very young there even was a pool down on Schuyler avenue by the park. Also how about Gunnel Oval?? I will never forget the parades and the wonderful bagpipers. To this day I just love bagpiper music. And yes everytime I watch Sopranos I can pick out a bunch of locations. They even used Mazur’s Bakery in Lyndhurst for one scene with Christoper Moltisante. Hope you all keep sharing your comments about Kearny …. I really enjoy the trip down memory lane.
Comment by Connie M — July 29, 2007 @ 7:11 pm
Just found this site, amazeing. I grew up in Kearny from birth till I went into the service in 66. Went to St Stephens and QP in NA. Lots of good memories of people and places. Lived on Columbia ave above the tracks. Nice to find something like this when you’re old and retired. Retired from LBTPD on Long Beach Island 3 yrs ago. I wish you all well.
Comment by Tom Nealon — August 18, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
HEY, ANYONE,
MY FAMILY IS FROM KEARNY AND AS A CHILD I REMEMBER THINGS NOT SO CLEAR, SO WHERE WAS BUNNYLAND?
I WAS THERE SO MANY YEARS AGO AS A CHILD I’M 47 NOW RLEASE SEND ME INFO.
Comment by RICK — September 13, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
Bunnyland was located on the corner of Bergen Ave. and Passaic Ave. across from the Passaic River. According to Google Earth its now called Kearny Park.
Comment by Nick Flynn — September 13, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
My family moved to Kearny from Jersey Ciy in 1974 when I was a senior in high school. My younger siblings “grew up” in the town and graduated from Kearny HS. However, I finished final year of high school in Jersey City. Still I grew to love Kearny as my second home.
I loved walking up to Kearny Av (never got used to calling it “the Av” like my younger sisters did. For years, even though I was old enough to drive to Willowbrook Mall, I did my Christmas Shopping at the local stores because it was the closest I came to Journal Square in Jersey City. I looked forward to turning the corner from Midland Av and heading south on Kearny Av even though it meant being hit in the face by a cold wind. If it happened to be snowing, all the better.
I have great memories helping the Kearny High School Cross County and Track Teams. The team had a great coach and even better kids to work with. Those were great years for the team. Several of the runners, including my sister, have been inducted into the Kearny HS Sports Hall of Fame.
Christmas Eve 1982 my boyfriend and I went to midnight mass at QP in NA. We had met at a party at my married brother’s house in Kearny. I remember praying for him to ask me to marry him. We had Christmas dinner at my brother’s and he asked me to marry him in the kitchen.. the same kitchen we had met in.
After getting married and living in his parent’s house in Bergen County for a couple years we decided to by our first house in Kearny. It was a grand house in need of loving care. Ten foot ceilings, woodwork floor to ceiling, character features upon character features. Our first Christmas Tree in the house was so large we have never had one as big since. We sold a few years later to move to a “top ranked school district”. I wish I could have moved that house with us. My son and daughter took their first steps and said their first words there and learned much about life before moving west to Morris County.. they call Kearny their “roots” and are proud that they had first said “da caw” instead of “the car”.
We wished we could have lived there forever, but that is also how I had felt about Jersey City. Now that the kids are in college out of state, they love to talk about their “Hudson County” beginning and have fun telling people how they ate PizzaLand pizza, their grandparents’ were asked by the Sopranos if they could use this house for the show and they know that fish and chips are served with Malt Vinegar.
Comment by C Wiecz — October 8, 2007 @ 12:37 am
More Kearny(and area) memories … starting with the “Ave” … Lincoln Theatre, St Stephens Church, Maces Funiture Store,Lincoln School & Pool, Red Circle Pizza, Shugrue’s Deli, Midtowne Drug, Mandees, Ben Franklin store,(can’t think of the men’s clothing store across from Mandee where girls could purchase their first “jeans” in 1970’s! HELP!) How about the Yacht Club on River Road? Baseball at Veteran’s Field, Boys Town and Mc Nabb’s tavern on Belgrove Drive. On the N. Arlington side of the Belleville Trnpk … Asia Chinese, Prozy’s mens store, Q.P. School, Dairy Queen, Arlington Diner with the best homemade Cheesecake I ever ate. Ever have your Easter Pictures taken in Cherry Brook Park?? (borders Belleville & Nwrk) Keep those memories coming ex Kearnyians! Go Kearny Kards!
Comment by Connie — October 16, 2007 @ 2:14 pm
Connie,
That would be Zellner’s, Branchbrook Park. I don’t think McNabb’s tavern was on Belgrove Drive. I’m thinking either Maple and Liberty or Schuyler Ave.
Jimbo
Comment by Jim — October 16, 2007 @ 6:39 pm
Hi! Thanks for the memories!! Reading everyone’s comments was great. I was born in West Hudson Hospital in June 1956. My mother is from Scotland and my dad was raised in Scotland (same town). When my aunt and uncle came for a vist in 1967 they asked my mother if any Americans lived in Kearny! My first job was at Two Guys dept. store. I went to St. Stephen’s school and Kearny High school. My mother still lives in Kearny. I’m in West Orange and visit fairly often. Remember Ben Franklins store? Big Stach where the best sub sandwiches are made (It’s still there, we got a 6 foot hero for my daughter’s first holy communion party.) Anyone remember the Bright Spot? My older sister went to St. Ceclia’s and my older brother to Kearny High. My younger brother went to QP. I had my wedding catered by the Thistle, they did a great job. I think their fish and chips are the best in town. Anyone remember Thompson’s fish & chip shop at the end of Kearny near Harrison?(not there anymore) We use to get all our butcher meat from Cameron’s butcher shop. I went to grammer school with Mike, one of the butchers. Cameron’s moved down the shore so for Thanksgiving my older brother drove there with an order from everyone in the family. My mother made her steak pie that went first ofcourse. She has spoiled us as we don’t like bought steak pies due to the fat content and small amount of steak and links in the pie. We had roast beef and turkey which the stuffing included Scottish sausage from Cameron’s Market. We like the square sausage the best. “I’ll take a pun of slice please! Their meat pies and sausage rolls are good too! Once again, Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Did you know that Tops Diner makes a good fish and chip dinner on Friday’s too. North Arlington Diner does a pretty good job too. Remember Stewarts? and the place next to it (I can’t remember the name, Mike’s?). It’s not there anymore. What about the Dairy Queen in NA? now Jim Dandy’s.
Comment by Rosemary — December 21, 2007 @ 5:24 pm
Wow, so many wonderful memories! Thank you! The place next to Stewart’s was called Pete’s Place. It’s a Dunkin Donuts now. I heard that Stewart’s has gone out of business. So many memories associated with Stewart’s and Egans. There was nothing like Egan’s super taylor burger and french fries with gravy. I grew up in Kearny. I went to Saints and hung out at Dinky’s coffe shop which is what we called it, not the actual name of the place. I confess sometimes we skipped mass and either went to “Our Lady of the Bright Spot” or “The Church of West Hudson Park”. My friends and I took turns collecting bulletins from either St. Stephen’s (Bright Spot Sundays) or St. Cecilia’s (West Hudson Park Sundays). Everyone knows that as long as you brought home the church bulletin the folks assumed you had been to Mass. There was a Dairy Queen just north of Quincy Ave. when I was little. And, the first Shop-Rite was a little further up the “Av” on the other side. Please keep all the memories coming, it’s great to remember.
Comment by Marge C. — December 21, 2007 @ 6:54 pm
I remember the Ben Franklin Store well. As for Thompson’s Fish & Chips, I knew the son, Bobby, and the older sister, Doreen, very well. Same with Stewart’s Root Beer and Egan’s. In fact Roy, at the road stand, sold me my first legal beer. For years, I would always order a super cheeseburger and Frenchies with gravy and a tall beer, and Roy would laugh and say, “When you’re 21, you’ll get the beer.” On the day of my 21st birth day, I made my usual order, and Roy responded as he always did, until I showed him my driver’s license. He said, “Well, how about that!” and he happily tapped me out a large Rheingold. I son’t think I ever had a better glass of beer.
Oh, and the Dairy Queen north of Quincy Avenue was actually a “Tasty Freeze” (same same as DQ).
I also remember the Bright Spot. French fries with spicey kethup — excellent. It was across the street from Bober’s bakery.
Jim
Parkway Rest Stop
Comment by Jim — December 21, 2007 @ 10:39 pm
When everyone here is referring to the Bright Spot, are you referring to a place in Kearny, or the place that was in Newark some years ago? thanks!
Comment by EJ — February 6, 2008 @ 9:27 pm
I go further back than a lot of these comments. Went to St. Stephens(1949) & St.Cecilia(1953). Town was very nice then. Lived on Beech St. (dead end just north of Midland Ave.). Remember most of the things everyone mentioned. Remember you could walk anywhere in town(safely). If it was after 2:00AM you might get stopped by a patrol car and ask where you were going. Used to eat at the Bright Spot,Eagans,Stewarts or the diner at Kearny Ave & Belleville Tpke. Got married there (St.Stephens in 1959) and moved away Paterson/Kinnelon/Rockaway Twp./Holmdel and now Ringoes.
Comment by Paul W. — March 31, 2008 @ 8:16 pm
Paul W.
Based on where you lived, you might have known the Monacos or the Romans.
Jim
Comment by Jim — March 31, 2008 @ 8:25 pm
McNabbs was on Halstead and Maple.
Mazuurs was not the Bakery used for the Sopranos episode with Christopher it was Joe’s (a smaller bakery in Lyndhurst).
Comment by mary — May 9, 2008 @ 6:00 am
Mary –
Right you are on both counts. My dad used to be a semi-regular at McNabb’s, and the bakery in question was “Joe’s Bakeshop” in Lyndhurst. I used to date “Joe’s” daughter when I was in high school.
Jimbo
Comment by Jim — May 9, 2008 @ 7:22 am
I just stumbled upon this site. You all seem to be somewhat older than I, but many of the things you are talking about bring back memories. I moved to Vermont in 1979. However, many memories of my childhood are still clear. There was a small corner store on the corner of John Street and Johnson Ave called Happy’s. The interior looked like it was from the 1930’s- old oak phone booth and all. It was run by “Happy” and his wife. There was a set of silos across the street from the store that was infested with large white owls.I often wonder what eer happened to the bear “sinowak” that lived at the bunnyland zoo. It was all a long time ago…
Comment by Sam — May 23, 2008 @ 12:24 am
I just stumbled onto this site also. What’s strange is the last poster, entry number 31, posted on my birthday, although the year was 1965. I was born in Kearny. Like others posting here, West Hudson hospital. I went to Roosevelt Elementary School. I lived just around the corner from the Players tennis Club until middle school when we left the town. My family started the funeral home mentioned in an earlier post. My Mother and Grandparents were all from Scotland. Like others have said, Kearny was real safe then. As kids we’d be out and about playing. Never thought twice about it. It was good then. I enjoyed the time while I was there. I still have relatives that live there. Now I live in Atlanta and it too has changed. Not a day goes by when I don’t see at least one, and often times more, NJ license plates. Wonder if they’re from Kearny?
So, anyone know “Jock” at the Pipers Cove? Tell ‘em I said “how ye’ dein’ ladd”
Comment by Scott — June 13, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
Just stumbled upon this site as well.
I lived in Kearny most of my life 3rd grade until I joined the Navy when I was 18.
I lived on Windsor St between Wilson and Bergen Ave. I remember the gasstaion on the corner “Johnnies” had a monkey in the window.
I went to St. Cecilia from 3rd through 8th and then to KHS.
I think that Kearny was a great place to grow up. I miss those days of the Memorial Day parade bike decorating contest, Franks Deli, and the Hygrade bakery.
I stole this song about my hometown but Aunt Bee and Clara will understand:
My home town is the greatest place I know,
Where the neighbors I find are gentle and kind,
And the living is easy and slow,
My hometown is the only place to be,
Here the worries are small, and the kids grow tall and healthy and
free,
It’s my hometown, my hometown, Mayberry, Mayberry. (err, uh,… Kearny, Kearny)
Comment by John Steiner — August 22, 2008 @ 9:00 pm
Wow! This post brought back so many memories of dear ole Kearny that I went to Stewarts of Kearny for a meat pie! I’ll be doing a little post on Kearny next week. Thank you!
Comment by newjerseyjesus — August 27, 2008 @ 2:05 pm
#31 - Sam, I lived on John Street and used to buy Tab soda for my mom at Happy’s across from the Silos!
Comment by newjerseyjesus — August 27, 2008 @ 2:20 pm
Small world! I have fond memories of Happy’s! Baseball cards, bottle caps, RC Cola and 10 cent winners under the caps! If you were from John Street in the early to mid 1970’s, you may recall an old lady named Hannah that lived near Happy’s. She would sit on her front porch and throw nails, rocks and water at kids as they went by! She would yell, “You! Yes you! You are the one who killed my husband!” The story was that some careless children knocked her husband off of a ladder and killed him- or something… In her back yard was an enormous cherry tree. I have many interesting memories of that street. Let me take a guess at who you might be. The “NJ Jesus” handle leads me to believe you are from the (pardon the spelling if incorrect…) Acoustic Family?
Comment by sam — September 10, 2008 @ 12:59 am
Amyfter coming to America , my family settled in KEARNY,NEW JERSEY . This took place in the late 30’s / early 40’s We became a family with four generations .Stewarts,the Argyle,the Thistle .The BEST meat pies & scottish sausage as well as the BEST fish & chips ANYWHERE !!!!! Alas, my problem ,now that I’m living in arizona ,where can I find a place that can provide me a touch of home through my palate . Another words , PLEASE where can I get some great Scottish food ? & can I have it shipped to me ? HELP — thank you , John Craig –class of `66′
Comment by Jonathan Craig — November 26, 2008 @ 3:05 am
Jonathan,
Stewart’s is still in Kearny, and you can order online or by phone.
Google Stewart’s butcher Kearny
Jim
Parkway Rest Stop
Comment by Jim — November 26, 2008 @ 10:11 am
Aye Kearny how my grandparents Loved it I have fond memories because I grew up there from 1966 till the mid 1980’s I have neen all over lived many places but going back to kearny is weird for me it does look a bit poorer and I no longer know everyone on the Av, as I walked by, and the dialect has changed from scottish to Spanish or potuguese. But aye I remember cruising The Av for the boys with my girlfriends, Aye those were the days , Saints C is no lkonger a school not a high school or grammer school its now mount carmel school . I miss hangin at the well at river bank park in the summertime well at least till 10 pm when they chased us then all would go to a house party , those were the days . I barly remeber kearny pool but i went there as well . I never thought I would miss the old Kearny but i do I suppose I don’t miss kearny I miss the people .
Comment by Kim — November 29, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
My parents, Bill & Mary, used to own Bober’s Bakery. I miss old Kearny. I live in the Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) but go back now and then to drive around, get some fish & chips, etc.
People always complain to me that Kearny has changed. It hasn’t changed all that much to me. However, I don’t live there, so perhaps I don’t “feel” these changes as much as others do. I say this knowing full well that the house and bakery I grew up in was unceremoniously torn down.
What I have are mostly positive memories of Kearny. I think of the times when I was a kid riding my bike, playing ‘block-chase’, playing down the tracks behind Gunnel Oval, and setting off fireworks with my friends Anthony (Tony), Julio, Benny and his brother George. I also wish I could get pictures of my grandfather’s or my dad’s bakery or even pictures of them if anyone has any. Mr. Steiner, my father new the owner of “Johnnies” gas station that had two monkies in the window. I wanted to pet them but the owner knew better then to take them out of that cage! I miss eating Thistle Fish & Chips on Friday nights, getting Chicken Galore, going to Eagan’s, Stewarts drive-in, and Big Nick’s Pizzeria.
Enough! Now I have to visit again to get my fix.
Comment by Mark Bober — December 2, 2008 @ 4:08 pm