Pour one out for Wimpy's though.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
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Pour one out for Wimpy's though.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
And Hazel’s
...and Magnolia Grill. Still the site of probably the single best meal I ever ate.
Is the Magnolia Grill still a going concern? That is super news if true, because my experience there mimics yours. It is good to know that excellence can sometimes (hopefully) persist.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Lesson learned for the day: Do not play Ricky Skaggs on the smartphone while power-walking, I just do not have the breath-power to satisfy my compulsion to sing along (I don't have the voice either, for that matter, but that don't bother me none).
No, that was my point in our brief litany of "RIP [beloved Durham restaurant]" posts. Closed in 2012.Quote:
Originally Posted by 75Crazie
yes, that was a groundbreaker in its time...had me some serious martinis with Boswell there...I've been dining in Durham for 56 years and my, it's come a looooooooooooong way...Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
While we're at it, RIP Satisfaction. Good pizza, underrated sandwiches, and a cool space. I enjoyed many a Saturday or Sunday there (quite a few other days of the week too, for that matter) watching various sprotsball on the big screens and just partaking of the convivial atmosphere there.
I definitely listen to him while power walking! But stick with "You've got a lover".Quote:
Originally Posted by 75Crazie
Please eat at Juju in Durham. It is excellent.
I was there for opening day at the original Lakewood shopping center location, fall of ‘82. We got there early for the opening special of 2 kegs’ worth of free beer. Not a good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Yes, I miss Satisfactions! They had the best lunch special: slice, salad, and drink for less than anything else you could get elsewhere. Miss their shroom pizza!Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
I miss the Armadillo Grill and the Hideaway. Used to be some dirty on campus.
"Hummingbird" killed me ... "I wanna riiiiiiii ... <breath> ... iiiiiiide that Hummingbird".Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I may look like a city slickerQuote:
Originally Posted by 75Crazie
Shinin' up through his shoes.
Underneath I'm just a cotton picker,
Pickin' out a mess of blues.
Explains the fresh underwear.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Two words: Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. I'll need to walk all day to work off what I have for lunch there.
Let me know what you recommend from your excursion. I have spent some time there but it has been a while.
The pudding fingers add exists. Open it!
The beep of the dying fire alarm battery mixed in nicely with the crashes of thunder mere feet from the house.
Will do! I will have a nice bounce in my step given my lovely new u-trou. Regrettably the new blue jeans won't be making the trip as they are nesting in a PO facility in New Hamster.Quote:
Originally Posted by fidel
I left quite a few brain cells in the ‘Dillo. Friday afternoon pitchers & photo hunt was an honored tradition.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil