For some time, the prevailing addiction around which my life turned was White Castle Hamburgers. I spent whole afternoons and evenings consuming one after the other. I would buy them by the sack, precooked and frozen, in order to save myself trips to the restaurant. Not that the restaurant was unpleasant. Its minimalist furnishings, its …
Author Archives: Robert S. Drew
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Richard Dawson: A hundred people were surveyed, the top five answers are on the board. Name a type of establishment usually found in the ghetto. Daddy: Welfare offices. BZZZZZZZ Mommy: Police stations. BZZZZZZZ Richard Dawson: Second strike. You have one left. Sis: Cheeba joints! DING Richard Dawson: Number two answer! Grandma: Ice cream parlors. BZZZZZZZ …
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I turned over the cat care pamphlets one by one, observing their cover art with amusement. “Traveling With Your Cat” showed a scarved feline at the driver’s seat of a sports car. “Easy Ways to Housetrain Your Cat” had kitty with an apron on, cheerfully wielding a vacuum cleaner. I was reminded of Amy’s habit …
70’s Nostalgia
Get in on the Ground Floor! In the interest of posterity, I am composing a list of those articles and institutions which stand as cornerstones of the 1970s. That not-too-long-past era has, of late, suffered fatal blows; and now that she is trampled underfoot, we would hope to put forward some remembrances to serve as …