Comments on: Friday Happy Hour: Special Guest Stars

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:52:46 +0000

Jason – Indeed, I do know that corner. One of the worst intersections I have seen, where there is no reason for it.

And my wife still contends that Banzai is the best Hibachi anywhere. And I happen to agree with her.

I see now (in looking deeper) that Denville is your hometown and I should have done the research before asking.

Did you ever see the movie Station Agent with Bobby Carnavale and Peter Dinklage? I lived up Green Pond Rd for about 4 years and enjoyed the sites in that movie. We have moved away now, and I need to be sure I pick up the DVD at some point.

The Northern NJ geography may be focused on The Sopranos, but I likes me some Rural NJ geography as well.

By: Krie

Krie — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:23:41 +0000

I’ll answer these backwards:

3. I think the oldest commemorative t-shirt i still have is from a cheerleading competition I took part in during my junior year of high school. (It’s from the fall of 1999, so I’ve had it almost 10 years already–yikes!)

2. Back when I lived outside of Watertown, NY, there was this club/bar that was constantly rotating management, names, and themes. It was right outside one of the gates of Fort Drum. I was at Drum for 7 years, and I saw it morph into at least 5 or 6 different types of bar/club/drinking establishments. I think it may have been a diner at one point, too. Bottom line is, no matter what opens, it doesn’t stay long in that spot, it seems.

1. I think it’d be great to pick the brain of Scott Adams (the creator of “Dilbert”.)

By: Soc Stud

Soc Stud — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:08:52 +0000

1. George W. Bush–just to see if he can.
2. An old Shoney’s that seems to be the curse of death for other restaurants that move in.
3. A jersey from an academic summer program I was in in 1980. My subject was Social Studies, so SOC is on the right boob, STUD on the left.

By: shazza

shazza — Sun, 04 May 2008 14:07:41 +0000

Can Patricia O’Connor PLEASE answer this question – I have an ongoing debate with a supervisor about it. I write “studies show that women are more likely….” My supervisos thinks it should be “studies show women are more likely…” is there a “that” or not? I haven’t been able to find an official answer to this anywhere. not very exciting question perhaps, but I’d find it very helpful to know….thanks!

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:47:40 +0000

3. All the shirts I screenprinted myself while working for the Denver Museum of Art. They’d order prints of stuff they were highlighting each quarter. I have The Scream (which I wore to Magic Mountain to ride The Scream), Degas, Van Gogh, Monet and many others. I just love the concept of wearing the classics. And the work that went into them was all mine.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:03:13 +0000

Tom — That is Denville, indeed. Do you know that corner?

By: Jenbe

Jenbe — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:40:12 +0000

2. There is a lone standing building down the block from where I grew up that went thru at least three different submarine sandwich companies that I remember. It was odd that it was always subs. Now it’s a gyro/falafel place.
3. I still have a t-shirt from the 1987 World Series. I got it for my tenth birthday, and as I liked my shirts realy large, it still fits. But I only where it now when our team is doing really well; so I think that’s once in the past ten or so years.

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:18:25 +0000

1. well i can think of several people i would love to see guest stuff on but two that stand out above and beyond on my mind are Michio Kaku (he makes superstrings funny) or a perrennial favorite of mine, matthew bellamy, who is not only interesting musically, but is completely kooky yet somehow enderingly entertaining elsewise.

2.i live on park avenue (rachacha) so basically the entire street is constantly morphing from one shop to another as shit gets trendy and then not so much. lol lots of “artists” live there.

3. well, my own clothing i don’t usually keep around for sentimental purposes, stuff gets recycled out pretty regular like (i did a huge donation to goodwill last fall because i have limited space and all these clothes i wasn’t wearing so i just got rid of most of them). but my boyfriend, on the other hand, just refuses to buy new clothes unless people give them to him (it’s more “punk” or somethign i assume), so (and would not dare make this up) he has clothing that is actually older than i am. he’s been wearing some of the same shorts and tee shirts for more than 25 years. it’s a little disturbing, but they still fit so why not? i’m all for recycling. lol
i was quite clear the chachi shirts HAD to go though. lol he looked like a freaking oragutan.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:08:31 +0000

2) Jason – I don’t mean to out you, but is that Denville, NJ?

In San Diego, during college, it was a round of taco shops. Started as a Del Taco, went to Roberto’s to Alberto’s to Roberto’s. I am not sure what it is now, but it probably ends in Berto’s.

3) If concert T-Shirts count, I have a shirt from my first “rock” concert. Berlin – Love Life tour. That puts it about 1984. It certainly doesn’t fit any more.

By: Shan

Shan — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:02:02 +0000

I have a shirt that is threadbare from a Bank of American Run in Mariposa, the small town I grew up in California. This is a very small town and if there had ever been a run or marathon of any kind in it I would have known, but I don’t recall one. And yet I have the shirt.