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The Zoo
Apr 23, 2009 4:21:48 GMT -4
Post by brucie2000 on Apr 23, 2009 4:21:48 GMT -4
Back in the 70s, the administrator lived in the apartment buiding beside the laundromat. He lived in the top floor apartment and it was widely known as the "zoo". The zoo was a place where we spent many a days and nights solving the world's problems. The administrator would throw a party on Christmas night and it would attract many people wishing to make merry at this festive time. Young and old came together as one. The zoo also doubled for a flop house at times for the wayward animals that wondered the local watering holes in the area. One could stagger from the zoo, to my place above the IOOF hall, pick up some albums, and wonder across the street to Deb's apartment above Schaffners. From there we could summon Grady from the Gunsmoke and he would come wondering at one of the 3 mentioned lairs with a few six packs of whatever he could pilfer under his arms. After some liquid refreshments we would all clamor into one of the vans in the area at the time and head out to the hitching post and listen to the living dead band, or go to the rody dody to listen to Joker.
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The Zoo
Apr 23, 2009 7:42:31 GMT -4
Post by grady on Apr 23, 2009 7:42:31 GMT -4
Yep , That's just about how I remember it. How bout those taco party's at your appartment. Good food great music.
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The Zoo
Apr 23, 2009 14:52:57 GMT -4
Post by klsm54 on Apr 23, 2009 14:52:57 GMT -4
The "PG" version of the Zoo... ;D ;D
I wonder why all my things got nicknames? Cars..."Blue Goose" and "Golden Olds"....and my apartment..."The Zoo". Of course I must admit, considering all the "creatures" that climbed the stairway to that apartment, it was an appropriate name.
I loved those Christmas parties. I often wonder how I survived the summers up there in that attic, man did it get hot. Air Conditioning? Surely you jest. A man has to have priorities. The only thing "new" in that apartment was my Quadrophonic stereo. I paid more for that than the car I had at the time.
Bryan Adams said it best..."Those were the best days of my life."
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The Zoo
May 4, 2009 17:33:04 GMT -4
Post by klsm54 on May 4, 2009 17:33:04 GMT -4
I know some will find this hard to believe, especially in these times of wretched excess, but when I moved into the "Zoo" I didn't have a stove. I did scrounge an old refrigerator from Moe Hassleback, my landlord, but no way to cook. Of course I had my priorities, I bought a big fancy stereo, that cost what two kitchen ranges would have cost, as soon as I moved in. So until I rounded up a used stove, that had the thermostat out of the oven, I had no way to cook. Of course in those days microwaves were big bucks, more than my stereo, so that wasn't an option. But being a resourceful young fellow, and also having a mother who would never let me go hungry, I came up with alternatives. I had two different cooking methods. The first was my Presto Hot Dogger....... It was an ingenious device that allowed you to electrocute up to 6 hot dogs at a time, in just about 1 minute.... I can remember buying those Swifts Premium Hot Dogs, the skinny ones in a 12 oz package, for 59ยข a pack. And to this day, I still love hot dogs... ;D My second cooking apparatus was a travel coffee pot.... I believe it held 3 or 4 cups of liquid. Big enough for a can of soup and water or, on special occasions, a can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew.. ;D I even found a way to cook a full meal. I'd get about 4 wienies on the spikes, ready for electrocution, then boil up some milk, butter and water in my little coffee pot and make some instant mashed potatoes. I'd put them in a bowl, covered with foil, while I'd heat up a can of cream style corn in the coffee pot...mmmm. Close the lid on the Hot Dogger as the corn got hot and I had a fancy Sunday dinner. Hot Dogs on a plate with mashed potatoes smothered in cream style corn.... it didn't get much better than that.... Now you can begin to see why those truly were...the best days of my life....
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Post by bozmom2003 on May 5, 2009 7:56:13 GMT -4
can't believe we haven't seen you on Hell's Kitchen yet!
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Post by grady on May 5, 2009 9:22:27 GMT -4
Man those culinay delights we ate back then. No fuss , No recipies needed. Just plug in a couple of cooking utensils and let'er rip. The care free days of our lives.
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Post by klsm54 on May 6, 2009 9:30:38 GMT -4
can't believe we haven't seen you on Hell's Kitchen yet! I know! I keep waiting for the phone to ring.... ;D
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The Zoo
May 6, 2009 10:26:13 GMT -4
Post by grady on May 6, 2009 10:26:13 GMT -4
Remember that bathtub dish washing episode at the zoo. I beleive it was the first and only time I ever washed dishes in a bathtub. Or how about moving that freaken old roundtop refrigerator up those stairs . Oh and how about that fancy but really heavy stereo you mentioned up those stairs. I could go on forever but remembering all that heavy lifting has made me tired, I think I'm going to take a nap.
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The Zoo
May 18, 2009 13:47:58 GMT -4
Post by shadylady on May 18, 2009 13:47:58 GMT -4
Hey Scott! What about all the great neighbors you had for entertainment? Like john Mitchelltree who always celebrated Christmas with a "Charlie Brown' tree. He was (and still is ) a bah humbug! Do you happen to remember the huge goose egg he came across and was showing to everyone? He was a classic. That was a nice little crib you had there. Between your apt and mine we had company coming and going all day and night! And a I just wanted to mention something to Brucie. When you guys went to the rody after your parties, was it to hear the music or see the go go girls? Oh, but then, you guys were having so much fun on your own, you probably didn't even notice the girls that were dancing! LOL
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