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[desmondtootoo]

Hahaha, when I first got married, I lived in McMurray Manor, moved out in 95.

This is starting to sound like a Cabrini Green story.

 

[desmondtootoo]

Service Merchandise was Amazon before Amazon.

I bought a baseball glove at Service Merchandise in Buffalo. They must have been everywhere.

 

[Marty Party]

But how did you feel about the cloth section? Most boring place ever. Only thing to look at was buttons and hope for someone to drop a spool of thread or something for entertainment.
But I did like the luncheonette--they had good hot dogs. I watched how they fried them open on the griddle and cook them that way now.

I do not even remember a toy section so it must have been really bad. I do remember getting a Romper Room "Willie the Weather Boy" colorforms set at the Woolworth's nearby with my birthday money. They were out of Wendy the Weather Girl so I made do.

I don't remember the luncheonette but the toy section was downstairs off in a corner with the baby goods or whatever.

The Woolworth was much better for this kid. Though I don't think we ever ate there.

Then you had this place over on Murfreesboro Road:

 

[Adz]

I don't remember the luncheonette but the toy section was downstairs off in a corner with the baby goods or whatever.

The Woolworth was much better for this kid. Though I don't think we ever ate there.

Then you had this place over on Murfreesboro Road:

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Oh, Woolworth's was a ton better for toys and I think they also had a pet section with fish and birds. I may be thinking of the one downtown, though. The luncheonette there had balloons all around it and you'd get one and puncture it and inside was your discount.

The Castner's luncheonette was downstairs to the right of the back entrance. It had rails around it, like a bannister, if memory serves. My mother loved going there for pie and still talks about it occasionally!

 

[FossilFndr]

I remember a Zayre store near Atlanta, it would dream of becoming a K-Mart when it grew up! Wasn't it the one with the Blue Light special where an employee would walk around with a flashing light and people would follow to see where the 'special deal' was that hour?

 

[triggrman]

I don't remember the luncheonette but the toy section was downstairs off in a corner with the baby goods or whatever.

The Woolworth was much better for this kid. Though I don't think we ever ate there.

Then you had this place over on Murfreesboro Road:

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I could walk to Zayre, wasn't a short walk but we did it a lot. We lived by 7 oaks park most of our lives, or our grandparents did and we lived with them off and on quite a bit and every summer. Lived off Nolensville road a few different times too.

 

[desmondtootoo]

Man you guys are some OG Nashville characters. You must have known all the Ray Stevens songs when you were kids.

 

[triggrman]

Man you guys are some OG Nashville characters. You must have known all the Ray Stevens songs when you were kids.

My family hated country music. I grew up on Zepplin, Fleetwood Mac and the Doobie Brothers.

 

[desmondtootoo]

Haha ya hippie !
Ray Stevens was a step up from old school country. But I’ll bet he’d get wrecked today for “Ahab the Arab”.

 

[Adz]

Man you guys are some OG Nashville characters. You must have known all the Ray Stevens songs when you were kids.

Not only did I know the songs, I actually went swimming in his pool when my cousins lived across the street from him. Who's to say we weren't his inspiration?
Also, my next door neighbor was the pianist for Hank Williams Jr and he used to come to the apartments to ride his motorcycle and would give us kids rides. He was around 19, I was 9 or 10. The only time I've ever ridden a motorcycle was with HWJr.

 

[FossilFndr]

More amazing is that you lived to tell the tale.

 

[desmondtootoo]

Yeah, he was probably thinking of you when he wrote “All my crazy 9-10 year old friends are coming over tonight”.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Girl Scout cookies are in!


Additionally, I have already consumed 2/3rds a box of tag-a-longs

 

[Adz]

More amazing is that you lived to tell the tale.

Yeah, he was probably thinking of you when he wrote “All my crazy 9-10 year old friends are coming over tonight”.

True. He was definitely pushing the envelope with his speed bump jumps, but we all survived. He was the big brother we all wished we had.

Maybe...I was pretty well known for my hands free bike riding and treetop swaying ability.

@BigFatCat999 only 2/3? Jailbait Jr. is a Cadette so I bought...well, lots...and I gained enough weight that I had to hide them from myself. Tagalongs are my favorites.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Can I take 2 weeks off from the world, go gold prospecting, and come back for Canadian trade deadline?

 

[Jonesey]

Girl Scout cookies are in!


Additionally, I have already consumed 2/3rds a box of tag-a-longs

I've gone through 5 boxes.

 

[BigFatCat999]

I've gone through 5 boxes.

The freezer is full.

 

[Jonesey]

The freezer is full.

I'm tapped out at this point.

 

[BigFatCat999]

I'm tapped out at this point.

Rookie! LOL! I'm only down 2 boxes and I have 6 boxes of thin mints to go.

 

[Adz]

I've gone through 5 boxes.

Between Mr. Adz and me 7 full out of 11 (I bought 12 but 1 went to Mother in Law). Rest are partial left or unopened.
Down to my last 10 (individual) Tagalongs. Not sure if I'll mete them out to myself or scarf em all down in a setting. Probably latter.

 

[BigFatCat999]

2 boxes of tagalongs and working on thin mints.

What do they make these cookies out of? Crack?

 

[Legionnaire11]

Who else freezes their thin mints?

 

[Adz]

Who else freezes their thin mints?

Both them and Tagalongs get frozen.

Also, I'm not sure WHAT they have in them but there is definitely SOMETHING. I swear, giving up cigarettes 37 years ago was easier than stopping after a couple of cookies.

 

[Legionnaire11]

I spent six years trying to get my eldest to eat anything... Now in year seven I can't keep enough food in the house to satisfy his hunger.

 

[triggrman]

I spent six years trying to get my eldest to eat anything... Now in year seven I can't keep enough food in the house to satisfy his hunger.

Just wait. Last night after Nick's ballgame he came home and ate 3 Jimmy dean breakfast bowls and half a box of cereal. The had Chick fila right before the game.