Heh... it's kind of funny that Denny's purchased several of the locations when the corporation started to falter, given Denny's own controversy later in Maryland when they served refuse to some of the black patrons.
It's a shame, though, that Sambo's was associated with the Sambo characters, given that the name was actually a combination of 'SAM' Battistone and Newell 'BO'hnett, the two who started the chain.
If you *really* want to see racism in restaurants, research the Coon Chicken Inn.
controversy later in Maryland when they served refuse to some of the
Did you mean "refused to serve" or was it really "served refuse to"?
Either one is bad, but one is much, much worse...
That's the magic behind that sentence, where you can swap the words around and the meaning still works.
Back from ... I think Australia or New Zealand or somewhere like that on the
other side of the world?
after college she went down under for a bit, yea. I dunno where she landed
when she first got back, I had lost track of her at that point.
...packed into a couple of tables at a diner, not a care in the world? Good
times :)
We managed to do it last week, but the place has always had a covered outdoor seating area. It was still wonderful.
We managed to do it last week, but the place has always had a covered outdoor seating area. It was still wonderful.
Very good times, though. I was young, the industry was booming, opportunity seemed endless, I was newly wed and upwardly mobile.
The road getting here was far tougher, with bigger setbacks and way more curveballs than I expected.
It was. The gig I did last week was fun like that.
Tue Aug 24 2021 17:41:45 EDT from Nurb432And, the industry was fun....