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"anne" wrote in message .net... says... Or was it Lindy's? Gosh, There was a Lindy's somewhere that had fabulous cheesecake. -- another anne, add ingers to reply Lindy's was a deli in the theater district in Manhattan. Their cheesecake was known world over. You would see all the stars from the Broadway shows eating there, either the cheesecake or the enormous, overstuffed sandwiches. L |
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"Jangchub" wrote in message news On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:38:10 -0400, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote: Did you know the rumor that Lundy's was owned by the "alleged" Mafia and the waiters were ex cons? It may even be true. I think Theresa Brewer was married to one of the owners. It was a really interesting place, with an interesting story attached. My Uncle Carmine was "allegedly" involved with things falling off trucks, but I didn't know about the connection at Lundy's. There was the clam bar, then the waiters running around in that giant downstairs part or you could sit upstairs near the windows. My Dad brought me there all the time. He know a man who worked there, but I was young enough not to remember his name. Randazzo's was some of the very best Italian food on the planet and Pips Coffee House was where I saw David Brenner and George Carlin for the very first time, when they were very, young. I spent a lot of nice evenings there. I worked there for a while at the clam bar. When I lived in Bergen Beach Towers on Avenue U and E. 69th St. our neighbors were the owners of Pips. Geeze I am forgetting names a lot these days. Their son's name was Gary and he was the first boy I kissed. I was way too young to actually go to Pips, but I do have a tribute to George Carlin on my blog. We just went to see him last year when he came through the area. v http://gotbodhicitta-wangmo.blogspot.com/ Security is not what I have, it's what I can do without,,, George Carlin was, in my estimation, possibly the most clever comic who was ever born. If not the very best, certainly up there in the top 5. |
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On Aug 27, 6:30*pm, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
wrote: Cheryl Isaak wrote: Maybe I'll stick to the iron for the work shirts. Use the RAF ironing technique. Iron the cuffs, the collar and the centre portion of the front. -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney UK http://preview.tinyurl.com/3b54af Lol Bruce , you naughty boy - okay I did it in winter when I could get away with a 'wooly pully' all the time . I celebrated when they withdrew 'hairy Mary's' as uniform even though I kept mine for fancy dress !!!! Jan |
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lucretia borgia wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:48:52 -0400, Cheryl Isaak Maybe I'll stick to the iron for the work shirts. I have never had one, nor used one but people who talked about them said they are not what they are cracked up to be, not if you are looking to hang a shirt up and quickly, simply iron it. Best use the iron. If you are looking to deal with shirts quickly and easily (and still get a nice result), I think an iron definitely beats a steamer. If you really want to go faster, a mangle might be helpful, but sometimes that really depends on your shirts. Well made shirts that can be made to lie nice and flat can be pressed with a mangle quickly, but some shirts are cut so that you need a zillion different angles on it to get a nice result, and then a mangle won't help you much at all. Best wishes, Ericka |
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In message , "Bruce Fletcher
(remove dentures to reply)" writes Cheryl Isaak wrote: Maybe I'll stick to the iron for the work shirts. Use the RAF ironing technique. Iron the cuffs, the collar and the centre portion of the front. That is similar to the Navy fashion. First the sleeves, then the chest, Leave the front and bugger the rest. That is what DH taught me when I had to iron his uniform shirts when we first got married. However I ironed them all over. We got married and I went to Malta to join him there. I had no running hot water, all water had to be heated on paraffin stoves. No bathroom and a tin bath to bathe in. We moved to a flat with a bathroom with a gas water heater, a rather dangerous affair because of the fumes it made. Had to leave the window wide open while the bath was running. Then turn the heater off before going in the bath. I used to wash clothes in the bath in mainly cold water, no washing machines. No fridge just an ice box and a daily delivery of a large lump of ice to put in it. Used to cook on paraffin primus stoves. An oven consisted of a tin box that was stood on top of the burners. Only regulator was adjusting the wick, too low and the thing went out, too high and the whole kitchen got sooted up. We used to call them black outs. Still I would not have missed it for the world. Shirley -- Shirley Shone http://www.allcrafts.org.uk |
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On Aug 27, 11:48*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
Maybe I'll stick to the iron for the work shirts. Do they *really* need ironing, or just touching up? Most of DH's work shirts (so-called permanent press), if they're wrinkled, I'll toss back into the dryer with a small, damp towel and make sure I take them out as soon as the dryer's done, if not before. I rarely have to iron his shirts, unless they're all cotton. Joan |
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:28:00 -0400, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at
comcast..net wrote: I was thinking clams too. All the talk about Brooklyn reminded me of a place called "Lundy's" where we would go for a bucket of steamers. I remember going to Lundy's occasionally with my grandparents about 40 or more years ago. My grandfather ate scrod and I don't have the slightest recollection of what I ate. Sheepshead Bay, wasn't it? Sara |
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