How about the next list public gathering be at a watering hole with a
limited future. Any suggestions as to which one of our beloved, but one of
a kind dumps, it should be? My two bits is for Gluecks. It's not a dump,
but one day the city is going to knock it down. I would miss it terribly.
Craig Miller
Former Fultonite
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lynnell Mickelsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 11:55 AM
Subject: I miss Moby Dick's
> David Stack of Harrison wrote:
> "By the way, I went out kayaking on Bassett Creek and Wirth
>Lake last Saturday (for the last time this year I am sure) after
>reading some posts about the old Moby Dicks. As usual, I was picking
>up pieces of trash as I paddled along. Seemed like an odd coincidence
>when I picked up an old ball point pen from Moby Dicks."
>
> I loved this detail.
> Lord knows, I never thought it would come to this, but.....
>I'm actually getting nostalgic for Moby Dicks, especially if Block E
>becomes some multi-screen whale of a sports bar. Moby Dicks was at
>least authentically urban. My neighbor says he remembers when you
>could go into Moby's and get a free drink in exchange for your
>Alcoholics Anonymous medallion. He said they had a whole board full
>of AA medallions behind the shot glasses. Now that was One Bad Bar.
> It never asked for a TIF hand-out though. Give 'em credit for that.
> Lynnell Mickelsen
> Linden Hills, Ward 13, who also raked leaves into street the
>night before the sweeper came by and may need bail bond money along
>with Russell Peterson and other delinquents list members.
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