Hello, We Try Harders!
The other morning on my way to my foot doctor, as we passed the intersection of Old Country Road and E. Gate Blvd...I pointed to this building at 900 Old Country Road:
...and told the taxi driver “That’s where I used to work.”
We Try Harder - Then...
Here's where I hung my hat for many years until Avis was purchased by Cendant and they moved us all to Parsippany, NJ.
General Motors
Later, as I was telling this to our son John, he replied by saying that one of his recent girlfriends lives in the below condominium complex in N. Tarrytown, NY. It's erected on the former site of a GM plant.
THEN...
For over 100 years GM was building 12 million of America's automobiles...
NOW...
There AUTO be a law…
Here's what happens after Moe asks Curley Joe to give him the wheel....
In this next short, Moe gets his head stuck in a pipe and the guys try all kinds of ways to free him...
Rockaway Beach "Shake Shack" - then...and now...
THEN...
In my teens, I worked summers at NYC’s Rockaway Beach in the boardwalk concession shown above at Beach 97th Street. One of my assignments was manning the combination ice cream cone and shake machine…
...1 for me…1 for the customer…Repeat…😋
NOW...
Today's 97th Street Concession even has music jams...
"Rockaway Beach Snack Bars are located on the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk in Queens. Menu items vary by location. The 106th Street Caracas snack bar offers arepas, which are corn flour- pita like rounds filled with a variety of ingredients. The 97th Street location has 8 different counters offering items from burgers, to beachy Korean fair, Italian ices, and lobster rolls. There is also a beach shop at this location where you can purchase clothing, sun tan lotion, and other beach related items. Finally the Beach 86th Street location or the "Rippers" offer breakfast burritos, tortas, burgers, and cold drinks for the hot summer days." SOURCE
Original Shake Shack - then...
2001: Shake Shack sprouted from a hot dog cart in Madison Square Park in Manhattan to support the Madison Square Park Conservancy’s first art installation. The cart was quite the success, with Shack fans lined up daily for three summers.
An instant neighborhood fixture, Shake Shack welcomes people from all over the city, country and world who gathered together to enjoy fresh, simple, high-quality versions of the classics in a majestic setting. The rest, as they say, is burger history.
With its fresh, simple, high-quality food at a great value, Shake Shack is a fun and lively community gathering place with widespread appeal.
We’re known for delicious burgers, chicken, hot dogs, frozen custard, beer, wine, and more.
Rockaway Juke Box Tunes
Here's JD our storyteller...singing of places now gone...but not forgotten...his song follows these photos...
Urban version of Hawaii's famous "Pipeline" surfing break...
More tunes follow about this waterfront escape from the summertime heat...
"Pop, Pop...Fizz, Fizz...
"Oh what a relief it is..." from the summer heat...Found this in a local store...
RATTLE
Before coming to Avis, I worked in retail and dealership repair shops where I interfaced with car owners who frequently complained of rattles...
1 pcs red Rattle Roll Car Ball Play Toy Kids Game Gifts Shaking Bell Interactive Toys
Hiss...DISSclaimer: While cobra snakes do not have rattles, this is a fun car tune...
The king snake also doesn't have a rattle...It's a constrictor...and
it "preys" before meals...by squeezing its victims...
Is the hiss we hear from the microphone or from this lead singer?
ROLL...
There are SO MANY car songs...And, rather than pick a few favorites from my mental Wurlitzer juke box...I'm allowing you to use your quarter and select one of more from this cool article...It also includes some great classic car photos...like this:
[from the article] "Music has evolved immensely since Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats wrote what many consider to be the first rock and roll song."
Olds produced this best-seller from 1949 to 1999...A 50-year run!!! The song's video features several 1949's.
OKAY...I changed my mind...In my role as the DJ for this post, here's that tune...
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