Zinc Master
Zinc Master Crown Point, IN USA
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Christmas Divorce
An elderly man in Phoenix calls his son in New York and says, "I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are getting a divorce; forty-five years of misery is enough."
"Pop, what are you talking about?," the son screams!
"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer," the old man says. "We're sick and tired of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Chicago and tell her."
And he hangs up.Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone.
"Like Heck they're getting a divorce, she shouts, "I'll take care of this!"
She calls Phoenix immediately, and screams at the
old man, "You are NOT getting divorced! Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?" And she hangs up.
The old man hangs up his phone, smiles, and turns to his wife and says "They're coming for Christmas and paying their own way."
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Thu Dec 29 '05 5:55:10 am
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Zinc Master
Zinc Master Crown Point, IN USA
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Famous Chicago Berghoff Restaurant Closing
CHICAGO - It's hard not to feel a sense of Chicago's history inside the 107-year-old Berghoff Restaurant, where hand-painted murals depict the 1893 World's Fair and the city's first post-Prohibition liquor license proudly hangs.
But in a few months The Berghoff — one of this food-loving city's oldest and most beloved restaurants — will become history itself, leaving its hordes of devoted patrons crying in their German lager.
Third-generation owner Herman Berghoff, 70, announced Wednesday that he and his wife, Jan, will close the restaurant in February. Their retirement will dim the lights on a Chicago institution that has quenched cravings for warm apple strudel and cold beer for generations of tourists and trade workers, politicians and lawyers.
"You just don't get places like this anymore," said 65-year-old Peter Schauer, a German immigrant and Berghoff regular for more than 40 years. He stood sipping a dark red beer Wednesday evening while tapping the restaurant's polished oak bar. "It really reminds you of the old country. It is solid."
It's the second blow to a city already saddened by news that its venerable Marshall Field's downtown department store will be renamed Macy's after being bought by the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores Inc.
"I think I speak for a great many Chicagoans when I say I'm sorry to see it go," Mayor Richard Daley said.
Berghoff's grandfather, German immigrant Herman Joseph Berghoff, opened the restaurant in 1898, one door down from its current location in the heart of Chicago's Loop. He served free sandwiches to lure men to belly up for 5-cent steins of his Dortmunder-style beer.
His brew, made in Indiana with his brothers, was sold to fairgoers at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.
During Prohibition, Berghoff served near beer and Bergo Soda Pop, but the slide in alcohol sales forced its expansion into a full-service restaurant.
The Berghoff Bar served beer and hand-carved corned beef sandwiches to an all-male clientele for decades — until 1969, when a group of women from the National Organization for Women stormed the place and demanded to be served drinks. They were.
"It was a bastion for men, and some of them thought, 'Hell this is our place.' But it had to change," Herman Berghoff told the Chicago Tribune in 1985.
A line thick with tourists stood under the restaurant's bright red neon sign Wednesday evening, waiting for a seat in the dining room decked with glistening Christmas decorations.
"I'm just stunned that it's closing," said John McGuire, 67, of St. Louis, who said he visited The Berghoff's bar every weekend while studying at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1950s and 60s. "I couldn't afford to eat here, but I'd save my money to buy beer because it was such a famous place."
The Berghoff will close for good Feb. 28, when the building will be leased to a catering company run by Herman and Jan Berghoff's daughter.
"We share the sadness that many feel about the closing of the restaurant," Herman Berghoff said in a statement. "It's been an honor to be part of the fabric of Chicago."
Its closing and the Marshall Field's name change leaves a small hole in the heart of the Loop, the section of downtown bordered by the elevated train tracks, said Ty Tabing, executive director of the Chicago Loop Alliance.
"Losing two institutions downtown, it smarts," Tabing said. "There's no doubt about that."
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Thu Dec 29 '05 5:57:45 am
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cheese101
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A girl came skipping home from school one day. "Mommy, Mommy," she yelled,
"we were counting today, and all the other kids could only count to four,
but I counted to 10. See? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!" "Very good," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, Mommy?" "Yes, Honey, it's because you're blonde."
The next day the girl came skipping home from school.
"Mommy, Mommy," She yelled, "we were saying the alphabet
today, and all the other kids could only say it to D,
but I said it to G. See? A,b, c, d, e, f, g!"
"Very good," said her mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, Mommy?"
"Yes, Honey, it's because you're blonde."
The next day the girl came skipping home from school.
"Mommy, Mommy," she yelled, "we were in gym class today,
and when we showered, all the other girls had flat chests, but I have these!" And she lifted her tank top to reveal a pair of 36Cs.
"Very good," said her embarrassed mother.
"Is it because I'm blonde, mommy?"
"No, Honey, it's because you're 25."
:D
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Thu Dec 29 '05 6:12:34 am
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ovation1
Mikey D in da house Satch = ZEN Land Of The Rising Sun Plays: Guitar
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The Pork Tornado: ROTFLMAO!.... C'mon right, all we need is a little blue ....joe.... All we need here is one word, lol!....
ZZzz time....
Oh, and dont forget the amazing Mike Keneally!!
Edit: cheese101: ROTFLMAO!....
Edited Thu Dec 29 '05 6:16 am
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Thu Dec 29 '05 6:12:35 am
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Stevee T
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PhryDom...you ok?
ovation 1 ... I think its' cause it's hard to pronoune his name...Greg produced one of his albums....
OCPS470...we still on track for Jan 06 release of T2J2?
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Thu Dec 29 '05 10:54:51 am
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Keniko
Ken Erickson Addison, IL. U.S.A. Plays: Guitar (54 years)
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Good Afternoon Satchland....How R U Guys?
Been busy at work.....just stoppin' in to say HI.
Have a GReat Day ! ! !
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Thu Dec 29 '05 12:03:35 pm
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Blue_Moon
Alan McKenna Dublin Ireland Plays: Guitar (23 years)
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My pretty guitars :D
Looke :D i re done up my RG fixed the pickups, re painted the hardware, fixed the bridge, action, intonation, cleaned everything it plays super GREAT :D + my other ones look neat beside it
hey hey JOE :D i love you.
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Thu Dec 29 '05 12:05:38 pm
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MartinBarre
SCOTLAND Plays: Guitar (34 years)
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This message board is impossible to follow! Cant it be sorted to a normal "thread" style thing, instead of this random message thing? It's seriously the worst setup I've ever seen on an internet forum.
Other than that, I cant wait for my Live in SF DVD to arrive! :)
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Thu Dec 29 '05 12:25:40 pm
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OCPS470
Chris Peters Lake Mary, FL USA Plays: Guitar (28 years)
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Stevee T: I don't know....who told you that was the release date? I must be out of the loop...or out of it in general haha!
Phrydom: Excellent! My faith in the USPS is restored!
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Thu Dec 29 '05 12:54:01 pm
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Keniko
Ken Erickson Addison, IL. U.S.A. Plays: Guitar (54 years)
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MickPL.....Sadly there's a market for Molvania.....Ever hear of The White Stripes? Molvania can open for The White Stripes and that is really...... really sad.
Edited Thu Dec 29 '05 1:07 pm
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Thu Dec 29 '05 1:03:50 pm
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guitarpicker
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Hi,Mr.Joe this is Justin.I was wanting to ask you what kind of guitar pedals do you use.I play guitar to.And I would like to get some pedals just like yours.So if you can when you answer me just kinda give me a list of what you use man thanks.Godbless Justin
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Thu Dec 29 '05 1:25:20 pm
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DelfinoPie
Martin Phillips King Of Monsters Plays: Doctors & Nurses (
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Sweet jesus my friend just sent me a rendition of "Walk This Way" by a band called Hayseed Dixie...needless to say its country and its hilariously bad...but good at the same time.
It's good if you want to start hating music and deafen yourself with two ice-picks ala "Ichi The Killer"...
Delfino
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Thu Dec 29 '05 1:48:37 pm
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