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GypsyDeath
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 Posted - 01/26/2004 : 21:09:31
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A big dream (well, not a big one, but something that i intend to do) I s to travel round America going to all the real american diners...
Me & Barto were talking about this the other day. We've decided were gonnna do it and crash at random FB.net members houses whil we're at it, haha, so whos up for having us?
Also, any one got any good recommendations/pictures of ones near you?
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El Barto
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 21:18:59
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I thought it was total bullshit that she had the same dream as mine when I told her that I love diners, and that one day I want to travel the US, taking pictures of authentic old fashioned diners, and compile them into a coffee table book all about...american diners. She said she had the same dream. How fucking random is that?
So yeah, we need places to stay. Anyone gonna hold us and recommend really good old fashioned diners?
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realmeanmotorscutor
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 21:34:41
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Hey listen guys, this is the best topic I have ever seen on these boards. I would absolutely let you stay at my house on the condition that you let me come to a few diners with you. I am a big fan of the old fashioned diners and have some near home. I actually have a couple of great links to diner sites on my other comp. I'll try to get them to you soon enough. Seriously, this is a great idea although I believe a few coffee table books on diners already exist. Hell, make another one. If you guys do do this you need to post your pictures. Each and every one of them. So I volunteer my house in Lynn, MA. Lynn (and neighboring cities) is just a great place for old shit anyhow.
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 21:35:53
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going to ALL of them will be impossible though unless you have a real long time to spare.
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 21:40:10
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Like a decade or so.
Take me, break me, tell me a good one and maybe I'll cry
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GypsyDeath
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 21:40:22
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well, yeah i think wed narrow it down to the most worthyy first..lol.
But thanks, thats so cool of you. Do bare in mind we wont be doing this until a few years yet, as jims coming to uk this year, then im travelling europe next year...so the yr after amybe..if we have any money!
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ProverbialCereal
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 22:38:07
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I love diners too. They are so classy and lovable. You guys better get some diner music for the road. Maybe "Nighthawks at the Diner" by Tom Waits.
You can crash at my place, but there probably aren't many classic diners in Asheville, North Carolina. How's walmart sound?
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BLT
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 22:38:48
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Pennsylvania is the most fertile state I've been to for cool old diners. The one in Wellsboro stands out as a really cool one.
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ProverbialCereal
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 22:41:42
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Holy horse! BLT, I was going to do that EXACT same thing as my signature with the quote I have currently. But I never got around to it.
Bless you, BLT.
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IceCream
= Quote Accumulator =
USA
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 22:45:00
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Actually, I think that's a really good idea for a coffee table book. But when does it begin? I know some good places you could crash at, but I'll need some preparation time (just in case).
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IceCream
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Posted - 01/26/2004 : 22:47:22
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Oh, by the way, I can inform you of a place NOT to go to: Markley's in Sandusky, Ohio. WORST DINER EVER. Feel free to throw feces at that place.
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Little Black Francis
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 00:11:31
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| You are in luck. There is an "old school" diner a few blocks from my house. Very retro. You can stay here if you bring beer and cigaretters. |
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model consumer
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USA
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 05:58:07
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One of my favorite kind of restaurant is a variation on the diner: The greek/american "family" restaurants. They rule. You always get huge portions and usually at reasonable prices.
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mcmikey
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 06:26:54
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Originally posted by realmeanmotorscutor
Hey listen guys, this is the best topic I have ever seen on these boards. I would absolutely let you stay at my house on the condition that you let me come to a few diners with you. I am a big fan of the old fashioned diners and have some near home. I actually have a couple of great links to diner sites on my other comp. I'll try to get them to you soon enough. Seriously, this is a great idea although I believe a few coffee table books on diners already exist. Hell, make another one. If you guys do do this you need to post your pictures. Each and every one of them. So I volunteer my house in Lynn, MA. Lynn (and neighboring cities) is just a great place for old shit anyhow.
"I joined the Cult of Popeye / The CoF required my good eye"
I'm with motorscutor. I'd love to let you guys stay with me in Little Rock. The only condition is I watch you guys go at it on my futon
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 06:59:08
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Originally posted by model consumer
One of my favorite kind of restaurant is a variation on the diner: The greek/american "family" restaurants. They rule. You always get huge portions and usually at reasonable prices.
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"What's all I listen to? It's all freedom rock!"
I couldn't agree with you more! (except add a "/Canadian" in there) :)
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Broken Face
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 07:40:55
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i live in new jersey, diner capital of the world. i'd put you guys up for a night (once i graduate and head back to jersey)
-brian
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BLT
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 09:02:27
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Originally posted by ProverbialCereal
Holy horse! BLT, I was going to do that EXACT same thing as my signature with the quote I have currently. But I never got around to it.
Bless you, BLT.
Derek, join me in my visual salute to Valhalla.
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 10:00:06
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Am I the only one that can't see BLT's sig?
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 10:58:31
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Am I the only one that can't see BLT's sig?
I wonder why you can't load the images.
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 11:14:55
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It seems that our internal internet settings here at work are blocking that particular website for some reason... content must be triggering something in the filters.
Just like I can't access nerve.com. IT bastards - always one step ahead.
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BLT
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 11:51:02
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
It seems that our internal internet settings here at work are blocking that particular website for some reason... content must be triggering something in the filters.
I can understand why they'd do that. The images are on the web space provided by my cable company. I guess your employers figure there's nothing useful that could be up there. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 12:24:39
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I'm just lucky that there's so much tech-talk on FB.Net (thanks, apl). :)
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 13:25:58
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Originally posted by IceCream
Oh, by the way, I can inform you of a place NOT to go to: Markley's in Sandusky, Ohio. WORST DINER EVER. Feel free to throw feces at that place.
I lived outside of Sandusky for a little while (Bellevue)
Where is Markley's?
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 13:33:47
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Originally posted by model consumer
One of my favorite kind of restaurant is a variation on the diner: The greek/american "family" restaurants. They rule. You always get huge portions and usually at reasonable prices.
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"What's all I listen to? It's all freedom rock!"
That seems to be more of east coast thing. At least I never encountered them until I moved to Connecticut for a few years. They seem to be all named some variation of the Acropolis or the Parthanon. |
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ramona
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 14:01:47
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My uncle did this! He drove on Route 66 and went to all the diners on the way. I think it's a relatively "normal" thing to do.
Anyway, we have some excellent diners on the East Coast. Elvis Costello filmed a video in one on Cape Ann recently. This Fall I had to go there with my friend who is a big fan of his.
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ramona
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 14:05:54
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| You can't really do it (stop at diners) while driving on the interstates. There you only get fast food and truck stops (and truck stops these days are predominantly fastfood. You to drive smaller highways like what remains of route 66 or the Pacific Coast Highway (you could play 21 Reasons continuously during that trip, but only if you're going from south to north). |
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apl4eris
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 14:06:30
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
I'm just lucky that there's so much tech-talk on FB.Net (thanks, apl). :)
"Join the Cult of Frank / And you'll be enlightened"
Um...yeah...sure thing there Dean. ? ;)
There's also the Pennsylvania Dutch/Mennonite/Amish spin on the family restaurant theme - home-cooked meals in abundant portions and homemade pies, breads, and jams, etc. I was surprised at the numbers of Amish-inspired restaurants/furniture stores/tourist-traps here in central Ohio. I will never undestand how they work that whole "cash-registers, computers, food-warmers" thing with the whole Amish thing.
I wish there were still the old railcar diners of yesteryear - apparently there aren't many of those left at all - they are mostly retro attempts at the originals.
It's not truly a "Diner" per se, but Ed Debevic's in Chicago was one of the most entertaining diners I've ever been to. They used to have a theme of being total wiseacres to the patrons. The first time I went there, one of the guys in our group was smoking a cigar, and the waiter kept telling him to "put it out, dammit!" (we were in the smoking section), and wouldn't pay attention to us when we ordered, kept messing up the orders, smackin' his chewing gum, totally over-the top dick-head. They have a dj in the corner of the restaurant playing great oldies hits, and all the waitstaff looks like they are straight out of a John Waters film, sometimes getting on the tables to dance to "Tutti-Frutti" or other rockabilly or bop or whatever. We were in the dark about the theme until after we had left a 2-penny tip and bitched about it to some local friends. hahaha
Don' know what it's like now - haven't been there since about 1993 or 94, I've heard they had to tone down the swearing, in these PC-crappy days. I would guess it's still worth a stop - the food is great diner fare and kick-ass milkshakes!background info, a bit about an old 50's Illinois diner, to boot
There are some places in Chicago that are real sweet - I'll try and remember them for ya - however, we no longer live there, so you're on your own there, kiddos ;)
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GypsyDeath
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 15:53:42
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MCMikey-erm..youd have to ask Barto about that!
Little Black Francis - Beer and Cigs coming your way
Everyone else- wow, so many responses, arent you all such lovely people! More details nearer the time anyways. hehe.
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SpudBoy
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Equatorial Guinea
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Posted - 01/27/2004 : 16:16:49
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Old School Chicago diners: Mitchell's on Lake, Hollywood at North and Ashland (kinda the 'hood, but a good diner, and the Golden Pancake House on Broadway and Racine next to the Riviera Theater (also kinda seedy). For high class diner fare, try Tutti Italiano at Congress and Financial Place. It's actually more good-Italian-in-a-train-car, but the train car thing is there at least. Also good, and not as shady are the 24-hour lot: Golden Apple at Lincoln and something (Sheffield?), and the one I was always too drunk to remember the name of at Clark and North.
I think if you're looking for neon and chrome with a jukebox in the corner, most of that is fabricated caricature of Leave It To Beaver (see Ed Debevic's, above). Most of the truly great diners I know have little to nothing in that vien - could be that I always ate in sleazy diners though.
Maybe you should do a coffee table book on the most fucked up diners. Juanita's Burger Boy in Louisville qualifies. I can see the companion text: "A toothless 400 pound woman in a housedress and a fry cook whose knees bend the wrong way will serve you what might have once been food in this pale, grimy fugitive from the health inspector. Three Stars."
Zagats of the underbelly, I tell you.
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