Southside OKC Memories....anyone?

[Prunepicker]

How about the Razz-Ma-Tazz just off Agnew & 59th before it became a S/J? It
later became Pannama Reds.

What's S/J?

[gen70]

What's S/J?

Strip joint.

[Redskins/General]

Anyone remember the Walkabout bros.?

I knew them well, I ran with their uncle, Don Fowler.

[gen70]

I knew them well, I ran with their uncle, Don Fowler.

I knew Billy pretty good, Warren not so much. The Walkabout family lived just down the street from us on S.W. 61st st.. Billy was a big time Vietnam war hero. You can enter his name on any search and read the whole story.You may know George Goure he was friends with Warren.

[grantgeneral78]

If I'm not mistaken. I remember ordering by phone. Then waiting on a return call notifying me that my order was ready. Spaghetti Red was our dish of choice.

Yep the red phone.....and yes the red spaghetti was great!

[grantgeneral78]

Duh! Big red phone.

PRUNE IS FEELING BETTER!

dont DUH me or ill poke a stick in ya eye!!!

[Generals64]

I knew Billy pretty good, Warren not so much. The Walkabout family lived just down the street from us on S.W. 61st st.. Billy was a big time Vietnam war hero. You can enter his name on any search and read the whole story.You may know George Goure he was friends with Warren.

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Talked to Warren about three weeks before he passed away. Still an angry guy...don't know why....Once you got to know him though he was alright....

[Generals64]

We've shared this before but, Hal Smith (Charleston's etc.) began his career in the food Service business right there at the 59th and Agnew restaurant....Frying potatoes and slinging burgers......

[SE-76]

Hello. Saw a link for this group at Classmates and thought I would check it
out. Spent a week going thru the all the old posts. Really brought back some great memories. and brought up some that had slipped my mind.

Anyway wanted to see if i qualified for membership. Born at Hilcrest,
schools: Rockwood, Jackson, and Southeast.

[Prunepicker]

We've shared this before but, Hal Smith (Charleston's etc.) began his career in
the food Service business right there at the 59th and Agnew restaurant... Frying
potatoes and slinging burgers...

Which restaurant? Across the Street? Don's?

[grantgeneral78]

Which restaurant? Across the Street? Don's?

Across the street...DUH!

[Generals64]

Across the street...DUH!

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you've been watching too many OU Re-runs.........No matter what, they still lost the game....

[coolidge crocodile]

Any 1960's Coolidge kids on this site>

[grantgeneral78]

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you've been watching too many OU Re-runs.........No matter what, they still lost the game....

Huh?

[grantgeneral78]

I firgured some of the OLDER fellas here might be interested in this year book on ebay check it out.

1961 U.S. Grant High School Yearbook Oklahoma City Ok. - eBay (item 160230805272 end time Feb-10-09 08:01:22 PST)

[gen70]

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Talked to Warren about three weeks before he passed away. Still an angry guy...don't know why....Once you got to know him though he was alright....

Those Walkabout boys were the toughest guys I ever met. Lotta stories about those two. When Billy died his obituary was in all the newspapers nationwide. I read about it here in Ashville N.C..

[gen70]

I firgured some of the OLDER fellas here might be interested in this year book on ebay check it out.

1961 U.S. Grant High School Yearbook Oklahoma City Ok. - eBay (item 160230805272 end time Feb-10-09 08:01:22 PST)

I have a 1970 Grant yearbook, don't remember what I paid for it but, I'd like to know.

[Prunepicker]

you've been watching too many OU Re-runs... No matter what, they still lost the
game...

Too much nectar?

[TeriOKC]

You guys were talking about Across The Street. I remember it so vividly, and especially one night when I was there with my older sisters (USG '62 and '63). They were already out in the working world by then, and there was a high school kid there with what looked like his girlfriend and another guy. He had apparently gotten into a fender bender on the way over to the restaurant, in the fmaily car. He was sitting in the booth behind us, really "cussing" alot, probably not horrible according to today's standards but enough to burn my ears at that time (probably 1966 or so?). My sister Shirley went and told the manager, who warned them to keep it clean. When we got ready to leave, Shirley went over to the kids and apologized for going to the manager, but told them that she was concerned about the language since I was there. They apologized for their language, and Shirley told the boy not to worry, that his parents will cool down and everything would be okay. He thanked her for that.

Food wise, what I really remember most was their Suzy-Qs and the "400" drink (chocolate milk, a little soda, and ice).

Can't believe this "little thread" has grown to almost 30K views!

[grantgeneral78]

You guys were talking about Across The Street. I remember it so vividly, and especially one night when I was there with my older sisters (USG '62 and '63). They were already out in the working world by then, and there was a high school kid there with what looked like his girlfriend and another guy. He had apparently gotten into a fender bender on the way over to the restaurant, in the fmaily car. He was sitting in the booth behind us, really "cussing" alot, probably not horrible according to today's standards but enough to burn my ears at that time (probably 1966 or so?). My sister Shirley went and told the manager, who warned them to keep it clean. When we got ready to leave, Shirley went over to the kids and apologized for going to the manager, but told them that she was concerned about the language since I was there. They apologized for their language, and Shirley told the boy not to worry, that his parents will cool down and everything would be okay. He thanked her for that.

Food wise, what I really remember most was their Suzy-Qs and the "400" drink (chocolate milk, a little soda, and ice).

Can't believe this "little thread" has grown to almost 30K views!

Teri it is good to see you back!

I think you created a monster here lol....you need to come to the meeting this month it is a good time.

Yeah when I worked at across the street it was a good time, you mentioned the suzy q`s I used to make thos we put the potato in a blade contraption with a electric drill and went to town!

[Prunepicker]

Food wise, what I really remember most was their Suzy-Qs and the "400" drink
(chocolate milk, a little soda, and ice).

Does anybody know the recipe, amounts, for the 400?

[gen70]

I know some of you remember Grider's grocery store on S. Penn. There was a Rexzall drug store in the same shopping center at one time, later on a little restaurant went in that spot or close. Anyone remember the name? It used to get a big crowd for breakfast.

[danielf1935]

I remember a couple of places my dad would go to for lunch when he worked at Service Container Corporation, which was 1 block W. of the Farmers Market, this would have been in 1959--1964. Both places were near downtown, Shipmans Cafe on Reno and there was a store that made/sold, made to order sandwiches, it was just S. of I-40, near Hudson--Harvey, but I can't remember the name.

[MonkeyBiz6903]

I remember a couple of places my dad would go to for lunch when he worked at Service Container Corporation, which was 1 block W. of the Farmers Market, this would have been in 1959--1964. Both places were near downtown, Shipmans Cafe on Reno and there was a store that made/sold, made to order sandwiches, it was just S. of I-40, near Hudson--Harvey, but I can't remember the name.

Burger Brothers?

[USG '60]

The Burgers did all the Kosher meat for central Oklahoma.