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Old 01-16-2008, 09:32 PM
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Veitch took over from Tom Rondinelli (spelling?).

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Old 01-16-2008, 09:42 PM
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Lou Rondinello.
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Old 01-16-2008, 11:10 PM
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While I have nothing that can top the picture of Byk and gf from 1990 , my best walk in score came in the late 80's at Hindsdale Greyhound park in NH. I was Driving to the track through Brattleboro Vt., and some idiot nearly hit me as he cut in front of me by the bridge. I was so pissed and then I had to follow him as he plodded along for the next few miles. He turned into the track , and I thought about confronting him but I kept my cool. For some reason I had been staring at his license plate 647 XXX or something. I walked in the door and the were putting the dogs in for the 3rd race. I went straight to the window and boxed the 467 tri and quinella. Came in 764, I cashed 700+ for 1.00 tri, and 2.00 Q. Never cashed another ticket, and walked out 600 ahead.
Great story...
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Old 01-16-2008, 11:23 PM
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Great thread.. Have really enjoyed reading a lot of these.. You guys on here really get me to laughing sometimes. Wish I had a story, but as you know I'm from Texas and us Texans according to some don't eat the right "brain" food. So most of the time I don't rember sh*&$...lol
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Old 01-17-2008, 12:16 AM
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someone else probably addressed this by now, but corwyn bay was not put down. i think someone else was though.

corwyn bay i think had to hurdle a horse but otherwise was fine. he just lost all chance.
I don't think anyone addressed it ... It was Shaker Knit who fell over Mr. Nickerson and lost feeling and coordination in his hindquarters as a result ... He was vanned off, and attempts were made to save him in vain ... He was euthanized a day or two later ... Corwyn Bay went on to the stud ...
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:17 AM
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i do not eat chicken brains, as a general rule, but weiner circle (the correct way to say it unless u are an a-hole) has a meal on a bun, u could even throw out the dog itself and still eat good (and the fries...that greasey bag...)...it made demon dogs (a true yuppie spot, from the streets and san owner on down) look like the pos posuer place it was...for decades

From the looks of your post I think you ate one too many meals at the Wiener Circle.

I need the decoder to figure out what the hell you are saying.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:17 AM
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i know giordano's and portillo's are openin up sporadically nationwide, but nothin would beat an al's #1 ...cept maybe this place i went to years ago on roosevelt after leavin fitzgerald's and had THE BEST polish...was that a johnny's?...which is the elmwood park place? that had some good beef

Giordanos is hands down the worst pizza place in the country...makes dominoes taste like gourmet pizza.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:29 AM
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a friend of mine works there


edit: nowhere near same hood
huh? I thought you knew every bar in the city. It's what, 2 blocks off California? You surely have been touched by the angels.
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Old 01-17-2008, 01:17 PM
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Opening up a restaurant cost too much money now days otherwise I would be all over it. i would love to be the hilarious guy serving food.

There is a breakfast spot that my dad used to take me to when I was younger, it is on the corner of Central Ave and Montrose Ave. Name was Johnnys. The person that was the owner was absolutely the most hilarious guy in the world, if he were to be working now, he would have so many work violations because of how he treated his employees, but he was a good man, funny, and the employees knew it was a show.

Supposedly he got his head blown off trying to by a dime bag and now his uncle owns it.

Note: Just asked my dad and it is no longer there

Tommy, how many days do you think it would take you to find Central and Montrose if you went by yourself?
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Old 01-17-2008, 01:21 PM
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Tommy, how many days do you think it would take you to find Central and Montrose if you went by yourself?
LOL...

Actually, my dad grew up right there so I know that area pretty well. If I remember correctly, we used to get off at the Montrose 90 exit and then zoom by that park, gas station,Kentucky Fried Chicken, and my favorite Chinese restaurant, TONY's......I haven't been in the area for some years though since my Grandma passed a while back.
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huh? I thought you knew every bar in the city. It's what, 2 blocks off California? You surely have been touched by the angels.
Bruce, did you you ever have to toss her and her shopping cart out of the joint or was there a standing house rule not to let her in?
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Old 01-17-2008, 01:38 PM
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Bruce, did you you ever have to toss her and her shopping cart out of the joint or was there a standing house rule not to let her in?
No, she had her own stool. Right next to the dartboard.
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Old 01-17-2008, 01:42 PM
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Bruce, did you you ever have to toss her and her shopping cart out of the joint or was there a standing house rule not to let her in?
I was kinda hoping to hear your opinion on Byk's 1990 picture.....
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Old 01-17-2008, 01:55 PM
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Now Karen LOVES the Shoe Depot up here, and I figure up $200, I'll run her downtown and get her a couple pairs of shoes and go back to see Go for Wand romp in the Alabama later.
Now this is very cool.
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Old 01-17-2008, 01:58 PM
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August 11, 1990.. Alabama Day at the Spa..

G/F Karen Papp (photo below) and I get to the track and I hit the opening exacta 5x (@$25.00) to immediately get up $100. I had bet a DD, which I rarely do, and a $10 double at that, and it hits for $20+, so I'm up $200.

Now Karen LOVES the Shoe Depot up here, and I figure up $200, I'll run her downtown and get her a couple pairs of shoes and go back to see Go for Wand romp in the Alabama later. But as we're walking to go out, she runs into a girlfriend from Cortland State. We were right by the Carousel, and I tell her to take her time as I's bet the third...

So I look at the third, and find a 15-1 shot named Balinar, the #9, that looks interesting and I wheel him in $2 exactas back and forth with the 1, 3, 5 and 7 for $16 total. They get to the top of the stretch and are running 1-9-5-7 and the 9 is moving best and I'm thinking I've got this puppy cold stone locked, when all of a sudden I can see a blur in the corner of the TV...

I don't know who it is coming fast, and I'm asking the old brother watching it with me who it is and he says 'it's da 3... you gots the 3?'... and now Balinar is ding-donging with the 3 down the stretch and they hit the wire together and the old guy is screamin at me "You gots it! You gots it!"... And the 3 -- Keynote Speaker, a Rockingham shipper from Michael Aro with Chop Chop -- is the longest shot on the board at 25-1 and I've got him over my Balinar -- the 2nd longest shot on the board at 14-1...

"You gots it! The boy gots it... You my hero!"

$721.00 exacta.. my first IRS ticket.

At the track 1 hour and 10 minutes and up 'on paper' $1,000.


Karen and I from that same summer..

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Old 01-17-2008, 02:09 PM
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and central's about 40 blocks away...in chicago there is a different hood every mile (8 blocks)
"Jane, you ignorant slut."

East to West.... Western>>California>>Kedzie>>Central.

Each of those are, indeed, 8 blocks apart. From the Montrose Saloon to Central is 13 blocks, not 40. And it's maybe a mile.

13, 40.... all must seem the same to you when you are drunk and sitting on the bus stop bench for a 1/2 hour.

It's understandable.
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Old 01-17-2008, 02:18 PM
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"Jane, you ignorant slut."

East to West.... Western>>California>>Kedzie>>Central.

Each of those are, indeed, 8 blocks apart. From the Montrose Saloon to Central is 13 blocks, not 40. And it's maybe a mile.

13, 40.... all must seem the same to you when you are drunk and sitting on the bus stop bench for a 1/2 hour.

It's understandable.
post of the day........
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Old 01-17-2008, 02:23 PM
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In the Sportsbook at Bellagio a couple years back with a group of friends none of whom were into horse racing. Had someone's leftover past performances in front of me and happened to notice a race at some junk track a few minutes to post with six need the lead horses and one capable closer. The capable closer was going off at 7-1 so I figured what the hell I'll make a bet. Wound up just playing a $2 exacta straight of the closer over the speed horse I thought was most likely to hold on. I tell my friends to watch this race, the one horse will start out way behind and blow by them all at the end and win. The break from the gate and it really looks hopeless, he must be about 20 lengths back. My friends are all laughing at me and I tell them to wait and gain more confidence that I'm right as the fractions roll on the screen and they continue to laugh oblivious to what 21.4 means. Sure enough it plays out exactly as I predicted and he blows by and as an added bonus the speed horse I played in second holds on for second. Only paid $65 but looking like a fricken genius in front of all my friends was priceless. Only bet I placed that day.
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Old 01-17-2008, 02:34 PM
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what did she usta call ackroyd? each of those are four blocks apart (not the itty-bitty half blocks, the 2400-2500 blocks) so that would be 1.5 miles...and i was thinking of the central avenue that's out past harlem, which is about 40 blocks away and much more scavs' typeo place
p.s. be forewarned...i will be at the montrose saloon sometime in the not too distant future...they got a back smoking room?
You need to get there asap.

They are out of peanuts.
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Old 01-17-2008, 02:47 PM
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This picture only proves what has long been suspected....

Byk is the reformed version of Aaron Hesz.

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