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As a teenager in NorCal, I would frequently take dates to Shakey's. It took me a while to connect the dots, but I finally figured out that every time I ate a Shakey's pizza, about 20 minutes later, I was desparately looking for a toilet. On-the-edge-of-explosive-diarrhea is not a good look for a date, but if I'm being honest, I wasn't very good at dating, regardless of the restaurant.
But I learned that there was something about Shakey's that my system didn't tolerate.
Beautiful girl, though. I hope that she and her date had a good time.
Back in the late 1980's, I lived in the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington, DC. There was a small gourmet store nearby. I went in to shop and standing in front of me was Wonder Woman (Linda Carter). I wanted to say "Hello" to her, but I was so tonged-tied that no sound came out of my mouth.
A few Shakey's made their way to Minnesota. They were great in the 70's with that crisp, hand-tossed crust. In the early 80's they started the lunch buffet and it went downhill a bit. By the 90's they put in the chuck-e-cheese style games and it was over.
For a while, thought her T-Shirt was advertising for "Sharkey's" - a "gentlemen's club" in Fayetteville, NC....where you would have found many gentlemen from the 82nd ABN and 3rd SF Group extolling the virtues of the staff there in terms of their service, etiquette and demeanor. For some unknown reason(s), the local Sheriff Department had to close the club a few years ago.
From Wikipedia- "Sherwood 'Shakey' Johnson sold out his interest in Shakey's Pizza to Colorado Milling and Elevator Co. in 1966 for $3 million. He retired to a ranch house he built on a 105-acre estate in Oregon House, California and continued to be a patron of jazz and Dixieland music. He was inducted into the Banjo Hall of Fame in Guthrie, Oklahoma, for his use of banjo music in his pizza parlors. Johnson died of a heart attack on October 31, 1998, at the age of 73."
Oregon House is just across the river from where I live. It's funny that in all this time I've never forgotten that bit of trivia about his 'estate' and it's proximity to where I live.
Shakey’s pizza is huge in the Philippines and that is why her shirt is advertising. Nice looking gal and she would probably never drown. I have to respond by my phone now because I got blocked on my computer.
This photo was taken in Olongapo City in the Philippines, just outside the former Subic Bay U.S. Navy Base around '78 or '79. She was there for a USO show.
Me and my buddies used to hop on our 10-speed bikes and hit up Shakey's "Bunch o' Lunch" all you can eat in Minnetonka, MN. Chowing down pizza with pitchers of root beer back in '79.
A pizza place across the street from Texas Tech would offer a $100 prize to anyone who could eat their largest pizza in 1 hour or less on Friday night. Occasionally, a local Rock FM station would match that prize. If you failed to eat the pizza, you had to pay for it. On one $200 night my friends convinced me, a 6-2, 240 pound 20 something year old, to go for it. After 30 minutes I had eaten half of it and thought I was on a decent pace. But by the end of the hour I had eaten about 2/3 of the pizza. That's when the restaurant manager told me they weren't worried about the payout. Tech's football team was housed in the dorms right across the street and if big guys like me and the football players could eat that much, they couldn't afford to make that challenge. (This was back in the 1970s, so $100 was a bigger deal of money than today.) The manager said they only worry when a little 108 pound woman comes in to take the challenge. It's the little ones that seem to have enough room to expand. So, never underestimate how much a little person can eat.
I certainly could eat some of that!!!
ReplyDeleteThe back of the shirt says:
Delete"Shaky Puddin"
For most guys, that's a 'So What?' answer, right there.
ReplyDeleteMy wife will eat about 3/4 of a slice. It also must be only pepperoni.
ReplyDeleteUsed to go to Shakeys regularly with my ex to play Centipede. Good times.
ReplyDeleteAs a teenager in NorCal, I would frequently take dates to Shakey's. It took me a while to connect the dots, but I finally figured out that every time I ate a Shakey's pizza, about 20 minutes later, I was desparately looking for a toilet. On-the-edge-of-explosive-diarrhea is not a good look for a date, but if I'm being honest, I wasn't very good at dating, regardless of the restaurant.
ReplyDeleteBut I learned that there was something about Shakey's that my system didn't tolerate.
Beautiful girl, though. I hope that she and her date had a good time.
Is that not a young Linda Carter?
ReplyDeleteYup… she had some great shakers, what a babe!
DeleteYes
DeleteWhich dates this picture to when, late 60s, early 70s?
DeleteBack in the late 1980's, I lived in the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington, DC. There was a small gourmet store nearby. I went in to shop and standing in front of me was Wonder Woman (Linda Carter). I wanted to say "Hello" to her, but I was so tonged-tied that no sound came out of my mouth.
DeleteA few Shakey's made their way to Minnesota. They were great in the 70's with that crisp, hand-tossed crust. In the early 80's they started the lunch buffet and it went downhill a bit. By the 90's they put in the chuck-e-cheese style games and it was over.
ReplyDeleteEverything tasted better in the early 70s just because, uh, man I don't remember.
DeleteThat is how Domino's became #1. Stoned people.
DeleteNew York City pizza cannot be duplicated anywhere in the world.
ReplyDelete---for which many of us are thankful------
DeleteFor a while, thought her T-Shirt was advertising for "Sharkey's" - a "gentlemen's club" in Fayetteville, NC....where you would have found many gentlemen from the 82nd ABN and 3rd SF Group extolling the virtues of the staff there in terms of their service, etiquette and demeanor. For some unknown reason(s), the local Sheriff Department had to close the club a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteBeen to the Shakey’s in Fukuoka, Japan in the 70s. Lots of photos of touring bands on the wall. E.g. Cheap Trick.
ReplyDeleteFrom Wikipedia-
ReplyDelete"Sherwood 'Shakey' Johnson sold out his interest in Shakey's Pizza to Colorado Milling and Elevator Co. in 1966 for $3 million. He retired to a ranch house he built on a 105-acre estate in Oregon House, California and continued to be a patron of jazz and Dixieland music. He was inducted into the Banjo Hall of Fame in Guthrie, Oklahoma, for his use of banjo music in his pizza parlors. Johnson died of a heart attack on October 31, 1998, at the age of 73."
Oregon House is just across the river from where I live. It's funny that in all this time I've never forgotten that bit of trivia about his 'estate' and it's proximity to where I live.
I'm from the east bay, I was always a Round Table kind of person. I did eat Shakey's overseas... It's all good.
ReplyDeleteShakey’s pizza is huge in the Philippines and that is why her shirt is advertising. Nice looking gal and she would probably never drown. I have to respond by my phone now because I got blocked on my computer.
ReplyDeleteThis must be snake.
DeleteThis photo was taken in Olongapo City in the Philippines, just outside the former Subic Bay U.S. Navy Base around '78 or '79. She was there for a USO show.
ReplyDeleteThe first pizza I ever ate was at a Shakey's. Must have been the early 70's. Had forgotten all about them until this photo.
ReplyDeleteLynda Carter was Miss World USA 1972. Lynda was not a small girl, 5'9" probably 135lbs. She could eat more than one slice.
ReplyDeleteI always liked Shakeys pizza.
ReplyDeleteI dated a girl once that ate her pizza with a knife and fork and dipped it in French dressing. Like I said, once. It was shear blasphemy.
ReplyDeleteMe and my buddies used to hop on our 10-speed bikes and hit up Shakey's "Bunch o' Lunch" all you can eat in Minnetonka, MN. Chowing down pizza with pitchers of root beer back in '79.
ReplyDeleteA pizza place across the street from Texas Tech would offer a $100 prize to anyone who could eat their largest pizza in 1 hour or less on Friday night. Occasionally, a local Rock FM station would match that prize. If you failed to eat the pizza, you had to pay for it. On one $200 night my friends convinced me, a 6-2, 240 pound 20 something year old, to go for it. After 30 minutes I had eaten half of it and thought I was on a decent pace. But by the end of the hour I had eaten about 2/3 of the pizza. That's when the restaurant manager told me they weren't worried about the payout. Tech's football team was housed in the dorms right across the street and if big guys like me and the football players could eat that much, they couldn't afford to make that challenge. (This was back in the 1970s, so $100 was a bigger deal of money than today.) The manager said they only worry when a little 108 pound woman comes in to take the challenge. It's the little ones that seem to have enough room to expand. So, never underestimate how much a little person can eat.
ReplyDeleteShakey's !!!! Texas - long bench tables, cold brew, live music, best pizza. The 70's were great.
ReplyDeleteWow, I remember eating there as a kid, it was a real treat to go out back the
ReplyDeleteWe had 1 in Orlando growing up, great pizza and atmosphere. Youth group went there a lot Sunday nights. Miss them dearly.
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