Oh my god, what a great thread. I don't come on for a few days and this is what I missed. Reading everyone's post all I had was a smile on my face the whole time.
I grew up in the Hood in Dover. Anyone from there? I used to hang out at the Red Rooster on 26th Ave S.E. Bought all my hockey cards there, and pumped quaters into the Super Mario bros machine. That game had quaters lined up like crazy back in the day.
I lived in Glenbrooke at one point too, and where Westhills is now, I used to ride my bike there and catch gophers and tadpoles. That was the edge of the city.
I used to fished the video games at Easy Street. Anyone know how to do that? Haha.. tie a quarter to a piece of thread and unlimited credits if you had skill. They even knew I was doing it there and they ended up hiring me. I worked at Easy Street.. whoo hoo! That place was wicked. Pretty fun place to work at for $4.20/hr. At least I made great tips. I co-ordinated birthdays. I probably did one your guys birthdays there if you are 5-10 years younger than me. Jim Peplinksi tipped me well once. I made a lot friends working there that I still hang out with.
I once won a Buckshot t-shirt and C.O.P. day passes. I sent in the funny joke of the day. I remember it vividly too. I ran home everyday for lunch from school after I had sent that letter. Then one day, that owl puppet thing (I can't remember his name), hands him a letter, and it looked like mine. I was so sure, because of where I put the stamp and the colors I used on the envelope. Then he announced my name and read my joke. "What happens when 2 shirt collars race? It ends up in a tie!" he read 2 other jokes, and everyone voted mine as the best!! Good times!
My sister and I also auditioned for Easy Street, but never made it. Might have been a good thing though, because I would have punched Kevin Frank. He was an idiot.
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