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<p>[QUOTE="Howard Black, post: 3168433, member: 97119"]I've seen it, but never ate there. Frequently stopped at the <b><i>tiny</i></b> pizza shop on the north side of Allerton a block or two west of the GHR intersection (several blocks all came together there, as I recall. I remember an A&P and a lumber yard too, unless my memory is playing tricks on me).</p><p><br /></p><p>Cannot remember the name of the pizza place. It was <i><b>small</b></i>! Just about wide enough for his pizza oven in the back, had maybe three small tables, but most of his traffic was walk-in "by the slice" -- a slice was 15 cents, huge, and delicious! The guy who ran it had a thick Italian accent, did everything himself, from spinning the dough in the air to cutting off a slice to blast in the oven when purchased.</p><p><br /></p><p>Literally the best pizza I have ever had. PERFECT crust -- crisp on the outside, big, filled with huge, soft bubbles, reminiscent of baguette bread. The sauce had an aroma that caused a Pavlovian reaction. The crust beneath the sauce and cheese was also absolutely perfect: crisp on the bottom, soft on the top, NOT very thick at all. Here in the midwest, you generally have a choice between "regular" crust, which is about 1/4" thick (or even thicker), or "thin" crust which is like a <b><i>cracker</i></b>!</p><p><br /></p><p>There is one local place that almost has it right -- but when you add up all the things that are "almost" right, it just ain't right!</p><p><br /></p><p>The only <i><b>bad </b></i>thing about "The Pizza of My Youth"? The bad thing is that I took it for granted! I had no idea just what a fantastic delicacy I had. Oh, well...</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was really young, my mother would take me to the double feature at the Allerton "movies" ("going to the movies"). Out here, it's called "The Theater" or "The Show"). She would never pay attention to when the start times were! We'd <i><b>always </b></i>walk in right in the middle of a movie.</p><p><br /></p><p>After the first movie would finish, we'd watch the second one, and then te <i>first</i> one would run again.</p><p><br /></p><p>We'd finally get to see how <i>that </i>one started!</p><p><br /></p><p>When it got to the place it was at when we got there, my mother would stand up and tell me, "This is where we came in," and we'd leave.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since, "This is where I came in" has become a saying, I suppose she wasn't the only one to watch movies that way. (To me, now that I'm "grown up" (although my wife would beg to differ<g>), it makes no sense at all to start watching in the middle, trying to figure out what's going on, and then a couple hours later finally watch the <i>first </i>part. But, back then -- for her, at least -- it was perfectly normal!)</p><p><br /></p><p>On the same side of the street (as "the movies" -- across from the pizza place) there was D'Allessio's grocery (I probably got the spelling wrong), and closer to the "EL" there was a <b><i>tiny</i></b> (smaller than the pizza place!) "Appetizer" store, run by a guy from somewhere in Eastern Europe, IIRC, most likely one of the <i><b>many</b></i> survivors from the nazi death camps in the neighborhood (my doctor -- Dr. Jolleck -- had those vile numbers tattooed on his arm; during the war, he somehow managed to suture up wounds on others in the camp).</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd stop at the appetizer store for delicacies like "Jells" which he sold in bulk (they -- or something similar -- could be purchased in small "candy bar size" boxes as "Joyva Jells" -- they also made halvah, which was also sold in bulk at the appetizer, as I recall. (It's about impossible to get halvah OR Jells here. There was one time when a guy who seemed to consider himself a gourmet offered to stock anything people would request -- so, Ii requested Joyva Jells. He got them in -- once. Apparently, I was the only customer. No one seemed to know what they were! If they'd been brave, and <i><b>tried </b></i>them... My son became addicted at his first bite of one!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ah, memories...</p><p><br /></p><p>As to "the other Tony" I knew he was someone else, he's several years older than us. I just thought it an interesting coincidence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for taking so long to reply -- I am dealing with a major toothache (on top of everything else), am probably going to need another root canal. I finally get to see the "specialist" my dentist sent me to in one more day. Was supposed to see him a week ago, but my wife was not up to a drive, she was really under the weather, so, we rescheduled it.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a result I have not been up to writing more than a one-liner here and there, not the kind of reply your message merited. Hopefully in another day or so I will be more similar to a functioning human (unless he plays the "I'll examine your tooth today, and then schedule you for work on it in a week or two" routine.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Not to digress... UPS <b><i>tried </i></b>to deliver my coins today (signature required, so, I won't get to get at them until <i>Friday</i>, since I'll be at the dentist tomorrow). So apparently the US Mint processed the return before they ran out of stock. As of the 19th, they'd sold 189,325, out of a <i><b>maximum </b></i>of 200,000 (they never did give an <i>actual</i> number minted), so I was on the proverbial pins and needles. IMO they'll definitely be sold out this week.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I will have one box with two sets, and two boxes with one set each, and I still don't know if I should open them or not!</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I asked the question (at the top of this thread) there was a major error discovered: A JFK Half with NO Cameo finish on its obverse! The entire side was mirror-surfaced!</p><p><br /></p><p>I know the odds are slim, but, it <b><i>is</i></b> possible that there's one of them in one of these three sealed boxes. If I don't open them, this could increase their resale value, as a potential buyer "of the gambling type" may be willing to pay (much?) more in the hopes of getting a coin that <i>might</i> be worth a small fortune.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, how would <i><b>I </b></i>feel if I sold it for an extra $25 or so, and found out that the buyer sold that coin for $25,000?</p><p><br /></p><p>Besides that, there's the issue of damage -- with the high rate of damaged coins for this issue, do I really want to gamble on these two boxes <i><b>not </b></i>having damaged coins? Or, on the flip side, should it turn out that coins documentable as having been damaged by the Mint <i><b>are </b></i>worth more... well, it'd be the same thing as with the "potentially sealed JFK Half error" situation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll probably just open them, but, I <i><b>might </b></i>try selling <i><b>one </b></i>of sealed "singles" and see how it goes. I'd give a spiel about the recently discovered JFK Half error, the possibility of receiving "rare" Mint-damaged coins, and the possibility of their having higher value at some point. No lies, no BS, just the same issues <b><i>I'm</i></b> wrestling with, included as part of the ad copy (otherwise, really how many people seeing a listing like that are going to even know about these issues?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, my Spidey Sense is telling me I'm starting to ramble again, so I'll sign off now. <g> [edited to fix a few details][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Howard Black, post: 3168433, member: 97119"]I've seen it, but never ate there. Frequently stopped at the [B][I]tiny[/I][/B] pizza shop on the north side of Allerton a block or two west of the GHR intersection (several blocks all came together there, as I recall. I remember an A&P and a lumber yard too, unless my memory is playing tricks on me). Cannot remember the name of the pizza place. It was [I][B]small[/B][/I]! Just about wide enough for his pizza oven in the back, had maybe three small tables, but most of his traffic was walk-in "by the slice" -- a slice was 15 cents, huge, and delicious! The guy who ran it had a thick Italian accent, did everything himself, from spinning the dough in the air to cutting off a slice to blast in the oven when purchased. Literally the best pizza I have ever had. PERFECT crust -- crisp on the outside, big, filled with huge, soft bubbles, reminiscent of baguette bread. The sauce had an aroma that caused a Pavlovian reaction. The crust beneath the sauce and cheese was also absolutely perfect: crisp on the bottom, soft on the top, NOT very thick at all. Here in the midwest, you generally have a choice between "regular" crust, which is about 1/4" thick (or even thicker), or "thin" crust which is like a [B][I]cracker[/I][/B]! There is one local place that almost has it right -- but when you add up all the things that are "almost" right, it just ain't right! The only [I][B]bad [/B][/I]thing about "The Pizza of My Youth"? The bad thing is that I took it for granted! I had no idea just what a fantastic delicacy I had. Oh, well... When I was really young, my mother would take me to the double feature at the Allerton "movies" ("going to the movies"). Out here, it's called "The Theater" or "The Show"). She would never pay attention to when the start times were! We'd [I][B]always [/B][/I]walk in right in the middle of a movie. After the first movie would finish, we'd watch the second one, and then te [I]first[/I] one would run again. We'd finally get to see how [I]that [/I]one started! When it got to the place it was at when we got there, my mother would stand up and tell me, "This is where we came in," and we'd leave. Since, "This is where I came in" has become a saying, I suppose she wasn't the only one to watch movies that way. (To me, now that I'm "grown up" (although my wife would beg to differ<g>), it makes no sense at all to start watching in the middle, trying to figure out what's going on, and then a couple hours later finally watch the [I]first [/I]part. But, back then -- for her, at least -- it was perfectly normal!) On the same side of the street (as "the movies" -- across from the pizza place) there was D'Allessio's grocery (I probably got the spelling wrong), and closer to the "EL" there was a [B][I]tiny[/I][/B] (smaller than the pizza place!) "Appetizer" store, run by a guy from somewhere in Eastern Europe, IIRC, most likely one of the [I][B]many[/B][/I] survivors from the nazi death camps in the neighborhood (my doctor -- Dr. Jolleck -- had those vile numbers tattooed on his arm; during the war, he somehow managed to suture up wounds on others in the camp). I'd stop at the appetizer store for delicacies like "Jells" which he sold in bulk (they -- or something similar -- could be purchased in small "candy bar size" boxes as "Joyva Jells" -- they also made halvah, which was also sold in bulk at the appetizer, as I recall. (It's about impossible to get halvah OR Jells here. There was one time when a guy who seemed to consider himself a gourmet offered to stock anything people would request -- so, Ii requested Joyva Jells. He got them in -- once. Apparently, I was the only customer. No one seemed to know what they were! If they'd been brave, and [I][B]tried [/B][/I]them... My son became addicted at his first bite of one!) Ah, memories... As to "the other Tony" I knew he was someone else, he's several years older than us. I just thought it an interesting coincidence. Sorry for taking so long to reply -- I am dealing with a major toothache (on top of everything else), am probably going to need another root canal. I finally get to see the "specialist" my dentist sent me to in one more day. Was supposed to see him a week ago, but my wife was not up to a drive, she was really under the weather, so, we rescheduled it. As a result I have not been up to writing more than a one-liner here and there, not the kind of reply your message merited. Hopefully in another day or so I will be more similar to a functioning human (unless he plays the "I'll examine your tooth today, and then schedule you for work on it in a week or two" routine.) Not to digress... UPS [B][I]tried [/I][/B]to deliver my coins today (signature required, so, I won't get to get at them until [I]Friday[/I], since I'll be at the dentist tomorrow). So apparently the US Mint processed the return before they ran out of stock. As of the 19th, they'd sold 189,325, out of a [I][B]maximum [/B][/I]of 200,000 (they never did give an [I]actual[/I] number minted), so I was on the proverbial pins and needles. IMO they'll definitely be sold out this week. So, I will have one box with two sets, and two boxes with one set each, and I still don't know if I should open them or not! Since I asked the question (at the top of this thread) there was a major error discovered: A JFK Half with NO Cameo finish on its obverse! The entire side was mirror-surfaced! I know the odds are slim, but, it [B][I]is[/I][/B] possible that there's one of them in one of these three sealed boxes. If I don't open them, this could increase their resale value, as a potential buyer "of the gambling type" may be willing to pay (much?) more in the hopes of getting a coin that [I]might[/I] be worth a small fortune. On the other hand, how would [I][B]I [/B][/I]feel if I sold it for an extra $25 or so, and found out that the buyer sold that coin for $25,000? Besides that, there's the issue of damage -- with the high rate of damaged coins for this issue, do I really want to gamble on these two boxes [I][B]not [/B][/I]having damaged coins? Or, on the flip side, should it turn out that coins documentable as having been damaged by the Mint [I][B]are [/B][/I]worth more... well, it'd be the same thing as with the "potentially sealed JFK Half error" situation. I'll probably just open them, but, I [I][B]might [/B][/I]try selling [I][B]one [/B][/I]of sealed "singles" and see how it goes. I'd give a spiel about the recently discovered JFK Half error, the possibility of receiving "rare" Mint-damaged coins, and the possibility of their having higher value at some point. No lies, no BS, just the same issues [B][I]I'm[/I][/B] wrestling with, included as part of the ad copy (otherwise, really how many people seeing a listing like that are going to even know about these issues?) Well, my Spidey Sense is telling me I'm starting to ramble again, so I'll sign off now. <g> [edited to fix a few details][/QUOTE]
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