| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To post a message to this mailing list please address it to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~***Get ready for the upcoming holidays*** Shop the JewishGenMall~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Grays Drug Store had a large ticket brokering agency during the 1930s and40s -- instead of walaking from theater to theater to see what wasavailable today, one just went to Grays -- on the East side of Broadway,about 43rd Street. If the show was doing well, one paid full price; if ithad lots of empty seats there were bargains. The agency was, if I remember,in the basement. |
| - Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -> Do you remember an old drug store chain called "Drug Fair".> Now, that was a real drug store...used to have a little> sandwich shop in the back called The Lantern Room... |
| Could someone please explain to non-americans what this thread is about? Andwhat does the song "drug store truck drivin man" got to do with a boatnamed after a former republican president? |
| >>>>> "R" == Ratwood19 writes: R> Hi, there is a drug store in Harvard Square that specializes in R> rare perfumes and colognes, but I cant remember the name of it. I R> would like to give them a call -- can anyone remind me of their R> name? Thanks. |
| Hes a drug store truck drivin manAnd hes a head of the Ku Klux KlanWhen summer comes rollin aroundWell be lucky to get out of townHes been like a father to meHes like the only DJ you can hear after threeAnd Im an all right singer in a country bandAnd if he dont like meHe dont understandHes a drug store truck drivin manHes a head of the Ku Klux KlanWhen summer comes rollin aroundWell be lucky to get out of townHes got him a house on the hillAnd he can play, country records till youve had your fillAnd hes a law man friendHes an all night DJSure dont think much like the records he playsHes a drug store truck drivin manHes a head of the Ku Klux KlanWhen summer comes rollin aroundWell be lucky to get out of townHe dont like resistance I knowAnd he said it last night on a big TV showAnd hes got him a medalThat he won in the warWeights 500 pounds and it sleeps by the doorHes a drug store truck drivin manHes a head of the Ku Klux KlanWhen summer comes rollin aroundWell be lucky to get out of . |
