| 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. |
| > Could someone please explain to non-americans what this thread is about? And> what does the song "drug store truck drivin man" got to do with a boat> named after a former republican president? |
| Then we figured it out -- it was a ghost drug store! As anybody who hasread Tim Powers Expiration Date knows, ghosts have certain definingfeatures, and this drug store had them all. It is obviously a drug storethat had accreted enough spirit that when it closed who knows how long ago,it managed to maintain a facade of continued existence that fooled actualcustomers into coming in, which of course boosted its spirit level enoughfor it to continue further, and so it has continued until the present day,despite the fact that it is in fact a big empty store front. Probably foolssuppliers, too. |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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. |
