Well, the
holidays are over, work is back to 40 hour weeks, and I can get back to
my journal. PHEW! A friend at work had a birthday
yesterday, and everyone headed to Waldo Pizza in Lees Summit tonight to
celebrate. I'd never heard of it, but the pizza was awesome, and
they had many draft beers that made Kevin happy. He doesn't drink
very often, but he was happy to have two glasses of Beamish Irish
Stout. We were in a large room with video games for kids to play,
and that reminded me....
I loved Fun House pizza, as a
kid. I don't know if we went there 2 or 3 times, or 2 dozen
times...maybe mom can clarify. It was SO much fun, though.
The adults would sit and visit, drinking beer if they drank, smoking if
they smoked, and telling loud stories, laughing all the while. Me
and Jim would join up with a bunch of other kids and go through
quarters like they were nothing!
There was pinball (damn, I
love pinball) and Pac Man and other video games. There were those
cheesey horses to ride for a quarter. The music played too loud,
and everyone shouted to be heard. We ruled that place....RULED
it! I'm sure we annoyed the adults in the joint, but every time I
drive past a Fun House, I get a huge grin on my face,
remembering. Dad always made sure we had plenty of
quarters. Looking back, and knowing my kids, he
might have funded our night to keep us busy and out of their hair, but
at the time, he was the coolest dad ever!j (still is!)
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Probably 2 dozen times. I remember you and Johnny Dudley dancing together when you couldn't have been over 3 years old. We went there because we didn't use babysitters, and it was the only place we could go to party and take our little kids.
I know it, don't you wish sometimes life was still as easy as that for us adults?????? Hand over a roll or 2 of quarters, and send us on our happy way..plus throw in some pizza..lol!
Robyn :)
I miss pinball so much! There are still a few machines here and there, but most of them are kinda junky with burned-out lights, cracked glass, etc. Sad. Let's hope they make a comeback like everything else from the 70's and 80's.
Love,
Russ
Great entry ,bring ing back lots of memorys !and the whole family had fun together !! ........Jan xx
I'm with you on this one. That place did kick ass. Me, Steve, Jerry, and Hiram even used to go there when we started driving...a kid I went to school with at Oak Grove worked there so we didn't have to pay for pizza. I can remember going there when I was pretty young. I'm pretty sure that's the first place I ever seen a steel guitar.
We had Krystal when I was a kid
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