Jedigoat Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 These stupid articles always pop up on my desktop's newsfeed. I miss Raxx, anyone know what the hell that is? I miss Showbizz Pizza. Way better than Chuck E. Cheese. We had a pizza place called Godfather's which was amazing. Prior to Taco Bell coming to town in the mid 80's, we had Taco Grande, which was way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I liked Borders better than Barnes and Noble but I dont remember why now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Never heard of Raxx with two Xs, but there was a fast food place called Rax that I loved. Still has a couple locations in Ohio somewhere. Great roast beef sandwiches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Never heard of Raxx with two Xs, but there was a fast food place called Rax that I loved. Still has a couple locations in Ohio somewhere. Great roast beef sandwiches.My bad. I thought it had two x'sI liked Borders better than Barnes and Noble but I dont remember why nowIt was because they had coupons. Barnes and Noble has rewards but you have to pay to be a member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Oh! So it is the same place? We used to go there for lunch in high school. We were allowed to leave campus for lunch our senior year, and you could get the salad bar for super cheap and eat a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Oh! So it is the same place? We used to go there for lunch in high school. We were allowed to leave campus for lunch our senior year, and you could get the salad bar for super cheap and eat a ton.I remember that. Remember Wendy's Super Bar?Anyway, Rax was way better than Arby's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 When I was a kid, Lionel Play World was vastly superior to Toys R Us. Closed down in like 1991 I think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 We had a toy store called Children's Palace prior to Toys R Us coming in right next door to it. Children's Palace didn't stand a chance, but survived about another three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Media Play. I still miss Media Play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Damn. I forget the name of the mall music stores near me but they were great for rare hard to find stuff. Super expensive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceheart Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 FYE? Sam Goody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Had to look it up....Musicland. Castleton Mall in Indianapolis still has an FYE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 There was a great store in my hometown that theoretically was an electronics store that specialized in sound systems, but was primarily a used record store. It was run by these old guys who would just sit and listen to music all day, and they knew everything. And the stuff was cheap. I would go in there with 20 bucks and come out with 20+ CDs, and several were just free because if you want Miles Davis you have to have John Coltrane, so take this one with you. At one point I know I left with Green Day, the Misfits, Tim McGraw, Thelonious Monk, a couple CDs of African music, and stuff that got even weirder than that. It was a great time to be young and into music. Unfortunately, Best Buy moved in down the road and put them out of music. Threshold - I still miss you, 20+ years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Where? The Wherehouse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Ah man, independent music stores are amazing. I also miss the baseball card and comic book shops. They were at least three baseball card stores and two comic shops. They're long gone except one comic shop still surviving somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Spam Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 All the Carl's Jr's closed in San Antonio.I miss the hell out of Waffle House but I am not driving to GA to eat there. I would really like to have Panchito's Mexican Buffet back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 When I was a kid, Lionel Play World was vastly superior to Toys R Us. Closed down in like 1991 I think?Let Lionel Play World turn that frown......upside down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Someday Im gonna take my kids to Waffle House. I havent been to one in probably 13-14 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Taco Viva. Zayre/Ames. Kmart like storesSpecs. didn't start carrying a decent selection of metal discs until right before they closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Waffle House? There's one about a block away from my house. They're everywhere here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 When I was a kid, Lionel Play World was vastly superior to Toys R Us. Closed down in like 1991 I think?Let Lionel Play World turn that frown......upside down! GODDAMNIT that's the good shit, inject it straight into my veins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Ah man, independent music stores are amazing. I also miss the baseball card and comic book shops. They were at least three baseball card stores and two comic shops. They're long gone except one comic shop still surviving somehow.There's still some comic shops around, though they are dying, unfortunately. Card shops, though, man. Those were some fun shit. Sports cards, comic cards, all kinds of things. It's kinda weird to think how popular and ubiquitous cards were back in the day and how they just kinda... stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny Skywalker Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I remember Showbiz Pizza. Did Chuckee Cheese buy them? Isn't Godfather's Pizza in Nebraska? Oh man, I miss Venture. It was pretty much a trashier Target. But still better than Wal-Mart or Kmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Waffle House? There's one about a block away from my house. They're everywhere here. They're everywhere here too, I just haven't gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedigoat Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Showbizz actually bought Chuck E. Cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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