I argued with myself about posting this or not - after hearing the podcast, there is a high chance I probably knew JORR in real life.

I lived in Skokie during 72-79. From the podcast JORR talks about living there as well around that time.

He also talks about hanging out @ Skokie 7-11's trying to score porn from the only white 711 clerk. I am guessing he is talking about the one on Lincon Ave. and Gross Point Road?????

What a small world. Maybe.

Where hasn't JORR been? We all probably crossed paths with him at some point.

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Jorrest Gump


Dave just blackwatered an Indian, Jeh-nee.

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Was it a creepy guy named Bill?

Did he get demonstrative about asking "IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE!?!"

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The 7-11 was/is at Gross Point and Church.

I was a little north of y'all, I didn't usually venture south of UBAA/Schafers until I had regular access to a car, except for going to Elek-Tek on Lincoln.

But I'm sure that JORR and I must have been at Poochie's at the same time at least once in the 1980s.

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I remember poochies. never liked the food there though. musicland was near there i think.

That was definitely one of the 7-Elevens where we played pinball. Also the one on Church and East Prairie. But our main one was at Dempster and Hamlin. The same guys moved from store to store. I know now they were obviously Muslims but at the time we referred to them as "Hindus". What the fuck did we know? One of them was named Hassan. My friend Jeff called him "Hassin the Hin". I actually saw one of the guys not that long ago working at the 7-Eleven on Oakton near Milwaukee. He looked the same as he did in the 70s. I, however, look much older. Creepy Bill worked at all three of the stores.

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Could be! I went to middle school with Poochie's daughter.

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Fuck JORR.

Been trying to get on his calendar for his last three weeks.

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Didn't any of you Skokie guys play pinball at Big Herm's, the Bunny Hutch, All-Star Lanes, or Oakton Bowl? Those were/are some pretty cool spots.

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I don't remember pinball at the Bunny Hutch but definitely played at the other three. And Old Orchard Bowl was really great for pinball. It seemed like they had a million games. Big Herm's is where I learned how to play Space Invaders.

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I had been to the E. Prairie and Church location a few times '84-'86.

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Someday he will come to you and ask you to do right by "the familia."

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Try 6 months.

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Finally got a text response today..."Something just opened up, I can lunch today!"

Thanks for the 1 hour notice douchebag!

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I'm not even kidding!!

I'm supposed to drop everything because the great JORR had a calendar opening finally.

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He didn't have any trouble clearing the decks on short notice for the Arlington 10 meet up. Just sayin'.

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Joe Orr Road Rod and I know a lot of people in common, but they are all dead.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

Good to know this is what Nas and I get.

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I remember oakton bowl. All the older brothers of the kids I knew use to do drugs there.

Not sure about bunny hutch. Was that in Lincolnwood or as we called it then New Greece.

We moved up to Northbrook soon after where I went to jr high / high school.

Yeah, the Bunny Hutch is in Lincolnwood next to Novelty Golf.

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The original suburban entertainment district. Novelty Golf, game room, batting cages and Bunny Hutch all in one complex with a common outdoor area in between.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Sounds like Haunted Trails.

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But did you know him when he used to rock and roll?

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team Mully & Hanley
team Meatpants

My guy!

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GO BEARS!!!

anyone remember the lagoons? they had a cut thru the fence of the skokie swift near oakton park. use to go thru there, dodge the train, and get to the swamp lagoon area. fuck that was dangerous when i look back now.