CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
FROM THE HOLIDAY SHOWCASE RESTAURANT
TO
KENSINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK:
Change is Our Most Important Product
“I remember when the waitresses roller skated outside.”
The dove-gray haired women had just entered the Holiday Showcase on Union Road in Cheektowaga, New York. After indulging in a delicious breakfast there Monte was waiting to pay the bill while Kathleen, our surrogate daughter, and I stood aside.
The women overheard Monte telling Kathleen that we used to enjoy the time we spent at the round restaurant while we were dating in 1966. That’s when one of them made the comment about the roller skating.
“I don’t remember that,” Monte said, “but then we frequented it at night.”
I worked nights until 10:30 to midnight, so our dates began late,” I explained.
“I remember coming here the night I was engaged,” the woman said. “That was over forty years ago.”
“What year?” Monte asked.
“1966. That’s the year we were married, too.”
“Oh,” Monte said. “What month was that?”
“July.”
“That’s amazing,” Monte said. “We married in September 1966.”
I stepped to the wall to look at the framed old photographs framed hung there.
“Look at this photo,” I said, pointing to one showing the skating waitresses. “I never knew that existed.”
“They must not have worked at night,” Monte and the woman agreed.
Another photograph showed the groundbreaking of the restaurant.
“They built this in 1963,” he said, surprised. “It was pretty new when we were frequenting it.”
The clerk appeared behind the restaurant and Monte went over to the counter to pay the bill.
“We used to come here a long time ago,” he said to the young dark-haired girl. She seemed (more…)
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CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
FROM THE HOLIDAY SHOWCASE RESTAURANT
TO
KENSINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK:
Change is Our Most Important Product
“I remember when the waitresses roller skated outside.”
The dove-gray haired women had just entered the Holiday Showcase on Union Road in Cheektowaga, New York. After indulging in a delicious breakfast there Monte was waiting to pay the bill while Kathleen, our surrogate daughter, and I stood aside.
The women overheard Monte telling Kathleen that we used to enjoy the time we spent at the round restaurant while we were dating in 1966. That’s when one of them made the comment about the roller skating.
“I don’t remember that,” Monte said, “but then we frequented it at night.”
I worked nights until 10:30 to midnight, so our dates began late,” I explained.
“I remember coming here the night I was engaged,” the woman said. “That was over forty years ago.”
“What year?” Monte asked.
“1966. That’s the year we were married, too.”
“Oh,” Monte said. “What month was that?”
“July.”
“That’s amazing,” Monte said. “We married in September 1966.”
I stepped to the wall to look at the framed old photographs framed hung there.
“Look at this photo,” I said, pointing to one showing the skating waitresses. “I never knew that existed.”
“They must not have worked at night,” Monte and the woman agreed.
Another photograph showed the groundbreaking of the restaurant.
“They built this in 1963,” he said, surprised. “It was pretty new when we were frequenting it.”
The clerk appeared behind the restaurant and Monte went over to the counter to pay the bill.
“We used to come here a long time ago,” he said to the young dark-haired girl. She seemed (more…)