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Sunday, March 9, 2008
I took Ethan on a little shopping trip Saturday, and we ended up at Springfield’s hippy store, Penny Lane. They have the best selection of posters anywhere around here (in a different room than the one pictured above), and bought a couple for my office and one for Ethan’s room (Buzz Lightyear).
On the way out, we stopped by their blacklight room. Ethan was mesmerized by their strobe light. Poor little guy, probably thought he was at the gates of hell. We had a good time though. He said “it smells good in here!”
RELATED TOPICS: Ethan, Springfield
No way, I can’t believe that store is still there. Same place? I remember being there not long after Jerry Garcia died. The feeling of grief was thick in the air, or at least something was.
Mista Betts
MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 2:45 AM1
Uh, Ethan stay away from the items in the glass case. They are just for “tobacco” use only.
JenKat MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 8:24 AM4
Oh, dude, nice photo, man, and like some chick I once knew said, “ROCK ON!”
Angi MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 8:55 AM5
dave, did you go in there and forget why ? then left and got something to eat... there is a reason why that place is so close to ‘gyro stop’.
Hippies.
JimtheEnglishman
MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 9:03 AM6
Also the same reason you can get nipple rings and a tattoo next door.
shoo MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 9:12 AM7
Not to mention they have a sweet selection of decals/stickers.. if you can get past the collection of pissing Calvins...
Sadly enough, I recognized this locale before I even saw the caption. D’oh.
And btw - WHO IS THIS MISTA BETTS!?!? Surely not my former junior high principal!?
(Hiya Dave!)
Sterno
MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 2:44 PM9
Dude, your website is totally lame. I read about this one place...zoohum or some such. You should totally check it out!
courtney
MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 4:04 PM10
Junior High? Come on, son. I was a high school principal, officiatin’ in the pros of the school system, just like I was a pro NFL player. Come on son.
Mista Betts
MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 5:03 PM11
When I was a teacher I had this former junior high and high school principal who is being referred to as my boss. Best principal I ever worked under. From the school board’s perspective on decision making and getting things done there was a right way, a wrong way, and a Mista Betts way. Usually the board chose the “wrong” way over the “right” way; they were afraid of lawsuits if they chose the Mista Betts way. His way would get the job accomplished, although the methods he employed maybe sometimes weren’t quite professional or ethical!!
cubs1944
MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 8:10 PM12
I always enjoyed the Mista Betts way myself. I thought it was the most efficient. But yeah...maybe inviting of lawsuits.
courtney
MONDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2008 10:14 PM13
I personally liked the Mr. Hickman way.
“Gladish!! Detention!”
Betsy TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH, 2008 8:01 AM14
Yeah, I wasn’t quite as fond of that way. Especially that one time he told me I “must be retarded” and that I “belonged with the other retarded kids down the hall.” No joke.
courtney
TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH, 2008 12:13 PM15
I liked the Deloney way...that dude is one sexy beast.
Mista Betts
TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH, 2008 12:53 PM16
Last time I was in Springfield, I went to a bar with a friend, and Mrs. Deloney periodically collected our empty beer bottles.
It was weird.
Betsy TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH, 2008 3:34 PM17
Did she work there or was she just collecting recyclables in a shopping cart?
Mista Betts
THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2008 9:02 AM18
Comments have been turned off since I moved over to Humzoo.
