Yum, Yum, Yummy, Yummy Jahn's etc.(orig. March 2014, part of re-run week)

Yum, Yum, Yummy aka Jahn's Ice Cream Parlor

Here is a blast from the past for all you New Yorkers. Yes, it's Jahn's Ice Cream.  I bet you already are thinking one or two things to yourself ?????  The Kitchen Sink, or the Awful Awful, or the Screwballs delight ????  Anyway to give you a little history of this great ice cream parlor that only made its own ice cream and was a destination for kids like myself who grew up in NY.  We would go there with 4/5 guys and try to finish one of the Kitchen Sinks.  Now the Kitchen Sink was a Little ice cream sundae with at least 30 scoops of ice cream, banana's, fruit, syrup, nuts,cherries, and who remembers what else.  I seem to remember that if you completely finished one, you would get another one for free.  Fat chance of ever finishing one, and if you did, who would want another one.  Besides, in those days we were all so thin, no-one even knew what the word FAT was.... I really don't remember what was in some of the other specials, but they were all great.

     Jahn's was in Richmond Hill, Queens, which was not too far from Jamaica. It also had a nickelodeon inside which was also quite old.  From research it was opened in the 1930's and the last one closed in 2007.  The one in Richmond Hill was the most famous and the one we always went too. Although I have to admit that once we learned what girls were, we went to the one in Forest Hills. It was larger and had more girls there. What can I tell you, I probably was shallow then as well. During the mid 1950's, I understand there were several opened throughout NY, but who knows ?   In it's heyday the place was always mobbed.  It was next door to a big RKO Kieth's movie  .INFO on Jahn's    Back in the day, a date was considered going to a movie and then either to a diner or ice cream place... Hey, I am only transposing what I have read.  ( I was much too busy playing ball and trying to get laid.  What did I know ? )

http://www.richmondhillhistory.org/Jahns.shtml  This link really gives the history of Mr. Jahn, and all the close to accurate information about this NY landmark.  Of course like the RKO Keith's movie which is also gone, it's a thing of the past never to return.

     This is a sad picture of the Kieth's in Flushing that is now being made into Condos after years of neglect along with a later Jahn's next door.  I would think these pictures are from the 70's, because the movie had already been closed.

       There is really no meaning to this blog other than a little trip down memory lane for those of you that remember this.  For you others............this was just some of the great things that Made NY that are once again no longer there..........Growing up as a kid, I remember lots of ice cream places like Krum's in the Bronx, Addie Valens,, . Then there was the bungalow bar ice cream trucks that came to your street daily.... A single single cone was 5 cents, a double 10 cents.  ( I looked that up ).  Now I am really getting nostalgic and am thinking about Horn and Hardart Automat........But That is for another trip down memory lane.........Guess even I can't be full of CRaP daily.  But don't despair.  Tomorrow I will be back bitching in full force.

Enough Already

Enough already. When is enough really enough ? When are all these assholes that have no respect for the use of mobile devices and especially where or when to use them ?  When are these same assholes going to stop texting while driving ? going to stop talking in restaurants and other public or private places ? going to stop yakking while checking out of the supermarket ? going to stop talking while riding their bikes ? going to stop texting in the movies ?.......OK  you are getting the point.

We live in a generation filled with complete and total Dumb shits.  These people not only have no regard for the safety and well being of themselves, they definitely don't give a shit about anyone else. I happen to fall in that anyone else category.

These numb-nuts are everywhere.  We cannot go a single day without commenting as to how stupid someone is for either talking or texting when and where they shouldn't be.  Hopefully, we are not talking about ourselves. Although I certainly enjoy watching a good bike crash by someone who is doing the above.

I want to scream sometimes. It's almost like the norm is not seeing someone text or talk in public ????????  Shit, I look all the time and it's like we are living in one giant "Smartphone" zone. It has reached the point now where you don't even see the little flip phones...Even the Hookers have disposable android smart phones. In fact, they even text and fuck sometimes.

     
      Get on or off any plane today or walk through any airport and all you will see are people talking on their device. (maybe every once in a while someone is listening to music ?)

I don't know about the ladies rooms, but the other day at the airport restroom almost every guy was talking and pissing.  When is enough , enough ?  I can't imagine that one of these assholes couldn't wait til he left the rest room to use his phone.

Will this ever stop ?  Is it too late already ?  Are we just completely fucked as a country when it comes to mobile devices ??.  It's not going to get better and will only get more annoying.  Which reminds me that I can't wait for the new IPhone to come out in a few weeks.
     At least I don't use mine in the bathroom.. I do have certain rules that I abide by.

     Or is it just me ?  Go to facebook.com/crapusa and let me know what you think ?  Oh, and while you are there, please LIKE my page.....Thank You.
    
     
     
     

Answer the &*$+@#en phone already

                                                                        
Why must cell phones ring for minutes before some asshole decides to pick it up ?....why do these same assholes have to look at the caller ID after they finally fumble through their pockets and then finally answer it ?

     I really don't have the answer to these questions, but I do know that most old people are the worst violators....They wait forever to get out their cell.....Then they fumble for their glasses to be able to read the caller ID....Then it becomes the thinking process to see if they are going to answer the call.....I want to scream when I witness this. No, I take that back. What I really want to do  is fucking strangle those people....And what makes matters worse is they usually have the most ridiculous ring tone.

          I must admit that I use my cell alot... I have mastered the art of not screaming while talking, although that has taken a very long time... But I still want to kill those people who scream on the phone. I don't give a shit what they did last night, or what their kid ate for breakfast or who they fucked.  Whatever it is, it is strictly their problem and they need to talk in an inside voice.... Loud cell speech is going to result in the new Road Rage...

     Can't there be a thing called Consideration that every phone uses must take an oath on  prior to purchasing a new phone ?  Wouldn't that be really nice ?  Who am I kidding, I know that will never happen and these same assholes will talk loud on their phone in a restaurant , movie theater, gym, and any other place that I probably am in... Or, they will TM in the movie for the sole purpose of pissing me off.

     Who am I kidding ?  These are the same jerks that we hated in school, the same jerks that we work with, and the same jerks that.......................................well, you know.....they are all around us.

Text Alert....Text Alert.....Text Alert......Text Alert.....

I am not the biggest movie fan in the world and admit I would rather watch a good movie on my big screen HDTV in the comfort of my own home, on my own time.  I don't want to bother fighting crowds in movie theatres, almost as much as I don't want to hunt for a parking space in some crowded garage or wait forever to get out after the movie.  I don't want to wait on some ridiculous line for a ticket, nor do I want to take the chance of having some fat or smelly person sit next to me. I especially don't want to hear people chopping on pop corn or some idiot asking their spouse at the top of their lungs..........." Morris ???????? What did he say"?????? I don't want to sit through commercials before the movie starts or watch 7 trailers of movies that will be coming out until sometime next year.  I especially don't want some inconsiderate person resting their feet on the back of my more than comfortable reclining over sized seat that I paid $10.00 for. ( OK, a little lie.  I have been buying senior tickets since I was 50. )  ....But, and now comes the big one.....I fucken cannot stand any of those inconsiderate shitheads that insist on texting during the movie.  Surely they can survive 2 hours without sending or receiving some bullshit text.  Why must they do it in a dark movie when any smartphone lights up like a Christmas tree??????  Why can't movie theatres do something to block service once inside the theatre?  Better yet..........why not send these inconsiderate people to some state sponsored labor camp for 6 months every time they do this and annoy anyone sitting within a 5 row radius of them?????

       Last night, I had a double wamzoomie.  About 10 minutes into the movie this woman sitting to the right of me received a phone call. Not only did it ring, but lit up like crazy.  She immediately tried to hide the phone until she finally figured out how to ignore the call. But did she shut it off???? Of course not, until I opened my mouth and asked her (Nicely of course) to please shut it off.  Guess what she said to me???  I really don't know how to...... Then I was not so nice....... OK, back to the movie..............30 minutes later a young kid about 22 received a text, and then proceeded to answer it.  Fortunately he was smaller than me so I immediately told him that if he didn't shut his i phone off, he would never see it again..  Ahhhhhh........I was then able to enjoy the balance of the movie.
     I am really a go with the flow type of guy, but this smartphone misuse is right at the top of my list. Of course I won't go into how much I hate phones in restaurants, meetings, abuse in stores, and my all time favorite being used in cars without some hands free bluetooth connection.  I hope I am just not showing my age, but for once being sort of rational??????
     I can't wait for someone to come up with a tazer app. for my blackberry.  Beware you idiots at a movie that I am in.  It will just be like Charles Bronson in an old Death Wish Movie.......I can't wait..