Subject:The Reflections
Eddie Burton
Class of '66
Thanks for the comeback from Mike Griffith. He is selling himself way too short. Mike was our lead singer and a good one at that. Thanks for the memories.
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Subject:Shakey's Pizza
Michael Griffith
Class of ‘66
Tommy, there was at least one Shakey’s Pizza in Huntsville. It was located on south Memorial Parkway, on the northbound side, near what was called Haysland Square. My best memory of that Shakey’s was shortly after I turned sixteen and got my driver’s license, I was trying to date a Huntsville High girl that had moved to Huntsville from Mobile. On one of our early few dates, we went to Shakey’s for a pizza. Being the nice guy that I am, I suggested that she pick out the toppings, to which she requested anchovies. At that point in my life I had no idea what an anchovy was, but she said that in Mobile everyone ate them on their pizza. When the pizza came, each slice had what looked like a large earthworm laying from the point of the slice to the outer crust. I figured that I was in a little trouble at that point, but I decided to try it anyway … how bad could it be, if everyone in Mobile ate them? With the first big bite, I thought that I had bitten into a piece of salty fishing bait. I’m sure that I looked like Tom Hanks, in the movie “Big” when he first tasted caviar. Next I tried to take the anchovy off of the slice, but it’s juice had permeated the entire pizza. I now like sushi, and I’ve eaten fish-type things of various unknown origins while in Saigon, Bangkok, Tokyo and Hong Kong … but I have never been back to a Shakey’s nor purposely known to touch another anchovy. Also, shortly after this date, the girl in question and I decided that we were not necessarily compatible. Some years later I was attracted to another Huntsville High girl, and we have now been compatible for over 38 years (she doesn’t like anchovies either).
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Subject:Shakey's
Taylor Wright
Class of '66
I do remember Shakey's in Huntsville. If my memory serves me there was one on Jordan Lane across from the old Cotton Club. I went there with my family in the mid 70's.and they had a varied menu which included boiled shrimp. I don't remember another location. They probably closed in the late 70's or early 80's.
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Subject:Shakey's
Lance George
Here's a 1971 ad for Shakey's.
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Subject:Shakey's
Carolyn Taylor
Class of '64
I remember Shakey's Pizza. It was on South Parkway. I took my Girl Scout Troup there on a field trip. That would have been in the 70s. They had birthday specials for kids too.
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Subject:Shakey's
Glenn James
Class of '65
Huntsville did have a "Shakey's Pizza Parlor" around the 1966 time frame. It was on South Parkway south of the present day Gibson's Bar-B-Oue. As I remember it, they had a player piano that played ragtime when a group was not playing and singing. I do remember the pizza was definitely not as good as "Big Ed's Pizza" or "Terry's Pizza". It tasted kinda like it was made out of card board. I do remember sitting around listening to the singers and drinking beer which was very interesting.
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