tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post7566155250202130722..comments2024-02-25T11:14:29.460-05:00Comments on TEMPLE OF SCHLOCK: This Week on 42nd Street -- 1982Temple of Schlockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16054224371623000524noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post-1748586319999329132010-06-08T09:34:30.233-04:002010-06-08T09:34:30.233-04:00Hi Robert -- Sorry it took so long to get back to ...Hi Robert -- Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I wish I could say the wait was worth it, but we always just grabbed a couple of hot dogs and a cold drink, many times at the Grand Luncheonette, which was in the outer lobby of the Selwyn. Paul preferred the big Nathan's in Times Square (corner of B'way & 43rd, as I recall) because he had read somewhere that Frank Hennenlotter wrote a lot of BASKET CASE in there. I'm crazy about the papaya joints that are around the city -- Gray's Papaya, Papaya King, Papaya Dog, etc. -- so I'd hit one of those if I could. Fried chicken places were a no-no unless we needed a cold drink or had to get off the street to avoid trouble (I specifically remember us escaping a crack freakout by ducking into Church's), and I never ate anything in Tad's -- nothing in there ever looked edible. The only other place I can give a thumbs-up to is Barking Fish, a tiny stand-up-and-eat hole-in-the-wall which was in the battle zone of 8th Avenue between 42nd & 43rd and served really good southern & Cajun food. It moved further uptown, maybe 46th or 47th Street, and is long gone now.Temple of Schlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054224371623000524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post-53623998144645061342010-06-02T12:47:07.274-04:002010-06-02T12:47:07.274-04:00I would have been all over that Dr. Butcher / Slit...I would have been all over that Dr. Butcher / Slithis double feature. Man, I'd have enjoyed, and been a little bit frightened by, taking that one in.Burlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471864627412228340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213270.post-79166994455616317082010-06-01T17:24:01.197-04:002010-06-01T17:24:01.197-04:00I'm curious to know if during the time you wer...I'm curious to know if during the time you were making your movie-going pilgrimages down to 42nd Street were there any specific restaurants /cafes / diners in the same area that you faithfully visited whenever attending a movie?Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072833878836137632noreply@blogger.com