Obscurity and Decay

Listening, as usual, to our favorite medium of choice, AM radio, has inspired yet another posting. Not only did I hear one of my all-time top pieces of AM pop on there the other day, “Indiana Wants Me” by Motown producer turned incredible singer-songwriter R. Dean Taylor on WJJL AM 1440 (which I understand has two different single mixes – the standard one with the police sirens in the background ambiance, and a special one for California radio stations which were forbidden from playing the siren sounds over their airwaves as they may trick drivers listening to the radio to mistake them for real, which did not have them),

I also heard on WBEN AM 930, my favotite talk station,  that some of the Democrats from Wisconsin fled the state to hide out in Indiana, and now, on top of that, all kinds of trouble (not the pop-o-matic dice kind, either, which is, by the way lots of fun!) is (like Richard Pryor’s fine 1981 cinematic offering of the same title) Bustin’ Loose! While we were in Indiana ourselves, this lovely state which brought us the Jackson 5ive (and it should be spelled “5ive” not “Five”, because spelling it “Five” is JIVE!) offered some the visual loveliness that we so love at O & D. Perhaps the runaway legislators stayed, as we would choose, given the chocie, at the lovely Dollar Inn. Heck, they have HBO (and we hope it doesn’t stand for the punchline to a childhood joke “Horrible Body Odor”!)

After some golden slumbers (as sung about by Sir Paul McCartney on “Abbey Road”) there, it is time to get up and forage for sustenance. So many options as you “ease on down the road”. Let’s see – there’s this great place with a gigantic hot dog caricature painted on it…

How about this charming mid-Century burger stand now known as Shrimp-A-Licious?

No! Hold everything! How can we help but be lured by the allure of  The Lure?

If the fine building doesn’t snare you, how about the incredible sign in cheery retro orange, and that great lantern in the center as a beckoning beacon to what greatness hides inside?

Need some more convincing? Well then, this awesome ARROW should point the way!

The arrow definitely did the trick. Who could resist its subtle urging forth? Not I! Well, then, let’s go inside. The interor did not disappoint either! There were these groovy mechanical fans in the ceiling to cool you off in style…

How about the continuation of the old school orange and brown-centric color styling inside? Check out the menus!

We ordered! And the food was amazing! The best burger and fries this side of 1975 at Henry’s Hamburgers!

And the seating arrangements were simply superb! Fluffy, puffy booths added to an overall enjoyable experience for all of the senses! Laid out in an interesting geometric fashion.

“Indiana Wants Me”? Well, we want more of the beautiful classic style Indiana has to offer! No wonder those Wisconsin legislators chose this charming state as one of their destinations for hanging out recently!

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