Remember Roy Dow? He was my neighbor who lived next to the theatre. One day I asked him to pull up an old rug in the aisle of the theatre and I told him I would pay him $5 for doing this job. He said: “Mr. Nina, I work by the hour – $1 per …
One day a long time ago, probably in the ’20s, my father returned from a trip to Italy. After several weeks had gone by, we received a trunk that my father had sent. It was filled with all sorts of Italian goodies. The trunk was so heavy that it took at least four big, husky …
Things That Irk * Waiting in line at a supermarket behind a lady who is waiting for the amount of her bill. Then she pulls out a blank check, asks the clerk the date. Why couldn’t she have the check made out except for the amount of what she bought? * A dog walker who …
Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 1998. What a fitting day for the dedication of the Aubrey Lasseigne Walking Trail Memorial in Berwick. It was a lovely morning. A little breeze stirred the air as the sunlight shone intermittently though the trees and played among the flags that adorned the walkway. A crowd assembled quickly; Aubrey’s …
I had a dream that Don Verrett invited me to a steak dinner at Lester’s at the casino. He said he would pay for everything. Do you believe in dreams? **** The other day my wife met an old friend of ours and also a former resident of Berwick by the name of Maxine Boyne …
I will never forget the storm, “Debra!” Tarville Davis called me to help him round up two of Vick Guarisco’s hogs that got loose at Riverside Packing Co. We found one of the hogs in a muddy, sloppy pen so Tarville tried to lasso him. They wrestled in the mud for about 15 minutes until …
Remember when “talking pictures” first came out? We called them Vitaphone Pictures. I’ll never forget the night Russell DePrima came to the movies. In the movie, there was one scene showing a man who was putting a sweet smelling shaving lotion on his face. Well, I knew where that part of the film was going …
Were you ever in line at a supermarket with one or two articles and the cashier waiting on a customer in front of you has one item that doesn’t have a price? Then she calls the desk and the line is busy; after 10 minutes, the desk answers; so they call a worker to go …
In McDonald’s I bumped into Mrs. Connie Fabre Guidroz. She said her mother loves to read my column about people she remembered years ago. I suppose most people like to reminisce, especially about their old acquaintances. Working in Cannata’s Deli in Bayou Vista is another lady, Isorge Perera. She always tells me she loves my …
There are some things that you don’t forget – you should have a little patience. Some people will go to a restaurant, not noticing how busy a waitress is in serving the customers. Sometimes, people get mad because the service is a little slow. You know when you go to a restaurant to eat, you …