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[rich]

- Mike, who owns the Teké, seems reluctant to let Tito and Doc have
lunch at his restaurant. Another terrible cook? like Sledge Poteet
(16) or Denis, who puts anything on his pizzas (papaya chunks,
boysenberry yogurt, p. 11) and who puts his slice of pizza on his hat
(175).
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yup, like the waitress in the Belaying Pin--these folks are not for
business are they?

rich

On 10/28/09, Clément Lévy <clemlevy at gmail.com> wrote:
> - Pico restaurants, too much choice when Doc was "new in town."
>
> - Teke (hashish parlor): see this glossary of rebetiko, a kind of
> music enjoyed by Greek dopers at the turn of the 20th century. See:
> http://www.btinternet.com/~christopher.blackmore/rebetiko/hasiklidika/
> words.html
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebetiko
>
> - vig: Vigorish, or simply the vig, also known as juice or the take,
> is the amount charged by a bookmaker, or bookie, for his services.
> from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigorish
>
> - some quaint mobsters' names: Li'l T-Rex, Salvatore 'Paper Cut'
> Gazzoni, Adrian Prussia.
>
> - "twelve-stepping" means to quit (alcohol, other addictions).
> Originally a method promoted by the AA as early as 1939.
>
> - Greek food here!dolmadhes: stuffes vine leaves; Kalamata olives are
> a famous variety of olives, spanakopitas are what Turkish call burek,
> a spinach and feta pie.
>
> - Mike, who owns the Teké, seems reluctant to let Tito and Doc have
> lunch at his restaurant. Another terrible cook? like Sledge Poteet
> (16) or Denis, who puts anything on his pizzas (papaya chunks,
> boysenberry yogurt, p. 11) and who puts his slice of pizza on his hat
> (175).
>
> - Mulholland Dr., a very long road on the edge of LA along which
> crime happens in a limo in David Lynch's 2001 movie.
>
> Clement
>