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Hello all!

I'm a new guy here -- just ordered a pair of m60ti's. When I get 'em I'll post my impressions.

I'm two-channel stereo only

my set-up:

CD player: Sherwood Newcastle CD980
Amp: NAD 3150 (used as power amp only)
Speakers: Klipsch sf2
18 guage home depot speaker cables (woo-hoo!)

Hey Curtis! Another Sherwood guy!

Welcome NoGood! We'll be looking forward to your thoughts. We love seeing pics, too. Hint, Hint!

Jeeesh, you guys and your photo requests!

Any Day Now I'm going to have a few minutes in my schedule and I'll post so many photos you'll all be telling newcomers "Please....No Photos.... Please!".

Pictures are your friend man, they let people drool over other setups (I make big john envious with my subwoofer)

-D
"Big John is my Idol...or is it that other way around? Let's ask Ray!"

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Big John is my Idol

i worship only one idol.. the Shoney's Big Boy.. but, they have phased him out.. poor guy..

BOW TO ME!!

bigjohn

Ummm I don't have a camera (of any kind). If someone vists with one I'll see what I can do.

I don't have a cell-phone either...or cable/sat TV.

I'm a luddite!!

Shoney's?

BOB'S Big Boy

Thas right, man... Good ol' Bob's Big Boy. I miss that place. I used to love it when I was a kid.

BOB's?

i think they stole that from shoneys? shoneys has had the 'BIG BOY' since the 50's, but began to phase him out in the early 90's. i their advertising dept was going in a different direction, and felt the 'big boy' wasnt the image they wanted to go with. you can still find some of the older shoneys that havent been renovated with the 'big boys', but they are few and far between. you can still find ALL sorts of old shoneys stuff on ebay.

and i have NEVER seen a BOB'S. is that a west coast thing?

bigjohn

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and i have NEVER seen a BOB'S. is that a west coast thing?

It might be. My dad was in the military when I was growing up, so we moved everywhere. But I remember both Bob's and Shoney's very clearly.

We have (had?) Bob's Big Boy here in Cleveland for years (20 or more), but I don't think they're around anymore.

However as far as stealing it from Shoneys, I don't think that's the case. When I was a child in the 1950s (moved to Cleveland in 1951) we had Manner's BIG BOY which later became Bob's. The family went there for dinner almost every week. Great burgers, and FABULOUS strawberry pie. Not a whipped pie, but a pie with real fresh strawberries in a thick strawberry syrup; a compote. A child's sugar delight!

I suspect the "Big Boy" label was franchised to various different owners around the country, Manners' Shoney's, etc., with each owner having his own "territory."

Bob's has been in burbank since 1949.

Google strikes again.

Big Boy History

Unfortunately, the above doesn't give a history of the franchising. I did, however, find there is still one Big Boy in Cleveland. The one nearest me, the one my family used to frequent, is long gone. Someday, I'll have to stop by to see if they still have that strawberry pie. I remember that sauce they used to put on the Big Boy too. That was pretty good. Had good, sesame seed buns, too. OH CRIPES! Now I'm hungry! Sheesh!

During my Google Search, I ran across the name Frisch's Big Boy. I lived somewhere, at one time, that had Frisch's. Maybe Columbus, OH, when I attended Ohio State. That sounds right to me. Shoot, that was only 40 years ago, why can't I remember for sure. DUH!

cool, the mystery is somewhat solved..

ajax, you describing that burger and pie, has got me wanting to find a BOB's now. i havent had shoneys in many years. i see them every once in a while when we are in the metroplex, but we never stop. i am too bust trying to find the cracker barrels. i sure dig that place..

bigjohn

We had Frisch's in Orlando growing up. We saw Shoney's in places like the Carolinas. We always thought that Bob's was a yankee thing.

Hi,

I drove the length of the NY State Thruway last week and I'm sure I passed several Bob's Big Boy outlets. I recall thinking, What's that? They don't have Bob's Big Boy in Canada or Dunkin' Donuts (we have a burger chain called Harvey's).

I didn't stop to try Bob's. I went with Mickey D's warm chicken (grilled) Caesar salad, Paul Newman dressing. Not bad.

Regards,

Alan, next time ya gotta stop and try a Big Boy Burger, and, if they still have it, some strawberry pie. YUM!

Disclaimer: Haven't eaten at a Big Boy in more than 20 years. They used to be pretty good. But then, Arby's used to be made out of real roast beef, too. Things have a way of changing. And, all too often, it ain't for the better.

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Hey Curtis! Another Sherwood guy!

Hey Jack...Curtis knows that there is already another Sherwood guy in the group...ME!

I bought the Sherwood R-965 HT Receiver that was used for the Austin G2G. Blows my Sony completely away...the combination of it and the Axioms is amazing...not to mention it came with a rebranded MX-500 for the remote...have been so busy with work, trying to get all the paperwork and decisions made about the house as well as the holidays, that I have not been able to comment on this new addition to the family...

Got it from Sarah as an early birthday / Christmas present...

Will post updated pictures soon.

Could someone tell me which way is up?

WhatFurrer

Nothing beats a nice Fatburger.

Alan, next time you go by on the Thruway, stop for a meal and/or a beer. I'm 10 minutes off exit 45 (Victor, near Rochester) and I'd love to have you stop by.

ahh....just read this thread.

Yes....WhatFurrer got a great deal on the R-965.

I loved Bob's Big Boy when growing up, but the one in our neighborhood has long been gone.

I used to frequent the Big Boy in Pittsburgh while in High School. While Mickey D offers the Big Mac, it will always come up short to a Big Boy (or several in a bag!).

yeah, all the Big Boy's in VA swapped over to the Shoney's name sometime in the early 70's, i think. I know it was still bib boy's on the mid-60's when my mom worked there. Regardless of what it's called the breakfast buffet totally rocks!