If the crusty Gazette manages to cover this loss for our little town, they will probably lead with something like "President Johnson had just shocked the Democratic party by announcing he would not seek reelection, '60 Minutes' debuted on TV, 'In The Heat Of The Night' won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the average price of a gallon of gas was 34 cents, and Pizza Rama served its first pie (probably to a Umass student)."But I have better stats: In an average year 2 out of 3 small business startups fail to see their First Anniversary; and 90% have failed by year five.
Read this autobiographical obituary's closing paragraph: it's not too hard to understand how they managed to stay in business for 39 years.
UNBELIEVABLE! This place was SOOOO great! Food was unbelievable, service was outstanding, and best of all Mike was a great person. Pizza Rama will truly be missed!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it...I for one never knew this was coming.I am so so sad.
ReplyDeleteThe Golden Goose is on Life Support... UMass students have finally realized that we are not welcome in Amherst and we are taking our dollars (along with our bodies) elsewhere. All of the fun has shifted, to Hadley, to Springfield, and increasingly to MetroBoston.
ReplyDeleteWell, you will have a quiet town....
Don't say there isn't a recession. $4 gas means less pizza, movies, etc. Mike, you will be sorely missed.
ReplyDeleteMr. Golden Goose: Mike is a UMass graduate. I am pretty certain he always welcomed all customers, including UMass students, have you ever met him?
ReplyDeleteMike is yet another victim of Charlie Scherpa and the rest of the "declare war" crew.
ReplyDeleteNo, I didn't frequent his establishment. If I want to sit and relax and eat a meal, it will be in a place where the cops haven't declared war on me. Where I - minding my own business and doing nothing wrong - could be kicked out of school for not running fast enough.
People who graduated from UMass prior to 1990 might well have graduated from the moon. The place has changed, and not for the good.
I am told that in the '70s, the UM students wandered back to campus at night loudly singing songs. Imagine if that was to happen now...
And what will be interesting is if $4 gas changes the de-facto commuter school back into a residential one - and then what happens...