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Page 16, Onward -j' i'i Tuesday, September 7, 1982 on the town Magic meets fun for dinner CARPET SECONDS 1 Their slight irregularity is guaranteed not to affect their wear. 2. We handle only the better qualities which are more beautiful and longer lived than comparably priced low end carpets. 3. The cost of installation of cheap short-lived carpets is die same as die cost of installing our Better Grade Carpets.

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You can't To set things straight, Kathy and I were completely sober when all this was going on. The place happened to be the Magic Time Machine which, bar none, is one of the wildest bits of mayhem ever slapped under a restaurant label. It is so strange that I agreed to bring our children. The food is simple by necessity. It is limited to steaks and chicken for the adults and shrimp or ground steak on the children's menu.

Anything more elaborate would detract from the uninhibited merry-making which goes non-stop in this maze of an eating establishment We ordered from a wide choice of large and medium-sized steaks, priced high and served with salad but otherwise a la carte. Kathy's sirloin was a bit above average and pleasantly tender. My T-bone was overcooked, served medium rare after having been ordered rare, and was, at the most an average piece of meat Prices of steaks average between $12 and $13. The salad bar is nothing spectacular except that the bar itself is an antique automobile. There were also some house-made cheese crackers well worth going back for.

Desserts far outshone the rest of the meal. From huge sundaes to wonderful cobblers, thick with crisp crusts and toasted almonds, the sweet end to the meal was a dazzler. I had and shared a peach cobbler that gets high marks. First Movie RENTAL FREE wRental of a VIDEO CASSETTE HOME RECORDER September Special 3-Day VCR Rental 2995 Staff Photo by Bob Daemmrich Carol Owens ignores the dont-feed-tbe-ani-mals philosophy at the Magic Time Machine by offering a tidbit to Bullwinkle (Galen, Svanas). We were seated in the middle of the main dining room, having been walked past the tepee, the telephone book library and an odd assortment of other booth-style tables.

I requested a booth a bit further along and was told we were welcome to take it A postscript however, was that no waiter was working that table so we wouldn't be served. Taking the seats we were offered included receiving a lot of personal attention. Our waiter was Beau Geste, but we received numerous visits from Casey Jones, the Swami and even a genie. Birthdays and anniversaries brought on choral singing of original songs as did any party of four Not to be Used with Any Other Special Deposit Required When Applicable. Expires 9-30-82 Chariots of Fire Choose From Movies Such As: Sharky's Machine Rollover Star Wars On Golden Pond a and 100s More Limited to Supplies in Stock 1818W.

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