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Some Of Greats Of Yesteryears
Have Never Been Replaced
DANNY RASKIN
Local Columnist
T
rekking through yes-
teryears .. .
There was only one
Darbys . . . imitators on a
smaller scale, but nowhere
near the operation of Sam
and Edna Boesky with her
son Bernie Kerner . . .
Another spot even tried an
apostrophe, calling it Darby's,
but still couldn't get the peo-
ple back . . . and eventually
folded . . . The late George
Fink said the Picadilly he
managed at the former
Raleigh House "would be
another Darbys" but it never
happened . . . Following its
fire, Darbys on Seven Mile
and Wyoming never reopened
and nobody even attempted
another one like it . . . The
fear was obvious . . . living up
to the standards of this
restaurant legend would have
been near impossible . . . If
Sam and Bernie didn't open
Darbys again, for sure no one
else could . . . Bernie today
still has those wonderful Dar-
bys recipes safely tucked
away in a bank vault.
Checker Bar-B-Q on Brush
was run by Harry and Ethel
Tyner with son Milt, his wife
Phyllis, and another son
Leonard and his wife Marge
. . . When it came to the
Northwest, the sons went
their separate ways . . . Milt
and Phyllis opened their ex-
tremely popular Checker Bar-
B-Q on Livernois where peo-
ple flocked to see other people
and waited in line for the food
put out by them and its con-
viviality . . . Their son Larry,
now a podiatrist, was a
delivery boy and daughter
Linda was behind the counter
. . . Its after-hours operation
with live music was a big
standout . . . Leonard and
Marge opened Checker Bar-
B-Q Carry-Out in Oak Park
. . . When they passed on,
their son Charlie and
daughter-in-law Irene took
over but also eventually clos-
ed its doors . . . For years,
folks always hoped Milt and
Phyllis would open again .. .
and in Oak Park the carry-out
that recently reopened is own-
ed by former Ram's Horn
employee Rick Raimondo.
Healthy Jones went out of
business on Northwestern
Highway where Seros is
celebrating its eighth an-
niversary in Franklin Plaza
north of 12 Mile . . . Ahead of
its time then, Joan Wit-
tenberg had a formula that in
today's health scheme of
things would have been a
door knocker-downer . . . "Pa-
tience, your food is prepared
with love" and "Thank you
for not smoking" were two
signs that told a lot about
Healthy Jones, an im- .
maculate gourmet natural
foods paradise . . . The menu
was only a guide . . .
beverages, frozen yogurt, hot
dishes, juices and teas chang-
ed daily with the specials
chalked on a blackboard.
Also under the same roof
was a complete grocery store
line of take-out health food
products, including frozen
food, snacks, vitamins and
cosmetics . . . Even water
served from the cooler was
distilled . . . Wishful thinking
I know, but wouldn't it be
great if Healthy Jones open-
ed somewhere again?
CONGRATS . . . to Elissa
and Michael Margulies . . . on
their 10th anniversary.
FRANK SINATRA never
forgets . . . especially the good
food when he comes to Detroit
. . . Ribs at Excalibur and
those Italian dishes he loves
at Mario's on Second . . .
While recently here at Joe
Louis Arena, Frank sent one
of the crew members from his
plane to bring back some
Italian goodies from Mario's
. . . and who should know
good Italian food any better
than a good Italian who can
recognize authenticity when
he or she tastes it?
As is his usual fling when
in town, diet or not, Frank
also made his call to Marty
Wilk at Excalibur for those
"bones" . . . He loves "those
ribs at the Ex" . . . and in-
vited Marty and wife Karen
for dinner with Steve
Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
in his Omni Hotel suite .. .
Karen had to beg off, some-
thing a little more important
came up that sort of demand-
ed at least her or Marty show-
ing up . . . the annual football
banquet of their son
Michael's school . . . Marty
and Excalibur put on the en-
tire feed bag at the Omni.
And what were those squad
cars and Secret Service men
doing outside of Excalibur
one recent morning? . . . The
president of Lithuania had
been brought there by
Senator Sander Levin to
speak at the 7 a.m. breakfast
of Southfield Optimist club.
CONGRATS . . . to Jack
and Marian Sherman . . . on
their 55th anniversary . . .
celebrated with family and
friends at Steak and Ale.
WHAT STARTED out
seven years ago as strictly an
affair to honor sportsdom's
finest has blossomed into
something nobody could
forsee.
The Michigan Jewish
Sports Hall of Fame is today
much more than an "induc-
tion center" with its annual
awards banquet . . . People
who attend now don't
necessarily have to be in on
sports . . . the social aspect
has taken such a big swing as
folks meet people they
haven't seen in years at what
has become one big reunion.
Can't remember the last
time I've seen Harold
"Highway Hal" or "Cooney"
Finegood wearing a shirt and
tie . . . The Sarah-Lil bossman
doesn't remember when
either . . . Mickey Fishman
will probably be the new
MSHF president, taking over
Darbys has had
imitators, but no
replacement.
Living up to its
standards would
have been near
impossible.
when current prez Seymour
Brode becomes a past presi-
dent . . . Board of governors
member Murray Hozman do-
ing some Rex Lodge B'nai
B'rith bit of theater with a lit-
tle of his years-ago fun .. .
Lem Barney with his derby,
naturally . . . Ernie Harwell
still one of the nicest guys
around . . . Co-chairpersons
Madelyn Liss and Jim Gross-
man happy with the 450 per-
sons again satisfied by
Shaarey Zedek kosher caterer
Paul Kohn . . . Rudy and Ann
Newman a nice couple . . .
First affair for new Executive
Director Gary Dembs . . .
Everybody certain that in the
future more time will be
spent with the high school
award students . . . For sure
no more hello-hello, goodbye,
nice knowing you in a bif-
barn-flash . . . plus proper pre-
dinner recognition.
Michigan Jewish Sports
Hall of Fame is serving a fine
purpose by taking men whose
athletic prowess of yester-
years has been forgotten and
once again giving them more
days in the sun to add to their
beautiful memories . . . And
relatives of athletes who have
passed on are happy that the
talents of their loved ones
have not been forgotten.