scale banquet and catering operation allows much more availability now. Rather than private parties being restricted solely to the upstairs, Pike Street has its entire area accessible ... plus the complete time of General manager Brian McNamara and others to spend on events. MAIL DEPT ... from Gail Shapiro, former local travel gal, now residing in California ... "Your article about Chuck Muer was very significant to me. I remember P'Jazz and Top of the Pontch concerts, but even more mean- ingful to me is that the Muer Corp. was one of my best clients. From Lu Plotkin, living in Aurora, N.Y., outside of Buffalo ... "Driving back from Florida, my sister, Elaine, and I stopped in Beckley, W. Va., and just by luck, we went into a place called Japanese Steak House. We had probably one of the best meals imagi- nable and the place was absolutely beautiful. It's a one-horse town and one would never suspect that such a fine place existed there for its local res- idents." OLDIE BUT GOODIE ... Six Jewish gentlemen were playing poker in the condo clubhouse when Meyerwitz lost $500 on a single hand, clutched his chest and dropped dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen comrade, the other five completed their game standing up. Finklestein looked around and asked, "Who is going to tell the wife?" They drew straws. Goldberg, who was always a loser, picked the short one. His fellow card players told him to be discreet, be gentle, and don't make a bad situation any worse than it is. "Gentlemen! Discreet? I'm the most discreet mentsh you will ever meet. Discretion is mine middle name. Leave it to me." Goldberg went over to the Meyerwitz apartment and knocked on the door. The wife answered and asked Goldberg what he wanted. Goldberg declared, "Your husband just lost $500 at the poker game." She hollered, "TELL HIM HE SHOULD DROP DEAD!" Goldberg said, "I'll tell him." KORN KORNER ... A married cou- ple was asleep when the phone rang at two in the morning. The wife picked up the phone, listened a moment and said, "How should I know, that's 200 miles from here!" and hung up. The husband said, "Who was that?" The wife said, "I don't know, some woman wanting to know 'if the coast was clear.'" Orclaarci LaWe Wage d 4A89 Occbarcil_akce boa at Ponttac 'VOA 2,4$3) 865-0000 248) 865-00 " ❑ Enjoy our Middle Eastern catering for all your special occasions: • -?7sof liAt.avolt6 .SGewers • 'F2at Mtb-va9.4 • WWI+ • ?2a.aticizte • Auiverscoieh • G1'01/4.6,6446 • "Rezatisme • ii6ktzt Fartieh I C494T6watt Ev eA tt6 Customized catering menu created by you also available. Ask about our on and off premises catering. Complete dine-in and carry-out Consultation and Supervision Private room for up to 100 people Our third location coming this year will be at Mid-Field Terminal of Metropolitan Airport 8/24 2001 89