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Thanks For The Memories

From Boesky's to Bali to Boca, readers respond.

back on those many rough-sledding tirnes but a magnifi-
cent life together ... enjoying 59 beautiful years of mar-
THANKS FOR THOSE many kind
-
riage.
words on the column that appeared in the
A
video
by
son
Barry's
Action
Video
depicted
scenes
recent Jewish News 60th anniversary edition.
from
Jay's
life
...
as
the
voice
of
Jimmy
Durante
sang a so
It was fun recalling 60 years of restaurants that
apropos
"Young
At
Heart"
("Fairy
tales
can
come
true, it
brought loads of reminiscences ... and I'm glad they did
can
happen
to
you,
if
you're
young
at
heart.)
for you, too ... as well as your recognizing the
Cantorial Soloist Penny Steyer of Temple Shir
names of so many places you've heard about.
Shalom
summed up their life together by
From Al Schwartz, Farmington Hills ...
singing
"Unforgettable"
... and WXYZ-TV's
"Regarding your item on Boesky's and Harry
sweet
anchor
gal
Diana
Lewis
couldn't say
Millman, Abe Butansky was on the restaurant
enough
about
them.
side with my father, Morris Schwartz, when he
Looking at their fine family ... daughters
had to go to the bathroom which was on the bar
Audrey,
Paulette and Lynn .... and sons Barry
side, where Millman was at the bar. When the
and
Mark
... and the marvelous job Marian and
shooting started, he ran out of the bathroom
... was enough to say, "What
Jay
did
as
parents-
and was hit by a bullet near his heart. It was
))
DAN NY
•
a
very
lucky
couple
they are.
never removed. After that my father would never
RA SKIN
WITH WARM WEATHER at times teasingly
go to Boesky's again."
Local C olumnist - making an early entrance, Hamad Kouka, owner-
From Carl Altman, Boca Raton, Fla. ... "I
. • ,chef of Pasta Fagioli, Square Lake Road just east
thoroughly enjoyed your recent article about
of Telegraph, has lost no time in being prepared.
restaurants in the Detroit area that operated 50 or 60
Already on the menu are two big summertime favorites
years ago. It brought back a lot of good memories. I was
by Hamad ... Medallions of veal marinated in olive oil,
very much surprised that Mario's on Second was not
garlic, rosemary and lime, then grilled with portobello
mentioned. We started going there in the late forties
mushrooms, green peppers and onions ... and Pasta
and spent a number of happy occasions there."
Maremonte, shrimp and roasted vegetables on basil pesto.
From Fran (Marx) Wigod ... "I truly enjoyed your article
TWELVE YEARS AGO, 11 12-year-old friends were stu-
on the restaurants of the past 60 years. I was especially
dents
together at Warner Middle School at 14 Mile and
interested because you mentioned the Club Bali owned
Middlebelt
in Farmington Hills ... Before that, they all attend-
by Eddie Marx who was my father. I think the Club Bali
ed
Forest
Elementary
in Farmington Hills.
was popular in the late 1940s, early 1950s. Growing up,
The
string
was
finally
broken when all went to, the
my parents told us that the Club Bali was a very popular
University of Michigan ... except one.
and successful night club."
Geoffrey Linden is a CPA and Steve Linden is an invest-
Because so many spots had to be left out due to space,
ment broker ... Ben Redmond is at Eastern Michigan for a
I'm hoping to have a Looking Back Dept. in future
teaching degree and John
columns.
Redmond is a University
HE THOUGHT THEY
of Michigan junior in
were taking him to a HAVEN
engineering and pre-med
dinner ... but Jay Grant
... Aaron Scheinfield is at
should have known that his
Wayne State University
wonderful family would never
Law School ... Matt and
forget Jay's 80th birthday ...
Ben Salter will both
Not with all that love they
attend Michigan State
have for each other.
University College of
So when a very devoted
Osteopathic Medicine ...
wife, Marion, brought Jay to
Brad Monash is attending
the Palace of Southfield, for-
Penn State College of
mer Knights of Columbus
Medicine ... Josh Olstein
Hall on 12 Mile, 160 people
is at University of
were there to sing "Happy
Pittsburgh School of
Birthday" in a fine surprise
Medicine and Ricky
party.
Olstein will attend med-
Folks went to the micro-
ical school this fall ...
phone and told stories about
Only one who didn't go
Jay ... and a tearful Marian
to U-M was Ben
looked into Jay's eyes of tears
Auslander ... now with
as she sang a parody to her
Jay and Marion Grant
General Motors.
husband on "Thanks for the
But because of their-
Memory" ... no doubt looking
friendship ... it also evolved

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