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Painted adaptation of a scene from the 1961 film, "The Hustler:, starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason.
A "Laker Christmas Card" featuring the Edward L. Ryerson on her last trip of the season, arriving in Lorain, OH before an early Lay-Up in Superior,WI.
Pam and Chrissy having a blast dancing to some tunes from the 70's and 80's. The band here was pretty solid with everything from Free Bird to Brick House to Super Freak. Some tunes with a raggae beat, others a little funky, but definitely fun, fun, fun!!!
The background in this shot will give you a very small idea of the sheer size of this place. This is just the outdoor patio, it is bigger than this inside. For more info, you should check out this video, contributed by my friend, Guy.
The cashier with the bandana on her head was there on the night we were, and this video is over two years old, so these guys must take great care of the staff.
The back of the dining area, where the video and pinball games are. The mural is still visible among the growing collection of history adorning the walls of the restaurant.
MOAB is the descendant of a previous eatery called the Walking Chicken, originally owned by Sid and Felicity Cheatham. The Walking Chicken relocated to the location that would eventually become MOAB on Tully Road near Roseburg Ave in 1952.
As the story goes, they were eventually know for their Five by Five burger, featuring a 5 by 5 inch square meat patty. One day, a paper salesman by the name of Erv Keller (Who would go on to found Keller's Gift store, another long-lived Modesto institution that still exists to this day) stopped in to order a burger. He proceeded to wrap the burger in a extra large piece of paper, fastening it with a toothpick, and declared, "Here it is -- A Meal On A Bun."
The Cheatams bought the paper from Keller, and eventually renamed the restaurant "MOAB - Meal On A Bun".
Eventually, the Cheathams sold the business to Bob and Vi McCarthy in the 1960s. Their son, Eddie Gibson, was hired by his mother in 1962, and took over running MOAB in 1975, renaming the eatery "Fast Eddie's MOAB." Eddie still runs the place to this day.