The 3rd periodic 340 Club Reunion has been postponed indefinitely

Before there was an Animal House there was a 340 Club; before there was a Dean Wormer there was a Harold "the fuck" Martin; before there was John Blutarsky or a Daniel Simpson Day there was Tim Lutter, Sil Simpson, Dan Joyce, Tim Getzloff, Dick Lichty, Jim Shay, Phil Zangari, Chris Joyce, Dave Petkosh, Mitch Herr, Kenny Giltner, Dean Staherski, Randy Brown, John Emswiler, Sue Krimmell Emswiler and myself; before there were any Delta Tau Chi pledge pins, there were 340 Club cards; before Otis Day & the Knights, the 340 Jukebox; before there were Delta Brothers there were the usual gang of idiots that congregated at 328, 340 (twice) and 338 West King Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for a decade beginning in August 1974. This blog is dedicated to those idiots and those times. God bless Kenny, Mitch and Chris; may they rest in peace.

















virtual 340 Club members

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Fact or Confused

I am starting to think my vague recollection of Young Ted prior to 340 is a product of old age or brain cell loss. Two events have recently come to mind,both involved Ted and Sil.
1) In the winter of '73 or early '74 there was a major snowstorm. The 328 Club didn't open its doors until Fall of '74 so Sil still lived with me at Wabank Apartments.
The movie,The Exorcist was released on 12/26/73, it may have not reached the Red Rose City until early the next year. Sil and I decided to walk into town to see it. Ted got wind of it and I remember waiting for him on the Millersville Pike until he hoofed it in from Quaker Hills.
We saw the movie and I suggested we go to Zangari's for some of those free cheesesteaks Ted alluded to. Sil did not accompany us,I dunno if he was "vegan" yet or not, he probably went to the YMCA.
Anyhow Tee and I went to the pizza shop on West Lemon,cautiously peering down each dark alley we came to before we crossed it to make sure we would not be needing an Exorcism ourselves. I have no clue how we got home.

2) The Paragon Bar, now the House of Pasta had some ridiculous special on Monday nights,something like five draft beers for a dollar. This could have been during the 340 era but I doubt it. The three of us went there armed with the Macmillan Baseball Encyclopedia where we engaged the regulars there in friendly trivia for beers.
The "Bible",as the Encyclopedia was known was of course the final answer. We usually fielded all their questions flawlessly and accepted our just rewards of another draft beer. One patron seemed to be getting a little incensed so he posed this question,"Who had the largest male member in Major League history ?". Of course that kind of info was unavailable in the "Bible" so we gave in. He said it was Chuck Hinton, an Outfielder who played for Cleveland and Washington. Apparently he had a friend or relative who played baseball and told him. We cheerfully bought him a beer. How confused am I on these two stories ?

1 comment:

Tee said...

1) The Exocist was released 12/26/73 ... so you timing is confirmed ... I have a vague remberance and assume we walked home ... near Wabank you hung a left and I continued out 999. There was drinking involved.
2) I met Chuck Hinton a couple of years ago. I did not ask about his physicality.

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