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"Whenever I had to mind the counter, there was that big roll of butcher paper and I'd tear off a long piece, spread it out on the counter, and draw.
"I stood on the bin that held the dry pinto beans, so I could reach...drew airplanes, mostly." [ben sakoguchi]
"Whenever I had to mind the counter, there was that big roll of butcher paper and I'd tear off a long piece, spread it out on the counter, and draw.
"I stood on the bin that held the dry pinto beans, so I could reach...drew airplanes, mostly." [ben sakoguchi]
^ Robert, Benji & Lillian (Teruko)......customer
^ Helen & customer by the reach-in case
"We called that big refrigerator the 'reach-in' case, but I always thought it was a Japanese word...like 're-chin'...didn't figure it out 'til I was in college. One time an old man, I remember he was wearing overalls...he was reaching in for a Pepsi or something, and just then lightning hit the house, and PAZOWIE!!! there was a big flash and he jerked back...it really scared him...it scared everybody...we thought it might have killed him, but he was all right. He was a tough old guy" [ben sakoguchi]
