Fathers
Day in Kismet …
was
low key as many had to leave to celebrate elsewhere –
Here
are some of the true Kismetics celebrating here at the Inn and Out:
How
do you know its Fathers day? Because Big Daddy Dom and crew are not hawking FD
Shirts – a rare sight to see it empty
The
colorfuls –Susan & Steve et al with Uncle Bob
& Aunt Marie
The
handsome Liotta’s for a good Italian meal – what else?
There’s
Erin, in a rare move away from the bar, with her family, Dad deciding which
tie to wear.
That’s
the newest Cole, baby Lydon John, and Mom Jen’s family – much easier to
assemble than the elusive Cole family dinner later that day!
Party
of 5 Schwartz’s in a rare ensemble appearance – seeing quadruple?
They
all look alike!!!
Belated
Father’s Day to all who celebrated!
Mike
Kunkel’s Annual Coach’s Party
By Bradlee White
Great
start to Mike K. annual coach’s party – good crowd enjoyed good food but the
cold breezes drove guests off the roof deck before the band could get a good
start.
Mike & Chris
entertain guests
The famous One Man
Band
Can’t keep a
straight face
The band takes a
break
Kenny giving Chris
a hard time
…next year!!!
Artie
Russo, old time owner of the Kismet Market reminisces…
Artie
Russo and daughter Pam Manzo today
When
wishing Artie condolences over the death of his longtime wife, June,
we
reminisced about the old-time owner of Kismet’s General Store.
Artie
bought the store from Betty Maher 1966/67. He was a banker with a reverse
dream: “I always knew I would buy a Cherry Grove store.” Then he saw the Kismet
ad and bought it sight unseen; he had never been to Kismet before. But he knew
X Maher’s family.
“It
was a little punky general store…got all the gossip. O.T. Wells was always a
chief topic. People would stand in line for the Sunday Times. His kids were
raised there. Daughter Pam and her brother got paid by finding change on the
floor.
It
was also a Post Office. He hid the stamps in the back of the oven but daughter
Pam used to tell the customers where they were when they asked. The first year
the family lived in the store, sleeping on cots. Extra cots were put up for invited
weekend guests and Saturday evenings they danced on the bar at the INN.
There
was a piano that used to go from house to house wherever there was a party and
ended in Barbosa’s house. People used to think they were drunk when they saw it
coming down the street.
Every
Monday, after the Inn cleaned up, they drove him to the marina where he shaved
to go to work
He
gave it up in ’74 because the bank wouldn’t give him enough time off.
I
am sure there are many more stories but pinning Artie down is a job
