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December 31, 1996
- "I am writing to express my frustration at the declining quality of food and service at Denny's. On December 27, my family and I stopped at a Denny's in North Carolina. Although not delicious, the food was edible, but a disappointment.
Then on December 30 we stopped at the Denny's in Florence, South Carolina (I believe the store number is 606). From the moment we got there, service was slow, even though there were not very many people seated in the restaurant. We we were finally taken to a table, it took a long while for the waitress to arrive. She may have been new; I hope so, because she forgot silverware, drinks, etc. and it was difficult to get her attention.
When the food arrived my husband and grandson were able to eat most of theirs, although they made the comment that the food was not at all good tasting. When mine finally arrived it was truly inedible! It tasted if the meat may have been spoiled and it left a terrible metallic taste in my mouth that took a day to get rid of.
When I complained, the waitress offered to get something else for me. That took an exceedingly long time and everyone else had eaten all they could be that time. I asked to see the manager, but instead was given a cheeseburger that looked as if it had been sitting for hours. I asked to see the manager again, and was told that he would be right there. Fifteen minutes later, I stopped another waitress and told her that we had been waiting to see the manager and to please have him come to our table.
The manager at first didn't seem to believe that the food was bad, but he said that he would take my meal off the bill. However, when I told him that I planned to report the bad service and food to the main office, he said that there was no bill and asked us to leave.
I have been eating at Denny's for many years and have noticed a gradual decline in the food in some stores, but this was the last straw. I shall never eat in a Denny's again and I plan to tell all of my friends about the bad experience."
- Linda Q. Sites
- "This site is SO COOL!!! Greetings from Croatia!"
- Tomislav Vazdar
- "have you ever been to a cracker barrel in the mid-west, south eastern states?? mmmmm. however, ya gotta admit nothin' beats a grand slam before ten am."
- Anonymous
- "I don't know how I can take you seriously if you haven't even bothered to check out the 2 Denny's that are within 2 miles of my home in Sunnyvale, CA. California represents a huge opportunity to vastly increase your number of visits in short order."
- Kurt Berney
December 30, 1996
- "Your site rocks. You should be on Letterman. I have a question for you. Why the sunglasses in all the photos? Have you got something to hide? Or is it just part of your look?"
- Anonymous
- "Having moved from the Greenville/Spartanburg, SC area (home to Flagstar, Denny's corporate parent), I felt like I had taken a nostalgic trip back to SC after I visited your home page. I do think it's odd that there are no SC or NC Denny's listed."
- Bill
December 29, 1996
- "How 'bout a count at the top of the page either counting the number of Denny's visited or (a countdown) of the Denny's yet to visit?"
- Brian Mahoney
December 26, 1996
- "I really have no idea, why you ever want to visit Denny's Restuarants its' like they are not that good.. And why? WHy are you giving the commerial industry your money, i don't understand."
- Rhos Barnes
December 25, 1996
- "I'm really impressed that you would undertake such a monumental effort, and wish you luck in fulfilling this dream of yours.
If you get tired of Denny menus, you might check out the Chart House chain of 65 or so restaurants, mostly in the coastal areas of the US, plus Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hawaii. They've been running a promotion for a couple of years now which offers a trip around the world for two if you eat at each of their restaurants. They claim many thousands of their customers have started the circuit.
I recently completed this much more modest goal (as have at least four dozen others), and will be starting my global journey soon, proof that persistence in these kinds of projects really does pay off. So keep at it, and who knows what bounty will come your way.
Maybe you can talk Denny's into something similar. After eating in so many more of their restaurants, they could afford to send you to the moon!"
- Phil Keeler
- "I notice that you receive quite a few of those damned Minute Maid pins. This is just a suggestion, but how about some sort of official "Minute Maid Pin Counter," or something to that effect. Seems like they just want to pawn something off to make you guys happy and I think those pins are probably a cheap way to do that. What'dya think?"
- Tim
December 23, 1996
- "Did you have some sort of masterbation page?"
- Kristina, Queen of the Frogpeople
- "Hi, I just read your Project Denny's page. I found it interesting. Right now I'm stranded in Newark Ohio and don't have a single damn thing to do except look for stupid innane web sites. Thankfully you provided me with one of the best. This site entertained me for a full hour and a half. If only my father would break down and get a 28.8 kbps instead of this stupid 14.4, I could have cut it down to 45 minutes. Spent most of my time waiting for your pictures from the various Denny's to load."
- Vincent C. Marcus III
- "I find your goal to be rather amuseing and of value. I was a National Sales Mgr. for a Chemical Company for Many years and have traveled this country many times. I think I have eaten at more Denny's resturants than anyone. ( at least I thought so. ) In fact, While on the road I would find myself looking for a Denny's to have my meals and would get a little upset when I could not find one. Sometime I would drive far out of my way to find one.
The reason I think your goal is useful is do inpart to the need for people to beable to feel closer to home. I have many fond memories while eating at Denny's. One, of which i'll share is the way my son would always order the "All you can eat Shrimp" and sit there and try and put Denny's into the poor house. Course he never was sucessful. But he never gave up. However maybe he was in part, cause I don't think thay offer this anymore.
However I do recall that while out on the road Stopping and eating at Denny's would always make me feel a little closer to home. After all they almost always look the same and the food is as close to being the same from one to another as possible.
As for finding someone that looks like the "Weird Al' Yankovic That too is another part of Denny's that you begin to look for. should, it be otherwise, Your NOT AT DENNY'S.
As for my favoret one I guess it would have to be the Denny's located off HWY 101 in Aqoura Hills California. Thats the one near our home. and many fond memories..
Best wishes in your travels and A happy Holidays to you and yours ( Also your Stomach )"
- William Lusby
- "I heard about your web site from Yahoo's Picks of the week(dec23/96). Sounds like a great project, ay. Don't rule out the Denny's in Canada. The food is a little(lot?) more expensive (socialist governments believe if you can afford to eat at a restaurant you can afford to pay around 14% taxes on it) (and wait until you see the price of gasoline- around 60 cents. but that is a litre. about $2.40 a US gallon. $3.00 a Canadian gallon--- but then the government took away our gallon and left us with litres) The best Denny's I've run across(in Canada ay) is in Vancouver, B.C. on Marine Drive, just east of the Oak Street Bridge. The closest one to me is in Vernon B.C., the site of Silver Star Ski Hill. Trouble is I've never been in it. It doesn't look right. got to go-- get on tripping."
- Don Smith
December 22, 1996
- "I really admire what you're doing. Denny's is the kind of constant enigma that the world needs to see more of."
- Quarex
December 21, 1996
- "When I go out to eat, I go to Denny's"
- Richard Reibel
December 20, 1996
- "I don't believe it!! You visiting all Denny's available. Why ???? Are you out of your mind... Or have they already poisoned you with their food. Must have gone up to your brain. Hmm.. Maybe you are having a bout of Meningitis.
Anyway, maybe Denny's is just great where you come from. Over hear in Singapore, well Denny's food just simply, basically SUCKS!!! People only go there if 1)sprained ankle, can't walk too far
2) gun at your head
3) need to use the toilet
4) haven't had a drink for 1 week
5) haven't eaten for 3 weeks
6) failed at other attempts of committing suicide"
- Devi
- "You guys are pretty weird"
- Garrick Tom
December 19, 1996
- "Hey, thought I'd let you know I have a link to you on my page.I am trying to be an expert on all types of fast food, any food for that matter. I am a cockerspaniel that lives in Lamar, MO (southwest Missouri). There is a Denny's being built right now just outside of Lamar about a half mile from my doghouse. They are hoping to be open by 1/15/95 but it may be February before they open. Can't wait to try Denny's food (do they allow dogs inside?). If not, maybe Papa can bring me some! My homepage is http://www.angelfire.com/ma/Ma. Gotta go now, too much typing gives me carpal paw syndrum."
- Tibber
- " I have coupons!"
- Wally Pleasant
December 18, 1996
- "For the sake of my family, DO NOT include my name if it shows on this message!
sing it while you read.. on the 12th day of christmas denny's gave to me 12 hours work, 11 months of bullshit, 10 dollars less pay, 9 days in a row, 8 puking drunks, 7 grand in sales, 6 servers quitting, 5 sections fullllll ! 4 grill cooks bitchin', 03's we aint got none, 2 bus boys fighting, and no bonus check for meeeeee!"
- Anonymous
- "sung to the tune of "THIS OLD MAN"
I cook eggs.
I cook meat.
I cook steaks
that taste like feet.
With a whole lot of grease
and a little bit of skill.
Doesn't it look like Roadkill."
- William Welch
December 17, 1996
- "I enjoy reading your page. It's a good laugh."
- Gary Sturgeon
December 16, 1996
- "You know, I'm having coffee with some friends at the Denny's in East Lansing, Michigan, when one of my friends starts telling me about this guy at "Miami of Ohio" whose mission is to visit every Denny's on the face of the planet. And I said, ha, is his name "Jason Alan Pfaff" and they said "yeah, that sounds about right!"
You're too fuckin' famous for your own... er, _our_ own good. :)
Also, Wally's first three albums ruled, but I'm still not too pleased with the last one..."
- Kevin Bourrillion
- "Growing my friends and I had a strange fondness for Perkins. We felt at home there, and acted like it. Often we would play cards on the floor while waiting for a table...or there was the game of Scatagories that we started and brought other tables in on. I respect your quest. Salute!"
- Anonymous
- "This is the funniest page I have found yet. I got to it from the exploding head page because it was featured as WEBSIGHTS cool website of the day. I just want to know does anyone love the country fried steak as much as I do? Mmm Mmm Mmm, a heart attack never tasted so good."
- Kyle Meetze
December 15, 1996
- "I pulled off at stopped at exit 12A on I95, in Virginia.
There were Denny's signs on the road, there were Denny's signs on the off ramp, there were Denny's signs pointing the way.
It's not there. No Cenny's. Vanished; abducted; gone.
First cattle mutilations; now this."
- Sandy Hawkins
December 14, 1996
- "Do you know where the Denny's corporate headquarters is? I need to reach their marketing department regarding the absolutely depraved and just generally disgusting TV spot that is currently being run that depicts the old folk song "Old MacDonald":
"Old MacDonald had a farm...and on that farm he had a pig...well, HAD a pig!" Cut to bacon frying in a pan.
PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) is aware of this and has enlisted vegan actors from the movie "Babe" to protest. I have friends who are carnivores who want to vomit after viewing this spot.
If you are truly interested in all things Denny's, this should be of interest to you. I hope you can refer me to the Denny's Nazis who are allowing this tripe."
- Anonymous
December 13, 1996
- "the denny,s in nashua new hampshire is the center of oddity the food is as you would expect and the regulars are well regular ok so we are strange but any way this is definately one place that could apreciate project denny's and i personaly want to see das bus for my self"
- TMiB
- "I am shocked and appalled that your restaurant would so obviously advertise the killing of animals. My teenage daughters were watching the television this evening and your obnoxious, insensitive, disgusting commercial with the pig that is turned into bacon came on. It was not only implied, but practically shown that the pig was now bacon. To say "Sorry Babe" was the most in extremely poor taste. We will never eat at your restaurants again and will tell everyone we know how tacky and disgusting your commercial is and they will tell everyone they know, etc...As a teacher and parent I would never have imagined your owners to allow such blatant disrespect for animals. I hope this commercial is never viewed by my daughters again as they cried for quite some time."
- Lynne M. Lawson
December 12, 1996
- "Just wanted to say I LOVE THIS PAGE."
- Andy Skerritt
December 11, 1996
- "Shit, it's a big page, my man. How do you do it?"
- Pat Quinn
December 10, 1996
- "Hey, when do you guys find time to do this, don't you have to work?"
- Anonymous
- "Our Denny's closed down about a month ago. I never ate there unless I was drunk at 2 a.m., but it seems sad for a Denny's to close down. Can you do anything about it?"
- Elizabeth Nichols
December 9, 1996
- "All Hail the Almighty Denny! :) Have you joined the Church of the Great Yellow Beacon yet? Probably not, it was just recently brought back to the people. If you like I can try to get you some liturature. I'm serious, it's an official religion :) Join Us..."
- Kendra Powell
December 8, 1996
- "I have been veiwing your site for over an hour now, and am still laughing. I haven't come accross any Oregon Denny's though. Have you been to Oregon yet? The Denny's in our town is a favorite meeting place after the bars close. The wait-staff is constantly changing. There is allways a new face at the table to take an order, but you can allways go accross the street, to IHOP, and see the people who used to work at Denny's! Happy traveling, and I will be checking your site to see if you have made it to Oregon!"
- Lisa
December 7, 1996
- "Your quest is trully weird but orignal. You are a Don Quote in your own right chasing after that giant windmall. how did this quest start? Where you in a Denny's late one night (the only time go into Denny's) and you just said hey whould'ent it be cool.... Or did it come to you in a greater inspiration like when you were on the john? I would not recommend the Denny's in the New Orleans metro area. There are very lame. The can not even do nachos right (I had to send them back three times before I finaly just gave up on the idea of nachos). I have yet to see Weird All unless has gotten a severe suntan and turned black."
- MrEMan7
December 6, 1996
- "Our Denny's is always pretty busy. Nothing particularly different about ours. It's in The Hanford Mall parking lot, kitty corner from Wal-Mart and Taco Bell. I used to work at the Denny's in Roy, Utah back in 1971-2. Guess it's still there. All Denny's have good blue cheese dressing and COFFEE!! But, I really *hate* the "sorry Babe" ads they've been running. I've been so happy that they have vegetarian menu items now (yes, I am) and was disappointed that they would run such a tacky and callous ad. But maybe it'll make people think about where bacon comes from!"
- Anne Eller
- "WOO-HOO, I LOVE DENNY'S!!!"
- Jess
- "I Like your site......I'm the G.M. of a Dennys in Alabama. Keep up the positive feedback about the employees of Dennys, for they are the hardest work force in the industry. They are required to preform many different duties though out their restaurants, and some times with no additional pay."
- Anonymous
December 4, 1996
- "Hell Yeah Man! Denneys IS the best. I have visited all of them in the Norfolk / Tidewater area. In fact I have started a collection of coffee mugs. I hate the ones with the new logos. Hopefully though with the minions of people working for me, i acquire enough to open my own with the traditional logo. In my apartment/house in Norfolk i have a big room (that i call the city) which has a phone booth, resturant booth, newspaper dispencer and any other thing that belongs outside. My pride and joy is the phone booth, but next to that there is nonthing better i like to do than to get up in the morning and have breakfast in my resturant booth (nonthing as plush as denny's, more like subway) and have coffee in my numerous mugs."
- Ken Collins
December 3, 1996
- "You Rock! Dennies is a cool restraunt...I remember eating 2 or 3 breakfasts, right after surgery- it felt good!"
- Steven Swarthow
December 2, 1996
- "YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!! until now i didn't know what i would do over spring break, but you have inspired me!!! every denny's in missouri will be mine for the taking!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
- Nick Ahlhelm
- "I use to like Dennys until recently. Two bad experiences have turned me off and I don,t think I,ll be going back anytime soon. At the Dennys on interstate island, just off the exit 39 of the New York State thurway (I-90) The service was slow, the coffee was luke warm, the bacon was barely fried ( almost raw ), One of the worst meals I've ever had at any resturant. About a week later I went to the Dennys in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada. My wife and I each had a grand slam and a cup of coffee. When we got our bill the total was $24.99. I ask the waitress if this was right she said yes. The grand slams were $9.95 each and the coffee was $2.00 each.add in the taxes and the total was $24.99. Good Bye Canada and Good Bye Dennys "
- Anonymous
November 28, 1996
- "My name is Jehad "Gigo" Asad.. At the time you visted our Denny's, I was the Unit Aide. But now I have surpassed everybodies expectations and have become the perfect example of a Denny's Manager. I think that there is somthing wrong with you taking a picture of the waitress and not me. I would have photographed much better. I was at Denny's # 0482 but have moved to Denny's #6841 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. I will be sending you a picture of me at my new location. Good luck on your quest. There are now six Denny's in Tulsa. The newest one is Denny's # 6967. It is located at I-244 & Garnett. It's Grand opening was on 11/27/96. It is by far the best Denny's in the state. Anyone who has ever worked at Denny's is begging to work at this one. It's a deffinate must see for a Denny's lover such as yourself. I'm sure your just tingeling with excitement. All of Tulsa is excited."
- Jehad Asad
November 27, 1996
- "hey! buddy! I linked to your page! Link up to mine! It's 4:30 in the morning! time to go to denny's!"
- Raymond Smiley
- "I am song writer. This has inspired me to write a folk song telling people of your greatness... Please, when or if you comeback to South Florida. Let me know so that I can prepare a welcoming committee. I understand your genius."
- Jason
November 25, 1996
- "I just found this, I think it's pretty funny. I have nothing to say but this. I'm not eating at Dennys until they take their commercial about the pigs off the air. You know "Old MacDonald had a farm, e-i-e-i-o-then they show the bacon, lame advertisement, then"sorry babe:" It offensive to me. Is anyone else offended by this? I'll still visit this page though."
- Robert McJilton
November 24, 1996
- "I just came along your page by accident, actually - but I thought it was pretty funny, and a very good cause."
- Doug Ridgeway
- "To: Denny's Marketing Dept, Television division
Re: Just viewed your new "Old MacDonald's spot.
GREAT OPENING!!
BAD MESSAGE
Terrible follow through.
Emotion ran high as I literally stopped what I was doing to watch your commercial. Or was it commecial for McDonald's? Let's see...
"e-i-e-i-o"
Great. He has a pig (mmm maybe a tie-in with the "Babe" movie?)
HAD? ...shot of bacon frying. NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Wrong message. Who wants to be reminded the food they eat comes from warm and fuzzy widdle animals. Of course one has to be pretty dense to not realize that bacon come from pigs, eggs from chickens, ect. But the buying public (18-49) wants to be dense about such things.
I predict much negativity from consumers.
Suggestion: Pull the ad before the "fan" starts up."
- Putsy
November 23, 1996
- "I'm on a Tom Waits list-serv, and we recently began discussing the Big D (somebody found some kind of connection between Tom Waits and Dennys). Anyways, your site was mentioned, so I thought I'd check it out. I saw that you were asking for other people's tales of Dennys and a run-down on the ones we've been to that you haven't yet, so i thought I'd toss in a couple.
Before that, I thought you might be interested in the Dennys Cult, a small group of religious and political zealots originating in Calistoga, CA and now spread out throughout that state and an isolated portion of Missouri.
The Dennys Cult has several rites, tabus, etc. that consecrate the booth we should happen to land in:
* No two people may order the same slam at the same sitting
* You cannot order the same slam in two consecutive sittings
* Those who drink coffee must continue to drink coffee until they have reached the lowest price per cup as possible (e.g. 1 cup = approx. $1, 10 cups = $.10). Only when the rate of peeing exceeds the rate of refills may one stop.
* Those who do not drink coffee must do something creative with the creamers (cream shooters, fake eye impalements, and highway projectiles are some examples)
* Always leave a decent tip at the Dennys you frequent regularly (this is an adaptive aspect of the culture, for if we didn't tip well they probably wouldn't let us come back)
Also, some legends have formed about Dennys, the most important being that it is actually an international network of communist safe-havens. In order to let the waitress (i.e. fellowtraveler) know that you are part of the People's International Revolutionary Movement (P.I.R.M.), order only a cup of coffee and a glass of ice water, and request an extra ashtray.the Dennys in Columbia, MO proved this, as the ashtray in the men's room (since stolen by some capitalist pig) was emblazoned with the cryptic phrase "MAO42".
Other Dennys activities include fork-sculptures, rolly-chair derbies, and enticing the waitresses to dance to the tune of Prince's "Cream"."
- Tom Flamson
- "Of all the great restaurants we could have eaten at while visiting Victoria, my boyfriend picked Denny's. My scrambled eggs were cold, and a steak knife couldn't have cut through those pancakes. Even the orange juice tasted too sour. I have been to many a Denny's across Idaho and Oregon, but after this particular experience, I vowed never to go back to Denny's again."
- Sarah John
- "I saw your page and it just makes me wish my grandparents would get online. They LOVE Denny's. Almost everytime they come visit us we end up at a Denny's. I noticed you haven't made it down to Houston or San Antonio yet. You really should come. There are some nice Denny's. Actually I only know about the ones in Houston, I haven't been off campus here much yet. But the one near Houston Intercontinental Airport is really nice. Lovely large glass windows. I think I'll try for some of that free stuff myself though. All those buttons mentioned really got me thinking. (I collect buttons.) It'd be cool to have some more buttons you can't buy. Anyway I guess I'd better go. Looking at your pages has made me hungry!"
- Vanessa Lee
- "Denny's I believe is guilty of misleading advertising. A highway billboard along the east bound side of Interstate 78 near Allentown, Pa advertised a grand slam breakfast for $1.99. When I got to the restaurant, I was told that the sign was old and that now the same breakfast was $2.99. They pulled the old bait and switch routing-advertising something that doesn't exist only to get customers into the door. If the sign needs to be replaced, then do so or at least offer the customers the advertised prices until the sign gets changed! They should go into the hall of shame."
- Calvin A. Morris
November 22, 1996
- "I forgot about this ... these were in my zine, _Air in the Paragraph Line_, in the middle of a bunch of other top 10 lists. The whole zine is at http://www.speakeasy.org/~jkonrath/aitpl/aitpl7.txt
Top Ten Observations Made While at Denny's:
1) There aren't many midline appetizer choices. You have to spend like six bucks on a large fried dish, and it would be much nicer to just have a $3 small portion or be able to order part of an appetizer on the side of your meal for a buck or two.
2) The Denny's necktie slogan "It's like having a kid wrapped around your neck" seems a bit pedophilic to me.
3) They always seat me at the small section of the big C-shaped booth in the non-smoking section, and then they bring a whole family in and seat them at the big section, so I'm stuck staring at some fucking Mormon and her 9 kids while I'm trying to eat alone.
4) The Lynwood Denny's looks just like the Denny's near Notre Dame, IN except replace the crack dealers with rednecks.
5) I can usually write a page and a half of total bullshit in my spiral notebook before my food shows up.
6) Every time I go to the Denny's in Kirkland, I see a girl that looks almost exactly like my old roommate Matt's girlfriend.
7) There is a waitress at the Mercer Denny's that looks a lot like a more country version of Tori Amos, and she hangs out there when she's off duty, ALL THE TIME. When she's not working, she still sometimes helps a customer or runs behind the counter to get food or something.
8) No Denny's waiter or waitress ever asks me about the stupid holographic sports cards that you can get for an extra buck or two with your meal. I must reek of a non-sports-fan pheromone or something.
9) I once thought I saw Winona Ryder at the Denny's on Aurora. Incidentally, that is the worst Denny's aside from the one in Gary, IN, and on weekends, the cops there probably have to wear kevlar.
10)You know the old joke, why do they have locks on the Denny's door if they are open 24 hours? It's because they have to lock the doors when they get robbed until the cops show up."
- Jon Konrath
November 21, 1996
- "Hey P7A77, We think you kind of look like this guy we know, Eric, who kind of looks like Geddy Lee (Rush). That's cool."
- Scull
- "Please take a trip to the DEEP south to realize that bisquits and country gravey are not"hockey pucks and Elmers glue".."
- Anonymous
November 20, 1996
- "I clearly remember that day. It was my 25th birthday on a warm night in late July 1994. To my surprise, Denny's wasn't interested in celebrating my birthday along with me. No free meal, but a greasy something-or-other. Never went back to another big D after that. Later I tried to enjoy a new movie called Forrest Gump. My Denny's meal was much better."
- Andrew Bunch
- "Your page is goddamn hilarious."
- Dan Scheraga
November 19, 1996
- "While I can appreciate the creative advertisement about Babe making his way from Old Mac Donald's farm to some one's plate at a Denny's restaurant, I cannot agree with such an insensitive ad that totally ignores the precious life of the mammal that was slaughtered for strips of bacon. Because of humans' desire for meat, animals are shot up with steroids, kept in small cages to prevent them from excercising, and then horrifically massacred. Must we also mock their deaths with such commercials as the one for Denny's? I am certain that it was not Denny's intent to be disdainful to our fellow animals, but I hope that a follow up advertisement of retribution could be made in order to "make peace" with those of us who truly value the lives of our beloved pets. "
- Danielle Ream
November 17, 1996
- "I have enjoyed your pages, and it seems that I am in love with Denny's as much as you are. In matter of fact I am welling to spend some money to start this chain in my home town in Jordan, that you can visit in the future."
- Bassam AlHashlamon
November 15, 1996
- "I was just searching around the weird stuff on the web, and I came across your Denny's page. Sheer brilliance!!!"
- Anonymous
November 14, 1996
- "This is in response to Sharon Zohar's documentary on why you should not go to Denny's, written on September 9, 1996. Although it's very true that Denny's was the subject of a class action law suite over discrimination, it is absolutely not true that Denny's Restaurants are racist. Your statement about former Denny's managers making statements and producing written documentation proving "systematic discrimination" are ridiculous. I'm not trying to say that this did not happen, but I do know that that is probably why those former managers are just that--former. It is strictly against Denny's company policy for any employee, manager, supervisor etc. to deny service, lessen the quality of service, or charge any type of cover charge to anyone based on that persons race. In addition, yes, there are several articles and newspaper clipings we could sift through. But, Denny's has taken an incredible amount of positive steps to ensure that there is no discrimination in any of it's restaurants. Furthermore, Denny's is most definitely not run by the same people as it was when this class-action suite took place. In fact, the company was sold!! And that was in the news.
While there is room for improvement in any business, especially restaurants, I feel that Denny's has taken many positive steps and made necessary changes and is trying to move on, i.e. Denny's learned from it;s mistake. Go ahead, give Denny's a try, I think you'll be surprised."
- Ryan Reed
- "Way back in 1990, my friend Damon Rich, who's now at Columbia U., made it his mission to visit every Denny's in St. Louis. Not quite as ambitious as this national program, but he was only a junior in high school at the time, and it was just him and a friend of his. Well they succeeded, and so wrote to the president or CEO, who sent the two of them a giant box of Denny's ball-point pens. He still has the pens, and has used them ever since. It seems that all great ideas seem to well up from some the same sub-conscious source that we all share?"
- Darrell D. Hancock
November 13, 1996
- "Hells man, you have no idea how much I dig the Project Denny's Page. I used to be a fixture at the now closed Marlton, NJ, restaurant. I believe there was at one time 17 Denny's in NJ, most of which could all be visited in a 10 hour period. In fact, there are 4 of 'em all within 20 minutes of my home!"
- Claddagh
November 11, 1996
- "Well, I've lived a long and varied life at Denny's, unfortunately, most of this life (well, the last 6 months of it) has been on the other side of the Delidinger, behind a wretched Save the Children tie. I can admit it. I'm an employee. (I don't look like Weird Al, at all, though.) "
- Melanie Denison
- "You guys have got a great page--definitly right up our alley. We're three college students who proudly display a Denny's entryway rug inside our dorm room (obtained from a Denny's in upstate NY). Talk about a prized posession. The girls really like it too. There's nothing like the green and orange logo we know and love so well to welcome the visiters to our room. Although we haven't racked up the milage that you all have, we definitely have something to shoot for."
- Christopher James Biasotti
November 10, 1996
- "I downloaded much of your stuff a few months ago and took it with me to Spartanburg for my franchisee orientation. They seemed vaguely aware of your presence on the net, and, knowing I am a lawyer by previous profession, asked me if I knew anything about copyright law."
- Anonymous
- "I am a stagehand in Toledo and it was really cool seeing one of the places that I work (and the people who feed me) on the web. Unfortunately, I was working at a different hall the night Weird Al played at the Masonic. :/ I heard that it was a great show."
- Joe Power
November 9, 1996
- "This is incredible!! I was just using my search-engine, and out of boredom, I put in Denny's (which is where I happen to work). Look at what I found!!"
- Steve!!!
November 7, 1996
- "After many hours of sleep deprevation I became tired of hearing the name Jason Alan Pfaff come up again and again over the past week. Mentioned repeatedly at the Miami RHPS, and in countless stories told by Adder. I also belive he was the loud man in the frilly blue shirt in the front row of Miami RHPS who when I (and some other poor schmuck, the last 2 fools on the stage) was being auctiond off yelled "They've got beards!". I then found this name at the header of the RHPS FAQ that had been sitting on my computer for some unkown amount of time. I then realized.. this man has far too much time on his hands.
But then I saw it... the review of the Project: Denny's Web Site in the Net magazine. I visited the site and am now in awe of the magnitude to which this man has ingrained himself into the American subconcious. Transformed by his quest for enlightenment he is no longer a man, but an icon of the American Adventuring spirit! Or mabye not, I still haven't had much sleep.
Cool page, keep up the quest for enlightenment."
- Kevin Schmidt
November 5, 1996
- "I just wanted to say thaat I work at a Denny's Restaurant, and usually I have no problem with that, but this year, they are going to keep Denny's open on Christmas just to meet a quota, and I find that very unfair to any employee that works there. We need your help, if anyone thinks that it is unfair to us to be open on Christmas, please call 1-800-7-Dennys and let them know how you feel. We appreciate any help we may get from you. Thank you!!!!"
- Bob Kieffer
- "Hey what is the deal with the new coffee mugs. I didn't like the changes they made to the sign, or the menu. Man I miss seeing that constupated owl on the front of the late night menu. Now we just have the outline of a constupated owl. That is messed up. But the final straw is the mugs. I am used to seeing the Denny's logo in the old style, the same way it is at the top of your website. Now they go and change the coffee mugs to this incredibly generic and medeocre Denny's logo. I feel that a small peice of Americana is being ripped out of our society. I just considder myself lucky that I was able to get a waitress to give me one of the older ones, before they were all broken or stolen. It gives me something to show my grandkids. Anyway cool site, don't change the logo!"
- Anchor A
- "Dear Jason - I only have a few seconds (I'm heading out to exercise my right to vote), but I wanted to let you know that your site is what I've been looking for! I worship Denny's, and I have many stories to tell."
- Ed Lekson
November 3, 1996
- "Let me guess - - Western, right? Me too. Nice stuff - - tres dada and disjointed. Keep it up."
- Chuck & Susan Staudenmaier
November 1, 1996
- "Let me tell you I love your site! For one thing, my wife works for Denny's as a manager (but she doesn't look like wierd al)."
- Anonymous
October 31, 1996
- "I can only imagine the anguise you must have been put through as a child. Your mission is hardley nobel and though i admit I have congured strange ideas I can honestly say your more of a nutcase for acting upon them. Then agian I was amused enough to respond, and in light of your media attention you cant be a raving lunitic. If your ever in the Minneapolis area I strongly recomend the Dennys of 694, and white bear ave. The eggs are fresh and served with a smile. Keep up the uhhhh... work."
- Ronz
October 30, 1996
- "Now, in the spirit of the great guru, Al, I present,
"Breakfast at Denny's"
(from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Deep Blue Something)
(Copyright 1996, C&M Enterprises, permission is hereby granted to reprint for any "Project: Denny's" related materials)
"You say, you don't like McDonald's,
You hate their McMuffins,
They're falling apart.
You say, 'The Waffle House is open,'
But I know they're not open,
I know 'cause I was just there.
(Chorus:) And I said, 'What about breakfast at Denny's?'
She said, 'I think I remember the place,
'And as I recall, I think we both kindof liked it,'
And I said, 'Well then, we're going Dutch!'
I ordered, I told him over easy,
I know he heard me speaking,
I guess I was wrong,
So what now? My eggs aren't over easy.
And I hate when eggs are scrambled,
And my bacon's over done.
(chorus)"
- Michael D. Lynch
October 28, 1996
- "If one more person writes about what a gift or service to humanity this page is I will puke. However, it WAS amusing, and I do frequent the Denny's here in Altus, Oklahoma. The Crunchy Chicken Salad is one of my faves."
- Anonymous
- "I proudly held the grand title; Goddess of Denny's in San Jose, California from 1984 to the middle of 1985 when I was wrongfully stripped of the crown after accusations had been made that I was responsible for bribing judges with sexual favors. This rumor has never been proven and I to this day hold my head high and proud when I tell the small children gathered about my feet, the ledgendary stories of being the Goddess of Denny's. Oh, yes! How I cherish those days... the feel of cocoa brown polyester against my skin, the ecstacy of playing master and servant to men with bad breath, the pleasure that came from pocketing a two-dollar tip off a table covered in baby spit, pancake syrup, and spilled spaghetti. Yes, those were there days...in the beautifully decorated shrine that sits atop the corner of Saratoga Avenue and Highway 280. Stop in sometime and be sure to order the chicken fried steak."
- Anonymous
October 23, 1996
- "I miss the $1.99 Grand Slam."
- Scott
October 21, 1996
- "If you ever come to Disneyland stop by the Denny's down the street. You haven't lived until you eat breakfast with a bunch of people with no tans....mighty fine coffee!"
- The Gooz
October 19, 1996
- "Don't you just love the urinal Mints! TASTY mothers! Hot digidy dawg."
- Anonymous
- "Wow! I can't believe you have been to so many Denny's. Have you been in any Denny's in a foreign country? I know there is one in Canada at Niagra Falls. You can take a honeymoon and go to Denny's at the same time!!!"
- Martin Pomaranski -pomaran@ibm.net
October 18, 1996
- "Without a doubt, your web page and ideas are the funniest I have seen. You need to come here to Tyler, TX and check out the shittiest Dennys known to the franchise! For years, my friend and I have gone to Dennys, and time after time have put up with the crappiest service. The place really is a death march with the most hateful waitresses, who always have some physical oddity to display. If I had the time and money, I would hop on your bus and visit them all, but then again, once you have seen one, you really have seen them all. No offense, but IHOP will forever be in my heart."
- Donald Morton
October 17, 1996
- "Before finding your web page in The Web Magazine I had no clue what I was to do with my life after college. now I know. Denny's is one of the greatest places to eat on earth. I think what you are doing is fantastic. You should do something with those silly Denny's comercials..."
- Christopher L Spencer
October 16, 1996
- "When I was studying for certification, I spent many countless early morning hours in the local Dennys studying. cramming by myself or with fellow hardworking students. Thank You Dennys! Great idea for a page - the yellow just captures the "Dennys touch"."
- Nicolette Stepro
- "With all the useless CRAP on the Web, your site is a bright shining light in the dark tunnels of sluge pits. I too am a fan of Denny's, where I have spent many a drunk, senseless nights stuffing omeletts and coffee down my throat at 3 a.m. with hundreds of my closest friends. Your site design is awesome. Keep up the good work. But why haven't you visited one of the many Denny's locations in Michigan? Come on, it's only a couple of hours north of Ohio.
P.S. Don't let any flack over visiting a racist business get you down. I am one of the least prejudice people in the world. I have many good, close friends of many races and cultures, but many of the Denny's here in the metro Detroit area at one time had to charge a "cover charge" which was then taken off the bill when you paid for your meal. The reason? A large number people would often skip out on the bill and/or not leave any tip. So the cover was one of the only sensible ways to discourage theifs and people that don't understand that tipping is part going to a restaurant. Discrimination? Maybe. Smart business? Definitely."
- Mark Cleveland
October 14, 1996
- "DENNY"S Dudes, I just got back from Hollywood, CA with some guys from my band (the fifth wheel) and I had to give you a report of the Sunset Blvd Denny's. I was a pretty stanDARD denny's except NO SMOKING!! That was a major bummer but not much else was different. No flash, no extras, just denny's..."
- Tom Weyand
October 12, 1996
- "Christ, your shit cracked me up."
- Michael Blinn
- "Chech out Wally Pleasant's "Denny's at Four A.M." great tune"
- Andrew J. King
- "I just want to say that I looked up Denny's on Yahoo as a joke and seeing your page come up has made my fucking day. I could not survive without Denny's , I am feinding for mozzerella sticks even now. I am a consistent 20% tipper, though bitches recieve very little. Messages on napkins are nice too. So when do we get to start polling for price changes?"
- Sara
October 10, 1996
- "I think your page might be cool, but its unreadable with that background on it. I'll visit if it changes."
- Tim Farrell
October 9, 1996
- "Why do old people stare when a group of teens come in to Denny's? It's like they think they own the place and we are not allowed in! Oh well."
- Janice Piwok
October 8, 1996
- "Hi. Great site. I also didn't eat at Denny's for a while after the incident where the black feds were not served, but I felt much better about it after they had to pay many moneys. I am saddened that your section on kentucky has that old stereotype about horses and rednecks. well, the horse part is completely true, but the redneck part is not. I have found in my travels that rednecks are everywhere, in even the most urban settings. i'm currently going to school in kentucky, at UK, in beautiful lexington, kentucky, very Denny's-prolific, especially for its size. if you consider changing your description to something a little more accurate, people around here tend to think that basketball is a religion. I'm more partial to some of the state's well known products, like bourbon, or fine kentucky hemp. i could give lots of suggestions for better descriptions, so you don't have to taint such an otherwise great page with something so insulting. i'm fortunate enough to live one block from a denny's here at school, and it's a fairly subdued but nice one. no gift shop, though. the one where you stopped just off the interstate, Newtown Pike, is also known for its fine selection of domestic beers. But, like everywhere, the denny's here are each unique and special in its own way. if you come back this way, i'd be happy to give you a tour of the local denny's and hopefully show you the light about kentucky."
- A Lane
- "remember what my friend's Dad always recited on long road trips..mostly as the justification for the exclusive choice of dining establishments: "You're always safe at a Denny's!""
- Patricia Hunter
October 5, 1996
- "Hello there. I was enjoying my voyage across the internet, when I came across the Project Denny's page and I got excited. Denny's is a great place and I can never seem to find a cup of coffee that tastes as good as Denny's."
- Corinna
October 4, 1996
- "Glad to see the quest continues and that so many others have discovered and aided your quest."
- Anonymous
- "What a life you must have. I'm sure this must be your way of finding nirvanna, focus in on something so meaningless that you become one with the universe. I am in awe! DENNYS the path to enlightenment!"
- Anonymous
October 3, 1996
- "Stumbling upon your pages has brought back my feelings of resentment toward this once proud restaurant chain. I haven't been to a Denny's for at least a year now because of one reason....
Where the FUCK are the Hamdingers?
Hamdingers were perhaps one of Nature's most perfect foods... Especially after an evening of drinking (or partaking of green herbal substances...) Am I losing it, or have they completely left the menu? During my last few visits, I didn't see it at all. I was thinking the first time, that maybe some restaurants didn't have them, but others did. However, the menus at the Burlington, VT, Syracuse NY and now the Denny's on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, CA were completely void of one of my favorite greasy foodstuffs. Granted, I satisfied myself with the Country Fried Steak with Eggs,(which is mighty tasty in its own right) but I wasn't pleased. Tell me what's going on? Don't tell me they're going to get rid of Moons Over My Hammy too??
Those bastards..."
- Andre Tan
October 2, 1996
- "I love Denny's food. I can't say a single bad thing about the workers, bosses or customers."
- Anonymous
September 26, 1996
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- "Men and women have two different views of drinking. In the morning after a night of drinking women say, "I'm never going to drink again". Men say, "Im never going to Denny's again"."
- Randy Duvall
- "i am a student at the university of southern california, and sadly, my new world is devoid of the comforting presence of a denny's establishment. you see, i am originally from seattle where you can't drive a block without seeing a denny's and needless to say, i spent many fruitful (or fruitless depending on how you look at it) evenings sipping fresh coffee (usually) and munching on wheat toast. if i was feeling especially wealthy i would get the sampler, but i digress. my main mission for this message is to show that usc is badly in need of a denny's. think of the demographics. there are 15,000 on campus students who like to stay up all hours of the night and have nowhere to go. if denny's put a franchise here it would be filled day and night by loyal denny's followers and those who simply need some place to go. a veritable gold mine awaits denny's int'l here if they would only examine this place. i beg you to pass this on to someone who can do something about this unfortunate situation. it has been too long since i have sat in the squeaky vinyl booths of a denny's and if something isn't done soon, i feel that i may be losing it. thanks for your help."
- Mitchell Drew Borgeson
September 21, 1996
- "Each time I sift through the Denny's pages I get more and more scared. Bloody hell! You're such a freak!"
- Verve
September 19, 1996
- "I've eyeballed your site (at the expense of doing work that I'm actually PAID for, but, whatthehell, it's Friday, & I've been good all week long) and I found it absolutely fascinating. I linked to it from "Planet SOMA." He always has great links, and as he's a grand fan and afficionado of Diner Food, he should know."
- Deon Brown
- "I just wanted to confirm to you that you are sick people. The food at denny's is bad enough let alone their toilets."
- Tom Weyand
September 19, 1996
- "To the coffee drinking teen who recently wrote in about waitresses being prejudice against teens-- Denny's servers typically make 2.55 per hour, we rely on tips.We usually have stations ( a group of say 5-20 tables, depending on how many servers are working, that a particular server is responsible for) Now let's say I have 10 tables in my station and half of them are teens drinking coffee, I really only have 5 tables left. Now, lets say my tables hold 4 people each and there are 2 kids per table or even worse , I have 3 or more tables pushed together for a large group, I no longer have opportunity to have people who want to order food, eat and leave, sit in my station. Usually, if people are eating, they are only occupying a table for 30 minutes or so. The "coffee kids" sit for hours ordering pots and pots of coffee. Typically, these kids do not tip or only leave $1.00. Now, $1.00 may be a 15 percent tip, but if I have refilled your coffee 20 times and changed your ashtray 10 times for 3 hours, I could have had 5 or 6 other groups use each table.Even if each of those tables left minimal tips, I miss out on AT LEAST $6.00,but more likely $10.00- $20.00. Also, a vast majority of these kids show little to no respect for their server. Worse yet, large groups of teens usually equal trouble.For example, if a group of 10 take up 3 of my tables and I sell only say,2 orders of fries, a few ice cream (pain to make) concoctions, and a few drinks while 3 order nothing but water, my time is taken away from other guests and I receive little or no tip. Again, the check may be small, but realize 10 people at once deserves a generous tip. Finally, I have lost adult "regulars" when kids drinking coffee turn my station into a smoky hangout, and use of profanity by young people drives away elderly guests and families. This is a lot of money out of my pocket. How do you get good service for coffee only????Don't spend hours at your table, if you do, compensate your server for making 20 trips to your table.Show your server repect and do not use profanity.If you are alone, sit at the counter so as not to take up a whole table.I have a group of about 6 young guys who come in every night to drink coffee ,and smoke. They occasionally order.Why do I like them? Well, they are polite, they occasionally order, they are patient when I am busy and they tip well.If they have 6 coffees and a slice of pie only, they leave at least $5.00. Usually they leave more because they understand. Hope you learned something!!!"
- Anonymous
September 16, 1996
- "Well, after eating at a gazillion Dennys' out West here, all I can say is: 'D-OH! You mean I could've got free stuff? Why didn't I think of that?'"
- Mark Chase
September 15, 1996
- "well it all started out innocently enough..... It was about three in the Am and I had stoped into dennies for a quick cup of jo and a little omelette. the weird al looking guy came up and took my order. things were going fine, I was looking out the window at the cars passing buy on broad street, I like doing that becouse I can secretly watch the wait staff by the night time reflections in the window...... Suddenly strange things started to happen... I think i saw the anti-christ appear in the reflection...he was making pancakes and wearing a little paper hat. he looked at me and smiled, his dingy yellow teeth glistenedd in the window he gave me a wink, quickly I turned around to face the devil, but when I did it was just a pimply-faced teenager. "this is odd" I thought to myself there was alittle old lady eating a muffin in the booth directly ahead of me, I fixated on her face. as she chewed, her jaw seemed to float more and more around in space...then I noticed her eyes were slowly sliding down her face......followed by her nose, then her jaw seemed to fall off MY GOD! this womans face was melting! her face was melting right off her head! "can I help you? she said and was all normal again....... "what the Hell YOU lookin at buddy?" what the hell? where did that come from? Iloked down it was my omelette! it had arrived, it had a face and was talking to me..."HEY JERK! EAT ME!" it yelled "c'mon you little freak, take a big bite out of me you cock sucking bastard!!" "I-uh I..." was all I could say, I started to freak out. I had to get out of there, it was an evil place this was the dennys of hell I couldnt stay, i ran! I knocked over the waitress who was trying to keep me from leaving with out paying, i crashed through a window and took off running
I guess what Im trying to say here is..you shouldnt drop acid at the denny's"
- Anonymous
September 14, 1996
- "Hi Jason this is Wally Pleasant. I saw articles about you in Detroit, Dallas & San Jose. What you are doing is a real gift to humanity."
- Wally Pleasant
- "I am a "regular" at the Devon Denny's in Philly. I reciently left for school, and I miss my home away from home. I'm glad I stumbled upon this page. My hope is that one day all the Denny's fans from across the world will bring their sudo-families together and we all will rejoice over a cup of coffie or a diet coke w/ lemon. Thanx for making this dream closer to a reality."
- Anonymous
September 11, 1996
- "You've got a great Denny's site here, and I wish you luck in your future Grand Slam endeavors. I came across your site via the premiere issue of Web Magazine."
- Derek Royal
September 10, 1996
- "Are you folks aware that Dennys lost a multi-million lawsuit last year because they would not serve a table of African-American Secret Service Agents (you know, the folks who protect our president and his family)? Guess they are not worthy of meal service... (yes, I'm being sarcastic)
Did you know that there were written documents produced by former Dennys managers proving systematic discrimination, with specific instructions to charge young African-American patrons BEFORE serving them, in order to discourage minorities from hanging out at Dennys? Instructions to serve African-American patrons in a slow and unfriendly manner?
Dennys lost badly, and personally, I would not be caught dead in any Dennys restaurant as long as the company is run by the same individuals who instituted those policies.
If you want documentation, go to the library and look up Dennys in the news (Obviously, you don't follow the news much, but do check this out). The New York Times Sunday Magazine had a lengthy and detailed story about the suit last year, with interviews and photocopies of documents.
Why don't you and your friends find something productive to do that does not support racists?"
- Sharon Zohar
September 8, 1996
- "If any one URL could justify the World Wide Web, nay, THE ENTIRE INTERNET, it would be your page. I am amazed."
- Gene Greger
- "Is it just me or do Denny's waitresses seem to be getting more and more prejudice towards teenagers who enter their restaurants simply to drink some coffee and have a few cigarettes in peace, only to be bombarded by rules there to kick them out? Not that I don't love Denny's, It's the perfect place to nestle late nights to write poetry and relax to some reasonably priced warm bean-juice...but what is happening here?"
- Anonymous
September 7, 1996
- "I live in Japan. We have Denny's resutrant near my house. I somtimes have dinner late eveing. I feel good at Denny's. I like to watch people chatting and eating at table. It gives me feel of easiness."
- Akira Matayoshi
September 6, 1996
- "You bastards don't have any locations in Arizona listed!!! What are you--communists?"
- LMc
- "oh, great Denny's guru... personally I am not a Denny's fan, but I appreciate the subculture and have spent many a night there drinking Dr. Pepper in pitchers and wondering if the people at the next table were as loserly as the people I was sitting with... I read about your journey in the Dallas Morning News article and have been waiting for internet access so I could actually see your site... my Denny's experiences: I did go to the Joplin, Missouri Denny's -- they have good chicken Ceasar salad. In Dallas -- the I35 Denny's in Farmers Branch sucks. The 635 and Coit Denny's is the evil Denny's -- my purse got snatched outside of it and it is just generally the bad Denny's... the 635 and Preston Denny's is the place to go.. many a BBSer has spent a Friday night there.. the 635 and Skillman Denny's is pretty cool... keep up the Dennyzing!"
- Dawn E Paciotti
September 5, 1996
- "After looking at your Web site I have an urge for Grand Slam breakfast."
- Randy Duvall
- "Sweet Jesu my man, you are a genius! As I sit here in the comp. lab of my college, I am secretly kicking myself for no thinking of this idea first. I mean you're out there making a difference while I'm stuck here for four more bloody years, rotting away the best years of my life when I could be joining you on your Grand Tour. My but I feel a certain kinship for you and your cause and I don't even know you. Maybe you're my long lost brother! Once again, I love the page (found it through a link of some local band oddly enough so you must be gaining popularity). The web (fast becoming a commercial pit o doom) needs more pages with subtly hilarious shit like yours. It's the kind of humor that's funny for the simple fact that it shouldn't be."
- C.C.Colwell
- "I would like to inform you that I stumbled upon a Denny's on Paseo de Kukulkan in Cancun, Mexico. I did not, but my friend who did eat there told me that the food served there was regular American food, and the menu was the same as in the states. It is pretty much the only place where you can get good old fashioned food at 5am in Cancun. Also, I've travelled around many areas of Spain, but I haven't seen a single Denny's in neither Spain nor Portugal. Pity."
- Alex Shenker
- "Are you for real? You need to include a 15% tip table and explain that the reason most of us late night servers are NOT happy campers is those little tips we get from the "younger set".This is a definite switch from other sites I've visited. as a veteran server who married my graveyard cook, I wouldn't eat at Denny's, if you worked there, why do you?"
- Anonymous
September 4, 1996
- "I accessed your old site through the Exploding Head page-you were highly recommended! I apologize if you've already been notified a million times."
- Anonymous
- "Hi, I'm from Elmhurst, IL, and while we don't have a Denny's actually in Elmhurst, there're 3 in the vicinity. One in Bensenville, IL; one in Oakbrook Terrace, IL; and one on the border on Bensenville and Elk Grove Village, IL. I have a confession to make: I worked as a server 2 summers ago in the last. This Denny's serves mostly to truck drivers and older people. That job has left me with a love/hate relationship with Denny's. Loving it, but at the same time hating it becasue of the emotional scars left from a character building experiance as a waiter. I must also say that they have the best clam chowder(chowda) in the world."
- Super Grover
- "Just wanted to say hello, and to let you know that I work as a cook at the Denny's in Nashua, NH. If and when you make it to that Denny's be sure and ask for me and if I'm working that shift, I usually work the morning shifts being the fastest cook there I get the fun job of cooking the breakfast/lunch rushes, as I was saying if I'm there breakfast or lunch is on me for the entire group."
- Luis Reyes
September 3, 1996
- "Denny's is too cold. Every Denny's I dine at has the temperature set at 20 degrees F. The food and service is great, the temperature is not so great."
- Tina J. Leoni
August 27, 1996
- "I just wanted to tell you that, after a recent perusing of the ProDen pages, my heart swelled with pride about the fact that I am a part of Project Denny's."
- Johnny Payphone
August 26, 1996
- "You might want to send out a request to some people out in Dallas, because I used to live there until around August of last year, and before I left, some local band, I can't remember who, put out a song called, Denny's at 2am. Check it out, it was pretty cool if I remember, and it would be cool to post on the page."
- Mike
August 25, 1996
- "It's rather sad really, living in this town. Such sickening boredom, yet we do manage, thanks to the sweet security of our home-town Denny's, well not entirely thanks, cause of course we can waste many mindless hours in the "mall". that's just something i'd suggest you avoid, though many do not heed my advice hence they become useless, materialistic mallrat vermin. Take a stroll down to Denny's and through the bellowing cloud of smoke I can guarentee you'll find exactly what you've been looking for. It doesn't really matter if the coffee is cold and the waitperson(PC) won't bring you your cream, cause there's good people there."
- Anonymous
August 24, 1996
- "I was just browsing through the web and thought that it would be cool if there was a Denny's web site. The thing is that I was a regular at a Denny's before I began working there. Now about ten other regulars have jobs there and we like to visit other Denny's restaraunts in our area."
- Joe
August 15, 1996
- "Most excellent web page, by the way. I've accessed it a few times to keep track of where your headed. My question (which I hav'nt bothered to ask Denny's staff yet) is: how they stopped servin' hash?"
- Vincent Cocco
August 14, 1996
- "I don't think I've ever been to Denny's. They don't live around here. When I do see one. I'm just not hungry."
- Steve Underwood
August 13, 1996
- "Well, in light of the fact that my friend Kate and I have been proclaimed the "Denny's Queens" I just decided to tell you that I, of course, have a link to your site."
- Pollyanna Rhee
August 10, 1996
- "Great fried chicken salad!! Please put a Denny's in Cape Girardeau, Missouri!"
- Scott Lohmann
- "Terrific site old boy, being a Dennys addict but living in the U.K poses a problem like we dont have any ? So your site is where ill have to get my slam fixes until i visit the States again, keep those orders coming boy.. nice one."
- Steve Smith
August 9, 1996
- "Six months ago, my life was ruined. Our local Denny's in Gibsonia/Allison Park was shut down. I loved Denny's, even though a friend of mine worked there and said that the waiters (and even the cook) did pot while they were working. They were always really funny, great people. They put one of those dumb Mother Butter ice cream things in there, and about two months later the restaurant closed. I'm not sure why. With mine and everyone else's, they had enough business. Maybe because the waiters were all druggies."
- Kevin Cotchen
- "Us Denny`s are really cool guys y`know?"
- John Denny
August 7, 1996
- "Dennny's is okay when you can't find anyplace else, but as a former waitress of Sambo's why not do your next assignment there. I opened the Sambo's in the great town of Porterville, CA about 20 (gosh has it been that long?) years ago. Are there any Sambos left out there? Ours closed down a few years ago. Good luck on your mission, whatever it may be."
- Vicky Smith
- "how do you get people at denny's to give you all that free stuff? the most i've ever muscled out of a denny's was a stack of "i brake for nite owls" bumper stickers. not that i am complaining...they are lovely bumper stickers. but i would kill or maim for a night menu. what's your modus operandi? your sight rules! i am so glad to know i am no longer alone... in denny's we trust,"
- Anatalia Perez
- "My friend, I noticed that not a single Denny's in my home state of Iowa has been visited by you or one of your viewers. Unfortunately, there isn't a Denny's in my home town. Thusly, I have decided to search the whole of Iowa for Denny's restaraunts. I will be the first! This is my reason to live now! I'll get back to you after I have completed my quest!"
- Evan Scott
August 3, 1996
- "just wanted to drop a line and say that the "Project : Denny's Sampler" is a superb idea. more people should design websites that way, with a "Cliff Notes" version for busy folks on the go (hah.. yeah... gotta' go download some more JPEGs from alt.binairies.pictures.erotica.dennys-kitchen-accidents... yuk yuk... busy busy busy.....). kudos to you and yours and keep up the good work!
P.S. forgive me father for i have sinned. i haven't been to a Denny's in what seems like ages. altho' i think it's actually only been about 2 or 3 months. i dunno, i've been on this Vietnamese kick lately, and before that it was taquerias. i think it was the diminishing portions and the way they would never make my Super Birds correctly that led me astray."
- Monty Cantsin
August 2, 1996
- "Your quest is so symbolic of our generation's pathetic attempt to bring meaning to our insignificant lives. Thanks so much! You've made me proud.
Oh! Guess what I heard? There's a menu that they have during the day that has MORE STUFF in it, and it COSTS LESS! I think it's just a rumor though.
I'll ask the waiter next time I'm in... maybe tonight. And then I'll ask him to spit in my food. Fun."
- D. Stange
- "You may be interested to know that, according to the document I have here (1990), there are 1,391 Denny's worldwide. Uhg."
- Giggles
July 26, 1996
- "I am writing you to let you know that I stumbled onto the Project: Denny's home page from some other mindless page and quickly found myself believeing that maybe there was hope for the human race..."
- Vince Tennant
- "Denny's slogan should probably be "Hey, it's late.""
- Anonymous
July 24, 1996
- "DAMN this page is hot! How about doing a little trip to all the TACO BELLS in the U.S.? That would be tha shit! Do it man!"
- Phillip Kirkpatrick
- "I can't believe that in your extensive and yet at the same time pathetic (don't you have a life?!?) list of Denny's restaurants, you could have left out the THREE Denny's we have here in Niagara Falls, one of which I work at. We also have the second busiest Denny's in the WORLD!! Now how could you forget that?"
- Doug and Linda Rogers
July 23, 1996
- "so i saw a link to it on a friend's page and being at work and having nothing to do, i decided to zip through it, i mean, hey, i dig denny's as much as the next guy, and i always love to see somebody with a quest that has more meaning than anything i've ever done with my life..... SO i'm skipping through and i think, wicked, this person is a genius, a brilliant person with guts of gold and steel and yadda yadda. okay. the point. the thing that made me decide to write:
looking at your visit to the terre haute, indiana denny's and noting that hey, "i know a girl named indy who lives near there" and then noting that there was a girl named indy who was your waitress and thus, i freaked out and because they don't like me here (no that's not why) they gave me a crappy monitor and the resolution just _sucks_ and i couldn't really tell but is that picture you took from your visit to the terre haute, indiana denny's a picture of you and the waitress there? is that her?
i guess this is just one of those "i had to tell somebody that the world is indeed tiny and getting tinier every single day."
thanks for providing me with freak out material for the next couple weeks."
- Adam Altman
July 20, 1996
- "Hey, awesome page! one of the most original things i've seen in a LONG time! I gotta tell you congradulations for living out the dreams of so many of us. Later"
- Henry Hoffer
- "Fellow fans and lovers of Dennys, the greatest resturant in the world! I have been to about 30 Dennys in my time, I've even worked at four of them. I enjoy reading your page becouse now I live in Okinowa Japan, and all we have here is an `OHOPS` that SUCKS! Could I ask that someone please drink a cup of coffie for me? If you guys ever go to the Dennys on west Kellog in Witchita KS dedicate a meal to Ada, the best waitress to ever grace a Dennys with her presence. She tought me every thing I know about waiting tablesand the world became a sad place the day she died, but Dennys is the home of happy spirits so what better place for those who knew her to pay their respects? I just wanted to let you know how happy I was to see the big yellow sign on my computer screan when I found you'r page. I haven't seen that sign in over a year."
- Rob Wieters
July 16, 1996
- "Hi there, and greetings from Minnesota! Well, I can't for the life of me find anyone to take me to Denny's to get my free birthday meal...the Denny's restaurants up toward the Cities (that would be Mpls/St. Paul to you foreigners) are generally pretty scummy, and I do believe the employees there haven't yet been officially notified that Denny's overturned the racism rule...wouldn't matter if it were just me, but gosh, I'd like to bring my friend Rhonda along, but she's as black as their 2 a.m. coffee. So anyway, if anyone here feels an imminent trip to the land of mosquitoes and blizzards necessary, my birthday isn't until December...take me out, and I'll split the price of your meal! I guess I really just want to brag to family and friends that the free meal was partaken of, you know? And the crayons don't hurt any, that's for sure. Hey, you could even lobby management for cleaner restaurants while you're here! Thanks for the grin this page has inspired; you are truly obsessed (in the best of all possible ways)."
- Jennifer
July 13, 1996
- "Glad to see your Denny's Home page. I can't wait until they have an offical corporate site like other major companies. I enjoyed reading all the feedback. I have been visiting Denny's ever since I was in diaper's. I couldn't count the number of Denny's I have been in across the USA, and I still love em. I do think they have gone a little crazy with those low prices.... Oh well. Plan to visit your site often!"
- Lady-Chicago
- "Denny's to me is like the great American establishment for late night caffeine blasted conversation and really greasy (but good) food!! Every time I leave Denny's I feel sick, but I think it was worth the experience."
- Anonymous
- "Wow. Great job, man. I am a random person who stumbled across the Denny's page and was intrigued by the creativity, humor, and darned good graphic sense. I followed the branching links to the Das Bus page, the MUMS saga, etc. Looks like you're having a lot of fun! I'm inspired by it."
- Emil Friedlander
July 12, 1996
- "Great looking page.......just thought I'd give you a little trivia on the Denny's at 4 AM song........... the song was wrtten in an IHOP."
- Bret Bolton
July 11, 1996
- "What a great place! A visit here is almost as good as going to Denny's!"
- Don Barnes
July 10, 1996
- "cwazy fucking wabbit."
- Nate Littrell
- "As a fellow Denny's frequenter I'm applauding you web site. I didn't think it had been done yet but I was wrong. I live in a very small town in FL and our only release is Denny's all-nighters."
- Suzanne Schultz
- "Damn, when I clicked to go to the Das Bus page (sorry, I don't know how to type a "u" with an umlaut) I figured I'd be looking at an old Volkswagen (which still would be pretty cool). But an acutal bus! Goddamn that's cool. If you are ever in the Seattle, Washington area, I'd love to show you where all the Denny's are."
- Adam Merrill
July 9, 1996
- "Your project Denny's is truly a great one! After learning of it I feel like a new man. This is the just the most fantastic thing I have ever seen! I thought that Independance Day was big, but now it seems like just another stupid direct to video release. May the quest to visit Denny's and get free stuff continue until it is completion, and hopefully you start getting better free stuff!"
- Aaron Ekholm
July 8, 1996
- "Hi! Spiffy little Denny's Shrine ya got here! In your Dayton trip itinerary you invited people to meet you at Denny's if they live in that area. Well, I don't live in Dayton, but I am nearby-- I live just a couple hours north of you in Delaware, OH (which is about 30 min. north of Columbus). And we do have a Denny's in town. So maybe you could meet me there sometime-- or at least you should go there yourself, if you haven't yet. And be sure to play all the cool vending machines, like the clucking chicken and electronic fortune teller. You could also go to the Graceland Rocky Horror Picture Show in Columbus, but it's really degenerated in recent years, so it's basically just 5 or 6 idiots throwing rice at each other. But they do have really cool holidays and theme nights and door prizes. Well, anyway, carry on with your noble quest! May the Force be with you!"
- Becca Elliot
- "Hey. I work at Denny's and just wanted to see if there was anything on the internet about Denny's and sure enough there was. I am a bus boy at the Denny's in Colorado Springs, Co. You should come visit some time. Talk to you later."
- Daniel Hall
July 7, 1996
- "I really like the Denny's mission. I do have a couple of questions though. Where are all of you from? Why was Shreveport, LA not on your list?! Ya'll should definately come over here sometime for a Wally show and munch at our Denny's. Oh and I would love to be on THE list too. I think that's about all I have to say. Keep spreading the Word of Wally!"
- Marcie Jane Cloud
July 6, 1996
- "This excites me...you share my obsession (dare I call it a fetish?) for Denny's and you proudly announce what so many are afraid to say, namely that frames and other assorted doodads SUCK. It could be love... I must say that, living in San Francisco, the Denny's experience is not what it should be for me. The pastel paradise in Japantown is just not the real thing. But there's always the 'burbs, including on in the East Bay (I forget exactly where, but Milpitas comes to mind) where you can actually still smoke. Alao, for a pure experience, the downtown L.A. location across from the jail can't be beat."
- SOMABoy
July 5, 1996
- "I came across your page by accident. I think it is well done but you need to pick a differant restaurant. I was actually hoping that Denny's was on the net because their new commercial is terrible. My grandchildren hate (and will not go to) Denny's after seeing their commercial with Humpty Dumpty."
- Hugh Zorger
July 3, 1996
- "Hi, no, you prob'ly don't remember me, but I was sitting there gazing at your [absolutely amazing and hillarious and generally neat] Denny's site going "P7a77, p7a77... why does that sound so strangely familiar?..." Until I saw your name and it dawned on me that you're an a.c-m.r-h person, or at least were when I was on there. Great site! I really miss Denny's in Agoura, CA where we often went after the Santa Monica Rocky on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings. I haven't been able to find a Denny's in Boston area [where I live now, and love it, except for this little thing], and IHOP etc. just don't cut it.... *sigh* But at least there's your site! Good job. There. How's that for a review?"
- Vika Zafrin
July 2, 1996
- "I love your Denny's web site. I don't go to Denny's much any more, but I tried to hit every Denny's in N. California back when I was going to school and living in Berkeley. I proposed to many waitresses along I5 and along I10 between LA and Phoenix. There was nothing like an English Scramble and a six-pack of Lite Beer from Miller with a third less calories than the regular beer. After they got rid of the English Scramble I was forced to switch to the Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs. Being abused by a Denny's waitress in Banning late at night and hungover and still 300 miles from home was heaven. Keep up the good work."
- Andrew D. Schwartz
- "I love your Denny's page. I've spent a good amount of time in their Houston-area restaurants myself. They know me there. We've been a bit homesick over here so being able to see your page was really nice. We just about died. The other people in the computer lab we were disrupting thought we were nuts, which was kind of a bonus. Thanks for that."
- Annie Random
- "I've only been to the Denny's in Belle Vernon a couple of times. Once I went with my ex-boyfriend, whose friends just adore Wendy's. It's kind of scary, in a way. But, anyhow, all the staff knew him, so we got speedy service and a free drink!"
- Clark Harrison
July 1, 1996
- "Do you get to keep the crayons they give you? Or do you give tham back? I never do. But I like Denny's because of the cool placemats. I live in Las Vegas, and I go to California often, and I always eat at Denny's. There aren't many in Las Vegas, but I go to all the ones around in the area of California where I am. That's about three or four, depending on what kind of mood I am in and how far I want to go for a waffle. But you must have spent a bundle doing this. What do you usually order? How much do you think you have spent on the whole trip, on just food at Denny's? Do you eat all your meals there? Dinner too? I have only been there for breakfast. So, did Denny's offer you all free meals for doing this? They should, because now I am going to go to Denny's all the time looking for you. You should put up fliers saying that you were there and at what time and where you were going next so that us devoted followers sould track you down. But anyway, good luck, and be careful of the hot chocolate. It's really hot. =) P.S. Also, get whipped cream on your strawberry waffles... makes them better. =)"
- Jenny the Great
June 28, 1996
- "I love Denney's as a mater of fact I went to it yesterday for breakfast. I live in Canada and I disagree about the person on the mailing list he says there a are no Denny's in Canada but he is wroung. Anyway I love the Denny's Resteraunt."
- Anonymous
June 27, 1996
- "good luck with your quest, sir P7a77, knight of the formica table."
- Nate Littrell
June 26, 1996
- "Too bad you can't get beer at Denny's, otherwise, I think everyone would be there. Think about it, it makes sense."
- Brian Musgrave
June 25, 1996
- "Hey, we work for a Denny's in Washington. We think your neato page here is pretty nifty!"
- Katie
June 24, 1996
- "Keep up the good work of exploring Denny's' all across america."
- SpaFF
June 22, 1996
- "It has been a month or so since I last visited you, and WOW, things have really picked up on your homepage."
- John Beckman
- "To me, Denny's hasn't been the same since they stopped doing the free food on your b'day deal, but i'm just sentimental."
- Jessamyn West
June 21, 1996
- "We don't have Denny's here in Canada. I'd like to thank you for taking the Denny's experience worldwide."
- Scott E. Kuehner
- "Great stuff. Denny's is definitely the late night place to be. There's lotsa good ones in the Denver metro area. Once heard a local comic tell this joke: "Q. What does La Quinta mean? A. Next to Denny's" Around here that seems to hold true quite frequently... I have a drummer friend (I'm a bass player) whose main source of support for many years was working as a dishwasher at Denny's. When he wears his glasses he definitely looks like Weird Al. But now he almost refuses to set foot in a Denny's. We went into the one in Ogden, Utah one time - that's an experience no Denny's aficionado should miss!"
- Tommy Lee
June 18, 1996
- "Yo, Denny's-Head! We applaud and salute you, sir!"
- Achara Thawatwiboonpol
- "this site is incredible!"
- Terri Tooker
June 17, 1996
- "If you need cash from a sponsor, maybe instead of doing trips to Denny's in the USA you might want to consider doing trips to Citibanks."
- David Tiberio
- "Dare I predict a visit to Denny's headquarters must be in the offing !!"
- hagglund
June 13, 1996
- "hey I love the page and I'm a general manager for Denny's!! you want some free stuff?? come to Denny's in springfield Ohio and I'll not only give you your meal free but I'll even give ya a real Denny's toilet too!! unless ya already have one. would make a great addition to your bus..or flower pot...extra seat on the bus...whatever!"
- Mary Crolley
- "if ya ever make it out to california i'd be happy to buy ya a meal at dennys, just because."
- roger lynn
June 10, 1996
- "i remember seeing your page a while back... but I didn't know for a while that those little icons on your front page were actually links to other pages... you should probably link the words next to the icons as well..."
- Steven Chai
- "This idea was cool as hell. If you guys ever make it to Georgia, look me up(Angela Londino) in Atlanta I'll give you a personal tour of our local Denny's. I was thinking, next trip, maybe you should visit Waffle Houses!"
- Aneglo Londino
June 9, 1996
- "Have you ever thought of opening up chapers of the Denny's Project around the country? Each chapter could report on their local findings and new denny's being planned on opening.. I wanna run the Miami chapter... they turned one denny's down here into a Todd's I don't know if they have todds up there... but its a fancier denny's... they also turned one into a Lums... those bastards... the new ones aren't open 24/7 anymore... grr.. but hey... what kin you do... the owner's sold out for more money.... oh well.. back to irc... c-ya"
- Albatross
- "Keep up the good work and I hope you don't die a premature death choking on a grand slam breakfast."
- Brett
June 7, 1996
- "Cool that someone else out in the world likes Wally Pleasant. Ever seen him in concert? He's a pretty cool guy. If you ever get to Phoenix and want some Denny's advice, let me know. I can direct you to corporate Denny's vs. franchise, etc..."
- Medium Head Boy
June 6, 1996
- "What is Denny's? A restaurant? No, it's not a restaurant, but a temple. Yes, a temple."
- Garrett Street
June 4, 1996
- "Hello visionaries... You've embarked on a great, important mission."
- Anonymous
June 1, 1996
- "I think your page rawks!! What a cool mission! =) I am originally from Colorado, and about every city has at least one Denny's! Now that I am in Boston I am at a loss without it!! I Love DENNY'S!! And I wish you well on your journey."
- Stephanie Romero
May 30, 1996
- "Hey, what a great thing you guys are doing here! My most "memorable" experience at a Denny's restaurant was when my husband (of 6 1/2 years) first asked me to marry him in the Denny's parking lot in Perris, California (in So. Cal.). Who knew you could find true love at Denny's? It ranks right up there with that rooty tooty fresh and fruity breakfast!"
- Mrs. Kimberly C. Dahl
May 29, 1996
- "Hi there..... Love the page, but I couldn't help but notice that you have never visited a Canadian Denny's. I know that we have atleast one because it just open here in Ottawa. So show that your truly a multi-national project and get your ass up here."
- Martin Glennon
May 28, 1996
- "I have to say that I worship at your shrine. You just rocked my world. My mother took me to Denny's once on my birthday so I could get the free dinner. My mother is from Texas if that explains anything....."
- Shel
May 26, 1996
- "I didn't really have anything to say. I just wanted my name to be among those other paragons of intellectuosity who send you feedback."
- Timothy A. Fort
May 24, 1996
- "HI! awesome idea. my freinds and i were once talking about touring every meijers in michigan. i wish you luck on your venture through the world of denny's."
- lsteigen
- "excellent idea! i am glad there are people left in this world with a vision. currently, my vision is to call every 800 number in the u.s. and ask for a Mr. Bob Neville. Don't ask why. My friend's vision is to visit every McDonald's restaraunt in Southern Wisconsin and fill out a job application for an unknown individual named Bjorn Knutson. He started about three years ago, and has since spread the wrath of Bjorn to Alaska and Califioria, while on family vacations. one recent escapade consisted of standing up in front of a crowded luxury bus(on a school trip) and yelling "What the hell is wrong with you people?!!", regarding the majority of the riders choosing the movie "swing kids" over Monty Python's "The search for the holy grail". i made many friends that day. anyway, keep up the good work!"
- Matt Waters
May 23, 1996
- "Hi. I found you throught the Exploding Head page. he likes you lots."
- Mike Armstrong
May 22, 1996
- "This site has become simply astounding! And the fact that the Denny's Management Bears no ill-will upon you is great. Now if you could only get them to fund you excursion across the country."
- S. T. Arvo
May 21, 1996
- "Well I am in awe of this page. It looks like something I would want to do. Well here's the scenario... A group of friends down here in California have gotten together and created the Denny's religion (All hail the almighty Denny, our savior and salvation!) and we frequently worship at the temple of The Great Yellow Beacon (Denny's). Most of the people in our little group are also BBSers and we often hold socials at Denny's. Some members of our group know all the servers by name, and vice versa. Keep up the good work, there can never be too many Denny's or Denny's worshipers! CONVERT! CONVERT! All hail the almighty Denny, our savior and salvation! AMEN!"
- Victor Andersen
- "I gotta say, i like your page. totally creative."
- Brian Rehak
May 20, 1996
- "Dear sir, it may sound crazy, but my brother is also traveling around to different Denny's in a Bus. How Bout that. Anyway, here in Toledo, we have a Denny's that isn't even open 24/7. Tsup with dat?! Although there are no employees at either of the 3, count 'em 3 Denny's here, ther is a chef at one of them named "Spanky". Well champagne and caviar dreams."
- Eric Pfaff
May 19, 1996
- "HI IM JANE AND I WORK AT DENNY'S IN AUSTIN TEXAS WHY DONT YOU COME VISIT ME.I WORK DURING THE DAY. THE STORE IS LOCATED AT INTERSTATE IH 35 AND ST'johns."
- Jane Setterlund
May 18, 1996
- "I was browsing the web by typing anything i could think of .com, when I thought: I wonder what would happen if I typed in something abstract like, oh, say entropy.muc.muohio.edu/~p7a77/dennys.html. What surfaced on my screen was a phenomenon that comes around once in a lifetime. I quickly got divorced and quit my job so I could embark on the prodigal site with total concentration. Your site truly emulates perfection. Unlike myself, who tried to cash in on the "race case" with a finely crafted story ( I got $118 bucks out of it, but that's beside the point) you do not look at Denny's as just another coffee and ham joint with a race issue and an opportunity for some ill gotten gains. You delve deeper into issues that this country needs to recognize ( such as the WAY factor). You milk each store for free items that other people would dismiss. You sleep in a filthy,stinking bus and shrug off your need to sleep so that your public can have documentation and color photos of Denny's' around the globe. Your page is an inspiration to all! You are a role model that the kids of this world should follow. Nostradamus predicted an unpresidented event in the year of 1996. Your site must be it. I will now stare at my screen until the next update is added ( in lieu of sleep or bathroom trips). YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!"
- Gabriel Miller
- "who cares?"
- Marsha J. Hayes
- "I liked your project dennys. I too am a dennys employee. Just saddly hit my ten year. i wish you would come and visit my dennys in garfeild heights ohio. or any in the cleveland area. We need some good feedback."
- Jennifer Brough
May 17, 1996
- "Keep up the good work. You should get an honorary Sociology/Anthropology degree for your invaluable work. God (& Denny) Speed......"
- J.E. Friberg
- "Cool. Good luck on your project. There's a Denny's here in Michigan (several, in fact). The only one I can think of is on the east side of Woodward Ave. just before Long Lake. Just for the record, the correct German word for "bus" is Der Bus (without umlauts). Whatever...just thought I'd let you know."
- Mr. K.C. Boyce
- "Hey.. you're page is pretty cool. I've been to the Denny's in Indianapolis, it was right next to the Motel 6 that we stayed in.. Here in New Jersey, there arent that many Denny's. The only two that I've been to are in East Brunswick on rt. 18 and Toms River on rt. 37. Just thought I'd let you know, we run a page similar to yours. It's called Wendy'sNet, and as you could probably guess, we want to visit every Wendy's restaurant.. check it out.. its http://www.vbc.net/~wendysnet"
- Lou & Ish
- "Sounds like a fun trip - next year you should go south and go for the Waffle House tour."
- Ori Hoffer
May 16, 1996
- "I'm curious to know the contacts you've had with Flagstar or Denny's staff concerning your "Denny's internet page". Have you ever communicated with any Flagstar/Dennys employees about the page? Have they communicated with you?? Am I the first??"
- Richard Levine
May 15, 1996
- "Outstanding page! Congratulations, sir. We've got TONS of Denny's down here in Southern California and one common thread I've noticed lately is that they all have that game where you try to retrieve cute stuffed toys encased in a booth equipped with a robotic claw. I'm sure you've seen these. It's like something out of a lame country fair. What next, dunking booths? sheesh."
- Aszijj
May 14, 1996
- "I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to your site. But then again, who am I?! It took me back to my pre-marriage, pre-three kids days when I and my school chums would engage in such half-witted tom-foolery. I wish you much success in your venture and intend to check-up on your site from time-to-time to read of your omelet-eating exploits. By-the-by, I too arrived at your site via the exploding heads site. Love those links!"
- Anonymous
- "jason, this is karen an i finally got a look at your page, you know your ohio section is greatly lacking, but overall it is pretty cool"
- Isis
- "I must say that Denny's has been a bit of a fascination for some of my friends and I at school. I wanted to share an extreme disappointment that I had with a Denny's out here in Philadelphia. My friends and I drove twenty minutes from campus and got there at 11:30 only to find that they already locked the doors! They closed at midnight, which is the first offense, but then wouldn't let us in a half-hour before closing! This was the Denny's located on City Line Avenue, if you ever make it there. We had to take drastic action but luckily found another one that's open 24/7 only five minutes past this poor excuse for a green interiored Denny's. My advice to you is to visit all the Eat 'n Parks in the world and let Denny's go out of business."
- Doug Hoerster
May 13, 1996
- "Has Denny's ever made you sick? I was offended by the God masturbation page you had and the pictures. Shame on you!"
- Lucy Deal
May 12, 1996
- "the stores in or a long the itatate 5 and 99 in calif are not the best stores the denny's has mose of them, need a lot of cleaning. and tested for drugs in the store, we stop eat at denny's and the food is not to good. we call denny's the greese spood."
- BroFox
May 11, 1996
- "Hey there - a nobel pursuit you have undertaken. Just wanted to let you know that if you ever get up to Denny's of Rochester Hills MI, email me or something, I'll give you the digs on that particular establishment, as I am a Denny's goddess myself, they call us servers, you know, but I far exceed their expectations - its not a difficult thing in this corporation, only requires minimal brain power, but you know that you witness this wonder regularly...."
- Jenn Sutherland
May 9, 1996
- "Anyhoot, just writing to say thanks for providing a link to those glory days of old when we (meaning me high school houligans and I -- not me and you) made a career of harassing the pep band at football games and subsequently having a slice of the ol' key lime and a cup of the ol' java at the local Denny's. And just to think of it-- I had actually done well at keeping all of those years repressed."
- Theresa
May 7, 1996
- "Awesome project. Personally I tend to stop at the hole in the wall joints (i,e, the place behind denny's) , but there is a neat aesthetic tilt to seeing the same restaurant in different places."
- Nate Littrell
May 6, 1996
- "That Denny's trip sounds absolutly crazy. Definitly a...memorable experience at the very least. I must say that ive had my fair share of interesting experiences at Denny's across the world. Great page."
- Ryan Laboube
May 3, 1996
- "Well, since I live in the UK, and we don't have Dennys here, I haven't a bloody clue what you're on about. Though if Dennys are anything like the fast food places we have over here, I hope your sanity holds on the tour...."
- Chris McMullen
May 1, 1996
- "I find your page very interesting and fun."
- Linda Schiller
- "Having been thrown out of just about every Denny's within a halfway decent distance from here, I obviously have a bit of a grudge against the King Of All All-Night Resturaunts. However, your page has restored my faith in Denny's and reawakened my desire to once again dine in its freindly confines. Thanks for the great page. Good to see some truely original content on the web. Keep up the good work."
- Stephen Sanders
- "Yes, that's right - I have the souvenir card to prove it! Me and my goofy hubby, Alex ate at the Fairbanks, Alaska Denny's in September of last year. We had just returned from a trek up the famed Dalton Highway, the Arctic Slope haul road, where we were married in Coldfoot, Alaska. We called his parents at the phone booth in Denny's lobby to tell them we were married - after a familiar-tasting dinner......Wahooooo!"
- Amy Engelhardt
- "Do you have a list of all of the Denny's in America. How do you know where they all are."
- Edward A. Haskin
- "Hi there. Last Fall, I had the thrill of visiting the Northernmost Denny's in the World in Fairbanks, Alaska. As always, the food was the same, the prices a little higher (typical for Alaska). The big treat was the customized T-shirts and cards they had. Oh, yeah, I guess I should mention that this Denny's stop came just after I drove back from above the Arctic Circle, where I was married at the Northernmost saloon in America."
- Alex Stein
- "Hey there, I love the concept. I am a Managing Partner (District manager) for the restaurant of choice by America's finest, and I welcome you to visit my area. It's kind of close to you, Dayton/Springfield. Let me know if I can help in any way, I have some unusual free stuff. See you soon."
- Bob Mako
April 30, 1996
- "They there! You must check out the Denny's in King of Prussia, PA. Security guard, surveillance cameras and everything. Right next to the HUGE mall. And the service there, is, well, you can find out for yourself if you want. And wierd Al is in the form of a bus boy. A must visit. Great addition to your page."
- Stacey
- "This has to be the best web page ever created. I am a memeber of the local Denny's visitors. The problem is that the restaurants are trying to kick us out by prohibiting smoking during certain hours, a minimum perchase (which isn't too bad) and by giving us really bad service. Anyhow, is there anything that we can do about this. I would hate to boycott Denny's but it might come to that. Oh, the Denny's in question is 108th Denny's in Tacoma, Washington. If you E-mail me back, put my name in the subject line."
- Steve DesRosier
April 29, 1996
- "Unbelievable. Period. I've shown your site to some co-workers and, well ... they just don't get it. They keep asking me, "Why?", I just shrug and say "Why not?" This is definitely getting a bookmark here (and probably a link from a few of the sites I'm managing). Drop me a line if you ever head to a Denny's in the Youngstown, Ohio area ... I'll even spring for coffee. Good luck with your quest ..."
- Sean Fulkerson
April 26, 1996
- "yer funked up."
- Eric Pfaff
- "Hi, Three nights ago my girlfriend and I were sitting in the Denny's Restaurant on Carldbad Village Drive in Carlsbad, California discussing a promo that the Chart House Restaurant uses to get people to eat in all 65 of their restaurants. If someone does eat in all of them they win an all-expenses paid trip around the world to two. We started thinking about doing the same for Denny's and decided to hunt down the total number of restaurants. In doing the research we stumbled onto your page. How strange to head out on a mission and discover that there are other's on the road ahead of us. We are inspired by you and your work. Godspeed and good luck, Two Denny's Devotees"
- Anonymous
- "You're all Mad. :) I love it. :)"
- Klein Tester
- "Just read your Denny's page, I am building a web page of interesting artifacts I have been accumulating over the years and try to link in related pages to each atifact. My artifact is a picture of a menu mask Denny's came out with in the late 1970's (I worked at #1 Marysville, Ca) I was able to get one of each mask they came out with."
- steve a. york
April 25, 1996
- "Just wanted you to know that we have your Dallas Morning News article hanging promenantly on the wall in our Chicago Training Center. We Denny's people enjoy following your exploits."
- Ted
- "My name is Jake Tenenbaum, I am a 23 year old Systems Administrator, and I live in Woodland Hills, CA. When I was a senior in High School, at about 2am on Friday or Saturday nights, my friends and I would head over to the Denny's here in Woodland Hills, specifically, the one across the street from Taft High. (Restaurant #1986) Basically, after a had night of underage drinking, there was nothing better tasting than that Dennys' food... Peace!"
- Jake Tenenbaum
April 24, 1996
- "This is probably the greatest, and sickest thing I've seen on the web yet. Truly wonderfull."
- Kyro- jn@trib.com
- "i think that you should sometime before you die you should pay homage to the DENNY's in king of prussia pennsylvania. it is my personal favorite of any denny's i have ever been to."
- chris b.
April 23, 1996
- "I was reading Suck and an article was ragging on revering Denny's as a form of anti-activist consumer activism. In other words, love of kitsch is bad. Anyway, I clicked on to the site, and started grinning uncontrollably. Especially after reading the mile-long testimonials of site visiters. I have waitressed at Denny's, and though there were many long nights of frustration and serving up milkshakes to jocks and their gun molls, I love to tell people that I worked there. It was like this bagde that said I survived hell with a healthy sense of irony. And you know what? Even though I've tried to get jobs atclassy places (read: chain restaraunts that cater to yuppies and have serve alcohol), Ifind myself drawn back to it all. The in-store romances, the psycho cooks, the strong women who work there, the free mozzarella sticks and chicken fingers when the cook screws up. I know you get plenty of people that must say this, but I'll do it anyway. I would love to tell of my experiences at length--if you have room. It doesn't seem like you have a former staffer on the bus, so.... Even if you're not interested, just know that i will be returning to the site and telling my friend, who worked along with me."
- carlene bauer
- "Wow, congrats, you got into suck! Sucker."
- pax
April 22, 1996
- "Dammit man, what you've done it's....beautiful. OK, I'm OK now. I'm only a senior in high school, but There's nothing better then cutting school, going to Denny's, and chilling. I used to "borrow permanently without asking" things from many restaurants, especially from Denny's. Name anything on the table, and I have it. The most satisfying thing I ever got was a Denny's Dessert Menu, about 2 feet from the cashier, with a rent-a-cop on the other side. If you ever come out to West Chester, PA, or Exton, PA, check out the Denny's here. They rock."
- Joe Blechman
- "I really like your home page. It kicks ass"
- Matt Waller
April 21, 1996
- "Hope you don't mind, but I've featured you as my "site of the day". I think your page is hilarious!"
- Shawn Dunn
- "We don't have Denny's in Australia any more. They got bought out by Canadian chain The Keg a couple of years ago. I'm really annoyed, I liked Denny's better."
- Katherine Phelps
April 20, 1996
- "I've never experienced asite I wanted to link on my home page more than the Denny's mission."
- Anonymous
April 19, 1996
- "hehehe I like it."
- Rosco P. Coltrane
- "one time i put a firecracker in a bull frogs mouth and i blew his fucking head off!"
- Fred Dowling
- "I wish I could come on your trip through orthopedia. Imagine a world full of DenKnees. Please mister, can I come along?"
- 7
- "I heard you on the radio on 106.1 KISS-FM Dallas, TX on the way to class talking about your desires to visit every freakin Denny's in the world. I was laughing so hard, and thought WoW! This is what we, the Generation X, is all about!"
- Ms. Cary E. Fender
April 18, 1996
- "Yer page made me fucking laugh. Im serial."
- JC Walter
April 17, 1996
- "You know you want to come out here and see the ones in California. They're different. No, really. I mean it. Okay, I'm full of it. But in the local one (Vacaville, CA) I've never seen a worker who looks like Weird Al. Seen several who look like Stanley Spidowsky (a la UHF) and quite a few who look like the love child of Dave What's-his-face (the founder of Wendy's) and that girl from the "Oh Mickey" video back in the 80's...kind of original. And the recent discovery that the pancakes in this place will soak up ANYTHING, including half a glass of water. We're seriously thinking they could have been the key turning point in the Exxon spill. Only need one... "And hey! It's still dry!" Anyway, congrats on being damn weird. There's a dearth of us left on this planet..."
- Takhisis
- "The details of your trips to Denny's throughout the heartland made me laugh out loud. I have always been a non conformist, but have had to compromise my views in order to chase the legal tender. I have a Wierd Al lookalike friend, who has never worked at a Denny's, but has thrown up on almost every booth in the Denny's in our home town of Eureka California. If you ever make it out this way, (I know you've heard of Humboldt County), our Denny's has been in the same location as long as I've been alive (32 years) ouch!! don't ever get middle aged! it Sucks!!"
- Scott Roller
April 16, 1996
- "The nastyest thing that has ever happened was the time my wife and I were sitting at the counter and a cricket fell out of the air conditioning vent on to her salad. I damn near choked I was laughing so hard. All in all it is a good place to eat. We go about twice a week, I always order the club. Any way good luck on your project."
- James Stratmoen
April 15, 1996
- "Gahhhhh! I *thought* I recognised that email address.... Hi! Remember me? The email address has long since changed, but it's still the same Rocky Freak.... Oddly, I rediscovered you not through the RHPS FAQ, but through Project: Denny's. Which is quite amazing. You have too much spare time on your hands, and whatever your job is, I want it. :) Nice running across you again!"
- Adam D. Moss
- "You kept talking about going to graceland. From your reports you never went to a denny's in memphis though. What gives?"
- Anonymous
April 14, 1996
- "For years, I've been a Denny's regular. I hang out in Denny's so much, that I actually LOOKED for a web site like this... That's how dedicated I am."
- Robert Bresner
- "I read an article by Teresa Gubbins (Dallas Morning News) in the _San Jose Mercury News_ on Tuesday, 2 April 1996, p.2D, "It seems a big order for student with a quest to visit every Denny's." Well, you beat me to it. Either I was going to sink my life's savings into a Winnebago (a BMF) and visit all the Denny's in the country, or I'd go for my Ph.D. Thanks for making up my mind for me. Then again, I've always been fond of A&W..."
- Arne Buck
- "Just thought you might be interested, that your picture and story from the Dallas Morning News appeared in our local newspaper. The Richmond Times Dispatch (we called it the Times DISGRACE) is a right wing ( really, it is to the right of Hitler) rag. The story appeared in the Sunday, April 14, 1996 edition. I enjoyed your home page. Keep having fun."
- Steve Waldron
April 13, 1996
- "Hey guys...I just found your page today, and found out you passed thru the town where I go to college back in Feb. Thanx for the great review of our Denny's here in Richmond...I'll let them know that they faired well with the experienced Denny's customers. I'm sorry I missed ya...but if you want to visit a lot of Denny's, come to the northern 'burbs of Chicago...THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!!! I'm glad to see that my friends and I aren't the only one's...shall we say...obsessed with 24hr restaraunts!! Great page...I'll definately be back to look for updates."
- Maria L. Polenzani
April 12, 1996
- "Just thought I'd drop a line and let you know I'm very impressed with your project:Denny's page! Its very infomative."
- Phil Plencner
April 11, 1996
- "I'm impressed! (By your quest) Your web pages are pretty good too! (My wife listens to Looney & Willy on wklb) Good Luck!! P.S. Aren't you shooting for a position as a "webmaster" for Denny's??"
- Don Burrhus
- "Kudos to so noble an enterprise - and they say our generation has no goals! Yes, I believe there comes a point in life when we all must come to grips with our inner Denny (frankly, if there were a "Denny" somewhere, I hope we never meet him - He can stay remote, mystical, a force to imagine as each customer sees fit). Your introduction practically says it all, the way a side salad or basket of mozzarella sticks only *hints* at the meal to come. For me, it's been a series of phases that Denny's represents in life. It started, as it probably has for all of us, as a family restaurant - our clan would take road trips together, and Denny's was the stop of choice for breakfast, lunch or dinner (breakfast preferred, of course). Later, when high school and college stress require an all-night joint to commiserate, conspire and cool down with friends, Denny's provides a colorful environment to plot either the next thirty years or next 24 hours."
- Robert
- "You are amazing! You have way too much time on your hands. Please come to California and visit our Denny's. Please hurry because the snowflake motif is rapidly disappearing. Katchup is free and the fries are well done."
- Carrie Hotz
April 10, 1996
- "A while ago I was sitting at a Denny's in Mt. Laurel (NJ). When in walks the Welsh National Guard. Each member was carrying a case of Budweiser, and a bunch of them had Elvis tattoos. Who knew Elvis was so popular in Wales. In any case they were all quite friendly."
- Anonymous
- "You rule."
- Tony Spinetta
April 9, 1996
- "This is one of the coolest sites I've seen on the web! You have taken the whole Denny's experience to a new height! Would that I could join you in your travels. By the way, I love Denny's and Weird Al!"
- Steve C. Solorio
April 8, 1996
- "Your quest seems so odd to me, as it has always been my stated goal to never set foot in a Denny's anywhere."
- Jeff Byrd
- "I would just like to give you a two thumbs up for the design, layout and graphic work on this page. A true tribute to the great Denny's franchise and all it's loyal customers."
- Samantha Powell
April 7, 1996
- "I am mailing you from my college. I love it wasting tax payers money by E-mailing a Denny's website."
- Anonymous
- "We go to the Denny's at 12 Mile and Mound in Warren, MI. If you make here and if we see Das Bus it is our treat. Our Denny's was remodeled sbout a year ago and now it looks more like a coney island joint than a Denny's. Food is about the same."
- Mr. John F. Skosnik
- "This is a great page. I've gotta link you! I don't know if it's art or stupidity, but I like it."
- Adam Jacob Metz
- "in an up all night hazy kind of funk, much like one in which a visit to denny's would figure prominently, i found your page. i can relate, and live vicariously as there are far fewer denny's in minneapolis than in detroit, my new and old homes respectively. good work, boy."
- Eric Geigle
- "Hey Jason. I'm emailing you from a school just outside of victoria. This summer I'm going with a couple friends on a tour of all mini-golf locations in western Canada (and maybe Eastern Canada as well-dependes how long the money holds out). Got any tips? (Cool web page by the way-supremely wicked) Any cool names for our vehicle? We're probably going to write a book about it too, maybe get published. The premise will be searching for the meaning of life and adulthood among the mini-golf courses of canada-Fromage city, but we can't think of anything better(we will also be rating the course as we go)Anyway, wasted enough of your time. Keep on Busing my man."
- Graham Lang
April 6, 1996
- "We have a Denny's here in the Skylake district of Miami. The manager is an Arabain looking muscleman and Wierd Al works the night shift. It has recently been remodeled and looks very nice. I love the prime rib and a chocolate shake. "
- Roy
- "This is a GREAT site! Awesome graphics! I, too am a big fan of Denny's! If you find in your travels, a Denny's which still features the world famous "Beefadelphia" (A philly steak sandwich with tomato sauce on the side) please let me know. I believe the last time it was offered was 1989-who knows....maybe it will have a comeback in the 90's! Good Luck - How about some interviews with a couple of Denny's waitresses? Highlights of their careers etc... Keep up the good work. "
- Chrissy Boguski
- "The Denny's on Itaewon (a street) in Seoul, Republic of Korea has a dance club upstairs and a Baskin Robbins across the street. There is a great Denny's in West Chester PA (Rt 202 and Rt 3) that is a high school hangout, but no riff raff at 3 or 4 am. Just moved to Virginia, I'll keep you updated."
- John Fenton
- "hey, nifty page. this summer, a close friend of mine and myself are doing a tour de denny's. it sucks to see that others have done such a thing first but hey, i'm proud that we're not the only ones out there who take such pride in traveling around to denny's....."
- trev
- "I can't believe you were at the Collinsville, Ill. Denny's and missed the ones in Fairview Heights, and Belleville (where I met my wife). The Belleville species being the best, of course. I will keep in touch with your page and see if you should correct this terrible omission."
- Lee
- "I used to go to a Denny's in Austin, Texas (on south IH35). My friends and I used to get the butter pats and attach them to the windows. Because pancakes don't stick well unless you have LOTS of butter. Usually they wouldn't give us lots of butter. Another fun thing we did was to remove a sign off the men's restroom. This wasn't just for fun; we were challenging gender stereotypes. We found out that most people didn't like taking our challenge. Actually, it was great fun until we were removed from the restaurant and they took our sign back. I guess it wasn't like a gift-shop item."
- Name Withheld By Request
April 5, 1996
- "i read an article in our local paper in santa cruz, ca about your adventures to denny's throughout the world. oddly enough, my friends and i have similar ambitions. i am a senior in geography at san jose state and have recently taken on the task of mapping the world distribution of denny's. i am envious that you received an official vomit cleanup kit. we would be interested in hearing more about your ambitions."
- Peter Detlefs
- "Okay...well for about 2 months straight I visited my local Denny's almost every night. For coffee, cokes and/or a salad (with extra blue cheese and a side of cheddar instead of those nasty carrots). We didn't have a server that looked like WAY but I could see it happening. We got asked to smoke a bowl with one of the servers once. In the Denny's Dumpster area. That was interesting. Lots of regulars, lots of psychos. I can't say a lot of good about this place. It's Denny's! Only damn thing that is open at 4am aside from Taco Bell. It's called Ballard Denny's in Seattle, WASH.. Good luck! =) PS: There was also a visit to a Denny's with a wacko server who was cussing and wishing he was on meth...and bitching about the radio playing Steely Dan. Wild guy he was! =)"
- dahlia@wolfenet.com
April 4, 1996
- "What an excellent www site. Over here in England, sadly we don't have any Denny's, and I miss them sorely from when i lived in the US."
- Alexander Ward
- "Vadenny's Retro, Satanas!"
- Gilbert Cattoire
- "You should seriously consider getting a life."
- johnski
April 3, 1996
- "Ok, you all are doing really well with Denny's, but I thought that I would suggest once oyu're done to move on to the Charthouse. If you get one of their cards and have it scanned at every Charthouse in the world (less than 500 worldwide) they will send you around the world to all of them again for free (as in pay all your travel expenses too) plus while you're going to the restaurants you get other free stuff from it and discounts and stuff. Just a suggestion."
- Vicki
- "i admire your quest. my best friend and i have been going to denny's since our junior year of high school. we have been to the denny's in juarez, mexico (which is now a sanborn's). at one point, during an extreme caffeine buzz around finals time our freshman year of college, we vowed to climb atop the denny's sign and declare it an independent nation (much like the similar greenwich village event), but someone told us the pole was made of fiberglass. some dreams die easy. keep up the good work!"
- hillary hambric
- "Webpage is very nicly done. Good job."
- Vin
- "Thanks for proving once again that when faced with the decision to either seek truth and beauty in the world, or fritter away a life on trivial distractions, the human animal always does the latter, except in extremely rare circumstances. Though Denny's does cook a mean cheese toast. Yum!"
- Michael P. Anderson
April 2, 1996
- "i work for a Denny's in Kansas City, Kansas. I don't know the store number right off hand, but it's at 105th and Metcalf, right next to I-435. I'm a graveyard waiter, and I work most every night. I hope to see you all sometime soon, trust me, i can find a lot of neat free shit to give you, (drinks, food, plates, busboys...) and will be happy to, as i see your mission as the mission to end all missions."
- Mitch Bartlett
- "in collage in Portland Maine, the only late night retreat was Denny's. One needed only to yell "green coffee" and a slew of wild eyed nocturns piled into a car like clowns to make the pilgremage for their favorite Slam. Norther Slam, Southern Slam, Grand Slam. When asking the friendly, however emence, night manager what his favorite dish was, he replied "the Western Hemosphear Slam." i think i laugh so hard at that, a french fry came out my nose. at any rate, please consider changing the color of the coffee in the coffee cup icon to a gray-green for accuracy's sake. (you know, because of the green lights over the table). Do this, and people wil come."
- eric k eaton
- "First of all, I msut say athat your page is wonderful. As a student who makes frequent 2 am trips, I can relate. Unfortunately, you missed a Denny's when you were here. Not only is there a Denny's south, but one north as well. I am disappointed that yoiu missed this. Of course, the south Denny's is far superior, but I wouldn't want you to exclude any one form your odyssey."
- Richard Hendricks
- "you're a loser!"
- Anonymous
- "Hi Jason, The San Jose Mercury News picked up the wire story about your PROJECT: DENNY'S and printed it this morning. As they so often say in their letters to David Letterman, "just thought you'd like to know." Good work on the pages, keep "up" the good work. Now I'm going to Go Away."
- Dave Schultheis
April 1, 1996
- "Dear Mr. P7A77, I am an obscenely long viewer and fan of the Project: Dennys page (as well as being an occasional participant WOO WOO) and want to tell the Viewers at Home about this Dennys I used to go to when I was a kid living overseas in Singapore. We had a Dennys about five minutes walk from where I lived; from what I can remember, the food was your standard Dennys fare. Needless to say, there weren't any WAYs at this Dennys 'cos everybody was a Singaporean and WAY himself is a definite American Phenomenon. The Singapore Dennys was unremarkable except for one time when they switched (accidentally, so they said) our powdered sugar with baking powder! Icky poo! I remember I used to play a game at that Dennys with some friends who later went on to attend the California Institute of Technology and also almost run over famous two-time Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling in a parking lot: the amazing Pass the Parsley game, in which you try to surreptitiously hide your parsley on the plates of people eating around you. This challenging game has since been rendered ineffectual by the mysterious removal of parsley from Denny's armada of dining condiments. Why, Oh Why???"
- amazing adder corporation
- "Just read over your recent visits to Dallas area, there are enough Denny's here you could spend a while."
- Bob Jacoby
- "i dig your dennys diorama on the world wasted web. many congrats for having assiduously pissed away life in such a form - my dark nihilism revels!"
- Chris Blanc
- "Hi there, My name is Cory and I share your love of Denny's. I've sat in a Denny's for over 24 hours straight. When ever I find myself in a city that's not mine, I find a Denny's. I think it's safety thing of pie and coffee."
- Izzy the Push
- "Could you answer me one question? Why do you have a page about dennys??!! The page is actually put together pretty well but Dennys? I don't know maybe it holds some nostalgic value to you so maybe you could exlplain."
- Marist High School Student
- "We do not have a Denny's here in Manhattan. However, we do have big cockroaches."
- Sandy Hawkins
March 31, 1996
- "I've been laughing so hard for the last ten minutes I can barely sit in my chair straight. Great! Page!"
- Richard H. Tavis
March 30, 1996
- "Hi, good luck with your epic quest. There's a pretty decent Denny's in Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand - the only one I've seen, but there's probably more in Wellington and Auckland."
- Gregor Ronald
- "i love your project denny's page. you should visit the one in gainesville, fl. me and my friends go there all the time and the night waiters are really great. i wrote a story about dennys once (though it was crappy) and i met two new friends there just last week. and their chocolate milkshakes are the best. you should visit the pensacola(fl) one too. i know one of the waiters and my friend andee goes there all the time."
- Clarke, Monica Nicole
- "Congrats on PROJECT: DENNY'S, the absolute best usage of W3 server space I've run across all month! My favo'right' time to visit Denny's is between 2 and 4 AM.... I am convinced that there is no time and place better on Earth to "Watch the Wierdos" in action. Sometimes I even join right in, wha' the hay! Good luck, G'day, good bye.."
- Alex_X
- "You have no idea how jealous I am. When I graduated from Miami (was a college before Florida was a state!) all I got was a stupid diploma. I would so love to travel the country and go to Graceland, just 'cuz. I'm still going, just don't know wheen. Golly, jealousy is a horrible thing. By the by, have you considered other wild and wacky dream tours, such as hitting all the merry-go-rounds and roller coasters in the country? Just one more thing--it's been my experience that Denny's gets better the further south you go. Have you also found this to be true? Just curious."
- Vance Justin Lawman
- "Nice Work on this page, it looks great. Can't wait to go to Toledo Tommorrow."
- Captain Roehl
- "Have you ever been to the farthest north Denney's in the world? I have. It's in Fairbanks, AK. It is real nice there."
- Mike Buesseler
- "Your page is so great I want to steal it. . . I found it via Wally Pleasant's web site. (Wally is an acquaintance of mine) I haven't gotten a chance to explore it fully, but it looks fabulous! One of the best I've ever seen on the net, and I work in a "cybercafe" so I've seen a few. Especially love the use of Denny's entrees as bullets for your list. Looking forward to reading more about your adventures, keep up the good work!"
- Ginger Dzerk
March 29, 1996
- "Advice.. You MUST go to the Denny's in Hollywood CA. If you go to LA and you don't go there I have no respect for you and I will personally hunt you down. It is the weirdest Denny's in the world. While we were there : 1) We saw a troupe of 4 hollywood looking blondes (not hookers ya dirty minded fools) that looked exactly alike. 2) We heard guys talking about a film script. (We laughed.) 3) Out of all the people in the restaraunt we got apporached to help 'talk down' some guy from an acid trip. When the guy who approached us saw we us being rather unreactive he said, "He man. I'm cool. Really. I've got a peace sign on my shirt." I'm glad you are doing this. Why? because it leave the high paying jobs for intelligent people to people like myself. If I ever meet you I'm sure you will ask me, "Do you want fries with that?""
- Andrew Laska
March 28, 1996
- "My friend and I have been talking about doing a Denny's tour for years. Last night we discussed it again while dining at the brand new Denny's location here in Tampa (I had an All-American Slam, he had a Ham & Cheese Omlette). Then I came home and, just for kicks, checked to see if I could find any Denny's-related sites on the Web. My first thought was, "Hey! This asshole stole our idea!" My second thought was, "Hey, it's really good to know there's someone out there even more pathetic than we are." Keep it up."
- joe negative
- "What a totally fucked-up idea! What a heinous waste of chemical, electronic and chronologic resources! I love it!"
- Badass Bill
- "Just when I was starting to get really fed up with my bargain-basement internet SP and their parsimonious server time-slices and with general Web congestion -- along comes Project Dennys! (courtesy of link on exploding heads page, courtesy of blurb in Wired). What a relief. The Web is not moribund, not just yet anyway. Keep up the good work!"
- John Pettit
- "I love yer page!!!!! Damn it's great!!!!!"
- Starvo
- "WOW!!! I SPENT ELEVEN YEARS AS PART OF DENNY'S MANAGEMENT TEAM, FROM 1971 THRU 1982. THE LAST FIVE YEARS, I WAS THE PERSONNEL MANAGER FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. I HIRED MANY OF THE PEOPLE YOU'RE GONNA MEET AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY WEST--AND YOU WILL WORK YOUR WAY WEST, DENNY'S IS ADDICTIVE."
- John Beckman
- " I must say that I was completely intrigued by your page as well as your trips. Before today, I did not know that others shared the same pension for Denny's as me and my friends. My congrats to all that you are doing. I commend your efforts and invite you to keep hope alive my brotha'. Go the distance to preach the gospel of Denny's to all those who have not experienced the pain and suffering that is 24-7 Denny's."
- nicole pittard
- "Your site is the most sick, perverted, freakish, slacker-excuse-for-a-pitiful-existance that I have ever seen in my life...and I can really relate..."
- Mike
- "Hail to the Diety of Denny's!!! It is with great enlightenment and enthusiasm to have found another with an incredibly wonderful goal in life! Hi, my name is Michael (AKA guavas), and I have hit every single Denny's in Southern California, Las Vegas, Albequerque, and Salt Lake City. I have accumulated numerous paraphanalia including OJ carafes, coffee mugs, the industrial sized cofee mugs, pins, chefs scarves, table number templates, centerpieces, ties, silverware, salt and pepper shakers, napkins, phone numbers from various waitresses, and name tags."
- Michael Wood
- "Thank god for the internet so that now, living in Denny's-less Boston, I can experience a Grand Slam Breakfast vicariously without the devastating after-effects. Keep up the good work!"
- Eric Palace
- "Denny's on Colerain has been a favorite of mine since freshman year- but I have never been there sober. Do they have good food? By the way, I loved the page."
- Kevin Myers
- "Kewl page!!! It's great to see a fellow "Denny-ite" and RHPS fan with his own page. Makes me believe that I'm not the only one out here."
- Terry McBee
- "You are cool!!!!!!"
- Yesthatsmyname
March 27, 1996
- "Here on Guam, we have three Dennys! The first on is on Marine Drive in the village of Tamuning and has been recently redecorated. The second one is in the Micronesian Mall, which is our only under one roof mall. The newest is right dab smack on the beach in a small hotel, Inn On The Bay, in the village of Agat. We have four Internet providers and the Government of Guam (we say Gov. Guam) has a really cool page on the net - http://www.gov.gu/. Please check it out."
- V. J. Miyagi
- "Don't come to Long Island. There ain't no Denny's, unless you need some body work done on your car. There are White Castles though, but I think you would have to combine White Castle trips with visits to portable restrooms."
- David "Grand Slam" Tiberio
- "Enjoyed your page"
- Joel Risberg
- "have you ever been to bakersfield california if you come out this way contact me and we can all go to denny's you see to me and my friends denny's is a shrine."
- sarah
- "Dude, My name is Joe D'Errico I am 33 and I love Dennys."
- Joe D'Errico
- "I laughed. I cried. It became a part of me."
- Wayne Uzzel
- "This is really something else! Enjoy your fabulous journey--may you meet many interesting people and collect much free stuff. If I ever see a hippie-fied school bus in the local Denny's parking lot, I will know you are here (Santa Rosa, CA--2 Denny's-both with easy freeway access off the 101 freeway) My only noteworthy Denny's story is that I once stopped at a 24 hour Denny's that was CLOSED--it wasn't a holiday or anything. Thanks for this bright spot on the Web....:)"
- Karen Elizabeth Smith
- "My whole life was without meaning until I read your quest. It gives a whole new meaning and purpose to my life. Now, I could just live vicariously through you, but every time I see a Denny's I know I'll be drawn to it. Stay tuned for updates on my travel, and yes, we have lots of them in Virginia..."
- Jason
March 26, 1996
- "That's my food of choice, The Grilled Cheese. I'm a Denny's patron from way back, & can just plain relate to your site. I'm in a punk band called Crutch and on a recent tour to Texas, we ate at Denny's 12 times in 14 days ( Ohh, my aching colon ). We drew a Denny's logo on the inside of our van & now mark it with each visit. I was bummed that you didn't have a picture of Das Bus. We have a '77 Dodge Sportsman with a 360, it used to belong to the California Department of Transportation which paints all of its vehicles bright orange, not very discreet, but at least we haven't been hassled by "the man" yet. There's a picture of it ( and us ) at the Bongload records website -- http://www.bongload.com. Just look for Crutch. We're off to Vancouver in April and should be able to push our total over 25. Keep up the good work & look for us at Denny's."
- Marten Crutch
- "Great page! Will you be stopping by California anytime in the near future? I'd love to join ya for a Mug O' Coffee and a Moons Over My Hammy."
- Chris
- "Too bad you haven't caught any of the Denny's in Southern California. We probably have the most Denny's per capita than anywhere else in the country. Within 15 minutes of my old house in the San Fernando Valley, I could easily reach at least five different Denny's. I'm sure in a single day you could hit over a dozen, without having to drive much at all. However, if you visit the Denny's in Woodland Hills, California (I'd better clarify that...there's three) on Ventura Blvd. between DeSoto and Winnetka (I'm sure you know exactly where these streets are) beware of Werid Al disguising as a security guard (yes...all of our Denny's have night security guards). If you make fun of this similarity, chances are you'll receive a good dose of pepper spray right in your face. (This actually happened...mind you my friend that was dared to do it was quite drunk and belligerent at the time and had some other fine things to say about the guard's relation to some of our friends in the animal kingdom.) Good luck on your quest...tis an honorable one."
- Seth Sharon
- "Cool page. I live in Belgium, Europe and I have visited Denny's once when I was in Florida a few years ago. It was the Denny's restaurant in Orlando, on Ocean Drive (but I could be wrong, about the Ocean Drive part, that is)! I don't remember what I had for breakfast, but I still remember I enjoyed it. Our waitress was very friendly and kept calling everybody "honey" which I kinda liked! She definately cheered up my morning and I will certainly visit Denny's once more when I visit the USA again, which I hope will be very soon. Bye the way, I really enjoyed the coffee!!!! :)"
- Danny Adriaensen
- "i don;t think you understand just how rad your pages are.... wow.... we are planning a project: denny's of our own here in poughkeepsie, as part of our band's tour, traveling from maine to florida. the xDTOCx (denny's take over crew) has obtained many items from the poughkeepsie denny's: the denny's rug, many carafes, many mugs, silverwere, denny's timer, denny;s ties, menus, name tags, etc. the ultimate goal is to obtain the waffle iron, the coffe maker and the "welcome to denny's, please wait to be seated sign". it may be hard, but one never knows..."
- Anthony W. Schorr
- "I'm a Shoney's fan myself. Love that breakfast buffet when I'm on the road."
- Elly
- "Just took a look at your Denny's pages, they're very damn cool."
- Ryan Brown
- "As a college student, "Denny's outings" are extremely popular for myself and my friends. We've fit twenty-one people in the semi-circular booths at the Denny's in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and Devon, Pennsylvania. They are both very close to the infamous King of Prussia mall (the second largest mall in the country). I highly recommend both of them and if you go the one in Devon after 11p.m. ask for Dave -- and mention Eastern College. He'll gladly sit for a photo or take one for you."
- Sarah L.
- "HEy, well this is a Denny's fan from upstate New York, and I am currently being anoyed by a computer-aid with the most anoying voice...but to the point Denny,s Family Resturant. I work at Perkins, but I love to hang out at Denny's in Farmington N.Y rt. 332 (I go to school and work in Canandaigua NY) The resturant is a hot spot at night durring the week, esp. for us Perkins Workers, anyway (as I think about KILLING this Lady) on of the workers, Dave, we call "Dave the Sexy Cowboy", hes a busperson, you should stop in and see him.... Later-- The Fitchmaster-DENNYS ADDICT-"
- Jonathan Fitch
March 25, 1996
- "I read about your Project Denny's in the Dallas Morning News Monday edition. Was glad to hear the store in Gainesville did you right with the poster! I spent many a hour there on Saturday nights trying very hard not to pass out in my eggs."
- Ashley Hill
- "You call yourself a Web honcho? I wanna see an interactive, image-mapped Denny's menu with Java refills and a Weird Al Employee server-push animated postcard shoppe dammit!"
- Roger Giner-Sorolla
- "Inspirational. Awe-inspiring. Eloquent. Meaningful. Really fuckin' twisted."
- m-j milloy
- "WEST COAST, BABY!!! VAYA CON DIOS, MUCHACHOS, Y VIVA DENNY'S!!"
- Charles J. "Chuck" Sallinger
- "h0h0h0! a very noble undertaking indeed, this Denny's thingy ya' got going here! i've been gathering bits and pieces of Denny's detritus and sooner or later will be tossing it up on the web as well, so i'll be sure to give ya' the URL when i do "
- Monty Cantsin
- "Web site is cool. why Denny's ? Why not something with kitch? maybe Bobs Big boy."
- ???
- "okay, first off Denny's rocks. It is my mecca. If you ever come to Poughkeepsie New York, let me know and we'll go to Denny's together. My friend just got the Denny's door mat on Saturday. Rad. Okay, I should do work."
- Michael L. Marrella
- "Hey, I found your project Denny's page in the Picks of the Week, I guess you guys are pretty popular. What you guys are doing sounds like fun but I'm just wondering how you do it! It sounds like it would make a great movie too! "
- Jill
- "Hey! This is a great site! You are JUST like one of my friends..he too gets weird looks, but we have a blast..... On Sunday nights, if you are rellllllllllllllllllllllllly lucky, you can dine with the transvestites. They all must meet after their show or something? Anyways, it is worth the entertainment. Have fun and safe busin'!"
- Sarah
- "I was so happy to come across your pages on Denny's! Being a native Californian, I am very familiar with the franchise of restaurants known as Denny's. My friends and I spent many a night after a high school football game slurping down milkshakes and eating French fries at the open-24-hours-a-day establishment. Having moved to Boston three years ago, I am still very sad to say that Massachusetts is in dire need of more Denny's franchises (IHOP and McDonald's just aren't the same). I recently visited Honolulu, Hawaii and was happy to see that there are many Denny's restaurants on the Hawaiian Islands. It was great to see that familiar menu, the familiar booths, etc. at a Denny's on Oahu (the exact location escapes me now, but it was very near Honolulu). In any case, I loved your pages, and keep up the good work!"
- Jackie Agnew
- "just wanted to let you know that i respect and admire your quest and wish i could join you. being a dennys regular myself, i understand the magic that surrounds this amazing place."
- Jenny Klapman
- "I loved reading your Denny Quest exploits thus far."
- Ken
- "Congratulations for bringing to the World Wide Web its first "killer app," so to speak. If ever there were a compelling reason for the millions of computerless Americans to buy a $2,000 machine, install a second phone line and jump on the Web, your Denny's chronicles would have to be it."
- David Johnson
March 24, 1996
- "Hey man I am a dedicated Denny's employee, ( so is my mumsy ) and we love your page. Keep up the good work, and come visit our Denny's in Geneva, New York. If you are a fan of waitresses with no teeth, and over 50, this will be your place."
- Preferred Customer
March 16, 1996
- "I took a peek, and it's pretty funny! I would have preferred some pix of these managers who look like Al. Oh well..."
- Bermuda Schwartz (drummer for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
March 16, 1996
- "I like the Denny's page. It looks good."
- Todd Merriman
- "Like your page!!!!!!"
- Rick Moore
March 15, 1996
- "i learned of your project today and must say i'm inspired. not inspired to really do anything, mind you, just sort of inspired. project denny's represents the kind of american ingeniuity that this country has devolved to in the absence of real opportunity like our parents had. therefore, to fill that void we must look for some other greater purpose in life. what you have stumbled upon and the means in which you're doing it (the bus is truly inspired by god no doubt) should serve as a beacon of hope, one of those thousand points of life if you will, for the rest of us to go after our modest yet important dreams. i wish you the best of grand slam breakfasts and plenty of free cool stuff all across our great country."
- Steve Keller
March 14, 1996
- "Hi, I'm Wally's manager... Your site cracked me up for about half an hour."
- Dick Huey
- "Your page frightens me."
- Dr. Derek Robb
- "Your Denny's site is great. The internet needs more of that sort of humor. Get's too dry after a while. If you ever make it to South Carolina, we have plenty of Denny's to choose from. After you eat, you can visit the one and only Klan museum, recently opened and will probably close soon. (Not too popular for some reason, go figure.) It's housed in the affectionately named "Red Neck Shop." These guys sure are proud of being white. It may have been a former Denny's mangement training facility. I'm sure some former Denny's employees didn't take too well to the race sensitivity training and had to find new careers. At any rate, I'll buy you guys some coffee if you make it here."
- Katrina Nylund
March 13, 1996
- "We like the bus a lot. You guys are weird, therefore we want to meet you on your trip to Dallas, at our local Denny's. It's a really great Denny's. We know the manager personally, and can probably convince him to give out free stuff. Will you come anywhere close to southern Illinois? We'll buy the coffee."
- Judy and Lori
- "YES! i must say i am insanely happy to have found another denny's patron out there. not just a denny's patron but one with his own web page like ME i have searched long and hard and only recently have i found a better one than mine. i found one page in which the guy claimed to be the king of denny's simply because he had been kicked out. i have friends that have been kicked out for life repeatedly and have been able to get back in. the history of one of the Denny's in Coplumbus is dated back to 1980 at least. so of the "founding mothers and fathers" of our denny's crew are still going. well if you want any information on the denny's in Columbus just visit my page. well how about putting this part in the comments page - "there are two denny's here in Columbus, GA, however the other one is pretty lame so no one goes. The one on Macon Road on the other hand is jumpin'! denny's has been a tradition in columbus since the early '80's and is still going strong, to read a history of our denny's visit us (http://www.mindspring.com/~dthames/denny's/den2.htm)""
- Dick Thamesd
March 12, 1996
- "i would just like to tell you of an interesting dennys in kansas city by some big convention center. not only did we have the most interesting waiter of all times he was very theatrical and pronouced it "denois" or some french pronouciation or another. quite the treat if you're in the area!"
- First Last
- "What a Dream come true. I never thought i would find people with less of a life than me. I only float between 2 Denny's about 3 times a week, 7 in the summer!.... We have one or two attractive waitresses... Rog is the Queen of Denny's waiters. The most memerable experience was in Mechanicsburg. I walked into the mens room and interupted an intimate oral experience with one member on knees. It was cool. I wanted to order one too!!!!! Denny's sure loves you night owls!!!!!!"
- coke man
- "When I saw your page, I wept, I cried, I blubbered, and other emotional stuff. When I saw your page, I got so excited that if I were a woman, I would have started ovulating. May you be guided safely on your most holy of missions."
- David Sing
- "I loved your chron of the trip. Makes me want to do one. One question though, did you find any waitresses under 50 and not ugly? I have yet to go to a Denny's that hired anyone but old, ugly women. Maybe I'm just picky..."
- 7
- "i don't have to tell you that you are undertaking a most highly spiritual mission. in this cliched political year, i do believe that one enhancement would be for you to send a brief note to various presidential candidate detailing your mission and asking for their position on it. this would certainly help me with my selection process."
- Daniel Berman
March 11, 1996
- "I have never replied to anything I've seen on the net, but I was so moved by the stories of your quest, I HAD to respond. I, too, am a big fan of the #1 white-trash dining-out establishment of our great country. I have yet to find a chicken strip as worthy as Denny's. I frequent them whenever I'm in suburbia (usually after a night of dancing) and was pleasantly surprised to find out(3 days ago) that there is one close to home(Japantown, SF). I was not pleased to discover that they don't have the special night-owl menu and I even went so far as to argue with the head waiter over their existence.."are you sure you were at a Denny's?", he asked condescendingly. My waitress was also void of healthy teeth, most decidedly on speed, new, and overly helpful. Avoid going to the upstairs dining area if you ever venture this way. Keep up your journey and I will hopefully have net access again at another temp job soon!! I have no cool..abreviation./address, bit my name is Danae."
- Danae
March 10, 1996
- "Wow.......I will have to say, YOU ARE A FREAK OF NATURE!!! I am so happy that I have now seen the web page of our generation! You have totally changed my life and I am now proud to announce that there aren't just 4 Denny's in Tulsa, but the magic # 5!!! YAYAY!! I can give you detailed info on all of them and you can decide the order in which they are visited or just which one is visited..:) Wow..I am just sitting here stunned at this beautiful piece of art. You are a god of Pfunkafunkfunk. May you be blessed in your mission and may your ashes, in the end, be brewed in a Denny's coffee machine and served to the freaks of the after hours rush."
- Deidre
March 9, 1996
- "I just want to say that you're artical brought a smile to my face. Why? Well, I used to have this wonderful friend who passed away several years ago. We had this "thing" about going to Denny's. It was just where we went. It got to be so much of a joke that to this day, me and another friend laugh about the "grits in a monkey"dish (inside joke) that we would order....Anyway, it was even more of an eye catcher because his name is Jason Alan Guttman....I love when good memories are triggered. Best of luck to you on your mission."
- Dawn
March 7, 1996
- "cool page. i love dennys. anti-bah on dennys"
- Phil Dangler
- "I took a look at the Denny's page, and I was very impressed. The layout and all that was really nice, and well put together. Of course the concept is just brilliant, and the kind of thing that every web author wishes he could contribute. I do want to wish you good luck and success on your trip over spring break. I look forward to the update whenever you get to it. I have experienced a couple memorable Dennys trips, and from my own knowledge of resturant counter-culture, I can identify with all that you said on the page. It was one of the better laughs that I have had recently."
- Andy Zupcsan
March 5, 1996
- ""Walking out of Denny's complaining about the food is like walking out of a whorehouse saying 'I just didn't feel _loved_'". -Some random comedian | Good luck. If you swing by the one in Springfield, PA (somewhere on the Baltimore Pike) or Annapolis, MD (at which the black secret service agents were supposedly denied service) then drop me an email."
- Brian Scott
- "My name is Jeremy Linsley and I attend school at Michigan Technological Universtiy in Houghton MI, in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan (AKA Da UP). I am currently a minumum of five hours away from the nearest Denny's. My friends and I are suffering from Denny's withdrawl, and your page is a refreshing site to our deprived eyes. I am sure that some Denny's official will happen opon your page, and I was wondering if you could put in a word about maybe putting a Denny's in Houghton or Marquette so that we will be a little closer to our favorite restaurant in the world. Thank you very much, and good luck on your mission."
- Jeremy D. Linsley"
March 4, 1996
- "Amazed by your dedication to such a noble cause, and hope that when you journey to beautiful Texas, you will swing by Austin. Austin sports three Denny's, but one in particular goes down in my book as the best Denny's known to man. This Denny's, by the way, lies at the corner of Burnet and Anderson, which just happens to be right by a country westen dance club AND the movie theatre where the Rocky Horror Picture Show is held on weekends. Needless to say, the culture clash each friday and saturday night is amazing. Usually the Rocky Horrors are in smoking, safe from the "that boys got make-up on" taunts of the local red-neck-belt-buckle-bigger-than-his-brain idiots. Despite the segregation, those nights are always interesting to watch, and one can easily be pulled into the excitement... (WARNING: DRUNK RED NECKS DO BITE.) Other nights are pretty peaceful though, with a loyal cast of regulars, from elderly couples that order as they walk in the door, to a group of "youth counter culture" who have appointed themselves reverends. The food and service are usually fantastic, especially when performed by waiter extraordinaire Michael, who can break up brawling red necks and refill your coke instantaneously. The selection of the children designed ties are second to none and there's even the coveted back room, available for parties... I believe that this Denny's is what makes me so intrigued by your quest, as I feel you will soon discover the "holy grail" of your quest lies at the corner of Burnet and Anderson. Continue on with your quest, and be sure to write me when you are nearing Austin as I will gladly welcome you to my fave Denny's with open arms and admiration."
- Rob
March 3, 1996
- "Am fairly new on the net thing (not quite a month). Project Denny's is the most hilarious place I've been to yet. Please keep going."
- Karen Danziger
- "My friends and I played a game quite similar to this, but involving McDonalds on a trip to California from Washington. After stopping at about 20 Mc Donalds in the first hour of the trip, usually buying something to drink we finally quit. That was after the halucinations..... we figured we had had a bit too much McDonalds coke than what was good for us."
- Dan
March 2, 1996
- "i can't tell you how inspired i am with project: denny's. what a wonderful idea! stay fed and see america at the same time. not to mention all the neat free stuff? is this a dream you've been chasing for a while, or just something to do once you have a degree that may or may not do a whole lot for you? well, if you make it to flagstaff, let me know. there are THREE, count' em, 3, denny's in town here. we'll be happy to join you for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. :) keep on truckin'!"
- Barbara Isaacs
- "<li><p><ul><li>"I'm analytical by nature. I think it was a stroke of pure genius the way that you've provided the multiple (Alpha/Chrono/Number) ways for me to look at the information screens. You score major bonus points for the highly detailed site visits. Let me pause to wipe a tear. Sniff." <br> - William S. Kaster - <a href="mailto:wsk@wskcc.com"><tt>wsk@wskcc.com</tt></a></ul></p>"
- William S. Kaster
March 1, 1996
- "I actually did the same thing you did a few years ago, when I discovered the Denny's Travel Directory. I used to check 'em off as I went. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas, something like thirty different restaurants. You need to note which type of decor they have in each store; also, find out how many seats. That determines the architecture of each store, whether it has a bar, back room, etc.
"Nice site! (Personal Denny's faves: Coffee with enough sugar to cause rock candy formation on the spoon, mozz sticks, and chicken strips.)
"P.S. Ever play the menu game? Quiz each other about menu prices. We used to be REALLY good; then they raised the prices."
- Benjy
February 29, 1996
- "The Denny's Project is easily the defining event of our generation, and perhaps all generations. Jason Alan Pfaff is no longer ours -- he belongs to the ages."
- Gilmore, the Exploding Heads Creator
- "Your web page is, by far, the coolest thing I have ever seen in my entire life.... :) After seeing it, I'm thinking about making myself a similar quest. Best of luck, and keep up the good work :)"
- John J. Pontius, Jr.
- "Best Web page I've never seen in my life. Hands down."
- Christopher Kent Fulsom
- "you have FAR too much free time."
- jen
February 28, 1996
- "I am rather amused by your fascination with Denny's, but also a little disappointed because you have never visited the establishment where I work. I think you should extend your journey to Canada. I work for a Denny's in Scarborough,Ontario and I strongly believe that our Denny's holds the secrets that you have been so desperately looking for on your sojourn. Yes, I know about that void in the depth of your very soul that awaits the day when it can be filled-when the quest is over. Here, my son, lies the supreme Grand Slam breakfast! Unfortunately, there are only approximately two Denny's in Ontario -- the one where I am and the one at Nigara Falls if I'm not mistaken. You may then find this a waste of your time, but I assure you -you will NOT be disappointed. You must grace us with your presence at once!! If you decide to come--I will promise to swipe a mug for you."
- Tara Ings
February 27, 1996
- "As an 11+ year employee of Denny's, I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your web page."
- Ted
February 24, 1996
- "I think this is the best damn thing ever. It has changed my life completely. I used to be an unwashed dirty slimy no-good hippie-ish pot-smoking libertarian freak of nature, and now, since reading these pages, I bathe regularly. Ah, who am I kiddin'? I still don't bathe."
- Anonymous
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