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- Denny's #2104
- Arlington, Texas
- 19-Mar-96, 7:35pm CST
- 4928 S. Cooper
- (817), 467-0354
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie, Loree Parker, Richard Pruitt, Teresa Gubbins
- Wait-person(s): Debbie
- What we ate: P7A77 - Seasoned Fries with BBQ Sauce, Coffee; Amie - Nothing; Loree - Fries, Coffee; Richard - Nothing; Teresa - Coffee
- And so we grabbed media attention. This was the first of a small five-stop trek around Arlington, Texas. We met up with a writer and photographer for the Dallas Morning News here (the article was printed in the "Today" section on March 25, 1996, and will soon be available to read here). It's a fairly new Denny's (the DFW area sure seems to have a lot of new stores), and was pretty fancy looking. I was wearing the Denny's Tie Clip I got from the Ardmore Denny's, and the cook kept starting at it (as well as at the other members of our party). Teresa, the interveiwer, actually had heard of Wally Pleasant. Wow. The highlight of the evening was gettin' five whole smackaroos from Teresa. I should have kept it so as to represent the first payment (of hopefully gobs and gobs more) as a result of this project, but instead I used it to pay for my fries and coffee.
- WAY: Yes (Terrell - an older, fatter, balding Al, but as close as we could get. His attitude was nice and goofy, and personality goes a long way.)
- Free Stuff: Mini Easter Basket (with mini chocolate eggs)
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- Denny's #1219
- Arlington, Texas
- 19-Mar-96, 8:45pm CST
- 1000 W. Pioneer Pkwy. & Cooper
- (817) 275-6701
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie, Loree Parker, Richard Pruitt
- Wait-person(s): Peter (host)
- What we ate: Nothing
- This Denny's was fun, because we freaked the hell out of Peter. I think he went along with what we were doing out of fear. Richard (the photographer for the Dallas Morning News) was snapping pictures all over the place. As I was talking to Peter, I noticed that Richard was causing the folks in the back room to get a bit nervous. They were pointing at us and looking concerned. When they started walking out to talk to us, we high-tailed it for the door. We're such deviants.
- WAY: No
- Free Stuff: Minute Maid Pin (for those of you keeping track at home, this makes five total)
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- Denny's #6438
- Arlington, Texas
- 19-Mar-96, 9:10pm CST
- 3002 W. Pioneer Pkwy. & Rt. 303, near Forum Mall
- (817) 633-1821
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie, Loree Parker, Richard Pruitt
- Wait-person(s): Flo
- What we ate: Nothing
- This had a sort of weird remodeling. The outside sign had a new rectangular shape, but the old (and better) logo. Variety is the spice of life, I suppose.
- WAY: Yes (Chris - waiter)
- Free Stuff: Chef's Hat
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- Denny's #0690
- Arlington, Texas
- 19-Mar-96, 9:20pm CST
- 515 N. Watson, Hwy 360 exit Watson Rd.
- (817) 640-6050
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie, Loree Parker, Richard Pruitt
- Wait-person(s): Carissa (waitress) and Robert Walker (manager)
- What we ate: Nothing
- Robert is perhaps the best Weird Al match so far. Sure, he's fatter and balder, but he has the moustache, the glasses, the goofy look, and the attitude. He also gave us our first orange juice carafe. What a guy.
- WAY: Yes (Robert Walker - manager)
- Free Stuff: "Pedro" Pin, Orange Juice Carafe
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- Denny's #6577
- Arlington, Texas
- 19-Mar-96, 9:40pm CST
- 2100 N. collins Ave., 2 blocks north of I-30
- (817) 860-9567
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie, Loree Parker, Richard Pruitt
- Wait-person(s): Brett
- What we ate: P7A77 - Root Beer with Cherry Sauce; Amie - Coke; Loree - Coffee; Richard - Coke
- The last of the Arlington visits. We got to sit in a booth near a big "Grand Slam" sign painted on the windows. There was no shortage of carafes that night, as we were able to get one from here, too (complete with the "Share A Carafe of Sunshine" insert). Plus, Richard paid for our drinks. Whee. Unfortunately, in all the excitement of getting a second carafe and getting my beverage paid for, I forgot to get a photo taken. Luckily, I went to Taco Bell and obtained a free "Tick" toy, so I got a photo of that.
- WAY: No
- Free Stuff: Orange Juice Carafe
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- Denny's #1123
- Dallas, Texas
- 19-Mar-96, 12:50pm CST
- 7120 S. Cockrel Hill Rd., exit Camp Wistom, near Redbird Mall
- (214) 296-4033
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Undetermined
- What we ate: Nothing
- This was the second and last Denny's on our trip from Arlington to Dallas. If you're from the area, you'll know why. I was originally planning on driving around the DFW area and hitting up the several dozen Denny's there, but after hitting 18 of them in 24 hours, I was getting pretty sick of them. I was also running out of money. So I opted instead to just visit all of the ones in Arlington that evening and then head on off to Memphis the next day.
- WAY: No
- Free Stuff: Kids Menu Stickers, Some Funky Trippy Prism Thing (from the Lost-n-Found)
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- Denny's #0337
- Denton, Texas
- 18-Mar-96, 10:35am CST
- 4007 I-35
- (817) 382-9033
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Undetermined
- What we ate: Nothing
- Even though this Denny's was extremely busy, they were very friendly with me, especially considering I wasn't buying anything. Ah, Denton, the Home of Happiness. A fitting city to end a 24-hour trek across the country.
- WAY: No
- Free Stuff: "Save the Children" Button
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- Denny's #6317
- Gainesville, Texas
- 18-Mar-96, 9:55am CST
- 1938 I-35
- (817) 665-2565
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Gayla (manager)
- What we ate: Nothing
- When I asked the manager where I was, she said, quite proudly, "You're in Gainesville, TEXAS". The "no concealed handguns" sign next to the front door helped drive home the fact that I was finally in Texas. Gayla, the manager, was great, and gave us a tie clip (like the ones the cooks wear), a Coke pin, and a four-foot tall "Lunch Baskets" poster. Hell, I was expecting another damned Minute Maid pin.
- WAY: No
- Free Stuff: Denny's Tie Clip, Coke Pin, Lunch Basket Promotional Poster
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- Denny's #1292
- Garland, Texas
- 20-Mar-96, 11:55am CST
- 457 West I-30 exit Beltline
- (214) 240-1522
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Leah
- What we ate: Nothing
- A new day. New dawn. New Denny's. We got bored with Dallas fairly quickly, so we decided to head on out to Memphis, as Amie had connections there and we could sleep and eat for free. So, after a nice egg breakfast at our hostess' apartment, we hit the road. The attitudes at this Denny's were to be expected, it being the late morning shift and all. They were freaked out by us and gave us crappy free stuff.
- WAY: No
- Free Stuff: Kids Meal Stickers
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- Denny's #6782
- Grand Prarie, Texas
- 19-Mar-96, 11:30am CST
- 408 West Chase
- (214) 263-3266
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Melvin
- What we ate: Breakfast (I forget exactly what it was)
- This is a fairly new Denny's, and it was the first on our trip from Arlington to Dallas. It was built near the end of 1995. However, our service sucked. It took an hour to get our food. After forty-five minutes, the waiter said that the cook misplaced our order, but being a seasoned waiter my own self, I know that that translates into "I forgot to place your order." Melvin did give us our drinks for free, though, and I was able to get 50% taken off of our ticket at the counter. I shouldn't be too harsh on them, though. They were very friendly. This sort of thing happens every once in a while. No big deal. Not like I was in any hurry or anything. I didn't ask for any free stuff.
- WAY: Undetermined
- Free Stuff: Salt and Pepper Shakers (stolen)
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- Denny's #6830
- Greenville, Texas
- 20-Mar-96, 12:45pm CST
- 3103 W. I-30
- (903) 450-4472
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- Attendees: P7A77, Amie
- Wait-person(s): Homer and Sue
- What we ate: Nothing
- And finally my collection of menus was complete. Homer was kind enough to give me a daytime menu, to go along with my nighttime menu and my breakaway value menus. They rock.
- WAY: Yes (Ronnie - dishes)
- Free Stuff: Daytime Menu, Breakaway Values Menu
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