I'm headed to Chicagoland in about a week, probably after Supercomm.
Gary H.
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From: "Earl Dunbar" <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 6:44 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Anybody going to Supercomm in Chicago?
>
> Yes, there are lots of memories for lots of folks at Dixie's. We never
> at there a lot, but if you were going out to Funk's Grove for a stroll
> in the woods, it was a good place to land afterwards for a bite. There
> was another truck stop in Lexington right on Route 66 that we liked a
> lot better, but it didn't take long for it to fold after I-55 was put
> in. For the life of me I can't remember the name of that one.
>
> You're right, the food could be decent. I just wouldn't be counting on
> it if you're on a low-fat regimen. ;-)
>
> Earl
>
> Paul Braun wrote:
>
>>On 1 Jun 2005 at 21:25, Earl Dunbar wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>As in Dixie Trucker's Home? Please, no...
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>I've been stopping at the original Dixie off of I-55 in McLean for more
>>than 20years when I drive down from NW Indiana to southern IL to
>>visit my dad. Food's decent, depending on the cook, and the pie is
>>good.
>>
>>It's more of a tradition than anything -- back in '72, when my family
>>moved from Chicago down to Southern Illinois, my dad moved down
>>several months ahead of the rest of us so I could finish school.
>>Every Friday, my mom would pack up my little brother, take me out
>>of school at 2pm, and we'd drive down to spend the weekend with
>>Dad. Always stopped at Dixie going both ways -- it became a
>>landmark on the trip.
>>
>>Now that Mom's gone, I stop there because it holds good memories
>>for me. And it's roughly halfway down.
>>
>>Paul Braun WD9GCO
>>cygnus at ctgonline.org
>>Valparaiso, IN
>>
>>"Enjoy every sandwich." -- Warren Zevon
>>
>>"At Microsoft, Quality is job, oh, I dunno, maybe 7 or 8?"
>>
>>
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