VALLI PIZZA! That was it! Thank you very much, Barbara. What a trip to drop down in that basement with it's 6.5 ft ceilings where even I had to duck to move around and sit at colored-glass-candle-lit wooden tables in the smoky/pizza flavored air (a wonder we didn't all choke to death in there on a given night). The cardboard crust was a challenge, but the ingredients were great. But it was really the music that took us there. The people who stayed upstairs were of another culture altogether. Valli was THE place to be on a Friday night after classes.
Wasn't Mama D's where Annie's Parlor is now? Boy. Now I can sleep again. Andy Driscoll Saint Paul ------ "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, remain neutral" --Dante > From: "Barbara L. Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:40:35 -0600 > To: "Andy Driscoll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Minneapolis Issues" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mpls] What is missing > > There were 3 pizza joints in Dinkytown when I went to school at the U: > Vescio's > Valli Pizza > Mama D's > > Then, on the west bank was the incomparable Mama Rosa's. > > Are any of these the place you are thinking of, Andy? > Barbara Nelson > Burnsville > > Andy Driscoll wrote: > >> Oh, yeah, the Padded Cell - with it's black and white jailbird theme on the >> outside and smoky intimacy inside. Spent many a night there listening to >> folk music (with regular appearances by Peter, Paul and Mary). Other times, >> especially in the late 50s, it featured local folk artists and - big at that >> time - Afro-Cuban bands. PP&M have some roots, here. Paul's wife is from St. >> Paul. >> >> I think Jan is right about Lake & Bryant - SE corner. >> >> The Afro-Cuban stuff was also big on campus and in Dinkytown where two >> popular Italian joints, one a full menu, the other mostly pizza - operated >> side-by-side across the street from Al's Breakfast cubicle. >> >> The pizza place - - help me out here, started with "D" I believe, had a >> basement venue jammed every weekend with kids slogging thin, sometimes >> burnt-crusted (Beek's-like) sausage or pepperoni pizza with Cokes (maybe >> beer, nothing hard) and listening/watching monkey-masked members of a great >> folk/afro group do their thing. Conrad (Connie) ???? headed it up on drums, >> I believe, with a great sax guy and a few others, including bongos, congas, >> etc. Some of the names are on the tip of the tongue, but 40 years is a >> tougher recall right now. >> >> Connie played less later and became something of an impresario around town >> for brining music to a variety of venues. >> >> Andy Driscoll (of the dual citizenship) >> Saint Paul >> ------ >> "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of >> moral crisis, remain neutral" --Dante >> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 10:45:21 EST >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: [Mpls] What is missing >>> >>> I haven't seen this one mentioned yet by anyone adding to this thread. >>> >>> Anyone besides me remember the Padded Cell on Lake at Bryant I believe. In >>> the early 60's you could go there to hear folk singers, drink a beer (and >>> one >>> of my roommates left town with one of the musicians). Those were the days >>> my >>> friend. >>> >>> And if that isn't enough about a misspent youth - I do remember Mr. Nibbs >>> and >>> the then called 901 (ninth and Cedar) where you could get three drinks for a >>> $1.00. Cheap booze, cheap drunk. It is amazing I have any brain cells >>> left. >>> >>> This thread has been a real kick. >>> >>> Jan Del Calzo >>> Lynnhurst >>> _______________________________________ >>> Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >>> Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >>> http://e-democracy.org/mpls >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >> Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >> http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > -- > Barbara Nelson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, > but the parent of all the others. > � Cicero > > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
