a championship game, the whole restaurant was invad- ed by kids. There were so many people in the restau- rant that we could not even serve a cup of coffee. If somebody had died, they would have to have died standing up!
was lots of it. The menu was large and the service was fast. Everything about Shooster’s Drive-In reflect- ed the pride of the people who owned it and the people who worked there. There was a night-
Handsome Herman
Happy Harry
We had what we called the ‘World’s Best Hamburger’ and the ‘World’s Biggest Sundae’ Once we had a dinner for a local orphanage and asked Bill Haley, who was a regular at the radio station, to come and play for the kids. He came. And I think that was the first time ‘Rock Around The Clock’ was played in a public place. Speaking of songs, Herman was a very good songwriter. We used to ride around singing songs
ly talk and music radio show that lasted three hours, broadcast right from the restaurant. People would call in to request a song and have it dedicated to someone live on the radio. The announcer called the two Shooster brothers — Happy Harry and Handsome Herman . Once, after Chester High School had played
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