Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1985, Page 28

Description:	TMiscellaneous, etc.Bargain WednesdayAn essay byWilliam ElisonEverybody loves aSaturday night,according to an oldsong; but to any and allof those socialcreatures out there whofeel they have to be atThe Center ofAttention on Fridayand Saturday night orrisk losing all theirfriends, let me addanother majorheadache: What do youdo on Wednesday?Yes, youunfortunates, nowonder your popularityis dropping steadily andyour clique is givingyou the cold shoulder;and what is worse, it isyour eating habits thatare doing it.Bargain Wednesdayis the Place to Be,where Twinkies go forfive cents each at theHostess Bake Shop. Iwas introduced to themysteries of this eliteritual by senior HansWinold, who pledgedme, as a junior, to keepthe tradition alive atSouth. It goes wayback, Winold said. Iwas initiated by Harvey(Phillips), who got itfrom Henry Bayerle,and so on ... What is the appeal ofBargain Wednesday?Misers would speculateon pastry goods. Suchdeplorable cynicism isunwanted. Winold said,Were preservingsomething beautifulhere. Lets not have riffraff coming in andpolluting BargainWednesday. Ipromised I would keepthe location secret, inaccordance with hiswishes.BargainWednesdays charmlies in its environmentand down-to-earthAmericana. Where elsecan one go to enjoy thesparkling conversationof those two delightfulladies, Sally and Ruby,and practically robthem of their DingDongs at the sametime? It is the hostessesof the Hostess Shopwho dish out effusivehospitality, with eachadditional discount, tonewcomer and veteranalike (it must be saidthat only old-time fansget the special, specialdiscounts onThursdays), and whoprove that graciousnessand wholesomeness arestill demanded in smalltown Americana.Then there is thefood. What could bemore nutritious than aHo-Ho, fortified as it iswith all sorts ofinteresting chemicals?A connoisseur could,with a weeklyexpenditure ofapproximately 15cents, accumulateenough Twinkies in hislocker to cater a Fourthof July parade. AsWinold notes, Shelflife exceeds that of theaverage domesticatedanimal.Junior Liz Seim finds Garcias a good place to study.Slice of Bton historyAs the site of HoagyCarmichaelscomposition ofStardust, GarciasPizza in a Pansbuilding represents aslice of history inBloomington.The buiding wascalled the Book Nookinthel920s.Carmichael was aregular customer there,and entertained on thepiano, according toLeland Bell, who was aclose friend ofCarmichaels.The Gables, arestaurant that servedGreek food, moved intothe building in place ofthe Book Nook in 1932.This restaurant becamea hangout for IndianaUniversity studentsshortly after opening,according to backissues of TheHerald-Telephone.The Gables shut itsdoors in 1979, and thebuilding went up forsale. The IUFoundation bought thebuilding, and Garciaspizza became the newtenants in 1980.Garcias has been asuccess, especially inBloomington. It is onlya short walk from theIU campus, and manystudents find it to becomfortable.I love Garcias ... ithas great music,South senior ScottKiesling said. Hecontinued, Theinterior has all theselittle niches you can goand sit in privately . . .it gives it a greatatmosphere. Therestaurant is located at114 S. Indiana Ave.,across the street fromcampus.For some teenagers,the restaurant isconsidered another oneof their nearbyhangouts because of itslocation and food.South freshmanLeyli Radji puts it,Garcias has acomfortableatmosphere for talkingand meeting withfriends, and the pizza isdelicious.Despite the historicGables and otherfavorites, Bloomingtonhas numerous pizzaplaces. It is impossibleto name a real favorite.28 Student Life
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