The Hooters Legend
Several years ago while playing Parcheesi at "The Home for the Visually Offensive" several semi-intellectual Clearwater businessmen had a sudden urge for the smell of rough sawn lumber and/or the taste of Buffalo style chicken wings. Knowing full well that they could not agree on anything as a group, and that they could not get aweekend pass from the "home" to go to Buffalo, they decided to embark upon a major undertaking, that being to open a place in Clearwater where other people of their caliber could gather and quench their thirst for the finer things in life.
Their venture, however, got off to a slow start. After announcing their plans, the "Hooter Six" as they are now called, were promptly arrested for impersonating restauranteurs. There were no indictments, but the stigma lingers on.
There were many obstacles ahead, not the least of which was procuring a suitable location. After months of negotiations and a heated bidding war with "Wells Brothers Disposal," who wanted to use the building for a giant walk-in Dumpster, terms were agreed to and 2800 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida was theirs.
Well, the place was a huge success (which proves beyond a shadow of a doubt "There's no accounting for taste") and "The Six" started building Hooters all over the country. When they finally made it to Los Angeles County, they settled in beautiful Santa Monica, where the "Town Fathers" welcomed them with open arms. (OK! - open arms / shotguns...what's the difference!!) Now - full of themselves (among other things) with their continued success in Santa Monica and Long Beach... |
