It Was Definitely a Retro Night

Yesterday, August 5th, Liz and I had what could definitely be termed as a retro night.

After boating, (still no wake on the Chain of Lakes due to flooding, but the waters are slowly going down), we drove over to nearby Ingleside, about a mile away, and ate at the Dog 'N Suds. Miller's Dog 'N Suds has been owned by the same family since it opened in 1967.

Every Saturday they have a classic car show and once a month during the summer they have live bands. Thursdays the special is Charcoburgers for 99 cents. This is one of the best burgers I've ever had. Then, there is all that great root beer to wash it down with. We always order the 16 ounce small root beer as it comes in frosted mug. Usually, i always order the biggest size, but root beer really has to be served in a glass mug.


IT'S THURSDAY

Then, we drove to Antioch, Illinois, about ten miles away, where they were having their weekly It's Thursday party. Every Thursday, they have a band playing out at their band shell. Tonight, the band was the Fairlanes who played two hours straight of 50s and 60s music.

In addition, they had about 150 old classic cars parked all over the place. All were neat, but I was especially impressed with the 1967 red Firebird convertible. I used to have a 1967 blue convertible Firebird, but i found that I like driving them but definitely not working on them.

On the way home, we stopped at McDonald's for a chocolate sundae. You sure can't beat these for a buck. Of course, the first McDonald's opened in nearby Des Plaines in 1955.

All in All, Quite a Trip Back to the 50s and 60s. --RoadDog