tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286055590040900418.post8460718881323138874..comments2024-02-28T17:11:21.745-05:00Comments on Hands On....: Forgotten, then GoneDavid Handelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05899694860294565558noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286055590040900418.post-15615764462283605112011-02-12T16:48:09.733-05:002011-02-12T16:48:09.733-05:00enthocentripocrisy - i can't even pronounce i...enthocentripocrisy - i can't even pronounce it, let alone define it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286055590040900418.post-37122136079197791052011-02-12T13:11:40.111-05:002011-02-12T13:11:40.111-05:00So true. I felt a similar pang when I read that th...So true. I felt a similar pang when I read that the beloved Bob Slate stationery stores in Harvard Sq will be closing. How often did I stop in to buy a specialty pen or nice set of notecards? Rarely, but I liked the idea that I could.Jan Devereuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846216211456610938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286055590040900418.post-3499058560721893182011-02-11T10:32:25.863-05:002011-02-11T10:32:25.863-05:00Well -- the point isn't the food. It's the...Well -- the point isn't the food. It's the personal connection to the physical spaces and your memories of being there. When a place moves it leaves that behind.David Handelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899694860294565558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286055590040900418.post-17994108483755534442011-02-11T09:12:57.771-05:002011-02-11T09:12:57.771-05:00Joe Jr's has reopened as the "O Cafe"...Joe Jr's has reopened as the "O Cafe",whatever that is. There is another Joe Jr's on 3rd Ave around 17th Street-ish..<br /><br />Shopsins moved into the Essex Street Market. Kenny the owner is mostly retired, his kids run it and it's still pretty rocking. <br /><br />So if you miss either of these places don't be sad just go east.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com