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Topic: Green Mill
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owen
Punk Posts: 1499
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 07-04-2002 12:00 PM
   
Who worked here and what stories do you have? Chris Bangs could be a topic all by himself. I have 2.
Once, while drinking at the Uptown one, I stopped 2 guys from breaking into the cash register right after closing. But one blindsided me with a punch and then mgmt called the police and I was told to leave before I got arrested. Well thanks a lot!
The other story originates at the Edina Green Mill on France Avenue. It's 1986 and I've never heard the Grateful Dead. The hippy contingent of cooks are all planning on going to the dome to see them and you have to send away for tickets. Curiousity and ignorance getting the better of me, I put in $50 for two tickets with this other guy (greasy hippy) and he sends off the letter. His phone is disconnected and he gets fired. He then disapears off the face of the planet and I never see the Dead or my money. That, to me, is hippies in a nutshell.
I got fired from there for swearing at customers...AND I WAS SURPRISED! Man, sometimes I wonder what planet I was on.
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Evil Angel
Punk Posts: 1662
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 07-04-2002 01:43 PM
I used to work at the Hamline, St. Paul location for 3 yrs. Yep, that's where the owner's office at, and I waited on him and his friends many times. I'm the charmer and you know it!! You seen my charmer worked as a cute waitress!! And you swears at the customer!! So did I miss that one at Mama Mia's?IP: Logged |
Lance Murdock
Punk Posts: 926
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-04-2002 03:07 PM
I worked in the Green Mill kitchen at 2626 Hennepin for about 3 years.>cut my thumb and got some Vicodin
>fell in love with a heroin addict
>worked with a guy who did shots of cooking marsala
>got stoned during almost every shift
>walked into work drunk on more than one occasion
>was a groom's man in the kitchen managers wedding, were I ended up banging one of the other managers
>me and another guy would play the Misfits and change the words of Green Hell to "God Help Us Green Mill"
>had the drivers buy us beer
>got that Jamaican sauce in my eye a few times
>learned some words in spanish
>and made a couple waitresses cry Before I left I wrote a song called 2626 about the Green Mill. The song is almost four years old, but it will be featured on the upcoming Plate-O-Shrimp CD. IP: Logged |
RC
Punk Posts: 859
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-04-2002 04:22 PM
Well add myself, Peter Davis, Nate from Urge Overkill, Brian Paulson, Bob Rue and Katie Obrien.
http://www.tcpunk.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/000044.html [This message has been edited by RC (edited 07-04-2002).] IP: Logged |
MoldyRamone
Punk Posts: 1005
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 07-04-2002 06:12 PM
Lance, you must know Roxie Terry. She's been working at that Green Mill forever. She used to play guitar in The Clams. She's cool.IP: Logged |
owen
Punk Posts: 1499
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 07-05-2002 06:26 AM
The Clams had one of the greatest quotes of all-time. Paraphrasing "A lot of people say we don't rock as well as guys. So I tell them to `suck my dick.'"IP: Logged |
Evil Angel
Punk Posts: 1662
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 07-05-2002 07:46 AM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by RC:
[B]Well add myself, Peter Davis, Nate from Urge Overkill, Brian Paulson, Bob Rue and Katie Obrien.
http://www.tcpunk.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/000044.html
Now I did remember hearing the rumors that Chris Bangs was trying to find out who smoke weeds!! Also heard a rumor on why he open Green Mill in the paradise, easy drug traffic. Scarey!! I knew his wife and talked to her on many occasions. She was really nice to me!!
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owen
Punk Posts: 1499
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 07-05-2002 09:40 AM
Chris Bangs was maybe the most frightening person I have ever worked for. Y'always had the feeling that he might bite you.
Who can forget when he tried to take over Pings by firing all the Asian cooks and then bringing in a bunch of gringos to recreate the delicious Asian delicacies. They had no idea how to make any of the food, which as I understand, is a very important part of the whole dinner process. So a few days of this go by, with the old cooks picketing, new cooks (including Chris) sweating and mumbling, until head chef Ming and his wife Emily, who owned the Nankin, buy Chris out. Chris gave a speech, we laughed, did not cry, and he became a part of himself.
Ming was nuts too, but a much better boss. That is until Doug Dallagher showed up.
Then I got fired from Pings for swearing at Doug after he wrongly berated me in front of all the staff. Then I moved onto Mama Mia's where I got fired for swearing at the assistant manager, my friend Michael. Man, I've been fired about 5 different times, all for swearing at bosses. But let's be honest, it's all them...right?
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Evil Angel
Punk Posts: 1662
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 07-05-2002 09:44 AM
I worked under Chris Bangs' office. People used to tell me the horror story bout how hard it is to work for him. Not me, I had no problem. Hmmm?IP: Logged |
RC
Punk Posts: 859
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-05-2002 11:09 AM
Evil Angel, Just a guess but I imagine you had no problems with Chris because you're a good looking female. He was not shy about dipping into his work force. I believe his wife was a waitress at some point...poor gal. Now Brian Bangs and the little sister Leslie? were not bad people.IP: Logged |
Lance Murdock
Punk Posts: 926
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-05-2002 12:13 PM
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Originally posted by MoldyRamone:
Lance, you must know Roxie Terry. She's been working at that Green Mill forever. She used to play guitar in The Clams. She's cool.
Yes I know Roxie, but I never made her cry, she was too tough.
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Evil Angel
Punk Posts: 1662
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 07-05-2002 02:03 PM
Hey, does anyone remember the story about a little waitress name Mary from the Hamline, St. Paul? She complained bout the pasta plates too heavy and had to go into chiro practice for it? Anyway, she took Mr and Mrs Bangs in for legal and she WON!! They had to pay for her chiro bill and gave her a job as a hostess. Wow!!IP: Logged |
Evil Angel
Punk Posts: 1662
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 07-05-2002 03:43 PM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by owen:
Then I moved onto Mama Mia's where I got fired for swearing at the assistant manager, my friend Michael. Man, I've been fired about 5 different times, all for swearing at bosses. But let's be honest, it's all them...right?
Hey, where was I? Did I missed that? I can't remember, been so long! But swore at Michael!! Wow!! I knew you got a attitude but a potty mouth!! IP: Logged |
Stein
Lil Punk Posts: 6
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 11-25-2002 01:59 AM
I worked at the Green Swill on Hennepin from 1985-88. It was a fucking nightmare at times and a blast.Memorable situations... 1. Meeting people with like-minded musical tastes, sharing knowledge expanded my interests. 2. Getting drunk and stoned during the all night kitchen cleaning binges. 3. Drinking downstairs or behind the walls in the booths until 3 in the morning. 4. Winning a huge bet while working the night of the Super Bowl (I picked the Bears). 5. Dating and sleeping with more women over the years at one job than I ever had before or since. Roxie Terry still works there? We had fun, albeit short time together. 6. Eating for free. 7. Almost getting into fights nightly with Wally the dishwasher and wearing his huge 45+ inch work pants for fun. 8. When the time was right, doing coke and getting drunk with Chris Bangs. 9. Working with Larry Pachiotti (sp?), one of the most hilarious guys I've had the pleasure to know with and damn good looking in drag. 10. Picking up roommates who worked there with me the night the Twins won the W.S. in '87, doing shots for an hour at the bar, then all of us getting in my car and driving down Hennipen into downtown were the streets were erupting with celebration.
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