“I’m hungry,” Larabie complained to Miz Kitti.
“Let’s go in there and have some hot dogs or something,” his friend suggested.
“Are you kidding?!,” he couldn’t help groaning. “With boxing on the first floor and Madame Natasha the Fortune Teller upstairs?!”
“You’ve been watching way too many old B movies lately,” she reminded him. “I’m sure those characters are quite harmless in real life.”
“O.K.,” he finally conceded. “Of course, if you catch me constantly wearing a trench coat and fedora, and referring to you as a ‘dame’ or ‘broad’, don’t say you weren’t warned.
“Very funny, Mac,” she admitted.
Come join us weekly as Rochelle Wisoff~Field leads us through Friday Fictioneers . Read the link for an explanation. This week’s photo prompt has been provided by J. Hardy Carroll .
eastelmhurst.a.go.go 
It would be a nice place to visit.
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Yes it must have its moments.
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Dear Larry,
Enjoyable dialogue sets the stage and tells the story. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle..
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You can almost hear James Cagney 🙂
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Thanks .It’s good to see it worked out.
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I’m sure there’s a private dick in the attic
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Yes there must be
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Nice take on the prompt. It does look very seedy, doesn’t it?
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Yes it reminds me of the kind of place that would be referred to as a dive.
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Larry, with all the flash cooking shows you see these days, good to hear this dive receive a bit of free publicity. By the sound of it, it could use an “Eat here at your own risk” sign out the front.
I was down at our local beach yesterday checking out a beached yacht and was chatting with another local. He filled me in on a local takeaway where he popped in to get breakfast and was served a pie out of the freezer and an instant coffee. We were both ashamed. Fortunately, the place has closed down!
Best wishes,
Rowena
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I wish it was still the style to wear fedoras and trenchcoats 🙂
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I quite agree. They made a fine impression.
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Someone in our gym wears a fedora and trenchcoat. Very debonaire.
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He must have quite a fan club/
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Unfortunately I can’t really carry the look off with any style.
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I assume that’s maybe because it’s tough to fit into another era’s fashion sense.
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I like that idea – stepping into a 1950s detective story, fedora tilted firmly to one side. Lovely dialogue and well written
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Thanks Lynn. I’ve seen so many old T.V. shows and movies and it often helps to take advantage of all the anachronistic imagery.
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They’re fun references alright 🙂
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I think this is one of your best stories! Great dialogue and wonderfully imaginative.
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Thanks >That’s quite a nice surprise, especially considering that I went so blank upon having first seen the picture.
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This was a fun read indeed. Don’t forget the cigarette clamped between his teeth…;-)
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Yes, vocabulary, mannerisms and props were quite distinctive back then.
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Definitely! And oh so enjoyable…
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Oh! Wouldn’t that be fun to go into a building and go back in time…even with the fedora and trenchcoat? What fun!
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I’ve always really liked that idea. From “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow” to “The Time Tunnel”, time travel has truly captivated people.
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And Doctor Who! 🙂
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Yes I’ve only seen a few early episodes of Dr. Who but it’s good
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Quite an imagination!😊
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Don’t forget the big cigars.
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That’s how Those rooms got so smoke.filled.
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A hot dog and your fortune told – what’s not to like?
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Yes that’s truly the good life.
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Ha.. I feel like I walked into a noir
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Thanks that means it must have worked well.
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Great humor. I get a real sense of their friendship.
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Thanks.
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