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Jimmie's Restaurant

Welcome to Jimmie's Restaurant.
Small town Main Street is alive and well. Well, that's a deep subject.
Jimmie's hasn't changed in fifty years. It's like a time warp inside.
The surrealism is transcended by the friendly people and the great food. But still, the circus atmosphere remains.

The Band says it better than I ever can.
The song is available to listen to on the first image. Scroll down past the lyrics for the thumbnails.

And I hope you sing along!

Life is a Carnival
The Band

You can walk on the water, drown in the sand
You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can
Run away, run away--it’s the restless age
Look away, look away--you can turn the page
Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap
Here on the street
I got six on each arm and two more round my feet
Life is a carnival--believe it or not
Life is a carnival--two bits a shot

Saw a man with the jinx in the third degree
From trying to deal with people--people you can’t see
Take away, take away, this house of mirrors
Give away, give away, all the souvenirs
We’re all in the same boat ready to float off the edge of the world
The flat old world
The street is a sideshow from the peddler to the corner girl

Life is a carnival--it’s in the book
Life is a carnival--take another look

Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap
Here on the street
I got six on each arm and two more round my feet
Life is a carnival--believe it or not
Two bits a shot


Dedicated to Ed Ball at the Music Exchange, Jimmie, Mona, Gary and all the other usual suspects.

Best viewed in entirety and from first to last.
Walk on Down the Street
Walk on Down the Street		 Park it On the Curb
Park it On the Curb		 Or Ride a Bike
Or Ride a Bike
People Watch from Up Above
People Watch from Up Above		 To See Who's Going To Jimmie's Restaurant
To See Who's Going To Jimmie's Restaurant		 Go on In
Go on In
Sit at the Counter
Sit at the Counter		 Or in a Booth
Or in a Booth		 Because It's Lunch Time
Because It's Lunch Time
Good Eats
Good Eats		 Jimmie's There!
Jimmie's There!		 Your Waiter is Gary
Your Waiter is Gary
Mona Needs Change for a Twenty
Mona Needs Change for a Twenty		 You Don't Need a Cell Phone
You Don't Need a Cell Phone		 You Can Play a Tune
You Can Play a Tune
A3?
A3?		 Roger the Artful Dodger Stops In
Roger the Artful Dodger Stops In		 And Larry Does Too
And Larry Does Too
The Rocking Chair Man Flits In and Out
The Rocking Chair Man Flits In and Out		 Put Your Feet Up, Nobody Cares
Put Your Feet Up, Nobody Cares		 Children are Welcome Too
Children are Welcome Too
I Got a BLT
I Got a BLT		 Others Get Breakfast
Others Get Breakfast		 Gary Delivers to the Art Gallery
Gary Delivers to the Art Gallery
Where the Million Idea Man Hangs Out
Where the Million Idea Man Hangs Out		 With the Anime Artist Girl
With the Anime Artist Girl		 Honest Abe is Out Front
Honest Abe is Out Front
Ed & Shane are Heading There from the Den of Iniquity
Ed & Shane are Heading There from the Den of Iniquity		 Shane is on his Way There
Shane is on his Way There		 The Rock Star Waits Outside
The Rock Star Waits Outside
And We All End Up Back at Jimmie's Restaurant
And We All End Up Back at Jimmie's Restaurant

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1moremile02-Sep-2017 19:02
One of my favorite galleries anywhere. These photos are priceless. Well done. V.
Marc Demoulin11-Oct-2014 15:35
Truly genuine place and people series! vvv
Marc
larose forest photos16-Aug-2013 00:42
A fantastic themed gallery. Reminds me in a way of your Desolation Row gallery, only this one is more whimsical. Love it! VV
Lois 02-Jan-2013 00:04
These are good picture, thanks for sharing.
Walter Otto Koenig09-Jun-2012 01:36
I must say I really enjoyed my visit. This place has a lot of character and you captured it wonderfully. I've seem quite a few places like this back in another life during my many visits to the Shenandoah Valley which I know very well from Winchester to Roanoke. Made many side trips from the valley into West Virginia during that time, but never visited Princeton, and now I wish I had, but I did through this gallery. Thank you very much Karen this brings back a lot of memories from several decades ago. "V"
Jean D25-Dec-2011 03:22
Splendid gallery in it's entirety.Your story telling is well done, Karen.
Tom LeRoy20-Dec-2011 08:14
Just like it used to be, great time warp. Love your reportage. BV.
borisalex28-May-2011 17:41
Excellent photography and story told by you! BV.
Guest 22-Jun-2010 04:07
Congrats for doing this. This is life, this shall be shown.
Sirpop 14-Jun-2010 20:56
My wife and her family moved from Princeton around 55 years ago. We live in Martinsburg now. I enjoy your photos. I'm glad I found your site... and I think I'll try your daily assignments.
Bryan Murahashi09-Jun-2010 04:32
A great gallery of the familiar and simpler times. V
Char31-May-2010 12:46
This is wonderful photojournelism, Karen. Interesting scenes and capture of the people. \/
Mairéad30-May-2010 11:54
Great work Karen -fine photography and reportage. V
1105191227-May-2010 22:09
Excellent gallery!! I love it but it makes me sad too.
Because of what I have lost. Because of what we all have lost. I'd take your BLT and
carnival ANY day over all the plastic people with ear buds jammed into their skull.
laine27-May-2010 18:09
Love how you set this story up...I could go a BLT right now!
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