Several
years ago while playing Parcheesi at "The Home for
the Visually Offensive" several semi-intellectual Clearwater
businessmen had a sudden urge for the smell of rough sawn lumber
and/or the taste of Buffalo style chicken wings. Knowing full well
that they could not agree on anything as a group,
and that they
could not get a weekend pass from the "home" to go to
Buffalo, they decided to embark upon a major undertaking, that
being to open a place in Clearwater where other people of their
caliber could gather and quench their thirst for the finer things
in life.
Their venture, however, got off to a slow start. After
announcing their plans, the "Hooter Six" as they are
now called, were promptly arrested for impersonating restauranteurs.
There were no indictments, but the stigma lingers on.
There were
many obstacles ahead, not the least of which was procuring a suitable
location. After months of negotiations and a heated bidding war
with "Wells Brothers Disposal," who wanted
to use the building for a giant walk-in Dumpster, terms were agreed
to and 2800 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida was theirs.
Well, the place was a huge success (which proves beyond a shadow
of a doubt "There's no accounting for taste") and "The
Six" started building Hooters all over the country. When they
finally made it to Los Angeles County, they settled in beautiful
Santa Monica, where the "Town Fathers" welcomed them
with open arms. (OK! - open arms / shotguns...what's the difference!!)
Now - full of themselves (among other things) with their continued
success in Santa Monica and Long Beach...
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