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I can't remember going to Shakey's more than once, but this makes me wish I had. Here's a close-up examination of the collapse of Shakey's Pizza, through the lens of Youtube. As you will see, Shakey's has changed pretty substantially since its founding in 1954... and not for the better, I'm afraid.

First up, a tribute to what made Shakey's great in the first place...

The bears eating pizza with the little "Goldilocks" is a little bit creepy, but it sure makes me want some pizza.
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Organ Grinder Pizza Tunes

If only there were still pizza joints like this around.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there was a similar pizzeria somewhere in northern michigan during the 70's and early 80's.  Must've been around the time of Farrel's Ice Cream Parlour.  The closest thing we have these days would be to sneak a hot cup of pizza into the Redford Theater and enjoy it during the pre-show organ performance.  Orrrrrrr...head over to Way Out Junk, where you can snag some free downloads of out-of-print recordings of the actual Organ Grinder Pizza organs.  My personal favorite: Patti Simon's "Saturday Night Fever" medley.

Piece (of pizza)!
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