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19. Gordie's Place, Glastonbury, Conecticut

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 10:49 AM

Jun 2016

His long gone restaurant in Connecticut from the early 80's. I lived in Glastonbury and one day at the local supermarket Gordie was one person in front of me in the check out wearing a plain white tee shirt. My brush with greatness!

I'm always interested in the normal lives of celebrities. For the locals, the famous people in town just seem to be part of the townies like everybody else.

-90% Jimmy

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