Growing up in Kansas City there was this wonderful little hole in the wall greasy spoon diner in KCMO called "Nickels".
Great place to go eat Sunday Lunch.
Anyway, above the main seating area there was this large picture collage of when Vice-President Dan Quayle came to visit in 1991 and right in the center in shinning brass was a plaque that said "Dan Quayle's Dollar" from when he bought a cup of coffee.
Everyone thought that was just the greatest thing ever that the Vice-President came to their Diner.
How far we have fallen.
KC_Lion, I know what you mean.
I think that was a cool thing the way you describe it.
It had closed once but reopened to the joy and happiness of many but couldn't sustain both the competition from the fast food spots nearby, the inconsistent quality of food and the neighborhood's edginess!
But yeah, you are correct, especially with younger and younger generations, they find nothing of value, respect or revere nothing or no one and that it something that future generations will greatly miss!
Glad you posted this story. I was just going to do so myself, but decided to skip it because the copying/pasting was difficult. The librarian’s actions and note to Melania are simply outrageous. But, it doesn’t surprise me. I served as president of our local Library Board and found that the “professional” librarians were often very liberal and little Marxists who liked to throw their weight around about what the patrons could and could not read. The more radical the better.