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WE WENT TO ANTHONY'S ON THE GIANT BAGS' FAREWELL TOUR. THE TOUR LASTED TWO WEEKS. EVERYDAY A DIFFERENT VENUE-MENU. 2-15-97 WAS THE DATE. IT WAS THE ONLY DATE THAT WAS SOLD OUT. I WAS PART OF THE EVENT STAFF AND I STILL HAVE THE TOUR SHIRT TO PROVE IT. PEGGY AND FRED TOOK US THERE FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY. IT HAS BEEN THAT TYPE OF PLACE. YOU DON'T EAT THERE OFTEN BUT WHEN YOU DO IT IS SPECIAL. YOU WALK IN THE DOOR AND IT HAS THAT GREAT "ITALIAN SMELL". IT IS ALWAYS CLEAN. A FEW YEARS BACK WHEN MY FRIENDS AT TASTY PASTRY WERE SUPPLYING ANTHONY'S WITH SOME TASTY PRODUCTS, I HELPED DELIVER ON SATURDAY. THE KITCHEN WAS SPOTLESS. I'M PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY ABOUT SIX ON THURSDAY AND MISS AMY TROTS OUT WITH THE PHONE . IT'S MJM AND HE WANTS TO KNOW IF MISS AMY AND I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN HIM AND LADY J FOR DINNER AT SEVEN ON FRIDAY AT ANTHONY'S. DOES A HOBBYHORSE HAVE A WOODEN PRAT? MJM AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR OVER 33 YEARS. ALMOST HALF MY LIFE AND ALMOST ONE-THIRD OF HIS --JUST KIDDING. AS TONY K WOULD SAY, WE KID BECAUSE WE LOVE. TWENTY TO SEVEN WE ARE READY TO GO . MISS AMY LOOKS LIKE A MIILION IN SINGLES. ACCORDING TO MY POP, THAT WAS THE BEST YOU COULD LOOK, AND SHE DOES. THICK WHITE TURTLENECK SWEATER--LONG BLAZER-TYPE JACKET-CLOGS-FINE. THEY ARE ALREADY AT A TABLE IN THE BACK WHEN ANTHONY GREETS US. HE SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE THERE BUT NOT ANNOYINGLY SO,LIKE SOME RESTAURANT OWNERS. WE INTRODUCE LADY J TO THE JOYS OF LAVOSH. SHE IS HOOKED. THE FOOD WAS ALL FANTASTIC AND THE DESSERTS OF ESPRESSO PIE AND TIRAMISU WERE INCREDIBLE. THE PLACE WAS BUSY BUT NOT PACKED. YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE A QUIET AND EXTENDED CONVERSATION. NO ROLLING TABLES. NO SINGING STAFF. YOU MAY BE FAMILY WHEN YOU ARE AT THE OLIVE GARDEN,BUT YOU MAY ALSO BE DAFFY-IN-THE COCO. ANTHONY'S CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FINE FOOD AND FINER MEMORIES. MJM AND LADY J, THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT. HEY, PEG, GETTING HUNGRY?