Cornerstone Theater Company

Hunger Stories

By PiCKLeZ

i Do NoT HaVe a uNiQue HuNGeR SToRY. JuST a FaiRLY TYPiKaL oNe FoR THe TiMeZ & PLaSeS THaT i WuZ & aM iN. iN THe MiD 80z i WuZ aN uRBaN-KaMPeR iN SaN DieGo.  aFTeR ‘WHiLe, DaiLY LYPHe BeKaMe a SeRieZ oV TReKS FRuM oNe SeRViNG-LiNe To THe NeXT. KoNVeRSaSHuN SeNTeReD oN WHo SeRVeD WHaT, WHeRe & WHeN. oTHeR ToPiKS iNKLuDeD HoW To SiRKuMVeNT 2NDz RuLeZ & HoW To GeT To THe HeaD oV LYNz.  i WuZ FaiRLY WeLL-FeD, HoWeVeR aT TiMeZ PiKKiNz WeRe SLiM & i GoT a LiTTLe HuNGRY. i GauGeD THiS BY HoW VoRaSHuSLY i aTTaKKeD SuPPeR aT THe ReS-Q MiSSioN.  THiS iZ LeSS a HuNGeR SToRY THaN iT iZ oNe oV GLuTToNY. THe GoaL WuZ To eaT aZ MuCH aZ PoSSiBLe aZ oFTeN aZ PoSSiBLe. CHiKKeN WuZ THe HoLY GRaiL. BReaKFaST aLMoST NeVeR SeRVeD. aT THe TiMe, i WuZ TRiM & FiT FRuM aLL THe WalKiNG FRuM VeNue-To-VeNue. NoW, i aM aZ MuCH a GLuTToN aZ eVeR, oBeSe & WHiSTFuL aBouT THaT auLD BoDY. WHeW! i aM ouT-oV-GaS NoW. THiS iZ THe FiRST TiMe i HaVe eVeR WRiTTeN THaT LiTTLe SCHNooRY ouT. THaNKS. BCNu. HuMM. SeKoND-WiND. i ReaD THe HeaDeR FoR THiS PaJe. WHaT FeeDz MY HuNGeR SeeMz To Be GLuTToNY.  FooDz THaT ReMiND Mi oV HoMe aRe MeaT LoaF, BeaNz-aND-WeeNYz, SPaGHeTTi-en-KaSSaRoLe, PoT RoaST, HaMBuRGeRz-oN-SaTuRDaY, CHiKKeN-oN-SuNDaY, BRoWN-BaG SKooL LuNCHeZ, LeFToVeRz, FuLL DiNNeRz, eT MYRiaDz. MY MoTHeR WuZ/iZ a GooD KooK & PRoViDeD aN eKSeLLeNT VaRYeD FaRe.  MY MoST PReVeLeNT FooD RiTuaL iZ To eaT a STaaK oV PaNKaYKeS at NeWLY FouND ReSTaURaNTS. THiS iZ To GeT Mi ouT-oV-THe-HouSe & eaT SuMTHiNG-i-HaVeNT-FiXT-MYSeLF. i BeLieVe THaT FaST-FooD & SLoW-FooD aRe NoNSeNSiKaL MoNiKeRz.  a CHYNaH-MuN WiTH a WoK KaN iNSTaNTLY KReaTe PRoVeNDeR THaT iZ SeCoND-To-NoNe. GooD STaWK SiMMeRz FoR DaYz. i oFTeN SLoW KooK (BRaiZe) MY MeaLz. GeNeRaLLY, i FiND THaT LoNGeR, MoRe THoRouGH PReP MeaNz a BeTTeR oWTKoMe. i KooK, DiNe-oWT, DRYVe-THRu, GRaZe, iNHaLe, SaVoR, SiP, & CHuG.

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