Some more links on the O'Rourke's fire.

[randomness]

WFSB Channel 3's story: http://www.wfsb.com/news/9767242/detail.html

An essay from a Wesleyan alum some of us know: http://mediaboy.livejournal.com/173161.html. It begins:

O'Rourke's Diner, 1946-2006

O'Rourke's Diner in Middletown, Connecticut burned down this morning.

That shouldn't mean much to you, but I feel like a lost a family member right now.

About halfway through my freshman year of college at Wesleyan, a group of about 5 of us decided on a Sunday night to hit O'Rourke's at 7:00 am the next morning.

We kept going every Monday until we graduated.

(links thanks to http://wesleying.blogspot.com/)

Edit: From Google News:
NBC30's story: http://www.nbc30.com/news/9767121/detail.html
(The Hartford Courant story is just a reprint of the WTNH Channel 8 story: http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-diner-fire-0831,0,1646369.story?coll=hc-headlines-home.)

Comments

[ketzl.livejournal.com]

Oh no!! :(

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

That is an appallingly cute icon.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of this place, obviously, but that LJ story you linked to made me all sniffly. I'm really sorry it burned down. :(

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Yeah, as the author said in his disclaimer (http://community.livejournal.com/wesleyan/286567.html), "I work in TV news, so I write about burning buildings all the time. This is the first one that's made me cry."

:(

[sionnagh.livejournal.com]

:(

You went to Wesleyan?

I spent a fair bit of time there at the medieval house. I dated a couple of straight roommates... Josh and, um, oops. I forgot the other one's name. :/ How embarrassing!

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

You went to Wesleyan?

I didn't, but my then SO went there, and I lived with her there for years while she was an undergrad. And then I got a job there, and was asked to join a co-ed fraternity there, which I did. So my connection to the place is pretty close.

I remember Medieval House, and I have an idea of which Josh you might have dated.

Small world, eh?

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, small world. :) How's life for ya?

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Life's busy, but good...

Wait, was this sionnagh?

[amarise.livejournal.com]

Hey, I write for Wesleying, and I was wondering--What's Medieval House?? We don't have such a thing anymore, at least not by that name.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I write for Wesleying,

Cool! Hey, thanks for blogging about O'Rourke's; I was really glad to get news on that from you guys.

I was wondering--What's Medieval House??

Yah, I think it's been gone a long time, really.

Medieval House was a program house on Lawn Ave., across from the Butts. I'm not sure what's currently housed in the building it used to be in.

This is a death in the family. Oh man.

[ddreslough.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! NO!!!
I remember many a sunrise followed by a hearty "He Man" steak and eggs. :( Taht was before the weight watchers, o'course.

I'm a Medieval House quasi-alum too, Sionnagh. You mustabeen before my time. I'm Pantsie's sister. :) You were probably there when she was.

Man. O'Roukes. I never got to take my kid there! ARG!