jeremy paul gordon

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January 14, 2012 at 11:04am
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jakec asked: What the hell is a Rock 'n' Roll McDonalds? I'm imagining Hamburglar dressed up like Nikki Sixx and instead of sundaes they've got Billy Holidaes and so on.

It was a McDonald’s in the center of downtown Chicago that was filled with rock and roll memorabilia (Jimi Hendrix’s guitar, Elvis’s white suits, etc.) and had a giant glittery guitar outside to announce its presence from miles away. Everything was a little bit more expensive, because tourists didn’t know any better and high school kids from the area didn’t give a shit. A few years ago, it got torn down to make way for a Modern McDonald’s, this high-tech building where they experiment with new products and customer service things and whatnot. It sucks a lot more. This song explains everything I forgot in my Saturday haze: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWWsWP9bPAg

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