tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post5981894681045161995..comments2023-09-11T01:08:04.956-07:00Comments on The Blackwing Diaries: "Your Order?" From the Disney Commissary c. 1940Jenny Lerewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06668171465801333811noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-76019292628583482172010-06-05T09:39:20.856-07:002010-06-05T09:39:20.856-07:00I'm think that when I ate there in the 80s the...I'm think that when I ate there in the 80s the menu still had the same artwork - or am I Disney-dreaming? Obviously the prices would have been a bit different!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-16821706565035417192008-06-09T05:41:00.000-07:002008-06-09T05:41:00.000-07:00wow, that's so cool to see!!wow, that's so cool to see!!Kristy Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13990972524270965250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-67475509279372904472008-06-07T12:15:00.000-07:002008-06-07T12:15:00.000-07:00Of course you're quite right, Tom-thanks for the c...Of course you're quite right, <B>Tom</B>-thanks for the comment. All a person has to do is watch something like Sullivan's Travels" to get an idea of the difference a mere <I>dime</I> made even as late as 1940 or so. <BR/><BR/>And many <B>thanks</B> to everyone else who wrote to say they enjoyed looking at this relic. I've just received the Disney Commissary <I>breakfast</I> menu, too; it's smaller but in mint condition and with artwork just as appealing that'll speak to everyone across the years. I'll post it later today.Jenny Lerewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668171465801333811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-33466725001205276412008-06-06T09:29:00.000-07:002008-06-06T09:29:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting this, Jenny. But remember, most...Thanks for posting this, Jenny. But remember, most of the artists told me at the time they could not afford to eat at the Commissary. Sure, the top animators and execs could. But when you're only making $12 to $18 a week, 35-50 cents becomes a significant cost for your budget.<BR/> Artists of the time told me before the Strike raised wages, most artists brown bagged it or went out to the Roach-Coach truck on the street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-11870650008141411602008-06-05T18:06:00.000-07:002008-06-05T18:06:00.000-07:00Yeah, what designates the fried ham as the "artist...Yeah, what designates the fried ham as the "artists special"? Maybe the ham has a hole cut in it so it's the shape of a pallet..? With little blobs of mustard like paint? <BR/><BR/>And wow, tongue sandwiches and 5-cent donuts. Those were the days.brigette bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408166917564089332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-13152787603723256372008-06-04T22:32:00.000-07:002008-06-04T22:32:00.000-07:00I visited Musso & Frank's last week at lunchtime o...I visited Musso & Frank's last week at lunchtime on Tuesday. The perimeter booths were filled, but the entire, traditionally packed central section of the large room was empty! We are in a recession, no matter what the Bush Administration thinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-79122252062600330142008-06-04T08:58:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:58:00.000-07:00Nice- menu- that reminds me we need to do lunch! A...Nice- menu- that reminds me we need to do lunch! And when are you going to promote Scram INK!<BR/><BR/>DDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-74656575598218182592008-06-04T07:41:00.000-07:002008-06-04T07:41:00.000-07:00Acme beer? Love to try that out!Acme beer? Love to try that out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-990928800867825822008-06-04T04:06:00.000-07:002008-06-04T04:06:00.000-07:00That cover was great! Is that yellow aging around ...That cover was great! Is that yellow aging around the edges? If so, it didn't hurt the look of the menu a bit!Eddie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729949238666234774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-2865797337557867372008-06-02T23:21:00.000-07:002008-06-02T23:21:00.000-07:00I'll take a Chicken Pot Pie for 45pennies!B.I'll take a Chicken Pot Pie for 45pennies!<BR/><BR/>B.Bob Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05437468752863087382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-24760433268070335562008-06-02T15:41:00.000-07:002008-06-02T15:41:00.000-07:00We did eat a lunch that large on occasion -- and y...We did eat a lunch that large on occasion -- and yes, we did sleep under our desk the rest of the afternoon.<BR/><BR/>I have photos.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-27203648171084079512008-06-02T12:53:00.000-07:002008-06-02T12:53:00.000-07:00Very cool, but don't eat Stromboli's "favorite"! ...Very cool, but don't eat Stromboli's "favorite"! It's people!!!Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-57350711006482304712008-06-02T10:49:00.000-07:002008-06-02T10:49:00.000-07:00Holy crud, that all sounds good but if I ate a lun...Holy crud, that all sounds good but if I ate a lunch that heavy I'd be asleep under my desk for the rest of the day (and just what makes the "artist's special" the "artist's special"?)mark kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953166248647413142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19218379.post-61492087979978057872008-06-02T07:57:00.000-07:002008-06-02T07:57:00.000-07:00Wow...What a great item! Thanks for sharing this w...Wow...<BR/><BR/>What a great item! Thanks for sharing this with us. It is amazing to see the care and artistry that went into a simple item like a menu.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023449275486420957noreply@blogger.com