A response to Richard

I will use this first real post as an opportunity to address the sufficiently important topic of Team Hawkins' (http://richardandbetsey.blogspot.com) salacious comments about Los Angeles eateries and the Southern California herd mentality. While I have no problem, and even agree, with their attitude towards Tito's Tacos or Pink's Hot Dogs, I must rise to the defense of my beloved Junior's Deli.
Richard had the gall to query what special characteristics lured diners into Junior's, and so I will reply. It is fun to eat in a restaurant that has been open for half a century. Eating at Junior's automatically marks your place in the history of this city. By entering Junior's in search of pastrami on rye, you link yourself with the many others who have gone before you. You bind yourself to the customers who entered in fedoras and coats, to those who there discussed Cuba, Watergate, and the Berlin Wall. Decades have passed and taken that which we love -- bell bottoms, sideburns, and skinny ties (although they're making a comeback) -- but we can still go to Junior's and remember those heady times. Plus, my grandma used to take me there to eat when I was a kid.
As to Richard's complaint that the food is too expensive, I must remind him that a Junior's sandwich is no ordinary sandwich. Have you ever been able to finish one while at the deli? If so, I applaud your fortitude. As for myself, I always end up taking at least half home. Thus, a Junior's sandwich is actually two sandwiches. That means it's true cost is less than Subway, Quiznos, or the like. And I do not feel the need to point out the difference in quality and diner satisfaction.
Finally, Richard's salvo that Junior's has only three parking spaces was pure hyperbole engaged in a desperate attempt to disparage something which should be esteemed. There are at least seven spaces!
Thus, in conclusion, I must invite Team Hawkins to cease and desist from further insults to my favorite eateries. Do not attempt to mention In 'N' Out or Rubio's in less than endearing terms. If so, I will be forced to enter the domain of the frumpy states from which you came and post about . . . White Castle!