joelrosenberg ([info]joelrosenberg) wrote,
@ 2007-09-05 15:39:00
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Get well, Thom Pham
Thom Pham, the owner of Azia, was mugged on Tuesday.  There were apparently six to eight attackers; fortunately, he only was "hospitalized with blunt force trauma to the head, lacerations to the skull and face, broken orbital (eye socket), concussion and severe bleeding."

I've never eaten at Azia; it's one of the very few restaurants in Minneapolis that still has those silly No Guns signs up, and I prefer to spend my money where there's no formal or informal suggestion that either the customers or the staff have been disarmed for the convenience of garboons.

Hey, Thom?  I've got an offer: take down the silly signs, buy Felicia and me dinner, and the class is on me.

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[info]dd_b
2007-09-05 09:01 pm UTC (link)
If the prices documented in the earlier incident are anything like typical he'd be better off just paying for the class!

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[info]joelrosenberg
2007-09-05 09:04 pm UTC (link)
:) Good point.

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[info]meltedeyes
2007-09-05 09:51 pm UTC (link)
I've been there a couple times after being dragged out by friends. Can't say the place is all that special personally. Too trendy for me. I prefer the Dubliner in St. Paul.

I did notice the sign, but looked at it more as sarcasm/joke/satire whatever (I've never been good at pointing out the difference between satire, irony, etc.) since IIRC it has a 50's housewife with an AK-47 or Tommy gun, I don't remember which as it's been over 8 months since I've been there.

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[info]joelrosenberg
2007-09-05 10:36 pm UTC (link)
Yup; it's apparently the entirely legally compliant sign -- right size, right font, etc. -- that one of the local free newspapers published back in 2003.

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[info]davefla
2007-09-06 02:03 am UTC (link)
I read as far as the first couple paras in the Strib's Sept. '06 profile of him (reg probably required) before finding this nugget: "...(he) once taught judo (before realizing, 'Who would I beat up?')" Get well soon, Mr. Pham; clearly, you too well trusted too many of your fellow men. Perhaps a Pink Pistols rep could help?

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[info]joel_rosenberg
2007-09-06 02:20 am UTC (link)
I wish. Really, I do. He sounds like a nice guy, but my guess is that he's not going to get it even after he's hit with a brick in the head. Again.

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[info]ua_dubhne
2007-09-06 03:31 am UTC (link)
I have been in there for a snack, but at an odd time. I think its supposed to be quite trendy, but the trendiness doesn't start till late night. Joel, why not actually mail him your offer?

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[info]joelrosenberg
2007-09-06 07:08 pm UTC (link)
Done; I had a surplus stamp handy.

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If you do go
(Anonymous)
2007-09-11 02:02 pm UTC (link)
If you do go Joel, get the cranberry cream cheese puffs. I know, it sounds weird, but they're AWESOME.

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[info]joelrosenberg
2007-09-11 02:07 pm UTC (link)
Actually, they sound great. That said, I've yet to hear from Mr. Pham, and am not going to be holding my breath.

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