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If I'm not mistaken, ititshould shouldhave havebeen beenMel Mel Torme. Torme. mistaken, In the same editorial, y;m mentioned the In the same editorial, you mentioned the Royal Castle and it brought back some Royal Castle and it brought back some fond memories. memories . Quite Quite aa few few years years ago, ago, fond when Royal Castle was THE big hamwhen Royal Castle was THE big hamburger chain chain and and hamburgers hamburgers still still cost costaa burger dime, we had a long-term contract with dime, we had a long-term contract with them here in Miami. When Royal Castle them here in Miami. When Royal Castle opened in in New NewOrleans, Orleans ,our ourdistributing distributing opened office there set them up with four counter office there set them up with four counter boxes, a hideaway phonograph and two boxes, a hideaway phonograph and two speakers. The cost was one record for speakers. The cost was one record for aa nickel. nickel. Singer, who whopassed passedaway awayjust justaafew few Bill Singer, Bill weeks ago at age 87, owned the Royal weeks ago at age 87, owned the Royal Castlesand andhe hewas wastough. tough. We Wetried triedto togo go Castles dime play/three for a quarter. His answer dime play/three for a quarter. His answer mewas, was, "When ''WhenIIstart startselling sellingcoffee coffeefor for totome ~a dime, I'll let you sell a record for a dime, I'll let you sell a record for aa dime!" dime!" Thatwas wasaalong longtime timeago agowhen whenI Iknew knewaa That lot more about popular music. I wonder lot more about popular music. I wonder howmuch muchRoyal RoyalCastle Castlecharges chargesfor forcoffee coffee how these days and if it still influences the cost these days and if it still influences the cost of playing records on the jukebox! of playing records on the jukebox! 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The headline read "Jukebox Turns Turns 100, 100, Healthier Healthier Than Than "Jukebox We believe believe in in fun, fun , but but we we also also believe believe in in playing playing acacWe cording to the rules. So if you play around and use cording to the rules. So if you play around and use our service service mark, mark, you you won't won't find find us us very very much much fun, fun, as as our we intend to prosecute infringement to the fullest exwe intend to prosecute infringement to the fullest exFun Factory, Factory, Inc. Inc. .• 91-246 91 -246 Oihana Oihana Street Street .• Ewa Ewa Beach, Beach ,Hawaii Hawaii 96707 96707 Fun DRA Price PriceGuide Guide DRA FL Miami, FL Miami, • Ever.''I Ithought thoughttotomyself, myself,"Great! ''Great! Good Good Ever." As news about our industry for a change. news about our industry for a change."''As continuedto toread, read ,another anotherthought thoughtcame came IIcontinued mind: "I ''Ihope hopethat thatindustry industrycritics criticsand and totomind: bankloan loanofficers officersininmy my area area are are reading reading bank this!" this!" Then came came my my disappointment disappointment and and Then displeasure. The writer started quoting the displeasure. The writer started quoting the remarks of ofWalter Walter Bohrer, Bohrer,Jr., Jr., president president remarks ofAMOA. AMOA . Mr. Mr. Bohrer Bohrer wasted wasted no no time time of taking a cheap shot at the video game taking a cheap shot at the video game 1