The first time I had a Maid Rite sandwich was back in the fall of 1988 when I was attending graduate school at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois.
My roommate, Kirk Henderson and I lived in an apartment just off the square in downtown Macomb, about a five-minute walk from Maid Rite. And on one [...]
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Maid Rite
Posted in Americana, Food and Drink, Waxing Nostalgic, tagged Macomb, Maid Rite, NaBloPoMo09, Western Illinois University on July 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Originally from LaSalle, Illinois I have been living and working in Asia since 1989.
My wife Aon and I are blessed with two adorable and precious sons, Bia aged 5 and Jeremy Aaron aged 1.
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