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Denny's #0492 Phoenix, Arizona 23-May-97, 5:20pm MST 2801 N. Black Canyon (602) 252-3745

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): Anna, Steve
• What we ate: P7A77 - Moons Over My Hammy with Mayonnaise, Hashbrowns, Coke; Amie - Chicken Quesadilla with no Guacamole and extra Sour Cream, Coke
• Even though I had Anna make a special trip to get the mayonnaise for my sandwich, I forgot to put it on until I was almost finished. I was probably distracted by the ham, which was in the process of scalding the hell out of my tongue. Ironically, the hashbrowns were perfect - a rarity in the world of Denny's hashbrowns, as I'm sure many of you are aware.
• And if you were wondering why I was in Phoenix in the first place... well, it was my first stop on my way to glorious Las Vegas, Nevada, where I was planning on visiting my one-hundredth Denny's for this project! Woo woo! More on that later.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Menu Insert

Denny's #1978 Phoenix, Arizona 23-May-97, 6:00pm MST 3308 Grand Ave. (602) 274-1789

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): Kenita
• What we ate: Nothing
• This Denny's was pretty much exactly the same as so many other Denny's - an occurrence of which I am becoming increasingly annoyed at the frequency, but which only accentuates the extreme self-parody of this project. They were amused by and frightened of us, and they gave us something lousy for free. You know the drill.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Kids Menu

Denny's #6357 Peoria, Arizona 9-Mar-97, 6:25pm MST 8737 NW Grand Ave. (602) 486-5510

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): Patty
• What we ate: Nothing
• Still pretty much the same, but at least they gave us a good quote at this one: "Y'know, I've seen a lot of weird things in my time, but you guys are the weirdest." That's the sort of reaction I revel in.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Kids Menu, Stickers, and Crayons

Denny's #0827 Kingsman, Arizona 23-May-97, 9:30pm MST 3255 Andy Devine (602) 757-2028

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): Lori
• What we ate: P7A77 - Coffee; Amie - Water
• Finally, a Denny's of which to be proud! Our waitress, Lori, was a smartass to us from the get go. When we asked where we were ('cause after a few hours on a desert highway, we weren't too sure), she first said "I don't know - you tell me," but quickly followed with "You're in hell." We liked her from the start. The place was pretty busy for what seemed to be a fairly small city, and was populated with a decent cross-section of society. It may have been hell, but with the surroundings and endless refills of coffee, I was happy there.
• As I was sitting and drinking my coffee, I saw that they were serving a large number of dinner items. And, as we all know, a large number of dinners means a large number of dinner rolls. I thought I might try my hand at sweat-talking them into giving me something substantial, since I was practically fed up with kids menus and crayons. I offered Lori a quarter if she'd snag me one. She refused. Then I struck up a conversation with Kurtis, the bus-boy. He said he would be willing to, but it was his first night there and he didn't want to get in trouble so soon. So I worked on Lori some more. She was about to reach into the warmer and snag one for me, but at the last minute she lost her nerve. Then, finally, my savior. Another waitress, Sheri, walked by and I offered her the quarter that Lori refused to earn. Well, not only did she do that, but she went and got me butter, too! Yee-haw, Sheri! You're one of the good ones!
• It was the best dinner roll I've ever tasted.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Dinner Roll, Butter, OJ Carafe Insert

Denny's #0113 Las Vegas, Nevada 25-May-97, 10:00pm PDT 2545 E. Fremont St. (702) 384-7441

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): Erlinda
• What we ate: P7A77 - Coke; Amie - Coke
• Things were hectic at this Denny's, what with the large crowd, apparent lack of servers, and people complaining about stolen bikes. We were hoping to find directions to the varios Vegas Denny's, since we wanted to make sure the Casino Royale Denny's was our hundredth. Our waitress didn't seem to have the best grasp of the English language (but she was very friendly, so we didn't hold it against her), which only complicated things. Luckily, the manager, Richard, was more than helpful. He gave us very good and complete directions to all the Vegas Denny's, and gave us some pretty groovy free stuff.
• Too bad I didn't win at the slot machines.
• WAY: No (but they did have someone who looked like Gallagher)
• Free Stuff: Suggestive Sell Cards (for employees), Denny's Lapel Pins

Denny's #1341 Las Vegas, Nevada 25-May-97, 10:30pm PDT 5318 Boulder Hwy. (702) 456-1919

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): Candy, Ruthanne (Manager)
• What we ate: Nothing
• So we were waiting for Candy to get the manager for us (since she was too nervous to snag anything for us herself) and we noticed this strange frosting cake type thing sitting on the counter. For some unknown reason, it had various coins stuck all through it. Tho', I suppose if you're going to have a pile of frosting sitting on your counter, you really don't need much of a reason to add some loose change to it.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Omelet Menu

Denny's #1056 Las Vegas, Nevada 25-May-97, 10:50pm PDT 13081 S. Maryland Pkwy. (702) 734-1295

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): ...
• What we ate: Nothing
• We were just crusin' through, 'cause we were anxious to get to the Strip. That's 'bout it.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Omelet Menu

Denny's #0002 Las Vegas, Nevada 25-May-97, 11:05pm PDT 1826 Las Vegas Blvd. South (702) 384-5624

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): Tim
• What we ate: Nothing
• What an amazingly cool Denny's. It's got the old old style sign, but it's lit up in neon. It's also across the street from the Stratosphere Hotel/Casino. And, it's got the lowest Denny's store number so far in this project - Number TWO! As it turns out, though, it's not the second Denny's ever - all of the Denny's in existence were renumbered quite a few years back. Still, Vegas is one of the first cities to have Denny's, and it's pretty fun to get such a low number regardless.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Omelet Menu

Denny's #1038 Las Vegas, Nevada 25-May-97, 11:40pm PDT 2201 W. Sahara Ave. (702) 873-3200

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): PJ
• What we ate: Nothing
• I'm sorry, little miss PJ, that you're working a shitty job on a weekend in Vegas, when you'd much rather be cocktail waitressing and pulling in the big bucks, but that's no excuse to be snotty to me. Not only do you refuse to give me anything, but you say you're going to get the manager and then go in the back... never to return. Who needs ya, anyway. Thtphtptht.
• WAY: Undetermined
• Free Stuff: Nothing

Denny's #2110 Las Vegas, Nevada 26-May-97, 12:10am PDT 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. South (702) 736-6266

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): None
• What we ate: Nothing
• Hoo-boy, was this Denny's busy. There was a long line just to pay. I hung around for a while looking for my chance to talk to somebody, but to no avail. Oh, well. I was in a hurry to get to the next Denny's, anyway.
• WAY: Undetermined
• Free Stuff: Nothing

Denny's #0141 Las Vegas, Nevada 26-May-97, 12:45am PDT 3397 Las Vegas Blvd. South (702) 733-8707

• Attendees: P7A77, Amie
• Wait-person(s): Cindy
• What we ate: P7A77 - Chicken Quesadilla with No Guacamole and extra Sour Cream, Large Strawberry Banana Orange Juice; Amie - Moons Over My Hammy, Hashbrowns, Coke
• This is it. The one-hundredth Denny's for this project. And, as far as I'm concerned, quite an appropriate one to symbolize cheesy excess. They were pretty busy here, too, but our waitress was still all smiles. She was also quite good at upselling food. Even though they were busy, we got our orders very quickly. When we were finished, it took a while to find someone to talk to for free stuff, and I was prepared to leave, but Amie suggested we hang out for a while. And it was worth it. I got me a free Save the Children handprint tshirt. Now I can pretend like I've had little kids run their hands all over my chest. The trip to Vegas was well worth it.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Save the Children tshirt

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