Free Tribute to Veterans for Their Service

[ccmanuals]

Here is some good info for you veteran's out there:

VETERANS EAT FREE NATIONWIDE AT
McCORMICK & SCHMICK’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS
A Salute and Thanks from McCormick & Schmick’s Founders on Veteran’s Day

What: All veterans receive a free lunch or dinner (with coffee or tea) at McCormick & Schmick’s nationwide on Veteran’s Day from specially selected menu items with proper identification (veterans ID, discharge papers, DD214).

Why: In a show of thanks to our nation’s veterans, Bill McCormick and Doug Schmick. offer to serve veterans for a change (they served us well!) at their McCormick & Schmick’s family of fresh seafood restaurants in a recognition of veterans courage and spirit.

Where: McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants nationwide In 19 states and nearly 30 cities.

When: Veterans Day–Monday, November 11, 2003 (Reservations encouraged, walk-ins welcome)

About McCormick & Schmick’s
Portland, Ore.-based McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, celebrating more than 30 years as the fresh seafood authority, is a privately owned company that operates full service restaurants. Each restaurant features more than 30 varieties of fresh seafood flown in twice daily as reflected on “Fresh Lists.” Bartenders demonstrate traditional “mixology” with hand-shaken cocktails and fresh-squeezed juices, in addition to an impressive wine list. McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants was founded and is still managed by Bill McCormick and Doug Schmick.

Restaurant Locations

Portland, Oregon
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
McCormick & Schmick’s at the Harborside
McCormick’s Fish House & Bar (Beaverton, OR)

Seattle, Washington
McCormick’s Fish House & Bar
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
McCormick & Schmick’s HarborsideRestaurant

Arizona
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant (Phoenix)

California
Northern California
McCormick & Kuleto’s Seafood Restaurant
(Ghirardelli Square - San Francisco)
Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto (Berkeley)
Seafood Brasserie (Santa Rosa)
Southern California
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
& Pilsner Room (Irvine)
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Los Angeles)
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Pasadena)
McCormick & Schmick’s – A Pacific Seafood Grill
(Beverly Hills)
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(El Segundo - Manhattan Beach)

Colorado
McCormick’s Fish House & Bar (Denver)

Florida
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(The Mall at Millenia - Orlando)

Georgia
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant (Perimeter - Atlanta)
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(CNN Center - Atlanta)

Illinois
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant (Chicago)

Massachusetts
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Park Plaza Hotel - Boston)
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Faneuil Hall Market Place - Boston)

Maryland
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Bethesda)
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Baltimore)
M & S Grill
(Baltimore, MD)

Michigan
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Somerset Collection - Troy)

Minnesota
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant (Minneapolis)

Missouri
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Country Club Plaza - Kansas City)

Nevada
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant (Las Vegas)

New Jersey
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Riverside Square - Hackensack)
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Bridgewater Commons - Bridgewater)

Pennsylvania
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Philadelphia)

Texas
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant (Houston)
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant (Dallas)

Virginia
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Reston Town Center – Reston)
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(Tysons Corner - McLean)

Washington, D.C.
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant
(K Street)
M & S Grill
(13th & F Streets NW)

[Jack Heinlen]

Salud, may it carry over.

[John of Phoenix]

Well I'll be. That damn Purple Heart is finally worth something.

Thanks Tom.

[ccmanuals]

John, the Phoenix restaurant is supposed to be a really nice one. I know I'm going to the one at the Baltimore Inner Harbor.

[John of Phoenix]

It is indeed. We've been there a few times already. Great martinis. :D

But alas, no harbor view in Phoenix. "All beach, no ocean", as the saying goes. Enjoy and thanks again.

A quick story for your amusement. Several years ago I saw a car with Purple Heart license plates.

http://www.dot.state.az.us/mvd/vehicle/images/pheart.jpg

"Hey that's great." I think. "They're giving vets a break on their plates." (AZ license fees are some of the highest in the country and, at the time, mine was over $800.) So I call the DMV and say "I saw those new Purple Heart license plates and wanted to get some information." "Sure." says the nice lady at DMV. "There is a $25 initial fee and an additional $5 per year." "It's EXTRA?" says I. "I thought this might be a kind of 'Thank you for your service' thing and there would be a discount to wounded veterans." "A DISCOUNT? Oh no, not at all." says the DMV lady. "It's EXTRA." "I see." says I. "I guess you folks figure if I'm stupid enough to stop a bullet, I'm dumb enough to pay for that license plate." "Yes, that's right." "Thanks for your time, miss. You’ve answered all my questions" :D

[Donn]

I can't imagine driving to Hackensack for a free fish. Nice thought, though, and a legitimate promotional expense charge.

[cs]

Wish they had one around here.

John can't tell you about the Purple Heart plates here in TN, but I can tell you that as members of the National Guard all we have to pay for tags is the tax. When I go to renew my tags it only cost me $2.50.

Chad

[Bob Smalser]

"I guess you folks figure if I'm stupid enough to stop a bullet, I'm dumb enough to pay for that license plate." "Yes, that's right." ;)

Kipling offers some bitter solace in "Tommy."

[Dutch Rub]

Originally posted by Bob Smalser:
Kipling offers some bitter solace in "Tommy."[/QB]I always thought it was Roger Daltrey

[John of Phoenix]

Well Chad, your folks got it right. Here, Guardsmen pay $25 initial plus $25 extra per year. Same for Firefighters & Police Officers. Pearl Harbor survivors pay the same as Purple Hearts, 25+5. Former POW's, 15+5. PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS AND POW'S HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!! Barry Goldwater must be spinning in his grave. The only break goes to Medal of Honor recipients - free. :rolleyes:

Thanks Bob, I should have read "Tommy" years ago. I'll get a copy.

[ 10-28-2003, 01:07 PM: Message edited by: John Teetsel ]

[Bob Smalser]

Tommy

I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o'beer,
The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here."
The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:

O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away";
But it's ``Thank you, Mister Atkins,'' when the band begins to play,
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it's ``Thank you, Mr. Atkins,'' when the band begins to play.

I went into a theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls,
But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls!

For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside";
But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide,
The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide,
O it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide.

Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap;
An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.

Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy how's yer soul?"
But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll.

We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints:
Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints;

While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind,"
But it's "Please to walk in front, sir," when there's trouble in the wind,
There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind,
O it's "Please to walk in front, sir," when there's trouble in the wind.

You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires an' all:
We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.

For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country," when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
But Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees!

[John of Phoenix]

Touching. Thanks again, Bob. And thanks to all the "Tommy's" too.