Fabulous Eddies

Jim Long Bob, I've been trying to find pictures/info on "Fabs" for quite some time. Can't find anything! That was my home from 11 to 15years old! I would clean up for Lee who ran the arcade and he would give me as much time on the trampolines as I wanted, rack up games for me on the pinball machines, and slip me a few bucks every now and then. I remember helping James Brown set up equipment when he and Paul Revere and the Raiders played there! He gave me and Sweeney $10 apiece, shit, we thought we were rich! Good times and fond memories!!!!

Flooky's, Sherman Oaks

Fabulous Jerry's Miniature Golf Course (on Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana) Always fondly referred to as "Dirty Eddie's" (don't ask me why), a huge figure of a giant man stood watch over this odd combo of golf course, small arcade of pinball machines, trampolines and Fabulous Jerry's Home of the Famous 12 Cent Burger. I kid you not. Very popular with the preteens for a platonic dating experience. And that's just a smattering. We were generously offered a preponderance of colorfu...l establishments that shaped and honed our impressionable adolescence. The list goes on and on... As an outside rep for this particular territory, the Valley is my "beat." Driving throughout the day amidst it all, my memory is often fondly nudged by these ever-present visions of the past. Our hearts, souls, our heritage, are all finely woven into this rich tapestry we know as The San Fernando Valley