Any of you oldsters remember Green River the song and/or the drink?
Check out John Fogerty and family

https://youtu.be/3a8w1ri_TwM?t=68

Green acres? You old.

great video
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I thought Green River was written for Ala Wai Canal

Dairy queen has green river, right?

Can still get the drink at flamingos at ranch 99 mapunapuna

Dexter-Russell used to make butcher knives in the 1800's that were called "Green River" and marked as such on the blade (near the handle).  It soon became a frontier expression to "go up to Green River," meaning you know what.

Yes, Old Fart, I am old and I used to collect even older stuff.  Now I'm trying to get rid of stuff (slowly).  I DO have a lot of stuff.
I also read a lot and remember what I've read (mostly), unlike a lot of kids nowdays who google stuff on their phones and forget it in 5 minutes, it seems.

I also tend to go off track a lot.  Yes mac, it always is about me.

Dexter-Russell used to make butcher knives in the 1800's that were called "Green River" and marked as such on the blade (near the handle).  It soon became a frontier expression to "go up to Green River," meaning you know what.

Yes, Old Fart, I am old and I used to collect even older stuff.  Now I'm trying to get rid of stuff (slowly).  I DO have a lot of stuff.
I also read a lot and remember what I've read (mostly), unlike a lot of kids nowdays who google stuff on their phones and forget it in 5 minutes, it seems.

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Green River was a favorite drink a Likelike Drive Inn and Aiea Hts restaurant.  Both closed. . . 

I like CCR.  Fogerty was in Vegas a few years ago and I saw the poster outside of the Venetian.  Just so happens my parents were going the following month and I told them about him performing.  They got to go to the concert.

BTW, I'm not as old as you guys, most my age don't know CCR.  I was corrected once by an old timer, "It's not CCR, it's Credence".

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uh, ME!  Focus!  

Hey Mac--where's the emoji for "HEADS?"

Green acres? You old.

Is that you Joe Biden? lol

Is that you Joe Biden? lol

Yes! I am Joe Biden running for Waipahu Mauka Senator

Tamura's Kapolei has green river.

I had one @ St Louis Drive Inn a couple months back, didn't know it was named after a song.

Here's the video with lyrics. Some of the scenes remind me of a swamp people episode.

Utage Japanese Restaurant in Dillingham Plaza also serves Green River.

A while back my wife and I had dinner there with my Bil and Sil.  My Bil ordered Green River and I commented on the song by CCR.  He said there is no such song and my Sil and wife agreed there is no such song.  I told them, how old you guys, you no can remember?

Anyway after we ate we went back to the car and as my Bil was driving the song Green River came on the radio by CCR.  I told them I told you you old futs.

When I was a kid I used to go to the local soda fountain located inside Thrifty’s Drug Store. My favorite thing to order? Green River Float. 

For those not old enough to know/remember Thrifty’s it was a chain I believe mostly on the west side of the US. But one thing they were well known for was their ice cream. And I believe that Thrifty chocolate ice cream was voted the best throughout the US for many years, if my memory is correct. I preferred their vanilla but thats because I’m racist.    Anyway, a scoop of the vanilla in some Green River Soda was the best! And because they had the syrup I always asked for an extra shot of the Green River Syrup in my float.

Another thing I remember about Thrifty’s was they used to have the only tube tester in town. And they kept it right by the front door. Every time our TV or radio went on the fritz my dad would open up the back and grab all the tubes and we would go down and test them. And of course the tubes that went bad were always the big expensive ones.

711 on Kuakini and Nuuanu had green river slurpie.  Did not try, already filled and then saw it. Next time