James Lileks' The Diner

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James Lileks is back at his accustomed place on one of the chrome stools in front of the boomerang pattern Formica counter in the diner on Old Highway 23, about thirteen and a half minutes from wherever you happen to be at the moment.

  1. Jan 17

    Chuck E. Diner

    Even the worst places can have good memories.

  2. Jan 10

    I Cried to Dream Again

    Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears; and sometime voices, That, if I then had waked after long sleep, Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, The clouds methought would open, and show riches Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked, I cried to dream again. William Shakespeare (The Tempest, Act III, Scene II)

  3. 12/13/2025

    A One-Eyed Jack

    Sometimes you just have to play the cards you're dealt - even if that card is a one-eyed Jack.

  4. 12/06/2025

    Dropkick Lileks Shipping Up to Boston

    The banalities of "Bob's" and a trip to Boston to clarify the mind. And stay in your lane!

  5. 11/15/2025

    Diner Hut

    It's the Tiffany lamps that really class up the Hut. That and the red plastic cups.

  6. 11/08/2025

    Fugitive from a Restaurant Chain Gang

    Take a snapshot with your Brownie. It won't last forever.

  7. 11/01/2025

    McDiner

    Soulless architecture with a decent cup of coffee.

  8. 10/25/2025

    Hey, Big Boy

    Looking for coffee in all the wrong places...

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4.9
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About

James Lileks is back at his accustomed place on one of the chrome stools in front of the boomerang pattern Formica counter in the diner on Old Highway 23, about thirteen and a half minutes from wherever you happen to be at the moment.

Information

  • Creator
    Ricochet
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2026
  • Episodes
    101
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ricochet
  • Show Website
    James Lileks' The Diner

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