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Sattar Memon MD's avatar

Hi Ed, I know how it feels! My wife fondly talks about Newport Creamery on Wayland square where she used take our two sons and they all wanted Awfull Awfull. I have the same kind of nostalgia when Crugnale’s bakery shut down. I used love their spinach pie— replete with lemon juice, olive oil, smidgeon of paprika and salt. But at the branch I used to Viet, there was a very polite and pleasant gay gentleman— no girls as it was in your case. Small places are going out of businesses. What a shame! As always I love your style of writing. It reads as though you’re telling the tale in person. Keep it up .. Sattar Memon

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Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Thanks, Sattar. Fond memories. Yes, sadly, some of those icons are going/have gone out of business. I still miss Benny's

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Dad's avatar

Looks like you chose the right sub specialty!

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Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

HaHa, you're right

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Thomas Shahinian's avatar

Great memories Rd. Growing up, l lived across the street from Newport creamery on Smith St. Next door to Stan Grezebien. I used to park my car in the WandIi parking lot and it was a natural for me to stop before crossing the street to get my favorite fudgeripple on a sugar cone. I never knew what an Awful Awful tasted like, guess the name turned me off. I feel badly for the next generation, they will miss out on a great treat.

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Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Yes, Tom. Let's hope thee remaining ones stay open. Memories? Of course, the great Stan Grezebian. The wonderful, very capable neighborhood doctor. I loved him.

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Dory Skemp's avatar

Ha ha! My former director from my RISD days went to Barrington College as an undergraduate -- and, at some point, was housing director there. And he used to tell the story where back in the early '70s he had to occasionally rescue and send off to the emergency room students who would compete with each other at the Barrington Creamery and do that "buy two and get one free PLUS" and get hypothermia!

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Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Dory, I never met anyone who drank three. None of my friends made it.

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Elsie C Romano's avatar

I never had the nerve to try even one Awful Awful, and you got through two! Quite an accomplishment! I am in Narragansett, visiting my sister, and we went to Garden City last Friday. I reminisced about Newport Creamery and my love of rum raisin ice cream. Thanks for the great story!

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Ed Iannuccilli's avatar

Well, rum raisin. Weren't you the adventuresome one. Nice.

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