{"id":777,"date":"2012-03-22T19:02:07","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T19:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=777"},"modified":"2012-03-23T17:52:33","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T17:52:33","slug":"missing-the-squeeze-by-jolynn-wells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/missing-the-squeeze-by-jolynn-wells\/","title":{"rendered":"“Missing The Squeeze” by JoLynn Wells"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A few weeks ago my father asked me if Oxford had changed in the seven months I was gone. No, not much. There\u2019s an IHOP now, and a Checkers. They\u2019ve broken ground for a CVS on West Jackson. But the biggest change, the thing I really miss, is no more Main Squeeze<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 I miss the bagels. I miss the smoothies. I miss the sandwiches. I miss the atmosphere. Main Squeeze had its own vibe, a groove I like to jive in a place where I wanted to unwind. Main Squeeze was a local business with local flavor, like Local Color<\/strong> and The Local Voice<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\"The local aspect is one I haven\u2019t found in any corporate establishment anywhere across this nation.\u00a0 An IHOP in Iowa is the same as an IHOP in Idaho, is the same as IHOP in Ohio. While I do love my plate of pancakes at 2 am after a long night of heavy drinking on The Square, so too do I enjoy an outdoor vegetarian lunch with the splash of hope of convo with Ronzo<\/strong>. I like to contribute to the character of the place which comes from the character of the people who live there. I don\u2019t care to contribute to the corporate cookie cut-outs and fill the coffers of the faceless CEO\u2019s and stockholders. I\u2019d rather give my money directly to Ron Shapiro, with a smile, to keep those Velvet Elvises rocking and rolling than to the invisible execs with their mansions in distant vistas who never return my smile. I don\u2019t mind the corporate clime, so long as we leave the local line. No Dad, Oxford hasn\u2019t changed much since I\u2019ve been gone, but I do miss that Main Squeeze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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