Hello Out There...
My name is Bob Tango... Anybody out there work at the Nesconset/Smithtown Crazy Eddie? I worked there from 1984-1985 or so. Paul Mink and myself ran the AUDIO room and Car Stereo departments. I remember the crew were very friendly and we all hung out often. We all went to see RUSH at Nassau Coll. I remember Alex the manager who put hair mousse on his chest hair NO KIDDING , he had a girlfriend who was NUTS. A girl Barrie who had the scent of a chicken, haha Her claim to fame was she once dated Joe Lynn Turner, I don't think so, but who knows. Maria the cashier. Very sweet girl, I heard she married one of the stock guys. There were a Father, Son and sister working there. I can't remember their last names, but Italian and the VERY BEST people you could know. I remember the son did a great imitation of Springsteens "I'm On Fire" It was something like Difalco or something. I remember Lance in the computer room. Poor Lance's house went on fire and he lost his dog in that fire, VERY VERY sad. He was such a nice guy. Then there was Chris Antos who worked in repair, A great guy really funny, nice guy. He played in a band with some of the other guys in repair. I provided a PA and live sound engineering at the roller rink in Smithtown one night . They were doing Motley Crue covers, etc. I recorded that show and STILL have a copy of it. I hope to get in touch with him and give him a copy. I remember a GREAT Christmas party at Terrace On the Park in NYC. Had a GREAT TIME. My then girlfriend is my now wife. Married 20 YEARS in August! UNREAL .... I remember Howie the Manager. A nice guy, but he fired me when I missed one day of work...You see I bought a brand new Mazda B200 Pickup and decided to take a road trip to Niagra Falls.. OOPS I forgot I had to work and never covered my time. To be young again!! After Crazy Eddie, I got married to lisa and we moved to Florida where i was a Police Officer for 10 years. I was injured and am not working due to these injuries. I moved back to NY, then back to FL where I am now. Paul Mink is STILL in Florida also. JUST in the time I worked there CD's were introduced to the world AND VHS players. Renting a movie back then required a $75 deposit PER TAPE plus the $8 rental fee. Back then you PAID for membership as well. It's amazing how it all moves along. PLEASE write to me, I would LOVE to hear from ANYBODY back then. I know I have about a dozen more names in my head... I will update this entry soon. Write to me at rtango@mac.com I would LOVE to hear from you....