Local Kenny Rogers Chicken Joint
Andrew Bunch
I'm not sure if the Seinfeld writers were deliberately making a point
here, but my Kenny Rogers Chicken took forever to open and within a few
months was out of business.
Did this happen to all of them, or just my local suburban Denver
location?
Never did get to taste his chicken.
"It's the wood they put in there."
Andrew Bunch
abu...@uswest.com
Barbara White
In article <328C92...@uswest.com> Andrew Bunch <abu...@uswest.com> writes:
>From: Andrew Bunch <abu...@uswest.com>
>Subject: Local Kenny Rogers Chicken Joint
>Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:54:59 -0700
>Andrew Bunch
>abu...@uswest.com
Kenny Rogers Roasters opened in State College, PA sometime in 1993. It's
still open.
Barb
Ben B
Andrew Bunch <abu...@uswest.com> wrote:
>I'm not sure if the Seinfeld writers were deliberately making a point
>here, but my Kenny Rogers Chicken took forever to open and within a few
>months was out of business.
>Did this happen to all of them, or just my local suburban Denver
>location?
>Never did get to taste his chicken.
Well I'm in Dallas and last night was the first night I heard of Kenny
Rogers Chicken. Maybe there wasn't one here, only in a few cities.
Ben B
Dallas, Texas
email: be...@airmail.net
Robin Welch
Our Kenny Rogers is still open, but no one can see their sign. :)
In <328C92...@uswest.com> Andrew Bunch <abu...@uswest.com> writes:
>
>I'm not sure if the Seinfeld writers were deliberately making a point
>here, but my Kenny Rogers Chicken took forever to open and within a
few
>months was out of business.
>
>Did this happen to all of them, or just my local suburban Denver
>location?
>
>Never did get to taste his chicken.
>
to...@wimsey.com
A new store opened up here in Vancouver, and it's called Kenny Roger's Chicken.
kev...@aol.com
In article <56ibjh$a...@library.airnews.net>, be...@airmail.net (Ben B)
writes:
>
>Well I'm in Dallas and last night was the first night I heard of Kenny
>Rogers Chicken. Maybe there wasn't one here, only in a few cities.
We had one here, but it was shut-down due to lack of interest. :-) It
was good though, we went a few times...
-Keven
Tonya Hullett
We have several in the Birmingham, Alabama and surrounding area.
They've been real popular - but we're kind of sheltered here in the deep
south <grin>
--
Tonya Hullett
E-Mail: thul...@bham.net
Web page: http://www.bham.net/users/thullett
michaeL dAviEs
p.gawdunyk
Andrew Bunch wrote:
>
> I'm not sure if the Seinfeld writers were deliberately making a point
> here, but my Kenny Rogers Chicken took forever to open and within a few
> months was out of business.
>
> Did this happen to all of them, or just my local suburban Denver
> location?
Canadian type city). I heard nothing but bad things about it.
Peter
S
On 17 Nov 1996, michaeL dAviEs wrote:
> Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
> Is he that boring guy?
yes
Kev
> Andrew Bunch <abu...@uswest.com> wrote:
> >I'm not sure if the Seinfeld writers were deliberately making a point
> >here, but my Kenny Rogers Chicken took forever to open and within a few
> >months was out of business.
> >Did this happen to all of them, or just my local suburban Denver
> >location?
>
> Rogers Chicken. Maybe there wasn't one here, only in a few cities.
Well, we have several still operating in Indianapolis, though one or two
have
closed since opening about two years ago.
FYI, the recent Seinfeld storyline refers to a NYC Kenny Rogers
franchise
that opened beneath a lawyer's office. Despite several requests, the
chicken joint refused to remove or to tone down the large, bright sign
above its doorway. Finally, the frustrated attorney made a sign that
said, "Bad Chicken-->" with an arrow pointing toward the restaurant.
I'm not sure, but I think a lawsuit followed and the judge upheld
the attorney's freedom of expression.
Kev
Indy
cap...@iquest.net
Guy Incognito
In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>
>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>Is he that boring guy?
>
Wow, talk about being made to feel old at 24! He is a famous country
western singer, who has starred in numerous tv miniseries as well,
portraying a gambler.
And, his most famous song is called the Gambler, which was referenced
in the episode when Jerry and Kramer called him that at the beginning.
Later,
John
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In article <56pthj$5...@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> john...@ix.netcom.com(Guy Incognito) writes:
>From: john...@ix.netcom.com(Guy Incognito)
>Subject: RE: who is Kenny Rogers??? (was: Re: Local Kenny Rogers)
>Date: 18 Nov 1996 14:57:55 GMT
>In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>>
>>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>>Is he that boring guy?
>>
>Wow, talk about being made to feel old at 24! He is a famous country
>western singer, who has starred in numerous tv miniseries as well,
>portraying a gambler.
>And, his most famous song is called the Gambler, which was referenced
>in the episode when Jerry and Kramer called him that at the beginning.
>Later,
>John
John, don't feel old at 24... just consider the original poster.. "Clueless at
all ages..."
Leslie Malter Phone: (217) 333-0850
Associate Producer Ag Programming FAX: (217) 333-7151
WILL AM/FM Radio Internet: mal...@uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
Jill
In article <baw8.395...@psu.edu>, ba...@psu.edu (Barbara White) wrote:
In article <328C92...@uswest.com> Andrew Bunch <abu...@uswest.com> writes:
"I'm not sure if the Seinfeld writers were deliberately making a point
here, but my Kenny Rogers Chicken took forever to open and within a few
months was out of business.
Did this happen to all of them, or just my local suburban Denver location?"
>
> Kenny Rogers Roasters opened in State College, PA sometime in 1993. It's
> still open.
Our Kenny Rogers in Oregon opened a few months ago and is doing big
business. the chicken is great but the teriaki sauce is just dreadful and
the BBQ sauce had waaaaaaay too much vinegar.
Mike Lieberman
Kev wrote:
> FYI, the recent Seinfeld storyline refers to a NYC Kenny Rogers
> franchise
> that opened beneath a lawyer's office. Despite several requests, the
> chicken joint refused to remove or to tone down the large, bright sign
> above its doorway. Finally, the frustrated attorney made a sign that
> said, "Bad Chicken-->" with an arrow pointing toward the restaurant.
> I'm not sure, but I think a lawsuit followed and the judge upheld
> the attorney's freedom of expression.
>
> Kev
WOW - sounds like it should be a LAW and ORDER plot, - a chicken is
found dead in New York, the owner of a fast-food restaurant is charged -
Frank Costanza represents the accused (oops they already did that), the
plot thickens when they find Jerry poured water on the chicken cope
(oops they did that with pigeons) - actually Elaine pays to have the
chcken shot for clucking too load (oops they did that with dogs) - any
other crossovers with Law And Order? Wouldn't it be great if Jerry
Orbach showed up in Jerry's apartment and we heard the ching-ching
sound?
> Indy
> cap...@iquest.net
JJ
In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>
>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>Is he that boring guy?
>
Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
kev...@aol.com
In article <jill-19119...@europa186.europa.com>, ji...@europa.com
(Jill) writes:
>
>Did this happen to all of them, or just my local suburban Denver
location?"
The one in Springfield Mo. closed down within 6 months but the Branson MO.
was still open...
I havn't noticed it posted yet, but this episode was based on a true,
first amendment issue, story. The light really was bothering a guy in an
apartment over the Kenny's Roasters, and he tried in vain to get them to
move it, etc but they wouldn't. So he out a big ol sign in his window,
right over the restaurant, that said "BAD FOOD". Big lawsuit and a bunch
of money later the courts said he had a right to put up that sign and the
Kenny's Roasters moved their sign so he would get rid of his. :-)
-Keven
Marc Whitken
The one in Nashua New Hampshire lasted about 6 months. This is not strange
because the building it was in is cursed. Everything that goes in there
fails. First McDonalds , then Miami Subs, Kenny Roger's (It is the wood
that makes it good), now Taco Bell
Lisa L. Orr
No, Kenny Rogers is "the gambler" country singer. Guy with the beard.
Bill Bride
In <56ugfv$e...@freenet-news.carleton.ca> cp...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Lisa
john wildermuth
john...@ix.netcom.com(Guy Incognito) wrote:
>In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>>
>>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>>Is he that boring guy?
>>
>Wow, talk about being made to feel old at 24! He is a famous country
>western singer, who has starred in numerous tv miniseries as well,
>portraying a gambler.
don't even talk about being made to feel old. kenny rogers' first stint in
music was in the late sixties with "the first edition". in the early
seventies he did light rock as a solo act. country is his third career.
creek, groan.
Ben B
JJ <spa...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
>In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>>
>>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>>Is he that boring guy?
>>
>Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
>He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
Which one is it? At first I thought it was the baseball player..but
now people are saying its the country singer..Which one is it?
lda...@infi.net
Quoth an...@anonlthr.com (john wildermuth):
>john...@ix.netcom.com(Guy Incognito) wrote:
>
>>In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>>>
>>>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>>>Is he that boring guy?
>>>
>
>>Wow, talk about being made to feel old at 24! He is a famous country
>>western singer, who has starred in numerous tv miniseries as well,
>>portraying a gambler.
>
>don't even talk about being made to feel old. kenny rogers' first stint in
>music was in the late sixties with "the first edition". in the early
>seventies he did light rock as a solo act. country is his third career.
>
>creek, groan.
>
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition is in....
john wildermuth
lda...@infi.net wrote:
>Quoth an...@anonlthr.com (john wildermuth):
>>
>>creek, groan.
>>
>I just dropped in to see what condition my condition is in....
if it's anything like mine, see above.
cheers.
Jeff Muller
In article <570lcn$b...@library.airnews.net>, be...@airmail.net (Ben B) wrote:
>> JJ <spa...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
>>
>> >In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>> >>
>> >>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>> >>Is he that boring guy?
>> >>
>> >Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
>> >He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
>>
>> I thought it was the baseball player too, but everyone has been saying
>> its the country singer..so which is it, the baseball player or the
>> country singer?
Some hints:
1) Which one is more famous?
2) The restaurants have been around for awhile.
3) Which would more likely be associated w/fried chicken, baseball or
country music?
Still stumped? Here's your final clue:
According to an earlier post in this newsgroup, there's still a Kenny
Rogers Roasters open in Branson, Missouri. 'Nuff said, eh?
Jeff
--
Ju$t $ay No to Major League Ba$eball!!
"I'm an American, honey, our names don't mean shit." - Butch Coolidge
Ben B
JJ <spa...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
>In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>>
>>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>>Is he that boring guy?
>>
>Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
>He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
I thought it was the baseball player too, but everyone has been saying
its the country singer..so which is it, the baseball player or the
country singer?
Ben B
jmu...@southwind.net (Jeff Muller) wrote:
>In article <570lcn$b...@library.airnews.net>, be...@airmail.net (Ben B) wrote:
>>> JJ <spa...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> >In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>>> >>
>>> >>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>>> >>Is he that boring guy?
>>> >>
>>> >Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
>>> >He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
>>>
>>> I thought it was the baseball player too, but everyone has been saying
>>> its the country singer..so which is it, the baseball player or the
>>> country singer?
>Some hints:
>1) Which one is more famous?
>2) The restaurants have been around for awhile.
>3) Which would more likely be associated w/fried chicken, baseball or
>country music?
>Still stumped? Here's your final clue:
>According to an earlier post in this newsgroup, there's still a Kenny
>Rogers Roasters open in Branson, Missouri. 'Nuff said, eh?
>Jeff
>--
>Ju$t $ay No to Major League Ba$eball!!
>"I'm an American, honey, our names don't mean shit." - Butch Coolidge
Yeah. But too me when I think of Kenny Rogers I think of the baseball
player, because I hear him more than the country singer..I don't
listen to country or anything that has to do with it, so when the name
comes to mind its the baseball player first.
leg...@aol.com
In article <56vqjn$f...@library.airnews.net>, be...@airmail.net (Ben B)
writes:
>Which one is it? At first I thought it was the baseball player..but
>now people are saying its the country singer..Which one is it?
its two. two. two treats in one..
It Shrinks...???
Just Me, Lisa
Leg...@aol.com
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"Get the honey!"
------------------------- "Fatso"
rcam...@acsu.buffalo.edu
Jerry says in the episode: "Well, he IS the gambler."
Rob :)
Ben B
M. Eldred
Ben,
We had a Kenny Rogers chicken here in Niagara Falls, Canada. It
only was open for about 2 years. You know what killed it?
They played Kenny's obnoxious country albums constantly (the
singer, not the ball player). They had photos of him all over
but that country music of his just killed the place.
M. Eldred
Our Kenny Rogers in Niagara Falls CANADA was only open for a couple
years. I loved the chicken but everything else was fat and chloresterol
laden.
Ben B
heywh...@aol.com
If you go into a Kenny Rogers...you will see a bunch of 70s country crap
and know that it is the singers......they do have good BBQ chicken though
Robert Sacks
Even the die-hard country fans don't listen to him.
Dave Lockhart
Okay, I'm going to settle this once and for all. Kenny Rodgers is a
baseball player BUT the one who owns the "Kenny Rodgers Roasters" chicken
restaurant chain is the country singer. That's who is referred to in
Seinfeld. There. It is settled.
Dave.
dgr...@nwlink.com
Here in Federal Way,WA Kenny Rogers in head-to-head competition with
Boston Market is coming out way behind - maybe a new newsgroup is
called for alt.chicken.wars - lets terminate this thread - the useful
interesting factoid already came out - the premise for the plot - the
lawsuit in NYC
Brian
> Which one is it? At first I thought it was the baseball player..but
> now people are saying its the country singer..Which one is it?
>
>
Eduard Paul Dordea
In article <01bbdcc9$bc809060$LocalHost@bchuff> "Brian" <bch...@txdirect.net> writes:
>> Which one is it? At first I thought it was the baseball player..but
>> now people are saying its the country singer..Which one is it?
It's the singer. When one of the original franchises opened near
my home, he actually came by for the grand opening, it was kinda
cool. And it is really really good chicken incidently.
Mike Lieberman
Ben B wrote:
>
> >Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
> >He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
>
> Which one is it? At first I thought it was the baseball player..but
> now people are saying its the country singer..Which one is it?
>
> Ben B
> Dallas, Texas
> email: be...@airmail.net
He is a Singer and has acted in a few movies as per
http://us.imdb.com
Actor filmography
1.Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995) (TV) ....
Himself
2.Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994) (TV) .... Brady Hawkes
3.MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice (1994) (TV) .... John J.
MacShayne
4.MacShayne: Winner Takes All (1994) (TV) .... John J. MacShayne
5.Rio Diablo (1993) (TV) .... Quentin Leech
6."Real West, The" (1992) TV Series .... Host
7.Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, The (1991) (TV) .... Brady
Hawkes
8.Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III - The Legend Continues (1987)
(TV) .... Brady
Hawkes
... aka Gambler III: The Legend Continues, The (1987) (TV)
9.Wild Horses (1985) (TV) .... Matt Cooper
10.Kenny Rogers as The Gambler - The Adventure Continues (1983) (TV)
.... Brady
Hawkes
11.Six Pack (1982) .... Brewster Baker
12.Coward of the County (1981) (TV)
13.Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (1980) (TV) .... Brady Hawkes
... aka Gambler, The (1980) (TV)
14.Dream Makers, The (1975) (TV) .... Earl
=======================================================
BTW my son and I went to A Kenny Rogers ROASTER restaurant last night
and found it *accceptable*. I asked the cashier if many people talked
about the Seinfeld episode over the last few weeks and he said yes - It
must have increased business a lot - It was why I was there.
For the Canadians in the group it is like a cafertera-sytle Swiss Chalet
with a nicer selection of side dishes and salads. About the same price.
But please, the constant country music!
Ben B
JJ <spa...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
>In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>>
>>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>>Is he that boring guy?
>>
>Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
>He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
Which one is it? At first I thought it was the baseball player..but
now people are saying its the country singer..Which one is it?
____________________________________________________________________
Ben B.
Dallas, Texas
email: be...@airmail.net
Ben B
JJ <spa...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
>In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
>>
>>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
>>Is he that boring guy?
>>
>Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
>He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
Which one is it? Is it the country singer or the baseball player?
I thought it was the baseball player too..but now everyone is saying
its the singer.. Anyone know which one it is?
Jim Beggs
Ben B <be...@airmail.net> wrote in article
<5cc9q5$j...@library.airnews.net>...
> JJ <spa...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
>
> >In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
> >>
> >>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
> >>Is he that boring guy?
> >>
>
> >Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
> >He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
>
> Which one is it? Is it the country singer or the baseball player?
> I thought it was the baseball player too..but now everyone is saying
> its the singer.. Anyone know which one it is?
Jeez people, it's the country singer. Do you guys know that Bob Dole, the
guy who resigned from the Senate as majority leader and ran for president,
is the guy owns the Dole Fruit Company?;)
Jim
--
"To be loved to madness-such was her great desire. Love was to
her the one cordial which would drive away the eating loneliness
of her days. And she seemed to long for the abstraction called
passionate love more than for any particular lover."
--Thomas Hardy, _The Return of the Native_
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4000
OJs a liar
It's Kenny Rogers the singer who own the chicken franchises..Kenny Rogers
Roasters.
Marc Mandell
"Jim Beggs" <beg...@clearnet.net> wrote:
A few weeks ago, Entertainment did a story about Kenny Rogers Roasters
and the Seinfeld episode. The episode was based on a guy in New York
who lived over a K.Rogers Roasters Franchise and put a "bad food"
banner over the Rogers store. Rogers sued and lost. The singer is an
ivestor but his brother runds the business. He says the Seinfeld
episode was worth a million buck in free pub.
leg...@aol.com
In article <01bc0af0$8182e800$1af51fce@beggscj>, "Jim Beggs"
<beg...@clearnet.net> writes:
>Jeez people, it's the country singer. Do you guys know that Bob Dole,
the
>guy who resigned from the Senate as majority leader and ran for
president,
>is the guy owns the Dole Fruit Company?;)
>
>
I thought he concentrated on the bananas....
It Shrinks...???
Just Me, Lisa.
Leg...@aol.com
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Get the honey!"
-Fatso
Jer Fairall
> >>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
> >>Is he that boring guy?
>
> >Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
> >He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
>
> now people are saying its the country singer..Which one is it?
He's a country singer most famous for his song "The Gambler"
(mentioned by Jerry in that episode) and he does have a chicken
restaurant chain.
Jer
Matthew J. Stein
Ben B <be...@airmail.net> wrote in article
<5cc9q5$j...@library.airnews.net>...
> JJ <spa...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
>
> >In <56nmua$j...@news1.epix.net> y...@epix.net (michaeL dAviEs) writes:
> >>
> >>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
> >>Is he that boring guy?
> >>
>
> >Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
> >He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
>
> Which one is it? Is it the country singer or the baseball player?
> I thought it was the baseball player too..but now everyone is saying
> its the singer.. Anyone know which one it is?
It is Kenny Rogers the singer that own the franchise of Chiken resaurants
Suntrack
>>Kenny Rogers has recorded duets with Dolly Parton.
>>Another famous song is "Lady". JST
Jer Fairall <fai...@server.uwindsor.ca> wrote in article
<Pine.SGI.3.91.97012...@server.uwindsor.ca>...
> > >>Who is Kenny Rogers, anyway?
> > >>Is he that boring guy?
> >
> > >Kenny Rogers is a pitcher for the New York Yankees.
> > >He owns fried chicken outlets nationwide.
> >
Kyle DMHS
Kenny Rogers is the country singer