Yesterday, while inside the bar at Stormy Mondays (too hot on the deck out by the lake), a customer came in and wanted to know why there was a big safe on the floor by the bar. Terri, the bartender said that they had found it while renovating the place, but no one knew the combination.
This got us to thinking back on that great TV show when Geraldo Rivera broke into "Al Capone's Vault." Perhaps money, maybe jewels? Hey, Al Capone and those gangsters used to hang out here on the Chain of Lakes and had interests here, although the safe definitely looked to be of a more modern variety.
Sharon Nash came in and since she was one of the owners, along with Frank Costello, back when it was Costello's Pub/Grub, I asked her if she knew about it. She did and said they had put it in. She never was able to easily open it and also couldn't remember the combination. Perhaps a few numbers.
She called Frank who now lives in a small town south of Springfield, Illinois. He said he also couldn't remember the combination, but gave the best guess he had.
Then, we all gathered around to see if Sharon could open it. Anticipation everywhere. No success. Kora tried. Being a teacher, she certainly knew how to open a combination. But no luck either.
We're Still Anticipating. --RoadDog
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