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September 22, 2005
Happy Birthday, Chachi!
 | Today is Scott Baio's birthday. He turns 44 years old today, emphasis on OLD. Hard to imagine Fonzie's little cousin Chachi Arcola turning 44. Even Charles In Charge should never have made it to his 30's. Why, it even makes me feel old thinking about it. |
Here's an anecdote I'm sure Chachi can relate to:
I was at the local pizza joint, a frequent lunch spot, grabbing a giant slice and a Coke, and trying to grab some time to read another chapter of The Lost Night (on sale in fine bookstores now). As usual, the restaurant soon became inundated with little punk Gen Y'ers (or are we up to Z by now?) from the high school down the road. So much for a peaceful lunch, I thought, in a curmudgeonly way. When my order was called out and I went to the counter to pick it up, the rugrats were surrounding the counter. I attempted to push my way through, reaching around one to grab my slice, when a girl screamed and jumped into a boy, who flinched and hit my plate right out of my hand and onto the floor. I fought off the urge to yell "DAMN YOU KIDS" and went instead with a withering glare, that surely put that whelp in his place.
And as I went back to my table to wait for them to make a new slice for me, I realized: I'm on the other side now. The adult. The old man. Pops.
So I guess I understand how Chachi feels today (maybe more like he felt about 9 years ago today). But at least Chachi got a part on Arrested Development (funniest show on TV -- Fox Mondays at 8PM). I wonder if he still wears that cool bandana around his thigh...
Posted by JoshHornik at September 22, 2005 05:23 PM