Easy Come, Easy Go

So, yesterday, one of the co-founders of the International House of Pancakes passed away at the age of 76.

Get this. At one time he was worth nearly $40 million bucks...in 1970. Then, in the early 70's the economy tanked and he'd overextended his credit to expand too quickly, so he had to sell his stake in the restaurant chain for $50,000.

After several attempts at restaurants and printing, he declared bankruptcy in 1989.

Since I'm a big fan of the IHOP, I'm guessing that the best way to memorialize Al Lapin, Jr., would be to proudly order a Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity for breakfast and drink a big ol' glass of OJ at the nearest IHOP.

Here's to you, Al...I'm only hoping that you chose the name for that pancake delight since it causes so much embarrassment to order it. Somehow, that would be fitting.