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building suffered a disastrous fire last year. The brick shell is all that remains of the classic Slidell institution. Joe was born in the little town of Coalport, Pennsylvania, and moved to Baltimore where he met his beloved Nellie. He tells the story of how he met Nellie Dodson: “I was playing in a little four piece band in a lounge when I put my eyes on this lovely girl who came in with her girlfriends. I could tell she kept looking at me, so as soon as there was a break, I shot over to her table and got my eyes on her good!” Joe continues, “On our first date, I held her handbag for her and commented on how heavy it was. I asked her, ‘What do you have in there, a bottle?’ Then she showed me her handgun and replied that it was her protection from guys like me!” laughs happy-golucky Joe.
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“Being a pretty good cook already, and not being Italian, Nellie had to learn Italian cooking from my cousin Josie,” remembers Joe, Bob Krieger and Morten Andersen who was married rehearse ‘The Tender Trap’ to Nellie for 60 years until she passed in 2001 at the age of 86. They moved from Baltimore to Denver for Joe to work as materials procurer for Pan Am and then Martin Marietta. Joe laughs and says his job title was “Hey Boy!” Anything that was needed for the facility, Joe would either find it or order it. “I knew what was in the warehouse. If not, I knew how to get it,” says Joe.
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The zany cast and crew of “A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum” as they were at Minacapelli’s Dinner Theatre, circa 1980
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Today, on a typical Tuesday or Thursday you can find Joe with his girlfriend Rudy Duckworth, who will soon be 102, playing duplicate bridge, perhaps arguing over the play of a hand. You’ll know that Joe is there when you hear his trademark expression, “Sugarfoot!” or “No talking!” If anyone has a birthday, he’ll happily play his guitar and sing a birthday song, but only if asked. He still enjoys entertaining and making people happy. His bridge partner is always Rudy, whom he met after Katrina when she moved back to Slidell from Oklahoma. This sharp, good looking lady sat down next to Joe at a bridge game and hasn’t left his side much since. Besides playing bridge two times a week, Joe and his grandson, Joe Gilbert, play 9 holes of golf as often as possible.
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