There’s a breed of Armenian unlike any other. A string of old friends eating out. A group of retirees with wrinkled hands and stories to tell.
They’ve got thick accents, but not the kind you would imagine. They’re from places like Hell’s Kitchen in New York and Detroit’s District 9. They’ve got names like Harry and Marty and Onnik and Leon and Malatya Avo and Nick. The only thing they love as much as being Armenian is being American. They’ve served, but they don’t have anything to say about it. There isn’t anything to say about it. Lunch with the Old Men—it goes something like this…
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Great job Arev.They all live for Thursdays. God bless them all.♡♡
There is also the Romeo club meeting every other Thursday
at Anahid: Retired-old-men-eating organization.
Absolutely loved the article! Authentic and warm.
Thank you!
Nice story, and very well written. Thanks.
OMG !!!! You hit the nail on the head. The only thing missing was the card game at the end of the meal !!!
Thank you for a good early morning laugh !
What a nice article! Great memories. I’m glad the Ladies having been following that tradition with their monthly brunch, albeit with less grumpiness.
Arev,,,excellent twist about a group of old men with an armenian bonding as we do in detroit at various sites. And as you depicted in your tribute to the “lunch with old men” we cover the same topics. as expected former Detroiter Nick Stepanian was a member of the Fort Lee “lunch club.” My old Mourad-Zavarian AYF unger passed recently. God bless his soul and thank you Arev for honoring the Fort Lee men with a true life story.
You gotta love these guys…they are very special to alot of us! so many of us!
When can I join their group..🙂🙂🙃🙂🙃
Lovely. Reminds me of my grandfather and his group of friends who would get together daily to play cards.
Arev you made me laugh and cry in the same article. I felt like I was there. RIP Avo and Nick.
I can’t believe that there was no singing or dancing at the lunch!!!! What self respecting Armenian would not sing and dance when with friends. Incidentally, Arev, you are Gorgeous!! Loved the Article. Guess Who????
Great article. I could totally invision it.
Bless our Armenian men. Abreek
Beautiful article, Arev!
To these young men I simply say, “Anush Ullah”.
Arev—a beautifully written tribute to the Fort lee seniors who shared their Armenian heritage, especially my old AYF pal from Detroit. the late Nick Stepanian. God Bless .
How can a picture make you cry, laugh, and smile at the same time. Thank you for this great memory Arev. Bravo. Tezi Mezi Medz Avedis.
Love it!
God Bless them, I love my heritage, growing up with my aunt, grandmother
taught me a lot about Armenia, how my grandmother came to this country when she was only 16 with her brother never to see her parents again.
I’m Proud to be Armenian even though only half my mother was Welsh.
Beautiful, touching piece, dear Arev. They are a special group and it is sad when one of them leaves us. Keep up this kind of writing, Arev. Best wishes to you.