Comments on: Chuck E. Cheese and Showbiz Pizza – A Brief Look Back

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:38:59 +0000

Yes, I know this is a super old post of yours, but we just watched that Rock-afire Explosion documentary on Saturday. In terms of documentaries, it felt incredibly well-researched and whole. In terms of documentaries with extra cringe, I’d put it up there with King of Kong and Catfish. I could watch separate documentaries on all the characters in Rock-afire Explosion, especially the guy who has the Rock-afire Explosion show at his house. The only question Rock-afire Explosion didn’t answer is how someone decided on that troubling hyphen placement in “Rock-afire”. Ok, enough from me on this THREE year old post of yours… peace out, Pizza.

By: Rachael Shinn-Haines

Rachael Shinn-Haines — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:00:16 +0000

Lance, this response is way late… this is in response to your post back in December 11th 2009. You had said you worked with my dad, Chaz Shinn at Astroworld back in 1977, and would often go fishing in Galveston with him. I wanted to let you know I appreciate that you remember him. I am trying to find people who still might have some of his caricature drawings from back then, so I can post them on my facebook account. Sadly, Chaz died about 5 years ago. He was still doing cartooning up until his passing. You can feel free to look me up on Facebook if you like. I am under Rachael Shinn. By the way, in case you don’t live in Houston any longer… they shut down Astroworld, too. Was disappointed I never got to take my kids.

By: Lance Peltier

Lance Peltier — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:00:52 +0000

WOW Rachel, I worked with your dad in 1977 at Astroworld, he was one of my best friends then. We used to go fishing in Galveston. Tell him that Lance was looking him up.

By: Rachael Shinn-Haines

Rachael Shinn-Haines — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:06:21 +0000

To those who do remember Pipe Organ Pizza, my dad was the cartoonist/caricature artist there at the Pipe Organ Pizza on the South East side of Houston near Edgebrook. He used to dress up like a clown and do drawings for kids. If you happen to find a picture of yourself from years ago and it has the pen mark CHAZ, on it, that’s done by my dad! Thanks for the nostalgia! He also did caricatures at Astroworld for years.

By: Annette

Annette — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:02:26 +0000

That dude in the Chuck E. Cheese suit is making me feel very uncomfortable.

We had a place here called Peter Piper Pizza that had an arcade and ballpit, but no weird animatronics, thankfully. It was my favorite place and I had more than one birthday there. They closed like…I dunno, 12 years ago?

Wait– Pipe Organ Pizza? That sounds vaguely familiar…

By: jen

jen — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:41:04 +0000

OMG!! Finally someone who remembers Pipe Organ Pizza… I tried asking my brother and my mom if they remembered going there as a kid and they had no idea what i was talking about. It was my all time favourite as a kid…

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:05:15 +0000

Read it. Brilliant.

By: S. Pizza

S. Pizza — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:54:29 +0000

WH hash browns are superior, but CB has the hash brown casserole, a buttery lump of joy!

By: smallerdemon

smallerdemon — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:49:59 +0000

Oh, ditto Dave. :) Waffle House and Cracker Barrel are very different things. Plus, hello! You can’t get Waffle House hash browns at icky Cracker Barrel.

By: smallerdemon

smallerdemon — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:48:36 +0000

I REALLY want to see Rockafire Explosion. It played a film festival I usually go to but couldn’t get to this year. Friends and relatives went and said that it is actually a fantastic documentary and no creepy at all.

I am probably a little older than you as I mostly remember Chuck E. Cheese because they had a large arcade and were the only arcade nearby that had Dragon’s Lair. I guess was 16 when that thing opened.