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History

Shakey's was founded in Sacramento, California, on April 30, 1954, by Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson and Ed Plummer. Johnson's nickname resulted from nerve damage following a bout of malaria suffered during World War II. The first weekend the parlor opened, only beer was served and Shakey took the profits from beer sales and bought ingredients for pizza the following Monday. The original store at 57th and J in Sacramento remained in business until the late 1990s. Shakey personally played dixieland jazz piano to entertain patrons. Shakey's initially became known outside Sacramento, not for its pizza, but for the jazz program it sponsored on a regional radio network. Shakey Johnson is honored in the Banjo Hall of Fame in Guthrie, Oklahoma, for his longtime use of banjo music at his pizza parlors. Other live music, including piano, was also a staple in the old Shakey's parlors. Nickname: City of Trees Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Area    - City 99. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shakey Johnson pictured on the cover of Shakey and Me. ... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease that is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... Dixieland or Dixie is a name for the south-eastern portion of the USA; see: U.S. Southern States, Dixie. ... Guthrie is a city in Logan County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. ...

A Shakey's restaurant in the Philippines.

A "Ye Old Notice" sign.

This "Ye Old Notice" sign originally said "Giannini don't make pizza" but Shakey's changed the sign after being served with a cease and desist order by Bank of America.

Shakey's had its own "pledge of allegiance" in the early 1970s.

The second Shakey's Pizza Parlor opened in Portland, Oregon, in 1956. Shakey's began franchising its restaurant to others in 1957. According to Johnson, Shakey's Pizza engaged in little market research and made most of its decisions on where to locate stores by going where Kinney Shoes opened stores. By the time Johnson sold his interest in 1967, there were 272 Shakey's Pizza Parlors in the United States. The first international store opened in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1968. By 1975, the company had expanded to the Pacific Rim, including Japan and the Philippines. The chain is now much bigger in the Philippines than in the United States. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 107 KB)A Shakeys Pizza restaurant along Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete City. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 107 KB)A Shakeys Pizza restaurant along Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete City. ... Image File history File links Photo of a Ye Olde Notice File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Photo of a Ye Olde Notice File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Photo of a Ye Olde Notice File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Photo of a Ye Olde Notice File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1928 Time cover featuring Giannini Amadeo Peter Giannini (1870-1949), born in San Jose, California, was the founder of the Bank of America. ... See also Banc of America Securities, Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Shakeyspledge. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Shakeyspledge. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851  - Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franchising (from the French for honesty[citation needed]) is a method of doing business wherein a franchisor licenses trademarks and tried and proven methods of doing business to a franchisee in exchange for a recurring payment, and usually a percentage piece of gross sales or gross profits as well as... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Foot Locker, Inc. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge), 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Shakey Johnson sold his half of the company for $3 million to Colorado Milling and Elevator in 1967, which acquired Plummer's half for $9 million the next year. Shakey's was again sold to Hunt International Resources in 1974. Two franchisees bought the chain in 1984 and they sold out to Inno-Pacific Holdings of Singapore in 1989. Most of the U. S. stores closed during the time Inno-Pacific owned the chain. Some of the remaining franchisees took Inno-Pacific to court in 2003. Before this could come to trial, Shakey's was sold to Jacmar Companies of Alhambra, California, in 2004. Jacmar had been the franchisee of 19 Shakey's restaurants. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Alhambra within Los Angeles County, California. ...

Shakey's has gone from 325 stores throughout the United States when Hunt International bought the company in 1974 to 62 stores as of 2006, 55 of them in California. There are only three stores east of the Mississippi River: Warner Robins, Georgia; and Janesville and West Allis, Wisconsin; and only four stores in the West outside California: Nogales, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, and two in suburban Seattle. The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... Warner Robins is a city located mainly in Houston County, Georgia. ... Photo of downtown Janesville looking south on Main Street Janesville is a city in Wisconsin. ... Wisconsin State Fair West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Nogales, Santa Cruz Co. ... Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Pima  - Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area    - City  195. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869  - Mayor Greg Nickels Area    - City 369. ...

The Springfield, Illinois, Shakey's, formerly known as "The Largest Shakey's in The Country," recently ended its franchise agreement upon the announcement that Shakey's will be converting all buffets to sit-down restaurants.

In Japan, Shakey's all-you-can-eat buffet lunch is very popular with teenage girls, who queue up waiting for it open. ^{[citation needed]} All You Can Eat is the third solo album by k. ...

References in popular culture

• On the season 5 episode of South Park, "Kenny Dies", the government puts a ban on stem cell research; meanwhile, Cartman replicates a new Shakey's Pizza with biological stem cells. Shakey's Pizza is also referanced in the later episode "Stanley's Cup".
• The fancy restaurant in Ferris Bueller's Day Off is named Chez Quis, which is supposed to sound like "Shakey's".
• In the episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, "eDork", Master Shake orders a piano for his glorified cellphone that only plays one ragtime song over and over again. Frylock gets tired of the song and tells Shake to, "... shut that fucking ragtime music off! It's like I live at Shakey's Pizza!"
• In the beginning of Wayne's World, Rob Lowe is eating Shakey's Pizza.
• In the opening short of the MST3K episode "The Atomic Brain," called "What About Juvenile Delinquency?" a mother is tending to her chores around the house while ragtime music drones in the background, prompting Crow to ask "What, does she live at Shakey's?"
• In the episode of Gilmore Girls in which Lorelai graduates from business school, a classmate asks her if she'd like to go out for Shakey's after the ceremony.
• In the Frank Zappa song, "The Blue Light", his lyrics discuss the choice of toppings offered to customers by Shakey's Pizza.
• In Stephen King's novel Firestarter, the character Andy Mcgee parks in a Shakey's parking lot to think after his wife is killed and daughter is abducted.

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External links

• Official website
• Shakey's Philippines
• Shakey's Japan (R & K Food Service Co.: Written in Japanese language)