| " We heard that they first saw Jesus. That was good enough for me. I don't care what they saw after that," stated Salvatore Willy of White Post. Shielda Darnahan said", I love tortillas and I have always loved Rickles. This is better than the day they decided to combine chocolate with peanut butter. The only thing that could top this is Rickles opening a theatre in Branson, Missouri." By now the line snaked down past the local cinema and almost to Royal Avenue. Front Royal police set up barricades to protect those in line from the bumper to bumper traffic slowly streaming past the Lucky Star Lounge. Signs and makeshift memorials were popping up with photos of Don Rickles and quesadillas. Placed along the street were small piles of plastic flowers and candles. This quesadilla has turned Main Street into a spiritual Mecca of slowly moving excited Don Rickles and quesadilla lovers. |
| "Don Rickles has touched me in many ways." Daphne Zit displays her left palm." I had a serious burn from a skillet of fried chicken. I was in pain, but that night I watched Mr. Rickles on The Tonight Show. I don't how it happened but that night the burn blister and sore completely disappeared. Poof! All gone. It was then I knew Don Rickles was more than a Vegas insult comic." This is only a small sample of the stories of how Don Rickles has effected lives. I spoke to an equal group who have similar quesadilla stories. |
| As word spread I met people from Warrenton, Abington, Spudsville, Tap Dance and as far away as Nomind, West Virginia. A control center was been set up at the town center Gazebo to assist with the overwhelming crowds expected to flock to this small Shenandoah Valley village. Finally, it is my turn to view the Miracle on Main Street. The woman ahead of me paused at the quesadilla and quietly sobbed. She lay a rose at the plate then moved out. I stepped up to the simple table. A plate garnished with the aforementioned guacamole and sour cream flanked the cooked tortilla. There before me was the image. After a few moments I realized the image does not look like the great Don RIckles. It is NASCAR great Dick Trickle. I am shocked but say nothing. Quickly my time was done. Others step up and I am out the door. The lines now longer. No matter who you see the miracle remains and I was there. |
