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hello. can you please draw soldier eating a burger thank you
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The 21 Club, often simply 21, is an American traditional cuisine restaurant and former prohibition-era speakeasy, located at 21 West 52nd Street in New York City. The Bar Room includes a restaurant, a lounge and, as the name implies, a bar. The walls and ceiling of the Bar Room are covered with antique toys and sports memorabilia donated by famous patrons. The best known feature of 21 is the line of painted cast iron lawn jockey statues which adorns the balcony above the entrance. In the 1930s, some of the affluent customers of the bar began to show their appreciation by presenting 21 with jockeys painted to represent the racing colors of the stables they owned. There are 33 jockeys on the exterior of the building, and 2 more inside the doors.
‘21’ Club debuted America's original gourmet hamburger in 1950. It was cooked in duck fat, spiked with fennel seeds, and sold for a whopping $2.75 in an era of five- and 10-cent hamburgers. In dollar-adjusted value, that price is equivalent to over $25. The price today is $36, although the preparation has changed significantly — the current version of the ‘21’ Burger is closer to a classic hamburger, with a pickled relish and served on a brioche bun with fries on the side.
Belphegor had chosen this location (through Dean’s aid) because it served one of the best burgers in New York City while also being fancy enough that it might actually seem worthy of her. They rented out the whole restaurant for their date with Cupid, though that wasn’t to say that the rest of the restaurant would be empty. In fact, they made sure the whole restaurant would be full of loving couples. With Chastity’s help, they conducted numerous interviews with thousands of couples to make sure the restaurant would be full of only the most loving couples, so Cupid could be surrounded with a large amount of love and energy. After she finished breaking Lucifer and Levi’s curses, they imagined she would need something uplifting like that to energize her.
Once the restaurant owners understood what Belphegor was trying to do (and with a significant sum of money), they allowed Belphegor to decorate the restaurant however Belphegor wanted to. They planned out a design with Chastity’s help, but ultimately, most of the work was done by Belphegor themself. At the table Belphegor had designated as the one for their date, there were four chairs. In one of the chairs was a giant stuffed animals sloth, and in the chair opposite to it, there was a giant stack of boxes of chocolates. They put Cupid’s favorite flowers on all of the tables. Chastity had helped with that part. The flowers were actually from Cupid’s shop, but Chastity had told her that they were for a wedding. She’d even invented a pretend couple with pretend personalities to make the ruse more believable, ensuring Belphegor that Cupid had no idea the flowers were for her gift. There was one additional bouquet that Belphegor picked out themself for their table in particular. It wasn’t as cleanly or beautifully designed as the other flower arrangements, but they’d wanted to try their own hand at it too to show how much they were willing to do for her. They hung up decorations, and they cleared out some tables to make some room for a small dance floor and a stage for a band. They invited Snoop Dog, since he seemed to know a lot about love, and Bryson Bernard, who made the Cupid Shuffle and named himself after Cupid.
Belphegor was in their more confident form, dressed in a pink suit. There was a lot more effort put into their appearance this time. Their clothes weren’t oversized or wrinkled and were clearly tailored to Belphegor. Their shoes were actually tied, and their hair was neatly styled and combed. Chastity took several pictures of them in various spots both in the restaurant and out of it, along with pictures of the venue itself before she left Belphegor to wait on their date on their own.
Belphegor waited patiently at their table for Cupid to come and just entertained themself by listening to all the couples around them and watching how they interacted with each other in an attempt to understand how to be a better date for Cupid. They apparently had plenty of time for it since it was well over an hour since they’d asked Cupid to meet up with them. They hadn’t originally told her where she needed to go when they’d met up with her that morning. At the time, they’d focused more with supporting her and trying to instill her with confidence in herself. They’d brought her breakfast and kissed and bit her neck just like Dean had told them. They told her that they’d text her the directions of where to meet them once the time came for them to celebrate her birthday, so it could still stay a surprise to the very end. Then, they’d just left her to her work, so they didn’t distract her for too long. Maybe that interruption was part of why she was late, but it didn’t bother them too much. What she was doing was important, and they were proud of her no matter how long it took.
An hour started to turn into several hours, but they were still confident that Cupid would show up. “She’s coming,” they assured the staff of the 21 Club when they came to comfort Belphegor, apologizing for Cupid not being there. “She’s just running a little late is all.” They all gave Belphegor a look of pity, which they didn’t understand, and left them to continue waiting. Several people approached them like this as the hours went on. Nearly all of the couples thanked Belphegor for paying for their meals. They all assured Bells that even though this ‘didn’t work out,’ they’d still find the one someday. Belphegor didn’t know what they meant by that and primarily elected to ignore those kinds of comments altogether. There were starting to be fewer and fewer couples in the restaurant anyways, so they wouldn’t have to hear it for much longer.
Maybe she doesn’t really like you as much as you think she does, spoke the Void. Belphegor ignored them just as much, if not more. They might not have understood love that well yet, but they knew more than they did before. They were confident in the fact that Cupid loved them. She’d said it multiple times, and they’d always believe her. They knew, just as strongly, that they loved her too. It added to their resolve to stay here and wait for her no matter how long it took.
Another hour passed. All of the couples Belphegor had invited were gone now, replaced with other customers so the restaurant could keep its business going. Bryson had left too, and Snoop Dog had spent the past half hour sitting with Belphegor. “What I’m saying is fuck bitches.” 
Belphegor nodded, not understanding what he was talking about but just agreeing with him. “Fuck bitches,” they repeated.
“Exactly!” He nodded and sighed. “Aight, I better get going. I’ve got another gig in an hour, but it was cool kickin’ it with you.”
“Fo shizzle,” Belphegor grinned, quoting what he’d often said to them. “I’ll tell you how it goes once Cupid gets here and we finish our date.” 
Snoop Dog sighed and waved them off before taking off. “See you later, kid.”
“Bye!” they called after him and continued waiting for Cupid.
Eventually, it got to the point where it was near the time for the restaurant to close up. One of the waiters came out to talk to Belphegor. “So she still isn’t here yet?” he asked. Belphegor shook their head. “Well, you better order now, or you won’t be able to anymore. I can’t get her to show up any sooner, but what do you want to eat?”
Belphegor glanced over at Cupid’s empty seat. They didn’t want to order without her, but at this point they had to. “I’ll have the Speakeasy Steak Tartare, the 21 Burger, and the 21 Express.” They’d decided hours ago what they wanted to eat, but they just picked something for Cupid based on what they knew she liked. She would’ve wanted the burger, and the last thing was a dessert they could share once Cupid got here. The waiter went off to the kitchen to put in their order, and Belphegor continued waiting. After several minutes, Cupid still wasn’t here, so they sent her a text. They’d sent her several already.
[Sent 5:02 PM]: Hey, here’s the directions. [Link attached] [Sent 6:33 PM]: Don’t worry about being late. I’m still here. Take your time :) [Sent 8:21 PM]: In case you get here in the next minute or two, I’m just going to the bathroom really quick. I didn’t leave you, I promise. [Sent 10:49 PM]: They said I had to order now, so I just ordered for you. I hope that’s okay, but we can pick up something else somewhere else if you don’t like it.  [Sent 11:24 PM]: I hope things are going okay for you. I know you can do it! And if you need anything, just let me know. [Unsent 11:25 PM]: I lov
They closed their phone as the waiter arrived with their food. Belphegor thanked them, and they went off to help other tables. They waited a few more minutes, just in case Cupid got there, but in the end, they couldn’t hold back from eating their own food. They managed to finish it all, and Cupid’s food still remained untouched. As it got closer to closing time, it became clear that she wasn’t going to make it in time to eat her food at the restaurant. Belphegor asked for a to-go box, and put both her food and their dessert away. They at least had enough decency to not eat dessert without her. Still, they waited. They waited until the restaurant wouldn’t let them wait anymore.
“I’m sorry she stood you up,” said their waiter. “But honestly, with as much as you did, if she stood you up, she doesn’t deserve you.”
Belphegor scowled. “She deserves everything!” they snapped. “And you don’t know anything about her.”
The waiter held up their hands defensively. “Okayyy, but you still need to go. We’re closing for the night. I’ll have someone help you carry your things out, and you can wait outside for her if you want, but we’ve got to finish cleaning here.” Belphegor sighed, calming down a little to do what the waiter asked. The remaining staff carried their things outside, and Belphegor sat on the steps to the restaurant, still waiting.
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An American dream, of family, future and good food | Colorado Springs News
It was the place you passed, perhaps paused, on your way to another location as you marked the time at the traffic lights at S. Academy and Hancock in Colorado Springs.
A squat place with fast food bones from the 80s, on a sandwich toss from two main thoroughfares (“excellent signage and traffic!”), But only accessible by car via a winding path behind a church parking lot in a street that doesn’t have a name because technically it’s not a street.
Wasn’t it a gyro joint before?
I remember tacos. And chinese food. And burgers. (All true).
The story of 3008 S. Academy Blvd. is a global culinary crawl of startup hopes, good food and job vacancies. Then one day in early 2021 you see the building freshly painted and put on a new sign, and you ask yourself: Who would open a restaurant there, especially at a time like this?
29-year-old former firefighter Robert Felipe Velasquez is that guy. He knows he is facing an uphill battle, but he also knows what he is fighting for: family and future.
“Yes, it is a bit of a chore to get in here … but God was good to us. We keep getting loyal people who were with us when we were in the truck and still come to support us, ”he said in early March, a month after the Felipes 109 moved from a food truck to his own new brick-and-mortar base.
Failure is certainly a concern, but it’s not an option.
Robert Velasquez works in the kitchen of Felipe’s 109 with his grandmother Evelyn Tilden Friday 23 April 2021. The name of Velasquez ‘restaurant was inspired by his family and beliefs and is a combination of his grandfather’s first (and his own middle) . ) and Romans 10: 9, a Bible verse about the power of faith. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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“When all the other doors are closed and you only have one way to go, just walk through the door and believe you will make it,” he said. “You have to believe that somehow, or somehow, the American dream will come true and we just have to find out.”
Knowing where you are going is important even if you’re not sure how to get there – or what it will be like when you get there. For Robert Velasquez, the goal has always been “something entrepreneurial, something successful,” said his wife Jenna.
“He’s always been very generous, kind, really funny – and really upbeat too,” said Jenna. It was these traits that first attracted her to her future husband when the two met and became friends in church as teenagers. However, after eight years of marriage and three children, Robert’s world-class optimism has led to some tough and emotional conversations.
“He really is a dreamer. Every day he says, ‘Oh, we could do that’ or ‘That would be such a great invention or this is such a great business idea …’ He doesn’t like being told ‘No’, “Jenna said, in contrast tended to live in the moment and be overwhelmed when she thinks about what’s to come. “I think we complement each other well. My job is to support him, but to say: ‘These are great ideas, but maybe you shouldn’t do all of them.’ “
Growing up in the Springs, Robert and his sister Shanity had discussed opening a restaurant with their grandmother Evelyn Tilden, a natural cook who had attended cookery school but had to give up her calling. When he was 18, Robert and Evelyn even started a grassroots burrito business, making the wraps, and selling them to office workers at companies around the Springs.
Robert Velasquez works in the kitchen of Felipe’s 109 with his grandmother Evelyn Tilden Friday, April 21, 2021. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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The experience got his entrepreneurial juices flowing, but after graduating from high school in 2010, another burning passion topped his list.
“One of the things I heard as a kid was, ‘I let go of my dreams to raise you,'” he said. “I always knew I wanted to be a firefighter … and if I didn’t follow my dreams, what should I say to my own children?”
Meet Robert Felipe Velasquez, the owner of Filipes 109 and a versatile family man.
Robert and Jenna married in 2013 and Charlotte was born in late December. Robert had worked in construction and they had saved their money to buy a house. The following year he applied and was inducted into the City of Fountain’s eight-month Fire Academy. In October 2016, he completed his studies and went straight to EMT training. He finished this program in May 2017 when Baby Leo arrived.
All of these plans – and the world as he knew it – changed forever.
“Leo had all of these complications and was in and out of the hospital for about eight months, and three months in the summer,” said Robert, whose young son did not gain weight and had difficulty breathing. “He choked and turned blue. And we didn’t know what was going on. Nobody did. “
It would be almost two years before Leo received an official diagnosis: a rare syndrome caused by a genetic mutation that causes microcephaly and severe developmental and neurological delays. Leo also suffered a brain injury at birth that left him with cerebral palsy and visual impairment.
His and Jenna’s life now revolved around caring for a critically ill child with special needs. Dream jobs had to wait for now.
“The fire department has been great for us as (colleagues) donated sick hours to us during his hospital stay so we could keep getting paid,” said Robert. “The fire brigade was a dream for me, and it is a dream come true.”
It was a dream that didn’t last. Dealing with medical trauma at home and back at work would soon prove to be too much.
“He was having a really hard time getting back into the groove after our son,” Jenna said. “He’s always had such a big heart and is kind to everyone. He just wants to take care of everyone … “
Suddenly he couldn’t. The universe had said, “No.” Or at least “not like that”.
“How can I help someone else if I can’t even help my own child at home? That’s how I felt then. I loved firefighters, but I just couldn’t juggle both of them, ”said Robert, who was working on his 26th gap-building job after high school.
That’s what he did when planning his next move and spending as much time as possible with Jenna, Charlotte and Leo when the pandemic broke out.
“People are on leave, every week there is a conversation, ‘Are we going to close?’ Or: ‘This guy has COVID and he’s in the hospital,’ “said Robert, whose son is immunocompromised and particularly susceptible to the virus. “There were so many variables. I figured I could either be out of work next week or do something else. “
By then, however, he had already figured out what the next step would be. He and Shanity’s old plans to start a restaurant were back on the table, and the wheels were turning.
Robert applied for a loan in February 2020 but couldn’t get enough money to fund a start-up restaurant. He had “never run a food truck before, had no food truck friends” and had no idea how to promote a business on social media. They would work these details out later.
“We thought we could afford a food truck … so we looked for a used food truck,” said Robert.
At first Jenna said she was pushing back.
“I understand why he left the fire department but then jumped straight into a food truck … I thought, ‘Oh my god, this is crazy. This guy is so optimistic that I can’t even handle it, ‘”she said.
As long as there was room for hope, she knew her husband would find him. She also knew he wasn’t going to give up.
“I finally realized that this was the beginning of his dream and probably a step in the right direction,” she said. “People said he was crazy to open a food truck during a pandemic, but he said, ‘It’s the perfect timing.’ We learned a lot in less than a year. “
Among these lessons: Don’t make a hard turn in a food truck if your cabinets are unlocked.
Also, if you’re looking to buy a stick-shift food truck, make sure that if you ever want to take a day off, you’re not the only one who can drive it.
“Let’s just say the food truck business was a little more overwhelming than we thought,” Shanity said.
With a willingness to work more than 17 hours a day, perform last-minute appearances, and adhere to flexible hours, Felipe’s 109 “New Mex” offerings gained a following and a growing presence within the first few months of operation in Springs. Things were “insanely busy” but Robert looked up, said Robert.
Then came another fulcrum that had nothing to do with pandemics.
Jenna gave birth to the couple’s third child, Georgiana, on October 9, 2020. As a newborn, she showed many of the same symptoms as Leo, albeit less severe. She still has trouble swallowing and needs to be fed through a catering tube.
Robert’s search for a stationary location was a top priority.
“At this point I call Shanity and say we have to let the food truck go. I can’t drive around everywhere, find a place to go next, be up day and night, ”said Robert. “We need a place that we can call home, where at the end of the day, when everything is crazy, my family knows where to find dad. We do not give up our dream and we do not give up our family. “
After a number of potential locations and businesses failed, Robert asked someone at his Victory World Outreach church if they knew anything about the empty restaurant on the stamp corner of the huge parking lot.
Sure, other stores there hadn’t made it. But they weren’t him.
He got the number of the owner, called and explained his “situation”. The man asked about a relapse plan.
“‘There is no plan B. We will do this and this is how we will do it,'” Robert told him. “He said, ‘We can work with it.'”
Despite initial concerns about the location and its track record, Robert said he finally stopped by.
“How’s it going? Are you taking a risk or trying to find a different game plan? If you’re working on Plan B, how are you going to work on Plan A?” He said.
However, the new Plan A is much bigger than just a business model.
And the restaurant is more than just a restaurant serving taco burgers out of this world.
“Yes, we do serve food, but we are also here to serve in the community and to raise awareness and support for the community with special needs,” said Robert. “That’s where God put us there for some reason.”
A place that may not be the easiest to get to, but is well worth the trip.
source https://livehealthynews.com/an-american-dream-of-family-future-and-good-food-colorado-springs-news/
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