Every town has them: The restaurant or coffeeshop, often downtown, regarded as the local hangout. In New Castle it’s the Early Bird Diner, longtime landmark and the domain of one Cecil Brumley, grill cook extraordinaire.

Music heard in today’s show:
Here Comes My Baby, by Cat Stevens, performed by Yo La Tengo
Cheeseburger in Paradise, by Jimmy Buffet
Green Onions (45 version), by Booker T. & the M.G.’s