tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555123713188257297.post3092240559340812911..comments2023-12-14T21:55:11.213-05:00Comments on Mitchell Langbert's Blog: West Shokan's General StoreMitchell Langberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722335216553899790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555123713188257297.post-45621332515780749002010-01-05T02:55:03.724-05:002010-01-05T02:55:03.724-05:00Dear Fast Fred. I will take some pics tomorrow and...Dear Fast Fred. I will take some pics tomorrow and put them up. I'm not sure when you lived here but this is the history as I know it. A guy named Les Davis owned the store in the 1970s and when he passed away a guy named Weber ran it. I'm not sure of the dates. Also, there may have been someone in between. Then, Weber sold it to the Jerry and Ruth Marzulli about 5-7 years ago. There was originally a partner but Marzulli and he had a fight. Then, Marzulli closed the store, and I believe he passed away a year or two later. His widow, Ruth, now lives in Arizona but she still owns it. Ruth rented it to a couple named Phil and Babs Mansfield. They suffered a terrible tragedy because their lovely son, Killian, was afflicted with bone cancer and he died two years later. Before he died, two of the "local talent" in Woodstock, Todd Rundgren and John Sebastian, cut an album with him (I think one of his ambitions was to be a rock star). The album is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Somewhere-Else-Killian-Mansfield/dp/B002AMUJGQ and is very much part of the history of the store and post office. Babs and Phil did a wonderful job running the store but couldn't agree to rental terms with Ruth Marzulli and so they left the store about 2 years ago. The store was empty for a while, and then another couple ran it. It turned out that this couple had embezzled $40,000 from a gas station in Shokan and used the money to open the store. They got caught. Remarkably, a very talented couple, Gary and Paula, now run the store. They come from Memphis and Gary is a professional chef who used to work at a major resort on Cape May in New Jersey. So things are going well for the little general store. As far as the post office, you might remember the post mistress Pat Conway. She retired about six or seven years ago and there has been a succession of post mistresses (no males, just females). Currently Susan is the post mistress and she is very nice. I see Pat around the neighborhood and she is doing just fine. I'll try to post some pictures of the store very soon. It is very pretty here now because of the beautiful snow cover. The sky is striking but it is c-o-l-d. Best wishes, MitchellMitchell Langberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722335216553899790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555123713188257297.post-13045378136127519482010-01-05T01:45:45.167-05:002010-01-05T01:45:45.167-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.FastFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139191088975115354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555123713188257297.post-87642266976602069972008-04-29T07:58:00.000-04:002008-04-29T07:58:00.000-04:00Hello, Mitchell!Thanks for the info about the stor...Hello, Mitchell!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info about the store. It's unfortunate as we enjoy the thriving of local businesses. We're gradually learning more & more about your region after visiting Woodstock & Saugerties one month ago to catch Levon Helm's Ramble & sightsee. Please check out our plochmann.blogspot.com blog. We took a number of photos & created the blog so fans of Bob Dylan, The Band & other related artists may also enjoy them. We update it frequently & really enjoy it. Take care.<BR/><BR/>Mike & KimPlochmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951512575086086163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555123713188257297.post-54053378261851644632008-04-03T19:33:00.000-04:002008-04-03T19:33:00.000-04:00Thanks for the info, I had been wondering about th...Thanks for the info, I had been wondering about the status of the store. Loved it when Ruth was there as well as the Mansfields. By the way how is their son?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301253789507970966noreply@blogger.com