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February 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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“Clerks” happened because a desi video rental / cornershop owner let his employee Kevin Smith film inside https://www.instagram.com/p/DRcqkfQDwze/
ESH MIL *2% 0g HALR 1012. Quick STOP GROCRIES 4/5 ST ch CERIE thatkevinsmith Tarlochen Thapar, the owner of @quickstopgroceries, has passed away. Thapar came to America from India in the 60's/70's, working tirelessly until he could afford a small business in Leonardo, NJ: a video shop beside a Cumberland Farms. When the Cumberland closed in the early 90's, his little video biz lost its anchor - so Mister Thapar convinced Cumberland Farms to let him take the store over instead, renaming it @quickstopgroceries. Mister Thapar hired me in 1989, both of us sitting on tiny step stools behind the counter of RST Video. Working at a video store was my dream job, but it came with a cost: I had to also work at the convenience store next door, which also belonged to the Thapars. Thank God for that caveat, because it changed my life. In 1993, Thapar let me shoot my first film in #QuickStop at night when it was closed. So without Mister Thapar, there'd be no Clerks (which @variety just included in their 100 Funniest Comedies list). Because this sweet soul from a world away came to America, *my* American Dream came true. Schoolhouse Rock taught me about the The Great American Melting Pot in song but Thapar showed me the beauty of the concept in real life: America brought us together, and what a tasty meal we made! I'II miss you, Mister Thapar. Thank you for making your lifelong journey to Jersey - because this Jersey Boy (and anybody who ever enjoyed his black & white convenience store comedy) benefitted big time from your bravery. I still remember o…
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM