Up yours Sonic!!

Remember the story about Brigham Young and the steeple of the St. George Temple? Well, in a related story (again here in St. George) the Sonic on Bluff Street closed their doors and went out of business after a short 7 year tenor. Now, the rest of the story: In 2003 Mark and Sheila Hadley ventured into the restaurant business and opened up The Burger Bar in Santa Clara on the corner of Lava Flow Drive and Santa Clara Blvd. There was much to be said of this new 50's style restaurant coming to the community after a much respected 50+ year reign 340 miles north in the city of Roy, Utah.

The excitement attracted many familiar patrons who had been anxiously awaiting the grand opening, as well as the curious newcomer in search of good fresh American themed cuisine. One such newcomer dressed in the usual employee uniform (whose name will remain anonymous) was none other than the manager/part owner of the competing Sonic just a short distance away on Bluff Street. His visit may have seemed innocent to the non-suspecting bystander, however, this was not the case - he was there on a mission.

The man approached the counter and asked if he could speak to the manager. The owner, Mark Hadley came to the window and listened as the man bluntly said, "This place won't last three weeks. I'm glad to see that our so-called competition is no competition at all." Mark was a very loving man who at times had a very short fuse. His response was very quick and to the point, "Thank you very much. How 'bout this: UP YOURS!!"

From that day forward, each and every time Mark drove past the aforementioned Sonic, he would repeat the last part of his original response to the gentleman by stating, "Up yours Sonic."

Mark Hadley passed away in January of this year, a few months after his passing, Sonic closed their doors. And now you know the rest of the story.