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MUScoop => The Superbar => Topic started by: ChitownSpaceForRent on February 16, 2014, 11:27:44 PM
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So it seems like a lot of threads go off on tangents of people remembering their MU days so why not have all these memories in one place? That and I always love reading the stories of how different MU was.
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Block Party. Camping for tickets. Consistently ranked Top 5.
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Sneaking 10 kegs to the 10th floor of Schroeder...7 over the "legal" limit.
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Campus beer reps, Wales on Wells
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Avalanche
Arguing with Dan Maguire
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Grill concerts every Friday afternoon.
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Blue Deli, Dal's, Suburbia, Angelo's, Al, Dean, Jimmy, Allie, Sugar, Black Swan, Goose, Luke, Larry, J, Doc, Gail, Lisa, Willie Wampum, Tourney road trips, Apollo 11 astronauts, TMSUB,
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After hearing Dr. Rhodes lament the 'good old days' when students would bring pitchers of beer to class in the afternoon, showing up on the last day of class with a case of Special Export (reported to be his favorite) and passing them around.....in a 9 AM class.
Junior year, the poli sci prof (just visiting MU for the year, I don't recall his name) lamented that all of the classrooms on campus were locked for the weekend so there was nowhere to have a review session for the final. He was skeptical when the class suggested Hegarty's, but we ultimately convinced him. It turned out that he had a weakness for Guinness. So, while the class plied him with Guinness and quietly nursed our own beers, he gave us the list of 6 questions that he was going to choose from for the final and then, after another Guinness, gave us the outlines to each. I made good notes, boiled down the outline for each of the questions to fit on a 3 x 5 card, filled a blue-book in 45 minutes, and aced the final. To this day, I am not sure if we played him or if he played us. Doesn't matter.
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After hearing Dr. Rhodes lament the 'good old days' when students would bring pitchers of beer to class in the afternoon, showing up on the last day of class with a case of Special Export (reported to be his favorite) and passing them around.....in a 9 AM class.
Junior year, the poli sci prof (just visiting MU for the year, I don't recall his name) lamented that all of the classrooms on campus were locked for the weekend so there was nowhere to have a review session for the final. He was skeptical when the class suggested Hegarty's, but we ultimately convinced him. It turned out that he had a weakness for Guinness. So, while the class plied him with Guinness and quietly nursed our own beers, he gave us the list of 6 questions that he was going to choose from for the final and then, after another Guinness, gave us the outlines to each. I made good notes, boiled down the outline for each of the questions to fit on a 3 x 5 card, filled a blue-book in 45 minutes, and aced the final. To this day, I am not sure if we played him or if he played us. Doesn't matter.
IIRC, Tower, we were in school at the same time--in the spring of '85, I took a poly sci class in ethical decision making from Joseph Nye, a visiting prof from Harvard - I think the Allis Chalmers visiting something or other. One of the most interesting classes I had at MU, though if it was the same guy, I missed that review!
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The visiting Prof was the spring of 87. Youngish, intense, bearded guest prof.
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Hegarty's
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neck tie on the dorm room door
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neck tie on the dorm room door
Sock on the door handle is universal rules nowadays.
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Anyone else remember MarquetteParties on AOL Instant Messenger?
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When the Annex was the place to be.
Who am I kidding!
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Anyone else remember MarquetteParties on AOL Instant Messenger?
+1. I do.
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Anyone else remember MarquetteParties on AIM?
No, but during the internet's early years at MU, there were MUD nights on our 9600 and 14.4k baud modems.
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4jt6fryboyz@vms.csd.mu.edu
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4jt6fryboyz@vms.csd.mu.edu
that's awesome!
Especially after the dial tones come through!
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The visiting Prof was the spring of 87. Youngish, intense, bearded guest prof.
Diffferent guy. Middle-aged, chill, bald.
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No, but during the internet's early years at MU, there were MUD nights on our 9600 and 14.4k baud modems.
Technology circa 1982: connecting Radio Shack dial pad to a boom-box and holding the boom-box next to our rotary dial dorm phone to key in our MCI passcode to make cheap long distance calls.
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Angelo's! Also going to Campus Foods and loading up my lacrosse bag with cases of beer to sneak into Schroeder and OD
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that's awesome!
Especially after the dial tones come through!
I think we were year 1 for the ethernet system. porn faster than the speed of light!
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Anyone else remember MarquetteParties on AOL Instant Messenger?
No, there was no internet when I attended.
On another note I do remember one the rights of passage while at MU was to take the brewery tours: Pabst, Schlizt and Miller; always had free samples at the end and never carded anyone for proof of age. Back then you could drink beer at 18 throughout the state except in Milwaukee and a few other counties in south east Wisconsin so they sort of looked the other way.
We also had to wear shirts and ties for the evening meal. There was a curfew of 11 pm for men and 10:30 pm for women Sunday through Thursday; Midnight for the ladies and 1 am for the gents on weekends.
In early November they had a big tip off parade down West Wisconsin Avenue to open the basketball season; all the Frats, Sororities and other student Organizations would compete for the best float.
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We also had to wear shirts and ties for the evening meal. There was a curfew of 11 pm for men and 10:30 pm for women Sunday through Thursday; Midnight for the ladies and 1 am for the gents on weekends.
That is incredible for me to think about. Shirts and ties at dinner? Also hilarious that women had an earlier curfew than men.
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Grebe's for lunch. Madd girlies at Campus Town. Hoppin on the VAX/VMS at newly-opened Cudahy.
Renee Row parties. Cases of Old Milwaukee. Drink & make furniture out of them. Trying not to puke in the LIMO.
Playing NBA Jam in that basement spot in the Union. Common, Boogiemonsters, Beatnuts, Prince Poetry at the Varsity.
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Space Invaders in the basement of the Union.
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Camping out for tickets.
Running to the lake in March of '77.
Avalanche.
The unobstructed view of Cobeen, late at night from the Wisconsin Club upstairs terrace.
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Camping out for tickets.
Running to the lake in March of '77.
Avalanche.
The unobstructed view of Cobeen, late at night from the Wisconsin Club upstairs terrace.
So, whata you see?
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Space Invaders in the basement of the Union.
With Doc Rivers.
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Friday afternoon at the Gym to have a burger, beer and do laundry before happy hour started.
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Anyone else remember MarquetteParties on AOL Instant Messenger?
Ha, yes.
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That is incredible for me to think about. Shirts and ties at dinner? Also hilarious that women had an earlier curfew than men.
I think that what Keefe was referring to in post 11.
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Russians at midnight. Happy hour at The Gym Bar on Friday afternoons.
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sprinting from Marquette Hall on friday afternoons after accounting tests to the Gym before they put the bouncer on the door. Damn near every sophomore in the business school hanging out drinking.
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Ziggy
What years at MU?
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Ziggy
What years at MU?
96-00
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96-00
You made it out in 4 years?
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You made it out in 4 years?
somehow. my sheepskin says the same thing as the rest of you mofos.
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GDL Camp in East Troy.
Watching "Days of Our Lives" in the TV lounge in Brooks Memorial Union.
Officially sanctioned floor parties in the dorms that had beer and mixed drinks.
Marching down to the lake after the Brewers won the pennant.
The entire bar singing along to "Burning Down the House" on the jukebox in The Gym.
Seeing the Jagoff Blues Brothers in the Grill..
"Bambi vs. Godzilla" before movies at the Varsity Theatre.
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Warrior chick
All good additions. Was there during same time period and all good memories.
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Warrior chick
All good additions. Was there during same time period and all good memories.
This one's for you, Goose. :-*
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Warrior chick
I know you have a child at MU now and I have two there. Think they are making the same memories? My son is having blast but seems to be lacking a lot of what experienced.
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Warrior chick
I know you have a child at MU now and I have two there. Think they are making the same memories? My son is having blast but seems to be lacking a lot of what experienced.
I have two there as well. And I think it is different now. And that is sad.
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It seems that (A) schools have a lower tolerance for the stuff we did (B) many kids are taking it much more serious than we did.
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ZFB's favorite teacher? Mr. Dole
Friday afternoon acco exams blew.
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I think there are a couple of issues at play here:
1. Kids do study harder; Marquette is a tougher school than it was back in the day.
2. If you look at my list, over half of the items were related to school-sponsored activities. It seems like most of the social scene evolves around opportunities to binge-drink. Not exactly the stuff of fond memories.
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Warrior chick
All good additions. Was there during same time period and all good memories.
Goose,
What year did you graduate?
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I have two there as well. And I think it is different now. And that is sad.
Different yes things change. However, I doubt the drinking has changed very much (as I sit here with a guiness float). I think due to DPS and the board having a stick up their rear ends the in your face social scene isn't as there as it used to be but I mean my freshman year we were named Playboy's No1 Catholic party school so it can't be too bad.
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ZFB's favorite teacher? Mr. Dole
Friday afternoon acco exams blew.
One of my favorite memories was going to OPs during the Friday afternoon accounting exams and getting a head start on all the b school folks- and they would come in one after the other bitching for a minute and then start just enjoying the weekend
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GDL Camp in East Troy.
Watching "Days of Our Lives" in the TV lounge in Brooks Memorial Union.
Officially sanctioned floor parties in the dorms that had beer and mixed drinks.
Marching down to the lake after the Brewers won the pennant.
The entire bar singing along to "Burning Down the House" on the jukebox in The Gym.
Seeing the Jagoff Blues Brothers in the Grill..
"Bambi vs. Godzilla" before movies at the Varsity Theatre.
Most of the same memories, though I was not a gdl, the soap was GH (though we favored Santa Barbara back at the red house) and I do remember seeing Purple Rain at Varsity. Also going to the hypnotist show at Varsity and seeing a few people really let loose on stage.
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ZFB's favorite teacher? Mr. Dole
Friday afternoon acco exams blew.
was he the asshat that wrote all the tests? he's got a warm seat in hell.
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I think there are a couple of issues at play here:
1. Kids do study harder; Marquette is a tougher school than it was back in the day.
Cant speak for back then but I can say that in the current state of affairs this is true. At the library right now and the first floor of Raynor is pretty much filled. Havent even seen the basement, 2nd floor or the Memorial side but I gotta imagine theyre are kids all over the place. I know your aware with youre kids going here but just for other alumni to give it a reference point.
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Cant speak for back then but I can say that in the current state of affairs this is true. At the library right now and the first floor of Raynor is pretty much filled. Havent even seen the basement, 2nd floor or the Memorial side but I gotta imagine theyre are kids all over the place. I know your aware with youre kids going here but just for other alumni to give it a reference point.
Basement of Raynor has the best bathrooms. I took mad poops there
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Basement of Raynor has the best bathrooms. I took mad poops there
I must admit that is still true to this day. My favorite stall on campus is the handicap stall in the Raynor basement. Its like an entire hall way leading up to the toilet. In all seriousness it may be more then half the size of my dorm room freshman year in McCormick.
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I must admit that is still true to this day. My favorite stall on campus is the handicap stall in the Raynor basement. Its like an entire hall way leading up to the toilet. In all seriousness it may be more then half the size of my dorm room freshman year in McCormick.
Dude! That was my personal office for 4 years. Enjoy it bud, there are few other stalls as luxurious...
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Dude! That was my personal office for 4 years. Enjoy it bud, there are few other stalls as luxurious...
The more things change the more they stay the same...
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4th floor of Olin had a great, easily assessable bathroom.
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4th floor of Olin had a great, easily assessable bathroom.
Enginerd.
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we were named Playboy's No1 Catholic party school
You actually read an article!?
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nm
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Junior year, living in Tower (912) and eating across the street at Cobeen. One Friday afternoon at dinner time, having gotten an early start on the weekend, some of the guys from my floor decided to steal the ice cream scoops. We set them in the middle of our table, 15 feet from the ice cream freezer. None of the Cobeen residents would come get them. They would, however, go and complain about the lack of scoops. More scoops were brought. The guys from my floor stole them, too. Chaos ensued. The lack of scoops caused quite the commotion. All the while, all 4 scoops were sitting nearby. We weren't doing anything to them, just curious to see what would happen and if anyone would come get them.
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Junior year, living in Tower (912) and eating across the street at Cobeen. One Friday afternoon at dinner time, having gotten an early start on the weekend, some of the guys from my floor decided to steal the ice cream scoops. We set them in the middle of our table, 15 feet from the ice cream freezer. None of the Cobeen residents would come get them. They would, however, go and complain about the lack of scoops. More scoops were brought. The guys from my floor stole them, too. Chaos ensued. The lack of scoops caused quite the commotion. All the while, all 4 scoops were sitting nearby. We weren't doing anything to them, just curious to see what would happen and if anyone would come get them.
So you were a disruptive Scooper way back then!
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Junior year, living in Tower (912) and eating across the street at Cobeen. One Friday afternoon at dinner time, having gotten an early start on the weekend, some of the guys from my floor decided to steal the ice cream scoops. We set them in the middle of our table, 15 feet from the ice cream freezer. None of the Cobeen residents would come get them. They would, however, go and complain about the lack of scoops. More scoops were brought. The guys from my floor stole them, too. Chaos ensued. The lack of scoops caused quite the commotion. All the while, all 4 scoops were sitting nearby. We weren't doing anything to them, just curious to see what would happen and if anyone would come get them.
Was that Carpenter? If anybody says the tower now they are referring to Straz. Just out of curiosity did anybody live in 919 in McCormick or 515 in Straz?
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Was that Carpenter? If anybody says the tower now they are referring to Straz. Just out of curiosity did anybody live in 919 in McCormick or 515 in Straz?
Carpenter was Tower.
Straz was East.
By my tenure (2004-2008), Carpenter was still Tower, but East was Straz
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I forgot all my room numbers, including our apartment. This is why I write it on my forearm while out of town for work or vacation.
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You actually read an article!?
Why is there something else to look at in those magazines?
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Carpenter was Tower.
Straz was East.
By my tenure (2004-2008), Carpenter was still Tower, but East was Straz
9th floor McCormick. Right around Farley's room. 928 maybe?
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Was that Carpenter? If anybody says the tower now they are referring to Straz. Just out of curiosity did anybody live in 919 in McCormick or 515 in Straz?
I was 917 McCormick, 816 Schroeder, and my house was 2028 W. Michigan which has the best deck in Milwaukee.
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I was 917 McCormick, 816 Schroeder, and my house was 2028 W. Michigan which has the best deck in Milwaukee.
was 2028 the row houses that ended with a parking lot to the west? different colors on each building?
Edit: nevermind, google maps w street view is your friend. That was a sweet ass deck.
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Edit: nevermind, google maps w street view is your friend. That was a sweet ass deck.
Great deck.
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which has the best deck in Milwaukee.
Careful now...
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Lots of decks on MUSCoop
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Dime taps at the State House. Getting a sandwich and a beer at the Mugrack. The rec center for a basketball game when we were hung over. Living 120 steps from OD's. 10 pm mass at Schroeder. Our dog Duke. Parties at the Lighthouse.
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rec center for a basketball game when we were hung over.
One of my favorite memories at MU (the names have been changed to protect the guilty) was freshmen year. Some guys on our side of the 8th floor at McCormick challenged some guys on the other side of the floor to a basketball game at the Rec Center on either a Saturday or Sunday morning, I forget which. Anyway, we were out late the night before imbibing some of Milwaukee's Best at the various campus bars. So the next morning we're pretty hung over and one of our guys wouldn't get up. So I'm banging on the door, and he mumbles, "No way man, I can't make it." So I say, 'Come on, we're all hung over, get up!" And again he says, "I can't." We repeat this stupid conversation a couple more times and finally i say, "Why can't you?" And he says, "I threw up in my sneakers!"
We finally got him up and he rinsed off his sneakers in the shower and he played. Now, THAT'S the heart of a champion!
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It was Carpenter Tower and I lived in that same row of houses on Michigan for my senior year.
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Hmmm...
Schroeder 1008? Down the hallway to the left, on the right hand side. Had a 10 week stay at RR summer between soph and junior year, back courtyard, furthest north on the 1st floor. Then CTE 409 & CTE 418.
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More from the early 80's.....
A cheeseburger on a wheat bun from Wales, 1984 Block Party Penny Protest, the Mecca for Warrior games, Big Red, concerts at the Eagles Club and combat juice at OD's.
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I must admit that is still true to this day. My favorite stall on campus is the handicap stall in the Raynor basement. Its like an entire hall way leading up to the toilet. In all seriousness it may be more then half the size of my dorm room freshman year in McCormick.
Ha, very true
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More from the early 80's.....
A cheeseburger on a wheat bun from Wales, 1984 Block Party Penny Protest, the Mecca for Warrior games, Big Red, concerts at the Eagles Club and combat juice at OD's.
Yes! (1979-1983) Also Suburpia subs, Boy Blue on Wells, and Zantigo fast food Mexican on about 24th and Wisconsin. The MECCA was always packed to the rafters (10,938 capacity); watching Days of Our Lives and General Hospital during the coldest winter days in the Union with a plump hot dog & fries; and "studying" outside with a beer on one of the lawns on any warm sunny afternoon in April.
Also remember playing an intramural playoff BBall game at the rec center at about 9:30 pm on one St. Patty's day. Not wanting to miss all the holiday fun, we of course hit O'D's for our pregame "warmups" right after dinner. Luckily, we survived and advanced only because our opponents were drunker than we were! Both teams took the postgame celebration back to O'D's--I'm sure some combat juice was involved--it was all a fruit juicy red and kelly green blur from that point on.
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Hmmm...
Schroeder 1008? Down the hallway to the left, on the right hand side.
I was in 1010. Off the Vator, turn left (north) on the left (west) side. The evens looked west towards McCormick/Circle Inn/Angelos.
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The Pirate House
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Was cleaning out the closet of my old apartment and found some random catalog envelope. I dumped it out and this was on top.
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The Pirate House
Is a restaurant in Savannah, GA that is written into RLS's book Treasure Island.
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Basement of Raynor has the best bathrooms. I took mad poops there
So true! Wow. Something like 2-3x the size of the first floor bathrooms, and no one knew they existed (or something?) so they were never used!
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So true! Wow. Something like 2-3x the size of the first floor bathrooms, and no one knew they existed (or something?) so they were never used!
Judging by this thread, it sounds lik they were used plenty.
I used The Annex; they were very under-used, and you could smoke in there.
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Judging by this thread, it sounds lik they were used plenty.
I used The Annex; they were very under-used, and you could smoke in there.
You smoke when you are on the john?
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The Pirate House
which pirate house?
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16th street across from Renee Row. Has since been demolished and an apartment complex called "The Eagle's Nest" has been built on the site.
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You smoke when you are on the john?
He needs more lube
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You smoke when you are on the john?
I was very cool when I was in college. Now I need to smoke outdoors and use half a bottle of Febreeze and hand sanitizer to hide the smell from my wife.
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Dime taps at the State House. Getting a sandwich and a beer at the Mugrack. The rec center for a basketball game when we were hung over. Living 120 steps from OD's. 10 pm mass at Schroeder. Our dog Duke. Parties at the Lighthouse.
Was Duke a Doberman?
We had a Chessie named Rasta. The Swamp.
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I was very cool when I was in college. Now I need to smoke outdoors and use half a bottle of Febreeze and hand sanitizer to hide the smell from my wife.
I'm sure that fools your wife...
Smokers have no idea since their senses are dulled but you can smell them a mile away. There is zero possibility of masking that odor on clothes and breath from a non-smoker. Perhaps the most unusual habit ever.
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Was Duke a Doberman?
We had a Chessie named Rasta. The Swamp.
Duke was a lab-shepherd mix. He was one of the Lighthouse guy's brother's dog and we got him for our senior year.
Among other things he could do, he would go with us to Wales, sit outside and wait for us with no leash. He was that good of a dog. True story.
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I'm sure that fools your wife...
Smokers have no idea since their senses are dulled but you can smell them a mile away. There is zero possibility of masking that odor on clothes and breath from a non-smoker. Perhaps the most unusual habit ever.
Like yesterday, I was behind someone at the doctor's office and the person reeked of cigarette smoke. It was yuk!
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Duke was a lab-shepherd mix. He was one of the Lighthouse guy's brother's dog and we got him for our senior year.
Among other things he could do, he would go with us to Wales, sit outside and wait for us with no leash. He was that good of a dog. True story.
I ask because there were some guys with a house on State that had a Doberman with the same name. The dog was highly trained to give the neighbors a "warm" welcome when they would walk by the house. The "locals" would cross the street to avoid getting anywhere near this dog.
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We had a half Rottweiler half German Sheppard mix who didn't like the "locals" either. He was the best security system around.
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Duke was similar. We always knew when someone not welcome was near the Lighthouse.
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In the late 70's there was a black lab with a white spot on his neck, giving the appearance of a Roman Collar. He was named Landy after Fr Landwermeyer. Landy would wait patiently outside Lalumiere or the Chemistry building while his owner was in class. Great dog. People would throw Frisbees to him and after playing Landy would go back to wait for his friend.
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Grebe's for lunch. Madd girlies at Campus Town. Hoppin on the VAX/VMS at newly-opened Cudahy.
Renee Row parties. Cases of Old Milwaukee. Drink & make furniture out of them. Trying not to puke in the LIMO.
Playing NBA Jam in that basement spot in the Union. Common, Boogiemonsters, Beatnuts, Prince Poetry at the Varsity.
You and I must have passed each other many times.
Did you attend Friends nights at the Pub?
Dance on the hardwood at Ziggy's?
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Early 80s Mug-rack shows with these little unknown Milwaukee bands called the BoDeans and Violent Femmes.
Whatever happen to those bands?
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I remember those great shows, and the X-Cleavers.
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I remember those great shows, and the X-Cleavers.
X-Cleavers....."nice legs, shame about the face"......Yeah, I drunkenly yelled that a couple of times.
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More from the early 80's.....
A cheeseburger on a wheat bun from Wales, 1984 Block Party Penny Protest, the Mecca for Warrior games, Big Red, concerts at the Eagles Club and combat juice at OD's.
Oreo shakes from Wales.
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I remmeber when people used to like and appreciate MU bball for what it was....
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Any Louie D's fans around? Cheese fries, cheap burgers, darts, random DJ equipment and dance floor that was never used.
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Had my first gyro at the Circle.
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Mini- MU reunion this weekend, with housemates from Chicago, Milwaukee, Omaha meeting with 3 more from St. Louis. Several with kids who went to, are in MU now or are thinking about going. Nostalgia on steroids, and new memories made. I love Marquette.
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Sound like you recovered from Friday night. ;)
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Stuck to beer yesterday. ;D
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Had my first gyro at the Circle.
I had my first gyro in 1978 at the food court of the newly-opened Hickory Hollow mall in Nashville. There was a big sign out front explaining what a gyro was and how to pronounce it (people still called them "Jy-roes", though).
And of course, it being Tennessee, they served them with barbecue sauce instead of tzatziki sauce.
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I had my first gyro in 1978 at the food court of the newly-opened Hickory Hollow mall in Nashville. There was a big sign out front explaining what a gyro was and how to pronounce it (people still called them "Jy-roes", though).
And of course, it being Tennessee, they served them with barbecue sauce instead of tzatziki sauce.
Marquette gyros is easily my favorite drunk food on campus.
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Any Louie D's fans around? Cheese fries, cheap burgers, darts, random DJ equipment and dance floor that was never used.
Killer cheese fries.
$2 cheeseburgers on mondays for lunch.
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My newest favorite place is the Broken Yolk. Their breakfast burrito is out of this world. Also, the owner is a really nice guy too.
Anyone know what the BY location on Wells was back in the day?
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I'm surprised nobody ever mentions Sy's Deli on Wells near the Boy Blue. Classic Kosher Deli with steamed chickens hanging in the window.
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McCormick 5 East. 9th floor Schroeder. First party at the "Tool Box" and Kensington. My buddies' place at Renee. Bradford Beach. The opening section of "Where The Streets Have No Name." Marquette Gyros. Some kid in the dead of winter with no gloves or coat hurling snowballs at a dark house for not having a party. Yes, those Friday acco exams.
Anyone else live all the way up on 22nd? We had balconies in the front and back of every apartment. The Harp & Shamrock was right across the street and we were right by Conway's. It was a great little spot but it seemed like nobody ever wanted to hike that far west.
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McCormick 5 East. 9th floor Schroeder. First party at the "Tool Box" and Kensington. My buddies' place at Renee. Bradford Beach. The opening section of "Where The Streets Have No Name." Marquette Gyros. Some kid in the dead of winter with no gloves or coat hurling snowballs at a dark house for not having a party. Yes, those Friday acco exams.
Anyone else live all the way up on 22nd? We had balconies in the front and back of every apartment. The Harp & Shamrock was right across the street and we were right by Conway's. It was a great little spot but it seemed like nobody ever wanted to hike that far west.
One of my best friends lives right near 22nd and Wells across the street from Conways though. Its kinda like a duplex.
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One of my best friends lives right near 22nd and Wells across the street from Conways though. Its kinda like a duplex.
I was in the apartments right next to M&I Bank, across the street from the never creepy Biller Hotel. Cambridge Apartments, I believe.
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First party at the "Tool Box"
Castro & Market Street, huh?
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McCormick 5 East. 9th floor Schroeder. First party at the "Tool Box" and Kensington. My buddies' place at Renee. Bradford Beach. The opening section of "Where The Streets Have No Name." Marquette Gyros. Some kid in the dead of winter with no gloves or coat hurling snowballs at a dark house for not having a party. Yes, those Friday acco exams.
Anyone else live all the way up on 22nd? We had balconies in the front and back of every apartment. The Harp & Shamrock was right across the street and we were right by Conway's. It was a great little spot but it seemed like nobody ever wanted to hike that far west.
Nice call on Bradford Beach, at least for the first two weeks of school (and a lobster boil clam bake that I think a couple of Boston guys put together in the Spring of '84).
Also, in the summer-and I spent two great summers in Milwaukee with 1) the par 3 golf course at the lake (all you needed was a wedge and putter, and you could rent those) and 2) SUMMERFEST -- drinking wine Steidle's (sp?) coolers down like they were grape Nehi (which it pretty much was, accept all of a sudden you were toast). I am embarrassed by and love the 80s so much.
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My newest favorite place is the Broken Yolk. Their breakfast burrito is out of this world. Also, the owner is a really nice guy too.
Anyone know what the BY location on Wells was back in the day?
Mine too--I was talking this weekend to some MU grads from recent years like it was a new place and described it's location next to Real Chili, and they looked at me like I was crazy--not sure if it moved or this "new" one is a second location. Really good breakfast food and lots of it real cheap--would have been a 3x a week place when in school.
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Mine too--I was talking this weekend to some MU grads from recent years like it was a new place and described it's location next to Real Chili, and they looked at me like I was crazy--not sure if it moved or this "new" one is a second location. Really good breakfast food and lots of it real cheap--would have been a 3x a week place when in school.
The one on Wells is recently opened. Their first place is on Wisconsin, up by Mashuda.
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Thanks for remembering the concerts guys. While we made a few mistakes, I think our band lineups were pretty good.
By the way, I take zero responsibility for the Chicago themed weekend when we brought sliders up from White Castle's as the food offering for the big Blues Fest. Yeah, I'm talking about THOSE sliders that weren't properly 'handled' and got numerous students sick. (Fits nicely with the Raynor bathroom discussion, don't ya think.)
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Nice call on Bradford Beach, at least for the first two weeks of school (and a lobster boil clam bake that I think a couple of Boston guys put together in the Spring of '84).
I never attended one, but those lobster boils were legendary. IIRC, those guys ended up starting a business that flew seafood to the Midwest from the East Coast. I hope they were successful.
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I never attended one, but those lobster boils were legendary. IIRC, those guys ended up starting a business that flew seafood to the Midwest from the East Coast. I hope they were successful.
My roommate from Boston told me never to eat seafood west of Worcester
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Thanks for remembering the concerts guys. While we made a few mistakes, I think our band lineups were pretty good.
By the way, I take zero responsibility for the Chicago themed weekend when we brought sliders up from White Castle's as the food offering for the big Blues Fest. Yeah, I'm talking about THOSE sliders that weren't properly 'handled' and got numerous students sick. (Fits nicely with the Raynor bathroom discussion, don't ya think.)
John, who was the bluegrass band that did a grill concert? Grass, Trees, and Lodging?
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John, who was the bluegrass band that did a grill concert? Grass, Trees, and Lodging?
Grass, Food, and Lodging. Saw them many times in many places. Great bluegrass.
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Castro & Market Street, huh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYSrjnjpzz0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYSrjnjpzz0)
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Wouldn't embed, sorry.
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John, who was the bluegrass band that did a grill concert? Grass, Trees, and Lodging?
Helluva memory. I couldn't have come up with that on my own.
Acts you all might remember down in the grill besides the BoDeans (after my time as I recall) and the Femmes include:
- Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows
- Koko Taylor
- Magic Slim
- Arroyo
- X-Cleavers
- Badboy
- Pat McCurdy and the Men About Town
- Snopek
and many others I simply can't remember. Milwaukee had a vibrant live music scene back in the day. And the Grill time slot was perfect for bands because they would typically have a second gig that night, even if traveling from Chicago as was the case with the blues artists.
One quick story. We were thisclose to having Survivor inked for the 1981 Party of the Century. We were literally in meaningful negotiations with their agency when Eye of the Tiger went to #1. Our checkbook never had a chance. But can you imagine that out in the central mall?
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Helluva memory. I couldn't have come up with that on my own.
Acts you all might remember down in the grill besides the BoDeans (after my time as I recall) and the Femmes include:
- Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows
- Koko Taylor
- Magic Slim
- Arroyo
- X-Cleavers
- Badboy
- Pat McCurdy and the Men About Town
- Snopek
and many others I simply can't remember. Milwaukee had a vibrant live music scene back in the day. And the Grill time slot was perfect for bands because they would typically have a second gig that night, even if traveling from Chicago as was the case with the blues artists.
One quick story. We were thisclose to having Survivor inked for the 1981 Party of the Century. We were literally in meaningful negotiations with their agency when Eye of the Tiger went to #1. Our checkbook never had a chance. But can you imagine that out in the central mall?
I recall Snopek, Big Twist, and Pat McCurdy. I also recall a great concert at the Varsity by South Side Johnny and the Asbury Jukes!
"it aint the meat, it's the motion..."
Great times back then....living the dream!
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My Frosh year Southside Johnny put on a great show at the Varsity. I particularly enjoyed it because I was just a kid in the crowd that day.
I've got to give props to Bob Babisch down at Summerfest. He was very helpful to us, made introductions, showed us the ropes and never asked for anything in return. 35 years later he's still doing a great job.
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My dad said he saw the Violent Femmes play at the Union/Mugrack. Is he lying?
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My dad said he saw the Violent Femmes play at the Union/Mugrack. Is he lying?
Dads never lie.
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My dad said he saw the Violent Femmes play at the Union/Mugrack. Is he lying?
No he is not.
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No he is not.
wow, that would have been something to see
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YMMV, never got the Femmes thing but give them credit for making a career out of what, 2 albums worth of songs?
#MKEsmostoveratedband
<hides knowing sh!tstorm is coming>
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YMMV, never got the Femmes thing but give them credit for making a career out of what, 2 albums worth of songs?
#MKEsmostoveratedband
<hides knowing sh!tstorm is coming>
don't hide, I agree with you. I never took them serious other than an amusement. Kind of like watching a bad B movie just to laugh at it.
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YMMV, never got the Femmes thing but give them credit for making a career out of what, 2 albums worth of songs?
#MKEsmostoveratedband
<hides knowing sh!tstorm is coming>
2 albums? more like 1 song.
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2 albums? more like 1 song.
2 songs.
And many of us didn't get them at the time. jsglow said that Brian Ritchie would wander around in his bathrobe before the show.
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Helluva memory. I couldn't have come up with that on my own.
Acts you all might remember down in the grill besides the BoDeans (after my time as I recall) and the Femmes include:
- Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows
- Koko Taylor
- Magic Slim
- Arroyo
- X-Cleavers
- Badboy
- Pat McCurdy and the Men About Town
- Snopek
and many others I simply can't remember. Milwaukee had a vibrant live music scene back in the day. And the Grill time slot was perfect for bands because they would typically have a second gig that night, even if traveling from Chicago as was the case with the blues artists.
One quick story. We were thisclose to having Survivor inked for the 1981 Party of the Century. We were literally in meaningful negotiations with their agency when Eye of the Tiger went to #1. Our checkbook never had a chance. But can you imagine that out in the central mall?
Glow
We must have met back in the day. I was in ASMU and knew Shady Jim, Marty King, Dave Sinker, et al... Unlikely we didn't meet up.
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Random question, does anyone know when and why MU stopped serving Alcohol at the Brooks lounge in the AMU?
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Well, when I was drinking beer there the drinking age was 18. Pretty much every student was of legal drinking age. When they raised the drinking age to 21, most students became underage so the school started to try to deemphasize alcohol on campus.
I tell you, it was a great time to be a college student when the drinking age was 18.
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wow, that would have been something to see
Probably nothing compared to seeing them at the Marcus Last summer for their first show in years. The crowd was going crazy like it was the last time they were ever going to be on a stage.
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Well, when I was drinking beer there the drinking age was 18. Pretty much every student was of legal drinking age. When they raised the drinking age to 21, most students became underage so the school started to try to deemphasize alcohol on campus.
I tell you, it was a great time to be a college student when the drinking age was 18.
But you'll never know the adrenaline rush that was an RA (TAMU eagle) knocking on your door when you've got to hide a case of beer in a split instant. Goose bumps just from the memories :)
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But you'll never know the adrenaline rush that was an RA knocking on your door when you've got to hide a case of beer in a split instant. Goose bumps just from the memories :)
In our day there was no problem with booze. RA knocking at the door meant the wet towel on the floor wasn't working...
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In our day there was no problem with booze. RA knocking at the door meant the wet towel on the floor wasn't working...
Haha we used to roll ourselves in the curtains of schroeder and have like six fans blowing at us from the door.
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Haha we used to roll ourselves in the curtains of schroeder and have like six fans blowing at us from the door.
It was a good thing that Rocky used to participate in the festivities from time to time.
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Glow
We must have met back in the day. I was in ASMU and knew Shady Jim, Marty King, Dave Sinker, et al... Unlikely we didn't meet up.
Yep. Sinker is down here in metro Chicago. Runs a comedy club/school in Naperville. I think he was a Senior when I was a Frosh. Marty is one year ahead of me and turned Grill Concerts over to me for my Junior year after I left the Senate. Senior year I did both Grill and Major Concerts including the Romantics. I had heard of Shady but don't think I know him. Perhaps just a bit ahead of me. 3-4 years made a difference.
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2 albums? more like 1 song.
you r an idiot... they r one of the most iconic bands of their time.
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you r an idiot... they r one of the most iconic bands of their time.
don't have to be good to be a classic, a'ina?
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wow, that would have been something to see
Smooth, what you need to appreciate is that even dumb squirrels occasionally find a nut. The reality was I begrudgingly booked the Violent Femmes for their first appearance at MU. While it was well attended, it was far from being some epic show. Like good scotch, they're an acquired taste and not for everyone. Revolutionary music is often like that. Find your own special vibe, whatever it is. Don't follow the sheep.
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It was a good thing that Rocky used to participate in the festivities from time to time.
Rocky was known to indulge. Of course, he was an inmate and not a warden when we were both on 10.
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Dodging MPD officers trying to give you a jaywalking ticket.
$1 import night at the Ardmore.
Always finding a game at the rec center.
Wales on Wells burgers and Cheddar fries.
Amigo's Chimi. (Sorry, Real Chili was never my thing)
Radio Doctors.
Seeing Darryl Dawkins, Buck Williams, Micheal Ray Richardson, Mickey Johnson and Kelvin Ransey walk through the doors at Radio Doctors.
Safe House. Having freaky things done to me in the loft at the Safe House.
Closing Hegarty's every Sunday night for a semester. (Fun Bunch! Just one more!)
Having my buddy's date run her foot up and down my leg while at the spring Formal.
Mass at the Gesu.
Drinking with Jesuits during the JesRes open house.
WMUR.
Watching the Marquette interchange from my loft as a cure for insomnia or a sense of perspective.
Watching the frisbee sail out the window at the north end of the hall and out onto the highway.
Mini golf in the hallway with the hole we cut out of the carpet by the elevator.
Walking in on my roommate and his girlfriend at an inopportune moment.
The first Jigglesfest.
Getting hustled at pool for the only time in my life (I was a shark) when my roommate didn't spot an even better shark at O'P's. Can't win if I can't get to the table.
Having my freshman year RA threaten to write a bunch of us up as we noisily celebrated the ground ball going through Durham's legs.
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Yep. Sinker is down here in metro Chicago. Runs a comedy club/school in Naperville. I think he was a Senior when I was a Frosh. Marty is one year ahead of me and turned Grill Concerts over to me for my Junior year after I left the Senate. Senior year I did both Grill and Major Concerts including the Romantics. I had heard of Shady but don't think I know him. Perhaps just a bit ahead of me. 3-4 years made a difference.
I remember Dave got a job as a writer for the Gong Show. I was in flight school and he was writing gags for Chuck Barris and he made 3 times what I did. Sinker was a funny guy.
Marty was a bit of a goof ball. He booked a clown act (I think the guy's name was Bobo.) Paul Winter wasn't pleased.
Shady Jim put the Mug Rack Friday concerts on the map. He had the position for two years and did such a great job that he made it a Milwaukee event. Shady got more ass than a public toilet seat.
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I remember Dave got a job as a writer for the Gong Show. I was in flight school and he was writing gags for Chuck Barris and he made 3 times what I did. Sinker was a funny guy.
Marty was a bit of a goof ball. He booked a clown act (I think the guy's name was Bobo.) Paul Winter wasn't pleased.
Shady Jim put the Mug Rack Friday concerts on the map. He had the position for two years and did such a great job that he made it a Milwaukee event. Shady got more ass than a public toilet seat.
Does somebody know exactly when the Mugrack was built? I'm thinking it must have been around 1977-78. It certainly existed when I arrived on campus in August 79. Loved that place.
Grill Concerts were an absolutely spectacular concept. Full fledged party at 3pm every Friday afternoon. Great music, free flowing pitchers of beer. Perfect way to kick off the weekend.
Funny, most of us learned how to responsibly (and legally) enjoy alcohol throughout college. I sometimes wonder if the 21 age limit has caused more harm than good. A Mugrack or Grunt's pitcher with your buddies was always safe, even when we were 18 and stupid. Not so sure about every Kilbourn red cup party these days. I worry about the new Frosh every August.
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Does somebody know exactly when the Mugrack was built? I'm thinking it must have been around 1977-78. It certainly existed when I arrived on campus in August 79. Loved that place.
Grill Concerts were an absolutely spectacular concept. Full fledged party at 3pm every Friday afternoon. Great music, free flowing pitchers of beer. Perfect way to kick off the weekend.
Funny, most of us learned how to responsibly (and legally) enjoy alcohol throughout college. I sometimes wonder if the 21 age limit has caused more harm than good. A Mugrack or Grunt's pitcher with your buddies was always safe, even when we were 18 and stupid. Not so sure about every Kilbourn red cup party these days. I worry about the new Frosh every August.
I have long thought that 19 was the answer. Keep legal drinking out of high school.
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I have long thought that 19 was the answer. Keep legal drinking out of high school.
Id say beer, wine, cider at 18... basically the stuff that you don't do shots of.
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Tower912 did hit on something I thoroughly enjoyed while at MU:
WMUR.
I wasn't even a Comm student but I was able to hit the radio waves with a buddy who had a time slot (he too was not a Comm student). To be able to share the music we enjoy (hi-energy, dance, freestyle, latin, hip hop, rap) with a niche audience that never got that (except for hip hop) was a highlight of my 4 years there. Part of me wishes I had gone into radio/broadcast, but I was able to fulfill some of that doing WMUR.
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Did anybody see Pearl Jam at the Varsity in spring of 92?
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Does somebody know exactly when the Mugrack was built? I'm thinking it must have been around 1977-78. It certainly existed when I arrived on campus in August 79. Loved that place.
Grill Concerts were an absolutely spectacular concept. Full fledged party at 3pm every Friday afternoon. Great music, free flowing pitchers of beer. Perfect way to kick off the weekend.
Funny, most of us learned how to responsibly (and legally) enjoy alcohol throughout college. I sometimes wonder if the 21 age limit has caused more harm than good. A Mugrack or Grunt's pitcher with your buddies was always safe, even when we were 18 and stupid. Not so sure about every Kilbourn red cup party these days. I worry about the new Frosh every August.
Mugrack opened up in 78-79. Shady Jim started the Friday afternoon Grill concerts, calling them Shady Jim Productions. No kidding, full house from Day One. Lots of local females would show up.
I recall they had great sammies. One of the first build your own in Milwaukee.
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Tower912 did hit on something I thoroughly enjoyed while at MU:
WMUR.
I wasn't even a Comm student but I was able to hit the radio waves with a buddy who had a time slot (he too was not a Comm student). To be able to share the music we enjoy (hi-energy, dance, freestyle, latin, hip hop, rap) with a niche audience that never got that (except for hip hop) was a highlight of my 4 years there. Part of me wishes I had gone into radio/broadcast, and I was able to fulfill some of that doing WMUR.
I did a tour of duty in the basement of Schroeder. I remember toting some of my favorite albums to the basement Sunday mornings.
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I'm surprised nobody ever mentions Sy's Deli on Wells near the Boy Blue. Classic Kosher Deli with steamed chickens hanging in the window.
When I had money, I buy a couple burgers or Italian sausages from Sy's to cook up. They were a little pricey, but boy where they good. And I always thought the two old guys working there would be behind the counter selling meat until they died.
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I recall they had great sammies. One of the first build your own in Milwaukee.
They were great. Thirty years later walking through an airport, I saw a chain sandwich shop where you checked off your order on a paper bag and handed it to the cashier. It immediately took me back to the Mugrack.
The other nice thing about the Mugrack was the student bartenders and sandwich makers. While I had a great time with Archie and Mitch at the Lanche, a sandwich, beer and conversation at the 'rack was always an attractive alternative.
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In no particular order:
- The Lanche
Camping out for bb tickets
The Gym
Angelo's
Laying in bed in McCormick late at night / early in the morning listening to guys yelling at couples walking back from the bars - in classic call and response style - yell "F*** Her" "I did"
The East End (haven't seen mention of this bar)
Any of the two dumps / houses I lived - The Green House and The Red House
Al McGuire - I'm sure there is a thread for Al stories
18 as the drinking age
Keg of beer on tap all year at the end of the hall on 2nd floor of Schroeder
Wet towels at the door
Bruce Springsteen bomb scare show at the Uptown Theater
- Check out this video for perspective:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQmKFDFy4Q
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Bruce Springsteen bomb scare show at the Uptown Theater
Available on cd if you know where to look. the link below is just audio and still photos. The 1st half (before the evacuation is much lower SQ) the 2nd half after they got drunk at the PPPPFISTERR is soundboard and starts at the 40:47 mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_CIW7lUjAY
´´Alright, bring the band down now....alright now I´ll tell you....there we was....we ran back to the hotel....wanna tell you now....we ran back to the hotel, are you loose? (cheers) we ran back to the hotel, ran into the bar....I said ´Bartender´....I said ´Bartender....I need a drink´ (Clarence: 'make it two, make it two') .... I was shaking, my knees were weak, I couldn´t see straight, bring it down some... Steve was there, come here, Steve....Steve was there with me, we were sitting at the bar, we were scared to death, we said ´Bartender, somebody tried to blow us up tonight´ (Steve: ´That´s right´) we said ´Bartender, are you loose?´....we said ´ Bartender, somebody tried to blow us up tonight´....he looked at me and said ´Son....Son....are you loose?´ (laughter) I said ´Yeah´ and there I was and Clarence came in the bar....Clarence shuffled in in his white suit....the people, I wanna tell you now that the people over at the Pfister (Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee) didn´t know what was happening ....that is a weird joint (chuckles) so there we was, I was sitting at the bat, Steve was at the bar, Clarence was at the bar, we was drinking our skulls out (chuckles)....and that´s when it happened....that´s when it happened....it got very serious for a minute....I sat back, I seen what was coming, I took a big gulp, my knees started shaking, my heart started beating faster than it ever had, I said ´Steve, you know, you know, you know.....I had a lump in my throat when I saw her walking down the aisle.....
(....) And meanwhile....by this time I was on my knees....I wanna tell you the Boss....I was on my knees at the bar....I was a sad and sorry sight....but I was planning my strategy....and I thought to myself....I thought to myself....if it´s a slow one, we´ll admit it....´´
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQmKFDFy4Q
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LOL McCormick was only 7 years old when this film was made and the interiors of the elevators were already beat to hell. Whoever decided to line them with stainless steel was a moron.
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LOL McCormick was only 7 years old when this film was made and the interiors of the elevators were already beat to hell. Whoever decided to line them with stainless steel was a moron.
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LOL McCormick was only 7 years old when this film was made and the interiors of the elevators were already beat to hell. Whoever decided to line them with stainless steel was a moron.
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I was in junior high when that film was made.
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I was in junior high when that film was made.
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LOL McCormick was only 7 years old when this film was made and the interiors of the elevators were already beat to hell. Whoever decided to line them with stainless steel was a moron.
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You caught us. I snuck out of Sister Marie David's class at Holy Rosary Academy in Nashville and hitchhiked up to Milwaukee. In the meantime, jsglow took the city bus to campus from his home on the south side. We met up on the corner of 16th and Wisconsin and talked a freshman into signing us into his room and leaving us alone for awhile.
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You caught us. I snuck out of Sister Marie David's class at Holy Rosary Academy in Nashville and hitchhiked up to Milwaukee. In the meantime, jsglow took the city bus to campus from his home on the south side. We met up on the corner of 16th and Wisconsin and talked a freshman into signing us into his room and leaving us alone for awhile.
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You caught us. I snuck out of Sister Marie David's class at Holy Rosary Academy in Nashville and hitchhiked up to Milwaukee. In the meantime, jsglow took the city bus to campus from his home on the
south side. We met up on the corner of 16th and Wisconsin and talked a freshman into signing us into his room and leaving us alone for awhile.
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Available on cd if you know where to look. the link below is just audio and still photos. The 1st half (before the evacuation is much lower SQ) the 2nd half after they got drunk at the PPPPFISTERR is soundboard and starts at the 40:47 mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_CIW7lUjAY
This was a great show. The band was drunker than monkeys (you know how drunk they can get) and tore the roof off the place when they returned around midnight. We were freshmen and had to call our RA and convince him to come and join us because the bus stopped running at midnight and we didn't have a car and didn't want to walk back in the early AM when the show would have ended. He owed us the rest of the year.....
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I did a tour of duty in the basement of Schroeder. I remember toting some of my favorite albums to the basement Sunday mornings.
There was a DJ from the 10th floor named Tom. Beard, freak flag, perpetually stoned. Played nothing but Yes.
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I was on a vator in Schroeder that had way too many people on it. It reached the 1F but as the doors began to open it dropped about 5 feet. We were stuck there for almost an hour.
Guy named Dave Bolger ran for ASMU President. People wrote, "The guy who makes the underwear" on every single poster. Dave ended up winning.
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There was a DJ from the 10th floor named Tom. Beard, freak flag, perpetually stoned. Played nothing but Yes.
You must have been on 10 the year of 78-79.
We have mutual acquaintances, Eggert, Finnegan, Rocky, etc. Do you remember Flip and Crash on 10 S? Or Rob and Pat, both from Cleveland?
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Honestly the only difference I saw from that McCormick video and the McCormick I lived in my freshman year was that they took away the built in closets. We fit 27 people in one of those elevators once...[/list][/list]
when did the built in closets go?
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You must have been on 10 the year of 78-79.
We have mutual acquaintances, Eggert, Finnegan, Rocky, etc. Do you remember Flip and Crash on 10 S? Or Rob and Pat, both from Cleveland?
We talked about Pete Eggert. His father was an Admiral at Yokosuka NB. I also knew Tom Finnegan; Fins was from Cleveland. I think he had a really good looking sister at MU. Of course, Rocky was a bud. Flip and Crash escape me at this time...
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when did the built in closets go?
My freshman year 2011-2012 was the first year they didnt have them
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If I have time next week ill try to take some pictures of the buildings/campus for comparisons sake.
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My freshman year, McCormick was all male and we were in the penthouse on the top floor. Some idiot late at night \ early in the morning crashed in the elevator doors so that they were hanging and could have fallen down the shaft. Very fortunate. No one owned up to it, so our entire floor was billed for it...each of us had some flesh extracted for that one.
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Helluva memory. I couldn't have come up with that on my own.
Acts you all might remember down in the grill besides the BoDeans (after my time as I recall) and the Femmes include:
- Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows
- Koko Taylor
- Magic Slim
- Arroyo
- X-Cleavers
- Badboy
- Pat McCurdy and the Men About Town
- Snopek
and many others I simply can't remember. Milwaukee had a vibrant live music scene back in the day. And the Grill time slot was perfect for bands because they would typically have a second gig that night, even if traveling from Chicago as was the case with the blues artists.
One quick story. We were thisclose to having Survivor inked for the 1981 Party of the Century. We were literally in meaningful negotiations with their agency when Eye of the Tiger went to #1. Our checkbook never had a chance. But can you imagine that out in the central mall?
Loved Arroyo - I became a fan of the SoCal Rock scene due to my roomie's influence and Arroyo fit right in.
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I was in the apartments right next to M&I Bank, across the street from the never creepy Biller Hotel. Cambridge Apartments, I believe.
We were in the St. James Court apts. We had the last unit on the first floor. Same floor as atty Alan Eisenberg - great party apartment. Trashed our share of disposable goodwill furniture there.
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You and I must have passed each other many times.
Did you attend Friends nights at the Pub?
Dance on the hardwood at Ziggy's?
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Tower912 did hit on something I thoroughly enjoyed while at MU:
WMUR.
I wasn't even a Comm student but I was able to hit the radio waves with a buddy who had a time slot (he too was not a Comm student). To be able to share the music we enjoy (hi-energy, dance, freestyle, latin, hip hop, rap) with a niche audience that never got that (except for hip hop) was a highlight of my 4 years there. Part of me wishes I had gone into radio/broadcast, but I was able to fulfill some of that doing WMUR.
Friends night? Absolutely not. Not sure I ever danced.. more like stumbled around... BUT.. WMUR, nice call on that. One of my best friends still today was the station manager for a year.. we did a show together and I did one of my own. Later (shortly after graduation), he and I would reunite and the "real" airwaves of Milwaukee for many years.
I'm sure the equipment has been upgraded *just* a little bit.
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My dad said he saw the Violent Femmes play at the Union/Mugrack. Is he lying?
As noted above, both the Femmes and Da Bodeans were there on more than one occasion.
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Random question, does anyone know when and why MU stopped serving Alcohol at the Brooks lounge in the AMU?
I assume its when the Annex opened up. That became the university's bar.
The Brooks lounge is totally underutilized. I never went there once and never knew anyone who did. The pool table thing is kind of cool, but what's the point of going to a place like that if you can't have a beer?
They should start serving beer again or re-purpose the space.
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I assume its when the Annex opened up. That became the university's bar.
The Brooks lounge is totally underutilized. I never went there once and never knew anyone who did. The pool table thing is kind of cool, but what's the point of going to a place like that if you can't have a beer?
They should start serving beer again or re-purpose the space.
I agree! I mean I thought it was cool when I visited MU in High School as a barlike hang out but then again I also thought the "man cave" in OD's basement was cool to in HS. But the moment I got here I realized both were essentially homes for the stricktest rules I've seen and really just a waste of space that could've been awesome if the drinking age was still 18.
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I'm sure the administration is reluctant to serve alcohol to students at the union. I'm sure that's why they opened the Annex, so you can card students going in the door, and don't need to worry about students wandering in from other school functions which are hosted at the union. You also don't have to worry about drunk students wandering into study groups or MUSG meetings. I get it.
But then they should repurpose the space. Its a waste right now.
I think they could get a lot of students there if they just served a couple different beers on tap, no hard liquor. It would become a cool place to hangout. They would just have to card at the door. Maybe its too much effort and liability.
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This thread brought back some great memories...
'MarquetteParties' of AIM was a kid from OD, I believe I knew him.
Jeffery Dahmer was a regular at Conway's on Wells...
- OD 2SW
- Schroeder 8N
- Harley Fest '03
- Rugby House (Thursday nights)
- Fallout Shelter (Thursday nights)
- Red Door
- Pirate Ship
- 1435 W. Kilbourn
- Angelo's (Any night)
- Corner Bar (Thursday nights)
- O'Brady's $5 AYCD
- Annual spring softball tournament (the 16" variety)
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'MarquetteParties' of AIM was a kid from OD, I believe I knew him.
When did "MarquetteParties" start? The screen name was still alive and well, posting party info on away messages when I arrived on campus in fall of 2004. It really wasn't until Facebook that it fell into disuse.
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Jeffery Dahmer was a regular at Conway's on Wells...
I worked at Conway's in the middle '90's (shortly after Dahmer was imprisioned) and never heard this. I do know he used to frequent the bar at the Ambassador Hotel, (which was renamed "The U Pub.")
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When did "MarquetteParties" start? The screen name was still alive and well, posting party info on away messages when I arrived on campus in fall of 2004. It really wasn't until Facebook that it fell into disuse.
It originated in the Fall of '03 so perhaps it was short lived.
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I worked at Conway's in the middle '90's (shortly after Dahmer was imprisioned) and never heard this. I do know he used to frequent the bar at the Ambassador Hotel, (which was renamed "The U Pub.")
I could be mistaken in that case; a bartender at Conway's told me that... I was always a bit perplexed as to why. Could be hogwash.
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- Annual spring softball tournament (the 16" variety)
16" is the only variety in my book.
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Thanks Ron, 16" is awesome.
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16" is the only variety in my book.
You can always spot the boys among men...they still measure in inches...
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Got around to some of the campus picture taking. First up some of McCormick dining hall.
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SSP office
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Got around to some of the campus picture taking. First up some of McCormick dining hall.
Hasn't changed since I was there in 2004-2005
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Hasn't changed since I was there in 2004-2005
Some upgrades to the serving presentation, but similar to what I saw in 1995
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Thursday nights at the Brown Bottle... $1 import bottles all night. Good times.
Free concert tickets to Eagles Ballroom. Student volunteers would pass out those tickets before just about every good show. I remember seeing Public Enemy and almost going to Eminem before anyone really knew who he was.