The official Marquette nostalgic thread

[Tugg Speedman]

Early 80s Mug-rack shows with these little unknown Milwaukee bands called the BoDeans and Violent Femmes.

Whatever happen to those bands?

[BrewCity83]

I remember those great shows, and the X-Cleavers.

[tower912]

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. 

[LloydMooresLegs]

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.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

I remmeber when people used to like and appreciate MU bball for what it was....

[reinko]

Any Louie D's fans around?   Cheese fries,  cheap burgers,  darts,  random DJ equipment and dance floor that was never used.

[real chili 83]

Had my first gyro at the Circle.

[LloydMooresLegs]

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.

[real chili 83]

Sound like you recovered from Friday night.

[LloydMooresLegs]

Stuck to beer yesterday.   

[warriorchick]

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.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

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.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

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.

[real chili 83]

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?

[keefe]

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.

[Warrior Code]

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.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

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.

[Warrior Code]

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.

[keefe]

First party at the "Tool Box"

Castro & Market Street, huh?

[LloydMooresLegs]

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.

[LloydMooresLegs]

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.

[real chili 83]

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.

[jsglow]

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.)   

[warriorchick]

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.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

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