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re: Are college bars just as popular as in the 80s/90s?
Posted on 7/21/25 at 8:04 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Posted on 7/21/25 at 8:04 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Skybar in Auburn is quite popular. Pretty sure it’s by far the #1 customer for Alabama ABC.
This post was edited on 7/21/25 at 8:05 pm
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Posted on 7/21/25 at 8:07 pm to Packer
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Made a trip to see family near ASU's campus in Tempe last fall and can confirm, Mill Ave still gets packed with college kids later at night.
Great place. A lot of yuppies, too.
I love the chicks in Tempe.
Posted on 7/21/25 at 8:22 pm to cgrand
quote:I'm in that window where I had to stop drinking for a few weeks when that went into effect. It was legal for me to to buy a beer for two years then it was illegal for a month then it was legal again.
21 to drink killed them
Posted on 7/21/25 at 8:24 pm to Espritdescorps
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What is that so i dont have to google it? Lol
I think it’s sticking it up the arse
Posted on 7/21/25 at 8:41 pm to UptownJoeBrown
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beer trucks on the front lawns
Those were the days! And nothing like the days the upperclassmen talked about.
$2.50 pitchers on Monday night, go out with your buddies when MNF came on with less than $10 in your pocket and come home feeling good. Can’t do that today.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 10:52 am to Disco Ball
And those sick concrete wall finishes;)
I dug the place and it sucks it didn’t last.
We knew each other
I dug the place and it sucks it didn’t last.
We knew each other
Posted on 7/22/25 at 12:09 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Campus Corner in Norman is rowdy on game days and otherwise pretty busy during school. They just economically survive the summers.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 3:03 pm to Topwater Trout
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Every weekend! and $3 beer bust on sat night
The old Booth in Tuscaloosa would do penny 12oz draft beers until someone peed. They also did 24oz Long Island teas for $3 from 2pm-8pm
Kids today still go out but not like we did. And that’s probably a good thing.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 4:15 pm to deeprig9
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I didn't have enough money to go out drinking every single night, which is a good thing or I never would have graduated.
In college, I went out every single night, which had a lot to do with it taking me 7 years to get my 4 year degree.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 4:19 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:at shanahans in 1985 a can of bud or Miller lite was $1.85, a well drink was $2.25, call was $2.75, premium $3.25. Shots were $1.75. Old Style on tap was $0.85 or $4.00 for a pitcher. Three for one was Wednesday night and ladies night was Thursday. Mondays were $1.00 pitchers
I’m curious how much more a beer or well drink is now compared to when I was there (not all that long ago)
How I remember all that I’ve no idea
Posted on 7/22/25 at 4:22 pm to kingbob
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most zoomers simply cannot afford to go out as often as gen xers could back in the day.
$20 in your pocket, you could stay out all night, bounce from bar to bar, get a bite to eat at 2am, and wake up the next day with a couple bucks in your pocket!
Posted on 7/22/25 at 4:22 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Best I ever went to was the Devil House at Arizona State.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 4:31 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Bucks Madison Square Garden in Madison Wisconsin was pretty crazy too
Posted on 7/22/25 at 5:13 pm to cgrand
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same. I worked at shanahans and we went to quills, fat Harry’s, miss maes, F&M, rendon inn, Bruno’s, madigans, etc. no better time ever to be a college student than New Orleans in the mid 80s
Agree. Also AT2s, Sitting Duck, Boot, Metro; Phillips and Columns (when a bit older).
In my mind, I feel like I went out to bars 3 to 4 nights a week in the summer, though I know I did not. My kids mostly drank at house parties, though my youngest who is still in college does bar hop some in NOLA. At school they mostly party in off campus apartments and sometimes go to clubs. They spend more than I did bc they buy better alcohol and eat out much more.
This post was edited on 7/22/25 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 7/22/25 at 5:25 pm to kingbob
No excuses. I was a poor college student once too. If we couldn't afford to go out we'd pool our money and have house parties. Keg of Busch Light for $50 gets it started, $3 bucks a cup, buy more kegs as needed.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:06 pm to vistajay
quote:if you remember the dude with the marine flat top who bartended at the duck, that was my roommate. We never went to the other places you listed, those were Tulane bars and we kept pretty segregated.
AT2s, Sitting Duck, Boot, Metro; Phillips and Columns
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:56 pm to Zendog
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Best I ever went to was the Devil House at Arizona State.
Went there a lot in the 80's
Great dance floor, sound system, specials, and of course hot Sun Devil babes!
I recall seeing The Jetson's there and Del Fuego
Another great hang out in Tempe then was Cowboys!
This post was edited on 7/22/25 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:01 pm to cgrand
Yea I was more on the Tulane side. We didn't go to Shanahan's. That was for Metry guys looking for fights.
This post was edited on 7/22/25 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:06 pm to vistajay
quote:and mount Carmel charmers. Shanahans was two bars…yats in the back by the pool tables drinking pitchers and high school/college kids up front paying the bills LOL
That was for Metry guys looking for fights.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:39 pm to UptownJoeBrown
Nope. College bars are alive and well.
Go to the strip in Tuscaloosa or tiger land and see.
I’m still to this day amazed that Tigerland is the only real string of bars LSU has to offer. It’s severely lacking and it’s honestly awful from a location standpoint. The establishments themselves are the standard college bar. Just wish it was located somewhere like north gate or the other side of highland where fat cow used to be.
Go to the strip in Tuscaloosa or tiger land and see.
I’m still to this day amazed that Tigerland is the only real string of bars LSU has to offer. It’s severely lacking and it’s honestly awful from a location standpoint. The establishments themselves are the standard college bar. Just wish it was located somewhere like north gate or the other side of highland where fat cow used to be.
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