re: Monroe Nostalgia Thread

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Top Kat T's

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I got my keds airbrushed there

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Enoch's was a decent place to have a beer

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still is



73, what years did you grace our city with your presence?

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critters creek

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Yeah, it was great before it became a health hazard.

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critters creek

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Worst fricking water park of all time. They had 2 rides. One was all cracked up and scratched the frick out of you the whole way down('cause you would always lose your mat). The other you had to put that ungodly heavy plastic raft/boat on your back, walk 5 minutes up a hill for about a 1.5 second ride.








I loved every second of it.

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Worst fricking water park of all time. They had 2 rides. One was all cracked up and scratched the frick out of you the whole way down('cause you would always lose your mat). The other you had to put that ungodly heavy plastic raft/boat on your back, walk 5 minutes up a hill for about a 1.5 second ride.

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Are you forgetting the bumper boats?!?


Don't forget that Joe Delaney drowned there.

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What about the Ouachita High (at least, I think that was the school) ghost?

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Yeah, the old OPHS. Now I think it's the junior high. I don't think you can see it anymore.

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did you ever go to Logtown

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not as much as your mom....helllo

I miss the Chennault Park golf course. Used to play that thing for about 15-20 bucks with cart.

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Electrifying runner whose promising career was tragically cut short after just two NFL seasons … Unassuming and humble off the field, was simply amazing once he stepped between the stripes … Burst onto the NFL scene as the AFC Rookie of the Year in ‘81 when he earned a trip to the Pro Bowl and was named Chiefs MVP after establishing a then-franchise record with 1,121 rushing yards … Helped propel the ‘81 Chiefs to a 9-7 record, the club’s first winning season since ‘73  After coming off the bench to record 101 rushing yards in his initial NFL action at New England (10/4/81), ran for 106 yards and registered 104 receiving yards in his initial pro start vs. Oakland (10/11/81) ... His 193-yard outing vs. Houston (11/15/81) remains the third-highest single-game rushing output in franchise history … In just 23 career games, amassed 329 carries for 1,501 yards with three TDs, as well as 33 receptions for 299 yards … Joined the Chiefs as a second-round draft choice out of Northwestern Louisiana where was a part of the school’s NCAA Division I champion 4x100 meter relay team ... Born October 30, 1958 in Henderson, Texas … Drowned on June 29, 1983 attempting to save the lives of three youngsters in Monroe, Louisiana and was buried on July 4, 1983 in Haughton, Louisiana … Posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizen’s Medal by Ronald Reagan on July 13, 1983 … Received the NCAA Award of Valor in ‘84 and was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in ‘97.

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