re: The Northeast Louisiana University nostalgia thread ....

I have always preferred the Big Johns in Winnsboro over Ferriday. The Ferriday location changed names for a little while but may be back. It is good but for some reason I always thought Winnsboro was a little better. I have never tried the one in Jonesboro.

The big johns in Jonesboro is damn near inedible

Lanny James

Yet south la is the Mecca of the world?

I've lived in both places. Aside from the religion the shifts in population that Shreveport snd monroe has experienced is the same that Baton Rouge has faced as well.

I got to watch them implode Olin

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i used to get food from hardees then wander down to the dark room with the projection TV and watch MTV videos.

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Elbow room.
They had some Klipsch Cornwalls in there that would blast. Not sure what amplification they used but you sure could hear the tape hiss on those MTV quad cart video cart machines and they used Dolby A.

Yea...everybody used to go in there during lunch and watch THE OLD & THE USELESS. Its felt like the thermostat was set on 65 it was sooo cold.

My 3 favorite days in December were always:

- Christmas Eve with the grandparents on South Grand

- Christmas day and going outside after opening presents and every kid in the neighborhood was also outside showing off their presents

- day after Christmas Howard Griffin half price sale where I spent every single penny I got for Christmas

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Olin Hall, Brown stadium, the Siesta, Cooter bay, library lounge, warbonnets, the wig wam.

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This is early 90's Monroe for a NLU student. However you left out Sal's, especially the Thursday night beer bust.

You can also spot somebody from the 80's era when they mention Private Eyes.

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When/what was the dwarf era at Pege’s?

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It started when the midget gal and her husband bought the joint from Mr. Ray. All of the old staff left and started a coup called the Magic Grill once the Dwarf Era commenced. The Dwarf Era was in fact the demise of Pege's.