Campustown Question
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Lumpy's baby....Lumpy's. Smells like piss and stale beer, stick to the floor, what is on that couch? HEAVEN.
Piss in the trashcan too just to make it a true daily double.
Pull in a few guys to watch. Really bring back the era
Watch out for that first step off the Lincoln Way sidewalk down. It was like double tall and a doozy.
How more people were not killed or seriously injured it beyond me.
Take me back to the good ole days....
What goes around comes around - my freshman and sophomore years it was a freaking drug store! Peoples Drug always had the best deals on Milwaukee's Best. IIRC, quite a few people were pissed when Peoples Drug closed because of how convenient it was. Of course we all quickly realized what an awesome bar it ended up being.
I would use almost a whole bottle of sauce just on the Ruffle Chips and Texas Toast!! Hell, the sauce was so good, I could almost drink it!! Lemonade was awesome. Still wish I could get the sauce at Hy-Vee!
That little place is one of my fondest memories. I went there all the time. Night exams for all those 1st/2nd-yr engineering courses? Battles's was "last meal" before execution.
Since they only took cash, one time I had forgotten and said at the counter, "Ope - hold on I'll run to that little ATM across the street and come back" and the guy working (I think it was George's son but I may be making that up) picked up the bag, winked at me, and said "Nah, don't worry - we take care of our own". I then felt like a true resident of Ames and ISU.
I used to park in the residential area behind the student government lot, just so I could have the pleasure of walking past Battles and the smells. Ohhhhhh, the smells! And, then on Friday afternoons treat myself to some brisket and lemonade! God, I miss battles(the old battles)!
If you go to Jimmy's, in Boone, it is very similar. The guy that owns it used to work at battles.
A case of Dubuque Star in bottles for about $4.79.
Yes, I'm old. (My age has been adjusted for inflation).
Wow, sure looks like it from pics here. The old long toast too. Good to know!
https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x87eddb10b8634e15:0x82989d38bc28ae39!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipODBDmezLdeAfecVSh0ZziUtRkRz8Kd-tZTSNo=w284-h160-k-no!5sJimmy's, in Boone - Google Search&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipODBSUpXkj_zi2e5eVAR-IlDI8HRL-sg7jELuI6&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDkPijgrLhAhUN2qwKHTBOAdAQoiowCnoECA8QBg
I haven't been back in a while, so was trolling google street view. The most amazing thing is that Copyworks is still there - per streetview. WTF - that's still a thing?
It was amazing, once the original owner died it went down fairly quickly.
Did anybody go, or is anybody going, on the People's Cruise? Several of the old bands are playing/played on the cruise including the Nada's. When I saw the ad for it I had stated "I have seen how I die, and what a glorious way to go."
Edit: IT'S MARCH 1st, 2020! We idiots thought it was this year!
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What what what? The People's Cruise? This sounds like something the Rock would be promoting. Is this a real thing?
