What was the name of the bar next to the Englert theater, late 80's, that was kind of a heavy metal bar. Long flight of stairs up to get in. Had dime draws a lot, etc.
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Man. Talk about leaving a guy hanging... Can anyone help on this one?
It had six tables. Guaranteed to fail. I went there a few times and they did have good music, not just heavy metal, but there was literally no place to sit and have drinks while hitting on women.
To my recollection, they didn't book a lot of bands that you would probably feel like sitting down for. Although maybe that was only the shows that I attended.
Maybe later. The upstairs bar was Woodfields.
Woodfields was directly east or next door to the Englert. Circa late 70's to mid 80's.
Oh, I don't have an AARP card, so I don't remember that one.
Tell us about the Copper Dollar while you are at it.
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I wonder what Dporthawk92’s new handle is and whether he’ll cop to it.
I also wonder why the devil decided to bring this random thread up after three years.
I also wonder why the devil decided to bring this random thread up after three years.
Clearly there is a strong, pent-up desire to discuss this topic. He knows what puts asses in the seats.
Woodfields up the steep stairs. On the south side of the street. Dime “draws” my freshman year. Lot of great times spent there.
If you’re old enough to have been at Woodfield’s in the early 80’s you might remember this song. Don’t know why, but they played it a lot there. I don’t remember any live bands there at that time.
Gunners was a block west of the Englert. It eventually turned into that t-shirt store that recently closed.
I swore off drinking so many times after getting uber sloshed at Woodfields Thursday $5 all you can drink nights. Oi!
This.
I was a Gunnerz regular. My memory is hazy but I recall the upstairs had pool tables and couches and downstairs had a big bar on the right and a small stage and floor for standing. Smoked a lot in that place.
That’s exactly right. We openly smoked weed in the place. My buddies band opened for Great White there and absolutely made them look like amateurs. It wasn’t long after that show Great White torched the club out east where all those people perished. Gunnar was a great guy but not necessarily an astute businessman but he supported local music so I supported him with my patronage.
Wasn't Gunnerz. I'm thinking it started with a T or something.
Leave it to HROT to leave no stone unturned.
That was one bar that allowed underage patrons. Visited it regularly as a 16-17 y/o.Tell us about the Copper Dollar while you are at it.
Spent many nights at Woodfields in 81-82. No real lines and they took fake id's. Wednesday was dime draws and Thursday was $3 all you can drink. You could drink and smoke anything you wanted in there. At some point they must have upped it $5. It's really to bad I can't remember much of what went on. I just remember having a good time and waking up feeling like sh!t.
somebody was bringing up threads from 2015 just a few days ago, not sayin its related
You might be right, perhaps it was $3 instead of $5. That seems so insanely cheap now that I forget the correct amount. We probably passed each other multiple nights there over those years.
3+ years later and after a thread reboot earlier this year, I just remembered the name of the bar.
Tycoon's
Tycoon's
A) Had nothing better to do
B) Wanted to see if anyone would notice the date
C) To see if OP was still alive
I remember Woodfields in the news in 80 or so, bunch of football players involved in some altercation. It was no longer there when I got to school 82-83. Was it Tycoon's then?
Woodfields was still there at least until 1984. Reggie Roby was drafted in 1983 and DJd there his first off season in the NFL. Think it closed in 85.
