Ok, I remember a lengthy LoBro tailgate Y/N debate here. I thought you were a prime actor in the discussion.
When did you graduate ? 36 yrs is close to my RU history but missed a few seasons (and never brought LoBro either).
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When did you graduate ? 36 yrs is close to my RU history but missed a few seasons (and never brought LoBro either).
This is why I like the board, b/c we can discuss things, learn, agree and or disagree, and engage about many topics
IMO...
PSU, Auburn, Ole Miss, UGA, Clemson are all better than RU
PSU only b/c it's a bigger version though
ASU and UCF are interesting cases - especially UCF b/c of the large mall they have and all of the talent running around those 2 places is insane
UC '88, but that was after 4 years in the USAF. We've been season ticket holders since then - our first year was a 1st anniversary gift from my wife.
Truthfully, I have nothing against a good lobro - but "good" is a mark that most people don't / can't hit. It's a challenging cut of meat to do really well and if I'm in the mood for some tailgate beef I'll just bring a bunch of 1" ribeyes.
I suspect that any kind of dredging above landing lane bridge would require rebuilding LL Bridge.. and they had their chance to do that better recently (in bridge life terms, recentness). Then again, tides and rain levels could really affect water levels there too.. and to make passing LL even possible.
Hmmm.. what if LL bridge was the end point, the dock area.. that could work. Dredging would be minimal. But reworking Johnson Park between the rive and the stadium would be necessary. Probably mostly landscaping, but they'd have to add grove spots, restrooms, and lighting. Maybe get sponsors.. given our difficulties.. how about the Tylenol Groves at Johnson Park? The JnJ Microlax Restrooms... go to other Pharmas for maying teh Bonine or Dramamine Docks...
wow , lots of love for a sh$thole that didn’t even try to be a good sh$thole .
The shuffleboard was cool, but otherwise that place sucked.
Now , Kelly’s was solid
The shuffleboard was cool, but otherwise that place sucked.
Now , Kelly’s was solid
If you get buzzed before the tailgate, what are you getting at the tailgate ? 😆
Depends on when you were there. At the "sh$thole", I mean. Late 60's and maybe a few more years were great.
Kellys opened at like 6am before GameDay and had cheap breakfast sandwiches and we used to get cinnamon toast crunch shots and mimosas. By 3 o'clock the hangover was like death. But it was a lot of fun.
Not saying you can’t walk. It’s that there is a vast amount of space where there is little or no development (restaurants/bars etc…). It’s not easy to hop from Easton ave to George st. If there were multiple establishments that could link Easton Ave to the west and George Street to the East it would make for a better pedestrian and more “collegiate experience.” Need to build up the train station corridor.
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wait a minute. I'm RC 1981 and I remember McCormick giving the speech but I don't remember us being he last graduating class of Rutgers College.
I do remember reorganization being discussed. I had a conversation with Dr. McCormick about the topic before a woman's basketball game. I was working as an usher and he was sitting in my section. He was all in on the reorg while I was clinging to the status of being a Rutgers College student. I regret that I never was able to take his class.
The class of '81 was the first RC class that had more women then men.
Living history.... During a lecture, McCormick confessed how he routinely threw a handful of dirt into a production machine he tended as a youngster in a factory, to seize up the mechanism, allowing for a much-needed break in operations, until the machine was repaired. This was told during a survey course (American history) with this episode coinciding with a lecture on industrialization and harsh working conditions etc.
As for '81 and the last of RC, as I recall, in 1982, a faculty/staff reorg occurred under Bloustein, (who handed us our diplomas). RC, as we knew it, was no more. Prior to that change, separate liberal arts faculties existed in the separate NB campuses. Thereafter, though, the "new" consolidated faculty taught at Rutgers–New Brunswick. RC had a number of impressive departments including History. Things changed in '82.
Going back to the bar discussion..
Knight Club is (was) a decent college dive bar. I’d put olive branch and olde queens at same level. Good decent dive college bars.
During my time golden rail, Kelly’s and scarlet pub are below dive grade.
My favorite as an alumn on Easton Ave has been Stuff Yer Face by far. Only bar with outdoor space, beers other than the trash ones, and some editable food. Surprised it hasn’t gotten more mentions in this thread.
Knight Club is (was) a decent college dive bar. I’d put olive branch and olde queens at same level. Good decent dive college bars.
During my time golden rail, Kelly’s and scarlet pub are below dive grade.
My favorite as an alumn on Easton Ave has been Stuff Yer Face by far. Only bar with outdoor space, beers other than the trash ones, and some editable food. Surprised it hasn’t gotten more mentions in this thread.
Their upstairs bathroom was the cleanest one in BB in the early 00s. It's where we all went to #2 if we were anywhere on that side of town.
Kelly's Corner opened in the late 90's. Located on the corner of Wyckoff and Morrell, it was previously old man bar Frank & Sam's for many decades before
It was there up till recent I heard. I was at RU from 09-13 and we’d do game day breakfast there lol
I've been in the yellow lot consistently since 1985. The red lot is too old/conservative. The blue lot is too young/wild. Yellow is the right mix.
When you guys say "Friends of Frank", are you referring to the Wrublevski tailgate that's always in the front corner of the yellow lot? @RU4Real those guys get their insanely early. Like 5 AM. I am just fine with our timing and where we end up. :)
Steve - great stuff. Thanks for the transparency. Would love to be a silent partner and help you fund this but it's not the right fit for me. I guess if the current owners are not spending a penny on upkeep and are simply cashing checks, I can understand why they'd only give that up for a ridiculous payday. Eventually some infrastructure will fail, it will be in disrepair, and then they'll have to sell it in lieu of spending money on a major repair.
No, we're talking about the big tailgate that always sets up along the front fence on the other side of the gravelly road.
Fare well $1 burger with fries (that was pretty unbelieveable in the 21st century).
I passed by the place several days ago but didn't have time to look inside. I hope they kept the ceiling. That tin roof (rusted) goes back to the 1850s!
Oh OK. I can honestly say I never noticed that there is the same group consistently there. I'm sure it's lovely but I wouldn't want to be on the other side of the gravel road. I like our spot. :)No, we're talking about the big tailgate that always sets up along the front fence on the other side of the gravelly road.
@Real is always willing to share the cold Ballpark franks, warm Meister Brau from 1997 and stale brownies from the previous game. This year he’s upping his game to include flash-grilled London Broil and whatever leftovers Philly Pretzels was about to dump the night before.
He’s in the corner nearest the Robeson statue.
He’s in the corner nearest the Robeson statue.
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I've been to Minny (the school) about 10 years ago, came away not real impressed with the bar scene next to campus. Now across the river in Minneapolis, I found the bar scene in downtown there to be much better, but yeah it's not college bars. Don't know if that has changed much since 2016 when I last visted.
One B1G bar area I look forward to getting back to is the Haymarket District in Lincoln.
Sorry to bump an old thread, but this came up in my X feed about Patrix.
Excellent three part series on the rise and then demise of the New Brunswick Club scene, mostly about The Melody, but covers many other clubs. @RU848789 :
newbrunswicktoday.com
Excellent three part series on the rise and then demise of the New Brunswick Club scene, mostly about The Melody, but covers many other clubs. @RU848789 :
End of An Era: The Final Years of New Brunswick's Melody Bar - New Brunswick Today | New Brunswick, NJ Local News
Part three of New Brunswick Today’s look back at the Melody Bar examines the bar’s final chapter, from 2000 to 2004.
newbrunswicktoday.com
Numbers is going to be all over this. I never went to Patrix myself, but I always remember a promo poster that my sister had for a show. She shared an off-campus house with some members of a NB new wave/80s cover band that was playing there.Sorry to bump an old thread, but this came up in my X feed about Patrix.
Excellent three part series on the rise and then demise of the New Brunswick Club scene, mostly about The Melody, but covers many other clubs. @RU848789 :
End of An Era: The Final Years of New Brunswick's Melody Bar - New Brunswick Today | New Brunswick, NJ Local News
Part three of New Brunswick Today’s look back at the Melody Bar examines the bar’s final chapter, from 2000 to 2004.
There is a bootleg floating around of the Patrix show with Bruce and John Eddie. The quality is not great, but it is an interesting listent.
BTW, Bruce did a full set on Saturday night with Joe Gruschecky at the Count Basie for the Light of Day show.
Elite college bar on campus?
You cannot be serious.
I went into Corner Tavern with a fake ID and $5.
Then I went to Plum Street $2 pitchers.
late back to this thread, but, yes, it was ; )
when New Bruswick and the river were closely connected
The only Plum Street legend
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I started at Rutgers in ‘78. Drinking age was still 18. First semester, I got a job bouncing and bartending at the Rutgers Pub (Rusty Screw Tavern). It was downstairs in the College Ave student center. The place was legendary. Live entertainment 5 nights per week. I worked the door most nights. Junior year, started working at the Knight Club. More legendary times!!! Man, college was fun!!!
Any chance that anyone on this board was spending time in either place during those times??
Any chance that anyone on this board was spending time in either place during those times??
Probably 80% of this board is that age demographic so chances are pretty high
I remember seeing it, but I don't think it was ever open while I was there?
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