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I was in Athens from 86-90. We could walk to Papa Joe’s from our fraternity house when it was originally across Baxter St from Guthrie’s. It was a blast. The other bars were decided upon by the bands playing: Uptown Lounge, 40 Watt (various locations over the years), TK’s, hearing John Barry. After some late nights it was either Herbies, Waffle House, or Krystals on Prince Ave.
Just heard Taco Stand closed.
You asked about Jake Scott. Here is an article I found about him a while ago.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-spjakescott19nov19-story.html
I graduated in 1977, was pretty young. I remember my friend, Tommy Blake (wish I could contact him now) from Columbus, bought me my first Heineken at TK Harty's. I recall a place called the Hedges that had live bands. Ate regularly at Alice's Crazy Corner Cafe, also at a "meat and 3" house that had awesome cornbread. I didn't have much discretionary money (was on a National Merit Scholarship), but there was a bar/sub shop where Harry's is that we frequented, just don't recall the name.
We had spaghetti dinner for 3 bucks me thinks downtown at Tony’s Air Conditioned Restaurant.
Regarding Guthrie’s, we used to always listen to the “Guthrie’s Q-105 quiz” on the radio at 11:45 right before going to lunch at Snelling. First to answer the trivia question won 2 Guthrie’s chicken finger plates.
I won one time by answering “what is the back boundary line in tennis called?”
Nowadays with Google and smartphones these kind of trivia questions wouldn’t be fair.
Bussed tables and washed dishes for a year at a place called The Spaghetti Store downtown. People came there just for the garlic butter and bread they served. After closing we all would sit around and drink beer and eat. Great times.
Allen's, The Dog House, TK's, B&L Warehouse, streaking, big band concerts at Stegman and the worst you could catch was the crabs. That was Athens in the 70's.
I remember thinking in 86 that Guthrie’s had to be good for me because it was chicken. Guthrie’s plate of fries, toast and fried chicken is healthy: potatoes, grains, and chicken. Meanwhile, 20 lbs later...
We ate at the Spaghetti Store in 1996 when visiting Athens for the Olympic soccer matches.
Those games at Sanford were unbelievable. I was there for the gold medal match, Argentina vs Nigeria, and the atmosphere was unlike anything I've ever experienced at a sporting event.
Back to OMalley's - there was a bar tender there that taught me a trick with a drink coaster that I still do today. Of course he made a bet from it that I lost.
You take a coaster and place it on a flat surface (a bar works great) with part of the coaster hanging off the edge. Then with you hand stretched out below the coaster you strike it using the top of your fingers from underneath the part hanging off the bar. As the coaster rotates upwards you grab it between the bottom of you fingers and your thumb before it completes more than 1/2 of a revolution.
When you get really good, you can do two at a time, one with each hand.
Something like this (although this is above and beyond);
Seems I remember TKs as being a pretty good place to go.....also......wasn't TK Hardy murdered? Anyway...
Also I remember when I was there that Prince played either the Georgia Theater or the 40 Watt...I believe it was the 40 Watt