Hawaii game cancelled

[ronfitch]

I heard they are looking at opening an OP on Main St. in downtown Cedar Falls.

What the Parkade has (again) become.

Even the university has abandoned the Hill when they moved the homecoming parade from the Hill to the Parkade.

[Big I]

The Wartburg game is now cancelled due to Wartburg's COVID protocol. We only have 17 MVC games, now.

That’s complete BS. I bet you could get NWMS or upper iowa or a ton of DII teams to come to cedar falls and kick our ass. Or you could get some summit league teams, or a host of others DI teams. Wartburg is DIII and doesn’t even give scholarships. DIII basketball teams are actually weaker than some high school teams. Scheduling them is totally ridiculous. I have a hard time believing it. Why not at least schedule an NAIA team or someone with scholarship players? Unbelievable. No wonder the McCloud center is empty every game.

[QCPanther05]

I wish I wasn't so pissed off on Christmas. The more I think about it we're going to be average in the future like my previous post stated. Green is in Europe next season, Belmont comes in, Murray State not far behind, the new Red shirt Freshman and Campbell are about our usual level. I just hate finishing 5th place give or take.

It’s hard to win when year after year they pick up five short white guys from a 30 mile radius of our rural campus.

[BCPanther]

Lol. He's up to 3 alts.

My god we need a mod with the power to ban someone. Doing a hell of a job AmesPanther

At least sell someone the domain at a reasonable price so we can try to save this thing.

[DownGoesKansas]

Lol. He's up to 3 alts.

My god we need a mod with the power to ban someone. Doing a hell of a job AmesPanther

At least sell someone the domain at a reasonable price so we can try to save this thing.

Please! Such a dumpster fire. Lets preserve some of the real interest we have..

[A Fan In Lean Years]

Yet, no one is reading my posts.

As AD Panther says, "let him post into the abyss." If so, then it's a pretty busy abyss, eh, friends!

[QCPanther05]

The remodel of the OP on the Hill was a colossal mistake that took away all of the nostalgia and charm and made it just like any other sports bar then they leaned into more expensive beer options and kind of quit running specials to draw college kids couple that with the pandemic and kids choosing Main Street over The Hill and this is the result.

It's a real shame. I wish they'd have tried to use it as a ghost kitchen for takeout and delivery but, alas, they didn't .

Icon gone.

Agreed. The remodel was a serious head scratcher and killed the old school vibe of the place. The Hill isn’t the Hill anymore. At least Suds and Sharkeys are still there (I think). I miss Pour Richards.

[ronfitch]

Easy solution. Reopen The Stein, Stebs, etc.

The paintings that SR Turner did for Stebs’ ceiling and walls are on display at Sidecar Coffee on the Hill (old Stebs location). The panels had been stored by Tony Tomlyanivich for two decades. It was a big surprise when he gave them to Octopus bar owner/House of Large Sizes frontman Dave Deibler this past year (in the early summer, I think). They went on display earlier this month - not sure how long they will be up.

On edit - the surprise was that they existed at all, not the Tony gave them to Dave; everybody assumed that they were long gone, part of the demolition; thankfully, Tony saved and stored them for 20 years.

[SteinPizza]

The paintings that SR Turner did for Stebs’ ceiling and walls are on display at Sidecar Coffee on the Hill (old Stebs location). The panels had been stored by Tony Tomlyanivich for two decades. It was a big surprise when he gave them to Octopus bar owner/House of Large Sizes frontman Dave Deibler this past year (in the early summer, I think). They went on display earlier this month - not sure how long they will be up.

House of Large Sizes. Now there’s a name from the past!

[ronfitch]

House of Large Sizes. Now there’s a name from the past!

Dave and Barb (the bass player) have run Mohair Pear on the Hill for about 25-30 years (now located in Pour Richards old spot). Octopus is next door, it Dr. Ceiley's old spot (I think it was Dr. Ceiley who was there). Octopus had a lot of live music pre-COVID and I know Dave is bringing it back (and live comedy) now.

[BobCat]

That's really cool. Briefly chatted with Barb before when I worked on the Hill years and years ago, very nice. I now have the to dig up some HoLS...maybe "40 Orange Cookies"?

[ronfitch]

That's really cool. Briefly chatted with Barb before when I worked on the Hill years and years ago, very nice. I now have the to dig up some HoLS...maybe "40 Orange Cookies"?

Here's a ballad for ya ...

[skydog0784]

Easy solution. Reopen The Stein, Stebs, etc.

Good idea, I practically lived at both of those fine institutions of higher learning during my college career.

[skydog0784]

An infrequent poster here but I gotta say I'm enjoying this thread re-living the old UNI days on the hill ('79-'83 for me). Sorry to hear that it's gone downhill since then.

A few questions if ronfitch, bobcat, Stein Pizza, QCPanther (or anybody else in the know) wouldn't mind answering...

1. First of all, that HOLS video posted and a few others that I just watched as a result are awesome. Man, those guys are great. I never heard of them before now. Too bad they came after my time at UNI. I spent a lot of time at Steb's (Dave M, Sherm M, anyone?) and the Stein (Pizza Dave) and some OP too my Jr and Sr years; (The Paw (predecessor to Pour Richards & Mohair Pear) and BoJingles Fr and So years) mainly. Great memories. It sounds like HOLS played at Steb's a lot.

I'm curious on their background - are they from IA and met and formed as a group as students at UNI originally? Do they play anymore?

2. ronfitch, Is SR Turner that you reference painting the Steb's ceiling and walls, Steve Turner (we all just called him Turner, thin build, blonde hair)? I knew him casually and seem to recall that he was pretty artistic and sort of remember maybe him painting those murals.

3. QCPanther mentioned Suds & Sharkey's, is / was that above where the old BoJingles was? Went there maybe a few times as they spun up just as my rather mediocre academic career was ending...

Thanks for the trip down memory land and anyone that doesn't mind satisfying my curiosity...

[SteinPizza]

3. QCPanther mentioned Suds & Sharkey's, is / was that above where the old BoJingles was? Went there maybe a few times as they spun up just as my rather mediocre academic career was ending...

...

Sharkey’s is in the same space as Bo Jingles. Suds is the bar above. Both are currently owned by one of my college rugby teammates.