Here We Go:
Grew up in Minot (MHS '74). Was in Grand Forks late 70's and early 80's. Best UND memories:
Helped to bring back the UND Feathers for a few glorious years.Basketball was king before Gino arrived to turn the hockey program around, and the SU games were unreal for atmosphere. Helped to start a big halftime melee with a bunch of smelly Bison fans on the court at one game. Walked the wall at Memorial Stadium leading cheers at many football games and got to know Pete Coe at Campus Security very well.
Got hooked on hockey when the aforementioned Mr. Gasparini took over. Was at the Sioux-Badger pre- game brawl in GF and over the years have made a lot of lifelong friends through hockey, especially with Badger fans. I used to tend bar at the Antique, but when I turned 21, came back over the border to GF to sling drinks at the Fabulous Westward Ho in the Gaslight and the Peanut Bar.
Been managing bars and hotels since I left GF - starting in Bismarck, Twin Cities, Deadwood, Bismarck, Rochester, Hibbing, Bismarck, Willmar (sucks), and have been in Marquette, MI for this century. Wear Sioux apparel to all NMU games. If you're ever up here, look for Michigan license plates "NDSIOUX".