The Whistler Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Some of us made that tour on our 19th birthday. The law hasn't always been 21. 12am on my 19th Birthday. Was kinda a let down as I'd been drinking there for a year.... I did make the barkeep card me. Quote
GeauxSioux Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 12am on my 19th Birthday. Was kinda a let down as I'd been drinking there for a year.... I did make the barkeep card me. A trip to The Spud and Whitey's in Oct 1980. Yikes, is that really over 30 years ago? Quote
UND92,96 Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 In addition to the Toasted Frog, another recent success story for a locally-owned restaurant in GF is Rhombus Guys: http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/193398 Quote
The Whistler Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 A trip to The Spud and Whitey's in Oct 1980. Yikes, is that really over 30 years ago? Buck pitchers followed for 2 for 1's. Not telling my kids about that. No way could it be 30 years ago. So how about the in booth juke boxes that didn't work but still had Dean Martin and Patti Page on them. Quote
GeauxSioux Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Buck pitchers followed for 2 for 1's. Not telling my kids about that. No way could it be 30 years ago. My spring semester of my senior year was built around buck pitchers. How about 35 centers on Thursday nights?? I watched the Sioux beat the Badgers for the NC in '82 at The Spud. So how about the in booth juke boxes that didn't work but still had Dean Martin and Patti Page on them. Dean Martin is still one of my favorites, thanks to my many visits to Whiteys as a kid. Quote
The Whistler Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 My spring semester of my senior year was built around buck pitchers. How about 35 centers on Thursday nights?? I watched the Sioux beat the Badgers for the NC in '82 at The Spud. Dean Martin is still one of my favorites, thanks to my many visits to Whiteys as a kid. I'll admit that I cut some classes on Friday to make it in time to get a pitcher. Quote
Oxbow6 Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 I'll admit that I cut some classes on Friday to make it in time to get a pitcher. You actually and purposely scheduled classes on Friday??? Quote
The Whistler Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 You actually and purposely scheduled classes on Friday??? What can I say, I went to college to learn. Quote
ScottM Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 What can I say, I went to college to learn. Showboat ... Quote
The Whistler Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Showboat ... What I learned was to NOT schedule classes Friday afternoon. Quote
Sioux-cia Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Sad Deal.... http://www.wdaz.com/...group/homepage/ What!?!? Man, I hope they reopen! Whitey's is a cornerstone of the community. I can't believe it's closed. Mmmm, Dave Norman, 'nuff said.... Quote
Sioux-cia Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 RIP, old friend. I spent many a Sunday night in the Back Bar, and the Side Bar. Stennes was a class act. Can't speak to the current/newest owners, but how can you f**k that up? Agree, great memories. It was a favorite of mine but since I've been traveling for work, I hadn't been there in years. Quote
Siouxmama Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Agree, great memories. It was a favorite of mine but since I've been traveling for work, I hadn't been there in years. And you haven't missed much...other than having lunch with me! Quote
WYOBISONMAN Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I gotta say that place was a historic icon. What a loss. 1 1 Quote
Sioux-cia Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 I gotta say that place was a historic icon. What a loss. I agree. Hopefully someone will bring it back to life. I loved their hard rolls and pate'. Siouxmama and I will just have to lunch at Al's when I'm home. Quote
lomackman Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 I agree. Hopefully someone will bring it back to life. I loved their hard rolls and pate'. Siouxmama and I will just have to lunch at Al's when I'm home. The hard rolls were never as good after Charlie's Bakery closed. Quote
lomackman Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 Buck pitchers followed for 2 for 1's. Not telling my kids about that. No way could it be 30 years ago. So how about the in booth juke boxes that didn't work but still had Dean Martin and Patti Page on them. I have one of those old wall jukeboxes in the garage. Quote
sprig Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 As long as there is a Red Pepper, I'm good Now if someone would turn Whitey's into Frenchy's, I might move there Quote
Bison Dan Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 The hard rolls were never as good after Charlie's Bakery closed. You got that right. Best ever! Quote
Sioux-cia Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 As long as there is a Red Pepper, I'm good Now if someone would turn Whitey's into Frenchy's, I might move there FRENCHY'S!!!!! That's where I headed between, *cough*, classes. I still have my mug!! Quote
sprig Posted February 17, 2011 Posted February 17, 2011 FRENCHY'S!!!!! That's where I headed between, *cough*, classes. I still have my mug!! Mine was in the wall behind plexiglass when the building went down. Would guess it was hauled out to a dump or buried in a hole on site. Quote
ScottM Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 FRENCHY'S!!!!! That's where I headed between, *cough*, classes. I still have my mug!! Heh. I lived next to Frenchy's for a year or so. Good times. An ex-GF got my mug. Damn, I miss that mug ... Quote
90siouxfan Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 This thread really brought back the memories. My first legal drink in th Bridge bar across from Whitey's. Tea night at the Bridge, When the bridge went downhill (Bleacher seating WTF!!!) watching for the lines to get short at the Antique and Whitey's from the Bridge windows because it was too dam cold out to stand for 15 minutes. Getting my then high school girlfriend, now wife, into the back bar at Whiteys to shoot pool and eat peanuts. needless to say it became her favorite bar. The red head we called firebush in the pull tab box. I always liked the walleye in the restaurant, though I could only afford it on rare occasions. Murf trying to drink all the different beers.... some were god awful. The spud and buck pichters, such a blurry memory. Smashed playing that sink the sub game or whatever it was called. Great times, i think?? I went to Whiteys a few years ago and have to agree it was not the same but the memories were worth it... aw to be young again. Quote
lomackman Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Mine was in the wall behind plexiglass when the building went down. Would guess it was hauled out to a dump or buried in a hole on site. Hauled to the dump since Frenchy's was build on a concrete slab. Quote
The Whistler Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Hauled to the dump since Frenchy's was build on a concrete slab. Way back a few years after Frenchy's closed some guy at a storage site said that he had all the old mugs and was willing to let people pick them up. I never got into Frenchy's and never had a mug so I didn't worry much about who had what. Still this was all pre flood I suppose and I don't know that someone would have held on to them all. Quote
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