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Topic: RE: Calling Courtside

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Jerry86
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RE: Calling Courtside

Posted: 1/24/2012 3:36:13 PM

Cats 82 wrote:

I was at OU from 1977-82, and I can remember when the Nick was called the Deck.

I worked at the Nick for two years, beginning as the guy who came in at 2 a.m. to clean the place. Mercifully, that lasted only a quarter before moving to doorman, where I was probably the least intimidating bouncer in Athens. But four quarters working behind the bar was a great gig.

Does anybody remember a bar out on Union Street, and the "magic bus" ran from uptown out to the bar? Was out by White's Mill, I think, maybe called the Creekside or something. Louie the bagel guy used to sing and play piano there. They would have 75 cent Heineken, quarter-shot nights - a well-spent Lincoln.

I also remember Bojangles and watching the New Vinton County Frogwhompers play...

Edit: Just noticed No. 29 above. That was it...

Was Creekside the 'old' Millview East that caved in when heavy rains hit it back in the 70's? 25 cent schnapps and all you can drink on Thursday I seem to recall.

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RE: Calling Courtside

Posted: 1/24/2012 6:22:21 PM

The My Ding A Ling Performer wrote:

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RE: Calling Courtside

Posted: 1/24/2012 10:12:55 PM

The My Ding A Ling Performer wrote:

Yes, I remember RD, the Nick Manager!!!!! What a great guy!!!!

Has anyone heard about the infamous "TOAB" It stands for "TOUR OF ATHENS BARS" . I remember me and my college roommates, Dave Morehead, and Jeff West tried this very adventurous drinking endeavor. The participants must visit every bar in Athens within 24 hours and drink at least one beer or other alcoholic beverage to become a winner of the "TOAB". Later, the TOAB was replaced by "The Court Street Shuffle". Can everyone help in remembering all of the Athens bars PAST OR PRESENT noted below (these bars are not listed in any particular order):

1. The Long Branch Saloon
2. The Graduate
3. The Cat's Den
4. Mr. Magoo's
5. Club 33
6. Union Bar & Grill
7. Smiling Skull Saloon
8. Broney's Alumni Grill
9. Bunch of Grapes Tavern
10. The C. I.
11. The Oak Room
12. Tony's Tavern
13. Swanky's
14. The Lantern
15. The Junction or The Shop
16. The Phase or Phase One
17. Igor's
18. Dante's Inferno
19. The Draught House
20. The Pub
21. The Roaring Twenties
22. Jimanott's
23. Town House Restaurant
24. Crystal Casino
25. Hangar 5
26. The Sportsman
27. Harpo's
28. Frontier Room
29. The Deck, formerly the Nick
30. The Back Door
31. Altiers
32. McSweeneys, or DugOut
33. The Creekside
34. Mr. BoJangles
35. The 12 East
36. The Red Room
37. Dean's Midway
38. Charlie Coles
39. Zacharys
40. 19 South
41. Town & Country Tavern
42. The Uptown Sitdown
43. Walt's Place
44. West End Tavern
45. The Wooden Nickel
46. The Stud Duck
47. Studio 38
48. The Swordfish
49. The Tavern
50. Tools Tavern
51. The Millview Inn
52. The Mug & Margarita
53. The Nickolean or The Shop
54. Night Court
55. O'Hooleys Irish Pub
56. The Peanut Bar
57. The Rainbow Inn
58. Skippers
59. The Star Bar
60. Another Fools Cafe
61. The Beach Club
62. The Big Elm
63. The Blue Gator
64. Buffalo Wings & Rings
65. Casa Que Pasa
66. The Century House
67. C. J.'s
68. Colorado Mining
69. Steves College Inn
70. The Elbow Room
71. Events
72. Evolution
73. Fanny's Cocktail Lounge
74. Gee Willikers
75. The Grotto
76. The Greenery
77. The Hobbitt House
78. The Little Ritz (Ernies)
79. Mama Einsteins
80. Mary Johnson's

Please Note: There may be more bars than this, but thought it would be fun for others to remember their favorite watering hole in good ole Athens, home of Ohio University, one of the top ten party schools in the USA. Let's see if anyone can add some additional bars to the list. Go Bobcats!!!!

Last Edited: 1/24/2012 10:29:06 PM by The My Ding A Ling Performer

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RE: Calling Courtside

Posted: 1/25/2012 9:01:13 AM

Throw in Tools Tavern ( became Hanger 5) and Cripple Creek (Mary Johnson's location which begat Tony's) and CJ's which was the precursor of the Pub.
Again, remember that Ski has a t-shirt that list defunct bars. I think there are two editions.

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CURRENT/DEFUNCT BAR LISTING FOR TOAB (TOUR OF ATHENS BARS) OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE/CRAWL

Posted: 1/25/2012 11:02:28 AM

Thanks to everyone for participating in the creation of a CURRENT AND/OR DEFUNCT bar listing for the "TOAB" which stands for "TOUR OF ATHENS BARS" . This adventurous drinking endeavor (initially attempted by Dave Morehead, BBA 75, Jeff West, BBA 75, Tim Nye, BBA 75 & Mark "Puffy" Hartman, BBA 78) challenged participants to visit every bar in Athens within 24 hours and drink at least one beer or alcoholic beverage in order to complete the "TOAB". Years later, the TOAB was replaced by "The Court Street Shuffle or Court Street Crawl".

This bar listing also includes restaurants that have a bar or cocktail lounge. To honor our military veterans, including active, retired and deceased veterans, we have also included appropriate veteran service organizations. Below is the final alphabetical listing of Athens bars (these bars include the current name, former name, street address, if known at the time the business was in operation):

1. Abrio's Brick Oven - 859 E. State St.
2. Altiers - N/A
3. American Legion - 520 W. Union St.
4. AmVets - 20 Campbell St.
5. Another Food Cafe or Another Fool's Cafe - 202 W. Washington St.
6. Applebee's - 547 E. State St.
7. Ardos - N/A
8. Atheneon - starring Sammy Kaye and his Ohioans who were always swinging & swaying - 74 N. Court St.
9. Back Door - N/A
10. Beach Club - N/A
11. Beards - N/A
12. Big Elm - N/A
13. Blue Gator, formerly The Greenery, then The Tavern - N/A
14. Broneys Alumni Grille - 7 W. Carpenter St.
15. Buffalo Wings & Rings - 21 W. Union St.
16. Bunch of Grapes Tavern - 331 Richland Ave
17. Casa Nueva - 6 W. State St.
18. Casa Que Pasa - 4 W. State St.
19. Cats Den - 14 N. Court St.
20. Cats Eye - 14 N. Court St.
21. Century House - N/A
22. Charlie Coles - N/A
23. Chicillinis - N/A
24. China Fortune - 20 W. Stimson Ave
25. C.I. - 32. N. Court St.
26. C.J.'s now The Pub - 39 N. Court St.
27. Club 33 - N/A
28. College Inn (Steve's) - 35 S. Congress St.
29. Colorado Mining - N/A
30. Contes Inferno, Dantes Inferno or Gee Willikers - N/A
31. Courtside - 85 N. Court St.
32. Cozy Corner - N/A
32. Cranky Joes BBQ - N/A
33. Creekside - 1938 US Rt. 322
34. Cripple Creek, Tonys Tavern or Mary Johnson's - 7 W. State St.
35. Crystal Casino - 34 N. Court St.
36. Dantes Inferno, Contes Inferno or Gee Willikers - N/A
37. Dean's Midway - N/A
38. Deck, formerly The Nickelodean - 41 N. Court St.
39. Draught House - N/A
40. Dug Out, then McSweeneys - N/A
41. Elbow Room - N/A
42. Elks - 600 W. Union St.
43. Events, next Skippers, then Jackie O's - N/A
44. Evolution, formerly Night Court - 19 S. Court St.
45. Fanny's Cocktail Lounge - N/A
46. Frontier Room - 347 Baker University Center
47. Gee Willikers, Dantes Inferno or Contes Inferno - N/A
48. Graduate - N/A
49. Gran Ranchero - 979 E. State St.
50. Greenery, formerly the Tavern, then the Blue Gator - N/A
51. Grotto - N/A
52. Hangar 5, formerly the Tool Tavern - N/A
53. Harpos - N/A
54. Hobbitt House - N/A
55. Igor's - N/A
56. Inferno - N/A
57. J Bar - 41 N. Court St.
58. Jackie O's Pub, formerly The Skippers - 24 W. Union St.
59. Jimanott's or Jiminott's - N/A
60. Junction or The Shop - 41 N. Court St.
61. Lakeview - 3718 Enlow Rd., Albany, Oh
62. Lam's Garden - 934 E. State St.
63. Lantern - N/A
64. Little Ritz (Ernies) - N/A
65. Long Branch Saloon (home of Boss Groover, then the Mug & Margarita) - N/A
66. Lucky's - 11 N. Court St.
67. Lui Lui - 8 Station St.
68. Mama Einsteins - N/A
69. Maplewood - 26 Woodward Ave
70. Mary Johnson's, Cripple Creek or Tony's Tavern - N/A
71. McSweeneys, or Dugout - N/A
72. Millview Inn - N/A
73. Mr. Bojangles - N/A
74. Mr. Magoo's, formerly Studio 38, then the Pigskin - 38 N. Court St.
75. Mug & Margarita (formerly the Long Branch Saloon and home of Boss Groover) - N/A
76. Nickelodean - formerly The Deck - 41 N. Court St.
77. Night Court , then The Evolution - N/A
78. 19 South, now Cranky Joe's BBQ - 19 S. Court St.
79. Oak Room - 14 Station St.
80. Ohio University Inn - 331 Richland Ave
81. O'Hooleys Irish Pub - N/A
82. Paw Purr's - 37 N. Court St.
83. Peanut Bar - N/A
84. Phase or Phase One - N/A
85. Pigskin, formerly Mr. Magoos, Studio 38 and Uptown/Sitdown - 38 N. Court St.
86. Pub, formerly C.J.'s - 39 N. Court St.
87. Rainbow Inn - N/A
88. Red Brick - 14 N. Court St.
89. Red Ram - N/A
90. Red Room - N/A
91. Rio Grande - 122 W. Union St.
92. Roaring Twenties - N/A
93. Roundabout - Richland Ave & Rt. 682 intersection
94. Ruby Tuesdays - 951 E. State St.
95. Salaam - 21 W. Washington St.
96. Shade Winery - 401 Gilkey Ridge Rd., Shade, Oh
97. Shop or The Junction - 41 N. Court St.
98. Skippers, formerly Events, now Jackie O's - 24 W. Union St.
99. Smiling Skull Saloon - 108 W. Union St.
100. Sportsman Bar - N/A
101. Star Bar - N/A
102. Stephens on Court - 66 N. Court St.
103. Stud Duck - N/A
104. Studio 38, formerly Mr. Magoos, now the Pigskin - 38 N. Court St.
105. Suds n Duds - 15 W. Stimson Ave
106. Swanky's - 32 S. Court St.
107. Swordfish/Swindlefish - N/A
108. Tavern, next Greenery, then Blue Gator - N/A
109. Tony's Tavern, Cripple Creek or Mary Johnson's - 7 W. State St.
110. Tool Tavern now the Hangar 5 - N/A
111. Town & Country Tavern - N/A
112. 12 East or West Side Tavern or West End Tavern - 12 E. Carpenter St.
113. Union - 18 W. Union St.
114. Uptown Sitdown, then Doctor Pizza, now the Pigskin - N/A
115. VFW - 355 E. State St.
116. Walt's Place - 12976 St. Rt. 682
117. West End Tavern or West Side Tavern or 12 East - 12 E. Carpenter St.
118. Wooden Nickel - N/A
119. Zachary's - 30 N. Court St.
120. Zoe - 24 & 1/2 E. State St.

Please Note: If someone knows any additional bars, restaurants, or organizations not listed, please let me know. Hopefully this exercise is complete and provided everyone with fond memories of their favorite watering hole in good ole Athens, home of Ohio University, ranked among one of the top party schools in the USA. Thanks again to everyone who helped in remembering their favorite bar during their academic life at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Go Bobcats!!!!!!!

Last Edited: 5/16/2012 4:15:12 PM by The My Ding A Ling Performer

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 1/29/2012 8:34:43 PM

Since I see the Sportsman on the list which was really a restaurant with a bar, I need to throw in Chicillini's (sp), Ardo's and Beards.

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 1/30/2012 11:11:46 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

Since I see the Sportsman on the list which was really a restaurant with a bar, I need to throw in Chicillini's (sp), Ardo's and Beards.

I heard at one time there was something like 40 bars operating in Athens and now there isn't even half that many. Some great names too for establishments and not just sports bar caliber titles. The must of constricted the number of liquor licences in Athens County at some point in time. Where were all these bars listed located? I know Swanky's was in the building with Burger King. What about the office block north of the BP station? Not much has changed in regards to bar locations the past 15 years except for BW3's on Union and Skippers/Nick out, Broney's in and Blue Gator out.

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 1/31/2012 9:19:00 PM

I'm sure that there were some long ago bars that were missed, because even us old farts don't go back that far. But one that surely belongs on the list from that era was the Atheneon, where big band leader Sammy Kaye got his start (and I only know this because I read about it somewhere). I do remember hearing the Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye show on the radio, though.

Last Edited: 1/31/2012 9:20:03 PM by Jeff Johnson

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 2/2/2012 12:50:48 AM

I don't remember the bar where Sammy Kaye got his start, but I did see him and his orchestra in Athens once when he came back for Homecoming in the mid 1980s, and did a nice performance in the Baker Center Ballroom.

The bars on that other list that bring back memories for me are:

The Tavern -- "Meet you at the Tavern for a Michelob -- after the game"
The West Side Tavern
Oak Room (in its original location)
The Miillview (when there was actually a mill to view)
Conte's Inferno
Jiminnots (sp?)

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 2/2/2012 1:48:09 AM

Is the Maplewood on this list and I'm just missing it????
What about Courtside?.?.?.?.
Swindlefish? Lakeview? Cozy Corner?
Elks, Amvets, Legion?
Red Brick? Cats Eye? J Bar? Pigskin?

Last Edited: 2/2/2012 1:53:22 AM by Bobcat

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 2/2/2012 8:07:04 AM

I'm wondering . . .

. . .what is The My Ding a Ling Performer going to do when this thread comes to an end?

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 2/2/2012 11:33:10 AM

SINCE I AM A ROOKIE AT THIS, I AM OPEN TO ANY SUGGESTIONS.

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 2/2/2012 2:35:13 PM

bobcatsquared wrote:

I'm wondering . . .

. . .what is The My Ding a Ling Performer going to do when this thread comes to an end?

Buy a bar and change the name, of course. My suggestion: Swanky's.
Immediate hard-core alumni response guaranteed. Maybe Bruce will even show up

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Posted: 2/2/2012 2:47:03 PM

The My Ding A Ling Performer wrote:

SINCE I AM A ROOKIE AT THIS, I AM OPEN TO ANY SUGGESTIONS.

It would be great if you could put addresses to these old bar names so we could see where they're located.

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 2/5/2012 10:15:15 AM

this thread really illustrates how time marches on. I never thought to consider how frequent bars open/close/change names, I always just assumed that they were always there and always would be, kind of like the pyramids or stonehenge. I used to feel a little sad when I'd hear about a bar from my days close or change names, now I realize its quite common!

well done.

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Posted: 2/6/2012 2:55:00 PM

If you are looking to fill in addresses:

Events turned into Skippers
Night Court turned into Evolution
Uptown Sitdown turned into The Pigskin (after a very brief stint as Doctor Pizza)

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Posted: 2/6/2012 3:11:11 PM

Well, that'll kill this thread.

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Posted: 2/6/2012 5:48:17 PM

I don't know about The Deck, but the Nickelodean was not where the Junction is. It was under the College Inn (is that Bromley Hall now?). The address should be Union Street.

Gee Willickers was in the alley behind something on Court Street, maybe the movie theater on the west side of the street. I think it used to be called something else--Dante's maybe? I don't know where Dante's was, but from the description I've read on here, it sounds like Gee Wee's.

McSweeney's / The Dugout was on N. Court after you crossed State Street it was immediately on the left in the basement.

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Posted: 2/8/2012 2:51:46 PM

In the early '70's what was eventually the Blue Gator was a large, low key bar in which I attended my first and only rush party (for the free beer). I thought I'd recognize the name on the ever growing list but nothing rings a bell. Does anyone else know the place I'm thinking of?

Also the Cat's Den was first on North Court (not Union) next to the laundromat and carryout in between the dept store (Belk's?) and the Athens Hotel. This I know to be true because the back door practically opened into my apartment there and we had a constant stream of visitors looking to crash when the Den closed; that is if we weren't in the Den.

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Posted: 2/8/2012 9:51:50 PM

It was the Tavern . . . then The Greenery . . . then the Blue Gator . . . and an now empty shell.

When it was The Greenery it had the reputation as the favorite bar for Athens High School students with fake IDs.

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Posted: 2/22/2012 11:56:54 PM

OK, since no one else has mentioned it, I'll mention one other bar that was called by my teenage friends when I was in high school the "Slippery Tit." I have no idea what the real name of the bar was. It was located on old U.S. 33 just over the hill on the right as you went southeast out of Athens -- about halfway down the back side of Morrison and Brown Hill. I think the bar was just out of the city limits, which I believe was at the top of the hill. So the bar might not have technically been in Athens, but it was probably close enough to be included in this list. This bar was in a small white clapboard building and probably had a maximum occupancy of 25 including the bartender and any other workers. Anyone know the actual name of this bar? Sorry for the colorful language, but that's all I can remember, and you know how teenage boys can be.

Last Edited: 2/23/2012 12:02:23 AM by OhioCatFan

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Posted: 2/22/2015 11:22:14 AM

Just came across this thread. Very interesting. Since watering holes seem to be a part of the sports experience, here are a few additional points�

I think the most knowledgable person on old Athens bars is Jerry "Ski" who�s seen them all. Many have already referenced him in earlier posts.

The Cat�s Den was located at 13 N. Court. The Cat�s Den was previously called the Athenean (sp?). The Cat�s Den burned down (cause was a lightning strike) along with the Belk-Simpson Department Store at 15-17 N. Court on May 20, 1982. The Cat�s Den was owned by a guy named Dave Sullivan who reportedly died of cancer. The owner of the Little Ritz at 110 West Union apparently was friends with Sullivan and changed the Little Ritz name to the Cat�s Den in Sullivan�s honor. Today the Cats Den site is a parking lot. If you want to know where it was exactly, the "Cat's Den" (13 N. Court) was to the immediate right of the bar now called Lucky�s at 11 N. Court. in the 1970's, the "Lucky's" site was a women's clothing store called "The Fair Store".

Prior to becoming The Pub in 1974, the location at 39 N. Court was a bar called J.C.�s after its then owner John Collins. Prior to that it was called �Jim�s 42�. I have no real info on Jim�s 42.

Some confuse J.C.�s with �C.J.�s� which was at 14 N. Court where the �Red Brick Tavern� is today. That site (14 N. Court) was home to a bar called �The Deli� in the 1970�s. It also later housed a bar called �Wings and Rings�.

I�m not sure if anyone mentioned �Harpo�s� at 128 West Union which was owned by Charlie Prakas and his son Tom. Harpo�s briefly became a bar called the �Colorado Mining Company� after Harpo�s closed. The building is now an Indian restaurant.

While we�re down West Union, some may remember the �Roaring Twenties� which was located at 120 West Union right near Depot Street. It was across W. Union from the old train station. For a time the �Roaring 20�s� was also called �The Jamboree� and in the 1960�s it was �The Star Bar�. I believe it was owned by members of the Abraham Family and Julie aka �Black Julie� (an Abraham family member) worked there. Today the site is occupied by a bar/restaurant called �Grinders�, but I don�t think its the same building. I have not been able to confirm whether the original structure was torn down or if its just a really good remodeling job.

Someone mentioned the �Millview�. it was located at 603 West Union across the river from White�s Mill. Hence the name �Millview�. The building is still there and is called the �Millview Building�. I believe it is an office building today.

�Swanky�s� was located at 34 S. Court not 32 S. Court. It had several partners, but the face of the place was Ivan Faske who looked like Frank Zappa�s twin brother. (If you�re under age 50, google an image of Frank Zappa). It existed for ten years from 1972-1982. Prior to being Swanky�s it was briefly called �Kip�s Bay� and before that it was �Conti�s (not Dante�s) Inferno�. In the 40�s and 50�s it was a restaurant called �The Rainbow Room�. At one time that restaurant was owned by a guy named Jim Anastas. After Swanky�s closed, someone tried to turn the site into a �juice� bar, but obviously that went nowhere. It ended up becoming a restaurant called �The Parthenon�. On March 12, 1984 the entire block burned down (apparently due to an electrical fire that started in Paulinda�s Children�s Shop at 30 S. Court). In addition to the old Inferno/Swanky�s location at 34 S. Court, Carpenter�s Hardware at 32 S. Court and Kerr Hardware at 36 S. Court and the Athens Flower Shop at 38 S. Court were all destroyed. The front facade of these buildings was saved, but everything in back of it was rebuilt. To visualize the exact location of the former Inferno/Swanky�s they were right where the two green awnings for CVS are today.

More later if this thread gets revived.

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Posted: 2/24/2015 11:24:17 PM

Can you tell me the real name of "Slipperies"? ;-)

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Posted: 2/25/2015 3:40:11 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

Can you tell me the real name of "Slipperies"? ;-)

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RE: FINAL TOAB OR COURT ST. SHUFFLE BAR LIST

Posted: 2/25/2015 6:34:12 PM

Bobcat Binge wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

Can you tell me the real name of "Slipperies"? ;-)

The Rainbow Inn

That does sound very familiar. I think you've nailed it. Thanks.

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