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Bobcat Debate 73
11/8/2010 12:27 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
What business does a bouncer have punching someone in the parking lot?  Once they are already outside of the bar any further disturbance should be up to law enforcement not a bar bouncer.  I would have to think charges will be filled tomorrow.  Probably from multiple directions and parties.  Excessive force also seems to be an issue.   


As I mentioned elsewhere, I was good friends with some of the bouncers at the Longbranch back in the early '70s and never knew any of them to take a disturbance outside.  They would take them as far as the front door and leave it at that. 


The Longbranch was a great bar in the early 70's!!  I say no more for fear of being deleted.
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potstirred
11/8/2010 2:33 PM
Rosie's Phase 1 wasn't bad
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athena
11/8/2010 6:31 PM
Tuesday nights... Drink and Drown at the Phase. I remember (sort of ) it well.

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NashvilleKat
11/8/2010 6:43 PM
I used to play honky tonk piano at the Longbranch in the early 70's. Even had fun with some of the Redskin(excuse me Redhawk) faithful.
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Joe McKinley
11/8/2010 7:49 PM
NashvilleKat wrote:expand_more
I used to play honky tonk piano at the Longbranch in the early 70's. Even had fun with some of the Redskin(excuse me Redhawk) faithful.


Was Kitty's Long Branch Saloon the bar down the alley from the old theatre that's now Chipotle?

Old Athens bars would make a great topic over on the Siberian thread area.
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DublinCat
11/8/2010 8:18 PM
I do not recall Longbranch?  Rosie's Phase I and Bojangles were in that area.  Bojangles was a classic.  My roommate was so proud of earning his around the World T Shirt.  I always thought the toughest bar was the Club 33.  I always felt safe there but did witness a few fights; though nothing as violent as the history that has become Courtside.
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bobcatsquared
11/8/2010 9:00 PM
Joe McKinley wrote:expand_more
I used to play honky tonk piano at the Longbranch in the early 70's. Even had fun with some of the Redskin(excuse me Redhawk) faithful.


Was Kitty's Long Branch Saloon the bar down the alley from the old theatre that's now Chipotle?

Old Athens bars would make a great topic over on the Siberian thread area.


Joe, are you thinking of Mug-a-Margarita?

Perhaps SBH or cc cat can help out. If I'm remembering correctly, and I rarely do on this subject, I sorta recall some very cheap buckets of beer.
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cc-cat
11/8/2010 9:12 PM
Forget the name, you may be right.  Remember playing sink the sub with pitchers of beer and a shot glass.
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KC Bobcat
11/8/2010 9:52 PM
bobcatsquared wrote:expand_more
I used to play honky tonk piano at the Longbranch in the early 70's. Even had fun with some of the Redskin(excuse me Redhawk) faithful.


Was Kitty's Long Branch Saloon the bar down the alley from the old theatre that's now Chipotle?

Old Athens bars would make a great topic over on the Siberian thread area.


Joe, are you thinking of Mug-a-Margarita?

Perhaps SBH or cc cat can help out. If I'm remembering correctly, and I rarely do on this subject, I sorta recall some very cheap buckets of beer.


Yeah, Mug and Margarita.  You could get a bucket of beer (not a bucket with 6 bottles in it, but a real bucket filled with draft beer) and sit on the balcony over the alley.  To keep people from throwing things or jumping off the balcony, it was enclosed in chicken wire.  Now that place had some atmosphere.
Last Edited: 11/8/2010 9:54:59 PM by KC Bobcat
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Cats 82
11/8/2010 10:17 PM
I'm 99 percent sure Longbranch became the Mug & Margarita...
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DublinCat
11/8/2010 10:28 PM
Cats 82 wrote:expand_more
I'm 99 percent sure Longbranch became the Mug & Margarita...


I believe it also spent some time as: Gee Willikers
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C Money
11/8/2010 10:29 PM
You guys are really making me thirsty.
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bobcatsquared
11/9/2010 6:59 AM
KC Bobcat wrote:expand_more
I used to play honky tonk piano at the Longbranch in the early 70's. Even had fun with some of the Redskin(excuse me Redhawk) faithful.


Was Kitty's Long Branch Saloon the bar down the alley from the old theatre that's now Chipotle?

Old Athens bars would make a great topic over on the Siberian thread area.


Joe, are you thinking of Mug-a-Margarita?

Perhaps SBH or cc cat can help out. If I'm remembering correctly, and I rarely do on this subject, I sorta recall some very cheap buckets of beer.


Yeah, Mug and Margarita.  You could get a bucket of beer (not a bucket with 6 bottles in it, but a real bucket filled with draft beer) and sit on the balcony over the alley.  To keep people from throwing things or jumping off the balcony, it was enclosed in chicken wire.  Now that place had some atmosphere.


And if the manager of the bar was also your dorm's RA you could get that bucket of beer for a buck.
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87OU Alum
11/9/2010 12:08 PM
DublinCat wrote:expand_more
I'm 99 percent sure Longbranch became the Mug & Margarita...


I believe it also spent some time as: Gee Willikers


Spent many a drunkin Sunday evening in there.

They used to have a helluva deal on buckets on Sunday.....think $4-5 dollars.
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Catdude
11/9/2010 1:44 PM
The longbranch was indeed down the alley.  I remember vividly exiting the side door of the theatre, having it close and lock behind us, and getting blasted in the ass by rubber bullets as we ran like Hell!!  Those things left terrible welts!
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MedinaCat
11/9/2010 2:11 PM
Cats 82 wrote:expand_more
I'm 99 percent sure Longbranch became the Mug & Margarita...
You sir are correct...Mug and Margarita's and the Longbranch were on in the same. Longbranch transitioned to the M&M when it became evident that the Urban Cowboy trend ran its course.(thankfully!) Personally I favored Genny Pounders at the Nickelodeon while playing fetch with the house dog(Golden Retriever?)
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oldkatz
11/9/2010 9:14 PM
MedinaCat wrote:expand_more
I'm 99 percent sure Longbranch became the Mug & Margarita...
You sir are correct...Mug and Margarita's and the Longbranch were on in the same. Longbranch transitioned to the M&M when it became evident that the Urban Cowboy trend ran its course.(thankfully!) Personally I favored Genny Pounders at the Nickelodeon while playing fetch with the house dog(Golden Retriever?)


That dog was Scrimshaw and belonged to RD if my mind is working.  Stop by Ski's shop; he has a t-shirt with most of the dead bars listed.

((My band was playing the Nick the night the Challenger exploded--Sines still owes me $30 for that gig.))
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Alan Swank
11/9/2010 9:17 PM
We enjoyed the Friday happy hour trivia at Bojangles and of course, there was always "my" bar - Swanky's.
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Joe McKinley
11/9/2010 9:29 PM
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That dog was Scrimshaw and belonged to RD if my mind is working.  Stop by Ski's shop; he has a t-shirt with most of the dead bars listed.

((My band was playing the Nick the night the Challenger exploded--Sines still owes me $30 for that gig.))


Gonna have to catch that band sometime.

Ski -- made me smile. There's a name from the past. Bought many a shirt from the man. Hey -- whatever happened to Louie the bagel guy after he quite offering philosophy and tasty grilled bagels over a charcoal fire?
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OUs LONG Driver
11/9/2010 9:45 PM
As a former bartender I can say that Ski was my least favorite happy hour attendee ever.  Literally might have given me $3 in tips in my 2 years bartending.  Just an awful, awful bar patron.
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Bobcatbob
11/10/2010 8:55 AM
Long Branch memory:

Carrying my roommate's father out of the place on Dad's weekend.  It surely wasn't the 3.2 beer, was it?

They also had an open staircase and a balcony if memory serves.  Amazing that no one broke their neck in that place.
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The My Ding A Ling Performer
1/12/2012 4:50 PM
I went to OU from 1972 thru 1975 and spent most of my time at the Long Branch Saloon in the alley. Dave Altier, a great guy owned the bar. Occasionally, the Boss Grover would DJ at the bar. At Dave's request, I used to perform a skit when Chuck Berry's My Ding A Ling was played. It was hilarious and often brought a standing ovation. Don't forget if you ever swim in Turtle Creek, be careful of those snappers at your feet, while swimming and holding both hands on My Ding A Ling.

Timothy L. Nye
OU Grad 1975
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MedinaCat
1/12/2012 9:37 PM
Thank you for reviving this thread. Anytime reference to the Boss Groover brings back happy memories. Which sub shop did he own(Eatery?)
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The My Ding A Ling Performer
1/13/2012 1:02 AM
I'm not sure, but was the sub shop in the ground floor of Bromley Hall. Tim
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oldkatz
1/13/2012 10:17 AM
MedinaCat wrote:expand_more
Thank you for reviving this thread. Anytime reference to the Boss Groover brings back happy memories. Which sub shop did he own(Eatery?)


  It was the Hole in the Wall sub shop and, back in the day when I was racing in SCCA, Ed would do a bit of sponsorship with the "best buns in Athens" logo on the back of the MG.
   He's still doing the Boss Groover gig now from Philadelphia. Here's the link:
http://web.mac.com/vrygdyr/Philadelphia_Oldies_DJ_-_The_Boss_Groover/Home.html

Nice to bring back the memory.  The shop was next to the Phase, by the way.
Last Edited: 1/13/2012 10:19:38 AM by oldkatz
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