Knoxville Night Spots

[utvolpj]

My next roommate was a "Pike" not sure which was worse.

Well, since I was a Pike... :dunno: (no big deal, I got used to it :biggrin2: )

 

[Jasongivm6]

The funny part is I bet we have all passed each other on campus or all these bars and didn't know it. I mean, some of the names coming out I haven't thought about in years.

Great thread! :rock:

Do you know Catherine McMillen and Hannah Howard? Hanah dated a guy named Nick (with a Greek last name) They went to Webb.

And my "brother from another color" Chris Lee was in my wedding.


Or Bay Willingham??

Zuess Williams??

 

[utvolpj]

Do you know Catherine McMillen and Hannah Howard? Hanah dated a guy named Nick (with a Greek last name) They went to Webb.

And my "brother from another color" Chris Lee was in my wedding.
Or Bay Willingham??

Zuess Williams??

I don't know the first few from Webb. I only went to MS there.

I know Bay and Chris Lee, they're a couple years older though. His dad was my doc.

 

[hatvol96]

I had some friends in law school. Mark Frensley, a guy named Rich, a guy whose last name was Hawkins, a guy who live in that little house behind Taco Bell. I wish I could remember Rich's last name and Hawkin's first name.

Wouldn't have been Rich Gans would it?

 

[Jasongivm6]

Wouldn't have been Rich Gans would it?

YES!!!! Rich Gans with the curly blonde hair, 1950's style glasses and that old white car.

He went to Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, then undergraduate a H&S, with his roomate. I forgot his roomate's name (history major), little guy with dark hair.

 

[hatvol96]

YES!!!! Rich Gans with the curly blonde hair, 1950's style glasses and that old white car.

He went to Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, then undergraduate a H&S, with his roomate. I forgot his roomate's name (history major), little guy with dark hair.

I met Gans in law school. He was an eccentric dude. If memory serves me correct, he won the NCAA Bracket pool my first year at UT law.

 

[Jasongivm6]

I met Gans in law school. He was an eccentric dude. If memory serves me correct, he won the NCAA Bracket pool my first year at UT law.

Yes, he was eccentric. All of those L.S. students I met were pretty "out there." Especially Frensley and Hawkins.


Some boys I went to h.s. with also went to l.s., Jonathan Farmer and Slade Sevier. They may have gone after you, though.

 

[hatvol96]

Yes, he was eccentric. All of those L.S. students I met were pretty "out there." Especially Frensley and Hawkins.
Some boys I went to h.s. with also went to l.s., Jonathan Farmer and Slade Sevier. They may have gone after you, though.

Yeah. I was in law school Fall of '93 til Spring of '96.

 

[Jasongivm6]

Yeah. I was in law school Fall of '93 til Spring of '96.

Well, I'm glad you made it out of UT Law School. I hear it's a great program, like the Engineering postgrad and Business postgrad. I also heard that they divided classes in alphabetical order, and if your name ended with a "Z", you'd be stuck with the XYZ's.

 

[hatvol96]

Well, I'm glad you made it out of UT Law School. I hear it's a great program, like the Engineering postgrad and Business postgrad. I also heard that they divided classes in alphabetical order, and if your name ended with a "Z", you'd be stuck with the XYZ's.

The large, first year courses were broken up alphabetically in 2 or 3 "sections."

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

I mentioned that one earlier. No one believes me that I saw WP and DMB in such a small place. Drivin & cryin used to play there alot too.

LOL. The first time I saw WSP live was on the back porch of the SAE house at Mercer in Macon, GA. I also saw them play several times at a hole in the wall called Tolliver's that was pretty much a lean-to built in the side parking lot of a bar called Darrells. I'm not sure of the square footage at Tollivers but it was just big enough that they that had floorspace for maybe a dozen tables during lunch and then for shows they would stack the tables agaisnt he walls and have standing room only. I quit going to WSP shows long ago but my girlfriend is a friend since childhood of Trey Allen's sister (Trey has been the WSP road manager for a long time) and she fills us in. I don't want to get the hippy crowd riled up here, but I liked WSP a lot better when they were putting out stuff like 'Porch Song' and 'Coconuts' and you could go to the shows and most of the people did not have excessive B.O. I guess it kind of went downhill for me when the Dead quit touring and all those lost souls latched onto WSP.

BTW, anyone ever go to Dead shows and remember seeing parents walking around with posters of their kids' pictures trying to find the run-aways? Looking back on it I think about how sad that really was.

 

[NeanderVol]

Wow, I leave to go out with some friends last night and come back to four more pages of nostalgia! This thread rocks. :rock: I definitely had more than my share of good times in K-town.

Gran Torino rocked. What are those guys up to nowadays?

 

[NeanderVol]

I think it was about 3.99 delivered. It was so bad so I switched to Roadrunner's instead

Oh, I ate my share of Roadrunner's back in the day. I loved the fact that they served it with ranch dressing so you could mask how bad it was.

Another classic: Breakfast at the Varsity Inn.

Ain't that the truth!!! I loved that place.

Near the Law School........I once lived at 1526 Laurel Avenue and would walk to this place all the time...........Beside a store that sold Samuel Smith's and many great beers..............Not Sam & Andy's...........Not Gus's.............DA@#IT!!!! Why can't I remember???????

Vic and Bill's was great, too. Sam's Party Store was in that same general area. That's where I went to get my Sammy Smith's fix! I'm glad to hear someone else actually drank some of the good stuff in school, too.

I loved the Fort!! I don't think it's the same as it used to be, though. You used to be able to walk around the streets and find party after party. People would welcome you with open arms.
The house I lived in on Laurel Avenue burned down while I was living there. There were 6 houses on that street that burned in 97. I had renter's insurance, though.

The Fort is actually kinda nice now. It's really weird. Fifteen years ago, there were places in the Fort you avoided like the plague. Now it's a pretty hip place. Those fires you talk of might have had something to do with it. Some have even suggested that the arsonist is on Heath Shuler's payroll!!!

The funny part is I bet we have all passed each other on campus or all these bars and didn't know it. I mean, some of the names coming out I haven't thought about in years.

I was there from fall 1992 to spring 1997 (I stayed the fifth year just to watch another season of football&#33. I'm sure I passed you guys at one point or another. Cheers! :toast: Here's to good times.

 

[Jasongivm6]

LOL. The first time I saw WSP live was on the back porch of the SAE house at Mercer in Macon, GA. I also saw them play several times at a hole in the wall called Tolliver's that was pretty much a lean-to built in the side parking lot of a bar called Darrells. I'm not sure of the square footage at Tollivers but it was just big enough that they that had floorspace for maybe a dozen tables during lunch and then for shows they would stack the tables agaisnt he walls and have standing room only. I quit going to WSP shows long ago but my girlfriend is a friend since childhood of Trey Allen's sister (Trey has been the WSP road manager for a long time) and she fills us in. I don't want to get the hippy crowd riled up here, but I liked WSP a lot better when they were putting out stuff like 'Porch Song' and 'Coconuts' and you could go to the shows and most of the people did not have excessive B.O. I guess it kind of went downhill for me when the Dead quit touring and all those lost souls latched onto WSP.

BTW, anyone ever go to Dead shows and remember seeing parents walking around with posters of their kids' pictures trying to find the run-aways? Looking back on it I think about how sad that really was.

I know Trey Allen. I was better friends with his brother, Pauli.

 

[Smokefatty]

You wouldn't happen to remember Chris Canada and his band, wouldya?

Leaf?

 

[Smokefatty]

Hawkin's first name.

Tripp?

 

[Drake]

Wow nice thread. Good to remember all of those places and wasted money! BW3's was nice place to hang out and I always hit the underground on Thurday nights! I was in k-town 90-95 or so and had a blast. Still make it back for a couple home games every year.

 

[VOL_AHOLIC]

quarters and the LIVING ROOM!! when i tell the stories from back in k-town i kept saying, the lounge. the beer busts were awesome. great fooball table and they would even play any cd you brought behind the bar. (as long as it didnt suck too bad)

is the carousel still around? lol. i think that was the first gay bar i had ever seen and to beat all it was deep in the heart of knoxville. just goes to show you how cool of a place knoxville was/still is. knoxville. not the carousel. :dance:

 

[IBleedOrange24/7]

Great thread guys/girls. Ive had a blast reading it. I took up week end residence back in 95-99 with a student/friend, i cant remember the name of the place to save my life. I know it was on a hill side and just up behind a Shoneys? Nice Apt's these kids were put up in.
I remember the Underground well and going to see Marilyn Manson at the Ball Room (a No Show) just after they had released "Smells like children". The old O'Charleys, spent many fri/sat eve's there.

 

[WA_Vol]

I remember the Underground well and going to see Marilyn Manson at the Ball Room (a No Show) just after they had released "Smells like children".

:fool:

 

[IBleedOrange24/7]

I am sorry girlfriend, but you have a nasty mouth... :cry:

 

[VolBeef88]

No list is complete without a mention of the dearly departed Roman Room. George was by far the coolest bar proprietor in K-Town history.

Amen Bro! And don't forget the burgers. Huge and delicious.

 

[UTGRADnNC]

LOL. The first time I saw WSP live was on the back porch of the SAE house at Mercer in Macon, GA. I also saw them play several times at a hole in the wall called Tolliver's that was pretty much a lean-to built in the side parking lot of a bar called Darrells. I'm not sure of the square footage at Tollivers but it was just big enough that they that had floorspace for maybe a dozen tables during lunch and then for shows they would stack the tables agaisnt he walls and have standing room only. I quit going to WSP shows long ago but my girlfriend is a friend since childhood of Trey Allen's sister (Trey has been the WSP road manager for a long time) and she fills us in. I don't want to get the hippy crowd riled up here, but I liked WSP a lot better when they were putting out stuff like 'Porch Song' and 'Coconuts' and you could go to the shows and most of the people did not have excessive B.O. I guess it kind of went downhill for me when the Dead quit touring and all those lost souls latched onto WSP.

BTW, anyone ever go to Dead shows and remember seeing parents walking around with posters of their kids' pictures trying to find the run-aways? Looking back on it I think about how sad that really was.

Funny...Panic shows have always been, and will always be attended in large numbers by Southern frat boys. Nothing wrong with that....It's just the truth. Phish tour on the other hand.....Wookie City.

 

[rockytopscott]

Funny...Panic shows have always been, and will always be attended in large numbers by Southern frat boys. Nothing wrong with that....It's just the truth. Phish tour on the other hand.....Wookie City.

Down here in Atlanta, the dirty hippies line up for blocks to get tickets to the new years Panic shows. :yahoo:

 

[DAVOL]

The nightlife in Knoxville sux now compared to early 90's I guess my favs were the Library/Last lap for straight up drinking and if I wanted to dance the underground I always liked the atmosphere there I also like the Ruby's that was on 20th and the first place I ever got drunk in public Gatti's bar on lake.