OT: A feel good story for all Volunteers

[volmanNC]

The "little Dipper" i think was the name of the hot dog truck. We called it the Roach Coach.
Shelbourne had a bar called the Maltese Falcon, probably was the same one that just changed names at some point.

I worked at the Tap Room for a quarter or two, was very interesting to say the least...

Yep, Maltese Falcon !!! I spend many nights in there drinking beers! Damn, those were the days.

 

[tennrich1]

you drop down from C-7 tailgate area?

Nah we’re at the Ag center.

 

[ptcarter]

The "little Dipper" i think was the name of the hot dog truck. We called it the Roach Coach.
Shelbourne had a bar called the Maltese Falcon, probably was the same one that just changed names at some point.

I worked at the Tap Room for a quarter or two, was very interesting to say the least...

Loved the Tap Room. There was a laundry mat next door. Would wash clothes and go drink beer between cycles.. LOL I need to do that again.

 

[OrangeBlitz]

Type B) Chili Cheese Dawgs from Smokey Mtn Market

Some of my fondest memories of childhood are runnin’ to the SMM with my Grandfather to pick up some chili dogs. I miss them to this day.

 

[Volador]

add the sandwiches from Hymie’s over at Shelbourne Sh@#hole and you’ve got a complete list

Holy S&^$ - totally forgot about dark and dingy Hymies. Might also have to add the Rathskeller at the Student Union too.....

 

[Frozevol]

at some point in the 70s I wandered into Regas in 17th . I was intimidated to go in there for a few years because it sounded fancy. They had “bowl special “ for lunch that was a bowl of the soup of the day and a grilled cheese for $1.65. Man that was it for me! Became a regular. One hot summer day the soup was something called gazpacho. I was ready for whatever that was. When my soup came ice cold I almost spit it out and demanded my money back. Then it dawned on me that this was supposed to be cold. Man did my country boy eyes get opened!
But my favorite haunt was the Wrangler Grill on Northshore. They had the best beef stew and hoecakes I’ve ever had. Me and my best friend Bruce Wallace - both of us 6’4” and about 180 lbs would see who could eat the biggest lunch. Two burgers, fries, and a bowl of chili vs three hot dogs and a beef stew. Last but not least was driving to Oak Ridge to Big Ed’s with a buddy who was an All State LB from OR. We’d each order a large special and a pitcher... for lunch. Both of those guys are gone now. Why am I still here I don’t know.

 

[Mccage]

Oh how I miss the wonderfully healthy and delicious food groups of Ktown:
Type A) Steamed Deli sandwiches from S&As, Gus's, 17th Street Market and Deli
Type B) Chili Cheese Dawgs from Smokey Mtn Market
Type C) Smokey Dawgs from Paul's on the Strip and Clinton
Type D) A Rooster, from Smokey Mtn. Market and Pauls

Remember rolling in one Sunday eve. graving a steamed Sand. and the strip was blocked off. Two people naked sitting on the Cow atop Sam and Andys was something you didn't see everyday.

 

[GreveHaller]

I usually drop in to Gus's 2 or 3 times a year (we have to make a special trip down the hill from the tailgate) just for traditions sake. Now we do have one member of our entourage that just doesn't care for Gus's but he goes anyways just to hang with the crowd and look at all the stuff on the wall. It's an icon place and something to experience. Sure you might get better food somewhere else - but not that much better. So we do the obligatory Gus's thing just because!

what kind of monsters are you hanging with?? They'll rot in hell for not liking Gus

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

"Munchy's Pizza" delivery was very popular in the day!

 

[orangebloodgmc]

I remember spending a lot of time standing in line at what may have been Sam and Andys waiting to order in the early 70s. Hole in the wall down the block from Copper Cellar. I especially remember getting a sandwich that had either ruined meat or mayo on it and they refused to even listen. My best memories though were the surly employees, especially the fat guy who I got to watch clean the ear wax out of his ear with his little finger nail and go right back to making sandwiches without gloves or washing his hands. Yes, good times

I worked there, fall of 75 or 76. They taught me my favorite foreign cuss words, Greek ones. Good times, indeed.

 

[Volnatic]

I hate to admit this but I envy a lot of you here on Volnation. I grew up in an extremely poor family and didn't have the privilege of going to college. In fact' I was the first one to graduate high school in my entire family. Then off to work underground in the coal mines. When ya'll tell your stories of days on campus I get a little sad that I didn't get to go. But keep telling them I enjoy them so much. Thanks for your memories!!!

I also grew up poor, but I came into college in the time of plentiful scholarships and grants. Because of that, I was fortunate to be able to attend UT completely free. Those four years were wonderful, but I commend you on hard work and dedication, as I know the work you were doing was a grind. Everyone’s life experiences are different, but I’m certain yours have shaped you into the person you are...and we all love the Vols the same whether we went there or not.

As for gus’s, i are about 5000 of those Gus burgers from 2010-2013.

 

[fifties fan]

The Varsity, the Place ( hell of a fight there one Friday Happy Hour..five or six fb players against a bunch of frat boys. Ray Nettles was a hoss), and Easy Eddies Liquor Store- barely any ID required.