OT: Skeeps or Ricks
August 26th, 2016 at 1:32 PM ^
Although the one time I went to Rick's was at closing time, and they turned the lights on. Cannot unsee...
August 26th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
Or the Del Rio, sigh....
August 26th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^
... I loved that place.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:43 PM ^
Red Hawk seemed too expensive so I never went. Will have to try it when I move back to AA.
August 26th, 2016 at 2:03 PM ^
August 26th, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
It's been almost 20 years, but I'll second that! Heading to Ann Arbor for Homecoming this fall with the family and just this morning my wife and I were talking about going to Red Hawk when we arrive on Thursday evening--probably better than trying to go on Friday.
August 26th, 2016 at 2:04 PM ^
Always the best way to end the evening - bar food and one last drink.
August 26th, 2016 at 2:13 PM ^
Some of those didn't exist yet in my days, but we loved Old Town & Del Rio.The Del had totally underrated food, and my freshman year GF's older Sis waitressed there to pay for Grad school, so we got the hookup sometimes.Mind you drinking age in MI was 18 then, so yeah I'm old.
Old Heidelberg was another in the Main St area that was lax on checking IDs, so those who weren't even 18 could drink. Also defunct I guess?
On campus, Skeeps was Dooley's then and Rick's was Blue Frog (Madonna was a cocktailer there in like '75-'76 era) and while they were pretty gross, that's where girlz were so whatcha gonna do?!
Also there was a live music club on Liberty near Dooleys/Skeeps we used to go to on a Saturday night. Saw Romantics there just before "What I like About You" broke big. I don't know what's in that space now?
August 26th, 2016 at 2:23 PM ^
Played at my Sigma Chi pledge formal in 1979. They were just a local band that hadn't broken out yet.
August 26th, 2016 at 2:51 PM ^
There's a Heidelberg in downtown. Not sure if it's the same place or not but they serve Das Boot, which is pretty great.
August 26th, 2016 at 5:00 PM ^
On Main near Ann? That's where it was. I haven't lived in AA for 30 years, and when we go tend to stay south of Liberty when on Main, so not sure what's there anymore.
August 26th, 2016 at 2:54 PM ^
you an undergrad?
August 26th, 2016 at 4:58 PM ^
August 26th, 2016 at 1:33 PM ^
August 26th, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/07/ann_arbor_restaur…
Ann Arbor restaurants mentioned in "Mario's Picks" include The Brinery, Zingerman's, Frita Batidos, Rick's Café and Bigalora.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:34 PM ^
That is a horrifying memory.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^
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August 26th, 2016 at 1:37 PM ^
I hated Ricks in the '80s when I was at Michigan and I still hate it today. It's got to be the most overrated bar there is. So between the two, Skeeps (Dooleys back in the day), I guess.
To be honest, for a major university the size and scope of Michigan in a great town like Ann Arbor, the bar scene leaves something to be desired.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:39 PM ^
And there are countless great bars if you want to venture over to Main St
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August 26th, 2016 at 6:35 PM ^
This might not be a popular opinion, but I also felt like Michigan didn't really have a great bar scene. The other campus where I spent the most time was Wisconsin, which always seemed to have more and better bars than Ann Arbor. Then again, Madison is often considered to be a great college town, so maybe falling a little short by comparison is not that bad.
August 26th, 2016 at 2:04 PM ^
Is Dominic's still open?
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August 26th, 2016 at 2:20 PM ^
I forgot Dominick's in my reverie above! How could I???!!
Loved that place - is it still open? I'm totally goin next AA trip if it is
August 26th, 2016 at 2:53 PM ^
Dom's is still around! Green building right by Ross? Only ever had their Sangria but it's damn good.
August 26th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
Dominicks is great when the weather is warm.
My other favorites no longer exist (RIP) - Mitch's for $2 pitchers, and Touchdown's which is now the Blue Leprechaun...worst name ever?
August 26th, 2016 at 2:57 PM ^
Of course the bar sucks for beer. But what are you looking for? Craft beers and hipsters or girls in scantily dressed clothing?
August 26th, 2016 at 5:03 PM ^
Can I get 2 outta 3?
You keep the hipsters...
August 26th, 2016 at 3:07 PM ^
August 26th, 2016 at 3:19 PM ^
in 1979 through 1982.
One class I was taking met M,T,W,F at 4:00 pm. The professor took us (the entire class of 8 of us) to Rick's on the Friday each week. We drank pitchers and ate chicken wings. I was underage at the time and that was simply fantastic.
I went in there on my 21st birthday in 1982 and asked the bar tender who knew me as a regular at that point for my free birthday drink. He smiled and ask for my ID, saw I just turned 21 and kicked me out.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:35 PM ^
August 26th, 2016 at 1:38 PM ^
Skeeps all day, everyday.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:57 PM ^
SKEEPS FUCKING SKEEEEEEEEEEEPS
August 26th, 2016 at 2:01 PM ^
this thread only big enough for one of us brah.
August 29th, 2016 at 10:17 AM ^
Easy little bro, we all know who the better coach is.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:39 PM ^
Mitch's. RIP.
August 26th, 2016 at 2:37 PM ^
Old Mitch's was the best.....oh those sticky floors and 25 cent pitchers of Beast.
Whole house had their 21st bdays there - I'm surprised we were allowed back in.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:39 PM ^
Brown Jug, Blue Lep.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:40 PM ^
August 26th, 2016 at 1:52 PM ^
Saw some super hammered guy, butt naked taking a shit at Ricks. This was before they redid the bathrooms. So there was no door to the stall. Pretty sure there was no seat as well.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
Skeeps over Ricks. No cover, great deals like $4 pitchers of Dos Equis, and they used to have the best chicken wings on Sundays (weird, I know).
But really Brown Jug over anything else. Best quarters tables in the game.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:55 PM ^
August 26th, 2016 at 2:09 PM ^
Well that's unfortunate. I think most of my experiences there were Tuesdays which used to be the night to go...maybe there's cover on the weekend?
August 26th, 2016 at 2:33 PM ^
Damn right Mr. Swimms.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
Dooleys or the Village Bell (obviously both no longer exist)
Charlie's opened up my Jr year and was packed every night. The V-Bell was mostly stafffed by fraternity brothers of mine (Sigma Chi) and I got a job there my senior year as a bouncer. Worked at the Bivouac too for Ed selling Levi's.
August 26th, 2016 at 1:47 PM ^
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August 26th, 2016 at 1:55 PM ^
And there were two bars - one upstairs and one downstairs. The year after I graduated the place got bought by a Japanese resturant who tried to keep the bar going at night after the restuant closed. That worked out great until one night when a fight broke out and somebody knocked over a HUGE fish tank killing all the fish and making an enormous mess of the place.
Doing your "Bell" back in the day consisted of drinking 18 shots of something on your 18th birthday (drinking age was lower obvviously) and living to tell about it.
August 26th, 2016 at 2:15 PM ^
Pretty sure 'bells' goes back to the Pretzel Bell rather than the Village Bell, though the activity can take place at any establishment.
August 26th, 2016 at 2:26 PM ^
Ya know what I don't like Mr. Old?
You call yourself "old" but we're clearly about the same age as we have so many of the same drinking references!
We are NOT OLD Man!!!!!!!
We're seasoned, cellared, wise and worldly.... well, I'm not worldly, but the rest, fer sher!
August 26th, 2016 at 2:45 PM ^