Let’s get to know each other…

I’ve shared this story hear before but it bears repeating.

3-4 summers ago my wife and I drove from Twin Cities to Eastern Tennessee for a family reunion. Since we were in no real hurry we drove from here to St. Louis. St. Louis to Nashville and Nashville to Pigeon Forge, TN. On the way from Nashville to Pigeon Forge we decide to stop in Knoxville so I can visit the University of Tennessee campus bookstore and pick up some college garb. Who do I end up running into at the store In Knoxville but @@Greyeagle. As god as our witnesses, neither of us knew the other one was going to be there. It was just a spur of the moment thing my wife and I decided to do.

Truly an awesome spectacle!!

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One of Mrs. GE’s good friends from high school has a place on Norris Lake in TN and we were there for a week. Her husband needed to fly out for biz and they only had one car at their summer place. Instead of her getting up at 4:30AM to drive him to the airport he drove down, parked their car, and we went later so she could drive it back. We roamed around Knoxville and drove around the campus a bit before grabbing their car at the airport. I wanted to see Neyland Stadium so parked and ended up in the shop at the same time Zwak happened to be there. The odds are almost impossible to calculate.

We were able to sneak into the stadium itself, it’s amazing!

Was Rocky Top playing? It is on a friggin loop, right? :mrgreen:

Ran into some friends at Pike’s market in Seattle. Then the next day ran into some of our son’s friends at Safeco Field.

The Twins were in town so that increased the odds and I think the phrase it’s a small world did come up.

Neither of you wearing Gophers gear! :censored: :chainsaw: :ahhh: :anger: :x

:mrgreen:

Tim at least had the good sense to wear a Twins shirt!

The day before my Gopher hockey hat blew off while boating and is still somewhere in Norris Lake. :ahhh:

Was Rocky Top playing? It is on a friggin loop, right? :mrgreen:

It was in the store.

Whoooooooo! :mrgreen:

Neither of you wearing Gophers gear! :censored: :chainsaw: :ahhh: :anger: :x

I always wear Gopher hat and shirt when we travel. It’s a conversation starter. We were at Arches Nat’l Park when a lady came up to me and asked me what part of Minnesota I was from. Then she said her daughter married a guy from that area. Turns out the lady was my next door neighbor’s Mother in Law.

My parents had a similar thing happen to them at the Pittsburgh frozen four. A little old lady asked them what part of MN they were from, and eventually realized that they were talking to the neighbor who’s window I broke with a baseball 20-25 years prior. They thought she looked familiar but couldn’t place it. Had a good laugh.

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?

REAL pistachio gelato for me please.

Vanilla bean.

Mint chocolate chip.

Red Velvet. The one Target used to sell was really good but I haven’t seen it in a long time.

Isn’t Red Velvet just chocolate? Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Or at least flavored with cocoa, I guess I always thought it was gussied up chocolate

Surf & turf from the Gay Bar in Gay, MI.

It’s your last meal, ever. I do mean ever, if you catch my drift. What would it be?

Mine: Prime rib, med rare, grilled. Corn on the cob, also grilled. Green beans. Garlic mashed potatoes. Pappy Van Winkle 15 (IMO, the best of the Pappys) w/dinner. Schramm’s Raspberry mead paired with chocolate cheesecake topped with raspberries for dessert. And then a fine cigar and a Balvenie 50 for the finale.

By grilled do you mean grill the whole rib roast or just a rib eye steak?

Paella from the beach bar in Barcelona (I cant remember the name) I was at in 2013 with a bunch of cold beers. If you’ve never had paella it might be the most delicious thing on this earth.

It’s your last meal, ever. I do mean ever, if you catch my drift. What would it be?

Mine: Prime rib, med rare, grilled. Corn on the cob, also grilled. Green beans. Garlic mashed potatoes. Pappy Van Winkle 15 (IMO, the best of the Pappys) w/dinner. Schramm’s Raspberry mead paired with chocolate cheesecake topped with raspberries for dessert. And then a fine cigar and a Balvenie 50 for the finale.

I think I’d have my mom make me a full thanksgiving dinner. Cheesecake for dessert. Probably mead from Misbeehavin meads too.

It’s your last meal, ever. I do mean ever, if you catch my drift. What would it be?

Mine: Prime rib, med rare, grilled. Corn on the cob, also grilled. Green beans. Garlic mashed potatoes. Pappy Van Winkle 15 (IMO, the best of the Pappys) w/dinner. Schramm’s Raspberry mead paired with chocolate cheesecake topped with raspberries for dessert. And then a fine cigar and a Balvenie 50 for the finale.

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What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?

REAL pistachio gelato for me please.

Kemp’s French Silk Pie. It was one of the flavors they had the resort on Pike Bay when I was a kid. 1 scoop sugar come for 80¢ and a double scoop for $1.20. Since then the pie has become my favorite too. Unfortunately they don’t serve ice cream anymore. The minute that place goes up for sale, I am buying it just for the ice cream.

What is your favorite move quote or line?

What is your favorite move quote or line?

Surely you can’t be serious?

I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.

Make him an offer he can’t refuse.

Why Jonny Ringo, you look like someone walked over your grave

Or about half of Kilmer’s lines in Tombstone

I’m shocked, SHOCKED to find that gambling is going on here!

Your winnings, Sir.

What kind of name is Poon?

Best or earliest memory from the old Mariucci Arena either from a game or otherwise.

Mine was my first game when the band came through the lower level playing the rouser. So loud and so awesome it sent shivers. I really loved that building, crappy sightlines and all.

Best or earliest memory from the old Mariucci Arena either from a game or otherwise.

Mine was my first game when the band came through the lower level playing the rouser. So loud and so awesome it sent shivers. I really loved that building, crappy sightlines and all.

Reaching through the glass to shake hands with Goldy.

The different sounds all the pipes made.

The smell of popcorn.

What kind of name is Poon?

Comanche Indian

Best or earliest memory from the old Mariucci Arena either from a game or otherwise.

Mine was my first game when the band came through the lower level playing the rouser. So loud and so awesome it sent shivers. I really loved that building, crappy sightlines and all.

Russian Tea. Giant Cookies.

Sound of the ice chillers in the concourse.

Stepping into the arena and cramping into the wooden benches.

Seeing no glass separating us in the crowd from the opposing bench.

Hearing the stomping of player skates up the steps leading to the locker rooms.

That place was awesome.

Two of my favorites are from The Quiet Man:

“Ah, yes… I knew your people, Sean. Your grandfather; he died in Australia, in a penal colony. And your father, he was a good man too.”

“Could you use a little water in your whiskey?

When I drink whiskey, I drink whiskey; and when I drink water, I drink water.”

Couple of James Bond lines that stand out to me:

From Tomorrow Never Dies: “Oh James, you always were a cunning linguist.”

The World is Not Enough: As James is in bed with Christmas Jones (Denise Richards) he says, “I thought Christmas only comes once a year.”

Double-entendres aside (and let’s be honest, the series is packed with them)… in the new Casino Royale, I do love the “Vodka Marinti” “Shaken or Stirred?” “Do I look like I give a damn?”

Help! Help! I am being repressed!

Hosti gezen in dayne lebn? They darker than us!

Best or earliest memory from the old Mariucci Arena either from a game or otherwise

Sitting in the front 2 rows of the balcony. Talk about a bird’s eye view! Those seats were general admission for us students. Once Herb Brooks starting winning, it got to the point we had to get there 2 hours before game time to sit there, but well worth it.

My first game at Mariucci would have been the 74-75 season. My grandpa had season tickets starting a couple years earlier and we had just move back to MN from Baltimore/Washington DC. I fell in love on site and the tickets have been in our family since. Some early and great memories:

– Students (George!) swinging rubber chickens on nooses from the 3rd deck student section

– Angie! Angie!! Angie!!!

– Medo Sucks!

– The band playing three blind mice when the refs skated out

– Jim Boo scoring or getting a penalty

– My first date with my now wife was in 1986 at Mariucci (Michigan, 5-2 win)

– The first time my now wife saw offsides before the whistle blew – she was so excited to see it on her own she stood up and yelled OFFSIDES! even though it was a routine offiside. Love her!

– The smells at old Mariucci are rarely replicated. The combo of hockey smell, a little chill, pop/beer soaked wooden bleechers, and popcorn was unique.

– Neeee! Sooo!! (What?!!)

– Getting to play there as a peewee and bantam. Moundsview was in our district and Danny Brooks is my age so they somehow got ice there. If Herb was around he’d come upstairs and stand at the glass at the players entrance to watch his kid play. It was like having God at your games.

There are SO many favorite quotes from movies, I cannot even begin to count.

“Now go get your f*ing shinebox!”

“Helluva idea. TIM?!”

“It’ll take more than a few firecrackers to kill Danny Green!”

“There’s simply too many notes.”

“You chose…poorly.”

“They took the bar! The whole…f*ing…bar!”

“We’re on a mission from God.”

“You are not your khakis.”

“Superman’s drunk!”

And of course, my sig on my profile.

I recognize Blues Brothers and… :mrgreen:

There are SO many favorite quotes from movies, I cannot even begin to count.

“Now go get your f*ing shinebox!”

“Helluva idea. TIM?!”

“It’ll take more than a few firecrackers to kill Danny Green!”

“There’s simply too many notes.”

“You chose…poorly.”

“They took the bar! The whole…f*ing…bar!”

“We’re on a mission from God.”

“You are not your khakis.”

“Superman’s drunk!”

And of course, my sig on my profile.

I recognize Blues Brothers and… :mrgreen:

Goodfellas

Major League

Kill The Irishman

Amadeus

Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade

Animal House

Blues Brothers

Fight Club

Superman III

Smokey And The Bandit

My first game at Williams Arena would have been the 74-75 season. My grandpa had season tickets starting a couple years earlier and we had just move back to MN from Baltimore/Washington DC. I fell in love on site and the tickets have been in our family since. Some early and great memories:

– Students (George!) swinging rubber chickens on nooses from the 3rd deck student section

– Angie! Angie!! Angie!!!

– Medo Sucks! Buzzy Sucked too.

– The band playing three blind mice when the refs skated out

– Jim Boo scoring or getting a penalty

– My first date with my now wife was in 1986 at Mariucci (Michigan, 5-2 win)

– The first time my now wife saw offsides before the whistle blew – she was so excited to see it on her own she stood up and yelled OFFSIDES! even though it was a routine offiside. Love her!

– The smells at old Mariucci are rarely replicated. The combo of hockey smell, a little chill, pop/beer soaked wooden bleechers, and popcorn was unique.

– Neeee! Sooo!! (What?!!)

– Getting to play there as a peewee and bantam. Moundsview was in our district and Danny Brooks is my age so they somehow got ice there. If Herb was around he’d come upstairs and stand at the glass at the players entrance to watch his kid play. It was like having God at your games.

FYP.

Additionally one of the smells you may have been to young to experience at Williams Arena was cigarette and cigar smoke. Cigarettes and cigars were sold at the concession stands and smoking was allowed in the concourses. :puke:

If I’m blessed enough to come out of the other side of this rabbit hole alive and well (and frankly, each day at work makes me question the odds on that), I should very much like to meet folks from here on the board in person. I was very sincerely lucky to work with GE for 16 months from 2017-2018 and would enjoy getting to know others.

Well I have an intense hate of Badgers and F’nhawks.🙄

Red and green as colors also nauseates me. 🤮

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