Going back to Athens town
There are plenty of good times to be had in Athens. (University of Georgia)
Come September, thousands will be making the trek to Athens for home games at Sanford Stadium. Many come in a day or two early; others linger through the weekend, enjoying the other attractions of a city widely acknowledged as one of the best college towns around.
Of course, you don’t have to wait for football season to enjoy the offerings of Athens, some of which are hailed in the current issue of Garden & Gun magazine, which calls Athens a place where “music, food and football” come together.
Besides hundreds of places to drink beer (as you’d expect in a college town), there are rich cultural offerings thanks to UGA and some great restaurants. (Last year, I ran down some favorite places to eat in the Classic City, and to that list I’d add the Royal Peasant Pub in Five Points, a tiny spot offering some of the best fish and chips around.)
But the thing Athens is best known for besides UGA and football is its internationally renowned music scene, which takes center stage at the annual AthFest festival of bands, movies and offerings for kids this weekend.
Any time is a good time to sample music in Athens, however. The best known venue in town is the 40 Watt Club, which books a mix of big names and local acts drawing both townies and the college crowd. And this time next year hopefully the rebuilt Georgia Theatre will be back in business, too.
Downtown Athens offers lots of places to eat and drink. (Downtown Athens Development Authority)
In the meantime, the Melting Point, located in what once was an old foundry (and which oldtimers might remember as the Athens Steam Company nightclub), is probably the listening spot most alums would like since it draws a somewhat older crowd with its mix of singer-songwriters, country, jazz and bluegrass.
As for what places besides the 40 Watt and Melting Point are worth checking out, I threw that to my 25-year-old son, who got two degrees at UGA, and he said it depends on your taste in music.
Reports young Bill:
“Caledonia Lounge is a pretty initmate spot with some really good indie rock, though it’s not always everyone’s cup of tea, as it can also be really weird indie rock.
“I actually like the outdoor area at Farm 255, which has a stage with those white Christmas lights and outdoor seating. That can be really nice on a pleasant evening and they do jazz, etc. in addition to rock. (A lot of these bars do different genres of music actually.)
“Flicker Theatre & Bar is another pretty small space and can get into pretty obscure local indie stuff, but it’s not all bad. They also have a popcorn machine with free popcorn. I’ve never been to New Earth Music Hall, but it draws a pretty decent lineup, especially in the post-Georgia Theatre days. Little Kings Shuffle Club has bands and it has a large outdoor area with seating and cornhole (the game where you toss beanbags. Beloved by tailgaters.)”
Bill warns that those of us who get goosebumps when we hear the trumpeter in the southwest corner of Sanford Stadium “might not be so into places like Flicker and Caledonia, as those are the domain of the indie/artsy crowd of Athens. If they really want to see the Athens music scene, those are places to go,” but his experience is that many fans in Athens for a football game “want to get drunk in a bar that plays Journey at obnoxious levels and hit on some of the lovely co-eds. (Fortunately, there are about 40 of those bars downtown.)”
Bill says that’s why “I was able to sit at a table and have a conversation at Manhattan Cafe (westside of downtown indie bar where I’ve seen Mike Mills of R.E.M. multiple times) and could barely move in the Allgood Lounge (large undergrad bar with loud music and virtually no decor or charm to speak of) on the Saturday night after the South Carolina game.”
One thing’s for sure, whether the loud bar scene is your thing or you’d rather sip a quiet one at Trappeze or the Globe, Athens is a great place to hang out, even when the Dawgs aren’t playing. And, hey, if you drop by Bailey’s American Tavern, you might even run into Boss or Champ!
After a game or anytime, what are your favorite Athens nightspots?
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161 comments Add your comment
Just a fan
June 25th, 2010
11:04 am
great article
schmeckdawg
June 25th, 2010
11:08 am
What’s better than a night in The Classic City? Two nights!!!!!!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!! GATA!!!!!!!!!
merbertmoover
June 25th, 2010
11:18 am
man, merbert’s gotta agree with little Bill there….caledonia and flicker rule, manhattan is super cool…but if you a fratboy from S.C. comin in town to get some play, don’t go to those places….you’ll be as freaked out as a turtle in a tire swing, you know what im sayin? it might scar your impressionable little columbia-centric minds…..Allgood sucks, Firehouse sucks…Transmet has a great upstairs bar….good mix of indie/punk/frat….tasty world has gotten better
Bob Dylan
June 25th, 2010
11:27 am
Garden and Gun ? Yeeeeeeeehaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
‘ow bout ‘em danged dawgs. Son!!! Gonna chug me sumbair!!!!!
Nothin like readin up on sum 10-20-10 and .270 rounds in the the same magazine!!!
destin dawg
June 25th, 2010
11:27 am
Great college town….. best place on the planet… pretty girls, food drink, fun and a good education… let’s complete this great recruiting class !! We have alot to offer student/athletes !!!
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
11:30 am
Suxs that I don’t get to Athens very often nowadays..but try and hit the Globe when I do.
UGA75
June 25th, 2010
11:34 am
Whatever happened to the B&L Warehouse?
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
11:36 am
Bob Dylan what’s your point? G&G is a great mag if you like to shoot or garden or just love the South..or is that not allowed in the new socialist state?
Sun Dried
June 25th, 2010
11:37 am
The Clarke County Jail seems to be the nightspot
where lots of players spend their weekends in the off-season.
Old Dawg
June 25th, 2010
11:37 am
Wonderful story, Bill. Makes me want to make a visit to Athens soon. I lived in Madison for a long time and really enjoyed the proximity to Dawgtown a lot!
Enjoy your weekend.
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
11:40 am
UGA75 now there is a blast from the past I think I buried my memories of that place!
Bob Dylan
June 25th, 2010
11:41 am
@How-live it up Dude and have fun; however, take your socialist drivel and rotate on it.
Spike
June 25th, 2010
11:42 am
The WOW wing place at Five Points, on Milledge. Going back a few years.. The Fifth Quarter, Papa Joes on Baxter Street, the B and L Warehouse, Bubbers, Coopers, the bar down on the Oconee at River Mill just to name a few. I want my ashes spread on Papa Joes when I kick the bucket.
guy
June 25th, 2010
11:45 am
another article about how great athens is? come on man. i know recycling is en vogue right now, but would it kill you to come up with something original?
future topics, choose and from the list:
- greatest dawg(sic) players ever (can be split into offense/defense if two columns are needed)
- greatest dawg (sic) win
- best rivalry (though you just used this one again, so better wait a week or so before going back to that well)
- how next year will totally be ‘the year’
- remembering that one time you had herschel walker and won a national title
UGA Alum
June 25th, 2010
11:46 am
GAWD I MISS THAT PLACE
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
11:49 am
Bob Dylan you cast aspersions on a fine magazine and by extension the people who read it, casting them in a negative light as dumb rednecks and I’m the socialist. Nice try..but lets keep this at an adult level shall we…I hate your music and your ugly.
guy
June 25th, 2010
11:49 am
though i will concede, athens is a great college town.
if it werent for all the uga fans around it might be perfect…
guy
June 25th, 2010
11:50 am
do adults not know the difference between ‘your’ and ‘you’re’ how2?
uga alum, i assume?
also, in other dawg (sic) news: http://www.ajc.com/sports/marathon-man-isner-loses-556503.html?cxtype=rss_sports_82015
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
11:58 am
guy wonderful suggestions I’m sure that all of those topics will get print prior to the kickoff of yet another successful football season..keep up the good work!
The Situation
June 25th, 2010
11:59 am
UPTOWN LOUNGE, CLASSIC CITY, BRASS MONKEY, G SPOT and ANNEX
Spike
June 25th, 2010
12:02 pm
Guy.. Don’t like the column? Then don’t read it and don’t comment.
Me
June 25th, 2010
12:03 pm
Garden and Gun?? You’re kidding, right??
Bob Dylan
June 25th, 2010
12:05 pm
@How- Somebody put diesel in your Bassboat? Just grab you a Rat’L Trap and go find yourself some lunkers buddy! I’m gonna read about trimmin Roses with a 30-06.
guy
June 25th, 2010
12:05 pm
speaking of dumb rednecks, i was in athens for a wedding last month and somehow ended up at beauregard’s. what a redneck craphole. rebel flags all over the place, confederate money framed on the walls. drinks served in mason jars. all it was missing to make it a uga frat boys wet dream were african american bartenders working for nothing.
god bless the south.
rrgunn
June 25th, 2010
12:10 pm
After a game, my favorite spot is 441 heading south to Macon. When its not gameday, I like Last Resort or the now closed Harry Bissitt’s
Big Dawg
June 25th, 2010
12:11 pm
ARe you kidding – Best hangout by far is Toppers!
JB
June 25th, 2010
12:12 pm
guy…..stay away and you will be happy……….as will we.
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
12:16 pm
Bob Dylan better idea why don’t you and guy try gargling with a 30-06. guy we don’t need your approval about anything..but if you want to continue to snivel go ahead.
BurningRedBleedingBlack
June 25th, 2010
12:25 pm
Athens!!! A very amazing town, i Agree bill not just for football reasons. I was born in Athens in 1983, lived there as a child moved away to south GA and have been here since. I have to say The state of georgia is beautiful in alot of differnet ways. South GA has lower lands and beaches on the coast, and North GA has pretty green hills. When i really became of age to apperciate the town for more than a football town, I went there when school was out for break in the summer. Thats when i realized how proud of was of that place for its culture and amazing it looked. I have to say i love this state and Athens will always be one of my favorite places to visit. Now that my school days are over i still try to take a break and make that drive for the Weekend, but being a dad with a 4 year girl makes it more of a challenge. Good stuff bill GO DAWGS!!!!
Real Texas Dawg
June 25th, 2010
12:33 pm
J&J Center….live NWA wrestling every Thursday night….red-neck honky-tonk Friday & Saturday! Whoa…I’m way too old!
NavySealDawg
June 25th, 2010
12:49 pm
Does anybody know if Allens bar and grill still stand, and what about the Black Forrest pasteries, thanks
PDX Dawg
June 25th, 2010
1:17 pm
Navy – allen’s has moved from prince ave to the other side of the navy school(former) – cant remember the name of that street. not sure about black forest bakery.
PDX Dawg
June 25th, 2010
1:22 pm
“Gun and Garden” magazine?? – never heard of it but that’s a hilarious name! LOL @ the “trimmin the roses with a 30-06″ comment.
Athens is a really great town and I miss it dearly.
GUY – get a life. No one cares about your opinion if all you’re going to to is insult people.
92 UGA Grad
June 25th, 2010
1:29 pm
guy, we spell “dawg” that way so dumb*** people from north of KY will know how to properly pronounce the word. We live in the South…if you don’t like it, Delta is ready when you are.
Spike
June 25th, 2010
1:33 pm
So is I-95 North.
JB
June 25th, 2010
1:43 pm
guy is probably married to a girl similar that appears on that “Jersey Shore” show…..Geez…
Boy, lucky him…….
93 Dawg
June 25th, 2010
1:45 pm
ME, THERE, NOW… PLEASE!!!
guy
June 25th, 2010
1:48 pm
geez, JB, can any of you uga grad form a complete sentence?
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andrew
June 25th, 2010
2:09 pm
red rooster
Jason
June 25th, 2010
2:17 pm
Georgia Bar – A Great Place to Drink
92 UGA Grad
June 25th, 2010
2:17 pm
guy, I’m certain my spelling and grammar were impeccable in my earlier post. The sentiment spelled out there was clear as well. If it bothers you so much that people actually look back on the years they spent in Athens with fondness and also look forward to spending beautiful fall afternoons there each year, then buy a Greyhound ticket, hop on Amtrak, or try to get your ‘73 Ford Pinto started and leave…please. And make sure the door hits you on the way out….
guy
June 25th, 2010
2:29 pm
man, i got downgraded from delta to greyhound in less than an hour… harsh.
i dont care if you look back on your time in athens with fondness. ive had many a fantastic weekend in the town. i just have a problem with stupid, redneck, racist BS that sometimes accompanies time spent in athens.
and my initial complaint was just that bill recycles the same 5 blog topics ad nauseam. though i suppose if it keeps getting page views there’s no incentive to come up with something new. hell, im here…
UGA is Just Fine...
June 25th, 2010
2:30 pm
Some of my best memories were hanging out on the deck at Steverino’s and/or Sons of Italy in spring spliting pitchers of beer, wings/pizza with friends. City Bar & the Engine Room were also favorites back in the day…15yrs and 20lbs ago!!
JB
June 25th, 2010
2:31 pm
Bring O’Malleys back, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HBTD!!!
Spike
June 25th, 2010
2:35 pm
The Five Points Bottle Shop.. The best liquor store in town, after Bubbers closed.
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
2:35 pm
guy for the love of God stop your sniveling…just stop get help, ramp up your meds whatever it takes.
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
2:37 pm
JB where was O’Malleys located, I’ve been there but well the location is kinda fuzzy.
JB
June 25th, 2010
2:44 pm
Bro it was 1976 for me…..what’s an O’malley………allen’s on Prince for me with that ice on top of the mug in that beer and those char broiled little burgers……I’m 57. That’s the other JB i just noticed….He always signs off with HBTD
92 UGA Grad
June 25th, 2010
2:45 pm
guy, your initial complaint about Bill recycling storylines actually had merit (minus the shots at how we spell “Dawg”). Though, in Bill’s defense, coming up with a new topic for this blog on a day in late June cannot be the easiest thing in the world to do with football season still over 2 months away. On your last point, Athens does not have a monopoly on stupid, racist, rednecks…there are a few in every town in the South, but to focus on that when Athens has so many other great things to offer is really going out of your way to take a shot at one of the great college towns in this country.
JB
June 25th, 2010
2:47 pm
Guy thinks Tech and Grant Field screams college football……pretty weak experience except for the pocket protector crowd.
Jan Kemp
June 25th, 2010
2:49 pm
Athens blows…
JB
June 25th, 2010
2:50 pm
There are a few Major college programs you can walk up the gate to 30 minutes before kick off and buy a ticket…..Duke, Vandy, Wake Forrest…………..and of course Ga. Tech…………Nuff said.
guy
June 25th, 2010
2:50 pm
i acknowledged that i liked athens as a town (with the exception of the uga fans). and for sure racist redneck crap permeates the south (and elsewhere). i was pointing out that having an entire bar dedicated to and celebrating this crap in athens is a little disappointing.
Dirty Dawg
June 25th, 2010
2:52 pm
Hold on here…what about Uppy’s, or Zippy’s, or The Old South, or the MBI Club, or 29/78, or even that new place – Allen’s Basement? Man you guys just don’t get out much.
JB
June 25th, 2010
2:52 pm
Jan, Tell us about tailgating on Techwood Ave…………………………this will be good.
GeezusDawg
June 25th, 2010
2:55 pm
Nowhere Bar
JB
June 25th, 2010
2:58 pm
guy……believe it or not, I had a TV when Boston, Ma. integrated the Boston public schools……………………nothing racist going on there………..
GeezusDawg
June 25th, 2010
3:00 pm
Guy,
It’s called a theme – most restaurants have them. When I go in a place and don’t like the theme, I leave as there are MANY other options in town.
guy
June 25th, 2010
3:03 pm
the difference there JB is that in the ensuing 50+ years since then, most people have moved on.
the plus side of being that old is that you were actually alive when uga won a national title, so at least you’ve got that going for you.
which is nice.
Old Dawg
June 25th, 2010
3:05 pm
Bob Dylan: You obviously haven’t seen a copy of Garden & Gun. It’s a slick, cool review of all aspects of the South, with outstanding photography and copy.
I think you were actually referring to Trailer Trash Living … and you’re its personal research editor!
guy
June 25th, 2010
3:06 pm
i fully understand the concept of a theme. but that particular one is pretty crass and offensive this day in age. it reflects poorly on the town in my opinion. obviously i wont be going back, and didnt stay for very long in the first place. if that’s your attitude, why not just open up a nazi themed bar across the street? its just a theme right? all in good fun?
JB
June 25th, 2010
3:08 pm
missed the one in the 40’s, but 1980 was a good one……..people have moved on up North….really? guy, bottom line, enjoy your time at the Tech games…….we will enjoy our time in Athens…….4 tickets, 4 pizza’s, 4 cokes…………..hard to beat……..
FBR
June 25th, 2010
3:11 pm
The greatest five years of my life—-I hated to graduate and leave it—You have to experience it to really understand what a joy it is.
guy
June 25th, 2010
3:12 pm
i enjoy my time at both tech and UF games. the tailgating is just fine thanks, esp in jacksonville. the post game celebrations are a blast too, though you may not have the same opinion.
GeezusDawg
June 25th, 2010
3:12 pm
To each their own.
JB, In 1991 I walked from endzone to endzone across the football field at Duke on my way to the Duke v Carolina basketball game at Cameron. No fences or anything. I was amazed.
bbdawg
June 25th, 2010
3:12 pm
I’m so old I remember the Sugar Shack where the Ramada now standds. Also, who remember’s Effie’s? Effie had some sweet “young thangs” wayward boys could visit. Some guys got bricks when Effie’s closed. Charlie Williams was always my favorite party place. Mauricre Williams and the Zodiacs was my favorite band. And yes I’ll soon be eligible for Medicare.
Spike
June 25th, 2010
3:13 pm
Guy, you have run out of things to complain about. Do you know that the “i” should be a capital letter? You seem to be so much smarter than the rest of us.
guy
June 25th, 2010
3:17 pm
and JB, i never said everyone up north has moved on from racism. i said that there is still stupid racist crap going on everywhere, but probably moreso in the south. i’ve never lived further north than south carolina, but i somehow doubt that youre going to find a bar such as beauregard’s up north.
EAZY E
June 25th, 2010
3:18 pm
The Armadillo, Boar’s Head, the Fifth Quarter, Firehouse, and Classic City Saloon all were the place to go back in the late 90’s! Awesome times and hot babes!
Why did I ever leave! Athens rocks.
those were the days
June 25th, 2010
3:18 pm
Herbie’s was always fun after an evening on the town
Cobia2000
June 25th, 2010
3:19 pm
Drink and Drown at the B&L Warehouse! Oh, what drunkeness
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
3:20 pm
guy its America if a bar etc is not your cup of tea don’t go there..I promise you there are a LOT of theme bars in the ATL I won’t go to..however unlike you I don’t think they should be shutdown simply because I don’t like them. And I just got back from Cleveland and if you thinks rednecks and racists are only a Southern problem forget about it. Hell my Yankee in-laws (New Yorkers) make more racist comments in a day they I hear in ATL in a month..and they are completely unaware its even offensive.
JB
June 25th, 2010
3:21 pm
If I were a Tech fan…..I would latch on to UF also…………….They do something regularly that Tech has done once in 9 years………and we shouldn’t of lost that one……3 points with a total defensive let down…..Tech act’s like they won by 30………… But I guess we would to after that many years……Johnson has made then better, but lack of depth and defense and no passing game will keep them average,
How2fish
June 25th, 2010
3:24 pm
bbdawg I was trying to tell a friend from Alabama about Effie’s the other day and could not for the life of me remember the name..I was in High School when they shut it down.
DIT
June 25th, 2010
3:25 pm
Talk about feeling old. I remember seeing R.E.M. at the Windup Club there in Athens back in 1980 before they were popular.
Moosh
June 25th, 2010
3:26 pm
EAZY E – We must have been rolling through athens around the same time, that was practically the list I had in mind. Good times…
The Real SugarHillDawg
June 25th, 2010
3:27 pm
Did anybody ever find who killed T. K. Hardy. There was a bar named after him when I went there.
JB
June 25th, 2010
3:28 pm
guy, you nor I or UGA or Tech or Obama will ever change that. I don’t like it, but you and I friend can’t change the world……..By the way, I was pulling for Tech against Iowa……I don’t know many Tech alum who EVER pull for Georgia…..I ‘ve never seen such hate.
those were the days
June 25th, 2010
3:30 pm
Papa Joe’s
O’Malley’s $1 Pitcher night and Jay Memory
TK Harty’s Zoo night
Lowery’s nickle night
Sugar Bowl
Sky’s Place
Half Moon Pub
Taco Stand
City Bar
92 UGA Grad
June 25th, 2010
3:31 pm
JB, you’re a better man than I am…I wouldn’t cheer for Tech if they played the Taliban.
DIT
June 25th, 2010
3:33 pm
I remember O’Malley’s (well sort of. ha ha)
Spike
June 25th, 2010
3:33 pm
Don’t forget the Waffle House at Five Points. Good grease at three a.m.!!
Spike
June 25th, 2010
3:34 pm
The Shrimp Boat.
Pago Pago Dawg
June 25th, 2010
3:35 pm
Man, you guys are lucky you weren’t in Athens 1958-1960..wasn’t much going on then.
UGA '79
June 25th, 2010
3:36 pm
Message to friends of Athens: Ignore the cretin who has infested the comments with his illiterate remarks.
guy
June 25th, 2010
3:36 pm
how2: fair enough point. i never said the bar should be shut down, just that i find it disheartening that such a place a) exists, and b) was overflowing crowded on a friday night in between semesters in athens. and again, i realize there are racists everywhere, im just more familiar with the southern variety as ive lived here my entire life.
jb: no latching here. im a fan of both because i have degrees from both schools. i wont pretend like tech is at the same level football-wise as uga, but we have a decent program with good tradition that wins more than we lose. thats good enough for me, and if we can beat the mutts, then all the better. just icing on the cake. as for tech acting like we won by 30, i could say the same about uga’s few wins of florida lately, or even your win last year over tech. that game was much closer than most uga fans would like to admit. and i’ll agree on our lack of passing game holding us back right now.
and my caps lock key might be broken, but your period key definitely is.
JB
June 25th, 2010
3:39 pm
It’s in our best interest that Tech be decent, beating them 9 of ten years helps strength of Schedule and as with this year, ACC champs and all, it was very gratifying.
GeezusDawg
June 25th, 2010
3:40 pm
You would think a Tech guy could re-wire his keyboard – or that he would at least have about 3 or 4 spares.
guy
June 25th, 2010
3:42 pm
jb: as for rooting for uga, just flip your perspective. would you ever root for UF? probably not.
Abe
June 25th, 2010
3:43 pm
Guy, you really like the forest but can’t stand the all the trees. Right? A little cheese with your whine? Regardless of what you think you not the smartest ‘guy’ in the room. Since you think you know it all go start your own blog.
DIT
June 25th, 2010
3:45 pm
People when you respond to Guy your just feeding him. Ignore him. He has a hate for people that went or are fans of UGA. Leave him be. We all know that UGAer’s are “Cream of The Crop” Go Dawgs! Anyone remember Tyrones?
JB
June 25th, 2010
3:48 pm
guy, born and raised in Atlanta and around Tech football a lot….ended up at UGA for obvious reasons ( not Tech Material) and hat’s off to you for 2 degree’s. So, I ‘m a Georgia ( the state) first, Tech is a School in Georgia, and Florida is the enemy. I got to know George Morris ( Tech hero) very well, and loved the man…….This blog is high school banter as you know.
92 UGA Grad
June 25th, 2010
3:56 pm
Abe, you’re barking up the wrong tree when trying to get a gnat to go back to their blog…they don’t really care about their program or school…it just makes them feel giddy to find anything about Athens or UGA to complain about. It makes them feel the same way we feel when we’re out on a date with our beautiful wife/girlfriend…they don’t understand that feeling as it has never happened to them, so they go back to what is to the nerds, the next best thing.
guy
June 25th, 2010
3:58 pm
the state pride thing doenst work the same way for tech. it’s pretty much big brother syndrome. tech fans get sick of getting beat by georgia, and hearing it from uga fans, just as uga fans get sick of the florida beatings and subsequent trash talk.
destin dawg
June 25th, 2010
4:07 pm
what about the Frog Pond lounge in the Ramada Inn downtown ?????? am I old or what ????
Contractor
June 25th, 2010
4:10 pm
guy,
You’re a typical Liberal piece of garbage. Sit there and run your mouth about the Old South all you want, but it will not change the fact that it happened. There was a whole other element to the south besides slavery, but I figured someone as small winded as yourself can’t read that far into something. There are most racist people living up North than here in the South whether they want to admit it or not, so no, they haven’t moved on. That’s not the point. Everyone in this country raves about southern hospitality, the food, and the overall beauty of the people, history, and landscape. If more people grew up with the upraising and manners of southern folks, maybe this country wouldn’t have half the trouble it does with the declining well being of today’s youth and lack of education. We definitely could do without and want to do without your kind. Run your mouth all you want, but the pride of the south will not go away, even for someone as yourself. So go choke on a bone chump, and that’s from the bottom of my southern heart, jack off.
92 UGA Grad
June 25th, 2010
4:16 pm
guy, so many people have shared their memories of Athens in this blog, why don’t you regale us with the story about the time you were mugged walking back to the dorm from the Varsity. And remember not to leave out the details about how the mugger took your Frosted Orange and dumped it on your head after he copped your wallet and scientific calculator….what a tool.
ugaclassof2004
June 25th, 2010
4:17 pm
Fun town! Gonna give major shout outs to the 40 Watt, Tasty World, Loco’s, Gutherie’s, Little Italy, Boar’s Head, Flanagan’s, the Village Idiot, and El Centro! Saw George Clinton at the 40 Watt and Ludacris/Outkast on the Herty Field lawn!
And let’s have a moment of silence for Georgia Theatre, Wild Wing Cafe, and Gator Haters!
Cobia2000
June 25th, 2010
4:19 pm
Downtown Varsiy
The Mayflower
Athens Fair when it was across from the YMCA
Effies on Elm
Cobia2000
June 25th, 2010
4:20 pm
Downtown Varsity
The Mayflower
Strickland’s Restaurant
guy
June 25th, 2010
4:22 pm
i was born and raised in the south and love it here. i just dont love the racism that pops up from time to time. im not trying to change the facts of what happened. i just dont think people should be celebrating certain aspects of the past.
as for your point on education, maybe check and see where most southern states fall on the national education rankings. we all know the motto of georgia public schools: “thanks god for mississippi”
MsBulldawg
June 25th, 2010
4:23 pm
WOW wingery….closed….
Garden & Gun magazine is actually a very nice magazine. Great articles! Tastefully done.
The Melting Point is an awesome venue for music. You never know who is going to pop in on any given night. John Berry did a guest spot on Wednesday night with The Big Daddy’s.
Only 10 more weeks til football returns to Athens!!!
Cobia2000
June 25th, 2010
4:25 pm
Take the whole pill, Guy.
col fot
June 25th, 2010
4:30 pm
UGA ,best college town in America
UGADawg7
June 25th, 2010
4:43 pm
The Loft & the Winery are my favorite bars!
J
June 25th, 2010
4:50 pm
Guy, you’re a bigot.
Athens= God's Country
June 25th, 2010
4:51 pm
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J
June 25th, 2010
4:52 pm
Guy, stay in midtown. We don’t need your bitterness in Athens.
Athens= God's Country
June 25th, 2010
4:56 pm
Roadhouse, El Centro, Nowhere Bar, Georgia Bar, The Globe, Boars Head, The Last Resort, East West, Weaver Ds, Aqua Linda, Son’s (the deck), Summers are the best, the shoals (sliding rock), and of course The Georgia Theatre. How about the lovely ladies? My God, I may drive up for Athfest this weekend…Best town period!
UT96
June 25th, 2010
4:58 pm
I saw a pretty good country band at the Georgia Theater a couple of times- Kinchafoonee Cowboys. Are they still around?
samuel
June 25th, 2010
5:01 pm
Did you forget to mention the TRASH!!!!
Cobia2000
June 25th, 2010
5:01 pm
Oh, Yeah? I saw Shaft and Blackula there in 1973. Top that!
Me
June 25th, 2010
5:03 pm
After just driving up here on vacation to N.C. mountains thru Athens and north Georgia, I can’t ever recall seeing so many Confederate flags in all my life…on front license plates, hanging in front of homes, even saw a truck outside of Blairsville that had 4 of them flying proudly. Come to think about it, the one thing I didn’t see were alot of Black folk in those areas which could be just a coincidence. Not a commentary, just an observation…….By the way, Athens was nice…I would rate it highly as a college town.
samuel
June 25th, 2010
5:09 pm
Me, what’s wrong with the Confederate flag? afterall, you’re in the SOUTH!!!!!
Bull
June 25th, 2010
5:15 pm
If you walk into a DT bar and everyone is wearing Ralph Lauren lame-o clothes.. that’s a good clue to find somewhere else to hang and meet interesting people
Thomas
June 25th, 2010
5:24 pm
Guy,
If you don’t like it don’t go to that bar. There are plenty of gay bars in midtown ATL that would be more fitting for you.
cindy
June 25th, 2010
5:32 pm
Is the Redcoat band going to play Dixie? If so, great!!!
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dbc
June 25th, 2010
5:35 pm
Anybody out there remember the Mad Hatter? You could get a 3 for 1 drink (about 36 oz.) for a buck fifty. How about Miss Blanches? — we used to go there when the bars closed for iced coffee and fried egg sandwiches. Miss Blanche not only handled the grill, but also was a dispatcher for Your Cab Company.
supsalemgr
June 25th, 2010
5:40 pm
How is the “new” Allens doing out on Prince? I was in school duering the early 60’s and the place to go downstairs.
Rocket Rod
June 25th, 2010
5:40 pm
Nobody mentioned listening to Tony Pritchett at Tk’s on the deck or inside when it was to cold to play out. How about the 5th Quarter out on Atlanta Hwy to watch games. Also the Frog Pond and O’Malley’s, the 40 Watt or any frat party going on. Sitting on the deck at Sons of Italy eating great pizza and lots of beer. Wow you guys brought back some memories. Met the Great Lewis Grizzard at Tk’s where my best buds were Bar tenders. Don’t know if anything compares to tailgating before a Ga game, well maybe a lovely coed;-).
Thanks for the memories
Delbert D.
June 25th, 2010
5:41 pm
Somebody needs to open a Garden and Gun Club in Athens.
My impression of the magazine (my barber subscribes) is that its intended audience is a civilized man and his civilized wife.
BEST SCENARIO
June 25th, 2010
5:56 pm
guy, you are just another JELLOW JOCKITCH.
Fridawg
June 25th, 2010
6:11 pm
Walker’s Pub for Bloody Mary’s
Five Star Day Cafe for lunch (I like the Carolina BBQ)
Globe
The Grit (vegetarian, but great!)
1eyedJack
June 25th, 2010
6:33 pm
Anyone who believes that ignorance and racism are limited to the south should invest in some travel.
It’s a small world….and very, very, bad.
Anybody know how one might go about subscribing to that Garden and Guns magazine?
HBTD1
June 25th, 2010
6:40 pm
Guns & Gardens is actually an upper end magazine, so for the morons commenting on it in a negative manner, you obviously have ZERO class. You just proved your status to me, smart azzes!
Bill King
June 25th, 2010
7:19 pm
supsalemgr:
The new Allen’s is on Hawthorne, across from the Athens YMCA. Nice place. Much more upscale than the original.
HBTD1
June 25th, 2010
7:24 pm
Garden & Gun…….sorry! Guns were at the forefront of my mind because I’m irritated at some people making comments on stuff they don’t know jack about. Typically, GT folks!
kentucky cade
June 25th, 2010
7:26 pm
used to go to poss’s barbecue when cats were in town….pick up a copy of kickoff and get my stats….wonderful evening there last year when we whipped up on puppies
Bill King
June 25th, 2010
7:28 pm
NavySealDawg:
The old Allen’s in Normaltown is gone, but a new one is on Hawthorne. And Black Forest has moved from Normaltown out to Gaines School Road on the eastside.
guy
June 25th, 2010
7:50 pm
you’re seriously going to ban me bill? for not jumping on the ‘racism is ok if its a theme bar’ bandwagon. real mature buddy.
guy
June 25th, 2010
7:52 pm
and for some reason that post gets through….
feel free to point out when i ever said racism is confined only to the south, or that everyone in the south is a racist. im just saying have a ‘theme’ bar that glorifies slavery/the old south reflects poorly on an otherwise great college town.
DawginOH
June 25th, 2010
10:39 pm
Being a guy into both indie rock AND football, Athens is simply paradise. I miss that place so much… GO DAWGS!
#2 BAMA FAN
June 26th, 2010
5:59 am
The best two party towns in the SEC Athens and the city of the Red Stick!! RTR
GREENE
June 26th, 2010
6:33 am
There is another place in athens for fun we parked our r.v. there last year.a place called forest lodge we got there on thrusday and the mngr. gave us a good rate.his name is russ 706-372-1564.try it you would enjoy it.
supsalemgr
June 26th, 2010
7:56 am
Upscale and “Allens” does not go together.
Alphare
June 26th, 2010
11:03 am
Cannot believe you UGA homers. Seriously, who would give a flip about Athens except UGA fans? I’ve been to that little place, not impressed to say the least. I went route 316. A lot of establishments don’t even bother to keep their grass in shape.
Except Bill King, as an adult, who would want to hang out with a bunch of college kids? Not me.
FromtheBARstool
June 26th, 2010
11:44 am
why should there be so many bars in a college town? Most of the students are not of legal drinking age until their 4th year of school.
MissMina
June 26th, 2010
1:02 pm
I’ve only been away for a month since graduation and I miss Athens like crazy!! Gotta get back there ASAP!! GOOOOOO DAWGS!!!
FromtheBARstool
June 26th, 2010
1:16 pm
Why missMina? Found out your are “prego” and need to start the DNA testing atr the Sig Ep house to find the baby daddy?
T'Ville Dawg
June 26th, 2010
4:32 pm
O’Malley’s was at one time one of my favorites until they sold out on gameday to the Gators that one miserable Saturday when we were the hosts to the home and series.
T'Ville Dawg
June 26th, 2010
4:38 pm
Blast from the past-anyone remember “The Rail”-got served my first pitcher in Athens. Maybe not a memorable place, but it holds a special place in my heart.
GaDawg
June 26th, 2010
7:20 pm
@bbdawg
Thanks for jogging my memory! I had completely forgotten about the Sugar Shack, but who could forget about Effie’s?
s schoninger
June 27th, 2010
6:22 am
john mooney, who owned somebodys pizza killed t.k. hardy, and went to jail for it. there was a beer price war going on at the station, and mooney wanted to win.
Denise Griffin
June 27th, 2010
6:57 am
Guy, I got your drift about the article and the “red-neck craphole.” Of course, I’m a Georgia State U grad having nearly flunked out of UGA after many a drunken night at the B&L Warehouse in the mid-70s. By the way, after 4 years at GSU, I learned that “alot” is not a word (Destin Dawg & Burning Red Bleeding Black).
Denise Griffin
June 27th, 2010
7:14 am
By the way, just went online and viewed the Garden & Gun. Pretty well done magazine.
Bride of Chucky Knapp
June 27th, 2010
5:43 pm
Garden & Gun is actually a rather snobby upper crust mag for the country gentleman, but interesting. Too fancy shamcy for me, but I appreciate their effort at something than the normal men’s rag and worth checking out.
longdog
June 27th, 2010
7:17 pm
Back in 1965 when I went to UGA I saw Little Stevie Wonder play at the Full Moon bar He could still see because he had his glasses on.
Dirty Dawg
June 28th, 2010
9:16 am
If you don’t think UGA’s been a great place, name me another one where you could party with Ike and Tina Turner, or the Isley Brothers, or the Soul Sisters, or Bobby Blue Bland, or any number of others – and that was just at a Fraternity party. And since when was Effie’s ever anywhere but on River Road?…and the Effie’s I visited wasn’t made out of bricks – then again it was dark and I was pretty-well wasted.
John 672
June 28th, 2010
9:26 am
Wow, some great memories…for me it was Half Moon Pub, City Bar, Flanagans, and the great Washinton Street Taven. Miss it like hell 15 years later…
Bob Dylan
June 28th, 2010
9:37 am
Mrs. Dylan and I enjoy the fine things in life and G&G has helped raise the standard. She enjoys learning how to prepare Hoppin John and Hog Moss, while I dream about blowing the crap out of stupid animals with my Browning Sweet 16. Now that’s good livin.
Bill King looks Funny
June 28th, 2010
10:04 am
Am I the only one that sees it… Bill King looks like a nerdy, fatter, and creepy version of Jerry Garcia.
BlackedOut
June 28th, 2010
10:46 am
Where are the Alabama fans? I was sure they would be one here claiming Tuscalosa is better in every way.
Jimmy
June 28th, 2010
1:38 pm
I see Alphare is at it again. Hey moron. This is a UGA fan blog! UGA is in the city of Athens, so Bill decides to write a blog about Athens!
If you dont like it then go to another blog. Oh that’s right, youre an Obama loving Dem. If liberals don’t agree w/ something, then it MUST conform, right?? Just get out of here man. Hasn’t your type ruined this great country enough??
What’s next for your type, banning 4th of July celebrations because it’s “only” an American celebration and doesn’t conform to everybody??
Dawggrl
June 28th, 2010
1:49 pm
Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I was fortunate to have a reunion of sorts with some of my soro sisters for a weekend recently and it was a great time. Ran into Stafford at Half Moon, visited City Bar, East West and some new bars. Still miss Sky’s and all those nights we walked from the house to Son’s for beers!
Bugtussel
June 28th, 2010
2:05 pm
I like when Jimmy gets all fired up. Makes a good feeling in that special place.
MB
June 28th, 2010
2:10 pm
Perfect timing on the article, Bill. The wife’s brother and a friend from D.C. and Pittsburgh are visiting in a couple of weeks and mentioned wanting to visit the Classic City. Great college town, but also much more to offer even for those of us well into our fourth decade (and this from an Auburn man).
fer
June 28th, 2010
2:35 pm
Black Forest Bakery is on the Eastside now, not quite the same but still in existence.
DIT
June 28th, 2010
2:41 pm
Dirty Dawg – Don’t forget about REM & B52’s. I saw REM at the Wind Up club and the 40 watt club back in the early 80’s. Stipe was way too drunk to be singing. They were pretty raw back then. They did a lot of covers, but did play a couple original songs that were recorded as they matured as a band.
TECH FAN!!!!
June 28th, 2010
11:59 pm
UGA…Athens who??? An overrated redneck trap, whats the hype about this place??? I lived there for a years…born and raised (unfortunately) and was never more happier once I left….A lot of overgrown, redneck, wanna be hyped, lame college drunks….Everyday felt like modern slavery in this place, its the great white hype!!!!! enjoy athens, glad to be far from this place!!! Oh yeah, by the way…I am a WHITE GUY in my late 20s….