ah man yes. Opie Taylor's! And the Barrel!!
I couldn't tell you if video is still open.I used to love the Peanut Barrel, so much so that there were several of us that tried to buy it.
The running joke on the watercooler on the old site was that we should pool our money and buy the Irish Lion when it went up for sale. They weren't selling the IP, so we would name the new place The Irish Loin.
Loved it when Dave(?) the bartender would get up on stage & sing Neil Young songs when someone was playing live. Had a couple of buddies that bartended there & were friends with the owner…
I don't remember a Dave or a bartender that would sing Young songs. Was there a bartender named Jerry? That rings a bell. This would have been 89 and 90, as I turned 21 during finals in the fall semester of '88. Prior to that, I would have used a fake ID at Hooligans if I was going to a bar.
funny. I used to use a fake id at Hooligans all the time too. Then they closed and the BW's went in there
No, it's been sold. They're putting a freaking candle store in there. Same guy who opened Hoosier Alley where Marsh/Lucky's used to be on the south side bought the building and his daughter runs the candle store. I do not believe it is open yet, despite this having been announced some time ago. Probably related to the repairs that were referenced above.@unclemark Probably but that building is in bad shape. Really old, doesn't meet code in a variety of ways, just a money pit waiting for that one thing to happen that triggers the need for a full upgrade.
Yeah, that was part of the calculus. Regardless, no one was interested in buying the Irish Lion if it wasn't going to continue as the Irish Lion. Doesn't look like the old man (and his son) have had any luck unloading it, and it's been what, three years or more?
funny. I used to use a fake id at Hooligans all the time too. Then they closed and the BW's went in there
Once I turned 21, I don't think I ever went back there.
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Yeah the Lion closing really bummed me out. Went there a lot. Loved drinking yards of black and tans. Actually loved the food as well luckily while my daughter was there we went there just about every time we visited her. Crying shame that no one was able to step up and keep it going.
The knuckleheads could have sold and kept it going had they not insisted on not selling the IP, among other stipulations. The talk among a number of Coolerites was serious.
not smart. Have to look reality in the face.
No, it's been sold. They're putting a freaking candle store in there. Same guy who opened Hoosier Alley where Marsh/Lucky's used to be on the south side bought the building and his daughter runs the candle store. I do not believe it is open yet, despite this having been announced some time ago. Probably related to the repairs that were referenced above.
I'll be damned. I didn't know. Must be big money in candles.
No, it's been sold. They're putting a freaking candle store in there. Same guy who opened Hoosier Alley where Marsh/Lucky's used to be on the south side bought the building and his daughter runs the candle store. I do not believe it is open yet, despite this having been announced some time ago. Probably related to the repairs that were referenced above.
I'll be damned. I didn't know. Must be big money in candles.
has to be some sort of money laundering front 
Macri's deli. At college mall. Dam that Godfather sandwich was awesome.
And the big cold beers, brought by some really good looking waitresses.
Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for. - Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and likely Hoosier basketball fan.
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yes ... the big handled mug 🍺 and always hot waitresses
Zagreb always had hot waitresses too
I was good friends with Janko -- aka John Pouch. Dude was a walking party, any time, any place. He took his hiring seriously.
yes ... the big handled mug 🍺 and always hot waitresses
Zagreb always had hot waitresses too
I was good friends with Janko -- aka John Pouch. Dude was a walking party, any time, any place. He took his hiring seriously.
is he no longer with us ?
Died years ago in a house fire. I don't know what actually happened, but I'd be surprised if some impairment wasn't involved. It was tragic. Janko was a great guy. You couldn't ask for a better friend.
ETA link.
Jease. I didn't know that. Wow. Tragic. Who owns the place now ?
I don't know. The crew that worked for him kept it up and running after he died, but I have no idea how the estate was settled or if it's changed hands since. I was in there a lot when John was alive, but it just wasn't the same (for me) after he died. I think I've been there twice since the fire.
Jease. I didn't know that. Wow. Tragic. Who owns the place now ?
I don't know. The crew that worked for him kept it up and running after he died, but I have no idea how the estate was settled or if it's changed hands since. I was in there a lot when John was alive, but it just wasn't the same (for me) after he died. I think I've been there twice since the fire.
yeah I can see why you haven't been back much.
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