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<blockquote data-quote="1970 John" data-source="post: 1658034" data-attributes="member: 589602"><p>This thread deserves to be revived.</p><p></p><p>I was a freshman in ‘66, so I missed the Butkus era but was there for the slush fund death spiral. Attended every game during my four years. My girlfriend and I attended every game in Block I in ‘68 and ‘69. We lost every game and badly in ‘69, but we stuck around to the bitter end every Saturday.</p><p></p><p>It just occurred to me, she hasn’t left early with me either. And now both retired, we have our first season tickets since ‘69 and have started the 850-mile (one way) drive to Memorial Stadium for games, vacationing locally between back-to-back home games.</p><p></p><p>You know you’re old, however, when you watch a video of “iconic buildings” on campus and you don’t recognize half of them. But by the time I arrived, the Assembly Hall was brand new and Alma had just been moved to Wright and Green (where I thought she had always been). Treno’s was our hangout, and we didn’t go to that mixer in one of the PAR basement lounges because REO Speedwagon was playing and we literally wouldn’t cross the street from FAR to see them.</p><p></p><p>I can’t hear Gimme Some Lovin’ without thinking of Chances R, and Bottle of Wine and Hey Jude always make me think Treno’s.</p><p></p><p>By the way, I know where the name of Treno’s comes from…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1970 John, post: 1658034, member: 589602"] This thread deserves to be revived. I was a freshman in ‘66, so I missed the Butkus era but was there for the slush fund death spiral. Attended every game during my four years. My girlfriend and I attended every game in Block I in ‘68 and ‘69. We lost every game and badly in ‘69, but we stuck around to the bitter end every Saturday. It just occurred to me, she hasn’t left early with me either. And now both retired, we have our first season tickets since ‘69 and have started the 850-mile (one way) drive to Memorial Stadium for games, vacationing locally between back-to-back home games. You know you’re old, however, when you watch a video of “iconic buildings” on campus and you don’t recognize half of them. But by the time I arrived, the Assembly Hall was brand new and Alma had just been moved to Wright and Green (where I thought she had always been). Treno’s was our hangout, and we didn’t go to that mixer in one of the PAR basement lounges because REO Speedwagon was playing and we literally wouldn’t cross the street from FAR to see them. I can’t hear Gimme Some Lovin’ without thinking of Chances R, and Bottle of Wine and Hey Jude always make me think Treno’s. By the way, I know where the name of Treno’s comes from… [/QUOTE]
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