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First user submitted bar review we have gotten in quite a while, it will also be posted under the bars section.

The Virginian – Best specials on the Corner. $3 jack and coke Mondays, $2 Bud Lights $3 jager shot Tuesdays, $2 rail Thursdays, every special on the menu Sunday nights. Heavy greek presence, would be a much better place to hang out if it was double the size.

Three – Decent Specials….$3 pitcher nights and $3 cuervo/jager shot nights. Almost exclusively townies except for 80’s nights, avoid at all costs unless you want to get into a fight with the local rabble.

Michael’s Bistro – Great selection of high quality beers. Definitely a grad student/townie bar, not for the underage crowd.

Coupe Deville’s - Only decent special is $1 Redstripe Mondays, grossly overpriced drinks and staffed by girls who can’t even bartend. Great patio area with live music almost every night makes it the place to be in the summer. Full of underage first years thrilled at the prospect of paying any price to get their hands on booze.

Biltmore – Recently purchased by the owner of Three and Virginian, it had been going downhill for years and needed a renovation. Supposedly reopening in August 09 hopefully with better specials and a better atmosphere.

Buddhist Biker Bar – $2 pitcher Wednesdays, $2 beers on Thursdays and Fridays. Not too hard on id’s, good mix of undergrads and grad students, their large front patio makes it a solid place to be in warm weather.

Trinity Irish Pub – Under construction, supposedly opening in the fall of 2009.

Boylan Heights - Formerly Orbitz, decent specials including $3 pitchers and coin flip nights where your drink is on the house if you guess the coin flip correctly. Great place to watch games, but like Coupe’s, it’s notoriously full of underage kids with miserable fakes.

St. Maarten’s – Not known for their specials or being kind to patrons with fakes. Great out of the way late night spot, has developed a large group of Greek regulars in the past year.

Mellow Mushroom – Joke of a bar, anything with a picture on it will get you alcohol. They have a large selection of nice draft beer but except for trivia night, this bar belongs to students with miserable fakes and athletes.

Baja Bean - No UVA student would be caught dead drinking here.

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Spuds Mackenzie is absurd.  As the poster dog for Bud Light in the 80s, he gave a new meaning to the phrase “party animal”. Spuds is pretty much the dog version of Jeff Spicoli and cooler than Joe Camel. Spuds was rad enough to get Mothers Against Drunk Driving to start a campaign against Anheuser-Busch for marketing to children. Click here to see a short history about Spuds on wikipedia. Spuds raged harder than Clemson Sigma Chi ever will.

(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Although there is no official track listing for the most electrifying television program to come out in the last year, this is a pretty accurate compilations (minus some of the instrumentals that play throughout the series)  If you know any that are not on this list, please comment.  You can download all of them through the link at the end of the post.

1. early man – death is the answer. (ep 1- opening sequence)
2. freddie king – going down. (title music for each episode)
3. mc5 – miss x. (ep 1- kenny first see’s april tits from the parking lot)
4. r.l. burnside – let my baby ride. (ep 1- intro to first pe class)
5. lucinda williams – i changed the locks. (ep 1-kenny meets tracy in the shboom shbooms)
6. april wine – you could have been a lady. (ep 1- kenny doing blow in the back of the bar with clegg)
7. the black keys – your touch. (ep 1-after kenny tells dustine he’s selling the jetski. ep 4-bbq scene)
8. ram jam – black betty. (ep 1-plays during the end.)
9. boston – more than a feeling. (ep 2-first visit to ashley schaffer bmw)
10. junior senior – can i get get get. (ep 2-kenny & clegg go to the school dance)
11. trentemøller – vamp. (ep 2-as kenny & clegg walk into the school dance)
12. dj daddy ray z – a fifth of beethoven (rock da beat mix). (ep 2-as kenny dances for april)
13. tindersticks – the organist entertains. (ep 1-during orientation. ep 2-stevie picks up kenny after the dance. ep 5-kenny narrates his new audiobook)
14. drug rug – for the rest of your life. (ep 3-kenny works out in the garage)
15. lil wyte – fucked up. (ep 4-kenny taking steroids and working out)
16. spank rock – bump. (ep 4-shrek at the dance studio)
17. devendra banhart – i feel just like a child. (ep 4-kenny & april upstairs at the bbq)
18. gregorian – the sound of silence. (ep 4-kenny on the jetski after the bbq)
19. lee hazlewood – pour man. (ep 5-after kenny fires stevie)
20. kenny rogers – love will turn you around. (ep 5-after the mackworthy showdown, ep 6-intro)
21. the animals – sky pilot. (ep 6-kenny’s final assignment for stevie)
22. shawn lee’s ping pong orchestra – kiss the sky. (ep 6-closing song)

Hall & Oates are a pop music duo made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates.The act achieved its greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed “rock and soul.” They are best known for their six #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: “Rich Girl”, “Kiss on My List”, “Private Eyes”, “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)”, “Maneater”, and “Out of Touch”, as well as many other songs which charted in the Top 40.

They last reached the pop-charts top forty in 1990 and then slowly faded from public view, though they did not formally break up. They have continued to record and tour with some success. In total, the act had thirty-four singles chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. As of 2006[update], Hall and Oates have seven RIAA platinum albums, along with six RIAA gold albums.

A greatest hits compilation was released in 2001 from Bertelsmann Music Group. The BMG collection was expanded in 2004 and reissued the following year, after BMG merged with Sony Music Entertainment. In 2003, Daryl Hall and John Oates were voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. (Wikipedia)

You Make My Dreams Come True is a lesser known single from the 1980 album “Voices” and the music video is definitely a rad staple of the 80s. Download their discography, these dudes can jam.

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Up All Night Videos is a site dedicated to 1980s B-Movies, with three main categories: Midnight Movies, Slasher Flicks, and Teenage Sex Flicks (not porno)  You can read descriptions of the movies on their site and see clips of them on the upallnightvideo youtube channel and if there is one you really want, they sell them on the site as well (you may have to contact them through email).  This place is full of some gold non-mainstream 80s culture. http://upallnightvideos.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/upallnightvideos

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“Set in the late 70s, this gritty and twisted film taps the physical and mental underpinnings of the meaning of the word “brother” in a way reminiscent of the best of late 70s grindhouse and early 80s slasher”  Frat House Massacre has been invited as an official selection for six major film festivals and is having several 2009 screenings all over the world.  Based on the fictional fraternity Delta Iota Epsilon in 1979, this film looks to be a future cult classic that will keep pledges on their toes for years to come.  Solid potential for a horror flick.

(9 votes, average: 1.89 out of 5)
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Swallowing goldfish at the University Of Maryland during a wet Greek Week event.  This clip is an excerpt from the World Of People show, circa early 1980s. AOPi is clearly involved (more like shithammered drunk)…too bad most current philanthropy events don’t involve beer races like this any more.

(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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After months of waiting, the new batch of mechandise has been printed and distributed to local Rad Dudes, the leftovers are for sale and another batch will be printed for online sales.  They are $20 each and include free shipping, use the donation button on the left side of the main OldRow page to purchase, indicate your desired size and shipping address in the note to seller (otherwise you will get a medium and it will be shipped to your default paypal address)  If I owe you a koozie, just mention it and I will include it in your package.  If you would like a koozie just add $5 to your tank top order but if I run out consider the $5 a donation to the site, rage on and wear this tank proudly as you get sloppy this summer, a picture contest will start in the forums in a week or so.

-OldRow Team

Wet Hot American Summer is an underground cult classic released in 2001.  Set at Camp Firewood in 1981, it is the last day of camp.  The amount of drama and events that happen in this single day is purposely absurd and seems to be a similar yet more hilarious take on the era of Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Dazed and Confused.  The soundtrack to this movie is rad as fuck, with the opening sequence using Jane by Jefferson Starship and throughout the movie includes tracks by Kenny Loggins, KISS, Rick Springfield, and Loverboy.  Many of the cast members later on appear in the internet sensation “Stella”, my favorite shorts being “Raking Leaves” and “Pizza”.  This is a must see for any late 70s – early 80s enthusiast.  Wet Hot American Summer gets an OldRow rating of 5/5 stars.

(5 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)
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Phi Tau Gators 1984 made for TV 69 featuring Phi Tau brothers and ‘lil sisters.  This was the time when there were many local music video stations that emulated MTV, many on local college campus. Long gone are the days of rad television.

(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Now that the summer season is here, it is time to start getting ready for fall events.  Probably the most bitchin tour to hit the south in a while is the upcoming Allman Brothers Band – Widespread Panic tour that starts this fall.  I plan on going to the Dallas show (during OU/TX weekend) but all of them will be epic.  Both bands are known for not only their face melting live sets, but the party scene before, during and after the show.  If you plan on going make sure and get there early to tailgate your ass off.  Look for wookie hippy chicks wearing scarves on their heads and picknick baskets, as they will probably be selling baked goods with special ingredients if you catch my drift.  The tailgate tents before the show feature all sorts of gypsy salespeople that will offer you some pretty sweet deals on glass accessories, flags, bootleg shirts and cds, and some posters or other artwork.  These people enjoy to haggle so try to not get ripped off by their hippy tricks.  If you check out the OldRow forums under the music section, many users are meeting up for tailgates.

Oct. 03-04, 2009 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Oct. 06, 2009 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion

Oct. 07, 2009 Portsmouth, VA nTelos Wireless Pavilion

Oct. 09-10, 2009 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena

Oct. 11, 2009 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion @ Walnut Creek

Oct. 13, 2009 Knoxville, TN World’s Fair Park

Oct. 14, 2009 Nashville, TN Riverfront Park

Oct. 16, 2009 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center

Oct. 17, 2009 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

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Arguably one of the best movie soundtracks to come out of the 1980s, Heavy Metal is a compilation of power rock from an era of big hair that will still get you pumped up.  Good enough to even catch the attention of South Park, many of the songs are featured in the episode that was created as a tribute to the movie, “Major Boobage”.  The movie itself is mildly entertaining, but the soundtrack is a timeless 80s gem.   The soundtrack was released on LP in 1981, but for legal reasons, was not released on CD until 1995. The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard chart. Legal difficulties kept several of the songs (by Blue Oyster Cult, Black Sabbath, and Devo) featured in the film from appearing on the soundtrack.

Here are some aliens blowing monster rails of snow in the movie for shits and giggles:

1. Heavy Metal – Sammy Hagar
2. Heartbeat – Riggs
3. Working in the Coal Mine – Devo
4. Veteran of the Psychic Wars – Blue Öyster Cult
5. Reach Out – Cheap Trick
6. Heavy Metal (Takin’ A Ride) – Don Felder
7. True Companion – Donald Fagen
8. Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment) – Nazareth
9. Radar Rider – Riggs
10. Open Arms – Journey
11. Queen Bee – Grand Funk Railroad
12. I Must Be Dreamin’
13. Mob Rules – Black Sabbath
14. All of You – Don Felder
15. Prefabricated – Trust
16. Blue Lamp – Stevie Nicks

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The vision of Ducks Unlimited is wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. Whether you are currently involved, want to be, or think you could play a bigger role, Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl should be a part of your extracurricular rigmarole. These organizations will provide interactions with many important community figures, new friends with similar interests in the outdoors and/or hunting, as well as a fun time. As 88 percent of DU raised dollars last year went straight to fund wildlife conservation, your dollar will be well spent. Your dollar will also be multiplied six-fold when contributed on average by major conservation partnerships such as Chevy, Budweiser and Winchester. DU has conserved more than 11.6 million acres of waterfowl habitat in North America, more than any other conservation organization. If nothing else does it for you, this alone should; President George W. Bush has described Ducks Unlimited as “the model by which all conservation should be delivered in America.”

Delta Waterfowl is a similar organization to DU in that they raise funds for conservation being put into action on smaller scale with higher emphasis on research. Their basis is upon the foundations of Aldo Leopold and his methods of conservation by observation and inquiry. They are a worthy organization of your participation if you value the future of ducks and duck hunting as well. I encourage you to look further into these organizations as well as similar off shoots such as the Flyway Foundation and local conservation groups like our South Carolina Waterfowl Association here in SC. Your involvement will not be regretted.

Getting a chapter of Ducks Unlimited started at your school is probably not nearly as hard as you would think it may be. There are sure to be plenty of people willing to be involved if you don’t already have a group together. Your first objective is to go to the source, contact DU. They basically will put you in touch with your regional collegiate chapter director. From that point, find yourself an on campus faculty member to serve as your advisor and liaison to your college or university. My suggestion, start with the business department, ag department if you have one, or anyone with a tie to wildlife. The best way to get your crowd together, beyond your friends and fraternity connections, would be to see if you can get a flash ad or email on your university listserv telling folks about your organizations interest meeting. Once you get your advisor, members and DU rep, you’ll have to put together a constitution as a university organization (use your fraternity’s as a model). Set up social events intermittently between business meetings to keep your guys and gals interested and willing to help; ie skeet shoots, cook-outs, lake parties, etc.
Banquets: Your reason to serve. This is the formal of your fraternity, the epicenter of your chapter’s purpose. Your involvement in DU should be fun, but your purpose is also to get funds for the cause of the national organization. Your DU rep will walk you through the process but a few tips can help. You’re in college, get a band. Get one that the older crowd, your money bearers, will like. This is going to be your impression that will lead to return customers. Get alcohol, it’s the only way to get people to bid more than they would be able to buy the same picture from the store for. Alcohol is tricky for us at Clemson as a student organization. You can’t technically sell it, you can’t give it away on campus, you have to have a risk management plan in place. Our way around this has always been to get an off campus venue, but close to campus to ensure students will still come. Hire a couple bartenders from local joints (try to get good looking gals). Risk management plan: Alert local cab services, hire a couple cops from your city police, use wristbands, remind your committee members that the future of your chapter depends on you not getting kicked off campus; i.e. underagers consuming. Your auction package will be tailor fitted by your DU rep, good deal for you. Your DU rep will probably take care of the auctioneer as well, if not ask local chapters who theirs is. Get good food for a good deal. Many local joints are benefactors of DU, find out who they are and if they are willing to help you. We get oysters because they are fun, usually something out of the ordinary for most. BBQ is a good backup and side option for oysters. Make sure to schedule your event when people have money, not close to other local chapters’ banquets, around major university events, and close to the beginning of Duck Season if possible. Be efficient, Ball out, Have fun.

For more information, private message the author of this article, our forum user ibcallindux.

(13 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5)
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On archive.org there is a giant inventory of live music, all of which is legal to download, approved by fan friendly musicians.  The site kind of takes after the taper/bootleg culture that follows many jam bands, as their shows are almost always different sets, making each show very unique.  Usually each show on Archive comes in several different formats including flac and VBR Mp3.  Also usually available are the setlists, track durations, equipment used for recording and bitrate. Here is some of the stuff you will find on archive.org, keep in mind this is just a short list, there are hundreds of artists available.

311 (95 shows)
Blueground Undergrass (101 shows)
Blues Traveler (687 shows)
Citizen Cope (23 shows)
Derek Trucks Band (751 shows)
Disco Biscuits (1,057 shows)
Drive-By Truckers (388 shows)
G. Love and Special Sauce (89 shows)
Grateful Dead (6,664 shows)
Guster (290 shows)
Hayseed Dixie (25 shows)
John Mayer (56 shows)
Keller Williams (586 shows)
North Mississippi Allstars (173 shows)
Perpetual Groove (406 shows)
Phil Lesh and Friends (1,241 shows)
Robert Randolph [and the Family Band] (194 shows)
Sound Tribe Sector 9 (517 shows)
South Austin Jug Band (14 shows)
Yonder Mountain String Band (946 shows)

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