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Comment on The Flood of 1965 by Sherry Else

Sherry Else — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:11:10 +0000

I remember this day so vividly. I had turned 11 only 7 days before. I went to the Riverside Baptist Church on Alameda and Platte River Drive. That night was the Vacation Bible School Parents Night. It went out over the radio and tv not to go to that area. My family and I went later that night to my Aunt’s house and you could see the Valley Highway and the “riverbank” of the Platte. Cars, fridges, stoves, you name it just floated down that mighty river. When we finally found out about the church , they told us that it basically damaged the offices, basement, Sunday School rooms and the Narthex. However it stopped right at the door of the sanctuary. Our sanctuary was pristine. Soo scary. Even now at 57 I get the shakes when I cross over the Alameda bridge.

Comment on Lakeside Amusement Park by mara

mara — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:23:00 +0000

What ever happened to the laughing fat lady that was in front of the funhouse, over th entrance. Any pictures or videos? I’m 58 & loved the funhouse as a child.

Comment on Rock-A-Billy Willie Lewis by Rock & Roll Daddy-O

Rock & Roll Daddy-O — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:39:52 +0000

Could you or anyone give more Information about Jimmy Lee Rollins aka Lee Holdridge. I need the record date from his 45 rpm on BT Label, Rock Island “KISS ME BABY”.

L@@K: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cwVWe-lXgc

Thanx
Rock & Roll Daddy-O
(Tom)

Comment on Mercury Cafe, December 1982 by Tim

Tim — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:10 +0000

Kinda Fonda Henry (A Punk Epiphany). A recollection of the 1982 DK show at the Mercury -
http://www.kindafondajane.com/2012/01/kind-of-fonda-henry-punk-epihany-and.html

Comment on Lakeside Amusement Park by Rhais

Rhais — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:29:26 +0000

I believe it was Moonlight Gardens.

Comment on Sid King by J M Wiley

J M Wiley — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:30:38 +0000

I remember being there on New Year’s Eve in 1969 when a young secretary from Sterns-Roger performed during the amateur contest. Down to her g-string and tiny bra she realized there was a table full of men she worked with and didn’t want to continue. Good old Sid King and the people she was with convinced her to continue. We knew she had great legs from the miniskirts she wore but after that performance… Wow! What a body!! She was married and soon after her performance she left the company. Sid Kings was a great place.

Comment on The Last Great Coffeehouse? by Meredith

Meredith — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:51:55 +0000

I was hoping someone would mention the bathroom, Tom. I was amazed at how that tiny cramped little space could hold so much ink. I remember seeing “Thumbs Up Sissy” with the drawing of Sissy Hankshaw’s giant apprendages, and thinking I hadn’t known very many people who read that book. Muddy’s was an amazing cosmic coffeehouse. Part of me is still there. Circa late 70′s/early 80′s…

Comment on The Last Great Coffeehouse? by Kezia

Kezia — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:19:36 +0000

I spent so many nights at Muddy’s, met so many interesting locals and so many drop-ins from out of town. It was peaceful, real, calm and interesting. There were people playing games, usually strangers mixed with some regulars. Tables of people working over books, before computers. Tables of people talking. Loners hanging and gregarians chatting away. Across the street was a bar with no name posted, had to know about it. Up the street were real lofts (long gone and ungraded into tiny fake expensive lofts) and throbbing dance clubs with no indication from the street whatsoever. The true essence of a coffee shop as gathering place for people with something going on other than their wallet, that was Muddys on the Platte. When I retire, I would love to re-create it somewhere. And in my imagination, world reknown jazz players know about it and just happen to drop by and just happen to play a little harmonica, guitar or sax – and then go back to their coffee like everyone else, leaving the notes hanging in the air. Yeah, Muddys was the best.

Comment on Celebrity Sports Center, 1960–1994 by Fun Fact Friday: Disney’s connection to Colorado | DisFanInCO

Fun Fact Friday: Disney’s connection to Colorado | DisFanInCO — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:13:56 +0000

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Comment on Celebrity Sports Center, 1960–1994 by Joe Felice

Joe Felice — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:25:52 +0000

I was sitting in Whole Foods yesterday, and there was a pic of the old place. I started telling my friend about it, and the good memories just flowed. It was THE place to hang out on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons back in the day. There was so much to do there, it was almost sensory overload. Sometimes, the parking lot would be full, so we had to park in some of the vacant lots around there. I remember Stearns-Rogers was catty-corner to the northeast, and you couldn’t park there. They even had a guard to make sure you didn’t. One of the places we used to park was across Kentucky to the south. They later built a building called The Workshops on that spot, and I managed that building for 7 years. The Builder’s Square went out of business, and The Home Depot moved in. Don’t forget that the Riviera occupied a little section of the south parking lot. The McDonalds was actually at the corner of Mississippi & Colorado, and it was the first one in Denver, complete with double yellow arches. Now it’s a Boston Market, and McDonald’s moved down and across the street, but I’m not sure why. The House of Pies was down the way at 7th & Colo. I think there was also a Kentucky Fried Chicken at Alameda & Colo., right next to a Chevy dealership. There were lots of dealerships on Colorado Blvd. back in the day.

Thanks for the site, and for triggering the memories. Ah, yes, the “good, ol’ days!”