[Vision2020] The University of Idaho (Fall, 1970)

[Gary Crabtree]

No recollection of the multi color tights but the dresses are another thing
all together. Thank you for the pleasant memory that holds up just fine 40+
years later.

g


On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Janesta <janesta at gmail.com> wrote:

> The students sure did! WSU was much more radical.. I went to school in
> Pullman for 8th grade. Dad thought it too liberal, and moved me to Moscow..
> In 1969, I was in 9th grade, and kind of a rebel for my age *heh* Moving me
> across the border didn't change me too much, other than the WSU campus was
> too far away!.. A couple friends and I spent a lot of time on campus..
> mingling with college kids.. growing up in Moscow was so much fun, and
> educational. There is/was always something going on to enlighten ones mind
> and viewpoint of the world.
>
> For this Los Angeles young woman, Moscow was 25 years behind the times.I
> was in an utter state of shock moving here. I had no idea people lived like
> this! It was a grand surprise.. no gangs, no hard drugs in junior high..
> Moscow was a small, folksy town.. the town motto was "Moscow, the City With
> A Smile" Don't know when that ended... Yep.. my dresses were short, and my
> tights were tie-dyed. 'twas an adventure indeed! Gary, no peeps from the
> peanut gallery, you hear? *laugh*
>
> In 1969 Moscow had almost 40 bars and taverns.. the drinking age was 19..
> on a Friday night there was a steady stream of cars heading toward Moscow.
> After closing time, there were a few less cars on the highway, as quite a
> few kids knew the back roads back to Pullman. There was Rathskellers, where
> the jock, fraternity and sorority kids hung out.. The Garden (still is),
> Morts Club, The Spruce (best burgers anywhere!)  ..The Corner Club was
> really on the corner, and now allows women customers.. The Capricorn
> Ballroom, house band, Dusty Saddle Pickers...  Dirty Ernies was just past
> Joel, on the right hand side of the road, at the curve.. Many a night
> someone rode their horse in the front door for a dance... Old Joe Halls,
> also near Joel, is now a church.. someone conducted a search of Latah
> County law. Apparently, there was no law on the books about strippers. So,
> for a very short period of time, Old Joe Hall's had strippers... Very short
> time indeed! As long as it took for the commissioners to meet and change
> the law!
>
> Living out of town on the ranch, we got three TV channels.. KLEW, and the
> university stations.. if the sun, moon, and stars were in perfect
> alignment, KHQ from Spokane could barely be seen under the thick snow on
> the screen. Obviously, there was no cable, satellite..
>
> Wonder if anyone here remembers Wild Man Fischer? At the time, no one in
> my group of friends knew where he came from. The word would get out Wild
> Man Fischer is in town!!  He would kind of show up, and perform at the SUB,
> and disappear from whence he came. He played wild indescribable music..
> reading wikipedia, I can see why.. he hung out with Frank Zappa!
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Man_Fischer
>
>
> Please excuse my ramble..
>
> Love to all,
> Janesta
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 5:14 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes. Although I wasn't here, nor fortunate to have been part of such a
>> movement, it's nice to know that some students didn't hesitate to take a
>> stand.
>>
>>
>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>
>> - John Lennon
>>
>>
>> On Apr 5, 2014, at 4:56 PM, Janesta <janesta at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Very cool, Tom!
>>
>> This sure brings back a lot of memories!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Janesta
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 4:11 PM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>
>>> <image.jpeg>
>>>
>>> http://www.MoscowCares.com/BuffaloFreePress
>>>
>>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>>
>>> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
>>> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>>>
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>
>>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
>>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
>>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>>
>>> - John Lennon
>>>
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