Posted on 01/28/2007 5:36:34 AM PST by Chi-townChief
well, in about a week, indy will have a superbowl trophy. would chicago like that?
I agree. Downtown Indy is bustling, at least on weekends. Who goes to downtown Chicago? During the day,yes. It was always dead at night. I don't count the Navy Pier. I lived in Dayton, too and you're right. It's been dead during the day for years, ever since the Arcade closed.
Diehard Browns fan who grew up in Cleveland and has lived in Indy for 24 yrs.
Great town, wonderful place to raise my kids, most likely I'll retire here too. IIRC the best ratio of salaries to housing cost in the country.
Irsay blows (taxpayer fleecing owner) but Manning and Dungy seem like stand-up guys.
SB 41 really should be played at Ross-Ade, ND, or Champaign.
It has been a few years since we've been there, but I'm surprised the Park Rangers didn't stop that cr@p. They used to be pretty tough.
But I (we) always went/go to the camp ground area. The only worry there was the raccoons - bold as hell to get food. And we'd usually walk to the beach depending how hot it was. There's a trail from the campground.
"Chicago can offer ... dental work"
Oh, my. Oh, my, my, my.
This is gonna be nasty. LOL
I have no dog in this fight either, but I have very fond memories of Indiana. First, the church I grew up in is HQ'ed in Anderson and my family and I would go to camp meeting every year when I was growing up. Friendly people all around. Nice small town and great soft serve ice cream. My second encounter with Indiana was going to Navy technical school at Ft. Ben. Harrison. Every Friday night on payday, all us Navy gals would go to the Emporium bar where they had a vast collection of beer available. We'd also hang out at a bar near the post, play pool and sing to the jukebox. I like small towns and the friendly people you normally meet there. I hope the Colts plant Grossman into the ground.
"There's no cultural centers, every place downtown is closed early, it's a ghost town after 9 pm.'
When you finally decide to leave, don't go to Amarillo, Texas. It exactly the same, only with more used mattress stores downtown.
"When you finally decide to leave, don't go to Amarillo, Texas. It exactly the same, only with more used mattress stores downtown."
lol. Ok. Same goes for Lansing, MI.
All written in the spirit of honest competition. I am sure that there will be similar articles from the newspapers in Indiana.
Indy apparently lacks the character to rename the team to something related to their city. I might suggest "Indianapolis Glasses of Milk".
Funny thing is, their QB is a Hoosier. Considering his inconstancy; I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. :-/
Not sure if they have anything I want. I know I'm tired of liberal Chigaoians moving down here.
And that's just the politicians. It goes downhill from there. They even let criminals play on the team and give them special recognition for breaking the law.
If you see one, let me know :)
I'm Cleveland fan but live in Indy.
I agree 100% the Colts name and memorabilia should have stayed in Baltimore, as the Browns stuff did in Cleveland.
Even after 22 years the name "Indianapolis Colts" just doesn't sound right.
Many folks thought "Indianapolis Irsays" would be appropriate. After all the Browns were named after Paul Brown, so why not use the owner's name in Indianapolis? And the Baltimore "Ravens" name sounds wrong too.
Having said all this, there's no chance any of it will change.
Geez, give it a rest. Not our fault. I hate milk. Some of us do ride horses. Nice horse farms around. Do people in all the important parts of the USA drink milk?
Move to Indianapolis? For what?
Do you know how you can tell the toothbrush was invented in Indiana and not Illinois? Because if it had been invented in Illinois it would have been called a teeth brush.
Y'all will just go and try and stick mudflaps on it.
If you're into auto racing, it's unbeatable.
Indy 500
Formula 1
Nascar
US National Drags
coming soon: Grand Prix motorcycles
plus a plethora of short track activity all over the region
and a huge number of racing teams, equipment manufacturers, suppliers, etc.
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