Hmmm... well, we were probably at The Lamplighter at the same time more than once. I turned 18 in 1973, and that's when 18 was the age of majority. The Lamplighter was my regular hangout on Fridays and Saturdays... and usually a couple of days during the week, too. I spent most of my time on the dance floor. That was where I learned a valuable life lesson: if you're dancing, don't try to rehydrate with alcohol. Drink water after you start dancing or you might find yourself falling onto the bandstand. What was the name of that band that played there all the time back then? They were more or less the house band and covered Top 40 songs. Oh... RIFF? I think that was it.
We also hung out at a little pub west <?> of The Lamplighter, also on 10th Ave. The King's Table, owned by the McMillan family. Their son Gregg and some of his friends had a band that played there for a long time - The Dixie Desperadoes. Gregg and Jeff Sims were friends of my siblings and me so we had to go support the local boys. They were actually pretty good, and I think all of them are still playing music. Jeff owns a music store in G'ville. I just caught up with them on Facebook not too long ago! :-) Oops, rambling and reminiscing while waiting for the dryer to buzz this beautiful Friday afternoon in Florida... Cee ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: Gator Talk Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Janoris Jenkins 72-77. I was a child prodigy. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Cecilia" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:26:39 -0400 To: <[email protected]> ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Janoris Jenkins LOL... no, I'm afraid not, old dude. Dang, that used to be my hangout. What years were at UF? Cee ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: Gator Talk Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Janoris Jenkins Now, later this summer, when John Brantley gets arrested for fighting at the Lamplighter, he'll have to make some difficult decisions. (The Lamplighter is still there, right?) -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
