Glass Palace Memories

[THE HCP]

What are your fondest memories of the MC?

Mine, watching Blazer games in the late 80's in the standing room only section.

1988 basketball state championship game! My Grant Generals led by Terrell Brandon beat those punk ass Wilson Trojans!

mid 80's Beastie Boys, Run DMC and don't laugh, went with a couple chicks to see New Edition.

maybe '86, my dad taking me to see Twisted SIster open up for Iron Maiden!

1988 My parents took me to see Eddie Murphy RAW!

As you can tell, I am very excited for tonight!

 

[tlongII]

Mine was probably the game where we laid the smack down on David Robinson and the Spurs in the 1st quarter. 1991 I think?

 

[THE HCP]

Mine was probably the game where we laid the smack down on David Robinson and the Spurs in the 1st quarter. 1991 I think?

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[THE HCP]

How about this?

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[THE HCP]

Or this one!

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[THE HCP]

The Atomic Dog!

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[BlazersBlood]

I won tickets to my first game in elementary school. Back row on the bench. We beat the Jazz.

I saw Slipknot, System of a Down, & Mudvayne there a few years ago.

Perfect Circle, Rahmstein, & NIN just before that.

I saw Creed there too. Sevendust should have been there but they canceled their tour due to an illness or injury.

 

[alex42083]

I was only around 10 years old, but I remember going to a few games at the MC and loved walking around the concourse looking at the photos they had on the wall and hanging from the ceiling of Clyde, TP, Uncle Cliffy, and they had the black and white mugs of Ramsey and Petrie, I think.

And then once you walk into the arena and seeing the white free-throw lanes on the court. If I didn't get to go to a game, I saw all of them on Blazer Cable. Great memories, I can't wait to go tonight.

 

[RoyIsClutch07]

What are your fondest memories of the MC?

Mine, watching Blazer games in the late 80's in the standing room only section.

1988 basketball state championship game! My Grant Generals led by Terrell Brandon beat those punk ass Wilson Trojans!

mid 80's Beastie Boys, Run DMC and don't laugh, went with a couple chicks to see New Edition.

maybe '86, my dad taking me to see Twisted SIster open up for Iron Maiden!

1988 My parents took me to see Eddie Murphy RAW!

As you can tell, I am very excited for tonight!

My greatest memory. Terry Porter going for 27 first quarter or first half points versus the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the 1990 Western Conf Semi Finals. Great and entertaining stuff.

That and Game 1 of the 1991 WCF versus the LA Lakers. A series I really felt we had, the lakers very calmly and cooly went into the palace and stole game 1. The noise, and fan support had no effect on Magic and the boys. None.

 

[RoyIsClutch07]

Mine was probably the game where we laid the smack down on David Robinson and the Spurs in the 1st quarter. 1991 I think?

I wasn't there for that. But I listened to that on the radio. It was quite the thing to listen to.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Watching the Winter Hawks roll through the Memorial Cup in 83. Never got to see a Blazer game. And thanks to a community service meeting, I won't get to go tonight.

 

[THE HCP]

Watching the Winter Hawks roll through the Memorial Cup in 83. Never got to see a Blazer game. And thanks to a community service meeting, I won't get to go tonight.

Community Service vs Blazer Game!?!? No contest........ Blazers are far more important then the stupid Community!

 

[BrianFromWA]

Yeah, not this time. I'm heading up a Halloween Safe Night Out, vs. going on a 7hr round-trip to a preseason game. Don't get me wrong, I have tickets, but

 

[THE HCP]

Yeah, not this time. I'm heading up a Halloween Safe Night Out, vs. going on a 7hr round-trip to a preseason game. Don't get me wrong, I have tickets, but

Just tell those little chumps to carry a flashlight and wear a helmet on Halloween, then hop in your ride and head down here!

 

[alex42083]

Looks like this is how the court will look like tonight. I never knew the top was open like that.

 

[MrSelfDestruct]

I saw my first live Blazer game there in 1990 with my grandparents. It was against the Hornets and I remember being amazed with how small Mugsy Bogues was.

I saw Tool in 2007. It was the worst of the three times I've seen them, but it was still a great show. It was worth the 5 hour drive from Olympia. I had to take a huge detour due to I-5 being flooded out.

I saw the Chili Peppers there in 2003. It was a good show, but I've since grown tired of RHCP.

 

[THE HCP]

Those pics just gave me a boner!

 

[THE HCP]

Looks like this is how the court will look like tonight. I never knew the top was open like that.

Yeah, they just close the black curtains.

 

[tlongII]

I can't wait for the game tonight! Got lower level seats too!

 

[BlazerBeav]

My favorite was the Blazers-Suns WCF game in 1990 where we trailed by 22 before storming back for the victory in the second half.

http://articles.latimes.com/1990-05-24/sports/sp-338_1_trail-blazers

That and watching the Dream Team.

 

[THE HCP]

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[hasoos]

My favorite was the Blazers-Suns WCF game in 1990 where we trailed by 22 before storming back for the victory in the second half.

http://articles.latimes.com/1990-05-24/sports/sp-338_1_trail-blazers

That and watching the Dream Team.

That was the only game I got to see in the Coliseum. I won tickets in the lottery system they had (a pair) and I drove all the way to Portland from Bend because I was going to college at Central Oregon Community College at the time. I have never been so fucking stoked after a basketball game than that one. Adrenaline from that win lasted for hours.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Looks like this is how the court will look like tonight. I never knew the top was open like that.

WOW.

WOW.

Did I say WOW?????

I take back every bad thing I've ever said about the MC. That's a beautiful old stadium.

 

[Wheels]

Yeah, they just close the black curtains.

so the curtains wont be open for the game though right?

 

[THE HCP]

I doubt it, they always had the curtains closed for games. I think I have seen footage of one of the first games played there with them open though.

 

[illmatic99]

From Casey:

I like the windows.

 

[THE HCP]

Man that place looks sweet!

 

[BlazerBeav]

It looks a lot better in the sunlight than when you're actually sitting in it these days, but there's no question it was a well-designed building with great sightlines.

 

[yakbladder]

Spurs playoff series. Mmm mmm...what a series. We're talking about the one where Strickland blew it for them in the later game...

I'll never forget how loud that place was, everybody on their feet, stomping, clapping through almost the entire game. I think back then season ticket holders were required to either be under 65 or have a heart rate above 65.

 

[noknobs]

Great pictures, the memories come flooding back... Ah, the good ol' days. To be a kid again.

Sure looks tiny compared to the Rose Garden.