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UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
In the mid 70’s, as young veteran scrambling to make a living working part time jobs and going to school on the GI Bill, I would occasionally take mental health breaks and slip into a favorite West Moreland watering hole (Rubensteins. Eventually became the Iron Horse) for Happy Hour. I loved hanging with the old neighborhood retirees who were there daily, slow working their Happy Hour pitchers (cut glass!) of cheap draft and ragging on each other. And I so very dearly envied them there hard won retirement. And I couldn’t wait to get there myself. Well here I am. Unfortunately those old holes in the wall are few and far between. So is cheap beer on Happy Hour…,,
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when did Rubenstein's become the Iron Horse? What kind of place was Rubenstein's?
 
Irish Trader said:
Well so far unless anyone can dispute my claim it looks like at 75 I am the oldest. Came to Portland in 1971 from LA Basin growing up watching the lakers. At UCLA Kareem was in my history class when I was a freshman. Dont know why he was in the class as a junior he is 77. I thought there might be some other old timers in here besides myself. I have seen some great players in my time. When I came to Portland the Blazers became my team leaving LA behind. Hands down in my mind Kareen and the skyhook best center of all time. Larry Bird the Smartest player of all time. Jordan the greatest athlete in my mind. I saw Wicks play in high school in summer league we were playing in. Best shooting guard Curry and point guard is hard to make a selection. If i was to pick a point guard he would be able to shoot, pass and defend at an elite level. Wish I can see another 1977 championship again before the grim reeper makes an appearance.
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Curry is a very good passer and could easily play in a Steve-Nash-type role that's what he needed to do for his team. I definitely consider him a point guard. He's super crafty with the ball the way Nash was.

Nash was a career .428 3-point shooter and would be taking a lot more threes if he were playing today.
 
Irish Trader said:
Well so far unless anyone can dispute my claim it looks like at 75 I am the oldest. Came to Portland in 1971 from LA Basin growing up watching the lakers. At UCLA Kareem was in my history class when I was a freshman. Dont know why he was in the class as a junior he is 77. I thought there might be some other old timers in here besides myself. I have seen some great players in my time. When I came to Portland the Blazers became my team leaving LA behind. Hands down in my mind Kareen and the skyhook best center of all time. Larry Bird the Smartest player of all time. Jordan the greatest athlete in my mind. I saw Wicks play in high school in summer league we were playing in. Best shooting guard Curry and point guard is hard to make a selection. If i was to pick a point guard he would be able to shoot, pass and defend at an elite level. Wish I can see another 1977 championship again before the grim reeper makes an appearance.
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If Jerry West isn't the first name that came to your mind as a point guard, then I question your Laker fanhood. As much as I have ALWAYS loathed the Piss & Purple, Jerry West is The God Of Point Guards. Oscar Robertson is 1A, but was he a true point guard....?
 
GrandpaBlaze said:
Weird or old? Or...weirdly old?
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We need to invent a Sniglet for that feeling. If you remember that from SNL/Rich Hall.

("A sniglet is a humorous word that describes something that doesn't have a dictionary word. The word was invented by comedian Rich Hall.")
 
blazerfan11 said:
when did Rubenstein's become the Iron Horse? What kind of place was Rubenstein's?
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You're either a glutton for punishment or you really enjoy the ramblings of old folks..........Lotta years and lost brain cells since then but to the best of my recollections.......my buddies and I started hanging out there in around 1973-or 74 (me when I was home on leave) despite most of us being in the 19 year old range. The owner was a young guy in the sports apparel(??) business who wanted to build a tavern clientele (besides the neighborhood retirees) and wasn't too picky about our suspect ages/identifications.....so long as we kept it low key and gave the OLCC no reason to investigate. It was a text book, old school dive bar that only took up the (north) half of what eventually became the Iron Horse. It had a large classic U-shaped bar in the center, with booths and tables that took up the walls and open spaces. It was just a dark, quiet place to hide away from the world when you needed to. It was toasty in the winter, chill AF in the summer and had some of the coldest beer on the east side. Two things that still really stand out are that it had one of those (even more rare today) huge hanging Budweiser globe beer signs with the rotating Clydesdale drawn beer wagon. I am not sure how many outrageous (and futile) offers I made for that sign (or how many times I saw those horses drag that wagon around the globe). The other thing they had hanging on the wall (that I have never seen before or since) was an old, metal encased, coin operated baseball game that you could operate sitting at the bar. That game had to have been from the 1950's (at the very least) and was at least as much fun as any electronic baseball game I have ever played since. Once you got the hang of it you could play all afternoon on a dime, banging out one home run after another. Rubensteins was a young man's rite of passage before real adulthood came crashing down. Good luck easily finding a place like that these days. I know, as I have traveled far and wide looking..........

And I really don't recall when it became the Iron Horse, though the early to mid 1980's sounds about right.

Oh, and very coincidentally I recently heard from an old friend that the former owner is still kicking.......and still has that beer globe.
 
blazerfan11 said:
We need to invent a Sniglet for that feeling. If you remember that from SNL/Rich Hall.

("A sniglet is a humorous word that describes something that doesn't have a dictionary word. The word was invented by comedian Rich Hall.")
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How about Alt-Weird .
Alt , German for old. Sounds a little better than Old-Weird.
 
blazerfan11 said:
We need to invent a Sniglet for that feeling. If you remember that from SNL/Rich Hall.

("A sniglet is a humorous word that describes something that doesn't have a dictionary word. The word was invented by comedian Rich Hall.")
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WOLD!
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
You're either a glutton for punishment or you really enjoy the ramblings of old folks..........Lotta years and lost brain cells since then but to the best of my recollections.......my buddies and I started hanging out there in around 1973-or 74 (me when I was home on leave) despite most of us being in the 19 year old range. The owner was a young guy in the sports apparel(??) business who wanted to build a tavern clientele (besides the neighborhood retirees) and wasn't too picky about our suspect ages/identifications.....so long as we kept it low key and gave the OLCC no reason to investigate. It was a text book, old school dive bar that only took up the (north) half of what eventually became the Iron Horse. It had a large classic U-shaped bar in the center, with booths and tables that took up the walls and open spaces. It was just a dark, quiet place to hide away from the world when you needed to. It was toasty in the winter, chill AF in the summer and had some of the coldest beer on the east side. Two things that still really stand out are that it had one of those (even more rare today) huge hanging Budweiser globe beer signs with the rotating Clydesdale drawn beer wagon. I am not sure how many outrageous (and futile) offers I made for that sign (or how many times I saw those horses drag that wagon around the globe). The other thing they had hanging on the wall (that I have never seen before or since) was an old, metal encased, coin operated baseball game that you could operate sitting at the bar. That game had to have been from the 1950's (at the very least) and was at least as much fun as any electronic baseball game I have ever played since. Once you got the hang of it you could play all afternoon on a dime, banging out one home run after another. Rubensteins was a young man's rite of passage before real adulthood came crashing down. Good luck easily finding a place like that these days. I know, as I have traveled far and wide looking..........

And I really don't recall when it became the Iron Horse, though the early to mid 1980's sounds about right.

Oh, and very coincidentally I recently heard from an old friend that the former owner is still kicking.......and still has that beer globe.
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Did the baseball game look like this one?
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blazerfan11 said:
Did the baseball game look like this one?
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Not even close. It was the size and shape (and hung like) an old school neon sign. It had no real moving parts, just flashing lights to simulate movement (like bat swing and pitch movement) You were basically "pacing" the "pitch" by the ways the lights dropped on the pitching arc down into the batters "zone". When the light was what you felt was a "strike", you released switch on the control, which then "swung" the bat. The electronics then figured if you hit it (and how "far") or whether you missed it altogether. Very, very basic.....but there wasn't anything like it around back then either. You have me curious now. Gonna look and see if I can find something similar floating around the web.......
 
44 here.
Been a fan since I moved to Portland in 2002
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
If Jerry West isn't the first name that came to your mind as a point guard, then I question your Laker fanhood. As much as I have ALWAYS loathed the Piss & Purple, Jerry West is The God Of Point Guards. Oscar Robertson is 1A, but was he a true point guard....?
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Push come to shove point guard Magic
 
ucatchtrout said:
68. Been watching since the first season. Poor health forced me to give up my season tickets, but I still follow the team closely and catch as many games as I can.
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Hopefully health is improving. I enjoy games on tv nearly as much as attending the game. Bathroom and fridge are near and no charge for food or parking. Seats at home much more comfortable as well. Take care
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
You're either a glutton for punishment or you really enjoy the ramblings of old folks..........Lotta years and lost brain cells since then but to the best of my recollections.......my buddies and I started hanging out there in around 1973-or 74 (me when I was home on leave) despite most of us being in the 19 year old range. The owner was a young guy in the sports apparel(??) business who wanted to build a tavern clientele (besides the neighborhood retirees) and wasn't too picky about our suspect ages/identifications.....so long as we kept it low key and gave the OLCC no reason to investigate. It was a text book, old school dive bar that only took up the (north) half of what eventually became the Iron Horse. It had a large classic U-shaped bar in the center, with booths and tables that took up the walls and open spaces. It was just a dark, quiet place to hide away from the world when you needed to. It was toasty in the winter, chill AF in the summer and had some of the coldest beer on the east side. Two things that still really stand out are that it had one of those (even more rare today) huge hanging Budweiser globe beer signs with the rotating Clydesdale drawn beer wagon. I am not sure how many outrageous (and futile) offers I made for that sign (or how many times I saw those horses drag that wagon around the globe). The other thing they had hanging on the wall (that I have never seen before or since) was an old, metal encased, coin operated baseball game that you could operate sitting at the bar. That game had to have been from the 1950's (at the very least) and was at least as much fun as any electronic baseball game I have ever played since. Once you got the hang of it you could play all afternoon on a dime, banging out one home run after another. Rubensteins was a young man's rite of passage before real adulthood came crashing down. Good luck easily finding a place like that these days. I know, as I have traveled far and wide looking..........

And I really don't recall when it became the Iron Horse, though the early to mid 1980's sounds about right.

Oh, and very coincidentally I recently heard from an old friend that the former owner is still kicking.......and still has that beer globe.
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Whereabouts in Sellwood was this gem located?
 
Irish Trader said:
Hopefully health is improving. I enjoy games on tv nearly as much as attending the game. Bathroom and fridge are near and no charge for food or parking. Seats at home much more comfortable as well. Take care
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Hate going to any LIVE sporting event. Being around that many drunk people gives me major anxiety.
 
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