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When I came to Athens in 1968, the Night Owl Lounge, J & J Center, Alan's,
and The Fifth Quarter were four of the popular night spots in town. I never
visited the Night Owl, but there always seemed to be a big (if not
reportedly rough) crowd there. The Fifth Quarter closed about 15 years ago,
but I thought the Night Owl would do the Ever-Ready Bunny thing and keep
goin' and goin'. But apparently I was wrong. Tonight I head on Magic 102
that the Night Owl is history. Now operating out of the Atlanta Highway
location Highway is a rock 'n roll spot called Klassics. Guess that just
leaves Alan's from the old days. Sigh!

Other points of nostalgia. In 1968, package stores could only serve beer
and wine. And, many UGA students drove instead to Arcade, where as I recall
a case of Red, White, and Blue beer sold for about $5.00. Gigi's was the
most popular place to eat pizza in town. And, who can forget the Station
complex and  T.K.Hardy's, The Circus, and Mooney's place, where you could
eat pizza in a red caboose--that is, until he had Ted Hardy killed?

Ed Jackson