Alumni House Beloit Wisconsin

2nd some times IS good enough

2011-07-21T10:47:00.000-07:00

Not really, but I am still really proud of our pool team. We finished second in the city in 2011. That's the best we have ever done.

Roger's Birthday

2009-09-06T00:16:00.000-07:00

Well tonight was Roger's 21st birthday and he can actually come here without his mom if he wants to.
As you can see we did a good job on him...

We Win The City

2009-08-21T20:05:00.000-07:00

ahhhh, such sweet satisfaction. we have been in the "summer" pool league in Beloit for several years and never won the darn thing.
this year all that changed...

we played the "moody blue", kind of a sister bar that we have always gotten along with well.

they didnt take the win very well...
take a good look at the lady in red...
(click for larger image)
oh well....cest' la vie

New Dog!!!

2009-04-28T13:14:00.000-07:00

Teresa and I just got a new dog. Christine is a Labradoodle, and she is sooo cute...

Want A Dog?

2009-04-28T13:11:00.000-07:00

I love my dog Brian. He is a Goldendoodle. He does have a weird penchant for chapstick though...

More Shopping

2009-04-28T12:25:00.000-07:00

There were things on the floor, and rotten fruit, yum yum

2009-04-28T12:24:00.000-07:00

Shopping Late At Night...

2009-04-28T12:18:00.000-07:00

Most of the time I love Woodmans Grocery store. But recently Teresa and I went there and were shocked how unkept the joint was...
Let the photos do the talking...

rest in peace buddy

2009-04-05T21:54:00.000-07:00

one of our alumni sadly passed away recently.
his name was John Juno and he was a bud all the way.

he worked for years at Hormel, a crappy place to work for sure but pays pretty good for around here... but thats another post.

He worked 2nd shift and could never play in the local pool leagues. so we started our own in house league for people like him.

one time a year or so ago he won it, with a guy named mike welch.

rest in peace buddy, we'll play some pool when i catch up with you again.

The Best Dog Ever

2009-04-02T22:29:00.000-07:00

My dog Brian, has decided to take me to "dog training " classes. I quickly found out dogs already are trained. It is us humans who need to be trained to have our animals behave the way we want them to.

Brain

2009-03-06T22:39:00.000-08:00

One of our wilder "alumni" is Brian, who i sometimes call Brain. I should really start a whole different blog just about him. It would be huge. Sadly he was recently diagnosed with cancer. He is currently undergoing radiation. Our thoughts are with him as he battles. Here are a couple pics that capture him completely.

Ghost

2009-03-06T22:27:00.000-08:00

I mentioned in the previous post that the Alumni House has a ghost. His name is George, and he used to own this place. He is pretty cool. He dosn't do much malicious stuff. Although when ever Tee and me take a vacation, he gets mad and will do a few things to let us know!

Here's a picture of him right after he broke down a got a liquor license as the teen club thing was going downhill. 1973.

old school

2009-03-06T22:20:00.000-08:00

My bar has a lot of history. In fact we even have a resident ghost. Back in the 60's it was a burger and coke joint, teen club. Over the decade a lot of famous bands played here. One that i find very interesting was a band called "Ronnie Dio and the Prophets".

Yep, that Ronnie James Dio. I have never heard anything by them, and would love to hear something if anyone has any recordings by them.

A few more pics from the handcuff pool tourney

2008-12-20T18:26:00.000-08:00

Handcuff Pool

2008-12-20T18:13:00.000-08:00

Last night we had a handcuff pool tournament. For those of you that don't know, you are handcuffed to your partner while you shoot. It was really crazy, with it all coming down to Curt and Brian (who i named my dog after) versus Phil and Brenda.

It was nuts, with various body parts exposed to hinder ones concentration, and verbal B-slaps all around. All in all a great time!

The Best Shoes Ever

2008-12-20T17:55:00.000-08:00

I have had these shoes for 3 years. I had a black day when i decided to retire them. Yeah I know they were still good, but sometimes you just have to let go...

pool

2008-12-05T19:53:00.000-08:00

So, my Tuesday night pool team dropped out of first place.

Yeah I know, but we had a "bye", which is why. We play the team that took over first place this next Tuesday, so we shall see.

It's too cold out to get very excited about pool anyway. Temps are like January right now and my brain is pretty frozen.

Oh well, time to drink i guess : )

why not try it?

2008-11-28T13:24:00.000-08:00

I like to try to make money online. No i never make the thousands per month like the spammers tell you is possible. however i do make a little here and there mostly for fun.

One place i have been doing is called Hits For Pay. they send you an email every few days and you look at a few ads for 45 seconds or so and you get two cents. Yeah i know this isn't a get rich quick scheme, but it doesn't take too much time and is kinda fun to see your account grow.

Why not try it?

http://hits4pay.com/members/index.cgi?weavme

Twister

2008-11-28T12:29:00.000-08:00

We played Twister" Wednesday night at The Alumni House. It was pretty funny...

Brian of course was the catalyst, but a lot of people got in on the fun. You find out how old your getting when you play this game ...

Biden: Obama’s inexperience will prompt nations to test us

2008-10-21T11:29:00.000-07:00

ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe Reports: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., on Sunday guaranteed that if elected, Sen. Barack Obama., D-Ill., will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power and he will need supporters to stand by him as he makes tough, and possibly unpopular, decisions.

“Mark my words,” the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. “It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.”

“I can give you at least four or five scenarios from where it might originate,” Biden said to Emerald City supporters, mentioning the Middle East and Russia as possibilities. “And he’s gonna need help. And the kind of help he’s gonna need is, he’s gonna need you - not financially to help him - we’re gonna need you to use your influence, your influence within the community, to stand with him. Because it’s not gonna be apparent initially, it’s not gonna be apparent that we’re right.”
Gosh, now I feel better

Alumni House Beloit's Rockin Karaoke Bar

2008-10-18T20:20:00.000-07:00

With a history that goes back to 1941, The Alumni House has been in business continuously in one fashion or another ever since.

My wife Teresa and me have owned it since 1992, you know what they say about old cars and old bars, They don't go away, they just get new owners.

We have pretty much evolved into a pool shooting karaoke bar. If you like to shoot pool (all our tables are still 50 cents), and maybe sing to boot, this is the place for you.

We are located at the corner of Third st and Portland ave in Beloit Wisconsin.

first post

2007-10-08T01:18:00.000-07:00

wow, what a cool idea, keep a diary. hmmm shoulda' done this years ago.