Griz Fans Part II

Savage · Post by **Savage** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:48 pm

You can't really be surprised by this. Every time I go to Bozo it has the feel of being a boring town that lacks energy. This is a common perception that I hear often. I like the look of the town but the atmosphere sucks. Sort of unfriendly.............

I guess I posted in the wrong thread sorry.

grizzh8r · Post by **grizzh8r** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:10 pm

Savage wrote:You can't really be surprised by this. Every time I go to Bozo it has the feel of being a boring town that lacks energy. This is a common perception that I hear often. I like the look of the town but the atmosphere sucks. Sort of unfriendly.............

I guess I posted in the wrong thread sorry.

Oh yeah, well everytime I go to Missoula....

Wait a minute.

My bad.

I never waste my time by going to that place.

Savage wrote:I like the look of the town but the atmosphere sucks.

Ohhhhh the irony.

The atmosphere in Bozeman is a helluva lot clearer than the atmosphere in Missoula this time of year.

Htowngriz · Post by **Htowngriz** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:27 am

Bozeman obviously has the edge as far as skiing goes, but other than that, I don't think you have much of a case. On the other hand, anywhere in western Montana isn't a bad place to be

CelticCat · Post by **CelticCat** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 2:59 pm

I have lived in both Missoula and Bozeman, and the atmosphere does not suck in Bozeman. We have a fun night life. We have a lot of festivals that draw very well (ever been to Sweet Pea or Hatchfest?). Downtown Bozeman is thriving, we have a lot of good restaurants.

You are the first person to call Bozeman boring and lackluster that I have ever heard in my 19 years in Montana.

orsalak · Post by **orsalak** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:11 pm

Htowngriz wrote:Bozeman obviously has the edge as far as skiing goes, but other than that, I don't think you have much of a case. On the other hand, anywhere in western Montana isn't a bad place to be

Fishing is good in Missoula but much better around Bozeman.
But this part of this thread should be moved huh.

Post by **rtb** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:21 pm

This thread has nothing to do with Griz Fans, but I gave it that name as it is related to the other thread "Griz Fans" discussing which town is better. With the new board software we will be able to merge topics, but I don't have that power yet.

tampa_griz · Post by **tampa_griz** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:10 pm

I know this has been covered pretty well in another thread by here's my two cents....

Bozeman has Missoula out-classed when it comes to fishing and skiing and lack of hippies and trustafarians.

But as far as restaurants and nightlife are concerned I gotta go with Missoula. It's probably a direct result of a bigger population but Missoula does seem to have an edge when it comes to choices. Except when it comes to Italian food. Missoula doesn't have squat in that department. But by and large Missoula has more to offer for different cuisines and cultural activities.

Not to mention a lot of Pearl Jam shows and a Rolling Stones concert!
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longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:24 am

Pearl Jam is terrible. And the 'Stones are way too old to be doing anything anymore.

coachouert · Post by **coachouert** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:52 am

longhorn_22 wrote:Pearl Jam is terrible.

Them are fightin' words!

STREETCAT · Post by **STREETCAT** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:00 am

longhorn_22 wrote:Pearl Jam is terrible. And the 'Stones are way too old to be doing anything anymore.

Hippy band for a hippy town. We will keep our Country up here!

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:05 am

coachouert wrote:
longhorn_22 wrote:Pearl Jam is terrible.
Them are fightin' words!

BWAHAHAHAHA!

Post by **SonomaCat** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:24 am

STREETCAT wrote:
longhorn_22 wrote:Pearl Jam is terrible. And the 'Stones are way too old to be doing anything anymore.
Hippy band for a hippy town. We will keep our Country up here!

Are you writing from the year 1979? Bozeman almost seems more like a jazz town these days than anything ... and that's a very good thing.

And I remember Pearl Jam playing at the Bozeman fairgrounds back in the early nineties as well.

Egg Salad · Post by **Egg Salad** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:34 am

tampa_griz wrote:I know this has been covered pretty well in another thread by here's my two cents....

Bozeman has Missoula out-classed when it comes to fishing and skiing and lack of hippies and trustafarians.

But as far as restaurants and nightlife are concerned I gotta go with Missoula. It's probably a direct result of a bigger population but Missoula does seem to have an edge when it comes to choices. Except when it comes to Italian food. Missoula doesn't have squat in that department. But by and large Missoula has more to offer for different cuisines and cultural activities.

Not to mention a lot of Pearl Jam shows and a Rolling Stones concert!
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I wouldn't see the Rolling Stones if you payed me. Why? Because I know CPR, and the chances of one of those guys trying to die on stage is pretty good, and I wouldn't want to have to give them mouth-mouth.

tampa_griz · Post by **tampa_griz** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:39 am

Egg Salad wrote:
tampa_griz wrote:I know this has been covered pretty well in another thread by here's my two cents....

Bozeman has Missoula out-classed when it comes to fishing and skiing and lack of hippies and trustafarians.

But as far as restaurants and nightlife are concerned I gotta go with Missoula. It's probably a direct result of a bigger population but Missoula does seem to have an edge when it comes to choices. Except when it comes to Italian food. Missoula doesn't have squat in that department. But by and large Missoula has more to offer for different cuisines and cultural activities.

Not to mention a lot of Pearl Jam shows and a Rolling Stones concert!
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I wouldn't see the Rolling Stones if you payed me. Why? Because I know CPR, and the chances of one of those guys trying to die on stage is pretty good, and I wouldn't want to have to give them mouth-mouth.

Although I wasn't at the show I heard they still get around pretty good for their age.

Post by **SonomaCat** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:44 am

I wouldn't pay to see the Stones, either ... but you have to admit, getting them to play in MT was a pretty cool thing ... and hopefully something that brings more bands into the region.

That said, Bozeman has been bringing in some great bands over the last couple years, and people in Missoula were actually bitching about how much better the Bozeman music scene was than the Missoula scene during that time.

Fact is ... both scenes suck compared to bigger markets (getting one concert every couple months doesn't compare to the options in larger areas), so Bozeman and Missoula, rather than slamming each other, should instead be hoping the each city continues to attract more acts ... and maybe even look at each other as complementary components of the same general music market. That way, maybe both will end up getting more bands to come to town, and people in both towns can take advantage of seeing some great live music by traveling to both.

It always seem bizarre to me that the Cat/Griz rivalry starts extending to hating the towns that both schools are in. Both cities are very cool places, and I hope both continue to get more and more of all of the good things to make them even better.

Egg Salad · Post by **Egg Salad** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:58 am

Bay Area Cat wrote:I wouldn't pay to see the Stones, either ... but you have to admit, getting them to play in MT was a pretty cool thing ... and hopefully something that brings more bands into the region.

That said, Bozeman has been bringing in some great bands over the last couple years, and people in Missoula were actually bitching about how much better the Bozeman music scene was than the Missoula scene during that time.

I suppose it was pretty cool, not many shows get 22,000+ in MT.
But I'm not sure Bozeman has had a bunch of 'great bands' lately.

Htowngriz · Post by **Htowngriz** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:12 pm

STREETCAT wrote:
longhorn_22 wrote:Pearl Jam is terrible. And the 'Stones are way too old to be doing anything anymore.
Hippy band for a hippy town. We will keep our Country up here!

Yeah, I suppose you want to keep Burns around too

grizzh8r · Post by **grizzh8r** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:44 pm

Htowngriz wrote:Yeah, I suppose you want to keep Burns around too

Lesser of 2 evils IMO...

Htowngriz · Post by **Htowngriz** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:47 pm

grizzh8r wrote:
Htowngriz wrote:Yeah, I suppose you want to keep Burns around too
Lesser of 2 evils IMO...

A crooked senator who yells at firefighters is the lesser of two evils? I think not

El_Gato · Post by **El_Gato** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:58 pm

Not to pull this thread even further down, but yeah, doesn't our choice of Senatorial candidates make you sick?

One's an obvious crook who's sold his vote on numerous occassions.

The other is a guy who, along with his buddy Gov. Scheister, brags about "balancing the budget" (ignoring the fact that the legislature HAS TO do so every session, by law) and also brags about the fact that the good State of Montana government has $500,000,000 OF OUR MONEY sitting in the state's bank account!

Only a liberal would take pride in the fact that his government has STOLEN money from people at such a rate that they have built a half-a-billion dollar surplus!! Anyone ever hear Mr. Tester or Gov. Sheister offer to GIVE BACK THE MONEY TO THE FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN OVERTAXED the past couple of years...? Of course not; they're too busy trying to come up with new ways to spend it.

It sure would be nice to actually find ourselves voting FOR a candidate one of these days...