03-11-2011, 11:48 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by troutman
I think it is good news - all the d-bags can be corralled into one place.  |
That place already exists...it's called the Roadhouse.
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03-11-2011, 11:48 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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If you don't like Cowboys or the people that are in it why do you go or care? It seems like a lot of people bitch and moan over that place.
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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03-11-2011, 11:52 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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It's strange, earlier this week, I was looking at the Stampede's development plans for the Stampede Trail area, and I was wondering if they might put a Cowboys style night club as one of the anchors.
There's a large empty lot directly east of the Casino that's a little larger than the space where Cowboys last location was. I could see them building a new nightclub there, attached to the Casino.
It looks like there will be a tent in place for Stampede Week too: http://www.cowboysniteclub.com
It says the tent will be southeast of the current casino, so they'll probably have a door from the show room (which is also in the SE corner of the building, I believe) out to the tent.
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Last edited by getbak; 03-11-2011 at 05:30 PM.
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03-11-2011, 12:06 PM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Space Sector 2814
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So what hapened to Cowboys anyway?
I make it out to Cowtown two or three times a year and it was tradition to head there at least once... why did it shut down?
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03-11-2011, 12:07 PM
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the plans they have are huge! i've known about this for awhile, i absolutely hate Vickers but if he pulls this off the concerts are going to be off the hook. As a few high end resturants are being planned as well. Calgary's music scene will explode!
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03-11-2011, 12:09 PM
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First Line Centre
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I say make a high end casino row, kinda like Canada's own Vegas/Dubai (a new red mile) and have the strip lead up to the NEW and Biggest dome in the NHL.
Sort of a statement that says "we built this out of our own pockets"
Make it a holiday destination.
During hockey season make a game/gamble/playoff on the red mile and Banff ski weekend.
During the summer big name acts/gamble/Banff/Minor league Ball on strip ball park/Stampede.
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03-11-2011, 12:10 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
So what hapened to Cowboys anyway?
I make it out to Cowtown two or three times a year and it was tradition to head there at least once... why did it shut down?
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The building that it was in was torn down...both the original one on 9th Ave and then the replacement they had on 10th and Olympic.
It will be interesting to see if Cowboy's having a tent/open area will have an effect on Nashville North this Stampede.
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03-11-2011, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
So what hapened to Cowboys anyway?
I make it out to Cowtown two or three times a year and it was tradition to head there at least once... why did it shut down?
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It's called progression, 2 office towers replacing a run-down eyesore of a building.
And speaking from experience it couldn't have happened to a better "businessman". Vickers is an asshat and should move his shady ways back to Edmonton where he belongs.
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03-11-2011, 12:16 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern
So what hapened to Cowboys anyway?
I make it out to Cowtown two or three times a year and it was tradition to head there at least once... why did it shut down?
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The original location was in Penny Lane, which was a small shopping centre on the edge of downtown. It was closed down for the construction of a big new office tower. So, they moved it to another one of the places they owned that had been called Coyotes (and before that, for a long time Dusty's Saloon), which is just a few blocks north of the Stampede grounds. When they moved, they already knew that they had a limited life-span there because the City had acquired the land for the construction of a tunnel under the train tracks at 4 St SE.
Vickers had attempted to acquire a couple of different locations around downtown for a more permanent home of Cowboys, but they were blocked by the governing bodies who would have had to approve zoning changes. As a result, they couldn't find anywhere to put a nightclub. Since the Stampede Board has already been approved for this type of development, presumably, a lot of the previous hurdles won't be present.
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03-11-2011, 12:16 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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The second location of Cowboys on 4th street SE had to be demolished to make way for the 4th street underpass. But they always knew that the move there was a temporary solution.
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03-11-2011, 12:33 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by rayne008
Not sure how it effects anyone who doesn't like Cowboy's, or anyone who wouldn't go in the first place.
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What if you like the Stampede Casino, but don't like Cowboys?
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03-11-2011, 12:38 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Calgary
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I'd be interested to know how many of the Vickers bashers actually know him... My guess would be no...
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03-11-2011, 12:45 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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I know someone who did a fair amount of work for him and he speaks very highly of Vickers.
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03-11-2011, 12:50 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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I've been saying for a long time that the Stampede Casino needs a nightclub inside it. Cowboys isn't my first choice, but the set up will be pretty cool, and hopefully will give the nightclub a bit of a vegas feel.
Now if a few of the city's hotels would add a nightclub or two, we'd be that much closer to living in a big city.
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03-11-2011, 12:51 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
I know someone who did a fair amount of work for him and he speaks very highly of Vickers.
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Victors is the biggest D-Bag in the city, and frankly, hearing that your friend said that, odds are he's also a D-Bag.
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03-11-2011, 12:56 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
Victors is the biggest D-Bag in the city, and frankly, hearing that your friend said that, odds are he's also a D-Bag.
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I'm more inclined to think that of someone who slings the D-Bag insult around even when he doesn't know the person he is insulting.
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03-11-2011, 01:01 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Turner Valley
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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
I'm more inclined to think that of someone who slings the D-Bag insult around even when he doesn't know the person he is insulting.
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Let alone spell the name of the person he is insulting correctly. The "t" must be silent.
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03-11-2011, 01:04 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by I_am_Beast
the plans they have are huge! i've known about this for awhile, i absolutely hate Vickers but if he pulls this off the concerts are going to be off the hook. As a few high end resturants are being planned as well. Calgary's music scene will explode!
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What other secrets are you keeping from me bro?
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03-11-2011, 01:15 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2006
Location: @HOOT250
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
What if you like the Stampede Casino, but don't like Cowboys?
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I'm sure they don't force you to go into Cowboys just to gamble. Just like Casinos in Vegas don't make you visit their bars or clubs when gambling.
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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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03-11-2011, 01:18 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: DeWinton, AB
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I cant wait to Margaritaville to open up in Stampede park.
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