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Ben Cotton's avatar

"Where were you on Feb. 23, 1985?"

I don't know, man, I had just turned two.

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Matthew Lapcheska's avatar

I am an Evansville alum, and IU player (later UE transfer), and former UE coach Marty Simmons I think got under Bob Knight's skin moments before he threw that chair.

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Phthor Quiddity's avatar

Wherever I was, I was listening to Talking Heads, U2, and REM (the early date matters for those last two) and complaining incessantly about popular music. Sure, it was annoying but not wrong. As evidence, the Billboard top 5 for that day: Careless Whisper, Wham! ("guilty feet," George?) Lover Boy, Billy Ocean; Easy Lover, Philip Bailey with Phil Collins; Can't Fight This Feeling, REO Speedwagon; I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner

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Dave Bangert's avatar

Busy trying to decipher the words to “Harborcoat.”

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Phthor Quiddity's avatar

... something about a little shit putting a splinter in your eye?

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A Person's avatar

Dave, could you summarize the position of the city? The language seems clear, yet they clearly think they have a case, so on what grounds?

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Frank Chambers's avatar

On February 23, 1985, we were in Atlanta at a theater where the IU and Purdue alumni clubs had jointly arranged a live closed circuit TV (remember that?) showing of the game. When Bobby threw the chair, the mixed audience was shocked!

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