Summer of '79
4th of July show was the Dixie Dregs (Steve Morse) and the Flying Burrito Brothers at Burruss. Show ended in time for fireworks, which might have been on the drill field, or Chicken Hill. Back then the town and VT went in together on fireworks. Now its just the town.
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Has anyone here been called a helicopter parent and then have that kid
-- bigbadbird
May 09, 2024 at 05:12 PM ET
bigbadbird
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05/09/24 05:12 PM ET
Shush, just do the kid's laundry.
-- MEHOKIE
May 10, 2024 at 06:41 AM ET
MEHOKIE
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05/10/24 06:41 AM ET
I spent the summer of 93 in Blacksburg. Very peaceful **
-- OrlandoHokie
May 09, 2024 at 09:08 PM ET
OrlandoHokie
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05/09/24 09:08 PM ET
Tubing and drinking almost every day at New River... Always a successful
-- Hokebury
May 10, 2024 at 01:17 PM ET
Hokebury
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05/10/24 01:17 PM ET
I loved Summers in Blacksburg and still do. My mom lives in Floyd so my
-- HokieByWater
May 10, 2024 at 11:51 AM ET
HokieByWater
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05/10/24 11:51 AM ET
Summers in the 'burg were great. Low course load plus work plus the river.
-- Vtskier1
May 10, 2024 at 09:28 AM ET
Vtskier1
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05/10/24 09:28 AM ET
Spent a summer, cpl classes, pt job, twas an awesome summer in the Burg **
-- astrohokie
May 09, 2024 at 06:14 PM ET
astrohokie
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05/09/24 06:14 PM ET
Heck, I did it four summers. Justified living off campus by doing summer
-- UEMcGill
May 09, 2024 at 07:48 PM ET
UEMcGill
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05/09/24 07:48 PM ET
Yep, my favorite summer was spent in the 'burg.
-- MP4VT2004
May 09, 2024 at 07:01 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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05/09/24 07:01 PM ET
I thought it was 104 days of summer vacation?**
-- Nova Hokie 95
May 09, 2024 at 05:53 PM ET
Nova Hokie 95
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05/09/24 05:53 PM ET
Then school comes along just to end it.**
-- Spud
May 09, 2024 at 08:36 PM ET
Spud
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05/09/24 08:36 PM ET
This is the exact scene playing outside my house...
-- Burruss Writer
May 10, 2024 at 08:33 AM ET
Burruss Writer
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05/10/24 08:33 AM ET
🎶Hang on! Help is on its way..I'll be there as fast as I can!🎶**
-- TomTurkey
May 09, 2024 at 06:51 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/09/24 06:51 PM ET
i'm stealing this. I'm using it- plagiarizing- whatever **
-- bigbadbird
May 09, 2024 at 05:47 PM ET
bigbadbird
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05/09/24 05:47 PM ET
trying - sniff. funding for the terrorist has been cut off **
-- bigbadbird
May 09, 2024 at 05:49 PM ET
bigbadbird
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05/09/24 05:49 PM ET