The M-Shop was indeed an institution when I was going to I-State from '78 - '83. Lots of great indie bands and others! It was THE gathering place as soon as students finished their last class on Fridays. I hardly ever missed being there on those Fridays... and had the Saturday morning hangovers to prove it...
I would be determined to go to class, but would then run into a buddy who would say, "let's stop in for one". It wasn't just Fridays. Back then they'd make pitchers of wine coolers - red wine and seven-up. Also saw the Pousette-Dart band there. The M-shop was one of my favorite spots back in the late 70's. That, and dime draws at Granddaddy's!
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times - don't exaggerate!"
Two of my more memorable M-Shop moments... seeing The Pousette-Dart Band in '79 and watching a showing of the cult movie, "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"...
Good stuff!
I saw that show. Outstanding.
They say country music speaks to the heart. Unfortunately, it has to go through your ears to get there.
No more lunches but the concerts are still rocking. I don't know about anymore but they had some great indie shows from 2004-2009 while I was there. The M-Shop is one of the hidden gems of ISU in my opinion. It seems like so many students have never even heard of it which is a shame.
They may not serve lunches anymore, but the M-Shop is open for seating if you buy your lunch in the Memorial Union food court. I like sitting in the M-Shop to enjoy my lunch rather than trying to find a table in the food court.
I went to a play during my first semester at Iowa State as a requirement for my theater class, and Brent "Big Play" Curvey had one of the lead roles in the play. The stage at the M-Shop is small, so if one of the actors need to enter from the side, they're basically standing in the front row. At one point during the performance, I had Curvey's *** right in my face for about 3 minutes.
I used to go the M Shop frequently as I lived off campus and it was a great place to pass time between classes. I went to a few shows while I was a student from 81-85. I have since become a huge blues fan and all I can say is I missed some major shows at the M Shop. Fellow blues fans check out the acts that played the shop. Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall I could go on. These happened while I was at ISU and I was oblivious didn't know those guys from Adam. I was probably rockin' to J Geils on vinyl at the time.
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