Things to do in Quad Cities

**Blandboy** · 03-25-2012, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by fatkid1974

Make sure to hit Augies in RI & stay at the Traveler in Bettendorf, built in movie rental/toy store in lobby.

Good luck with that ... thankfully, the Traveller Inn has been demolished and is now an empty lot.

**CYlent Bob** · 03-25-2012, 08:07 AM

I called up my friend Leroy on the phone
I said Buddy, I'm afraid to be alone
'Cuz I've got some weird ideas in my head
'bout things to do in the Quad Cities when you're dead.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o33--xgYFQY]Warren Zevon - Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead - Rochester, 1994. - YouTube[/ame]

**fatkid1974** · 03-25-2012, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Blandboy

Good luck with that ... thankfully, the Traveller Inn has been demolished and is now an empty lot.

Blasphemy!!!!! Next thing your gonna tell me is I can't walk across the street and get a magic mountain.

**jdoggivjc** · 03-25-2012, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by fatkid1974

Blasphemy!!!!! Next thing your gonna tell me is I can't walk across the street and get a magic mountain.

If you're referring to Ross', yeah, that's still there and you can still get a magic mountain. Actually, when President Obama visited Alcoa last year (or the year before, I don't remember), he stopped at Ross' and got a magic mountain. The big joke is everyone else on Air Force One flew back to Washington commercially that evening...

**Clone83** · 03-25-2012, 12:03 PM

cavorting ...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBLgtKVwptA]Johnny Cash - Big River - YouTube[/ame]

Johnny Cash - Big River

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die

I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl.
Then I heard my dream was back downstream Cavortin' in Davenport
And I followed you, Big River, when you called

Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone
I found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the block
Raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone

Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf
She loves you, Big River, more than me

**TOFB4ISU** · 03-25-2012, 12:41 PM

Front Street In Davenport
Harris Pizza
Village of East Davenport
Riverfront bike trail at sunset
Skybridge at Night

CyBer · 03-25-2012, 12:43 PM

Avoid Dying.

**TallKidIsTall** · 03-25-2012, 12:48 PM

harris pizza is very overrated in my mind

the sausage isnt good and the crust is bad

**Payne** · 03-25-2012, 02:53 PM

I like Harris pizza, but it is overrated. Same for Happy Joe's. You may hear a lot about Whitey's Ice Cream, but I think it's overrated, too. Country Style Ice Cream is where it's at! It's not nearly as popular as Whitey's for some reason, but its soft serve ice cream is out of this world.

With regards to shopping malls, it's pretty pathetic here. Both NorthPark in Davenport and SouthPark in Moline are lame.

**klamath632** · 03-25-2012, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by Payne

I like Harris pizza, but it is overrated. Same for Happy Joe's. You may hear a lot about Whitey's Ice Cream, but I think it's overrated, too. Country Style Ice Cream is where it's at! It's not nearly as popular as Whitey's for some reason, but its soft serve ice cream is out of this world.

With regards to shopping malls, it's pretty pathetic here. Both NorthPark in Davenport and SouthPark in Moline are lame.

Soft serve ice cream, by definition, is ******. It's a poor substitute for the real thing.

**Farnsworth** · 03-25-2012, 03:43 PM

isn't american pickers there?

**Payne** · 03-25-2012, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Farnsworth

isn't american pickers there?

They're based in LeClaire, IA, which is about half an hour northeast of the Quad Cities.

**ianoconnor** · 03-25-2012, 04:00 PM

I fully endorse Ross'. Magic Mountain FTW!

**isuno1fan** · 03-25-2012, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by CtownCyclone

Daisy Dooks.

SoCo in Mt. Joy is sooooo much better.

**jdoggivjc** · 03-25-2012, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by Payne

I like Harris pizza, but it is overrated. Same for Happy Joe's. You may hear a lot about Whitey's Ice Cream, but I think it's overrated, too. Country Style Ice Cream is where it's at! It's not nearly as popular as Whitey's for some reason, but its soft serve ice cream is out of this world.

With regards to shopping malls, it's pretty pathetic here. Both NorthPark in Davenport and SouthPark in Moline are lame.

Because Country Style Ice Cream is Dairy Queen "wannabe". THAT stuff is overrated.