If you're from IN, list your hometown here...

[oldboiler52]

Lafayette / Tippecanoe county

 

[epadgett]

I'm from jasper - Dubois IN

We had to put up with a lot of IU fans down there....
You a NE Dubois grad? My dad was there for years.

I am a NE Dubois what is your name

 

[BoilersRock]

South Bend.

And it still haunts me....

Dude, come on back and enjoy the new Smart Streets.

 

[SKYDOG]

Born in Speedway but 'grew up' in Elkhart.
Was in high school during the Shawn Kemp years.

Best high school player I have ever seen and I've seen a lot.

 

[SKYDOG]

New Castle. Home of Kent Benson and Steve Alford. And not far away Marion Pierce in Lewisville.

What has happened to New Castle basketball? They are irrelevant most every year now.

 

[GS Thomas]

Are you trying to be the cool non-conformist or did you just not grow up in the state of Indiana?

No.

 

[owen85]

I am a NE Dubois what is your name

I went to Forest Part. My dad was the principal at NE Dubois until ~87. You remember Mr. Wahl?

 

[TwinDegrees2]

What has happened to New Castle basketball? They are irrelevant most every year now.

Chrysler plant closed. Everyone left. Like Marion, I believe New Castle is now a 3-A school.

 

[epadgett]

I am a NE Dubois what is your name

I went to Forest Part. My dad was the principal at NE Dubois until ~87. You remember Mr. Wahl?

I was born in 85 so I missed him. I have heard the name though Balka was the principal most of my school years

 

[Boiler Wolf]

any relation to "Larry Wolf"???

No relation.

 

[Wheels Of Steel]

Graduated from high school in Bloomington (University High) and had the good sense to get to get myself out of town and up to Purdue. After stops in State College, PA, Madison, WI, and Los Angeles (USC), plus brief stays in in Philadelphia (Temple) and Iowa City, I've been back at Purdue for 32 years and living in rural Tippecanoe County (closest town is Stockwell).

 

[boilerwag]

I grew up on a farm near Cortland.

Grew up on North Elm Street. SHS Class of '87.

 

[tjreese]

Grew up on North Elm Street. SHS Class of '87.

SHS? 87? That should have been TC

 

[Boiler1313]

I guess we could, lol. I think there quite a few other guys living in the Fort on here (PU pit bull, Dryfly88, Boiler Bulldog, I think Schnelk might live in New Haven (which we know is almost like an extension of FW).

Unless I'm at one in person, I actually like to watch the games by myself so that I can't be influenced and distracted by others around me (and so I can hear it), but I can make exceptions. Do you want to host get-togethers for road games we're not likely to attend? You could start a Fort Wayne Purdue Men's Hoops Fans page on Facebook and then start listing those games as Events for others to attend .

Feel the same way about watching the games, but it would be pretty cool to get fans together once and awhile to put a name with a face. I would be open to the idea...put me down if someone wants to start something up.

 

[PaBoiler78]

Best high school player I have ever seen and I've seen a lot.

was productive on the court as well as off.

 

[WAR 1812]

Swayzee, IN

 

[Owlbird]

Logansport LHS 1951-P56-Purdue fan for 74 years.Attended my first football game in 1943(we were undefeated)-First Basketball game in 1945(Started Haag-Hinga-Hoffman-Anderson-Goswier

 

[KSBoiler97]

Frankfort. Home of the Hot Dogs

 

[AZRhino]

I see a couple of Redkey responses - I grew up other side of Jay County near Bryant. Purdue BSEET in 90, Phx, AZ now.

 

[IndySouthsider]

I might get the record for the smallest town,,,,, Mulberry. (between Lafayette and Frankfort)

Nope

New Richmond here!

 

[PUBV]

Mishawaka, not just the epicenter of Indiana, but the universe as well

 

[BoilerBloodline]

West LaLa

Indeed...God's Country! I too hail from West Lafayette.

 

[GemstateBoiler]

So, as I said earlier I'm from Goshen (my parents still live there) but I've lived in Boise for 33 years, after Chicago and Denver stops earlier. That said, both of my daughters have degrees from Boise State. Funny how stuff can make you smile but both of my girls ask for Purdue t-shirts for Christmas and NEVER have asked for Boise State ones. Respect!.

 

[tjreese]

So, as I said earlier I'm from Goshen (my parents still live there) but I've lived in Boise for 33 years, after Chicago and Denver stops earlier. That said, both of my daughters have degrees from Boise State. Funny how stuff can make you smile but both of my girls ask for Purdue t-shirts for Christmas and NEVER have asked for Boise State ones. Respect!.

Went to Goshen Rubber a few years ago when they closed the doors. I had to go on a Saturday to ensure some tooling made it on the truck to keep production going. It was quite an eerie feeling knowing that hours before nobody knew it was shutting down and so many lives would be affected. Pictures of families remained on the walls and signs of life everywhere, but no life other than one person on a 6 month contract to help the buyer out with some things...

 

[GemstateBoiler]

Went to Goshen Rubber a few years ago when they closed the doors. I had to go on a Saturday to ensure some tooling made it on the truck to keep production going. It was quite an eerie feeling knowing that hours before nobody knew it was shutting down and so many lives would be affected. Pictures of families remained on the walls and signs of life everywhere, but no life other than one person on a 6 month contract to help the buyer out with some things...

Yeah I hear that, even though Elkhart Co. is the travel industry producer of the world, Goshen Rubber was an establishment and a longtime employer with locals. I had two uncles that worked there and luckily they were close to retirement when crap happened. Reminded me of the Pittsburgh Steel workers exits with the close-downs and sorrows. Sad stuff.

 

[SKYDOG]

Chrysler plant closed. Everyone left. Like Marion, I believe New Castle is now a 3-A school.

Has

was productive on the court as well as off.

Yes he was. Lol!

 

[PurHack]

Live in Scottsdale AZ but went to high school in Connersville.

 

[artee]

Ossian

 

[Secrefreakintariat]

Did you happen to know the Shirar's in Gas City?

don't think so...

 

[Auboiler]

Born in Auburn then an Army brat living all over from ages 1-10. Did JH and HS in Hamilton (fly speck between Auburn and Angola).

Auburn also

 

[Boilerboy46923]

Delphi

 

[tha_BlackSUPERMA]

Peru, IN

 

[gleap1969]

Live in Scottsdale AZ but went to high school in Connersville.

1961 thru 1965 at CHS. Last time back was for 50th class reunion. It is the junior high school now. if you want to be depressed about C'ville, read the recent Atlantic article about the poorest county in Indiana.

 

[punaj]

Fort Wayne. Moved all around the country after graduating. Just moved back to fort Wayne last year, near homestead high school.

 

[TwinDegrees2]

Went to Goshen Rubber a few years ago when they closed the doors. I had to go on a Saturday to ensure some tooling made it on the truck to keep production going. It was quite an eerie feeling knowing that hours before nobody knew it was shutting down and so many lives would be affected. Pictures of families remained on the walls and signs of life everywhere, but no life other than one person on a 6 month contract to help the buyer out with some things...

Really a neat start up company in Goshen. Called Janus Motorcycles and if you're into "automotive" type endeavors stop by and check it out. Great bunch of guys trying to make a different motorcycle.

 

[mcoty]

West Lafayette via Anderson and Indy.

 

[KentuckyBoiler]

Salem, IN

 

[nagemj02]

was productive on the court as well as off.

productive, irresponsible, same thing, right? (jk) I bet he's not as rich as he used to be.

 

[nagemj02]

No.

I don't want to see you complaining about anything on here in the future if you're unwilling to respond to a simple question. Either don't post a reply in the thread or just answer Cleanface's question. Saying "no" makes you look like a little kid that just wants to be a contrarian for the spite of it.

 

[Courthouse Carp]

Not Indiana but small little town, Mayberry North Carolina. Great place grow up , good haircuts and really friendly gas station attendants.

Talking dog may have went national but not sure.

I'm from small town Mayfield, OH and we had a barber there named Andy, who said his identical twin brother Floyd was a barber in Mayberry, NC. Does that name sound familiar? Have you ever heard of Floyd?

http://dai.ly/x4q23v1?start=1468

Everyone got a good chuckle the day Andy shaved Wally. A few years later, Andy shaved the Beaver and pretty much most of the town was in an uproar for some reason. It was the mid-1960s after all.