Is There A More Famous Iowa Imbiber Than Ed Podolak?
by Internet Legend on Jan 7, 2009 12:35 PM CST
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PrintI'm listening to KXNO last night and Ed Podolak's name came up because of the many mentions of the weekend's NFL games.
Once again after referring to Ed the conversation quickly turned to his love for all things 80 proof and it occurred to me: do I know any other Iowan who famously loves the hooch as much as Ed? The only person I could think of was MAYBE Bob Feller but he doesn't have as high a profile as Podolak does now.
Maybe Todd Lickliter during any number of basketball games last year.
Add your suggestions below.
[Editor's note: At an Iowa basketball media day in, I wanna say, the fall of 2001, the press corps was on the floor at Carver, interviewing the players. As with all large-ish media functions, there was a decent spread of food there, what you'd usually see in, like, a luxury box. So mediocre-to-poor hot wings, cold cuts, soda. The soda machine in particular was amusingly low-tech; rather than the fountains we know at fast food joints, this one didn't mix the syrup and water at the spigot, but just poured out pre-mixed soda. It was a piece of shit. So I'm filling up some warm, flat Sprite when I hear Dolph behind me say to nobody in particular, "so which one of these is the Tanqueray?"
Someone else behind him mutters, "Zabel drank it all already." And lo, everyone did laugh heartily.]
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I have many favorite moments from the IA/PSU game this year...
But one of my favorites was well after the game, sitting in traffic and listening to Dolph sign-off from the post-game show. To quote Dolph:
“Good night Hawk fans from myself and my partner Ed Podalak, who is out celebrating somewhere in the downtown Iowa City night…”
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 7, 2009 3:23 PM CST reply actions
That reminds me of a story.
In fact, when I get home, I’m bumping this post so I can add it to the end.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
The one time I sat in the Iowa press box
I saw Podalak kill and entire flask of whiskey during the game, and then immediately chug like four beers afterwards because he was pissed about Iowa losing. It made me proud to be a Hawkeye.
That said, just based on stories I’ve heard from other people, I’m still voting Zabel.
Zabel's good
But Dolph’s no slouch either.
Some day I’ll tell y’all about the time an inebriated Dolph got me and some friends liquored up and hit on my buddy’s girlfriend after the lot of us (not Dolph, mind you) got back from a strip club run by the Russian mob.
I’m not making this up.
Ah, Kingsbury.
I recall seeing Kingbury at the Airliner on a flip night about closing time, hammered, cigarette in one hand, beer in the other. And there was a game against Michigan the next day. I think he’s up in Ponca, Nebraska, not that it matters…
You're probably right
Though in the end, isn’t Nebraska just two entities? I-80 and Memorial Stadium?
by Shooter McGavin on Jan 8, 2009 9:03 PM CST up reply actions
Well, and Omaha
I would make some joke about how Omaha is just Nebraska feeding off the more urbane sensibilities of Iowa, but considering Counciltucky is right across the river, point goes to the Shucker State.
I got more rhymes than Wade Lookingbill's got dunks
Well,
As an Omaha native, I pretty much regard it as Omaha and everything else. There are alot of Hawk fans, here, though.
by telepathetic on Jan 9, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
The response by ISU fans to that is hilarious
OH MY GOD, DRINKING! FIRE HIM RIGHT NOW!
Why?
It’s not like he’s the coach. Getting drunk at a frat party. At a conference rival school.
What’s the big deal here? Other than the usual: ISU fans bitter about their sad fate in life to, well, be ISU fans.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
Give the man a raise!
That’s what she said!
storminspank: "Or we could join you can take our pants off."
by Patrick Vint on Jan 8, 2009 10:59 PM CST up reply actions
hahahaha
“dung”
Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon....
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Jan 10, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
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