Dooley's Patch Hat

At Dooley’s, two-for-one Long Island ice teas flowed on Thursday nights. But it was way more than a place to get trashed from its opening in 1975 until the end in 1996), and if you were there on the right night, you’d have seen performances by U2 (in December 1981), The Ramones, Wall of Voodoo, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more international acts. There was dancing at the downstairs nightclub Sensations, where Magic Johnson used to boogie. Dooley’s had a capacity of just under 1,000 people, and the place was forced to sell in 1996 after the East Lansing City Council refused to renew the liquor license, citing too many brawls outside the bar, as well as rampant underage drinking. Shocking, we know!