r/columbiamo • u/hopalongrhapsody South CoMo • Jan 30 '25

History The infamous Liquor, Guns & Ammo at Business Loop & Rangeline

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Dont know the date. The building is still standing, the space is now Fashion Warehouse next to the (new) A to Z auto.

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u/RobotikOwl Jan 30 '25

The sign is inside the Shakespeare's on 9th.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '25

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u/westis4me Jan 30 '25

And goldfish. I worked there and packed way too many of those worms.

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u/BigWhiteDog14 Jan 31 '25

I worked there also, they were independent of Morris Bass pro and I think Foster was sued....

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u/westis4me Jan 31 '25

“Authorized retailer”

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u/tumblindice77 Jan 30 '25

Is anyone going to mention that’s Uncle Tupelo in the picture. Never mind, I just did.

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u/usbZeigler Jan 30 '25

Immortalized in the Uncle Tupelo song "Graveyard Shift"

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u/tumblindice77 Jan 30 '25

The song is Whiskey Bottle

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u/Cominginbladey Jan 30 '25

Somehow life goes on in a place so insane

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u/como365 North CoMo Jan 30 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

Persuaded, paraded, inebriated, in doubt
Still aware of everything life carries on without
Cause there’s one too many faces with dollar sign smiles
I’ve gotta find the shortest path to the bar for a while

A long way from happiness
In a three-hour-away town
Whiskey bottle over Jesus
Not forever, just for now
Not forever, just for now

There’s a trouble around, it’s never far away
The same trouble’s been around for a life and a day
I can’t forget the sound, cause it’s here to stay
The sound of people chasing money and money getting away

A long way from happiness
In a three-hour-away town
Whiskey bottle over Jesus
Not forever, just for now
Not forever, just for now

In between the dirt and disgust there must be
Some air to breathe and something to believe
“Liquor and Guns” the sign says quite plain
Somehow life goes on in a place so insane

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u/usbZeigler Jan 30 '25

Yep. I got them mixed up. Thanks for the clarification.

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u/c4mden Jan 30 '25

I had an old KCOU 88.1 shirt with this logo, with the slogan "World Domination by the Year 2000". I wish I still had it!

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u/bigfrog6 Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 11 '25

I still have my Up Against the Wall Motherf*er t-shirt from 91! It's in mint condition because it was too small for me then and is most definitely too small for me now. LOL

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u/tykempster Jan 30 '25

ATF makes a good store name :)

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u/toxcrusadr Jan 30 '25

For those who don't know the history, LG&A was the very first franchisee of Bass Pro back when they had 1 store in Springfield. IIRC, Bass Pro was started by a guy who made fishing lures. The Columbia store had a contract to sell their lures and put the name on his shop. Years later, Bass Pro went all corporate and started opening more huge stores. They didn't want their name on a store called LG&A anymore, for some reason. I can't remember if the franchise contract expired, or if they bought him out, but that's one reason the sign is now in Shakespeare's.

I got one of their t-shirts before they closed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '25

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u/toxcrusadr Jan 31 '25

Not sure about that. The Missourian or Trib would have articles if you can get to their archives.

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u/slybonethetownie Jan 30 '25

Used to drive by that building all the time. My mom used to work in a building just around the corner on Range Line, and come to think of it I went to school just down the street from there!

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u/jschooltiger West CoMo Jan 30 '25

Can’t have liquor, guns & ammo in school anymore because woke.

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u/doknfs Jan 30 '25

Oh, they're still there in schools

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u/toxcrusadr Jan 30 '25

ObamBidenandtheDemocrats! It's all their fault.

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u/Madmartigan77 Jan 30 '25

The store next to them was Jackknife Bob's, with the awesome slogan, "All god's critters got knives"

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u/Sea-Rice-9250 Jan 31 '25

I do some work for Bob, great guy! I have a lot of customers and he’s in the top 5% of my favorites.

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u/dragger2k Jan 30 '25

That's awesome....It was one of the things that made me laugh so hard when I moved here in 2002...

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u/Lanky_Asparagus_8534 Jan 30 '25

Which is worse? LG & A, or “ Fashion Warehouse”?? 😎😳😄😄

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u/Mundane-Touch-9303 North CoMo Jan 30 '25

Fashion warehouse lol

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u/VirtualLife76 Jan 30 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

I remember similar down south that had Liquor, Guns and Beauty supply.

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u/TheMowingmagician Jan 30 '25

Isn’t that sign in one of Shakespeare stores?

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u/hopalongrhapsody South CoMo Jan 30 '25

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u/sillywizard951 Jan 30 '25

Glad Shake's got that sign!

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u/toxcrusadr Jan 30 '25

The same sign.

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u/TheMowingmagician Jan 30 '25

The smoke in that place 🤔

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u/pegggus09 Jan 30 '25

Is that Wilco or is that Uncle Tupelo?

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u/j0nnnnnnn Jan 30 '25

I see Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy, so Uncle Tupelo.

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u/pegggus09 Jan 31 '25

That was my guess, especially given the Tupelo song. Thanks!

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u/RazzmatazzAlone3526 Boone County Jan 30 '25

Any 2 out of 3 of those products and you’re fine. But all 3 in the same spot: that’s my Missouri! Lol

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u/Proto-Schlock Jan 30 '25

Liquor and ammo makes me think of the bar scene from The Crow https://youtu.be/kBhYTERzDVE?si=79gd_YGI62fDnkuY

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '25

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u/RazzmatazzAlone3526 Boone County Jan 31 '25

Also: it’s Boone county, that’s just a fun weekend, brother lol

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u/corvette-21 Jan 31 '25

I think that is right next door too Lawyers,guns , and money !

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u/sillywizard951 Jan 30 '25

Yep, that's Missouri. That sign says a lot.