In my daily perusal of all things interesting on the internets, I found several things that might interest the readers. And I didn’t really have anything to say about The Sandbar today anyway.
1. You might remember reading about the Jack Daniels flap in Tennessee awhile back. Well, apparently the man in possession of all those bottles has now been indicted on various counts. Here’s the update.
2. Everyone knows about the capacity issues we have at The Sandbar. If you don’t, go here. I just about spit my Coke all over my desk when I read this. Playing the Mormon card to get back into the bar might have worked for her, but I’m pretty sure our doorguys won’t fall for that one. Although, I think it’s weird that in order to use the restroom, they had to actually leave the bar and forfeit their spot in the capacity count.
3. We’re very fond of the local Lawrence band Sellout!, and not just because current bartender Danny sings and plays the saxophone for them and former bartender Bob plays drums. I found a fun interview with some of the band members on lawrence.com today. Oh, and that Devo hat that Danny wears? Dave made that.
So, enjoy. Back to more Sandbar-related content tomorrow.
I’ve always thought Sellout! should play the song “Sellout” by Reel Big Fish. Good funky ska music. But the interview was great. I’ve never had a bad time at a Sellout! show. They help people take life a little less seriously.
i must have arrived just after you…
ok, i know this is going to be a stupid question but i’m going to embarrass myself anyway, because i have really wanted to know the answer for a long time now.
what is “ska” music?
Listen to the The Mighty Mighty Bosstones , they’re ska.
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was a precursor to rocksteady and reggae.[1]
Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. It is characterized by a walking bass line, accented guitar or piano rhythms on the offbeat, and in some cases, jazz-like horn riffs. In the early 1960s, ska was the dominant musical genre of Jamaica, and it was also popular with British mods. Many skinheads, in various decades, have also enjoyed ska (along with reggae, rocksteady and other genres).[2][3][4][5] Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods: the original Jamaican ska scene of the 1960s, the 2 Tone ska revival that started in England in the late 1970s, and the third wave ska movement, which started in the 1980s.
Holy Moly! That Pattoo is well versed in the musical history of jazz fused music. He’s got his finger on the pulse of the nation. Either that or he isn’t siting his sourses. Hey Pattoo, remeber crowd surfing at “the Urge” show? That’s some serious ska. Debbi, check your itunes for some good ska. Ciao.
For some good skinhead ska you might check
out “Rancid” or maybe “The Clash” when they started out.
damn! where’d you pull that out of?
interesting. i didn’t realize it had been around so long, because i only remember hearing that term since sometime in the 90’s. but what do i know. my music library is pretty limited in it’s genres, unlike my husband’s.
Unlike your husband’s ….what?