by Debbi | May 19, 2011 | Graduation, Guest Blogs
Last week, we put out a call for graduating students who love the Sandbar. Our next 2011 graduate profile is Tess. Read what she has to say about the bar below. Are you a Sandbar graduate this year? We'd love to hear your story, too!
Hello Sandbar!
I'm at 2011 graduate and I am your NUMBER 1 customer!
What's your favorite jukebox song? Lion King- Circle of Life. No one expects Lion King to come on. At first everyone is quiet and is in awe of the song choice and then everyone ends up belting out the song. It's all about the shock effect.
Tell us the funniest moment you remember at the Sandbar. Of course this moment happened during a hurricane. My friend Meg had a full tray of popcorn and got so excited and threw the tray over her arms, popcorn going every which way on random people.
Remember the first time you came to the bar? Tell us your first impression. First time I came in I thought it was like a MCDONALDS FOR ADULTS. Toys, toys, toys.
What's your drink of choice? Jersey Shore because of the sweet Kanye Glasses. I wear them on sunny days. It really helps shade the rays.
What are you doing after graduation? After I graduate I'll be in Kansas City interning at KCTV5.
How many hours have you waited in line? The hours I WOULD wait would be indefinite.
by Debbi | May 18, 2011 | Graduation, Guest Blogs
Last week we put out a call for 2011 graduates and customers to feature on our blog. However, when employees graduate, they have no choice- a story about them will appear here whether they like it or not. Bartender Andrew is graduating from KU this Sunday. Here's a little more about him and his time at the Sandbar.
When did you start working at the Sandbar? When I was 7-ish. (This is true. Andrew's mom opened the Sandbar, and he was mopping the floors as soon as he was able.)
What is your favorite thing about working at the Sandbar? Working with Dave Johanning
What's your funniest memory? A girl approached me while I was working the door. She was with a group of guys. It was 1:30 a.m. and I informed them that the bar was closing and they could not come in. The guys did not care but she started getting upset. She starting coming at me, slapping me a few times. By this time the guys had hold of her and were pulling her back. Apparently it was her 21st birthday.
She started screaming at the top of her lungs, as well as crying, saying "I hate you, you are not nice, how would you feel if the door guy would not let you in on your 21st birthday!?!"
I told her to give us her number and I would let her know in a year…as I was 20 at the time.
What's your favorite or least favorite song on the jukebox? Favorite is "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff; least favorite is the Little Mermaid CD.
What's your favorite shift to work? Saturday,9 to Close
Worst thing that ever happened on one of your shifts? I gave a group of guys a lemon drop shot (which is a shot of citron with a lemon covered in sugar)….turns out I put salt on the lemons….they were not happy.
What are your future plans? Working for KU Athletics in the Marketing Department, while getting my MBA in Finance
If you see Andrew, be sure to congratulate him on his graduation!
by Debbi | May 17, 2011 | Graduation, Guest Blogs
Last week, we put out a call for graduating students who love the Sandbar. Our first 2011 graduate profile is Kristina. Read what she has to say about the bar below. Are you a Sandbar graduate this year? We'd love to hear your story, too!
My name is Kristina, and I am a senior from Palos Verdes, California.
T
he Sandbar is my absolutely my favorite place in Lawrence! It combines the small, college town feel with a little taste of home for me.
From the moment I discovered the Sandbar it has been my home away from home, and my first choice for any night of the week. While the weekends are always fun, it is those random weeknights where the bar has a mix of locals and college students and the oldies on the jukebox that I will always remember!
We've even named our favorite fish, Gilbert!
My drink of choice is the Pink Flamingo! And of course, a Dirty Banana shot of the surf board!
I don't know where life after graduation will take me (here's hoping for a job in Vegas!) but I know the Sandbar will be a part of every visit I make back to Lawrence! I only hope I can be as fun as these guys when I get older! I'm sure they Sandbar song will be stuck in my head for the rest of my life — Meet me down at the Sandbar, HEY!
by Debbi | May 14, 2011 | Graduation, People, Sandbar Stuff
Hey, class of 2011! Our annual commemorative graduation pint glasses are in!
This year's design features the Sandbar tiki head as a graduate, complete with a cap, gown and diploma.
Unlike most of you, however, our graduate gets to stand on a beach, surrounded by palm trees.
Long-time customer and friend Becki came up with the idea for this design, and Dave put the finishing touches on it.
The other side of the glass has the Sandbar logo.
We ordered a double batch of these; half are blue, and half are red.
Our pint glasses are $3 each, so stop by and pick one up for yourself or your favorite graduate before they're gone!
by Debbi | May 11, 2011 | Graduation
Last year we started a new section on the blog that features some of our favorite customers who are preparing for graduation. It was a lot of fun, and we think people enjoyed reading it, so we're doing it again.
If you're a Sandbar regular and graduating in 2011, we want to hear from you!
You're in good company. Bartender Andrew is also graduating this year. He's been mopping floors at the Sandbar since he was knee-high, and there's lots of stories we could tell. But we won't. Yet.
If you'd like to be featured on our blog, keep reading. Send us an email with answers to the following questions- you don't have to answer all of them, and you can make up your own questions to answer, we're not picky- and include a picture or two if you want.
- What's your favorite Sandbar jukebox song? Bonus points if you tell us why.
- Tell us the funniest moment you remember at The Sandbar- whether it involves you or not.
- Remember the first time you came here? Tell us your first impression.
- What's your drink of choice? The one you'll miss the most?
- Tell us what you're doing after you graduate- sticking around town? Moving on to greener pastures?
- How many hours have you waited in line?
Feel free to embellish your stories or tell us something else. And we love pictures!
Email us at sandbar@thesandbar.com and we'll feature you on our blog sometime in the next week.
by Debbi | Apr 6, 2011 | Graduation, Sandbar Stuff
It's almost that time again- graduation in Lawrence!
Every year, our graduation pint glasses are a popular gift item. And since we've been outsourcing our pint glass designs to our customers, the glasses have been even more popular.
We're looking for a great design to commemorate Graduation 2011.
Here's what last year's design looked like. Keep in mind, KU isn't the only school in town, and we also can't use any licensed images, like a Jayhawk. The design needs to be a pretty generic graduation design, though it should have a Sandbar flair!
There's no need to incorporate the Sandbar logo, because that will be on the other side of the glass.
Also, the design should be fairly simple, black and white line art. You don't have to be a design student or a professional to do this! Anyone can submit an idea, and if we like it and it's suitable for printing on a glass, we'll use it.
You'll get a pack of pint glasses and a T-shirt along with our eternal thanks and fifteen minutes of internet fame.
If you've got a design idea, email it to us at sandbar@thesandbar.com. We'd like to have the glasses available for purchase by around May 10, so the sooner we can get the design ready the better.
We look forward to seeing what you come up with!
