by Debbi | Feb 1, 2008 | Jukebox
On the cold and busy Friday night of February 6, 2004, Ken and Maynard encountered a patron with an intense love for a particular song on the jukebox.
I asked a man to leave because he got upset about the jukebox. He got mad at me because Matt skipped a song on the jukebox that the guy had played twice in a row. The guy asked me what happened to his song and when I told him, he said that if I didn’t put it back on he was going to come over the bar and kick my *bleep*. I then told him he would be leaving and asked Ken to escort him out of the bar.
–Maynard, the enemy of old men worldwide
Normally we never, ever skip a song that someone has paid money to hear. However, when they do something that annoys the other patrons, like playing the same song twice in a row, or playing three solid hours of Frank Sinatra, we exercise our jukebox authority for the good of the people. We love Frank, but not that much.
Had the man been a little nicer and not threatened to kick Maynard’s *bleep*, it’s likely that one of the bartenders would have put a credit back on the jukebox for the man to pick a new song.
I wish they would have written down the name of the offending song.
by Debbi | Nov 11, 2007 | Jukebox
I’m going to swerve a little off-topic here, but since we have Garth Brooks music on the jukebox, and some of the songs are pretty popular (namely "Two Pina Coladas" and "Friends in Low Places") I decided it was okay to go there.
Last night Dave and I went to see Garth Brooks in concert. Live. At the Sprint Center. In Kansas City. Did anyone ever think those words would, or could, be uttered? The man has been "retired" for the last ten years and said he’d never tour again. I guess, technically, this wasn’t a tour. You’ve probably heard about how he decided to do a thank-you concert for his fans, but the catch was that there was only one show. In one city. And, to top it off, they limited the geographic area of ticket-buyers so that folks in, say, New York or California or Kentucky were out of luck. I tried for twenty minutes to get tickets the morning they went on sale- logging on at exactly 10 a.m. and calling simultaneously from the cell phone and the land line. Alas, I got a big fat "sold out" message.
Thanks to our friend Becki, and the fact that Garth and friends decided to add a whopping eight more shows to the calendar, we were able to snag two tickets for last night’s show. And it was amazing. Everyone should get (and take) the opportunity to see him perform at least once in their life, even if you don’t like his music. He puts on such a great show- it’s so obvious that he loves performing, loves singing, loves his life. And if you aren’t a fan of his music before you see him perform, you surely will be afterwards. Truly a once-in-a-lifetime event, all at the unbelievably low price of thirty bucks each.
{We also decided last night that "Longneck Bottle" is not only Sandbar-ish since it’s about beer, but it’s also very Scotty Mac-ish. So Scotty, put down that longneck bottle and quit worrying about the jukebox, because you’ve got a girl at home who loves you.}
by Debbi | Jul 5, 2007 | Jukebox
Wow, has it really been almost four years?
If you’ve ever been to The Sandbar, you’ve heard our song. We play it after every hurricane and everyone gets on the bar and dances along with Heather on the television screen.
Our first Sandbar song was recorded in 2002 at a local recording studio. Peach rewrote the words to "Copa Cabana" to fit The Sandbar: "at The Sandbar, Sandbar in Lawrence…" and our friend Showtime sang the song. We used that song for about a year until we decided that we needed our very own, original song.
In November of 2003, a group of us took a trip to Nashville. Some of us flew out early so we’d have more time to check out the city; another group loaded up into an RV and made it a road trip. Peach co-wrote a song about The Sandbar with two friends: Dusty Workman, of the local band Dixie Road, and his buddy Eddie Kilgallon, who co-wrote George Strait’s big hit (well one of them anyway) "One Night At A Time." So we had some pretty credible names behind our song!
On the big day, our group met up at County Q Production Studio in Nashville. We were all just hanging around the lobby area, waiting to be told what to do and where to go, when a guy walked in the front door. He looked a little familiar but no one thought too much of it; he made his way through our crowd and went through a door. Brother Pants, never one to miss an opportunity, told him we were all waiting for the restroom. A few minutes later, Dusty drags the man back out to the lobby exclaiming "don’t you all know
who this is!" Turns out, the ordinary familiar looking guy was the lead singer of Lonestar (a pretty popular country band), Richie McDonald. So we all oooh-ed and aaaahh-ed for awhile, took pictures with him, and got autographs. He was even gracious enough to let us record him bellowing "Look out! Here comes the hurricane!" for our video, which we did indeed use.
We had a great time in the studio. Eddie brought in a reggae singer to do the lead vocals- but Eddie himself ended up doing a better job, so that’s him you hear singing our song. The Sandbar group can be heard in the background in various places during the song. We were thrilled to have our own original Sandbar song that captured all the things we love about the place.
by Debbi | Mar 6, 2007 | Events, Good Things, Jukebox
Come see two of your favorite bartenders, Dave and Blair, serve as the Masters of Ceremony for the Battle of the Cover Bands event!
When: Sunday, March 11
Time: Doors open 6 p.m., music begins 6:45 p.m.
Where: Abe and Jake’s
This fun event is a Battle of the Cover Bands- meaning if they play individual tunes, they are disqualified. Their sets will be coordinated so that you don’t hear the same songs over and over. All proceeds from the event are benefitting Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
The event is sponsored by New Belgium Brewing, Jagermeister, Maker’s Mark, Polar Ice Vodka, and Margaritaville Tequila.
The bands who have committed are Meat Magic, Imminent Domain, Vanilla Funk, Meridian, and Hella Ivory (a dueling piano act).
And of course there are drink specials: $3 Fat Tire pints; $2 Jager shots; $2 Margaritaville shots; $2.50 Polar Ice cocktails; and $2.50 Maker’s Marks.
There is a $5 cover charge at the door, and the event is limited those who are 21 or older.
Promo girls will be there promoting all of the sponsor’s brands and of course giving out the normal promotional goodies.
Come check out the great music, fun times, and all the goofy things that Dave and Blair might do!
by Debbi | Nov 18, 2006 | Jukebox
It seems that everyone loves to do the Car Wash. Almost half of you chose Car Wash as your favorite "dancing on the bar" song. And any given night, or day, if Car Wash plays on the jukebox, there is always someone on the bar. This song more than any other seems to draw people up to dance.
What is the appeal of this song? I think it’s several things. For one, there are actual dance steps to follow. Even those of us who can’t dance have fun doing the Car Wash, because we’re doing the same move as everyone else. (Perhaps with less rhythm, but anyway.) And the dance moves are very repetitive, so there’s not a lot to remember. We even have a video of Dave and Danny that plays during the song, so newbies can follow along and learn.
The real reason I think this song is such a Sandbar staple? It’s been hyped up by the staff. If you’ve ever been in the bar when this song comes on the jukebox, you know what I’m talking about. At the first sound of the clapping, Sandbar staff and regulars hop onto any available surface and snag their spot.
Dave especially likes to direct this show. During the song he shouts out the moves…."Wash it down…." "Spray it off….." and everyone follows along. And of course the dance moves are highly exaggerated.
The crowd can’t help but get into this song with all the excitement in the air. The atmosphere definitely changes when the Car Wash starts.
I hope to set up a link to the video soon so you can watch the Car Wash from home.
And for the 20% of you who picked "Something Else" as your favorite bar-dancing song…..tell us what that song is! Leave us a comment. It could be the next song featured in a Sandbar video!
by Debbi | Nov 7, 2006 | Jukebox
Dancing on the bar at The Sandbar is a rite of passage. Once you’ve climbed up the shaky bar stools after a few too many drinks and shaken your thing in front a bar full of people, you’ve become part of the Sandbar club. It’s not a very elite club- there are thousands of others who have done the same. But it’s a fun club, and once you’ve done it, you’re likely to do it again and again.
We have our favorite bar-dancing songs at The Sandbar. Usually whenever one of us actually puts money in the jukebox, we carefully pick our songs so that all of the bar-dancing songs are in just the right order.
The original bar-dancing song is "Shake Your Tailfeathers" from the Blues Brothers soundtrack. It has it’s own special dance moves that everyone can follow. Peach and Dave have been dancing on the bar to this song since the bar’s early days.
We recently made videos for "Shake Your Tailfeathers" and another crowd favorite, "Car Wash." The videos feature Sandbar employees dancing on the beach upstairs, and they play during the songs so that Sandbar newbies can learn the dance moves. Of course they’re also there to entertain the crowd; after all, Dave and Danny in giant afro wigs is a pretty funny sight.
What song is the best Sandbar dancing song?
If you pick "Something Else," leave us a comment and let us know what your favorite is. Maybe we’ll make a video for your favorite song next!
