by Debbi | Nov 21, 2007 | Stories
So we’re more than halfway through this NaBloPoMo thing I signed up for last month and hopefully all five of you have enjoyed reading something new each and every day. If I make it to the end of the month I might win a prize! Yippee!
The Sandbar is a member of the Beer Lover’s Group on the NaBloPoMo site. {Yes, I know I don’t drink beer, in fact I despise beer, but I really wanted to join a group and that was the only group that I could find that the Sandbar sort of fit into, because this isn’t a mommy blog or a knitting blog and I thought perhaps I could find some new beers for those of you who do like beer}.
Jill from the beer group tagged me with this meme. I’ve never done this before, at least on the blog, so I thought it might be fun to play.
The Rules:
- Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
- Share 7 random and/or wierd things about yourself.
- Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
- Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
Seems simple enough.
- The Sandbar is haunted by a real ghost. The story will be told in an upcoming post that I’ve been too lazy to write thus far.
- The Sandbar has keg root beer on tap. Yes, root beer. Pity the poor
fool beer sales rep who lost a tap to root beer.
- Our front windows are rigged to open on a garage door opener.
- We have a beach upstairs complete with a beach-scene mural and actual sand.
- The legal capacity of The Sandbar is 49 people. We have never, and I repeat never, had more than 49 people in the bar at one time.
- The Pitch awarded us "Best Bizarre Bar Show" for our indoor hurricane attraction. They probably made up the category so they could give us a prize. We also won "Best Drink Trinket" this year.
- Peter Mayer, Jimmy Buffett’s guitarist, has played a couple of live concerts in The Sandbar. See #5 to understand just how cool this was.
There you have it. I can hear some of you already (Pants, Pat, "Anonymous")- "Those aren’t random or wierd facts! Everybody knows that stuff!"
To which I say, yes, our regulars know this stuff as do the five of you who read this blog. But in the hopes that someone new might stumble upon this blog, I bet they don’t know those seven random facts.
I don’t have time right now to find seven other random blogs to tag, {Fringes, you want to play?} so I’m going to change the rules a little bit. You, dear readers, can join in the fun even if you don’t have your own blog. Leave a comment and either tell us seven random things about yourself, or you can add seven more random facts about The Sandbar.
by Debbi | Nov 19, 2007 | Stories
The Sandbar opened it’s doors in 1989 in downtown Lawrence, Kansas. If there’s something you want to know about The Sandbar, you’ll find it here.
What is the Hurricane?
The Hurricane is the nightly show that we put on for our customers.
You can read about how it started here. Peach created a story to go along with our Hurricane. You can find that story here.
If you’re curious about what actually happens during an indoor hurricane, go here.
How can I get a job at The Sandbar?
Be a regular customer. Be fun. Dance on the bar during the Hurricane. Don’t argue about your tab. Don’t start fights. Wait patiently in line and don’t harass the doorguy about letting you in. Become friends with the staff. Tip well. Compliment Dave’s wife.
In fact, be familiar with all our drinking rules.
Who owns The Sandbar?
This is apparently a source of confusion for many people.
Peach opened the bar in 1989. She and her husband Ted own both the bar and the building.
Dave has managed the bar for at least the last ten years, maybe more. Very recently, Dave and Peach became partners in the business and thus are now co-owners.
There is no secret majority owner, no matter what you may have heard.
How do I get on the priority list at the door?
There is no priority list. Whoever told you that is silly. Everyone waits in line, including staff. The only people who can enter the bar without waiting in line are the aforementioned owners, and even they usually choose to wait in line.
Do you have questions that haven’t been answered here? Leave a comment and let us know. This page will continuously be updated with new information.
by Debbi | Nov 18, 2007 | Stories
It all started with a cruise-ship stop in Key West last May.
A group of us- including current bartender John and former doorguy Tyler- rented scooters as soon as we
got off the boat and zoomed around the island for a few hours. At least until we found the Schooner Wharf bar, which distracted us from the scooters for awhile. {Look at what good Lawrencians we were while in Florida- wearing shirts that advertised bars in our hometown.}
Fast forward almost two months to my birthday at the end of June. I had been at my new job on campus for exactly a month, and Dave had figured out the perfect gift: a scooter. He researched and learned all about the little bikes and picked out a Yamaha Zuma on Craigslist. It was definitely a surprise, but a pleasant one, once I understood the convenience this would bring me in my daily life. Bypassing the parking booths that control every entrance to campus; riding right up to my door and parking in the bicycle racks; not having to hassle with red-zone parking lots. Yes, I love my scooter.
Everyone else loved it too. So much so, that other people started buying them. Brother Pants was next with his little Metropolitan (cue the metrosexual jokes here). Then Michelle got one, followed by Blair. And, of course, Dave couldn’t stand not having his own, so now there are five Sandbar folks with scooters. Enough to form a gang of our own.
Scooters have made the news, too. The LJW (forgive me for yet another link to the local paper) did a story a few months ago about their increasing popularity. And a scooter-riding actor Mickey Rourke was arrested in Miami Beach for suspicion of driving under the influence.
Here’s Dave, clowning around on Pants’ Metropolitan, and Pants, taking my scooter for a spin.
We’re accepting new members, if you want to join our group. No drinking and riding allowed.
by Debbi | Nov 8, 2007 | Stories
It was an interesting night at the bar with sand. There was an older crowd that kept us busy until about 11 pm. Later in the evening when we were at capacity I tried to keep some people out. Well the lady in front insisted that she was Ted’s first cousin. Will didn’t know her and Pat was busy so after her spitting out names of people in the Madl family I reluctantly let them in. She gave me a kiss on the cheek and then was really sweet.
An older guy had an expired license that he had written on to try and make it say 2008…I was too bright for him.
I got burnt with 2 cigarettes by 2 different people and this girl I like was sitting on some British guy’s lap…it’s a cruel, cruel world.
—Keegan
by Debbi | Nov 7, 2007 | Stories
- A couple days ago, I talked about the recent resurgence in the issue of outdoor patios in Downtown Lawrence. At last night’s City Commission meeting, the five commissioners unanimously approved allowing the Bourgeois Pig to keep their sidewalk dining license. This is great news. In other even-better news, three of the five commissioners indicated their openness to the possibility of allowing other establishments to apply for the license as well, as long as the city placed to-be-determined rules and restrictions on the areas.
- Voting continues to be strong in the Halloween costume contest. Maybe we’ll do this online every year. It looks like Dolly Parton (aka Ashley) is in the lead. Can Mr. Peepers come from a distant second to overtake her? Can the Penguin or the Bachelorette suddenly start getting some votes? Don’t forget to vote, and tell all your friends to vote, before November 9.
- You might have noticed this new addition to the sidebar:
This little gem signifies my willingess to give you, dear readers, something new every day. NaBloPoMo, or National Blog Posting Month, is a social network of bloggers who commit to posting something new every day during the month of November. This includes weekends. This could be a real challenge. So, help me out. If there is something you want to read about, leave me a comment. {Preferably Sandbar related, but if enough of you want to know about Amazon rainforests or how to bake pies or shopping for shoes, we can do that too.}
by Debbi | Nov 6, 2007 | Stories
As a special treat for the loyal readers of this blog, here is a teaser photo of the soon-to-be-released-to-the-world, brand spankin’ new, Sandbar hurricane video. It’s not quite done yet but it’s getting close. I am so excited about this video. I think we get funnier every time.
The new video incorporates a lot of things, some old and some new: mermaids, scooters, flair, dollar bills, hats, chickens, scary bouncers, wigs, rooftops, and half-naked men. Not necessarily in that order. You can use your imagination until we unveil the video, which will hopefully be sometime this month.
{Don’t forget to vote for the best Halloween costume. Voting ends November 9. That means you have three more days to shamelessly promote your favorite costume. Or write someone in if you don’t like the choices I gave you.}
