Sandbar Graduate 2013: Hillary

Lots of our regulars graduated this year! Meet Hillary, who may have graduated but she's not leaving us just yet.

Sandbar Profile: Hillary 
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Twitter Handle: @HildyBean

What's your favorite jukebox song? Wannabe by Spice Girls


What's the longest you've ever waited in line at the Sandbar?
I always get there early enough so I don't have to wait!


What's your favorite tropical drink?
Bahama Mama- I collect the ducks!

20130530_hillary2How many times have you danced on the bar? I don't dance on the bar- I dance on the window between the back room and the main bar.


What's your favorite or funniest memory from the Sandbar?
My favorite memory is definitely the first time I went on my 21st!


What are your plans after graduation?
I'm staying for one more year, getting a second degree, partying at the Sandbar and then finding a great school to teach at

Tell us something else about yourself. My Dad is the Mayor of Andover, KS 🙂

We look forward to partying with you another year!

Sandbar Graduate 2013: Alissa

Here's another member of the Sandbar Class of 2013, courtesy of Katie, who submitted profiles of all her friends.
Sandbar Graduate Profile: Alissa A.
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Twitter Handle: @Assilamanderson

What's your favorite jukebox song? Wannabe by Spice Girls


What's the longest you've ever waited in line at the Sandbar?
 20 Minutes

What's your favorite tropical drink? Afternoon Delight!!

How many times have you danced on the bar? None but that's probs a good thing

What's your favorite or funniest memory from the Sandbar? Camping
out in the back room on valentine's day with my sorority sisters,
boozing and eating Pizza Shuttle! (Don't worry, we shared)


20130530_alissa1What are your plans after graduation?
After grad, I'm going to Texas for the summer and then going to grad school at Oklahoma!

Good luck in grad school, Alissa! Even though you're going to Oklahoma and not staying here. Be sure to let us know if you find a cool bar down there!

Sandbar Graduate 2013: Katie Mo

Graduation might be a distant memory for the class of 2013, but we're still happy to tell you about some of our customers. The very helpful Katie sent us not only her own answers to our questions, but answers for several of her friends, also.


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Katie Mo

Twitter Handle: @katiemo91

What's your favorite jukebox song? Anything Whitney Houston

What's the longest you've ever waited in line at the Sandbar? I waited an hour and a half for bar band once, spent 45 minutes of that time at the
front of the line, but it was worth it. 

20130530_katiemo2What's your favorite tropical drink? Shark Attack always


How many times have you danced on the bar?
Five, I think. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has the hurricane dance memorized

What's your favorite or funniest memory from the Sandbar? I
ended my 21st birthday at Sandbar, and that was pretty great. However, I
also enjoyed seeing Big Wave Dave break out the Harlem Shake at the
last Bar Band of the season this year. Making the
two mile walk during the snowstorm this year to get to Sandbar also
goes on the list. 

What are your plans after graduation? Living in Lawrence for one last summer of freedom and then off to Australia for a year as an Au Pair!  

20130530_katiemo3Tell us something else about yourself. Sandbar was one of the
only bars I couldn't go to until I was actually 21, but it was worth the
wait! Its part of my Perfect KU Trifecta: Sandbar, Sorority, and KU
Basketball. Formerly I could be seen holding
the "Bill Self for President" sign at basketball games. Starting in the fall, I'll be teaching the rock chalk chant to the Aussies 🙂

Thanks, Katie! Make sure you take a Sandbar shirt to Australia, and maybe you'll run into one of our other 2013 graduates, Dr. Emmie! What's with everybody going to Australia all of a sudden?!

Andrew, Tyler and Jordan: Sandbar Graduates

Last week we profiled several regular Sandbar customers who also happened to be members of the graduating class of 2013.

You may or may not know that three of our own bartenders also graduated last weekend: Andrew, Tyler and Jordan.

We can't ever get staff to answer our questions, so we didn't even try this time. Hope you're not expecting a profile of any kind.

Andrew and Tyler both graduated with their MBA's from the KU School of Business. They've both spent the last two years working on their degrees, while also tending bar, working for KU Athletics, getting engaged (Andrew) and getting married (Tyler).

Here's a pic of them together just before they walked down the Hill last Sunday:

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And Jordan graduated with her undergraduate degree in business. She's off to St. Louis for a new adventure– one that will include a familiar face to some of you. The Sandbar crew is like a big happy family, and Dave and Blair were happy to hook Jordan up with Will, who lives in St. Louis and manages a bar. So at least she'll know someone in the big city!

Here's a picture of Jordan from graduation (stolen from her Facebook page, hope that's okay!):

Jordan

Congratulations, graduates!

(And don't worry. Andrew and Tyler aren't going anywhere; you'll still see them behind the bar, although maybe not as much.)

Sandbar Graduate 2013: Nicole

For the past three days, we've been featuring friends and customers who are graduating this spring. Today's entry is from Nicole, who along with yesterday's guest blogger, Andrea, has been a fixture in the bar on Thursday nights.

What's your favorite jukebox song?

My favorite jukebox song is either "it wans't me" by Shaggy or "Wannabe" by Spice Girls.

What's the longest you've ever waited in line at the Sandbar?

The longest I've had to wait in line was probably 45 minutes.

What's your favorite tropical drink?

My favorite tropical drink is Dinomite!


How many times have you danced on the bar?

I've danced on the bar too many times to count!

What's your favorite or funniest memory from the Sandbar?

My favorite memory of The Sandbar is either typical Thursday or being there this semester for the snow days.

What are your plans after graduation?

My plans after graduation are to move to Overland Park for a customer service job at Philadelphia Insurance.

Tell us something else about yourself.

My roommate Andrea and I have only missed a few
Thursdays at the Sandbar for the past 3 semesters. 🙂

Nicole didn't send us any pictures, but you can check out her roommate's submission; she's probably in one of those photos. Thanks, Nicole, and congratulations!

Sandbar Graduate 2013: Andrea

Each year, we try to remember to highlight some of our favorite customers who happen to be graduating and moving on. Here's the second feature for 2013, Andrea, a Thursday night regular. Click here to read about another graduate, Dr. Emmie

What's your favorite jukebox song?

Wannabe by Spice Girls and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays by N*Sync

What's the longest you've ever waited in line at the Sandbar? 

Probably 45 minutes to an hour, but there's no such thing as too long to wait!

20130515_andreamauzyWhat's your favorite tropical drink?

Dynomite for sure!

How many times have you danced on the bar?

Too many to count!!

What's your favorite or funniest memory from the Sandbar?

Every #typicalthursday! Me and Nicole only missed
one all year! And also taking my best friend that goes to Mizzou (ew)
to show her the best bar in Lawrence!

What are your plans after graduation?

I am graduating with a degree in Sport
Management, and interning with FC Kansas City and Kansas City Comets
soccer teams.

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Congratulations, Andrea, and we hope you'll still be able to stop by for some tropical drinks! Thanks for being a fun regular customer on Thursday nights.