by Debbi | Dec 5, 2011 | Off the Wall, Stories
Holidays often bring out the crazies and the amateurs. Thanksgiving night this year was no different.
Since we know how much you like to read stories about stupid behavior at the bar, here's a story from Kristen, bartender Tyler's fiancee' and frequent visitor at the Sandbar.
As usual, Tyler and I had decided to end our Thanksgiving Day by having a drink at the bar after Coleen had determined that she was okay with working the whole shift and closing that night. Tyler went to grab a few things for her from the back before we were getting ready to leave and I was sitting on the bench in the corner by the fish tank on my phone.
I look up to see a group of guys leaving and one of them looked like he had the napkin/straw holder in his arm. I did a quick double take, saw Tyler walking my way and I believe I said something along the lines of "Tyler! napkins! straws! kid!" and pointed frantically as he was walking faster out the door.
We both look out the window to see the kid beginning to jog down the sidewalk with the holder in his right hand. Tyler takes off out the door, I put my drink down and follow (because I didn't know how many of the guys there were & I wanted to see what was going to happen) and one of the guys hanging out by the door (another regular) followed me out the door. Neither one of us could see Tyler or any of the other boys and as I start to walk down the sidewalk towards New Hampshire, here comes Tyler with the holder and a pint glass in his hand as he's hollering back to the guys not to come back or he'll call the police.
Really, people? A napkin/straw dispenser? Stop trying to steal our stuff!
Big thanks to Kristen for her eagle eyes and to Tyler for tracking down the thieves. You know, the last time someone tried to steal something from the bar, they spent the night in jail…
by Debbi | Nov 28, 2011 | Stories
You'd be amazed at the amount of stuff people leave behind at the bar. Or maybe you wouldn't be.
Credit cards are frequently left behind, but in most cases (but surprisingly not all!) the owner retrieves them.
But we also end up with a rather large assortment of coats, jackets, hats, gloves, scarves and less frequently, other random items like cameras and purses. Often, the owner never comes back for them.
What do we do with all this stuff? Well, we do have a lost and found box in our office. Credit cards and things like cameras, phones and wallets stay near the register. We usually assume that the owner will come calling for those items quickly.
Coats, jackets, umbrellas and other apparel go upstairs in a tub. We'll hold onto your stuff for a long time. Probably longer than most places would. We like to think that the next day, when the hangover has worn off and you realize you're freezing, that you'll remember where you left your coat and come get it. Some people do. Some people don't.
Eventually, the leftover credit cards are shredded. We've made many attempts, some successful, to identify owners of left-behind cameras and wallets. With clothing, there's virtually no way to find out who it belongs to, so unclaimed property is eventually donated.
Earlier this year, we took a big box of coats, jackets and other apparel to Goodwill. A few weeks ago, we took another pile of winter items to Scotch Fabric Care for their "Share the Warmth" project. They'll clean the items and then donate them to the Salvation Army.
So if you find yourself missing a coat or umbrella after a recent night out at the Sandbar, call us. If we've got it and you can identify it, we'll happily return it to you.
by Debbi | Nov 15, 2011 | Stories
There's a little tradition we like at the Sandbar on Tuesdays, and I don't mean the long-running $1.50 almost anything special (although we like that, too).
Tegan often works the early shift from 5-9 p.m., and she brings cookies. She likes to bake, but she doesn't actually like to eat the cookies, so she brings a container full of cookies for customers and friends to eat.
And if you've never experienced one of Tegan's cookies, you are missing out. Tonight's cookie was a bite of oatmeal Reese's Pieces deliciousness.
Be sure to stop by on a Tuesday night, you might be surprised with homemade cookies by Tegan!
by Debbi | Nov 9, 2011 | Stories
As you can imagine, the mats behind the bar can get pretty dirty.
Sometimes Dave takes them to the car wash and hoses them down. When it rains, he sometimes uses a much more basic solution: putting them outside by the curb and letting the rain wash them.
One time, it was raining so hard that the mats started to wash away down the street. Good thing the bartenders were paying attention and rescued the mats before they disappeared.
by Debbi | Oct 5, 2011 | Events, Stories
The bar frequently gets public relations pitches, ranging from concerts (we don't have room for that), pay-per-view television events and an assortment of other random things.
But last month, we got one that topped them all: a bikini bull riding and female oil wrestling tour. Um, no thanks.
I wasn't going to post their actual release, but decided it was too funny to not share- even if it's giving them additional publicity.
So, here it is, in most of its glory. I should note, this was one of the longest emails we've ever received, so I cut some of it out. That's right, there was more. But all misspelled words, bad punctuation and other mistakes are all theirs, not mine (it was extremely difficult for me to post this unedited, given that editing is a part of my day job.) Enjoy.
Our Marketing Director for Horns N Hunnies Bikini Bull Riding & Spankmebigdaddy Female Oil Wrestling Tours was wanting to speak to someone about bringing us in as a entertainment Attraction for your event in 2011. We have alot of people that follows us and we are starting to book our 2011 tours and crews for events. We would love to come in and be apart of your event. Can you please send us the contact info and pass along our info to someone that would handle this for your event.
We are also bring back out again Female Oil Wrestling. We can do both events at your venue or during your event!! Ask about the oil wrestling and bikini bull riding package!!!!
Horns N Hunnies Bikini Bull Riding Tour is making threw way towards your area. We want your local homegrown Hotties on our tour and on the bull. We are now booking for your area for 2010/2011. Our events are very reasonable price and are designed for you to make money as a venue. Cause we understand that's what you are in business for. The founder and his partner are both Bar and nightclub owners so they know how the business works. They have tested and ran this promotion threw own venues for a year before unleashing The Hottest Tour in America in many bars and bike rallies and college towns for the past year!
What is Horns N Hunnies? Here is what Horns N Hunnies is.
Horns N Hunnies in currently on tour across America. We are in search of the hottest bikini riding girl in America along with the hottest wildest 8 second ride in America. Our Events draw alot of people to venues. Why cause we bring the bull, Bull babes, camera crew, and much more. We giveaway 3 Vacations at every stop. We give the winning girl of bikini bull riding contest will get a 7day all inclusive trip to the mayan resort in Cancun Mexico. We also give away a 7 day Hotel stay in Mexico to someone in the bar threw a drawing, and we give away a 3day /4night trip to over 26 resorts to someone in the venue. All 3 listed trips are worth over $3300 together. At the event is open for any female that wants to enter. It is 3 rounds, 1st rd is the bull riding round see if the girls can last 8 seconds, 2nd round is the bull lap dance round. and the 3 rd is The exotic ride round. Each round will be judged by by 3-5 judges.Which judges seats will be auctions off to go to the winning top 3 girls. along with the trip to the winning girl. Our events last 4-5hrs long. We can We are booking dates now and alot of venues have already booked dates. if this is something you venue would be interested in please call our marketing team and lets get a date booked for you.!!!
by Debbi | Aug 9, 2011 | Stories
Coleen is the resident fish lover at the Sandbar, second only to Dave, and she might even be more fond of the fish than he is.
She was very sad to learn of Homer's passing, and immediately composed this poem in his memory.
Ode to Homer
Here's to Homer our fishy friend,
He swam happily to the very end.
Most said he was ugly, but they never knew,
That ugly meant cute for the Sandbar crew.
Dinner time was great excitement and eating all he could get,
For Homer it meant food, attention and time for a friendly pet.
Always harassed by Slim the large and jealous silver batfish,
He usually brushed him off with a smile and a quick tail swish.
Very few people ver got to see Homer do the big puff,
Because he felt safe and didn't need to do that kind of stuff.
Known as Stars and Stripes Toadfish, or (arothron hispidus) his real scientific name,
But to all of us at the Sandbar, Homer will mainly be remembered for all of his fame.
RIP, Homer. May you find peace on the farm, away from the other fish.
