Alright, I swear on a giant case of plastic sharks that I will not link you to the UDK again for at least two weeks. I couldn’t pass this one up though.
Click here for a cool article about Free State Brewery , a local Lawrence brewhouse and the first legal brewery in Kansas after Prohibition.
The Sandbar has Free State beer on tap, and manager Dave is quoted in the article.
Seems like we’ve been in the news a lot lately.
Today, while bored at work and reduced to reading the UDK for entertainment, I found The Sandbar featured prominently in an article about how to spend Fall Break if you are one of the unfortunate ones who aren’t going somewhere cool. {Of course most of you reading this probably have no idea what Fall Break even is, since you likely spend your days working full time instead of lounging at Wescoe Beach, so the article is of no use to you.}
The UDK writer suggests that The Sandbar would be a great destination for Friday night. You can read the article here.
It always amuses me to read what others write about our place. The facts are usually mostly accurate but it’s also obvious when the writer isn’t a regular. We don’t have "bags" of popcorn. And there doesn’t have to be three men or women dressed as the mermaid. We’re happy to just have one. It really depends on how many costumes haven’t walked out the door.
But, I was impressed that the "The" in our name was consistently capitalized.
And we’re winners, again.
The Sandbar was featured in Pitch Weekly’s recent "Best of 2007" issue. I think they make these categories up just so they can give awards to places like The Sandbar.
We were named home of the "Best Drink Trinket." Here‘s what they had to say:
It’s only fitting that a watering hole called The Sandbar pours lots of homemade tropical concoctions with such names as the Pink Flamingo and the Bahama Mama. But best of all is the Shark Attack, a sweet, blue, vodka-and-sour-based refreshment served in a 16-ounce glass. In lieu of a lame umbrella or a stir stick, the drink comes with a plastic shark floating upright in the glass. He’s so cute, with his snaggleteeth and bent dorsal fin, that you can’t resist pulling him out of the "water." Do so before you take a sip, then carefully turn him over to release a shot of red syrup into your drink. A Shark Attack’s not done until there’s blood in the water. Shark Attacks cost $4, and little Jaws is yours to keep. Take home the pint glass, too, for just three more bones.
I don’t think any of us have had hangovers quite like this, although at the time they might seem like the worst thing ever. You can read the article here, or for those of you who are too lazy to follow the link, I’ve copied and pasted it below to save you a few clicks of the mouse.
It may be the longest hangover in the history of binge beer drinking.
When a 37-year old man walked into a hospital emergency room in Glasgow, Scotland last October complaining of "wavy" vision and a non-stop headache that had lasted four weeks, doctors were at first stumped, the British journal The Lancet reported today.
The unnamed patient "had no history of head injury or loss of consciousness; his past medical record was unremarkable, and he was taking no medications," Zia Carrim and two other physicians from Southern General Hospital said in a case report.
Body temperature and blood pressure were both normal, and a neurological exam scanned negative.
But when an eye specialist was called in, the fog began to clear, at least for the doctors.
The patient, said the ophthalmologist, had swollen optical discs, greatly enlarged blind spots and what eye doctors call "flame haemorrhages," or bleeding nerve fibres.
"We sought a more detailed history" from the patient, noted one named Zia.
That is when the man revealed he had consumed 60 pints  roughly 35 liters  of beer over a four day period, following a domestic crisis.
Severe dehydration caused the alcohol, the doctors guessed, had led to a rare condition called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).
A scan of the brain’s blood vessels confirmed the diagnosis.
CVST, which can cause seizures, impaired consciousness, loss of vision and neurological damage – strikes three or four people per million, mainly children, every year in Britain.
The cause is generally unknown.
It took more than six months of long-term blood-thinning treatment to restore the man’s normal vision – and to get rid of the headache, the doctors reported.
–From FoxNews.com
Well, if you consider the UDK news.
I don’t read our local college paper much, but I happened to pick up a copy of it the other day. I was browsing through the sports section and saw a Q&A featuring a couple members of the women’s soccer team and their coach, Mark Francis. One of the questions that was asked of the athletes was "What’s your favorite Lawrence hot spot."
Our favorite soccer coach replied with The Sandbar (well, and Zen Zero and Jazzhaus). Thanks, Mark! It’s one of our favorite hot spots too.
Here’s a great story.
You probably know that at The Sandbar, we love pirates. We’ve built pirate ships for our St. Patrick’s Day parade float; we’ve had pirate themed toys for our drinks; we’ve even had a real live pirate in the bar. So when I saw this story today, it was perfect for our reader(s). Even better, it’s about a female pirate. Enjoy.