by Debbi | Dec 30, 2009 | People, Stories
A group of Sandbar friends and regulars meet every Monday for lunch at Tres Mexicanos for half price chimichangas. I sort of feel like I'm cheating on La Familia, but the chimis are so good and so cheap. We've been doing this for almost a year now, and it's a revolving door of faces each week.
This week, Chris, a doorguy from a loooong time ago brought his family to lunch. His adorable four year old boy entertained us with play-doh donut creations and flirtatious smiles. Oh, and his thoughts on bartenders.
"What does a bartender do?" someone asked him.
"Pour BEER!" he yelled with a devilish grin.
When he got a lot of laughs for that, he did what all kids do- kept right on going.
"Beertender!" he repeated over and over.
"How old do you have to be to drink beer?" his mother asked.
"TWELVE!" he shouted.
"NO!" mom said, laughing (perhaps nervously).
"Thirteen! Eighteen!" he said. At this point he was loving the attention.
I think we might have finally convinced him that he has to be thirty before he can have beer.
by Debbi | Dec 29, 2009 | Christmas, Good Things, Random Questions
Lots of people talk about the gifts they got for Christmas (or whichever holiday they celebrate this time of year), but you don't hear very many people talking about the gifts they gave to someone else.
I posed the question on The Sandbar's Twitter page last week:
What's the best gift you are giving someone this year?
I got lots of responses from people and they were fun to read! Here are some of them:
- The Big Buck Hunter game for a boyfriend
- Homemade banana bread that is now requested every year (can we get some of that?!)
- A new guitar for a brother
- Batman Arkham Asylum for a boyfriend
- A drum set for a 4 year old nephew (uncle is now banished from the family!)
- The book "For Jayhawk Fans Only" for parents
- Basketball tickets
- Sweet shoes
- My time and patience (might be the hardest of all for some of us!)
- A Nebraska Cornhuskers snuggie for a stepmom
What about you? Add your favorite gift in the comment section. It doesn't have to be expensive or creative or particularly spectacular…just the one thing you gave someone that was perfect.
by Debbi | Dec 27, 2009 | Events, New Year's Eve, Ottawa
Wow, 2009 is almost over. Where does the time go?!? That means it's time for yet another legendary Sandbar New Year's Eve party! With costumes, of course.
We've got three different events for you to choose from this year.
The Sandbar, Lawrence:
- Ring in the new year, white trash style!
- Grow out your mullet, dig out your best tank top, or make some Daisy Dukes out of your old favorite pair of jeans.
- $10 cover charge at the door, includes snacks, party favors, midnight champagne toast, and prizes for best costumes.
- Go bobbin' for cheap beers and enjoy trashcan punch!
The Sandbar, Ottawa:
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Frankie Diamond will help us bring in the New Year with all your favorite songs!
- $5 cover charge includes party favors, balloon drop, and midnight champagne toast
- A rented taxi will provide FREE rides home to everyone! Contact us for more details.
The Lodge of Baldwin City:
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The Jay Eudaly Band begins at 8 pm, playing all your favorite dance songs. Come meet Kansas City's Master Guitarist!
- $30 per couple/$15 per person includes appetizers, champagne, and party favors
- Spend the night! $99 includes the party and a motel room
- $150 includes the party and one of our fabulous motel suites.
- Reservations requested, contact the Lodge at 785-594-3900
RSVP to the Sandbar events on Facebook (Lawrence or Ottawa) and share them with your friends!
Thanks to all of our loyal friends and customers for another great year at The Sandbar. We couldn't do it without you!
by Debbi | Dec 24, 2009 | Christmas, Cool Stuff, People
And you better not cry, because this is what happens when you do.
A few days ago, I posted the first of our annual "Elf Yourself" creations using Sandbar staff members. I explained that the video only allows up to five elves, and given that we have about 14 employees, they wouldn't all fit into one or even two videos. Even though all of the staff wasn't represented at the time, it didn't mean they wouldn't be included in the future.
Danny was heartbroken that he didn't make the cut, so I made a special Elf Yourself video just for him. I hope he appreciates it.
Enjoy.
by Debbi | Dec 22, 2009 | Christmas, Events, People
This post was intended to be published yesterday, but it's taken too long to recover from all the fun at our annual Christmas party, so it's late. Sorry.
Where to start?!?
Usually we ask everyone to wear ugly Christmas sweaters, but Dave wanted to kick it up a notch. We requested that all of the staff and their guests dress as their favorite holiday character- and perhaps unsurprisingly, they delivered.
I believe it was Dave who told someone "we like to not be ourselves as much as possible."
This year Dave offered a cash prize for the best costume. As if this crowd needed an incentive. All the participants lined up on the benches, and we narrowed it down to four based on applause from the crowd. The final four were John the Nutcracker, Michele as Mr. Hankie the Christmas Poo, Chris as Cousin Eddie, and me! I was the Leg Lamp from A Christmas Story.
John won the contest and Michelle came in second. Excellent costumes, guys.
Of course we had the annual White Elephant/present stealing gift game. Some people bring nice gifts; others bring crap. I'd like to point out the two especially awesome gifts in the pictures above. Thank God someone stole the toilet paper holder from Dave.
We rounded everybody up and had some of the non-costumed folks take some group shots outside the bar. Check out that variety- we had Mary and Joseph, Santas, elves, Scrooge, a couple Cousin Eddie's, Suzy Snowflake….such a creative bunch of people we have.
Towards the end of the night, we decided to do a test run of next year's Santacon. Some smart person chose the Red Lyon as our destination- which while we all love the bar, it's a million blocks away from the Sandbar. Some of us were wearing heels. And some of us- meaning John the Nutcracker- forgot our ID, and the lovely man working the door refused to let him in without it. John walked all the way back to the Sandbar to retrieve it, and all the way back to Red Lyon to have a drink with us.
Successful night. Can't wait to do it again next year.
More pictures available on our Facebook page and Flickr photostream.
