by Debbi | Jan 11, 2011 | Jukebox, People
A long time ago, like almost eight years ago, the Sandbar Song was born.
We had originally rewritten the words to "Copa Cabana" to dance along with after the hurricane blew through the bar, but Peach decided we needed our very own song. You can read the story of the Sandbar Song here.That was a fun trip that we definitely need to repeat.
The song was co-written by Peach, Dusty Workman and Eddie Kilgallon. Recently, we discovered that Dusty and Eddie have reunited on a new project, "Evidence of Journey."
According to Radio Rich and Friends:
Join us this week for Eddie K, founding member of the band Ricochet and keyboardist touring with Montgomery Gentry. He along with our friend Dusty Workman have put together a GREAT New Group, †Evidence of Journeyâ€Â. They’ll be playing a concert this weekend that you’ll hear about ONLY on Radio Rich and Friends.
I would tell you to tune into and listen to Radio Rich and friends for more information, but I couldn't find the radio station call letters anywhere on their website.
However, I received a Facebook invitation from Dusty to a concert on Sunday night. Looks like Evidence of Journey will be playing at 6 p.m. at the First Assembly of God near 27th and Topeka Boulevard.
I have no idea what kind of music Evidence of Journey plays, but I can assure you that Dusty and Eddie are both excellent musicians as well as super nice guys. We are eternally grateful for their help with the Sandbar Song! And by the way, the reggae voice singing our song belongs to Eddie.
by Debbi | Jan 10, 2011 | Sandbar Stuff, Valentines Day
We're not trying to rush through the holidays like the retail sector, we promise. But since our Thanksgiving pint glasses weren't available for purchase until the week of Thanksgiving, we thought maybe we should prepare a little sooner for Valentine's Day.
Our friend Susan gave us some fantastic designs for both Thanksgiving and Christmas glasses, and they were very popular. The last Valentine's glass I remember had two cartoon fish kissing each other.
So, if you've got a great idea for a Valentine's Day glass, we'd love to hear it. You can send us an actual drawing or design, or if you're not artistically inclined, just leave a comment or send us an email and describe your idea. Dave's pretty handy, as you may know, and he actually has a degree in graphic design, so he can create almost anything.
Our goal is to have the glasses in stock by early February, in plenty of time for Valentine's Day gifts for your favorite Sandbar friend. They'd be cute filled with Hershey's kisses and some Bahama Mama toys!
by Debbi | Jan 9, 2011 | Cool Stuff, Downtown, Off the Wall
Twitter is not only a goldmine of information for us, it's also a great way for our friends and customers to quickly send us questions, comments and pictures.
We got this picture over the weekend:
This photo is on display at the Lawrence Arts Center. We haven't been to see it in person yet, so we don't know who the artist is, or if it's for sale or not, but we love it!
Thanks to @daviddjohnston for the tweet and picture.
by Debbi | Jan 8, 2011 | Hurricane, Stories, Web/Tech
I have several different online notifications set up to send me an e-mail whenever there's a mention of the Sandbar online- Google alerts and SocialMention.com are two of my favorites. Often, the alerts I get have nothing to do with our Sandbar, but every once in awhile I get something good.
Recently, I hit the jackpot with one of the strangest and funniest Sandbar mentions ever.
It appears that some teenagers in Austin who are interested in various internet and computer activites stumbled upon our webcam. They were so fascinated with this "magical digital portal" into the strange world of Kansas that they dedicated an entire page on their website to us.
Here's what they had to say:
Once upon a time, three friends stumbled upon a magical digital portal into the unknown world of Kansas. Through this portal, the friends witnessed a strange religious ritual centering around an artifact of pure crystal and shaped like a soccer ball. Fascinated by these practices, the friends captured a link to this portal and began using it every week as a cheesy segment in their semi-comedic podcast. And now the link has been placed here for all to see. Gaze in upon the Sandbar and its bizzare events if you dare…But don't expect much, it's not really that interesting.
Obviously, the strange religious ritual they are witnessing is the hurricane show and dance, and the soccer ball-shaped crystal artifact is the white Christmas light hanging in the center of the bar.
I looked around their site for the podcast that supposedly features us as a cheesy segment- I could only find one link to a podcast (click here to listen to it), and it's really long. I haven't listened to all of it yet so I don't know if they actually talk about the Sandbar or not.
We're happy that we could humor some kids in Austin with the crazy things we do in Kansas. When you turn 21, take a road trip and visit us- we think you'll find our bar a lot of fun.
by Debbi | Jan 6, 2011 | Hurricane, Ottawa, Stories
Awhile back we found ourselves without a mermaid costume for the first time in eight years. We quickly got a new one, but it got us thinking about how many costumes have disappeared over the years. Probably at least 20.
One of the funnier stories about missing costumes involves the ones we actually got back.
Several years ago, some ladies stole several costumes from the Sandbar in Ottawa. A Sandbar family member- I think it was Peach's brother Patrick, if I'm wrong, sorry to whoever's not getting credit here- found out who it was, and heard through the grapevine that these ladies would be at a wedding reception with the costumes.
Patrick played detective (not hard in a small town) and found out when and where the reception was. And he showed up. He walked in to the reception, saw the women all dressed up in the mermaid costumes and promptly demanded them back.
They refused.
That's right, they refused to give back costumes they had stolen from us. Patrick then suggested that he call the local police to settle the matter. The women finally gave in and gave up the costumes.
And that's how we got back at least a couple of our stolen treasures.
(This story is as accurate as I can remember it. Please don't steal our stuff.)
