Sharkfest 2011

The Sandbar is a local bar downtown on 8^th Street, between Massachusetts and New Hampshire.  It’s just one of those tiny hole-in-the-wall places with a whole lotta character. They are famous for their hurricanes, dancing on the bar, and every Friday night before a game the KU band makes an appearance to get the crowd pumped for the weekend.  This past weekend the Sandbar celebrated its 22^nd birthday with a block party called Sharkfest 2011.

We grabbed dinner at Zen Zero before wandering closer to scope it out. We could hear a band playing island music on the outdoor stage that was positioned in the middle of the street.  At the other end of the block was a 20 foot inflatable shark slide.  In between was the beer garden. That’s where we were shoulder-to-shoulder with hundreds of Fin lovers, drinking our Shark Attack drinks and batting beach balls into the air until well into the night.  

I was double dog dared to go down this slide but had enough common sense… and/or self-respect to refuse. Another reason getting old sucks!