![]() ![]() ![]() "I don’t even know what to think about it." "I’m half scared and half excited," Green said. Head bartender Vern Green, 36, known for his extensive collection of aloha shirts, will be behind the bar during the shoot. "I think they’re confused," said local appraiser Pete Fontana.īut the "ambiance" is hard to beat, he said. It blows my mind."Īlthough regulars and locals know the bar is a true jewel, it’s questionable if it stacks up on the international scene. "We already have people coming in from different states… California, New York…. She said it will be interesting to see what the exposure will do for the packed bar. Now she has to think about what she’s going to wear and what to do with her ‘do. "I can’t even believe a little town like Great Falls would get such an honor. "All I can say is I’m just thrilled," Sponheim said. Piano Pat Sponheim, who’s been tickling the ivories for the bar for 40 years, said she feels honored. until whenever it’s finished, Thares said. The bar will be closed to the public during the shoot starting at 3 p.m. Photographer Carlos Serrao will be arriving in Great Falls today with his assistant, and will photograph the bar on Sunday. What a boon for Great Falls if people start flying in to see the Sip-N-Dip." It’s really hard to believe."Īccording to several Web sites, the international magazine has a circulation of more than 700,000.Īsked if she was afraid the place would be overrun with tourists after the magazine hits the shelves, Thares said: "That’s so scary isn’t it? But I don’t really know how many people would travel to see it. "I couldn’t buy advertising as good as this," she said. She doesn’t know where it sits in the ranks, but she’s tickled. He went back to the magazine and suggested it for the top 10 issue, Thares said. The voice on the phone told her, "’We have some places in Tokyo, New York, New Orleans…’ and Great Falls? I said I was kinda having a hard time with this."Īpparently a GQ staffer had reason to stop at the bar and was taken by what he saw. When she got a call announcing the news, O’Haire Motor Inn manager Sandra Thares thought someone was trying to sell her a subscription. The combination of retro-Tiki style, mermaids and Piano Pat’s loungy accompaniment won over a GQ staffer, earning the Sip a place in the April issue as one of the top 10 bars in the world. Shows what interest this type of PR can generate.- Russ) This award is generating a lot of corporate interest in Great Falls. (I was asked by Roundtable members to reprint this article. The service was good the first night, but not very good the second visit.The Sip-N-Dip will be rubbing elbows in March with the greatest international hot spots in the swanky men’s magazine Gentlemen’s Quarterly. We all loved the mermaids swimming behind the bar. So good, that we went back one more time before I headed home. We ordered rumaki, a wonderfully marbled rib eye, baked potato, veggies, salad (and no iceberg!) and they were all good. Fish Bowl, Mai Tai and some other wonderful Rum concoction - so delish! I really felt like a "fish out of water" pun intended, but the drinks, nice military men and the locals at the bar soon made me feel at ease, not to mention my buddy who is bigger than all of them, but I digress. As far as tiki bars go, this place gets 3 1/2 out of 5 tikis. I jumped on Yelp to look for food and found it is definitiely the Sip 'n Dip Lounge and Clark and Lewie's that is the attraction. ![]() Since weather, time and just wanting to hang out, really didn't permit a site-seeing trip, I thought there must be something in this odd little town that attracts people. Mermaids do exist! When my friends moved to Great Falls, I promised to visit them. ![]()
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