8A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
FRIDAY.JANUARY 24,2003
Remodeled Bottleneck is more fan-ny friendly
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By Cate Batchelder
cbatcheider@kansan.com
Kansan Staff Writer
Music lovers wanting to see a show at The Bottleneck can now have a heightened experience watching and listening to music
about three feet higher.
The Bottleneck, 757 New Hampshire St., remodeled after its New Year's Eve show, closing down for six days to build raised platforms for more seating throughout the venue.
"We thought it was time to give The Bottleneck a facelift." Amanda Haase, bartender and manager, said. "We just wanted to create a better atmosphere. It's been the same for a long time, and we wanted to make something new to start the year off with a bang."
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Haase said viewers in the back could see better over the floor crowd because of the new platform, and the venue had already sold out a show with the headliners A Simple Plan.
Audience feedback to the remodeling was positive, she said.
Haase, who has worked at The Bottleneck for seven years, said the venue was trying to give back to local bands like Ghosty by paying them more.
Julia Shnyra, Stockholm, Sweden. sophomore, goes to see music regularly at The Bottleneck. She attended its New Year's Eve show featuring The Anniversary with local bands The Gadjits and Ghosty and a show Jan. 15 with Andrew Morgan and The Billions.
"It has more of a mellow feel
She liked the revamped look of the deck and the new seating options. She said the venue had too much open space before and that they converted it into seating well.
Andrew Connor, Sioux Falls, S.D., senior and Ghosty member, played at both shows Shnrya attended. He has played at The Bottleneck since beginning school at the University of Kansas and agreed that the venue changed for the better.
Renovations at The Bottleneck provide more seating and space for customers. Bottleneck employees said there had been good audience feedback because it was easier to watch concerts.
Connor has played roughly 25 shows at The Bottleneck over the past three years and also has attended his favorite shows there
"It has a less sinister vibe," Connor said. "It's more friendly to the average person that's just walking off the street and wanting to hang out."
crowds as well as non-responsive crowds," he said. "I think it's ultimately the band's job to entertain the crowd, to get them into it. I think if you play a good enough show, then they will like it no matter what."
now," Shnyra said, "People might enjoy it more."
Although the stage was not remodeled, owners moved the sound system to the back. However, Connor's view out to the crowd has changed. He saw the seated, "cooler than thou" crowd as a challenge he met every show he played.
like Pavement and Elliott Smith. He said he thought The Bottleneck was the heart of the Lawrence music scene.
Connor said Lawrence crowds could be tough to please, but he liked Lawrence's fans and music scene.
scene.
"I think it's a music-friendly place and The Bottleneck is a very music-friendly place, too," Connor said.
"I have had very responsive
"We like to think it's
'Lawrence's live music headquarters,' Haase said. "We're even going to put that in the window."
Edited by Todd Rapp
Knitting CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
teach others how to knit
"We teach people that don't know how to knit first," Jason Robertson. Overland Park senior, said. "After everyone knows how to knit, we start discussing politics and what's going in the world."
in Knit for Peace will meet every Thursday at 10 p.m. in Hashinger Hall, ne Susan Bateman, co-owner of the Yarn Barn, 930 Massachusetts St., has noticed an increase in the number of students visiting her store. Yarn paints sells a variety of knitting and embuchting materials, tools and instructional materials. It also offers instructional classes.
Florida think everyone is starting to realize just how good of a stress reliever kingsuit is!" Bateman said. "Plus big frille cutters are making much White exciting materials." Wednesday night in.
"I think everyone is start ing to realize just how good of a stress reliever knitting is."
Susan Bateman
Co-owner of the Yarn Barn
Bateman recently returned from a National Needlework Association trade show and found that many designers are making more exciting fashions geared for a younger generation.
Another reason for the increased popularity of knitting among college students is that movie stars, such as Julia Roberts, have made knitting "cool." Bateman said. Roberts knitted the hats for the movie, Stepmom, Bateman said.
"The one thing that lots of people don't realize is that knitting is not necessarily cheaper," Bottoman said.
"But you get the satisfaction that you created your project."
While stocking caps, scarves and aighans are the most popular projects chosen by residents on McColum Hall's eighth floor. Cornett said there were a variety of patterns and ideas available on the Internet. Other students like Vierthaler look for ideas while shopping around town.
"It're really neat to go into a store and see something you like," Vierthaler said. "But then to actually create your own — it's rewarding."
"It's nice for people to think that my work looks that good," Vierthaler said. "But at the same time, I made it. It's better than professionally made."
Vierthaler said when people tell her that her work looks professional, she views that as good and bad.
Edited by Amber Byarlay
Lawrence safe for Super Bowl
Despite warnings from the National Commission Against Drunk Driving of a 14 percent increase in alcohol-related accidents on Super Bowl Sunday, Lt. David Cobb said the officers weren't worried about a similar increase in Lawrence
The Lawrence Police Department plans to treat Super Bowl Sunday like any other Sunday.
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"If the KC Chiefs ever play then we'll have a problem," he said. "Not many people here care about the Raiders."
By Robert Perkins
Cobb said that, unlike the rest of the country, there were not any major problems in Lawrence last year. He said he didn't expect this year to be any different.
Still, many Lawrence residents will be watching the game regardless of the teams playing, and many of those watching will
be drinking alcohol. Ryan Yaeger, Maple Lake, Minn., junior, plans to be among them.
"Beer just makes a good time with friends even better," he said.
Yaeger, who plans to go to a friend's house to drink and watch the game, said he would rather walk home than drive drunk.
"The discomfort of walking home on a cold night is nothing compared to the pain I would feel if I seriously hurt someone because of my carelessness," he said.
Students who will be hosting parties are also taking precautions against drunk driving. Lindsey Rippel, Topeka sophomore, said she wouldn't let people leave her party if they seemed intoxicated.
"I probably won't take anyone's keys, but I will ask them to stay the night if they're drunk," she said.
Edited by Michelle Burhenn
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