University Daily Kansan, November 7, 1984
ENTERTAINMENT
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Hot tubs become icebreakers at parties
By MICHAEL HALLERAN Staff Reporter
Hot tubs may be the greatest rebenefit to the party scene scene potlite
And the hot tub trend finally has hit the University of Kansas, said Gary Dick, owner of Roamin' Spas, Lawrence.
"It all started in California," he said. "They've got hot tubs everywhere. They have bars with hot tubs in them, and I've heard that they can have trailers with spas on them that can get in and drive around with."
Usually six to eight feet in diameter, a hot tub is constructed from redwood and resembles a large wooden bucket. A motor and a thermostat complete the ensemble to filling bath of heated, bubbling water.
ALTHOUGH THE TERMS are
often interchanged, spas and hot tubs are different. Technically, a spa is an acrylic basin with benches or built-in recliners while a hot tub might not have seats in it.
Dick, who operates Lawrence's only hot tub rental service, said that although it was not a business with large profits, renting hot tubs was a good way to make a little extra money. And the trend is catching on.
Dick works out of his home and provides his mobile hot tub to people on a daily or weekly basis. He said the majority of his business came from KU fraternities and residence centers that rented his hot tub for parties.
Rental costs are from $100 to $200 for 24 hours
ACCORDING TO Dirk Frazier, Columbus, Ohio, junior and social chairman of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, parties with a hot tub are a great way to bring people together. Frazier's fraternity and the Delta
"It was a lot of fun. We had the two tubs, wine, cheese and grapes. The people just kind of camped out in the tubs all night." he said.
Gamma sorority rented two hot tubs for a party Sept.18.
He said they had rented the hot tubs for $185 each.
Frazier said he thought that the hot tub trend was growing at KU but that they were hard to find because most of the workers were in Kansas or City topea.
AUDREY WILES, owner of Liquid Fantasies In., Topeka, said hot tubs were popular especially with people who had never been in one.
"Many people don't know if they would want one," she said, "and renting it gives them a chance to try one out, have a party."
She said that hot tub could be enjoyable but that every hot tub was a potential hazard if it was misused.
"If you're having a party, people don't realize that the hot water and
the drinks can create some problems, she said. "They keep them too the warm water stimulates your blood and helps you fight blood, you can trigger some problems."
Wiles said alcohol would have more of an effect on a person who had been in a hot tub than one who hadn't. Also, in rare cases people with heart problems had brought on heart attacks by staying in the hot water too long.
DICK ALSO SAID that hot tubs could be dangerous if used irresponsibly.
"They have the water too hot, and they sit in it for a long time. That’s hazardous. Supposedly you can go into convulsions if you’ve been overdanging on alcohol in the tub," he said. "The best thing is to keep the water under 100 degrees. Anywhere in the 90s should be very comfortable."
Vienna Choir Boys to sing hymns, operetta tonight
Affectationally known as the world's oldest musical group with the youngest members, the Vienna Choir Boys will perform at 8 tonight in Hoch Auditorium as a part of the KU Concert Series.
The group has 24 members, all boys and all between the ages of 8 and 14.
The original choir was founded by imperial decree in 1498 by Emperor Maximilian I to fulfill his wish to have a choir in the Imperial Church. The group originally had eight members.
One of the most famous former choir boys was Franz Schubert, later a classical composer, who became one of the choirs between 1808 and 1813.
attend a special preparatory school that emphasizes music theory and singing rehearsals, as well as instrumental lessons.
When the boys are 9, they take a test to determine whether they are ready to enter the choir.
To be in the choir, the boys must
Tonight, the group will perform a group of Latin hymns, German folk songs, Italian canonelles, French chansons, Austrian waltzes, English carols and a light operetta called "Monsieur and Madame Denis" by Jacques Offenbach.
Tickets are available at Murphy Box Office. They cost $10 and $8 for the general public. Students may purchase tickets for half price with a KU ID.
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