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| - My first visit to Sail Inn was to see an indie singer/songwriter that my sister knew. Having never heard of Sail Inn, and only knowing it was near ASU, I had preconceived notions about it. I speculated it would be rife with obnoxious college students and quite possibly not my scene. I was happily surprised to find nothing like that. Perhaps we were there too early in the night for raucous shenanigans, but it was a cool, low-key, laid back place with a fantastic outdoor stage and plenty of place to sit and chill.
When we first arrived, it was rather confusing to know where exactly to enter. I think we either got their too early or we entered the wrong entrance, but when we walked in to pay our cover to see the band, the bouncer/door guy seemed unprepared for us. I actually had to say, we are here for the band. It's $10, right? When he said, "uh, um, yeah," I wondered if we could have just walked right past them without paying. But, being the honest person I am, I paid.
Now, here is where it gets funny and sort of embarrassing. The bouncer/door guy had to check my i.d., of course. (I'm used to this by now, even though I am usually older than the person asking to see my i.d.) After looking at it for a few seconds longer than he needed to, he looks up at me and says, "Tracy Jo?!... I like that!"
After finding a place to sit, I went to the bar to get some drinks. The bartender was busy doing something and ignoring me, but after a minutes or so, the bouncer-dude came by and, seeing my waiting for the bartender, made a point to get her attention by yelling, "Hey, make sure you take care of Tracy Jo, there!" And, then finally as we were leaving, he made a point to say goodbye, loudly calling out "Thanks for stopping by Tracy Jo!" It was sweet and personable, and I have a feeling he would probably remember me the next time I stop by.
I like a place where everyone literally knows you name and where even the bouncer is friendly. I mean, who doesn't like to feel special, even if it is because of your silly, and slightly embarrassing, middle name?
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