University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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IT STARTS WITH A DRINK AND ENDS HERE I! REPLAY The Replayis bath- rooms are a color explo- sion. Floor to ceiling swirls of faces, limbs and words decorate these very small quarters. The women's bathroom boasts a Char- lie's Angels painting and the Replay dennitely wins for the most writing on the walls. Mostly about sex and relationships, the quotes give bathroom users something entertaining to look at. Replay bartender Shawn Lamoreaux says the bathrooms offer a unique viewing experience. I like to be occu- pied when I'm chuckin' a deuce,', he says. The fouler the stuff on the wall, the better. f' l I f.N If JACKPOT A y The jackpot topped our list for most readable bathroom. Every inch of the walls, including inside the stalls, are sheathed with promotional fliers for bands. Bartender Caleb Kelley says the owners have been collecting the fliers from booking agents since the bar opened in 2005 and every year the old fliers are peeled off and new ones are applied. The witty phrases and photos on the fliers provide a laugh for the bathrooms, users. This is my favorite bathroom in Lawrencef Emily Patrick, Lenexa senior, says. 'fWhere else can you read fPress here for bacon, inside ofa stall?,' l l X! JAZZHAUS The bathrooms look like they were stolen from the sandbar. On the door of the menis bathroom is an interpretation of The Son of Man a surrealist paint- ing by Rene Magritte in which a man in a suit's face is hidden by a green apple. This establishment sports not one but two women's rooms, which is practical with the often- long lines for women at bars. All of the bathrooms are covered in paintings of sea creatures, topless mer- maids, turtles and an octo- pus with what looks like a drug and alcohol problem fit holds five drinks and a spliff in its tentaclesj. llll ff THE SANDBAR No-so-surprisingly, the bathrooms have a ma- rine-aquatic theme. Upon entering the men's room take a look up at the ceil- ing. There's a painting of a little boy playing pocket pool. He looks content. lt takes you by surprise and it should. It's just plain funny. The painting was once hung on the wall by the urinal, but eventually was moved. 'flt was a little awk- ward to urinate with a little boy staring at youf' says Sandbar bartenderjohn. On top ofa paint- ing ofa little boy with a hand stuffed in his pants the bathrooms have an ocean-scene theme, which is Htting. The only detail that would make these bathrooms better is if the menis room door was ever closed. ff 8TH sT.TAP Rooivi Bathrooms on both the main and basement levels were lit with a red light and covered with black paint, giving the rooms a dingy, DeNiro-in- Taxi-Driver feel. Photos of Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers mark the bathrooms, gender and indistinguishable graffiti arbitrarily cover the walls. The hallway walls leading up to the bathrooms on the main level are coated with photos ofpatrons and staff members, drinking and looking generally merry. The walls were once covered in paintings done by Travis Miller, a local art- ist who eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue his art career. The walls have since been painted over because someone blacked out the eyes of the paintings' subjects. x 1 X 1 fN ,' N O O f J X! ii ii .ii ,ii lil If THE BOTTLENECK Painted black, the walls serye as a sort ot chalkboard for artwork and inspirational quotes. Qne stall door shows the phrase You are beauti- ful exactly the way you are, and True beauty lies withinl' paints the ca hinets under the sink. A few stan- dard concert fliers plaster the walls amidst paint- ings of stars and broken hearts. Housing 1nen's and womens bathrooms, The Bottleneclis facilities were subtly artistic, with smaller pieces of work on the walls and less clutter. The night we visited the bar, singer- songwriter Sylvia Niceuin was using the hath rooni to warm up for her set that night. lfThis bathroom has great acoustics, she says. BATHRQOMS l 64

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