Show 1 t note not Tabernacle Leslie Conder Local Arts Reporter i i. i I. I When W n I was a little girl my mom started a tradition ol of taking me to the Mormon Monnon Tabernacle choir singing at Temple Square e every e Christmas Today I I. still keep that tradition al alive ve along with a new one that my boyfriend and I have recently have recently started On Saturdays Saturday's we attend one of the best shows in Salt Lake We go and watch the themen themen themen men and woman who make makeup makeup up the dueling piano show at the If you have yet to experience the infamous dueling pianos then my friend you are seriously missing out When you first enter the bar excuse me the private club for members the eruption of voices singing Like a Virgin floods into your ears all the while you are singing along out loud unbeknownst to yourself until the doorman hands back your identification with that all knowing smile of weve got another lifer Dont Don't be thrown off by the fact that when you walk in you dont don't have to let your eyes adjust to a smoke-filled smoke room The is completely smoke The fact that I dont don't smell like I work in a cigarette factory at the end of the night alone keeps me loyal to the Once your eyes adjust to not adjusting you can take in the bar in all of its glory There are two open bars The men and women behind the bar are some of Utah's finest looking bartenders And the drinks arent aren't too shabby either The most important features of this Members Only bar are the two Grand pianos in the middle of the floor The pianos pianos' are on a raised stage placed d end to end so the piano players or duelers if you will will will- willare are facing one another The duelers are Kirk Garrett Eric Mangum George Kelley Troy Baldwin Kendrick and Tara Haynes The most well known players are Garrett and Mangum who keep the audiences attention with personalized lyrics I props and gags Although Y g w 0 Z 1 7 0 8 W 0 z r f t wi x w. Haynes is the only female player her small frame and law degree caliber brain together hold their own Audience members are invited to write down song requests of any genre for forthe forthe forthe the piano players to play and sing When turning in the song requests tips ensure that your song will have its turn There most definitely is no order to when the songs are played because the larger the tip the higher priority your song has lias They also take money to stop songs from being played in their entirety Some of the songs played are of an rated R-rated nature so if that is not your cup of tea the will probably not not-be not be your pint of beer The pianos are surrounded by numerous tables the likes of which you will not ever have the privilege of sitting at unless you show up at exactly f 9 pm p.m. This bar does not follow the trend of many other bars that dont don't start filling with people until 11 and it usually has standing room only after 10 pm p.m. if not earlier One never has to worry if they will fit into the scene at the Starting with age as long longas as you are 21 you'll fit in The ages in the are as varied as the types of people frequenting the bar And dont don't worry if you have had too much to drink Unlike a lot of bars in Salt Lake the restrooms are well kept You would not be afraid to throw up into these sparkling toilets as one mother did while her young embarrassed daughter held her mothers mother's hair back for her It was a moment I will always treasure |