Bar Says: Plug in Your iPod, But Make it Clean
8:40 am, November 25th, 2008, Nicole Martinelli
iPods provide welcome respite from annoying incidental music in stores, since retailers don’t understand that no one over 10 wants to buy anything while listening to Britney Spears.
There’s no bringing your own acoustic oasis in a bar for drinks, though.
Enter the WXYZ bar at hip Aloft hotel in Minneapolis, where customers can bring their iPods and blast personalized playlists over the venue stereo while they imbibe. Birthdays, anniversaries, 80s theme nights with office mates, the possibilities are endless.
Manager Amy Phillips said the plug-in-your-iPod idea was meant to provide “a connection to why they are there.”
The only catch? You do have to show them the playlist before hand. Which sort of rules out my favorite, though admittedly disturbing girl’s choir cover version of “I Touch Myself,” but I think it could be worked out. Or maybe I’ll have to sign up for this bring-your-own iPod night instead.
Photo credit: Metro Mix Twin Cities
Via Twin Cities Eater
Posted by Nicole Martinelli in iPod, iPod Touch | Comment on this article
The neon over the bar reads “WXYZ”, not “WYZX”.
Matt, on November 25th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Actually, if you wanted to play “I touch myself” just change the name in iTunes, sync it to your iPod and by the time the realize that the song playing is different than what your playlist says it will be too late.
The Rude Bellman, on November 25th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
True, as long as it said “scala girls choir” no one would be the wiser. Plus, if you’re not actively listening to it, it takes sec for the content to sink in on a song like that…
Nicole Martinelli, on November 25th, 2008 at 11:53 pm