Piano Pat and the Sip ‘n Dip Mermaids | Local Legends | Atlas Obscura
On this episode of Local Legends, we meet Piano Pat, who has been a staple live piano bar entertainer at the Sip ‘n Dip Lounge in Great Falls, Montana, for over 50 years. At the sprightly age of 84, Pat still entertains guests with piano renditions of Johnny Cash and Elvis songs as mermaids twirl gracefully behind the bar. Mermaids? That’s right, we said MERMAIDS.
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Directed and Edited by:
Blair Waters
Executive Producers:
Doug Baldinger
Chris Naka
Director of Photography:
Carl Knight
Audio Mix
Andrew Schneider at Acre NY
Production Assistants:
Keegan Grandbois
Annika White
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Sip 'n Dip Lounge in Great Falls, MT
Just a quick snippet of the atmosphere at the Sip 'n Dip Lounge in Great Falls. Piano Pat grinds out her unique renditions of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire and Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World while live mermaids perform behind the bar. This was truly one of the quirkiest places we've visited so far in our travels :)
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Sip N Dip, Great Falls Montana
My experience at the Sip N Dip in Great Falls, MT. Piano Pat had the night off, unfortunately.
Sip 'N Dip in Great Falls Montana - LIVE Mermaids
Sip 'N Dip in Great Falls Montana
Come check out the LIVE Mermaids.
The Sip 'N Dip is the BEST Tiki Bar in the U.S.
Parade of Lights - Great Falls, Montana 2019
25th Annual Parade of Lights on Saturday, November 30th, 2019. The Parade started on Central Ave at the 6th Street intersection and make it's way toward the Civic Center where Santa lighted the Christmas Tree.
Shot with Sony A6500, Sigma 30mm f/1.4, Zhiyun Crane V2, F6 Field Monitor
Sip 'N Dip Live Mermaids in Great Falls Montana
Sip 'N Dip Live Mermaids in Great Falls Montana
Best Tiki bar in the U.S.
Phone video by Tim Austin
Great Falls Montana now and then
Photos from the internet of Montana collected to one video.
The History of Black Eagle Dam, Great Falls, Montana
Created to be used on the River's Edge Trail as a QR code for trail users to view. Produced by Foothills Community Christian School's software class.
9 things to do in Great Falls, Montana with kids - Lewis and Clark etc
We headed up to Great Falls, MT for several reasons. 1. Finn wanted to go to the Tae-Kwon-Do tournament. 2. We wanted to visit some online friends. 3. Melynda organized homeschool activities at the C. M. Russel museum and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. 4. We HAD to go to the Sip-N-Dip Lounge and its famous mermaids. Of course there's a ton of other things to do in Great Falls. We saw a couple of other museums, some state parks, breweries, and bike rides and more. Check more in Melynda's blog.
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More about Great Falls, MT from Wikipedia:
Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The 2017 census estimate put the population at 58,638. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County and has a population of 82,278. Great Falls was the largest city in Montana from 1950 to 1970, when Billings surpassed it. Great Falls remained the second largest city in Montana until 2000, when it was passed by Missoula. Since then Great Falls has been the third largest city in the state.
Great Falls takes its name from the series of five waterfalls in close proximity along the upper Missouri River basin that the Lewis and Clark Expedition had to portage around over a ten-mile stretch; the effort required 31 days of arduous labor during the westward leg of their 1805–06 exploration of the Louisiana Purchase and to the Pacific Northwest Coast of the Oregon Country. Each falls sports a hydroelectric dam today, hence Great Falls is nicknamed the Electric City. Currently there are two undeveloped parts of their portage route; these are included within the Great Falls Portage, a National Historic Landmark.
The city is home to the C. M. Russell Museum Complex, the University of Providence, Great Falls College Montana State University, Giant Springs, the Roe River (claimed to be the world's shortest river), the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind, the Great Falls Voyagers minor league baseball team, and is adjacent to Malmstrom Air Force Base. The local newspaper is the Great Falls Tribune.
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TravelingMel (talent) and TravelingFilmmaker (filmmaker) are social media influencers who have dedicated themselves to living a life of full time family travel and worldschooling. They left their home in Montana to explore the world with their two boys so that they could raise better world citizens and have a few adventures along the way. We love nature, the outdoors, learning new things in interesting places, and Kiki Riki.
Missouri River - Great Falls, Montana
A panoramic view of the Missouri River from the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center, Great Falls, Montana.
Rockin' at THE Sip n' Dip with Piano Pat - Take III
This is PURE gold!!!!! I rank this as one of the must have experiences in the continental United States! I've been all over the world and this is just about it! If you are EVER in Great Falls, Montana, you MUST see this with your own eyes!!!!!
This is at the O'Haire Motor Inn's Sip-N-Dip Tiki Lounge in Great Falls, MT. Pat Spoonheim has been playing piano and singing at the Sip n' Dip since 1963! Usually there almost 5 days a week, Wednesday - Sunday, 9:30pm until about 1:30am. You can also find a mermaid and/or merMAN swimming in the pool behind the bar! And to top it all, they don't have a cover charge and have Big Sky's Moose Drool on tap--and pretty darn cheap (when I was there it was $3.75)!
This was the first place I stayed at when I moved to Montana not long ago. I'm originally from back East and now live in Missoula, but come up here for drill each month for the Montana Air National Guard. The rooms are pretty nice and I'm also sure you haven't seen anything quite like the style of these rooms--oh what charm! Check them out:
Pat has some homemade CDs for $12 of some of her most popular songs and I got an autographed copy! Trust me, you've never heard these songs like this!!!!!
Also, 3 Doors Down was playing a show in Great Falls and came by the bar for some of Pat's soulful tunes! This place is a national landmark in my book!
Thanks Lena!
Recorded 8 July 2009 at the Sip-N-Dip!
Streetluge Great Falls Mt. Drop In????⚡️????
The 406 in Great Falls, MT March 19th
Another band that was there that night awesome band :)
Great Falls Montana
From the office with a view.
Gangs of Great Falls
Journalist Summer Fields investigates the rampant gang situation in Great Falls, MT with the help of donuts-wielding Officer O'Malley.
Written and Directed by Katie Pipnich
Rockin' at THE Sip-N-Dip with Piano Pat - Take V
I rank this as one of the must have experiences in the continental United States! I've been all over the world and this is just about it! If you are EVER in Great Falls, Montana, you MUST see this with your own eyes!!!!!
This is at the O'Haire Motor Inn's Sip-N-Dip Tiki Lounge in Great Falls, MT. Pat Spoonheim has been playing piano and singing at the Sip n' Dip since 1963! Usually there almost 5 days a week, Wednesday - Sunday, 9:30pm until about 1:30am. You can also find a mermaid and/or merMAN swiming in the pool behind the bar! And to top it all, they don't have a cover charge and have Big Sky's Moose Drool on tap--and pretty darn cheap (when I was there it was $3.75)!
This was the first place I stayed at when I moved to Montana not long ago. I'm originally from back East and now live in Missoula, but come up here for drill each month for the Montana Air National Guard. The rooms are pretty nice and I'm also sure you haven't seen anything quite like the style of these rooms--oh what charm! Check them out:
Pat has some homemade CDs for $12 of some of her most popular songs and I got an autographed copy! Trust me, you've never heard these songs like this!!!!!
Also, 3 Doors Down was playing a show in Great Falls and came by the bar for some of Pat's soulful tunes! This place is a national landmark in my book!
Thanks Lena!
Recorded 8 July 2009 at the Sip-N-Dip!
Crosstown swimming in Great Falls offering 'hope' for teen mental health
Crosstown swimming in Great Falls offering 'hope' for teen mental health
Rockin' at THE Sip n' Dip with Piano Pat - Take I
This is PURE gold!!!!! I rank this as one of the must have experiences in the continental United States! I've been all over the world and this is just about it! If you are EVER in Great Falls, Montana, you MUST see this with your own eyes!!!!!
This is at the O'Haire Motor Inn's Sip-N-Dip Tiki Lounge in Great Falls, MT. Pat Spoonheim has been playing piano and singing at the Sip n' Dip since 1963! Usually there almost 5 days a week, Wednesday - Sunday, 9:30pm until about 1:30am. You can also find a mermaid and/or merMAN swimming in the pool behind the bar! And to top it all, they don't have a cover charge and have Big Sky's Moose Drool on tap--and pretty darn cheap (when I was there it was $3.75)!
This was the first place I stayed at when I moved to Montana not long ago. I'm originally from back East and now live in Missoula, but come up here for drill each month for the Montana Air National Guard. The rooms are pretty nice and I'm also sure you haven't seen anything quite like the style of these rooms--oh what charm! Check them out:
Pat has some homemade CDs for $12 of some of her most popular songs and I got an autographed copy! Trust me, you've never heard these songs like this!!!!!
Also, 3 Doors Down was playing a show in Great Falls and came by the bar for some of Pat's soulful tunes! This place is a national landmark in my book!
Thanks Lena!
Recorded 8 July 2009 at the Sip-N-Dip!
Christian Concert Downpour Great Falls Montana
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Enjoying a day out in Great Falls, Montana at the Downpour Festival with my family and hundreds of people lifting up the Name of Jesus, see more on my webpage