LANSING - Have you ever wanted a mechanical bull?

Well now is your chance.

The mechanical bull at the former Whiskey Barrel Saloon will be auctioned off next week along with other memorabilia from the country-themed bar. Other items include whiskey barrel tables, barrels, glasses, stools and kitchen equipment.

Sheridan Auction Service is hosting the online auction, which runs now until 1 p.m. on July 18. Bids can be placed at sheridanauctionservice.com.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the mechanical bull, referred to by former patrons as "Dick the Bull", was listed at $3,000. The 14 whiskey barrel tables were listed at $50.

"(The bull) is one of the more unique items we've had in a while," said auctioneer Jason Buher. "I think there will be a lot of interest in it. We've already gotten a fair amount of calls about it."

Interested bidders can preview the items today from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and on July 17 from noon to 2 p.m. The Whiskey Barrel is located at 410 S. Clippert St.

The Whiskey Barrel closed in September and was bought in October by Jacques Driscoll, who owns the craft slider bar Green Dot Stables in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. He also owns the ramen-themed Johnny Noodle King and the Huron Room, a fish-and-chips restaurant, in Detroit with his wife, Christine.

Driscoll is a 2004 graduate of Michigan State University and wanted to expand his slider bar into Lansing because he was familiar with the area. The slider menu will include pork belly schnitzel, catfish, quinoa, tofu bahn mi, PB&J and corned beef.

Green Dot Stables is expected to open in October, he said. Renovations will begin this month.

Driscoll once considered keeping the bull.

"I'm sad to see it go, but the space will be better," he said. "Hopefully it goes to a good home where I can visit it."

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Alexander Alusheff is a reporter at the Lansing State Journal. Contact him at (517) 388-5973 or aalusheff@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @alexalusheff.