Another busy weekend, where to begin…Friday night we all planned on going to SCANDALS as per Timmy G. It was a good night, the bar was packed with people we knew throughout. After a few pops we were cutting huge tiles all night and taking small breaks for refreshments. I met my friend Amanda(1) there who was with a bunch of her friends and quite intoxicated. She is 18 and just starting to enjoy a good bar night here and there. Her friends decide to leave about midnight and she asks if she can depend on my group for a lift home. No problem. Shortly after this loser bouncer comes around (the blond older bouncer who hugs all the young girls) I guess he was looking for hugs from Amanda. He decides that she is drunk (imagine that at the bar) and tells her she has to leave. I politely inform the bouncer that everything is fine and that I am going to make sure she gets home safely and refrain from drinking the rest of the night. Not good enough, and he persists that she leave. We start feeling a little annoyed with this guy and remind him that it’s probly not a good idea to boot her onto the street to wander around drunk, and we’ll take care of her. NOPE not good enough. One of my friends said something along the lines of “just because she won’t hug you”! He then is told to leave. Then I say something like “you on some kinda bouncer power trip or something?” then he tells me to leave. That’s when the profanity started and he called for back up. Next thing I remember is being forced in to the parking lot(2). Then I see another bouncer choking Jesse so I go over there and start breaking them up when another guy grabs Mike and hauls him to the ground. To make a long story short the cops came and broke it up, we left the property, the end. I just want to comment on how poorly the situation was handled, and the lack of professionalism shown by the staff at SCANDALS(3). If your a nightclub manager that has seen alot of rowdiness in your bar do you fix the problem by throwing in six big monkeys to start trouble? Sounds a little weird to me.
Anyway I woke up early Saturday morning to help Jess and his mom at a charity event sponsored by KRAFT. We dressed as the Sugar Bear(4) and fought off kids the whole morning. Thanks again for the lunch Mrs. Peters.
Hockey Saturday night and early this morning.
(1) – Amanda is the little sister of Crystal who Paul used to date. I would let nothing bad happen to her.
(2) – My memory of this is being put in a full nelson from this bouncer who used my face to open all the doors on the way out. Outside I saw JP getting choked and Mike ramming a bouncers head into a car door. This was also the first time it was brought to my attention repeatedly that Ponch was a “Peace Officer”.
(3) – I did love Scandals though, or was it “The Beach”. Hey can you play some Hip for my buddy Paul Ratte? It’s his birthday. Can’t you see I am dancing with buddy? This is also the place I found out why you need to give someone your car keys if you plan on having just a few drinks.
(4) – Little did we know this would not be the last time JP would mascot!