We Missed Gun Shots at Outback This Weekend

Posted by Thor on January 28th, 2008 53 Comments

While, not as exciting as a putt-putt brawl, shots were fired at Outback Lodge this weekend. Police said this is the fourth time since April that shots have been fired.

Is Outback turning into the most dangerous place to go out?

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53 Responses to “We Missed Gun Shots at Outback This Weekend”

  1. 28 Jan 2008 at 3:53 pm1parlie said:

    well, i wouldn’t exactly say i’ve been missing them, thor!

    that was a movie quote joke. god, so awesome.

  2. 28 Jan 2008 at 3:58 pm2mc said:

    office space rules. my ridiculous internet crush on parlie continues.

  3. 28 Jan 2008 at 3:58 pm3tommy d. said:

    parlie, you see, what we’re actually trying to do here is, we’re trying to get a feel for how people spend their day at work… so, if you would, would you walk us through a typical day, for you?

  4. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:00 pm4parlie said:

    so parlie, why don’t you tell us… what exactly do…YA DO…here, parlie?

  5. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:04 pm5shenanigans said:

    back to topic buttfaces. mmkay? and I’m gonna need you to come in on Saturday…

  6. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:06 pm6MC gillicudy said:

    mer’m mmr… my stapler?

  7. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:11 pm7hipster-doofus said:

    Gunshots? Did someone say gunshots? I didn’t do it. It was a car back-firing (do they even do that anymore?)…? we were filming a scene for a movie?…no? anti-terrorism exercise?

  8. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:11 pm8parlie said:

    shenanigans doesn’t it bother you that you have to get up in the morning and you have to put on a bunch of pieces of flair?

  9. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:15 pm9shenanigans said:

    Haha. I worked at the Outback steakhouse on 29 for like two weeks until I got sick of their Nazi corporate crap like having to arrange the Equals on the table with the E facing out of the holder or having to have on at least 4 pins on your color-coordinated shirt. I was like, “Hello? Did you not see Office Space??!!”

  10. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:16 pm10belmont yo said:

    Its not so much that I missed the gunshots, its that the gunshots missed me.

    /only three lives left.

  11. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:20 pm11shenanigans said:

    It sounds like Hip-doof was around but fortunately he has an alibi.

  12. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:30 pm12parlie said:

    i’ve never actually been to the place in question, but if i may, i would like to judge it based on hearsay and conjecture. i would never go there.

  13. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:30 pm13tommy d. said:

    sounds like somebody’s got a case of the mondays.

  14. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:32 pm14aussiebound said:

    wow I used to go to Outback back in high school to see My Dog Lucy shows (anybody remember them?) It was always a little sketch but never thought i was gonna be shot….damn.

  15. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:36 pm15shenanigans said:

    way to take a serious news piece and turn it into movie quote inanity.

  16. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:37 pm16belmont yo said:

    Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

    (combining the the jack with the thread, its what I do)

  17. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:38 pm17Tim said:

    I used to go to Outback for frat date functions. Fun, but sketchy as hell. Needless to say, I’m not surprised by any of this.

  18. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:41 pm18Bukbukbegak said:

    I’m pretty sure i broke this story in the fight at blue light thread at 3am after friday night at the bar. But now monday rolls around and all of the sudden it’s a cool story. I’m not mad, I’m just dissapointed.

  19. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:41 pm19Bukbukbegak said:

    oh, and yes it is the most dangerous place to go out. It has been for quite some time.

  20. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:43 pm20parlie said:

    monday just has a way of making regular things seem awesome. like gunshots, and retarded movie quotes.

  21. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:44 pm21shenanigans said:

    I’ve seen some awesome bands at Outback. Sad to think there could be scary violence going on. It’s sketchy but it always seemed like a mild redneck dive bar thing.

  22. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:45 pm22Donk said:

    Buk:
    Yep. I remember reading up on it when you made the comment the other day.

    By the way, is the trivia pulling in a good crowd these days? I may be seeing you tomorrow night.

  23. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:50 pm23Bukbukbegak said:

    Yeah, it’s been pretty sweet so far. And it’s usually a crowd where you have a good chance of victory/sweet gift certification. I’ve been doing the beer and pitcher bowling league tuesday and swinging over to trivia at mcg’s afterwards.

  24. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:53 pm24roffle meow said:

    outback jumped the shark when they pretty much ended all local shows. if you’re in a local band and your name is not this means you, then you most likely won’t get a show.

    but of course they allow local drunken noisemakers the stabones a shot once every 6 months or so.

  25. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:58 pm25shenanigans said:

    stabones rule!

  26. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:58 pm26parlie said:

    is roffle meow derivative of ROTFLMAO? if so, then you are clever. if not, then you are a crazy cat person.

  27. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:59 pm27Tim said:

    I’ve heard good things about trivia at McG’s. I’m hitting up it up tomorrow night, right after I take my test to qualify for Jeopardy actually (look out suckas). I think a bunch of kickballers will be there.

  28. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:59 pm28tommy d. said:

    I’m a Michael Bolton fan. For my money, I don’t know if it gets any better than when he sings “When a Man Loves a Woman.”

  29. 28 Jan 2008 at 4:59 pm29shenanigans said:

    No, I am a crazy cat person. I just went to Lowe’s to buy a bunch of materials to make a giant scratching post.

  30. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:00 pm30Bukbukbegak said:

    play artist tiffany…..

    play artist michael bolton.

    uhhhh playarrtistkoRn!

  31. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:01 pm31Donk said:

    Tim:

    Wuzzat about a Jeopardy test? Are they in town doing open tests or do you have to be selected from some previous process?
    I need to find a way to exploit my vault of useless knowledge for profit.

  32. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:01 pm32roffle meow said:

    @26: well, i suppose i’m clever.

  33. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:03 pm33tommy d. said:

    actually Donk, you might make more money selling magazine subscriptions

  34. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:03 pm34Tim said:

    They occasionally have Brain Bus events around the country, but this is the main one online. East coast Tuesday, Central Wednesday, Pacific on Thursday. You’ve still got a day to register. Check out http://www.jeopardy.com

  35. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:05 pm35Tim said:

    BTW Bukbuk, I love that commercial. Almost as much as the Comcast ads with the Slowskys. “You push it. Push it real good.”

  36. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:14 pm36shenanigans said:

    Top 3 shows at the Outback pre-shooting sketchiness:
    33 WEST
    Monticello Road
    All of 15

  37. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:23 pm37doof said:

    What about Baaba Seth?

  38. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:23 pm38buster said:

    jeopardy’s a piece of cake, tim. if i can do it, so can you!

    also: the stabones rock my face off.

  39. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:55 pm39tidal bomb said:

    I have never felt unsafe at Outback, as long as I have earplugs (Terry mixes LOUD). Its not like any of the shootings and/or stabbings happen inside the club…and they’re usually tied to a fight or beef someone started while drunk. If you get piss-wasted at any venue in town and start some shit, you can usually expect a fist fight at least (even Blue Light, apparently.)

    Re: #24: there’s tons of local bands that play Outback that aren’t TMY. If you’re not getting a show its probably because you can’t draw a crowd or just aren’t that good. I’m in a pointless local cover band and we played there a few weeks ago…

  40. 28 Jan 2008 at 5:57 pm40Jim Duncan said:

    I miss Trax.

  41. 28 Jan 2008 at 7:06 pm41roffle meow said:

    @39: I’m not the one trying to get shows, just a lot of people I know. And you can’t ever draw a crowd if you’re never given a venue to try.

    @40: QFT

  42. 28 Jan 2008 at 8:39 pm42caroline said:

    jim duncan, me too….me too. Except the part where the side bar smelled like puke.

  43. 28 Jan 2008 at 8:58 pm43Stanley said:

    41: roffle, I know one of the guys who books for Outback. If you’d like me send along his contact info, just shoot me an e-mail (gmail: stanleysparks). No promises, but maybe your friends are contacting the wrong person.

  44. 28 Jan 2008 at 10:07 pm44tidal bomb said:

    Or have your friend ask This Means You (or any other band that headlines there) to let his band open up for them. If OBL is unfamiliar with the band that is really the best way to get your foot in the door.

  45. 28 Jan 2008 at 11:28 pm45Stanley said:

    44: Another tried and true strategy. Frankly, I was surprised by roffle’s comments. I think OBL is among the easiest places to get a show in town. Not necessarily a headlining gig, but an opening spot, sure.

    Getting people to show up there, on the other hand…

  46. 29 Jan 2008 at 8:09 am46Gobbler said:

    Back in the day, my band played at Outback once. Our short guitar player with a Napoleon complex was pissing in the bathroom. He looked over and told the guy next to him he had a tiny dick and then pissed on his foot. Long story short (no pun), a few chairs were broken and he was thrown into the street. There’s just something about the dupiness of that place that draws out the meathead in everyone.

    @45 -> you are exactly right!

  47. 22 Feb 2008 at 12:39 pm47molokoultra said:

    how come no one mentions the several gun shots at the Slick Rick show at Satellite Ballroom???? Outback kicks ass, best sound in the Ville!!!!!

  48. 23 Feb 2008 at 3:19 pm48molokoultra said:

    the Outback was good enough for Van Halen opening act Ryan Shaw to play last minute & it was an AWESOME show.

  49. 23 Feb 2008 at 3:24 pm49colfer said:

    Did he wear his long underwear?

  50. 23 Feb 2008 at 3:27 pm50molokoultra said:

    I don’t follow you, colfer?

  51. 23 Feb 2008 at 3:54 pm51colfer said:

    See Shenanigans’s slap-down here:
    http://cvillain.com/2008/02/22/weekend-preview-feb-22-to-feb-25-2008/#comment-24789

  52. 23 Feb 2008 at 4:08 pm52ff said:

    Maybe things got too spicy from the chorizo.

  53. 23 Feb 2008 at 4:59 pm53molokoultra said:

    I didn’t catch him at Gravity, I don’t like to sit down for shows - I did dig Stevie Jay there though.

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