Aah, the Downtown Mall. A place for family and friends during the day, and drunken brawls by night.
While walking up the mall this past Friday, a few Villains and I were confronted with a rather large crowd. Of cops. Twenty two of them in fact, along with eight cruisers, two firetrucks, two ambulances, and one individual on a stretcher.
Apparently a fight had broken out inside of a certain downtown club, and spilled out onto 3rd Street. At least one individual was hospitalized due to head trauma.
While attempting to take photos of the incident, an unspecified officer heckled our photographer with the question “Haven’t you ever seen flashing blue lights before?”, to which we responded “Yes, but we report on the news. Smile!” Unfortunately he didn’t.
This marks the second time in two months I’ve come upon police presence on the mall in relation to a fight, all around the 2AM time frame. So the question begs to be asked, do you feel safe on the mall after the bars close down?
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Apparently a fight had broken out inside of a certain downtown club
O for fucks sake, what’s the point of this blog if you dont name names in cases like this. All this pussy footing around is lame. I saw the police response driving home from my gig, and wondered what happened. And guess what? I still dont know, though I imagine it had something to do with Van Halen’s entourage and underage girls.
And yes, I feel safe, because I carry a small dristan bottle of ammonia around. If you see yourself fucking with me, it may well be the last thing you ever see.
Well, actually that was my dearly departed grandmother, but still a novel idea.
If I had to guess I’d say it was probably Blue Light or X Lounge – judging on where I’ve seen fights most recently.
Testosterone, repressed homosexuality and commercial music are cross tolerant substances. Combinations can lead to reactions including, but not limited to: torn abacrombie and fitch clothing, broken rocks glasses and semi homicidal mating rituals.
There should be a warning label on the doors of the establishments that serve all three.
Atomic (whatever it’s called) seems to host most of the donnybrooks i’ve encountered downtown.
The Box? I haven’t heard of too many fights since it changed hands. But it’s always possible.
my 1st thought was X Lounge
We Left X-lounge around 2AM on Friday night and didn’t see anything unusual. Though it could have happened just after we left.
spilled out onto 3rd street…that would either be cappellino’s crazy cakes or one of its neighbors. blue light, the box, & x are on 2nd.
That’s assuming that thor, plastered out of his mind at 2AM, has any memory of what street it actually took place on.
I’m betting on Fleuire or however you spell it. That place really gets crazy with all the duck that moves through it’s doors. Or maybe R2, but nobody ever gets stabbed or beat up in there.
Hahaha… I heard they served red with the fish course and started a riot.
My first guess was Rapture unless it has finally closed down and I was unaware.