calling all bouncers...

[casavant]

I was wondering if you guys that have bounced in bars, nightclubs, etc. found you're tolerance for bullshit- on the job as well as in other aspects of your life- go WAY down after having been on the job for a while.

I bounced as a full-time job for about a year and a half, and I still do it on weekends. Now I find myself quite a bit more cynical about human nature in general, and more prone to confrontation. I'm not a dickhead by any means- I got this latest gig because the owner of the bar knew me beforehand and said I was one of the nicer and calmer big guys he knew. But I have noticed a change in myself.

I post this at the risk of labeling myself as a naive kid, but I was just wondering what you guys thought. Any comments?

 

[The Shadow]

I was wondering if you guys that have bounced in bars, nightclubs, etc. found you're tolerance for bullshit- on the job as well as in other aspects of your life- go WAY down after having been on the job for a while.

I bounced as a full-time job for about a year and a half, and I still do it on weekends. Now I find myself quite a bit more cynical about human nature in general, and more prone to confrontation. I'm not a dickhead by any means- I got this latest gig because the owner of the bar knew me beforehand and said I was one of the nicer and calmer big guys he knew. But I have noticed a change in myself.

I post this at the risk of labeling myself as a naive kid, but I was just wondering what you guys thought. Any comments?

Well - gotta have a certain disposition for the job. Cycles, roid rage and ass holes do not mix. Keep your head and only use force as a last resort and things will generally work out.

 

[18echo]

i've bounced in a number of places. all different types. neighborhhod bar/grill, nightclub, 2 strip clubs. even the famous 9:30 club in d.c., and it's charleston s.c. parallel, the music farm.

generally, i was paid well for two reasons. first, i learned the business from a guy who was very well-known in the industry up and down a few spots on the east coast. and i adopted his "mentality" on how to handle shit.

second, also having a rep for being a total cock in spotting/confiscating fake i.d.'s and making command decisions on who would stay or leave a club, my tendancy toward violence was almost non-exsistent. i've been called everything, invited outside more times that i can count, and have been informed that my mother does atrocious things with farm animals, among other things. personal verbal attacks on me would get a shithead nowhere.

if i guy wanted me outside, i'd tell him that we could "talk" as soon as i got off work. they never stick around. even if i was getting off in five minutes. so, you know how that is.

i don't know if i would have the same tolerance for bullshit as i used to, but i don't think i'd be any more physically violent. it's just not my bag, baby. one place in d.c. used to pay me and another dude under the table and way more that the rest of their guys (who were mostly college football players- nice guys, but always itching to fight) because of the way we handled shit. i'm big, but he wasn't- but a scrappy stud. went on to become a navy seal.

anyway, you seem to still get alot more with sugar than you do with shit. that doesn't seem to have changed. i'd be throwing (by means of walking) a dude out who just pushed a chick or something, and i'd be all like "yeah, i know that bitch pissed you off, dude. she didn't need to say that shit." so he's all thinking that i understand his deal. did i want to crush him for putting his hand on her? sure. (well, actually i've seen situations where the chick all but deserved to get the shit slapped out of her). but, in the meantime, he's out of the club, and there was never a ruckus. most guys would have probably dragged him out by his hair. and i was fully capable of doing just that. but one of the reasons i was appreciated and had a good rep as a bouncer was b/c i wouldn't take that route. it disrups the club, and can actually drive people out.

deal with the situation on the d.l. as much as possible.

sorry about the rant.

 

[guards]

I currently work at the campus bar. It's a pretty relaxed club, but we have our fair share of fights. I have ZERO tolerance for fighting, so if punches are thrown, than I'll make sure that BOTH of the parties go out hard. Kind of a detterent to rest of the little pukes that have something to prove. I'm known as the asshole who works there ( I'm also the oldest doorman in the place at 28) so it works out well for me.

 

[bouncer]

Doing it about 10 year's now. I hate violence, away from the door I have never used violence against anyone, blah blah blah.....

Bouncer

 

[casavant]

I'm not trying to say that I beat down on people. As far as actually striking someone- between the four clubs and two titty bars I've worked, I've thrown exactly two elbows and one punch. Once someone shows themself to be an ass, I'm just much less likely to put up with further bullshit. As far as making judgement calls is concerned, I think I have actually improved.

I've held other bouncers off from beating a guys ass more than once, because it just wasn't necessary.

So far I'm juice free. I came to this board to help educate myself; I've learned a shitload, I might add.

 

[The Shadow]

I'm not trying to say that I beat down on people. As far as actually striking someone- between the four clubs and two titty bars I've worked, I've thrown exactly two elbows and one punch. Once someone shows themself to be an ass, I'm just much less likely to put up with further bullshit. As far as making judgement calls is concerned, I think I have actually improved.

I've held other bouncers off from beating a guys ass more than once, because it just wasn't necessary.

So far I'm juice free. I came to this board to help educate myself; I've learned a shitload, I might add.

You are wise grass-hopper.

True dat bout the board being full of knowledge.

 

[Sexual Mustard]

I'm no veteran of the "sport" of bouncing...have only done it a couple of times. All I do is look at and hit on the hot drunk broads.

 

[bouncer]

Well I'm glad you haven't had to 'fight for your manoey' beause sure as hell I have had to.
Try working in Dublin city centre for a weekend !.
I'm on the door again in about 1 hour (it's 7pm here in Dublin, Ireland).
Good luck guys.

Bouncer

 

[casavant]

I've had quite a few physical altercations, but I try to put them in a hold or something. There's also a time and a place for everything, so I don't rule anything out. You gotta do what you gotta do.

What are the gun laws like in Ireland?

I have some strong Irish lineage, by the way. My mom lived there for a year, my aunt for ten years. Perhaps some day I'll visit myself. What's the general perception of bodybuilders over their?

 

[Y_lifter]

Damn! I thought this was a NBA related thread...

 

[bouncer]

Gun laws here are extremly tight. I had to wait something like 6 months for my licence for a Ruger 10.22 semi !.

Bouncer

 

[Citruscide]

I have been doing it for 3 1/2 years now... and let me tell you, I can't step foot in a nightclub unless I'm working there... Last time I did, I threw someone out (alot of my friends worked there, so they just laughed about it)... I have ZERO tolerance for clowns that are idiots in clubs.

I think that you see people at their worst at a nightclub. I don't dance anymore, because I see guys who dance at clubs, and they look like retards. (No offense to retards)... I like the plastic look on females, but I don't like their plastic attitudes.... so, when someone tells me they are a "club" guy... I want to pound their head in.

I'm getting better now... now, I go in with indifference rather than anger... still, I won't hesitate to throw you out if you're causing problems.

C

 

[casavant]

Cituscide:

I hear ya, man! It's hard to just hang out in a club if you're used to playing the role of bouncer.

As far as guys dancing in clubs- most look like a monkey fucking a football. Especially the big white dudes, which is why I don't even attempt it, no matter how drunk I get.

 

[manny78]

I think it makes realize how 18 year old kids are stupid......

 

[Haywood_Jablowme]

I bet you guys have the Lovelies crawling all over you don't you?

"CAN I GET IN WITH MY FAKE ID? WHOA HELL YES Beautiful