Trouble at the club

[gyppo]

The Crystal Palace is a great example. That place had the most illlegal activity I have ever seen in a us city outside key west.

 

[palmettomoon]

palmettomoon

I’m going to pretend your experience was the inspiration for Road House.

Now that's funny for real. There was a honky-tonk down in Clinton, SC and the owner came up to Greenville to ask if I'd put together a "security team" to work in his club and manage them. LOL! It was too close to the hokey movie for me so I declined.

 

[hikingthehills]

I can only guess to the type of clientele it appeals to...

Has to be the Amish. The level of violence in that community is out of control.

 

[palmettomoon]

Macongo is having a big brewhaha over the suspension of a liquor license at the Thirsty Turtle after multiple shootings this year. As you might imagine, thugvish behavior and shootings should be somewhat expected when your adverts look like this:

 

[Trailrider]

Macongo is having a big brewhaha over the suspension of a liquor license at the Thirsty Turtle after multiple shootings this year. As you might imagine, thugvish behavior and shootings should be somewhat expected when your adverts look like this:
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You mean, **** it UP Friday is cancelled?

But for real, they absolutely catered to the violent thug community of Macongo, I'm glad to see them go.

 

[Sowega86]

Now that's funny for real. There was a honky-tonk down in Clinton, SC and the owner came up to Greenville to ask if I'd put together a "security team" to work in his club and manage them. LOL! It was too close to the hokey movie for me so I declined.

I went to college in Clinton in the late -70s and early '80s. The honky-tonk you refer to was the Hounds Tooth lounge. I remember going there ONCE. After that, we just drove to Columbia if we wanted to go to a club.

 

[HERMET]

The Crystal Palace is a great example. That place had the most illlegal activity I have ever seen in a us city outside key west.

Damn right, absolutely deplorable behavior and decadence abounded...I really miss that place.

 

[GFB]

Now that's funny for real. There was a honky-tonk down in Clinton, SC and the owner came up to Greenville to ask if I'd put together a "security team" to work in his club and manage them. LOL! It was too close to the hokey movie for me so I declined.

When I first read the above, I was thinking Clinton, NC, which is in a dry county. That sounded super shady until I looked at it a second time. Road House is one of my all-time favorite bad movies. I love the idea there were these famous bouncers making crazy money cleaning up honky-tonks around the country.

 

[palmettomoon]

When I first read the above, I was thinking Clinton, NC, which is in a dry county. That sounded super shady until I looked at it a second time. Road House is one of my all-time favorite bad movies. I love the idea there were these famous bouncers making crazy money cleaning up honky-tonks around the country.

Not in GA or SC, LOL. I used to get $15/hr cash (had to sign a chit at the end of the night) at the private clubs (open after hours if you were a member) and I think $10 or $11 at the corp owned nightclubs. Made way more money taking "tips" to allow folks in without waiting in line than I ever did bartending or from my regular pay.

This was in '87 - '91. Got tired of getting called as witness in civil cases between owners suing each other. Plus, catching your boss stealing from himself and his partners is not a good place to be.

 

[wozeyjales]

Civilized? Like this??