The person who stabbed the bartender ended up being a career criminal who had by his account served over 20 years in prison. He started coming in about 2 weeks prior to this attack. He stuck out like a sore thumb that night as we had a theater crowd in to view musical performances by members of the cast of Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson. The attacker had earlier been warned that he had to put his shirt on or leave. He was told this politely and he apologized politely and donned his shirt. When clearing the patio at the end of the night. He did not comply but instead
began shouting obscenities at the bartender and backing him up. Pushing followed by fists being thrown ensued. The bartender prevailed as the customer gave up and apologized. They shook hands and he left the patio to "call it a night". He was told he would not be permitted back. He went into the rest room to "clean up". As the bartender was emptying ashtrays he was again approached by the customer who began waving his hands at him or so it seemed. His hand contained a knife so sharp that the bartender didn't realize he was being cut until he was stabbed in the side. He then punched the customer and ran into the bar to get a ride to the hospital as the customer fled. When arrested the attacker was found with a bag of pills of various sorts in his backpack. That guy was a cancer on what had been a fun night with a great crowd of people.

And we all thought it was the dollar stores that were bringing those unsavory people to our city. Pot meet Kettle. Kettle this is Pot. Of course your response will be something like... "I do not cater to these types of people blah blah blah" "I do not tolerate these actions blah blah blah." "I run a respectable business blah blah blah" Don't bother, it was all B.S..

Really, Tim. Isn't that chip on your shoulder getting uncomfortable yet? Being as this man was not working, how do you think he ended up living in the neighborhood? He spent his about 2 weeks frequenting our place and Barbershop Rock. I guess barbershops are magnets for trouble makers also. Do you ever look at the police blotter, Tim? Do you notice that the majority of crimes are occurring in the areas of Lakewood with the most Section 8 housing. They even have maps with handy little pins identifying the locations of the crimes. Thanks for making my previous point for me.