Any of you ever been in a bar fight?

[Redlinerobert]

One of the members of a board I moderate (Teamspeed.com) was sucker punched last night. it brought back memories of the only fight I've actually been in.

I dont think any of us ever expect to be in a bar fight.

About 6 years ago a group of friends and I were at a restaurant/bar owned by one of my clients. We had just left a black tie event where I was one of the sponsors.

There was a guy there at the bar giving my girlfriend the eye. No big deal, happened alot, but he was starting to make my girl feel uncomfortable. We were seated next to the bar, when the owner came by to talk to us. I asked him to do a shot with me, which he accepted. There was a small spot at the bar so I got up to order the shots. I immediately noticed the goon and two of his buddies approach me at the bar. The restaurant manager (female) was btween the goons and I. The guy's friend got in my face, asked me why I was giving his friend the evil eye. I chuckled and told him to chill out.

The guy took a step back as if to charge me. I hold a black belt in TKD, and as he came towards me a very simple front kick to the chest put the guy into the booth that was directly behind him. I don't know who was more bewildered, the guy or his pansy friends as I then turned to them expecting them to come at me. They did nothing but stand there. At this point all of my friends saw what was happening, and got up to come help.

I was honestly pretty embarrased about the whole thing. The restaurant was full of people I worked with or worked for me. I apologized to the owner, who told me it wasnt necessary since he saw that I had obviously not started the fight.

The three guys were all thrown out of there. I never saw them in there again.

It was pretty funny at the end, all of my friends were telling me I did the guy a favor, as he now had a Gucci shirt thanks to the bottom of my shoe being imprinted on his white shirt. ;D

[firefightn15]

Two and I would not recommend them. One cost me 2 days in jail, and $7300 in his medicals and attorney fees. The second, within one week of the fight the other guy died in an auto wreck. I was accused by his wife of being the cause as he started having blackouts after the fight. My only saving grace was when, through investigation, it was determined that his blackouts had been around long before the fight. In the last 2 years in WI alone two have been tried and convicted for causing death in bar fight scenarios; both with single punches.

The only humor I found in either case was in the first fight while I was on top of this guy smokin' him someone kept hitting me in the back of the head. It felt like they were slapping me. I realized what it was when the beer bottle finally broke. ;D

FWIW Robert, I admire anyone involved with the arts. Obviously, your more able to relieve a situation without having to necessarily causing real harm.

As a side note, I don't generally share these stories because I m not real proud of them. I only do so to show you what the ramifications could be.

[Redlinerobert]

I could not agree with you more.  As mentioned in my post I was pretty embarrased about the whole thing.  I've been in a couple situations that could have escalated, but it is absolutely not worth it.  This particular case, it was self defense.

[roadwarrior]

Well, kinda...

Back in the 70's I was out with a friend on leave

from Nam...Navy Seal, covert. We had been to a

Royals game in K.C., but you know how beer can

make you thirsty.

We just randomly got off the highway and ended

up in a biker bar...Not cool. We order a couple of

beers at the bar, when the 300lb gorilla next to

us grabs my buddy's beer...Not cool...

Well, the end of the story had us walking slowly

out the door. My pants were a little soggy, but I

wasn't actually "in the fight". First dude's face

exploded, then had a knee bending the wrong

way. Dude #2 lost his voice, maybe permanently!

I don't know whether Dude #3 survived or not,

but the fight only lasted 20-30 seconds. I was

concerned about the rest of their friends, to say

the least.

We never talked about it much, but a decade

later, my friend showed up unexpectedly at my

front door in Denver. Seems he had to leave the

Sudan quickly. Special flight, flew direct. He had

a pocket full of "real money", but not a bag or a

toothbrush. We never really talked about that

either.

[Bassn Blvd]

The only bar fight I've been in was when I took the wife to a topless bar, which was HER idea.  The fight started as soon as we paid our cover charge and was being escorted to our table.  The hostess, for some reason, thought she knew me and was all touchy feely. Well, I lost that fight and ended up on the couch for the remainder of the night.

[bilgerat]

I've been in one, over twenty years ago with some guy one of my ex girlfriends was running with behind my back. We were both hammered drunk, it likely went down as one of the worst fights on record. The funny part about it is after it broke up, she was driving out of the parking lot taking him home when he rolled the window down and started running his mouth. Someone, I don't know who, punched him square in the face as he had his head out the window. Probably the best punch thrown that night.

From what I hear she beefed up considerably over the years. He probably did me a favor in the long run. Maybe I should find him and buy him a beer or two....

[CanalStalkin]

I have personally never been in a bar fight. I am usually too drunk standing at the jukebox feeding it money and playing Waylon Jennings songs to be in a fight. My dad was a bouncer for many years for local bars, one called the Packing Shed, and the other called The Sundowner. He said "it was a fight a night".

[1inStripes]

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Well, the end of the story had us walking slowly

out the door. My pants were a little soggy, but I

wasn't actually "in the fight".

P!ssed yourself eh?   

[roadwarrior]

Yep, I had never been in a "life & death" situation

and I was really scared. Fortunately for me, my buddy

didn't need any help.

In retrospect, I suspect my guy was also well

armed, but that never came into play. The whole

incident replays in my mind in slow motion, but

that's not how it went down.

8-)

[1inStripes]

Good to have friends like that on your side.  I never have encounted the situation myself.

[roadwarrior]

Professionally, I don't think taking prisoners was

part of his job description.

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[Micro]

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Any of you ever been in a bar fight?

No, but I've been in a stop-light fight.  And I won. 

[I Love BassResource]

This one time I was in a bar and this guy came up to me while I was standing on this dock pier. I felt threatened so I like crane kick him in the face and than had brunch with Mr. Miyagi.

It was cool....

[K_Mac]

Back in a former life I was in one. I learned a couple of very valuable lessons.

1. Bouncers don't care who started it.

2. Bouncers have no sense of humor. This can manifest itself in a number of ways. You will not like any of them.

[grimlin]

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Back in a former life I was in one. I learned a couple of very valuable lessons.

1. Bouncers don't care who started it.

2. Bouncers have no sense of humor. This can manifest itself in a number of ways. You will not like any of them.

Truth!

[-HAWK-]

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The only bar fight I've been in was when I took the wife to a topless bar, which was HER idea. The fight started as soon as we paid our cover charge and was being escorted to our table. The hostess, for some reason, thought she knew me and was all touchy feely. Well, I lost that fight and ended up on the couch for the remainder of the night.

;D ;D ;D Thats hilarious!

[Helluva_Engineer]

I would like to preface this with saying that I am the happiest drunk ever, and will hug a stranger before speaking ill of anybody. This wasn't exactly a bar fight, but one of my friends and his wife and daughter were walking with me to the stadium before the UGA v GT game. Some shirtless tool decided my buddy's walking offended him and charged him and threw a punch out of nowhere. I don't exactly remember how it went down, but the three cops that pulled me off the guy took my side on that one.

Bad apples ruin things for the rest of us. That's my view on bar fights

[Redlinerobert]

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Bad apples ruin things for the rest of us.

Amen.

[Mr Jenkins]

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This one time I was in a bar and this guy came up to me while I was standing on this dock pier. I felt threatened so I like crane kick him in the face and than had brunch with Mr. Miyagi.

It was cool....

LOL I WAS DYING TO FLAME THIS POST AND YOU BEAT ME TO IT! ALTHOUGH I COULD TELL ABOUT THE TIME AT BANDCAMP LOL. Me and dick once had to fight a clan of ninjas from Harts Creek one time in Topps and then I transformed back into a drunk and did shots of Blue Valium's. The rest is actually a blur after that. But from that day forward we were known as MasterBlaster.

[OIFBasser]

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Back in a former life I was in one. I learned a couple of very valuable lessons.

1. Bouncers don't care who started it.

2. Bouncers have no sense of humor. This can manifest itself in a number of ways. You will not like any of them.

Imagine being stationed at a USMC base around of other drunken Marines with limited woman supply, and lots of testosterone. Bar fights are as frequent as flies on poop there, sometimes that stuff was unavoidable.

[SirSnookalot]

Interesting topic and yes I've been in life threatening situations at gun and knife point, only to say that I'm still here and was never seriously injured.  As far as bars go, twice, both times at upscale dinner clubs sitting at the bar and was the brunt of racial harassment.  I'll pass on the details ( no one ever wins a fight) only to say you see the true colors of people even wearing Armani suits and drinking  $10 martinis. 

I never peed in my pants, I grew up in the inner city of Detroit.

[bwell]

I got jumped by some frat boys for no reason one night....

Me and my friends were going home after a fun night out, and a guy asked me to talk with him at his door step, well I thought nothing of it...  Then I saw two of his buddies start messing with my two friends (pushing them around ect..)  I said excuse me but I better get going, I turned around and got sucker punched in the back of the head.  I turned around and just started beating the crap out of him when I get sucker punched again!  I get off the first guy and start kicking the crap out of the other guy, untill I get sucker punched again from another guy!  I get off the guy I was beating and started on the other guy when I get punched in the back of the head again.  Well I got tired of all the sissy fighting and pulled out my pocket knife and said the next guy that wants to hit me when I am not looking will get cut!  And that pretty much ended the night... 

I woke up the next morning to get my haircut and the barber said I should have ducked lol.  The top, side, and back of my head was full but bumps... 

[Sfritr]

I have been in Two:  One looked like a scene straight out of Roadhouse (not recommended)

The other was a guy grabbing my buddies girlfriend twice.  Words were said and two punches were thrown.  One missed and the other hit my buddy square in the chin.  down goes FRAZIER........

bouncers stepped in after that

[fishfordollars]

Been is several. That happens when you work in the largest bar just off campus. Sucker punch that took ten stitches to close the wound over my right eye, but he did not knock me off my feet. Went to the E/R, got stictched up, and went right back to work.

All those little stars and designs you see in the funny papers actually live out there. I saw them all.

The Houston Oilers held their preseason workouts in Nacogdoches on the Stephen F. Austin University campus one year and they all hung out in the club at night. The quarterback was well on his way one night just spoiling for a fight. I am not going to mention his name, but he ran drag cars after he left the NFL. The owner came up to me and told me to get him out of the club. I went up to him and told him he could whip my A** right there in the pool room or do it outside, but either way he had to go. He stared at me for a moment, layed the broken cue stick on the table, said "This place sucks anyway", and walked out the front door. He was back the next night and never caused another problem.

[NewAngler]

Short answer, yes.