Our party this Friday night is going to be cancelled. The venue owner received a letter from the powers that be today stating that by hosting the party, it could be in violation of some Responsible Drinking Laws and such. The owner has just bought the property and doesn’t want any trouble, since this is his livehood.
What do you think about this? Personally I think its just sad…..very sad.
29 Comments
June 16, 2008 at 6:38 pm
I guess we’ll all have to find somewhere cheap to drown our sorrows
June 16, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Spewin. The interest in the event has shown that something similar in the future should be organised. cheers
June 16, 2008 at 6:59 pm
well the anti fun pollie patrols are definitely out and about… haven’t they got some real problems to go and occupy themselves with?
June 16, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Fuck. Spew man.
June 16, 2008 at 7:52 pm
2am lockouts and now happy hour celebrations being shut down. My weekend plans have been shattered. Are house parties the only thing left on the cards?
June 16, 2008 at 8:55 pm
thats poo
June 16, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Agreed Kelza… soon we won’t even be able to drink in our own homes though!
Is this event going to be re-scheduled? Now I have to find something to do on Friday night
June 16, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Chris, have they offered an explanation as to why they think this event would be a problem as opposed to any other night at any other pub? Surely the fact that they would be selling reasonably priced drinks isn’t enough for them to be applying this sort of pressure?
I’m sure you are even more outraged and frustrated than the rest of us. I moved to Melbourne for the music a nightlife, now I’m starting to wonder why.
June 16, 2008 at 9:13 pm
The fun police are out in full force, aren’t they? It’s a sad day for the happy hour, though I wonder what makes this event different to any other happy hour in any other venue? Fun police on Facebook patrol now? Methinks the powers that be need a “fun adviser” on their staff…
June 16, 2008 at 9:38 pm
So lets get this right … the alco-pops are NOT on the list of specials so why do we have a problem …
June 16, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Very sad day indeed!
O well i guess it is house parties are the only safe place now. Will have to wait for Corey to get out of Juvi again
Surely this will not stop us, The Tightarse Army!
June 17, 2008 at 1:29 am
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June 17, 2008 at 3:05 am
seef. I was keen, as always, for a night of cheap piss. maybe try canvasing other venues to find someone who can stand up to bullshit threats?
June 17, 2008 at 7:35 am
That is a major burn! Surely if every licensed premises operator did this we wouldn’t be able to find a beer for under $7 in Melbourne. How can $3 stubbies be irresponsible? The definition of irresponsibility is to leave 400 thirsty tight-arses out on the street where they may have to resort to drinking goon in the gutters to get by! Oh, the humanity!
Fingers crossed another friendly publican will hear our cries for cheap beer!
June 17, 2008 at 8:57 am
This is just not cool.
If some people out there don’t want to be involved thats fine, but why stick your nose in where its not wanted? Why ruin it for those who are interested?
I agree, a very sad day…
June 17, 2008 at 10:27 am
Tragedy. When the feeling’s gone and you can’t go on it’s tragedy.
June 17, 2008 at 10:36 am
As Kevin Keegan once said
“Im not disapointed, Just dispointed”,
It seems like double standards by the Licensing committe. They dont want binge drinking but want to implement a 2.00a.m lockout (Which will inadvertently encourage binge drinking and leave drunken youngsters out on the streets to wreck havoc). I think the short sighted attitude (Which is bascially a panic from the distorted media coverage) is impinging on the 99% of people content on just having a good time.
June 17, 2008 at 11:07 am
Why doesn’t the Government go all the way and delcare prohibition in inner Melbourne? I wouldn’t mind opening a Speakeasy with revolving furniture, so that it turns into a pet shop when the local constabulary comes a knockin’…
For %@#* sake! Other than the 2am lockout bullsh*t, if I now drink more than two pints in a sitting, I’m a %@#*ing binge drinker! I’ve probably said it before and not meant it but for the first time EVER I would have to say I am ashamed to be Australian AND call Melbourne my home!
I think Adelaide (my home town) has overtaken Melbourne in the sophisticated nightlife stakes (with the exception of Hindley St, parts of North Tce and The Village in Golden Grove).
What’s the next move, Chris???
June 17, 2008 at 11:07 am
all it takes is just one person to sort of suggest that, y’know, we all.. just… kind of … turn up anyway.
Cheap arse happy hour party? Nah, not me… just here for a quiet drink with my mates. Let me introduce you to them Officer, starting here at mate #599…
just one person…
June 17, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Hey,
Lets drown our sorrows at another venue which has imported beer at a low price of $3 - John Curtin Hotel anyone?
June 17, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Not the beer!!!!!!
Okay that’s enough. We must work out a way to get more beer…
I don’t know if they’d be into it but we could see if the Royal Melbourne Hotel on Bourke would host the event?
I went to the launch of their Friday Nightshift (basically happy hour, although it’s 6 til midnight I think) and they offered up drink cards if I was bringing a group so I made up a number (which happened to be 25) and I rock up to 25 drink cards! sweeeeet..
So I’m thinking they might be up for promoting themselves a bit more and might be keen to have us?
June 17, 2008 at 6:52 pm
What is wrong with the world today?
So now, where is everyone planning to go instead?
June 17, 2008 at 7:35 pm
i might be able to get us a venue….leave it with me for a bit and i will see what i can sort out
June 17, 2008 at 8:33 pm
They were scared that we were going to have more than the 4 standard drinks and unwillingly do damage to ourselves.
Australia is turning into a nanna-state, and i only wish the spirits weren’t so tasty so that we’d be more tempted to use them as molotov cocktails. ah the irony.
Maybe we should all move overseas and have the party there..
June 17, 2008 at 8:37 pm
i think 600+ people could easily block a major road for a party..
June 17, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Facist bastards… these be dark times for the serious tightarse drinker. BOLLOCKS!
June 18, 2008 at 12:55 am
Absolute disgrace, i bet if it was a politicians party with FREE alcohol it wouldnt be cancelled due to irresponsible serving of alcohol!
Oh well, lets find another venue and so that first beer will go down even sweeter and we can have a fun time sticking it right up em!
June 18, 2008 at 7:37 am
Basically we have had a good response from other venues keen to hold the event at a later date. I will be showing these venues the letter that John Curtis Hotel got because I still dont know why we couldnt have the party. Stay tuned.
August 15, 2008 at 10:32 pm
OK so I only just jumped on here now - 2 months after the night in question - and the pain from that night has almost subsided.
RSA - MY RRRRRRRSSSS!
The lack of my planned evening - where beers were not to be crazy cheap, just premium beers at non-premium prices - certainly not worthy of eeejit fun police messing with it - made me go down me local, and get totally JUICED because I was so mightily peeved.
Outrageous level of stupdity, but hopefully that stuff’s all dying down now.
cheers HH
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