January 4th, 2012 marked the first staging of Brand New Machine (BNM) , a regular event at Fiction nightclub, and although I don’t usually give reviews of club events , I HAD TO TALK ABOUT LAST NIGHT!
First of all, let me say that BNM was a hit, and for me, was a good way of setting the stage for future Wednesdays. The music and overall atmosphere had everyone excited, but the drama that took place, took the night to new heights!!!!!!!
So here’s what happened!
Soooooo, I’m there partying, only to see two GROWN MEN… who looked like they have grandchildren at home, FIGHTING! I have no idea what started it, I only saw people scattering while I went for a closer look… Two grown men shoving and hitting each other, while the bouncers tried their best to pull them apart and escort them out the club! Everything went back to normal as we all continued with our fun… You thought that was it? Nooope! Exactly five minutes later, another, completely different fight.
This fight, was like the first one, had no idea why it started, only saw people scattering, two women fighting, one being thrown to the ground and bottles breaking. Shockingly, the girl who had the upper hand in the fight, was attacked by 4 men who seemed to be defending their defeated female friend, FOUR MEN attacking one girl! SMFH! The bouncers tried profusely to break this up and kick them out. What made things worse, is that while this fight was going on, an innocent female patron got ‘gun-butted’ in the head. Apparently, the fight was happening too close to her, so she was easing them off and a certain ‘hot-head’ for whatever reason, decided to use his gun and hit her in the head… I hope those girls are okay. I heard that the matter was reported to the police. My question is, WHAT THE HELL WAS A GUN DOING IN THE CLUB? Aren’t patrons searched? I know that ‘REGULAR’ people are searched, so this could only mean that it wasn’t a ‘regular’ patron like me and you, it was someone ‘well known’ or VIP. Sigh. Have to give the bouncers props though, they were overworked last night and did their job in trying to stop the fights and getting things back to normal.
It’s as if everyone felt ‘hype’ last night. I got annoyed with the men popping champagne and wetting up other people, I thought another fight was about to happen when a guy splashed a random girl with champagne, messing up her hairdo, although it didn’t seem to be intentional, the HYPENESS! I was further annoyed with the ‘Money Pull-Up’ ... Imagine, one song being played about 8 times, back to back *Blank Stare*
Apart from all that, it was a really good night that I enjoyed. Not because of the fights per se, but the ambiance prior to and after these happenings, was a great one nonetheless. I can’t blame fiction for the fights, but a weapon being in the club and a patron being hit with one, could have been prevented, so something needs to be done to prevent a re-occurrence.
SMDH!
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