Last Nights Not so pleasant Mum

[paul1404]

Did a 16th last night - Was at a venue - bouncers on door
All going well I thought until 11.30 when the manageress told me to turn the music off ?
I asked why and the guests had managed to sneak in about 50 bottles of booze - Were not talking beer - i mean spirits, Strongbow, wine etc.

When I turned off the music - The drunk Mum who was previously break dancing to RUN DMC's Thats the way it is. Come running over and started shouting at me turn the music on - Ive paid for this hall up to midnight - I want music.
The manager then explained to her why and explained that he had been warned several times in the evening that the music would stop if any more bottles were sneaked in
The mum then managed to get all the 15/16 years old to shout abuse at the staff and bouncers singing WERE NOT LEAVING.
She then knocked every glass she could see over which smashed on the floor - SHe then threatened to get her brother down who is going to prison on Monday for ABH to beat us all up. At this point I felt i needed to ask her who the 2 year old girl was, I was protecting form the flying glass.
She said she was mine grabbed her and continued to shout at the staff.
Finally she left - The venue apologised and bouncers / managed help me carry all my stuff down the stairs ( Steve C - you know where). Never seen any thing like this before. Be warned 16th's are dangerous - Done 2 , 2 fights - No more

[thex-faders]

Sorry to hear about that Paul!

Sounds terrible! On NYE after we had finished at 2am there were a few fights outside the venue after people jumping in taxis that had been booked etc.

However these were adults! Can't believe the actions of the Mum, clearly supporting underage drinking.

Were the police called? I would pass her details on to them. Or is that breach of confidentiality?

Tom

[boomerangdiscos]

i think it's a reflection of todays society that it does not even shock me any more, parental control seems to be a distant memory.

[DeckstarDeluxe]

On balance I've done a few and they have been wonderfully well behaved so think you have to be careful before painting all 16th birthdays with the same brush.

[simonp]

On balance I've done a few and they have been wonderfully well behaved so think you have to be careful before painting all 16th birthdays with the same brush.

Here here, every 16th I've done have been great, not a sniff of aggro :)

[Shakermaker Promotions]

I was going to say the same thing.
I have done lots of 16th birthday parties and all of them have been trouble free. Good kids anyway but also the fact that there were RESPONSIBLE adults in attendance too. This Mum doesn't sound reponsible to me at all and more like something out of 'Shameless'.
Doormen (bouncers as you call them), need to have their eyes and ears everywhere and may miss stuff now and then.

I'm sure the Mum will find her pockets being hit hard when she gets the bill for damages and will no doubt have lost deposits etc.

[Megamix]

She was in the wrong, didn't heed the warning and upset everyone she could - doesn't sound like someone you could negotiate with.

[Ecstatic Events]

i think it's a reflection of todays society that it does not even shock me any more, parental control seems to be a distant memory.

As a Father of three, should I just give up now?

My Sisters 16th Party made the front page of the local rag FIFTEEN years ago because it kicked off in spectacular style (due to underage drinking) so its clearly not just todays society.

Excess ALCOHOL seems to be the cause here. Always is.

[djdave01]

we did a high school christmas party recently, 15 & 16 year olds.

many were drinking, a few were very drunk. The staff, couldnt care less

[DJ Jules]

I've done a number of 16th's and I've only had one serious incident of underage drinking which resulted in one girl passing out on the dance floor - but she had been drinking before the party, not during.

I've no issues at 16ths at all, just one incident at an 18th where the 18yr olds were behaving like your mother (dropping pint glasses over a balcony, kicking in the toilet doors, breaking the lights in the toilets) and I had a similar call from the landlord to stop.

Julian

[DiscoMagic]

we did a high school christmas party recently, 15 & 16 year olds.

many were drinking, a few were very drunk. The staff, couldnt care less

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


what is the world coming to???
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[ultrasound disco]

I can remember on the other end at 16 and sneaking in a wee half bottle in my coat.
shame! :)

[djdave01]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


what is the world coming to???
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I know, and my daughters heading to high school come the summer, thankfully not THAT high school, but i am a little concerned :eek:

[Stu]

If you honestly believe that 16 year olds can't and don't get their hands on booze, I'm afraid you are being very naive.

It's the world we live in today.

16ths 18ths proms and the alike make up a huge chunk of my work (it's my specialist area). I can't think of a single party I've worked without booze or drugs being abused in someway (either before or at the party).

The worst one I've done was a private marquee in the parents house grounds. 16th Birthday with a hired in professional bar - all drinks free for everyone. No holding back. Turned into a right mess with kids chucking up and :Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored: everywhere! Big money spent on that party, not that they were short of a bob or two!

It's all good fun.

[djdave01]

It's all good fun.

You wont be saying that once you've got a teenage daughter and are worried about her getting raped while drunk or falling pregnant.

Your at an age where going out and getting drunk for the sake of it is the norm, we all did it, but you tend to think a bit differently once you've got kids.

[paul1404]

[It's all good fun.[/QUOTE]

Not great either when you have glass flying at you and your equipment and being shouted at by agressive people - Were her to provide a service not to be abused - We all understand that 90 % of our clients are not sober at end of night but that does not give joe public the excuse to abuse

[yourdj]

I bet this woman was loud, muttering "I aint being funny" at the start of each sentence,
the size of a house and looked like she had been smacked in the face with a wet fish :D

Not that that matters but most the hassle I have had in five years were from people like that.
If they cant respect themselves why would they respect anyone else. Its a market I avoid at all costs.

Having said all that what I cant stand even more is posh people (or people who think
they are posh) who look down or order you around (often not knowing what they are doing) as if you are their slave.

[Megamix]

To be fair I didn't read Stu's comment as 'It is actually all good fun' - I think it was just an expression.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

To be fair I didn't read Stu's comment as 'It is actually all good fun' - I think it was just an expression.

I agree.

[Charlie Brown]

If you honestly believe that 16 year olds can't and don't get their hands on booze, I'm afraid you are being very naive.

It's the world we live in today.


:agree:

People were throwing up at my 14th/15th birthday party. The mother shouldn't have been abusive but I don't think she was being irresponsible.

[Corabar Entertainment]

....but I don't think she was being irresponsible.:bang:

Christ. I'd hate to know what you consider to be irresponsible then, Charlie!

[Charlie Brown]

:bang:

Christ. I'd hate to know what you consider to be irresponsible then, Charlie!

I did say she shouldn't have been aggressive and caused a fuss? Having a bottle of wine at her sons birthday party isn't irresponsible?

[paul1404]

Im with you on that Charlie mate - but not sure if i mentioned this her 2 year old daughter was being ignore while she was shouting throwing glasses - Anyway weve all see it seen it before in pubs etc - And its normally just the 1 person that causes the trouble - All I would suggest is think safety before you take on parties of non drinking ages where booze is going to be present ( 13+).

[Stu]

Blooming heck, that didn't come across quite how I meant it!

As has been suggested, i was using it as a figure of speech.

I'm 22 years young (23 on Friday :( ) and do occasionally go out for a few beers when I'm not working. On occasions in the past I've had a few two many (like most). However I have never felt the need to be a total idiot toward other people, especially people that are trying to do a job! What the OP described is disgusting behaviour and the woman is clearly scum.

The point I was trying to make is that underage drinking is now a part of our everyday life and there really isn't much that can be done about it.

I don't know, maybe if I did have a teenage daughter I would feel differently an try to rally the goverent to put a stop to it. Thing is though, if a teen wants to go out and have a bottle of vodka, they will do it! Nobody can stop them. Girls are worse too, it's easier for them to get hold of the devils nectar than the boys.

[DazzyD]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


what is the world coming to???
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

as Mike said:


As a Father of three, should I just give up now?

My Sisters 16th Party made the front page of the local rag FIFTEEN years ago because it kicked off in spectacular style (due to underage drinking) so its clearly not just todays society.

Excess ALCOHOL seems to be the cause here. Always is.

Kids drinking isn't a new thing. I blame the 60s. The moral decline of this country has been on a steady downhill slope since the days of the Beatles!! They've even had episodes of Heartbeat with young folk getting tiddly and causing bother for the local bobby. In fact, bring back the old style local bobby. A clip round the ear would do the youth of today the world of good! ;)


If you honestly believe that 16 year olds can't and don't get their hands on booze, I'm afraid you are being very naive.

It's the world we live in today.

16ths 18ths proms and the alike make up a huge chunk of my work (it's my specialist area). I can't think of a single party I've worked without booze or drugs being abused in someway (either before or at the party).

The worst one I've done was a private marquee in the parents house grounds. 16th Birthday with a hired in professional bar - all drinks free for everyone. No holding back. Turned into a right mess with kids chucking up and :Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored::Censored: everywhere! Big money spent on that party, not that they were short of a bob or two!

It's all good fun.

Who's parties do you do? Pete Doherty?? :eek:

[Stu]

Ha! He couldn't afford me, spends too much money on smack!

Think about it though, there's always one drunk / drugged tool at any party, s/he usually loves to chat with the DJ too!

[stormproductions]

The only time I've seen Pete Doherty he was having a coffee outside a burger van in Salisbury...

Doing the lighting at a very nice private event a couple of months ago and there was a group of about 6 girls trying their hardest to get onto the vodka. I'm guessing they were all only 11 or 12 years old. Scary.

Come on Toby, I know you were really wanting to refer to your wet-fish-faced woman as a cha...