Local bar: Ageists
I'm appalled to discover that local Wellington sports establishment the 'Big Kumara', home of more giant TVs than your local Harvey Norman, is willing to ban a willing drinker because he's "too old".
Since when did age come between a bar and its lushes patrons? Are gone the days of drinks for all and cheer all round?
Let's consider this carefully. What has Mr. Norman Levido done other than have slightly questionable taste in clothes and be older than 30? Nothing that I'm aware of.
If the Big Kumara (and The Establishment) wants to ban people, how about giving a little more evidence? Perhaps let the old bugger actually pinch a bum before we go making assumptions? Then, out into the street you old codger!
Thank you Tom for your comments,the slightly questionable taste in clothing was accurate and hilarious The situation is advancing with a life of its own and a media shitstorm has broken over the heads of these silly pricks
in the Gibson group who know as much about PR as I know about Astroarcheology.Anyway Im keeping my powder dry over this,the media is all over them like a rash to produce the security tapes of the alledged bottle incident as portrayed on Tv Ones Close Up,and of course they wont because no such alledsed incident actually occured,and if you saw the gargantuan size of the bouncer you woulldnt even dare suggest to him a bottle of colongne. So theyre playing all nicey nice,as far as they seem capable,and apparently are forgoing a required but not legally binding mediation with the Human rights commission and opting to hold a probably once off Golden Oldies evening at the Big Kumura in the near future,with the Close cameras present.so we will see what happens,Yours is the only blog Im answering personally. much love and surgical stockings and lashings of horlicks and sherry. The Old Guy.
That is outrageous! Maybe the owners are trying to build up their fragile egos? What's next?
I retract my comment about silly pricks in Mr Gibsons PR.we have gone to mediation with a satisfactory outcome for both parties.with NO money changing hands.Andrew has apologised for the impression given that I presented a bottle in a threatening manner to the bouncer at the Establishment on St Pats day evening,or at any other time, and legal and moral constraints prohibit me to discus the matter in any public forum,exept to say.generally speaking,that a handshake,a smile and and a drink go a very long way. Mr Gibson is hosting a Golden oldoies evening at the big Kumara on wednesday the 9th of april from seven pm;all are welcome;for this gesture he is to be admired and thanked. Mr Gibson presented a bottle to me at the Establishment the other night and it had Jamiesons whisky in it. The lawyers didnt make much from it,but we had a laugh and reached an amicable understanding. I then went on to lose my 20 yr old baby blue Nokia cellphone,if anybody out there finds it a reward is forthcoming, and maybe,in six years time Mayor of Wellington. (at present Kerry is the day mayor and as one friend tartly put it I am the nightmare}. Much love to yas all Norman
"slightly questionable taste in clothes and be older than 30"
There but for the grace of god ...
And aren't there some bars that set a minimum age that's above the legal drinking age? I'm pretty sure Vintage only allowed over-20s at the start, though from my recent visits it doesn't look like it now. Is that legal?