Lol, I’m a bigger dude and like to smell fresh at all times. On regular days, I shower in the morning and then before i go to bed. But on nights where i have to go to my regular job and then my second job that night, it’s 3 times(technically) 7am before regular work, about 745pm before bar work, and then like 5am…

Same here! And sometimes 3 times a day, once before regular work, once before I go to bar work, and one more time before I lay down to sleep that next morning. You definitely don’t want to be crawling into bed with bar funk all over you.

Wise advice indeed, I do this when I take a date out to my favorite dive bar. It’s the best bar in town, it’s where all the service industry folks go once they get off work at 3-5am and they are open very late. That 10pm to 3am crowd though can get pretty rough and sketchy. Most of the girls I date I tend to meet…

That’s weird our patrons don’t typically pick on the bigger bouncers, I’m about 6'3" and 270 so I’m big but not like a colossus. I’m really quite nice though to people, so when I get serious they don’t tend to test me. As far as the women... they can tend to me more difficult because they know they can get away with…

True, but even the best bouncer can be in a bad mood and more aggressive than normal depending on what is going on in their life and that night. But with time in the business you get better and better at letting that shit go. When one of my younger guys starts losing their cool, I walk over and tell them to go to my…

Very true, most people chalk it up to an innocent mistake. Hell some girls even like it to an extent, they get that “I still got it” feeling lol.

I’ve gotten in trouble even for shoving someone to create distance, not legal trouble but lawsuit after the fact trouble. My best trick is one I learned as an offensive lineman, I grab them right under the armpits and push them out the door while always maintaining control(if it comes to that). If you keep your arms…

Absolutely, our bar owner will not pay for the cops to be stationed out front but we are primarily the bar for the college kids that go to the rich private college. Most of them are like turkeys, they want to strut and blow up and act bad, but when it comes down to it they don’t want any trouble. Also, pro-tip for any…

You don’t man, words are just that... words. Ignore them, they don’t matter, that guys opinion doesn’t matter... it’s not a big deal. Don’t retaliate back verbally, deescalate the situation. If they escalate that to physical contact... knock a motherfucker out.

THIS! I’m a bouncer on the weekends(easy second job), that is what I am there for... I can not monitor all portions of our bar from the front door so sometimes I can not see or hear shit going down out back or if the bar is crowded. PLEASE come get the bouncer, I do not care about kicking one person out if they are…

4 years of bouncing here, well said. My younger bouncers get hot headed at times but that’s why I am there. I’m 31, way past the dick measuring contest bullshit of my younger years. I have no interest in getting in a fight and getting assault charges or losing my hard earned money. 99% of the time you can resolve any…

Do you live inside the Double Deuce from roadhouse? If you are smart enough and check your ego... there is almost ALWAYS a way out of a confrontation.

This is not a Hollywood movie.. this is real life.

I mean that’s a given... but sometimes you don’t know... if that turns out to be the case apologize profusely! I’ve done it before, hit on a girl whose boyfriend was just in the restroom... he came in aggressive... I covered my face and said “Oh my god I’m so embarrassed, I apologize! Can I buy you guys a round of…

That is very rare indeed, 98% of the time people are not going to fuck with you just because of your appearance. I’ve worked security for 4 years, I’ve seen that happen 1 maybe 2 times.

Yeap, use your manners and take things with a grain of salt. Apologize if you bump into someone, spill your drink on them... whatever. If they don’t apologize... let it go... your in a crowded bar with drunk people shit happens. If you spill someone’s drink, apologize and offer to buy them a new one, if someone spills…

Hahahaha well done! I use this same tactic as a bouncer, I also use the make them laugh tactic. Sometimes people get kicked out or denied at the door and they get aggressive, sometimes it’s a big group of aggressive bro’s so eventually the shit talking commences. Had a guy take off his shirt and walk in the street to…

You can definitely read the crowd, but it is one of the hardest things to teach people. I’ve been a door guy/security for a total of 4 years now, I have learned this skill and it always puts people off when I am off work at a bar and I start herding my friends to a different part of the bar. I tell them don’t ask…

You sir have the right mind set, words don’t mean shit. If you are going to lose your cool and defend your honor every time you get “insulted” STAY THE FUCK HOME. That being said, someone puts a hand on you... do what you gotta do. You will still most likely get kicked out of the bar but gotta defend yourself. At the…

Then you sir are an idiot and don’t need to be out in public. I’m a bouncer right now, actively, every weekend and this is not good advice. It takes a real man to WALK AWAY from a fight, swallow your ego and walk away. It does not matter what drunk guy number 3 says about you or your partner... walk away. Better yet,…