Gertrude's

Saturday night, we met up once again with Ian, Lisa, and Donna along with Paul and Rob, Tony and Leah, et al. at Gertrude's in Fitzroy to celebrate Tony's birthday. We had a great time and met some fun people, although Paul got into a little trouble playing with the bar's sound board. Tony also had his wallet stolen, but it was recovered a short time later after he issued a subtle threat of bodily harm to the suspected thief.

We closed out the night witnessing the long-overdue expulsion of one of the bar's patrons, who had annoyed everyone in the place by groping males at random, drinking profusely, and ordering more drinks that he could pay for (which went over very well with the bartenders). He was led out of the establishment into the arms of the Victoria police, who managed to pack him (with some struggle) into the back of a police wagon. The wagon sped off at a rapid rate down the street, only to slam on brakes about 50 yards away, undoubtedly an uncomfortable experience for any unsuspecting occupants who might have been, say, sitting in the back of the vehicle in handcuffs and no seatbelt. Clever trick. . .the LAPD would be proud.