I was one of the lucky ones that spent his 18th/19th year on Electric Ave, right on the tail end of it. Wasn't as bad as when the Skyroom was run by bikers, but still pretty crazy.
All very true stories:
1. Wait in line at the Fox, see guy get in fight with bouncer and literally get head kicked in. No one does a thing, cause they don't want their head kicked in, or want cheap booze.
2. See 30 man brawl in the middle of 11th ave in front of 3 cheers, see one guy get picked up and slammed onto hood of car that was in the wrong place, wrong time.
3. Coconut Joe's gets shut down because someone let off pepper spray on the second floor.
4. Have a few "$1 Sambooka shots, at the rear bar only, the rear bar only"
5. See (intoxicated) Theo and super nervous rookie named Jarome come into Fox with Sandy McCarthy. Very scrawny friend proceeds to joking ask him to go outside, McCarthy gives him a full face grab and tosses him. We all laugh. Everyone buys Theo a drink, and no one cares who the dark skinned guy with him is.
I have a few more good ones, but I'll have to think about it. I have to admit, Electric was probably the craziest (or mindless) place I have ever been to in the world.
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