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The Reason Why Kool Haus Shut Down Early

Tue, May 20, 2003

Nightclub swinger just hanging around

By Rob Lamberti


It took police, medics and firefighters about four hours to persuade a 25-year-old man to surrender early yesterday after he went berserk and took to the rafters of a downtown nightclub.

The man dangled about 10 metres above the floor of Kool Haus, a section of the Guvernment nightclub at Queen's Quay and Sherbourne St.


"He was leaping (between) the rafters, and I couldn't believe my eyes," Sgt. Norm Marshall said. "It was just like Spider-Man."

Marshall said the man "was acting in a disturbed manner and was being escorted out of the nightclub" around 3 a.m.

As they neared a side door, the man bolted free and ran up a flight of stairs leading to the club's offices.

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"He broke through the ceiling tiles and got up into the rafters where he ran around like Spider-Man and it took us four hours to talk him down," he said.

"He was on the steel beams and we were on top of the ceiling of the office," Marshall said.

The man was eventually convinced to crawl back to the office area and climbed down a ladder to waiting authorities.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment of superficial cuts and psychological testing.

Police last night still hadn't determined if there would be charges.

"What he hadn't damaged, we had to in order to go and rescue him," Marshall said. "He was 30 feet in the air. He was right up in the rafters. It would have been an ugly fall."



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maybe he went berzerk after realizing that he had paid over $30 to get in and wasn't feelin the party vibe..

too bad he doesn't hav a crew like TA ..

lol, I'm sure some drugs fueled this lil adventure. the question is: which!??!?

HOLLY SHIT !!!

Thanks NAT

Now I understand why the KH had to be closed !!!

I'm willing to bet he was on some kind of hallucinogen (but not K - he wouldn't have made it that far) - acid, a huge amount of shrooms, or perhaps he had been on speed/crystal for four days and was having hallucinations due to sleep deprivation.

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Originally posted by Skipper I'm willing to bet he was on some kind of hallucinogen (but not K - he wouldn't have made it that far) - acid, a huge amount of shrooms, or perhaps he had been on speed/crystal for four days and was having hallucinations due to sleep deprivation.

i hope you're not saying this from experience

Hm.... sounds like something LKD would do

it was probably a bad mix of everything.

i'm guessing GHB though.

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Originally posted by Durafei Hm.... sounds like something LKD would do

thats what i said...but i was with the other TAs at the time so ....IT WASNT ME

Can someone fill me in???
Like when did this exactly happen when Mauro was suppose to play @ the KH??? I missed that party, and I'm kind of lost about what is going on... I get the whole idea what happened with the guy on top of the club but when did this happen???

..or he could be mentally retarded..

..lsd could have been a factor..

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Originally posted by dEsidEL maybe he went berzerk after realizing that he had paid over $30 to get in and wasn't feelin the party vibe.. too bad he doesn't hav a crew like TA ..

hahahaha! i wasn't feelin' the vibe, but i didn't feel compelled to clinb into teh rafters (maybe if i had been wearing panst instead of a dress)

im still pissed off that CP24 didnt cover this and i wasnt on TV saying Hi to my mom

damn cp24 trucks fome around for no reason these days

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess i'm guessing GHB though.

Yeah, I'm guessing it was G. Maybe PCP, but that isn't too popular up here in Canada (from what I understand).

A little coke and a little G turn you into a MONKEE!

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker A little coke and a little G turn you into a MONKEE!

hehehe, poetry. everyone is a poet on these boards.

anyways, that sounds right. coke will give you energy and G will dissociate your body from your mind.

i dont get why u people are bothered what the dood was on...

in the end of the day, thanks to him we got sent home early

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Originally posted by DJ El Kay Dee i dont get why u people are bothered what the dood was on... in the end of the day, thanks to him we got sent home early

meh, it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
there could have been a real tragedy. knock on wood. i have never experienced anything too horrible at a party.

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Originally posted by DJ El Kay Dee i dont get why u people are bothered what the dood was on... in the end of the day, thanks to him we got sent home early

I'm just curious, so I can try the same drugs. I WANNA BE SPIDEY TOO!!!

j/k

Official statement from the Guv

A Spiderman In Our Midst

At approximately 5am Monday May 19, a 25 year old man entered a restricted office area and climbed up into the rafters, deliriously strolling back and forth on the narrow beams approximately 40 feet high above the ground.
Upon being informed of the situation we faced, we immediately called 911 to assist us. In the meantime, we made considerable effort to persuade the individual to relent and climb down safely. Accompanied by two of our security staff, the owner Charles Khabouth, himself, climbed up near the man to try to bring the volatile situation to an end. It was an effort deemed futile by the man�s developing fear and his gradual recognition of the difficulty he was facing.
Growing increasingly concerned with the man�s safety, at approximately 6am the owner instructed the in-house paramedic to request that the Emergency Task Force be dispatched, as it became apparent that the task was much more difficult to handle than one would have originally imagined.
Aware that we would cause some stress and inconvenience to our patrons, we deemed it necessary to immediately shut down the lobby area of the Kool Haus to insure the safety of all, as well as to facilitate the work being carried out by an emergency crew that could not reach the man from their location.
Upon the arrival of the ETF, we were informed that access to the Kool Haus washrooms was crucial for a successful operation. We then advised the DJ to put a stop to the music and inform the patrons that the party would be cut short. We began to transfer the coats for pick-up to the parking lot area where, haphazardly, an impromptu crew made up of all staff was assembled for the safe return of checked items. Under the circumstances we believe everything was done in the best way possible by a very competent and caring staff, notwithstanding numerous mistakes and a few delays.
Some of you may have a lot of questions! Why were we not invited to continue the party at the Guvernment? Why did the Guv side of the complex remain open?
In the end, some were allowed to re-enter the building once we felt it was safe to allow you to do so. However, the Guvernment main room could not take in over two thousand people from the Kool Haus. This would have only aggravated the situation yet we remained open in order to avoid having more people in the parking lot area, adding to the confusion.

So how does this bizarre tale end?

A man from Waterloo came crawling high up, out of the blue,
At about nine thirty safe and sore, with much to do,
Home we went,
And we will not at anytime sue,
�Cause he may well live in an old shoe.

We at the Guvernment Entertainment Complex take your fun seriously. Your safety is part of our business. Therefore, we apologize for the inconveniences and look forward to seeing you this week when you will, once again, be dazzled by the tunes of the one and only world class DJ Mark Oliver.

Play Safe. We are your Guvernment! The Management.



http://www.theguvernment.com/mb/vie...forumID=4#16337

^^^ That's great! Guv handled the situation in the best way they could have! Kudos to Charles and crew!

itikia

i remember at WEMF 2000 late saturday night/early sunday morning in the hangar

this nut case climbed up a support beam and was hanging from the horizontal beams and started making his way across them while dangling! he wasn't even standing on them...he was just hanging!

i guess he realized he had nowhere to go and turned around and went back to the vertical support and came down

i was in absolute awe...also i was sketchy as hell so i wanted to make sure i was actually seeing this

man what a weird sight that was...i can't imagine him falling from there...this would've been a lot worse of a fall than from the kool house rafters...this was in a bloody aircraft hangar!

ahhhh memories

when we were outside after evacuation, i remember talkin bout the time when Tim C from rage agaisnt the machine went atop the decor on stage at an mtv award show

Kid Lax- u actually SAW this? Craziness!!!!
What time was this? Was he still hanging there when they kicked us out?

it was probably around...6 or 7am?

there was still music playing and the sun was almost completely risen

i had to take a triple take
it was really quite a sight haha

the funny thing is that most people looked up at him...shrugged it off and kept dancing! me and a buddy of mine couldn't believe it!

too bad i didn't have a camera on me
i could've sold it to the media for thousands! heh

Next time, find me!!! I always have a camera. Must've been earlier, cuz we got the boot around 5:35 - 40 am.

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