Lance Armstrong throws a fit at a Texas bar
I guess his motto “Live Strong” includes a caveat of “Throw a Hissy Fit If You’re Asked To Follow The Rules” as well. Who knew?
After last night’s sold-out Band of Horses show at La Zona Rosa, former Austinist co-editor Matthew Odam happened to witness a precious exchange between the seven-time Tour de France champ and the door guy at the Backstage Bar. Armstrong, evidently operating under the notion that he was exempt from pesky TABC laws, attempted to leave the club with drink in hand. When Sean Higgins, the door man, stopped him, Armstrong quickly morphed from that affable fellow gazing peacefully out from the cover of this month’s Texas Monthly to some deranged celebutante:
He returned to the door, full of sound and fury. Higgins, who has worked at the Backstage Bar for four-and-a-half years, made it quite clear that he had no interest in Armstrong’s celebrity or defense of his actions. Armstrong, not willing to drop the issue, flailingly tried to retake whatever sense of pride he apparently felt was taken from him, by berating Higgins while his friends stood at his side. With a finger that came inches from Higgins’ face, Armstrong, according to Higgins, let loose a series of threats that concluded with the time-worn threat of “You’ll never work at this bar again.”
Higgins, who apparently didn’t get the memo that nobody puts Lance in the corner, scoffed at the irate Armstrong, who then left to a series of under-breath cat calls and one patron labeling Armstrong as overrated (the cleanest of the insults softly launched his way.)
Neither Higgins nor those in the bar were impressed by Armstrong’s antics. “Overrated,” indeed.
- source
What do you think - was he in the right or was he in the wrong? Either way, I’m hoping he was wearing his signature spandex shorts, because I do loves me some spandex. I totally think we should all bring that trend back - you know you want to. So comfy!!
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Tom Conrad
Feb 5, 2008 at 12:40
I own a TABC seller training school in Austin.
http://www.dramshopschool.com http://www.mytabc.com
Mr. Higgins was 100% correct in telling Armstrong it is illegal to remove alcohol from a bar that sells hard liquor.
It really P.M.O. when high-roller celebrity people politicians, etc. give seller-servers a hard time for just doing their jobs. Alcohol sellers have a huge responsibility these days concerning minors and intoxicated people. They can be fined by the TABC, possibly serve jail time, and can be sued if some drunk hurts someone.
Way to go Sean. You did the right thing. Lance was a jerk. Who knows, maybe it was roid rage.
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