![]() ![]() A friendly intrusion at just the right moment, asking if everyone's alright and still having a good time, can act as "a wake-up call to dispel that angry tension and pull them back to reality." Mcleod-Warrick patrols the arcade, a maze of blinking lights and retro game systems. In a heated argument, people get "a kind of tunnel vision," focusing on the object of their ire. The first kind is usually easier to deal with if caught early. "It's usually an argument between customers or someone angry about getting kicked out," Mcleod-Warrick summed up. The first priority with any problem is to contain it, making sure it doesn't affect other patrons so staff have to be proactive. A degree in psychology is considered a plus along with a towering stature. Keeping customers in line while also keeping them happy (so they want to come back) is a balancing act that requires a mix of keen observation, diplomacy and conflict resolution. It takes a lot more than just being a gatekeeper to be a good bouncer. It is true that they have to stand outside, in all weather, McLeod-Warrick confirmed sourly, (and without gloves, since fake IDs can be identified by feel). Most movies and television shows portray bouncers as looming muscle posted outside a bar or club, animating only briefly to throw out trouble makers. Peter Mcleod-Warrick works as security at Lucky Strike by Fenway. How they go about that is something that McLeod-Warrick never fails to find, in his own words, fascinating and it's not the way you might expect. "That's when people start to get on each other's nerves." That's when a bouncer steps in, not necessarily to break up a fight, but defuse one before it starts and no, they don't bang people's heads together. is going to happen that night, it'll start between 12 and 1," said Mcleod-Warrick. "If anything," Mcleod-Warrick pauses meaningfully, "interesting. Originally a bowling alley, Lucky Strike has grown into a glitzy arcade and a go-to destination in the Fenway area. Security staff drift through the bar, watching and listening for these subtle changes in patron conversation that could precede an incident. It's the time to be on the lookout for someone getting a little too up in someone else's face or the sudden drop in tone when a drunken argument starts getting personal. Warrick and his co-workers have to be extra vigilant when midnight rolls around.īy this point in the evening, patrons have been drinking solidly for a few hours and anyone who rolls in off the street has been doing so elsewhere as well. As a bouncer at Lucky Strike bar near Fenway, he works Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. It's a time for ending work, or at least the homestretch.įor Peter McLeod-Warrick, this is when his work is just getting started. ![]() When the clock strikes 12, we're programmed to feel that we're officially burning the proverbial midnight oil and putting in the overtime. Midnight: a fairytale curfew when coaches turn into pumpkins or witches roam the night. and Work is About to Get Busy at Fenway's Most Popular Bar Photos by Veer Mudambi When the Clock Strikes 12 at Lucky Strike It's 12 a.m. Mcleod-Warrick awaits the midnight crowd. ![]()
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