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Bloody fight at AbundanceNW BBW New Years Eve party…what’s next?
By Daniel | January 5, 2010
If you’ve been keeping up with the tumultuous venue history of Seattle BBW party promoter Luke Henson and AbundanceNW, you might be as surprised as I that last month the group decided to again hook up with the location which dissed them on several occasions, Chihuahua’s Cantina in Auburn.
For several years, AbundanceNW had a successful run of events at Chihuahua’s and all seemed well. Then about a year and a half ago, Chihuahua’s suddenly told the group they didn’t want them there anymore, forcing Abundance to cancel an already-announced event.
About 5 months later Chihuahua’s agreed to let the group hold events there again, which they did for another 3 months. Again, all seemed well. Then around Christmas 2008, 2 days before another big event the group was planning, Chihuahua’s AGAIN canceled and told the group not to come back.
But apparently it was not about the plus size crowd, it was about Abundance in particular. Because Chihuahua’s instead made a deal with San Francisco-based plus-size party promoter “DJ Zulu” and his group Big Boogie Nights to have parties there…which they began immediately.
After that promoter had several unsuccessful events there, Chihuahua’s ended that arrangement in Spring, 2009.
Which brings us to the Abundance New Year’s party. For the life of me, I can’t understand why they would rekindle a partnership with a venue that dissed them not once – but twice – to hold yet another event. A venue who obviously is not interested in working with him, except perhaps when they’ve run out of other options. To me it smacks of the guy who only calls the fat chick when he’s between girlfriends and needs to get fucked.
After the New Year’s party went on as planned, one of the attendees posted this to the AbundanceNW group:
When leaving the other night, we found my car a wreck, windows smashed out, blood on the inside and out… yet nothing stolen! The person(s) whom are responsible are cut quite badly; btw ya left your blood and chunks of your skin in and on my Car…THANKS! I am sure someone knows who they are… we are a close group and for the most part know names and faces.
At first I was infuriated that we as a group can’t get together to celebrate without having some sort of drama and of course I wanted justice, now I just want to know what happened! If you got into a fight, so be it, you had to be 21+ to attend … take ownership in 2010 for your adult actions!
My personal feelings aside… this sort of thing makes it hard for others to want to come out for fear they will have to endure fights, drama and just plain stupidity. I hope your proud to bring this kind of crap to not only Abundance NW and Chihuahua’s but to my family! Any information you have would be helpful… wouldn’t you want to know if it were your car?!
Oh sure. Those involved in this bloody melee are going to step right up and “take ownership” for perhaps thousands of dollars in damage and a possible arrest because they’re “adults”.
So along with patronizing a venue that dissed Abundance again and again, this is the type of dangerous criminal behavior that one must fear when attending events there?
And it gets better! It appears that unfazed and unconcerned for the safety of his members, Luke announced yet another event at Chihuahua’s just two weeks after this bloody crime. Really? Does Luke need the money that badly that he would violate the trust of his members seeking a “safe and accepting environment” at which to party?
On this blog, all I can do is offer my opinion. I’m not hating. I’m not (as Luke claims) jealous. I’ve been active in fostering and nurturing and supporting plus-size community in the Northwest for nearly 10 years. I think the more choices the better.
Anyone who wants to go and keep company with people who would perpetrate such violence can go and have a great time. If AbundanceNW wants to continue to do business with a venue which has not once, but TWICE dissed their group, canceled events with only a few days notice and, in Luke’s words, is “looking for More short term $” that’s up to them. But whether it’s the venue, or the type of people the group attracts, I don’t want to risk being at the site of more drama and violent crime by going to AbundanceNW events at Chihuahua’s. Do you?
Personally I would have told the bar to pound sand after all that’s transpired. Just like most women would tell an ex-lover who wanted to get back together a third time after being kicked to the curb for another woman to find another warm place to put it. I can’t think of ANYTHING a venue who had treated me like that could or would say to get me to come back. And certainly not sell out the safety and dignity of those who support my group.
Not only is that no way to do business, but is that a message to send to individuals who join plus-size groups to raise their own self-esteem because they know that they deserve to be treated with respect? I don’t think so. So why would any BBW spend money there?
There’s gotta be 5000+ bars in our area, surely there’s at least one who won’t treat a BBW group like shit!
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