WTF? Shooting Outside of Spiro’s? Too Close For Comfort
By now, I’m sure that most of you have seen the reports of the shooting that took place early this morning outside of the downtown club Spiro’s, injuring 6 people. Spiro’s happens to be next to one of our frequented haunts Emo’s. As we happened to leave the area just a few hours before, two bands that we had just watched perform @ Emo’s, got caught up in the scene. Austin’s Boxing Lesson and the LA band Gliss were loading gear into their vehicles when the shooting took place, luckily escaping any physical harm. A few accounts of the situation from the bands:
The Boxing Lesson’s Paul Waclawsky posted on Facebook:
“So happy to be alive. Loading out of Emo’s and a fight erupts in front of Spiro’s and people start getting shot. Ryan and I jumped in the back of the truck to safety. The Boxing Lesson truck filled with gear is part of the crime scene in the middle of Red River and they aren’t letting us leave. WTF”
“there is blood on the grill of our truck. so, do i have to clean it up or do the cops???”
And this was posted on the Gliss iLike site
So tonight we played at Emo’s in Austin. The night was amazing, until we started loading out and somebody started shooting. People were screaming, and running into the club to hide. Our van was right in the front, so we ran out there and took off. There were people in the street bleeding everywhere and screaming. It was the craziest thing I have ever seen. We are at the hotel right now. Just spoke to our friends who were also loading out. They are not allowed to leave because there is blood all over their van – Evidence….
We didn’t even check our van, we just jumped in and drove down a one-way street, in the wrong direction, but we just needed to get away. There was a guy right by our van screaming ” I have been shot, I have been shot”…
It’s so crazy , the shooting happened right as we opened the door. If we had gone out there just 5 secs earlier, we would have been shot. That’s mental…..
It’s a bit quiet in the hotel room now.
Happy to be alive
This crap is upsetting on so many levels, I don’t know where to begin. It really sucks that stupid people, and there are plenty out there these days, had to ruin what had been a great evening of music and fun being had by a good group of friends. What sucks even more, is that this seems to be another incident adding to the trend of increasing crime in our downtown area. The area where a lot of us spend our evenings taking in the live music scene that we have come to love, with our friends. I guess that it’s the inevitable result of a city that has been experiencing a growth spurt over the past few years. With progress and growth, comes change, and not always for the best.
My thoughts go out to those that were injured last night, and I am especially grateful that none of our friends in The Boxing Lesson or Gliss were injured.
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2009/05/29/shooting_at_night_club_injures.html
Thankfully no one was killed last night. I have noticed it getting sketchier down town. Not like Oakland or Baltimore but enough to be watching my back a lot more. Hopefully we all can be more aware of this behavior and stand up together against it if it proceeds to progress. I love this city and part of the reason I love this city so much is because i really feel safe here. F the hate man!
I was at Side Bar that night and several people asked if I was okay the next morning not knowing anything had happened. I guess I left before all hell broke loose. I’m glad to hear that none of the bands were harmed and no one was killed last night. Why is Spiros still open?