Went to Abner’s because my friend was playing a cover show with another local musician. Sat down on the patio outside, ordered food from the friendly wait staff, and was really enjoying the music and the atmosphere.

Between songs, an older man started heckling the musician. Weird but okay? Then, the older man reveals that he is the owner of this restaurant and the musician better start playing some better covers. Literally the owner is out here heckling the entertainment because he didn’t like the music covers. The atmosphere got extremely awkward fast. The owner, Gordon, told my friend that he wasn’t paying them and ripped up their gig money in front of the musician’s faces and then stormed out of his own restaurant.

This story is hard to swallow and I’m personally still in disbelief that it happened. I’m pretty sure the owner was intoxicated throughout this entire episode. He also made a comment about how cheap me and my friends were because we ordered food but no alcohol. I’ve never had to deal with someone calling me cheap after I ordered an appetizer and food.

Many thanks to all the other employees who are very kind and forced to deal with Gordon (the owner).