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This is taken from his Myspace blog which he posted today

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Revolution Bar Homophobia Shame.


It is with deep regret that I write this blog.

I was booked to DJ Revolution Bar/Club in Swindon on Friday evening...

It was GWR FM's Charity evening and I felt privileged to be asked.What I didn't expect what what amounted to be out and out Bullying and Victimisation by the clubs door staff.

After playing my first set I was in the garden enjoying a cigarette and a glass of Red, chatting to people having pictures taken, signing autographs, everything that I do without question. I love meeting people and being nosey. I was rudely interrupted by a bouncer with a really bad attitude and he told me to remove my hat. My Bowler no less.

I politely declined and when he told me I'd have to leave I did so without question, packed up my records and made for the door. Only to persuaded back in and apologised to profusely by managers and deputy managers and GWR Fm's Laura Shields (The organiser).

After giving them another chance and wanting to put the rudeness behind me, I went back in to DJ my second set. Only to have my Hat physically removed by what seemed like The Head doorman who'd come all the way upstairs to do just that.

"We've told you once take your *****ing hat off" I explained calmly I'd been told to leave it on by management. He barked that he didn't "*****ing care" and said I was to be ejected if I put it on.

I chose to leave anyway and whilst I was being pushed out the door I asked the manager Rob Ward why he was allowing me to be treated like this he didn't say anything this time and looked on.

I later found my freind Shaun back at the hotel, he'd gone out the club for a cigarette and they wouldn't let him back in, he over heard the same doorman comment to a collegue that it was because we were "A *****ing bunch of queers"

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