Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin

To be without Sin

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dating – just a big guy who is too intoxicate­d, and having to tell him ‘Sorry you can’t come in’, that’s intimidati­ng. Or if it’s a massive group who you decide are not going to be good for the venue.

“I’ve kicked a lot of people out without using security in a way that they shake your hand, say sorry, and will come back.

“If a football team comes A TASMANIAN man accused of shooting an 11-year-old girl in the face following an argument outside a Deloraine supermarke­t has appeared in court but did not enter a plea to charges of causing grievous bodily harm and recklessly dischargin­g a firearm.

The case against Nathan Richard Campbell, 25, was adjourned to next week.

Phoenix Newitt is recovering in a Melbourne hospital. in, you go see the captain, welcome them, buy them all a drink. If there is trouble later with one of the group, you go up to that captain and say ‘I don’t want to kick the whole group out’ and they will help you.

“You learn quickly how to talk with and approach people.

“There was the odd fight here and there and I copped a DEPARTING long-time Sin City nightclub manager Charlie Embley was there the night tennis star Bernard Tomic was infamously snapped getting a lap dance during Schoolies of 2013.

Embley, finishing up after 15 years working Glitter Strip bars in Surfers Paradise, says what everyone didn’t see was how polite and friendly the then 21-year-old was with everyone that night.

“I mean here is this guy interactin­g with people, happily getting photos with everyone who wanted one – being a nice guy. You didn’t see any of that in the media, hit at times but I was never injured.”

CELEBS He’s hosted Jarryd Hayne, Geordie Shore reality TV stars, Justin Bieber, Amber Heard and Bernard Tomic, the owner of Heineken and Arab royalty. Bieber was “respectful”. “The poor kid couldn’t go anywhere without people snapping a photo so there are it’s just this one photo of him on stage and all of a sudden he’s a bad guy.

“He was basically up on stage to say hi to everyone, and everyone wanted his photo. There happened to be going to be times he’s going to snap. I understand that. But he’s not a bad person.”

Heard has been into Sin City several times plus had a night at Bedroom.

“She likes to come out and have a drink with her friends. She only drinks red wine. She’s cool, down to earth.

“The first time she came into Sin she was just standing at the bar. I was like ‘Oh ... a competitio­n, one we run every night, some booty shake or dance comp and one of those girls was playing up to him. That was it.”

He says any time Tomic came in he was “always polite”. “He’s in there to escape what he does, have a good night with friends and he’s happy to be left alone with friends. Sometimes these guys just want to live a normal life.” would you like a booth?’. She was so chilled and maybe because of that everyone just left her alone.”

SURFERS STIGMA “I will speak to people and tell them I work at Sin City and they will say ‘I never go into Surfers Paradise’. And then I will see them partying in Surfers a week later. It’s almost like it’s not cool to say it.

“The perception is Broadbeach is classy – well I’ve got news for you, as soon as everyone has had a few drinks, people are about as classy as each other.

“It’s one of the best places in the world. It’s a beautiful place.

“Where can you go in the world and have weather like this, beautiful beaches and entertainm­ent all in one?”

No shooting plea

 ??  ?? Gold Coast tennis bad boy Bernard Tomic and one of the photos that landed him in hot water during Schoolies in 2013. RYAN KEEN
Gold Coast tennis bad boy Bernard Tomic and one of the photos that landed him in hot water during Schoolies in 2013. RYAN KEEN
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 ??  ?? Charlie Embley with (from left) star Charlotte Crosby, Titans rugby league player Jarryd Hayne and Amber Heard at Byron Lighthouse.
Charlie Embley with (from left) star Charlotte Crosby, Titans rugby league player Jarryd Hayne and Amber Heard at Byron Lighthouse.
 ??  ?? Glenn Archer was fined $2000.
Glenn Archer was fined $2000.
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