GAY CLUB OPENING HAMPERED BY RAID
The opening of the new branch of Risqué Lounge in Boksburg on the weekend was hampered by a police raid.
According to various sources, the packed gay nightclub – reportedly with over 1000 patrons – was raided by the authorities at around 1.30am on Sunday morning, at which time patrons were requested over the sound system to leave the venue in an orderly fashion.
Owner Bruce Walker explained that he was asked by officers to shut down the club for the night because one of the venue’s liquor license documents was incorrectly stamped.
By all accounts the incident was handled professionally by the police although a number of patrons were upset about the intrusion.
Reacting to claims circulating online that the police were allegedly prompted to raid the club by rival establishments Walker said that he had no idea if that was the case and denied that he had instigated any such rumours.
“One can’t point fingers. I just keep to myself and look after my own business, I have no idea if anyone was involved,” said walker.
Attempts to contact Boskburg’s Ramp Divas nightclub owner Kayce Keyser telephonically at the time of publication were unsuccessful, but on his Facebook page, Keyser wrote:
“I promise on my life I had nothing to do with [the] raids. It’s not my style to do something like that.”
Walker said that the liquor license issue was now resolved and that the club would be open for business on Saturday.
Risque Rocks!!!!!!. Isn’t it amazing. One can be burgled and call the police to report a burglary in progress and they blatantly ignore the calls – 3 in fact, but just let there be a small glitch on a liquor licence and it is regarded as the crime of the century, moreso if it is a gay establishment.
Risque is an amazing club and I have been a proud patron of the one in Fourways since its opening. I would choose Risque over Ramp Divas ANYDAY.
S
How true. Strange how they have enough vehicles and men to conduct a raid because of a stamp on a liquor licence, but when you phone to say your car is stolen or your house is broken into, they do not have the means and resources to get to you.
Only in this country can you go to jail for murdering or raping someone, and get a sentence af 2 years of which you serve only one, but when you DO NOT PAY your TV LICENCE you get sent to jail for 4 years!!!
Competition. Competition is good. I believe that the rumour started by nothing other than the fake fag gossip factory.
Kayce and Bruce have been in the business for years and will surely handly this in the professionalism they always do and realise that variety and options are better for us all.
Now on the flipside… this has provided more publicity for both. and freely so.
I wish that were the case…. I’m not so sure about this professionalism you mention. I saw that Kayce made comments on his FB page about “not breaking Bruce’s legs” and hoping that he “jump off a building.” That’s disgusting Ramp Divas – shame on you for bringing down the gay community through your immature behaviour. Be adults and take competition like grown men… may the best clubbing experience win – not threats and indimidation!