![]() “They’re a business, and we want them to succeed,” Lopez said. Police said their goal was not to drive away customers but to get the bowling alley to obtain the proper permits. “It’s really just people hanging out, listening to music and having fun.” “It seems like all of a sudden the police start coming around on Tuesdays because it’s gay night,” he said. In recent months the mall has lost several major retailers, including the Virgin Megastore and Ron Jon Surf Shop. Like many regular patrons on Spin Tuesdays, Drew Adams, 22, a bookstore manager at the mall, was disappointed that the city clamped down on what he saw as an economic boon to The Block. ![]() Lucky Strike’s management could not be reached for comment. Over the last few weeks, police met several times with the bowling alley’s managers and attorneys and sent them a letter warning that they need a permit for live entertainment, Lopez said, but Lucky Strike Lanes has not secured a permit. “When you’re expecting 30 or 40 people to be in an establishment and there’s 500 people that are drinking that you’re not expecting, then you have to pull officers from another area,” he said. ![]() The crackdown had nothing to do with the gay theme, Orange Police Sgt. It was operating as a de facto nightclub with hired promoters and furniture pushed out of the way to make a dance floor, authorities said. Though there had been no complaints about the event, an officer on patrol in late January took notice of the over-capacity crowd of 500 people and a line snaking outside. Police say the weekly event at the bowling alley was too well-attended. It quickly became a popular outlet in a county where many gay bars and clubs have closed their doors in recent years, including Laguna Beach’s landmark Boom Boom Room, which had its last call in fall 2007. Spin Tuesdays began in January and was organized mostly through mass text messages.
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