Trent Tiemeyer

"You can usually tell what stage they're at just by the way they walk," said Tiemeyer.
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Trent Tiemeyer, door manager at Abe & Jake's, hires the bouncers at the popular nightclub at Sixth and New Hampshire streets.He said he looked for potential bouncers who could calm down intoxicated hotheads rather than beat them senseless.

The best candidates answer his interview questions "quickly and confidently, with authority and friendliness," Tiemeyer said."Size is a plus, but it's not necessary."

No bar allows its bouncers to carry weapons.If a fight gets too intense, bouncers call the police.

"If one of us gets hit, we try not to hit them back but sometimes it has to be done," Tiemeyer said.
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Though Abe & Jakes leads other Lawrence nightclubs in number of police calls, Tiemeyer said large-scale fights like the melee in April were rare.

Tiemeyer said he tried to maintain a solid relationship with Lawrence police and Douglas County deputies.

"As long as I'm courteous and friendly with them, they've always been the same with me," Tiemeyer said.

Trent Teimeyer of Lawrence, door manager of Abe & Jake's, explains to a woman trying to enter the club Saturday night that she is already too intoxicated for him to admit her. "You can usually tell what stage they're at just by the way they walk," said Tiemeyer. "Like her, she had two people helping her walk. We catch it all the time."
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Trent Teimeyer of Lawrence, door manager of Abe & Jake's, explains to a woman trying to enter the club Saturday night that she is already too intoxicated for him to admit her.