"zat eez very funny but pleeez get out now or we weel arrest you"
Rob, are you sure he said 'arrest', and not 'shoot'?
It sounds like you got off lightly, I would have thought a bare minimum would be a little nibble from his devil-hound, or, if you're really lucky, a lungful of pepper spray.
I remember eating at the restaurant on the opposite corner from the long bar you mention one year, and offering to settle the bill with some hard core pornography that Savaloy produced, seemingly from fresh air. I can confirm that, all things considered, cash is the best form of currency.
H