“He’s pretty much the mayor of Halifax… he knows everybody,” says his “sidekick,” doorperson Toni Landry, who’s been backing up Carl “Gooch” Comeau for 6 of the 12 years he’s worked the Lower Deck. “He’s a lifer,” she says, laughing. “He’s huge. Nobody messes with him.” She adds that it’s not just intimidation that brings him the votes for Best Bouncer/Door Person. “He’s a big friendly teddy bear. There are regulars who come here and look forward to seeing him. He’s really… there.” Lower Deck, 1869 Lower Water, 425-1501
First runner up: Dave Spare, Halifax Alehouse
Second runner up: John Gurney, The New Palace Cabaret
