According to Coulson, it happened during the winter of 1987-88; a typical rainy, foggy night in Victoria. Alan Danyleyko, aka “Big Al,” was working the door at Merlin’s for the popular weekly Ladies Night event, emceed by Patricia Mumford. “She would circle the dance floor throughout the show,” says Coulson. “One night, she came in late for work. She was all flustered, her hair damp and flattened. Al said she looked like a cougar prowling around the club. He used the term affectionately—Al was kind of sweet on Patty, in a big brother sort of way.”
Hmm, I know all the people in this article, and most of it seems factually accurate, but I'm still skeptical...