Annoying Concert Behavior

[yakeroo]

Bonnaroo 2008 me and a buddy had been waiting at the main stage all day to see Pearl Jam when we feel some sprinkles of liquid being splashed on our legs. I turn around to see the guy behind us holding 2 beer bottles thinking he was just accidentally spilling his beer. No, the guy had just let loose and started peeing in the middle of the crowd. He didn't even squat down or try to use the two bottles he was holding.
I understand you have been waiting there all day and would be impossible to leave for the porta potties and make it back. Also, it is imperative to stay hydrated at Bonnaroo, but please do not spray onto others. It really did not upset me though because I was witnessing one of the best performances I will ever see!

[Shug]

Wow.  You seem so calm about the whole thing.  Getting literally pissed on HAS to top the list of Most Annoying Concert behavior.  Actually, it shouldn't be on the list at all because that goes light years beyond merely annoying.

And you didn't get upset?  Are you a fucking Zen master or something?  Or maybe the show was just that good?  Wow.   

[APR]

Bonnaroo 2008 me and a buddy had been waiting at the main stage all day to see Pearl Jam when we feel some sprinkles of liquid being splashed on our legs. I turn around to see the guy behind us holding 2 beer bottles thinking he was just accidentally spilling his beer. No, the guy had just let loose and started peeing in the middle of the crowd. He didn't even squat down or try to use the two bottles he was holding.
I understand you have been waiting there all day and would be impossible to leave for the porta potties and make it back. Also, it is imperative to stay hydrated at Bonnaroo, but please do not spray onto others. It really did not upset me though because I was witnessing one of the best performances I will ever see!

I don't think "annoying" is the right word for that.  I'll try to remember that story next time there is a choice between GA and reserved seats.

[yakeroo]

Ha, yeah my zen is in full force during Bonnaroo. I stayed calm but my buddy pretty much lost it. The  saying I would rather be pissed off than pissed on took a whole new meaning that night. I have actually seen worse stuff happen there on the farm.
The show was that good though. Hopefully the band or Eddie will make it back this year.

[GO4IT]

I'll have you know we made it through the Depression quite well in the South. We had plenty to eat because we grew it all on the farm and we had plenty of meat from all the cows and chickens we raised, young man.

Geez, I thought I was old 

My soul is many many eons old. I keep messing up and I keep getting reincarnated until I get it right. It's a little like that movie Groundhog Day except with more Buddha.

You're starting to sound like Jim, and I mean that in a good way.....

Thanks, I'll take that as a compliment although I promise you it's completely unintentional.

Absolutely a compliment!

Jim always makes sense to me, even though I may have to think about it for a moment, just like his music sometimes takes a while before I get it.

If you're sounding like Jim you must be a high flying oracle or something.  We probably should tie a rope around your ankle to make sure you don't drift away into the ether.

OK, Fully, this quote from the Rolling Stone interview pretty much seals the deal on my contention the you and Jim are time-traveling soulmates:
The record was inspired by God's Man, a graphic novel from 1929. How did you discover it?
I got it from Gary Burden, who did the artwork for Evil Urges. He just gave it to me as a gift because he thought I would like it. When I opened it, I was just blown away. I felt kind of like the me that lived in 1929 when it came out was probably a big fan of it. It felt like I was seeing it again, you know? But I'd never seen it.

[Fully]

I'll have you know we made it through the Depression quite well in the South. We had plenty to eat because we grew it all on the farm and we had plenty of meat from all the cows and chickens we raised, young man.

Geez, I thought I was old 

My soul is many many eons old. I keep messing up and I keep getting reincarnated until I get it right. It's a little like that movie Groundhog Day except with more Buddha.

You're starting to sound like Jim, and I mean that in a good way.....

Thanks, I'll take that as a compliment although I promise you it's completely unintentional.

Absolutely a compliment!

Jim always makes sense to me, even though I may have to think about it for a moment, just like his music sometimes takes a while before I get it.

If you're sounding like Jim you must be a high flying oracle or something.  We probably should tie a rope around your ankle to make sure you don't drift away into the ether.

OK, Fully, this quote from the Rolling Stone interview pretty much seals the deal on my contention the you and Jim are time-traveling soulmates:
The record was inspired by God's Man, a graphic novel from 1929. How did you discover it?
I got it from Gary Burden, who did the artwork for Evil Urges. He just gave it to me as a gift because he thought I would like it. When I opened it, I was just blown away. I felt kind of like the me that lived in 1929 when it came out was probably a big fan of it. It felt like I was seeing it again, you know? But I'd never seen it.

  After I saw that I thought of this discussion. Maybe we've just studied the same philosophies.    (I wish I could time travel back about three hours ago. I've been awake most of the night due to thunderstorms and I have to start getting ready for work soon.)

[MrWhippy]

I'm curious, do people here often ask people to be quiet at shows if they are talking loudly with friends during the music, etc.?  If so, does it usually go well?   

I've definitely politely told people to be quiet a few times, with varying results. 

[Devil Ledbetter]

Bonnaroo 2008 me and a buddy had been waiting at the main stage all day to see Pearl Jam when we feel some sprinkles of liquid being splashed on our legs. I turn around to see the guy behind us holding 2 beer bottles thinking he was just accidentally spilling his beer. No, the guy had just let loose and started peeing in the middle of the crowd. He didn't even squat down or try to use the two bottles he was holding.
I understand you have been waiting there all day and would be impossible to leave for the porta potties and make it back. Also, it is imperative to stay hydrated at Bonnaroo, but please do not spray onto others. It really did not upset me though because I was witnessing one of the best performances I will ever see!

Bonnaroo is so hot that it's quite possible to perfect the art of drinking the exact amount of water and sweating so much you do not have to use the dreaded porta-johns (or pee on your neighbor's leg). I have gone entire days at Centeroo without needing to pee.

When I saw Pearl Jam at the Vic in '07, the douchenozzle next to me was spitting the disgusting mess from his chewing tobacco into a plastic cup. Then he set the cup down next to my foot. I had on light cotton tennis shoes and spent most of that concert with one eye on that nasty cup, hoping it wouldn't get knocked over and spill his disgusting black spit all over my foot. It didn't help that he was also one of those uptight "fans" who does the buffalo stance through the entire concert, never uncrossing his arms or showing a thread of enthusiasm, not even during In Hiding.

/rant

[Tired Eyes]

An obnoxious woman tried (and failed) to steal my 2nd-row spot at PC 2.  ericm has detailed that story so I won't repeat it here.   

At one of the Drive-By Truckers shows at the 9:30 Club NYE run this past December (may have been night 2), I was on the rail all night and this guy tried to get between me & a friend on the rail early in the encore.  There was no room there but he kept trying to push me over.  I resisted and he kept going.  Then I resisted some more and got in his face about it.  He said something about where he worked (didn't hear due to the band playing) then asked DO YOU WANT TO BE ON A GOVERNMENT WATCH LIST FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?  I was dumbfounded that he would threaten me with his goverment power in order to steal my rail spot.  A security guy came over to ask what was up.  The asshat pointed to me & said "He's being an asshole!"  To which everyone around us replied while pointing at the other guy, "No, HE'S the asshole!"  Security guy ordered the asshat off the rail and I heard the next day that he got booted from the show for hitting a guy behind me. 
I have now dubbed this guy "King of the Douchebags" for his bizarre attempt to steal my rail spot.   

[Crispy]

An obnoxious woman tried (and failed) to steal my 2nd-row spot at PC 2.  ericm has detailed that story so I won't repeat it here.   

One of my favorite moments, or at least the story and hearing Eric tell it, from the PC run!

Your story of the King of the Douchebags is almost exactly like mine of The Kid at the ISM show at T5! Except with less threat of government watch lists and more squealing.

[Fully]

Wow, Tired Eyes. Also, hearing Eric tell that story was one of my highlights as well. I would have loved to have seen it.

[e_wind]

is this the same girl that mrs. headhunter (and quite a few other people) tore into in PC?

[johnnYYac]

An obnoxious woman tried (and failed) to steal my 2nd-row spot at PC 2.  ericm has detailed that story so I won't repeat it here.   

One of my favorite moments, or at least the story and hearing Eric tell it, from the PC run!

Your story of the King of the Douchebags is almost exactly like mine of The Kid at the ISM show at T5! Except with less threat of government watch lists and more squealing.

I want to hear the story.    Don't see Eric's tale on this thread...

[Tired Eyes]

I want to hear the story.    Don't see Eric's tale on this thread...

Okay.  She started pushing me from my left (I was on Carl's side, 2nd row) and trying to get in front of me.  She would edge her right arm in front of me and I would kinda swat it back.  This happened a few times.  I said "I've been here all night.  Stop pushing me."  She said, "I'm not pushing you."  Me: "Yes you are."  Her: "No I'm not." (Meanwhile, she was still pushing me & trying to get in front of me.)  I then got exasperated and said "You're a liar!  Fuck you!"  This seemed to get her attention and she soon went to the 3rd row.

[ericm]

I want to hear the story.    Don't see Eric's tale on this thread...

Okay.  She started pushing me from my left (I was on Carl's side, 2nd row) and trying to get in front of me.  She would edge her right arm in front of me and I would kinda swat it back.  This happened a few times.  I said "I've been here all night.  Stop pushing me."  She said, "I'm not pushing you."  Me: "Yes you are."  Her: "No I'm not." (Meanwhile, she was still pushing me & trying to get in front of me.)  I then got exasperated and said "You're a liar!  Fuck you!"  This seemed to get her attention and she soon went to the 3rd row.

Well done Bill!   

I think your " you're a liar! FUCK YOU!" will be part of our lingo and live on in these parts for ever. It's right up there with "Rampant Badassery" and "You shut your whore mouth" as far as I'm concerned.   

[Tired Eyes]

I want to hear the story.    Don't see Eric's tale on this thread...

Okay.  She started pushing me from my left (I was on Carl's side, 2nd row) and trying to get in front of me.  She would edge her right arm in front of me and I would kinda swat it back.  This happened a few times.  I said "I've been here all night.  Stop pushing me."  She said, "I'm not pushing you."  Me: "Yes you are."  Her: "No I'm not." (Meanwhile, she was still pushing me & trying to get in front of me.)  I then got exasperated and said "You're a liar!  Fuck you!"  This seemed to get her attention and she soon went to the 3rd row.

Well done Bill!   

I think your " you're a liar! FUCK YOU!" will be part of our lingo and live on in these parts for ever. It's right up there with "Rampant Badassery" and "You shut your whore mouth" as far as I'm concerned. 

Thanks Eric!
Now I want to hear the stories behind "Rampant Badassery" and "You shut your whore mouth" 

[yakeroo]

Friday night at the Jim show in Nashville there was this drunk woman who would not quit trying to booty dance and rub up on me. Okay, I am one that likes to dance to songs that call for dancing which Jims new songs tend to do, but I do not want some chick all up on me when I am trying to enjoy a show. I hated to be rude, so I kept trying to move away. I think she finally got the hint as she moved on to some other unlucky fella. Very annoying.

[MrWhippy]

Friday night at the Jim show in Nashville there was this drunk woman who would not quit trying to booty dance and rub up on me. Okay, I am one that likes to dance to songs that call for dancing which Jims new songs tend to do, but I do not want some chick all up on me when I am trying to enjoy a show. I hated to be rude, so I kept trying to move away. I think she finally got the hint as she moved on to some other unlucky fella. Very annoying.

I had a very similar experience a few years ago at a Nine Inch Nails show.  I finally had to tell the girl to cut it out and that I was trying to watch the show, but that happened during "Closer" (the "I want to F you like an animal") song.  I later felt a bit bad that I wasn't going with the spirit of the song by telling her to beat it.

[slappymoe]

I want to hear the story.    Don't see Eric's tale on this thread...

Okay.  She started pushing me from my left (I was on Carl's side, 2nd row) and trying to get in front of me.  She would edge her right arm in front of me and I would kinda swat it back.  This happened a few times.  I said "I've been here all night.  Stop pushing me."  She said, "I'm not pushing you."  Me: "Yes you are."  Her: "No I'm not." (Meanwhile, she was still pushing me & trying to get in front of me.)  I then got exasperated and said "You're a liar!  Fuck you!"  This seemed to get her attention and she soon went to the 3rd row.

eerily similar to my experience on the belle of louisville last summer.  got in my spot (about 4 or 5 deep) well before the music started, everything was cool until this girl appeared to my right, apparently a friend of the couple next to me.  she started pushing me and telling me to "move over!"  i leaned back a bit and showed her that there was no "over" for me to move to: "there's someone right here, i can't move over!"

didn't register with her.  she kept pushing and shoving and eventually elbowing me in the ribs, i even had the bruise to show for it the next day.   i even pleaded with her friends: "can you two keep her under control, please?"   i never budged, though, and she eventually gave up and moved back with her female friend, leaving the guy there by himself.

"sorry," he said, "she's really a good girl."

"she may be a good girl, but she's a lousy drunk."

[itrainmonkeys]

I just hate people who think pushing is the way to get through to a good spot. If people can move and you ask them....they likely will. If they can't...don't push.