Glowsticks on this tour? Columbus?

[JPV]

there were a few glowsticks thrown, but the people throwing them threw them straight up and caught them.

[Jessdogky]

outdoors - YES
indoors - NO

[whodoto]

You guys are a bunch of babies.  Glowsticks or no glowsticks you are still gonna have a good time.  I don't like the fact that I had to stand next to a smelly fat guy at the last MMJ show I went to but I still stayed in my element and had a good time.  If people want to throw glowsticks let them throw glow sticks without having to deal with all you whiny bastards.  If you don't like them then don't throw them.  The 30 year old mother with her kids at the show don't like the fact that you are smoking pot next to her and her children but does she say anything about it or get on here and cry about it?  No!  So loosen up.

[megalicious]

as long as i live, whenever someone mentions glowsticks, i will always think about the dumbasses next to us at the nashville show who cut their glowsticks open and rubbed the stuff inside all over their skin.

pretty sure that shit is toxic, but... whatever, right? looking cool is so much more important than, you know, not getting poisoned.

[purvis9876]

If I wanted to see glowsticks I'd go to the club, take some E and listen to really bad Techno music.

sounds like a good time to me...except the BAD techno part.  I would only go to a club & take some E if there was GOOD techno playing.  

PS: MMJ on E =  :o

I don't think there is good Techno.

do you not like techno or electronica?

Listen to the song Secret from the link below and tell me that doesn't get you moving!!!! :D :o ;D

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God No...I like musicians who play instruments..just my preference.  

Sound Tribe?

[ycartrob]

You guys are a bunch of babies.  Glowsticks or no glowsticks you are still gonna have a good time.  I don't like the fact that I had to stand next to a smelly fat guy at the last MMJ show I went to but I still stayed in my element and had a good time.  If people want to throw glowsticks let them throw glow sticks without having to deal with all you whiny bastards.  If you don't like them then don't throw them.  The 30 year old mother with her kids at the show don't like the fact that you are smoking pot next to her and her children but does she say anything about it or get on here and cry about it?  No!  So loosen up.

pretty sure the smelly fat guy next to you didn't try to give Jim a chest butt during his solo on Dondante....

[aMillionDreams]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that when Tommy mouthed the words "Thank You" after being pelleted in the face with glowsticks he was being sarcastic.   But maybe he just needs a talking-to from you about "loosening up".

At the risk of sounding like an old fart, glowsticks are really, really dumb.

[ycartrob]

At the risk of sounding like an old fart, glowsticks are really, really dumb.

FYI, enjoy the "out" you have now of deciding to sound like an old fart or not rather than actually being one like me...  ;)

[whodoto]

Ouch. Those 1/4 oz. glow sticks really hurt when they hit you!
Gimme a break.
However I would like to state that I don't agree with them being thrown at the band.  Not cool. At all.

[Salacious D]

^^please. let me throw one at you. just for fun.

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

...some of you guys are pretty mean  spirited people.  

I hate the argument, "well let me throw one at you".  That has nothing to do with anything and you just sound like a stuck up asshole when you say it.  People don't bring glow sticks to shows to hurt people with them, they bring them because they're fun and look cool.  Same reason people don't bring  cigs to show's to give people second hand smoke - they bring them because they enjoy smoking them.  Everybody sings a different tune - some people sit and watch shows, some people dance really hard - some people throw glow sticks and some people watch Patrick's every move.  Let people have their fun....

I agree, sometimes a glow stick is going to hit the band, and that's not cool...but shit, that's the risk you take being in a "psy-rock" band.  

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

Ouch. Those 1/4 oz. glow sticks really hurt when they hit you!
Gimme a break.
However I would like to state that I don't agree with them being thrown at the band.  Not cool. At all.

your right...they don't hurt, at all. I've been hit many a times... it's more of a "ohhh shit, what the fuck" kinda feel.  Then I pick it up and throw it and go about watching the show.

[Taterbug]

Ouch. Those 1/4 oz. glow sticks really hurt when they hit you!
Gimme a break.
However I would like to state that I don't agree with them being thrown at the band.  Not cool. At all.

your right...they don't hurt, at all. I've been hit many a times... it's more of a "ohhh shit, what the fuck" kinda feel.  Then I pick it up and throw it and go about watching the show.

I don't like goin down front at shows to much anymore.  I have been hit by full water bottles, plastic beer bottles, glow sticks and a partridge in a pair tree.  All it takes is one reckless drunk a-hole to start the orgy of throwin shit and the melee begins, not my bag of apples.   Getting hit by anything is a distraction from having a good time at a show IMO.

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

Ouch. Those 1/4 oz. glow sticks really hurt when they hit you!
Gimme a break.
However I would like to state that I don't agree with them being thrown at the band.  Not cool. At all.

your right...they don't hurt, at all. I've been hit many a times... it's more of a "ohhh shit, what the fuck" kinda feel.  Then I pick it up and throw it and go about watching the show.

I don't like goin down front at shows to much anymore.  I have been hit by full water bottles, plastic beer bottles, glow sticks and a partridge in a pair tree.  All it takes is one reckless drunk a-hole to start the orgy of throwin shit and the melee begins, not my bag of apples.   Getting hit by anything is a distraction from having a good time at a show IMO.

i agree, being hit with shit isn't that fun.  But you could either bitch about it and have it ruin your show or you could just go about having a good time.  

I do see your point though and this is why many people stay clear of big shows and wait for smaller more intimate venues.  

[Salacious D]

...some of you guys are pretty mean  spirited people.  

I hate the argument, "well let me throw one at you".  That has nothing to do with anything and you just sound like a stuck up asshole when you say it.  People don't bring glow sticks to shows to hurt people with them, they bring them because they're fun and look cool.  Same reason people don't bring  cigs to show's to give people second hand smoke - they bring them because they enjoy smoking them.  Everybody sings a different tune - some people sit and watch shows, some people dance really hard - some people throw glow sticks and some people watch Patrick's every move.  Let people have their fun....

I agree, sometimes a glow stick is going to hit the band, and that's not cool...but shit, that's the risk you take being in a "psy-rock" band.  

I think you're missing the point of my "let me throw one at you" comment.  It was in response to the post before mine--the same one you quoted. You say the argument has nothing to do with it, but I beg to differ:
 If you happen to get one of those bitches in the face as you're doing your own thing--watching the show for instance--it's stings like a goddamn bee sting. The majority of times I've been hit with one, no, it didn't hurt, but when one hits you just right, it makes you forget about the show for a little bit and focus on the stinging, throbbing feeling coming from your cheek.

Once a glow stick leaves your hand, it's pretty much out of your control. You may have the intention of watching the pretty colors as it flies through the air, but the simple fact is--an object in motion stays in motion until acted upon by an outside force--that force can be someone watching the stick who is then able to catch it, or an unsuspecting person's hand, or eye, or head.

I COMPLETELY agree with your statement that people should enjoy themselves at shows. However, most of your examples; dancing, watching Patrick, sitting--don't affect anyone else. Throwing glow sticks *does* affect other people--even the band.

We are both essentially saying the same thing--don't put limitations on what people should be allowed to do to have fun at a show. However, I think we still have a responsibility to be respectful of other people at the show. Unlike smoking or dancing, you can't avoid getting hit by a glow stick by moving to a different spot in the venue--if it's raining glow sticks, you're likely to get hit where ever you stand. You can, however, move away from smokers or people who are dancing.

Please don't call me a "stuck up asshole" because I am looking out for myself, others, and the band.

[Taterbug]

Ouch. Those 1/4 oz. glow sticks really hurt when they hit you!
Gimme a break.
However I would like to state that I don't agree with them being thrown at the band.  Not cool. At all.

your right...they don't hurt, at all. I've been hit many a times... it's more of a "ohhh shit, what the fuck" kinda feel.  Then I pick it up and throw it and go about watching the show.

I don't like goin down front at shows to much anymore.  I have been hit by full water bottles, plastic beer bottles, glow sticks and a partridge in a pair tree.  All it takes is one reckless drunk a-hole to start the orgy of throwin shit and the melee begins, not my bag of apples.   Getting hit by anything is a distraction from having a good time at a show IMO.

i agree, being hit with shit isn't that fun.  But you could either bitch about it and have it ruin your show or you could just go about having a good time.  

I do see your point though and this is why many people stay clear of big shows and wait for smaller more intimate venues.  

I would tend to bitch about a fuckstick with a rag arm that thinks they can make the stage with a glowstick from 200 feet.   As you can tell I like my 2' x 2' happy space  :).   I'm not arguing here, just making an observation  ;).  

[aMillionDreams]

Ouch. Those 1/4 oz. glow sticks really hurt when they hit you!
Gimme a break.
However I would like to state that I don't agree with them being thrown at the band.  Not cool. At all.

your right...they don't hurt, at all. I've been hit many a times... it's more of a "ohhh shit, what the fuck" kinda feel.  Then I pick it up and throw it and go about watching the show.

I wouldn't want to get hit in the face with one while pouring my soul into a guitar solo.  Especially when Jim has said he tries to lose himself at shows and any reminder of the real world is a bad thing.

[pawpaw]

God No...I like musicians who play instruments..just my preference.  

I like them too, but I also LOVE me some fawn-kay, pumpin' house music! Sometimes nothing else will do! But that's just my preference  ;)

Oh yeah, glow sticks....don't really care one way or another, until they get tossed at the band. That's pretty rude.  :-?

[baSSiStiSt]

Throwing glowsticks everywhere? I just knew dumb teenagers would invent something else to wreck concerts, now that moshing has apparently run it's course.

Seriously...people...YOU are not the show. Those guys up there, who've practiced hard for 10 years to be worthy of your attention? The guys we all paid cash money to see? They're the show! Not you and your 20-cent piece of glowing plastic, which you then throw much like a monkey flinging it's poo, cause it's looks cool when you're high. Not you. Them. My Morning Jacket.

Getting hit in the head at a show sucks. It pulls me out of the connection with the band. It makes me hate people (stupid, tripping, inconsiderate people) more than I already do. It creates bad vibes. And do you really want the karmic bad vibes associated with messing up someone's MMJ show?

I don't think you do.

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

...some of you guys are pretty mean  spirited people.  

I hate the argument, "well let me throw one at you".  That has nothing to do with anything and you just sound like a stuck up asshole when you say it.  People don't bring glow sticks to shows to hurt people with them, they bring them because they're fun and look cool.  Same reason people don't bring  cigs to show's to give people second hand smoke - they bring them because they enjoy smoking them.  Everybody sings a different tune - some people sit and watch shows, some people dance really hard - some people throw glow sticks and some people watch Patrick's every move.  Let people have their fun....

I agree, sometimes a glow stick is going to hit the band, and that's not cool...but shit, that's the risk you take being in a "psy-rock" band.  

I think you're missing the point of my "let me throw one at you" comment.  It was in response to the post before mine--the same one you quoted. You say the argument has nothing to do with it, but I beg to differ:
 If you happen to get one of those bitches in the face as you're doing your own thing--watching the show for instance--it's stings like a goddamn bee sting. The majority of times I've been hit with one, no, it didn't hurt, but when one hits you just right, it makes you forget about the show for a little bit and focus on the stinging, throbbing feeling coming from your cheek.

Once a glow stick leaves your hand, it's pretty much out of your control. You may have the intention of watching the pretty colors as it flies through the air, but the simple fact is--an object in motion stays in motion until acted upon by an outside force--that force can be someone watching the stick who is then able to catch it, or an unsuspecting person's hand, or eye, or head.

I COMPLETELY agree with your statement that people should enjoy themselves at shows. However, most of your examples; dancing, watching Patrick, sitting--don't affect anyone else. Throwing glow sticks *does* affect other people--even the band.

We are both essentially saying the same thing--don't put limitations on what people should be allowed to do to have fun at a show. However, I think we still have a responsibility to be respectful of other people at the show. Unlike smoking or dancing, you can't avoid getting hit by a glow stick by moving to a different spot in the venue--if it's raining glow sticks, you're likely to get hit where ever you stand. You can, however, move away from smokers or people who are dancing.

Please don't call me a "stuck up asshole" because I am looking out for myself, others, and the band.

Thank you.  This is now a solid discussion. Your point being that one has no control over a glow stick being thrown is undisputable and I think you have won this argument... I accept my defeat

Sorry I called you a stuck up asshole...

PS: glowsticks or no glowsticks...i could careless.  Pertaining to this issue: whatever the band wants is what I want