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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: 6949 on July 10, 2007, 09:34:00 am
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I'm taking this from the pumpkins thread.
Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
Originally posted by walkonby:
whoever said that tall people have to be in the back at concerts should blow me.
No. Be serious. That's a law. Do you really want to be the 6'+ a-hole in the front that everyone can't see over? A little respect, please. If you've been genetically blessed than it's your duty to stand in the back. I've never NOT been in the back for a club show.
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I'm 5'2" and I know I have to line up way before doors open. I'm fine with that. I don't think tall peeps should be forced to the back though they need to learn not to be assholes when in the front. 1. Stop dancing, pumping your arms in the air and taking pictures all night long-I only have a 1 inch view of the stage between your ear and your shoulder, when you move I completely lose my view. 2. I get there before doors open, wait 2 hours for the headliner, then just as they take the stage you wiggle your way in front of me...don't give me that look when you feel my beer running down your back, you deserved it. 3. Yes I will let your 10 year old kid in front of me but your 5'10" ass needs to stand behind me.
See you all tonight, hopefully behind me.
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If you have a tall person in front of you at a concert, I've found the most appropiate way to address the issue is to simply take a step back and kick them swiftly behind the knee. They go down like the world trade center buildings.
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Generally, I tend to stay to the back or the sides. But if it is not yet crowded when I arrive, and if I feel like staying closer to the front and/or center, then nobody has any room to complain if they choose to stand behind my 6'5" frame.
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i prefer to stand in the front. in fact, i always try to. but typically on the side front... and i'm a tall girl - 5'9ish in flats.
but no one messes with me or gripes usually, unless it's another girl who is of midget status.
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Being 6 feet tall, I usually stand a bit back but unless you are at the wall, you are going to be blocking someone. I hate the people who keep taking pictures and want to full access to walk through the crowd so they can get that one perfect shot for their blog.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
If you have a tall person in front of you at a concert, I've found the most appropiate way to address the issue is to simply take a step back and kick them swiftly behind the knee. They go down like the world trade center buildings.
You are a great man . . . . :D
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agree about the "windshield wiper" swaying being annoying. forward/back motion is okay, but constant side-to-side motion makes your body be 3x as wide and impossible to see around.
But staying to the back, why? For all you know someone a foot taller than them is in their line of sight.
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Don't blame the tall guy just because you were too lazy to get your ass to the show before he did.
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
If you have a tall person in front of you at a concert, I've found the most appropiate way to address the issue is to simply take a step back and kick them swiftly behind the knee. They go down like the world trade center buildings.
You are a great man . . . . :D [/b]
Ok, I am 6 feet tall even. Is this considered tall? Either way, I will be right up front...
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Ok. Maybe I should have had a disclaimer. I really don't care if I'm as close as possible to the front. It's a CLUB not a football stadium. The farthest point from the stage at the 9:30 club is still pretty close. I don't understand how being ten feet away from band X is any different than being one hundred and fifty feet away from band X. It seems all a bit Bay City Rollers fan club but I'm no killjoy. Please don't flame. I just don't want to be standing in front of someone who can't see the stage when I couldn't care less how close I am.
Brian
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Two words: stadium standing :D
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Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
Ok. Maybe I should have had a disclaimer. I really don't care if I'm as close as possible to the front. It's a CLUB not a football stadium. The farthest point from the stage at the 9:30 club is still pretty close. I don't understand how being ten feet away from band X is any different than being one hundred and fifty feet away from band X. It seems all a bit Bay City Rollers fan club but I'm no killjoy. Please don't flame. I just don't want to be standing in front of someone who can't see the stage when I couldn't care less how close I am.
Brian
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
why are you so bitter about everything anyway?
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Don't blame the tall guy just because you were too lazy to get your ass to the show before he did.
You must've just skimmed my post. I have no problem with anyone who arrives before me. My problem is with the 5'9" girls who bounce their way up to the front after the rest of us have been waiting there for hours.
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If you have a tall person in front of you at a concert, I've found the most appropiate way to address the issue is to simply take a step back and kick them swiftly behind the knee. They go down like the world trade center buildings.
Before breaking out the kung fu, you might try asking if you can get in front of them, especially if you're really short. Some of us tall guys are actually pretty nice if you're pretty nice, and that's a lot less likely to result in fisticuffs.
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Originally posted by 6949:
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Don't blame the tall guy just because you were too lazy to get your ass to the show before he did.
You must've just skimmed my post. I have no problem with anyone who arrives before me. My problem is with the 5'9" girls who bounce their way up to the front after the rest of us have been waiting there for hours. [/b]
hey hey hey now. i don't know if that was directed at me. but i get there on time. and if i don't i stand off to the side, i don't just push midgets out of my way.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
Originally posted by 6949:
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Don't blame the tall guy just because you were too lazy to get your ass to the show before he did.
You must've just skimmed my post. I have no problem with anyone who arrives before me. My problem is with the 5'9" girls who bounce their way up to the front after the rest of us have been waiting there for hours. [/b]
hey hey hey now. i don't know if that was directed at me. but i get there on time. and if i don't i stand off to the side, i don't just push midgets out of my way. [/b]
Nope not directed at you--directed at those who do push midgets out of the way.
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Originally posted by 6949:
You must've just skimmed my post. I have no problem with anyone who arrives before me. My problem is with the 5'9" girls who bounce their way up to the front after the rest of us have been waiting there for hours.
If she's hotter than you she can do whatever she likes.
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I think we should just give Vansmack the Boardie of the Month award. He's been ON FIRE lately.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by 6949:
You must've just skimmed my post. I have no problem with anyone who arrives before me. My problem is with the 5'9" girls who bounce their way up to the front after the rest of us have been waiting there for hours.
If she's hotter than you she can do whatever she likes. [/b]
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Don't blame the tall guy just because you were too lazy to get your ass to the show before he did.
Who unfortunately, is normally me. I'm always one of the tall (6') jerks up front because my girlfriend is about 5'1''. I say unfortunately, because #1 I've always felt it was bad etiquette and #2 I hate showing up so damned early.
The worst people though? The meatheads who push their way up front for the headliner in front of the 5' girls who have been there since the doors opened.
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Originally posted by themaestro:
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Don't blame the tall guy just because you were too lazy to get your ass to the show before he did.
Who unfortunately, is normally me. I'm always one of the tall (6') jerks up front because my girlfriend is about 5'1''. I say unfortunately, because #1 I've always felt it was bad etiquette and #2 I hate showing up so damned early.
The worst people though? The meatheads who push their way up front for the headliner in front of the 5' girls who have been there since the doors opened. [/b]
Exactly.
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Originally posted by themaestro:
Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Don't blame the tall guy just because you were too lazy to get your ass to the show before he did.
Who unfortunately, is normally me. I'm always one of the tall (6') jerks up front because my girlfriend is about 5'1''. I say unfortunately, because #1 I've always felt it was bad etiquette and #2 I hate showing up so damned early.
The worst people though? The meatheads who push their way up front for the headliner in front of the 5' girls who have been there since the doors opened. [/b]
actually the worst would be the drunk meatheads who push their way to the front an hour into the show and threaten to punch a girl in the face (regardless of height) who won't budge to let them in for said reason. this happened to me sunday night in fact...
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Originally posted by themaestro:
The worst people though? The meatheads who push their way up front for the headliner in front of the 5' girls who have been there since the doors opened.
Right - but that's just rude behavior - no matter how tall they are. They're not much worse than the chain of hand-holding girls that think they can just push their way to the front because they're cute.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
They go down like the world trade center buildings.
Since when is this considered an acceptable form of humor? Am I the only one that finds this offensive as hell? Maybe I'm just overly sensitive about this issue. I could never imagine making a reference like that in front of someone who lost a family member on the terrible day.
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I'm mixed on this one. I tend to think that of all the annoying things people do at shows, "being tall" isn't the worst thing and that they should be allowed to stand wherever they want to enjoy the show without being guilted into the back of the room. Though, if you're over 6-4 or so, it's probably better for all involved to move back a bit - unless you enjoy getting the evil eye all night.
I usually stand pretty much anywhere and just make sure that there's no one in my immediate vicinity getting blocked (I'm just over 6').
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Originally posted by Shadrach:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
They go down like the world trade center buildings.
Since when is this considered an acceptable form of humor? Am I the only one that finds this offensive as hell? Maybe I'm just overly sensitive about this issue. I could never imagine making a reference like that in front of someone who lost a family member on the terrible day. [/b]
Oh God, the PC alarm on my computer just went off....I bet you wouldn't have been offended if I said "they go down like the Bismark" would you.
But anyway, I digress. If a lofty one walks up and stands right in front of me right before a show starts and I've been stood there for ages I usually tap them on the shoulder and ask them to move, if they don't I tap them on the shoulder again and tell them to move. If someone happens to stand in front of me blocking my way, but not in an arrogant manner I just move to one side a bit.
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the only problem i have with you tall folk, is when i've been there for a while and you park yourself directly in front of me.
Lately i've had issues with a bunch of rapunzel motherfuckers who literally have hair to their waists or knees and don't put it in a pony tail and it gets all over everyone.
most horrifying was the wilco show last october and i went to take a sip of my beer, only to have my hand and said beverage cocooned in someones hair
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the problem with letting "just the one short person in" is that they are usually there with about 5-10 others and now you have to move far from where you were to let the whole train of people in (or they will talk through you as they are now two groups). I don't go too far forward, the sound sucks up close, but I don't want to move from a good spot because others feel they are entitled to that space because genetics was not as kind (I am shy of 6 feet).
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Originally posted by tigers scare me:
the only problem i have with you tall folk, is when i've been there for a while and you park yourself directly in front of me.
Yes these are the ones who irk me but of course they aren't the ones who are reading this thread.
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Originally posted by Shadrach:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
They go down like the world trade center buildings.
Since when is this considered an acceptable form of humor? Am I the only one that finds this offensive as hell? Maybe I'm just overly sensitive about this issue. I could never imagine making a reference like that in front of someone who lost a family member on the terrible day. [/b]
concur, it's not appropriate but sadly apparently acceptable
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Could we please use a more politically correct term than "midgets"? ;)
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Again, how tall is considered TALL?
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Could we please use a more politically correct term than "midgets"? ;)
Vertically challenged?
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Again, how tall is considered TALL?
Anyone taller than yourself!
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Could we please use a more politically correct term than "midgets"? ;)
Agreed. You can refer to the top of this (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=midget) dictionary page for synonyms such as little person, hobbit, dwarf, bitch, ass, or whore.
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Depends on what county you're in. In Sweden, you must be 6'5" to be tall. In the US, 6' or more. In Asian countries, over 5'.
Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Again, how tall is considered TALL?
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Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Again, how tall is considered TALL?
Again, per the dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=midget) :
Height categories (men):
5'1" or under Midget
5'2"-5'3" Very Short
5'4"-5'5" Short
5'6"-5'7" On the short side
5'8"-5'9" Not that tall
5'10"-5'11" On the tall side
6'-6'2" Tall
6'3"-6'4" Very Tall
6'5"+ Giant
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That works. Now what is a better phrase for "porky"?
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Could we please use a more politically correct term than "midgets"? ;)
Vertically challenged? [/b]
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people are so worried about everybody else, how do they ever get anything accomplished for themselves?
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I am 6'4" and if you don't want to be standing behind me at a show, get there before me. This thread is hilarious. The evil eye? The evil eye from who exactly? The countless hipsters that go to all of these shows only to look like they're in a coma while the band is on? Yeah I really care if I am in their way.
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Actually, the Swedes are only 0.8 inches taller than the average caucasian American male.
The Dutch (and some Serbs) are the ones who average 6-foot plus.
http://www.answers.com/topic/human-height (http://www.answers.com/topic/human-height)
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Depends on what county you're in. In Sweden, you must be 6'5" to be tall. In the US, 6' or more. In Asian countries, over 5'.
Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Again, how tall is considered TALL?
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Originally posted by fatskippy:
I am 6'4" and if you don't want to be standing behind me at a show, get there before me. This thread is hilarious. The evil eye? The evil eye from who exactly? The countless hipsters that go to all of these shows only to look like they're in a coma while the band is on? Yeah I really care if I am in their way.
exactly
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Originally posted by fatskippy:
This thread is hilarious.
I'm glad I could brighten your day.
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And France scores the highest on the 2007 Quality of Life Index.
http://www.il-ireland.com/il/qofl07/ (http://www.il-ireland.com/il/qofl07/)
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Actually, the Swedes are only 0.8 inches taller than the average caucasian American male.
The Dutch (and some Serbs) are the ones who average 6-foot plus.
http://www.answers.com/topic/human-height (http://www.answers.com/topic/human-height)
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Depends on what county you're in. In Sweden, you must be 6'5" to be tall. In the US, 6' or more. In Asian countries, over 5'.
Originally posted by Kevin Craig:
Again, how tall is considered TALL?
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Originally posted by fatskippy:
I am 6'4" and if you don't want to be standing behind me at a show, get there before me. This thread is hilarious. The evil eye? The evil eye from who exactly? The countless hipsters that go to all of these shows only to look like they're in a coma while the band is on? Yeah I really care if I am in their way.
Point excellently illustrated. Inconsiderate people are immune to the evil eye.
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Yeah, but you're fat too, which changes the whole dynamic.
Originally posted by fatskippy:
I am 6'4" and if you don't want to be standing behind me at a show, get there before me. This thread is hilarious. The evil eye? The evil eye from who exactly? The countless hipsters that go to all of these shows only to look like they're in a coma while the band is on? Yeah I really care if I am in their way.
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Proper gentlemen's etiquette requires that taller men stand at the back of a standing room function.
Brian
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Yeah, but you're fat too, which changes the whole dynamic.
Originally posted by fatskippy:
I am 6'4" and if you don't want to be standing behind me at a show, get there before me. This thread is hilarious. The evil eye? The evil eye from who exactly? The countless hipsters that go to all of these shows only to look like they're in a coma while the band is on? Yeah I really care if I am in their way.
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It would be better if he was fat and tall because he would be less likely to be dancing around all night with arms flailing, and is less likely to try to squeeze his ass past me to get in front.
Again, those are the only ones I take issue with, not anyone who gets there before me.
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Its the 9:30 club, who is dancing and flailing around? They oversell the place so that no one can move and the "wild ones" in the crowd are the dozen or so people bobbing their heads.
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OMG! You've noticed that too! It's totally lame! I wish this were NYC or Detroit or Portland or anywhere else! Everyone dances but DC!!!!
Originally posted by fatskippy:
Its the 9:30 club, who is dancing and flailing around? They oversell the place so that no one can move and the "wild ones" in the crowd are the dozen or so people bobbing their heads.
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Proper gentleman don't go to rock clubs.
Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
Proper gentlemen's etiquette requires that taller men stand at the back of a standing room function.
Brian
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Tall people did not choose to be tall but why do they so often choose to wear hats?
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
That works. Now what is a better phrase for "porky"?
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Could we please use a more politically correct term than "midgets"? ;)
Vertically challenged? [/b]
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Horizontally challenged.
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Originally posted by fatskippy:
The evil eye? The evil eye from who exactly?
Exactly. Everybody knows the Evil Eye was replaced by the Stink Eye sometime around 2001.
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Tall people did not choose to be tall....
Nevertheless, many people consider it an accomplishment. If you're short it's your own damn fault!
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Does that "proper gentleman" schtick score you a lot of 'tang?
Originally posted by Brian_Walalce:
Proper gentlemen's etiquette requires that taller men stand at the back of a standing room function.
Brian
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Tall people did not choose to be tall but why do they so often choose to wear hats?
<img src="http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d72/paulrd/turd.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Does that "proper gentleman" schtick score you a lot of 'tang?
Proper gentlemen's etiquette requires that you never refer to it as "'tang."
Brian
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im way short, 5'1" and normally get to shows way early for that very reason. i usually go with a friend whose 6'4" and people love me in the front. hes nice and lets us short people in front of him to a degree.
then again, i get there early and inevitably the tallest guy insists on standing in the tiniest space in front of me in front of the stage. last time i kicked a guy HARD with my boots on. i felt much better and my friend wanted to run. the guy who blocked me said "sorry i didnt see you". luckily i kicked him :D
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Originally posted by fatskippy:
I am 6'4" and if you don't want to be standing behind me at a show, get there before me. This thread is hilarious. The evil eye? The evil eye from who exactly? The countless hipsters that go to all of these shows only to look like they're in a coma while the band is on? Yeah I really care if I am in their way.
So, Shrek, if we get there before you, you won't push your way in and stand in front of us then, you'll stand in the back like a good ogre.
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this thread is funny. stand in the back if you're tall. people have told me that sometimes.
but, as someone else said, i have a short(ish) girlfriend. she's 5'6". so we cant stand together at shows? :)
so heres what we've decided
up front: short people and hot girls
in the back: tall guys, people who dance, take pictures and wear hats.
you laugh now, but one day it may be a reality. i can just see little measuring stick at the door (you must be THIS short to get near the front)
and oh yeah, FYI, i am 6'1" and unless i am like 5' from the stage, there is ALWAYS someone taller than me in my way!!! especially in DC. Baltimore seems to be much shorter for some reason.
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
That works. Now what is a better phrase for "porky"?
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Could we please use a more politically correct term than "midgets"? ;)
Vertically challenged? [/b]
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Horizontally challenged. [/b]
Circumambient challenged?
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Originally posted by RatBastard:
Tall people did not choose to be tall but why do they so often choose to wear hats?
proper gentlemen's etiquette says men should not wear hats indoors- although i think there's a cowboy hat clause that exempts those.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Circumambient
Somebody got a Webster's Collegiate for his 65th birhtday...
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Circumambient
Somebody got a Webster's Collegiate for his 65th birhtday... [/b]
Got 'the package' thanks....now all I need is a couple of hours without the wife and kid to enjoy it! ;)
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Tall people can fucking die. That's why I only hang out with girls and asians!
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i learned from the SP concert that i need to protect any gap in front of me during the pre-max capacity phase of the crowding. during the changeover, two 6 ft+ guys swooped right in and blocked my view.
fill the gap or someone else will do it for you!
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what an intersting show. i chose my favorite spot in the club--end of the floor's right bar against the wall in the corner. i'm tall so i'm nice and stand there in my comfortable lean seeing over most everyone with an awesome view of the stage everytime. plus i'm right there at the bar for an easy, lean over access. bonuses all around. the point is, that for a sold out show, where i was standing, there was plenty of room to groove and i saw joz plus the director spotting prime spots in abundance. plus, the director is the king of double fisting drinks; even holding them in his mouth if necessary. ;)
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i'm 6'5 and it all depends on the show i'm at where i stand.
for shows like blonde redhead & broken social scene i'll stand in the back so the people who never grew after 8th grade can see.
if it's a punk band i'll be right up front.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
what an intersting show. i chose my favorite spot in the club--end of the floor's right bar against the wall in the corner. i'm tall so i'm nice and stand there in my comfortable lean seeing over most everyone with an awesome view of the stage everytime. plus i'm right there at the bar for an easy, lean over access. bonuses all around. the point is, that for a sold out show, where i was standing, there was plenty of room to groove and i saw joz plus the director spotting prime spots in abundance. plus, the director is the king of double fisting drinks; even holding them in his mouth if necessary. :) its usually pretty open, and plenty of room to dance, and friends and i used to hang out there quite a bit.
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Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Tall people can fucking die. That's why I only hang out with girls and asians!
<img src="http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/01/18/yao_ming_narrowweb__300x528,0.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Last night I went to a show and a few of us in the front row let a little girl squeeze in. After the opener the kid loses interest, goes to the back with dad, mom holds the front row spot where her daughter stood and yells "Where's my son? Let my son up here. Let him up. He's my son." I'm expecting to see another 4' kid come up and stand next to me but he turned out to be about 5'10". He then asked his mom why he had to come up because he could see great from back there. I'm sure he (and his hat) managed to block a few people who had been standing there all night.
On the other hand, two nights ago at the pumpkins show I ended up in the front row. This may be the first show where I didn't have to fight to hold my spot or worry about being crushed. Was that a typical hipster crowd?
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Originally posted by walkonby:
what an intersting show. i chose my favorite spot in the club--end of the floor's right bar against the wall in the corner. i'm tall so i'm nice and stand there in my comfortable lean seeing over most everyone with an awesome view of the stage everytime. plus i'm right there at the bar for an easy, lean over access. bonuses all around. the point is, that for a sold out show, where i was standing, there was plenty of room to groove and i saw joz plus the director spotting prime spots in abundance. plus, the director is the king of double fisting drinks; even holding them in his mouth if necessary. :D
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
agree about the "windshield wiper" swaying being annoying. forward/back motion is okay, but constant side-to-side motion makes your body be 3x as wide and impossible to see around.
See, I have a different opinion of those type. Depends on the rhythm and wildness factor though. I'd much rather the eqivalant of the old 9:30 Club pole be swaying from side to side if they will be planted in front of me so that I can get at least about a 50% view. If it all really works out right, then I try to work my own dancing to synch with the pole swayer so we've got a counter motion thing going.
Of course, this concept all goes straight to Hell if this person has a sense of rhythm that is not in synch with the music or is one of those wild arm and elbow flayers that is like an out of control wind up action figure on the loose. The bad rhythm I can deal with but the out of control thrashers are the ones who annoy me since I'm not too thrilled about leaving all beat up. It's especially annoying in a full house. And no, I'm not talking about a pit which has a different set of concert decorum.
Speaking of ironic hipsters; if the crowd doesn't dance, they are damned. Apparently, the same is true if they do dance!
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<img src="http://www.shanghaidaily.com/NewsImage/2007/2007-07/2007-07-13/20070713_323234_01.jpg" alt=" - " />
The mixed height conundrum. (http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2007/200707/20070713/article_323234.htm)
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I'm 5'2" and agree with pretty much everyone who has said that nothing's worse than the tall people who will push their way in front of you. (This happened to me at Jenny Lewis in March 2006; unfortunately, the sight lines aren't great at Birchmere bandstand.) Admittedly, I like to stand near the front and cannot imagine giving up my spot if I were more vertically blessed. As others have stated, that's the beauty of general admission--if you want that front spot badly enough, you'll wait for hours. If all else fails, there's never any harm in asking the taller person to trade spots; most people are friendly enough.
But oh, I've just decided that the drunk girls who bribe underaged boys with drinks, work their way to the front, and then jump on your foot the entire time are somewhat worse than the tall people who block your view.
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I'm about 5'5" and, for a lot of shows, have no problem with tall people. For some shows though (Wilco) they are just downright assholes. They look at me, see me, and proceed to push their way right in front of me and talk about the crazy night before. I had no problems Tuesday night though with my spot at the bar on the right side.
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Worlds apart: The moment the tallest man met the shortest
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=468172&in_page_id=1811&ct=5 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=468172&in_page_id=1811&ct=5)
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Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
To live
They got little hands
And little eyes
And they walk around
Tellin' great big lies
They got little noses
And tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little feet
Well, I don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
Round here
Short People are just the same
As you and I
(A Fool Such As I)
All men are brothers
Until the day they die
(It's A Wonderful World)
Short People got nobody
Short People got nobody
Short People got nobody
To love
They got little baby legs
And they stand so low
You got to pick 'em up
Just to say hello
They got little cars
That go beep, beep, beep
They got little voices
Goin' peep, peep, peep
They got grubby little fingers
And dirty little minds
They're gonna get you every time
Well, I don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
'Round here
:D
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
To live...
Everybody knows this trivial fact but: (from Wikipedia)
"In 1978, legislation was introduced in the State of Maryland making the playing of the song ('Short People') over the radio illegal. Contrary to popular myth, the bill did not pass."
Brian
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Once I saw the Little Kings (an all dwarf rock band) and they dedicated a song to Randy Newman, saying they "fucking wish he would die."
QUOTE]Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
To live...
Everybody knows this trivial fact but: (from Wikipedia)
"In 1978, legislation was introduced in the State of Maryland making the playing of the song ('Short People') over the radio illegal. Contrary to popular myth, the bill did not pass."
Brian [/b][/QUOTE]
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I once saw Mini-KISS open for somebody once. An all midget KISS tribute band. It was some surreal shit to say the least.
Originally posted by nkotb:
Once I saw the Little Kings (an all dwarf rock band) and they dedicated a song to Randy Newman, saying they "fucking wish he would die."
QUOTE]Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
To live...
Everybody knows this trivial fact but: (from Wikipedia)
"In 1978, legislation was introduced in the State of Maryland making the playing of the song ('Short People') over the radio illegal. Contrary to popular myth, the bill did not pass."
Brian [/b]
[/b][/QUOTE]
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Has anyone seen that local N VA band with a couple of 'altitude challenged' members. Snaggletooth I think they're called. They even have mini-me groupies.
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I once saw Mini-KISS open for somebody once. An all midget KISS tribute band. It was some surreal shit to say the least.
A Perfect Circle (with Burning Brides) at the Patriot Center? I was there too. That was some surreal shit all right.
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Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I once saw Mini-KISS open for somebody once. An all midget KISS tribute band. It was some surreal shit to say the least.
A Perfect Circle (with Burning Brides) at the Patriot Center? I was there too. That was some surreal shit all right. [/b]
THANK YOU! That shit was killing me, fam . . . . I couldn't remember the show. LOL. Surreal indeed . . . .
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more concert etiquette, courtesy of cracked.com (http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=2228)
No Yelling Out Song Requests
Musicians have these things called set lists, and they are integral with lighting and... never mind, you're drunk. Just stop it.
No Band T-Shirts
Everyone knows that you're not supposed to wear the T-shirt of the band you came to see, but it's a little known fact that wearing any band T-shirt at a concert is also permissible grounds for the use of violence. We get it, you really like music and were able to find a T-shirt of an obscure band that you'd never heard of until you found the T-Shirt. Nerf Herder is a favorite of yours? Really? I know, your buddies told you it's a pretty cool shirt, but why don't you save it for your Muff Diving class tomorrow morning.
Do Not Make Out at Concerts
We're glad you and your on-again, off-again boyfriend/girlfriend rekindled your medium-rare romance for a night, but this isn't either of your parents' basements. Stand still, look at your stylish retro sneakers and remind yourself over and over again that your mother wasn't lying when she said you were the most unique little alterna-snowflake in the universe. And, speaking of you people with the retro sneakers...
Enough With the Ironic Facial Hair
See that guy? That's James Taylor. He is one of the few people who could rock a mustache and get away with it. You, ironic-facial-hair guy, are not. I know, the singer from that band you like looks cool with a handlebar mustache so you figure, why not? Or, maybe you think that making yourself brazenly ugly beats being just ordinarily ugly. The fact is that if you're the type of person who is wearing ironic facial hair to a rock concert, you do not need to be sabotaging your chances of getting laid any more than the gene pool already has.
Stop Taking Pictures With Your Cell Phones
You people spend $100 to go to a concert so that you can watch the entire event on a 3-inch by 2-inch, green-lit, night-vision screen. Rather than enjoying the music, you spend your time trying to determine if that speck that looks like a glow-in-the-dark amoeba swimming around in a cloudy bucket of piss is Bono or the Edge.
We're going to take a wild guess and say that you are the same people, who as parents, will spend your entire family vacations taking pictures rather than taking a vacation. You'll be too busy making your kids look like they're enjoying themselves when you say "cheese" to ever enjoy your kids.
All of that is fine and good. We don't mind that your children will grow to hate you. If it weren't for parents like you, a lot of great angry rock music would never have existed. But once you start ruining the very concerts you helped create, we draw the line.
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Yeah. Reminds me of some half-drunk cat that during The Pumpkins show last week. Apparently, he thought it would be funny to yell out "Play Freebird!!!" Billy answers back, "It's official. There's a Skynryd fan @ every concert." I can recall someone doing that at the canceled Morrissey/almost Morrissey tribute band show as well. There's always one. I wonder who that asshole was . . .
*whistles & backpedals out of thread*
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
more concert etiquette, courtesy of cracked.com (http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=2228)
No Band T-Shirts
Everyone knows that you're not supposed to wear the T-shirt of the band you came to see, but it's a little known fact that wearing any band T-shirt at a concert is also permissible grounds for the use of violence. We get it, you really like music and were able to find a T-shirt of an obscure band that you'd never heard of until you found the T-Shirt. Nerf Herder is a favorite of yours? Really? I know, your buddies told you it's a pretty cool shirt, but why don't you save it for your Muff Diving class tomorrow morning.
I think there should a rule on this, that says the more obscure a band is, the more okay it is to wear its shirt to the show. C'mon, how awesome is it if your band travels thousands of miles to play 3rd bill at the Black Cat backstage or DC9 or the Hosiery and there's someone there wearing your shirt. That's just good team support. I know the guys in DMBQ got a kick out of seeing someone at their show wearing a Cassette Tape Invaders from Japan shirt.
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yeah. i don't exactly agree with the band t-shirt thing completely, but at the same time, i don't often wear them to shows.
i make an exception for my favorite 'band' t-shirt - my autographed wesley willis shirt. mostly because only people at shows recognize it and it has a cute story. it's a conversation starter :)
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
yeah. i don't exactly agree with the band t-shirt thing completely, but at the same time, i don't often wear them to shows.
i make an exception for my favorite 'band' t-shirt - my autographed wesley willis shirt. mostly because only people at shows recognize it and it has a cute story. it's a conversation starter :)
you have an AUTOGRAPHED wesley willis shirt?
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Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
yeah. i don't exactly agree with the band t-shirt thing completely, but at the same time, i don't often wear them to shows.
i make an exception for my favorite 'band' t-shirt - my autographed wesley willis shirt. mostly because only people at shows recognize it and it has a cute story. it's a conversation starter :)
you have an AUTOGRAPHED wesley willis shirt? [/b]
yes and... point made.
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how about "the have your own life and quit sucking on everyone dick about how to live, dress, eat, breathe, think, be, consider, conform, ect" rule?
there's always a director at every show. i was right behind you when you yelled it. :p
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Originally posted by callat703:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
yeah. i don't exactly agree with the band t-shirt thing completely, but at the same time, i don't often wear them to shows.
i make an exception for my favorite 'band' t-shirt - my autographed wesley willis shirt. mostly because only people at shows recognize it and it has a cute story. it's a conversation starter :)
you have an AUTOGRAPHED wesley willis shirt? [/b]
yes and... point made. [/b]
So what's the story? This has to be good.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
there's always a director at every show. i was right behind you when you yelled it. ;)
That shit's just hilarious to me. I don't know why. I'm a do it again at The Police show on Friday. It never gets old. I'll let you know what Sting says . . .
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
That shit's just hilarious to me. I don't know why.
mike doughty (formerly of soul coughing) proposed a law that anytime someone in the crowd yells "freebird," the band would be legally bound to play the entire song. he figured that way, people would stop yelling for the song because nobody really wants to hear it.
he also proposed that "it's raining men" should replace free bird as the obligatory shouted request.
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Originally posted by thatguy:
Originally posted by TheDirector217:
That shit's just hilarious to me. I don't know why.
mike doughty (formerly of soul coughing) proposed a law that anytime someone in the crowd yells "freebird," the band would be legally bound to play the entire song. he figured that way, people would stop yelling for the song because nobody really wants to hear it.
he also proposed that "it's raining men" should replace free bird as the obligatory shouted request. [/b]
I now must go to one of his shows.
As far as "It's Raining Men." Pause . . .
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omg, that's what i'll yell at the white stripes. if you hear "play it's raining men," you'll know where i'm sitting.
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
As far as "It's Raining Men." Pause . . .
Don't fret; you only have to sing the "Hallelujahs".
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ha. this is funny.
it is a touchy subject...tall people can't help being tall, and short people can't help being short...I'm only 5'6, but I've been in front of many a shorter people...once I asked a small person behind me if she wished to trade places, but she declined. I'm sure she was being polite, but since then I've not been sure how to offer up my spot to a small person behind me. I don't want to offend them with my superiority, you know.
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