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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Cali on May 13, 2008, 12:08:00 pm
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quite a bit of assholery last night but i still had a good time. feel free to add to the list...
1. dont go to a show if your ass is full of gas. i dont want to smell that all night
2. if your just gonna talk LOUDLY during the entire show - from the time doors open, until you leave - why even show up. you can do that at a bar or how bout go stand next to the bar.
3. dont try to climb on the stage
4. if you steal or "make a spot" for yourself where someone else was--you cant get pissed if when you leave and come back the orig person is standing there again. AND if you do get pissed, make sure you actually returned to the spot you left first. (girl last night comes back to see her "spot" taken only to find out she's in the wrong place and should be about 3 people down. she then decides to ram herself back into said spot. this lady was about to get her but her boyfriend calmed her down. looked like she was about to choke her lol).
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you forgot rule 5. don't worry about what other people think of you. they're probably one of those idiots who don't think you're allowed to where a certain shirt at certain concerts.
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Or rule # 6. If you go to shit concerts by shit bands chances are good that you, yourself, are shit.
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7. if you're going to smoke pot at a show, for god's sake, pass it over. i'm not undercover.
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8.) If the show is at the Black Cat don't wear flip-flops.
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Originally posted by Cali:
1. dont go to a show if your ass is full of gas. i dont want to smell that all night
But I happen to like the smell of my own farts.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
7. if you're going to smoke pot at a show, for god's sake, pass it over. i'm not undercover.
Amen to that! Was anyone else smelling the sticky sweet aroma at Radiohead?
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Cali:
1. dont go to a show if your ass is full of gas. i dont want to smell that all night
But I happen to like the smell of my own farts. [/b]
but do you light them at shows to show your demand for an encore?
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9. If you're pushing your way to the front as the act is going on, dont get all pissed cause i am pushing you back.
10. If you manage to get by me and you end up standing directly in front of my wife and are 8" taller than her, dont get all pissy when she pokes you in the small of the back every 10 seconds.
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11. Just shut up during quiet songs and don't act like its a good time to get a beer, or ask nine of your friends "should I get you anything?"
12. Please do no applaud between movements unless its Tchaikovky's 6th, though many conductors still frown upon that.
13. Don't leave your bar tabs open at the end of the night.
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Originally posted by Aphex:
11. Just shut up during quiet songs and don't act like its a good time to get a beer, or ask nine of your friends "should I get you anything?"
Good point. You should just know.
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Aphex:
11. Just shut up during quiet songs and don't act like its a good time to get a beer, or ask nine of your friends "should I get you anything?"
Good point. You should just know. [/b]
To follow this up: I get annoyed when its a band that is just 'quiet' to begin with...and the audience knows it going into the venue. I remember people chattering during GY!BE, and both AIR concerts, some of the better moments were ruined by chatterboxes, Elliott Smith at the Troc, Decemberists in Toronto...this shit is universal and it needs to stop. I didn't pay money to chat to my friends, that is why God created opening acts, pregaming and shitty outdoor venues.
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when people talk loudly around me i pass gas so that they will move on.
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Was it maui wowie.
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Amen to that! Was anyone else smelling the sticky sweet aroma at Radiohead?
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Originally posted by walkonby:
7. if you're going to smoke pot at a show, for god's sake, pass it over. i'm not undercover.
7b. if someone does pass it over, don't be a dick and get the joint confiscated by security.
at radiohead this weekend, a bunch of giddy early 20-somethings snuck into the row behind us. no sooner has my friend lit up than one of the giddies leaned over and yelled "DUDE CAN WE GET A PIECE OF THAT ACTION?!?" to which we pointed out that it was common etiquette to wait for the owner's friends to partake before sharing with strangers (AKA rule 7c). security wasn't oppressive, but one had to be careful how obviously one was partaking - for example, a lot more carefully than the giddies were. the girl at the end of the row, actually standing in the aisle, was waving the thing all over the place. just as they handed the goods back, security came a'scurrying, i barely had time to stomp it out and kick it away. that also put security on our case for the rest of the show, so no more partaking... thanks, dickheads.
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Originally posted by walkonby:
7. if you're going to smoke pot at a show, for god's sake, pass it over. i'm not undercover.
Amen to that! Was anyone else smelling the sticky sweet aroma at Radiohead? [/b]
man, the smell was so strong it felt like i was breathing it...
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You wouldn't have these problems if you weren't a criminal. Marijuana is a crime. Tokers are jokers.
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Originally posted by anarchist:
when people talk loudly around me i pass gas so that they will move on.
Smelly burps work just as well, and they can be aimed fairly accurately.
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by anarchist:
when people talk loudly around me i pass gas so that they will move on.
Smelly burps work just as well, and they can be aimed fairly accurately. [/b]
noxious clouds of cigarette smoke are by far the best, and you can aim them like a blow-dart
ill be able to put my grandkids on my knee and tell them about how grandpa was once able to smoke in clubs in an effort to regulate anti-social behavior ... sigh ...
btw, please no one tell on me to badsushi, i might get banned from the club / jacked in the face
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It's a great way to gain yourself some space in a crowded room.
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Cali:
1. dont go to a show if your ass is full of gas. i dont want to smell that all night
But I happen to like the smell of my own farts. [/b]
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
It's a great way to gain yourself some space in a crowded room.
I'm pretty sure you have no difficulty in getting people to get away from you as quickly as possible just being being yourself, Charlie. :)
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Originally posted by Aphex:
12. Please do no applaud between movements unless its Tchaikovky's 6th, though many conductors still frown upon that.
This specifically came up recently in an "Applause" thread on the AMS listserve (American Musicological Society). But I lost track so I don't know what the consensus was.
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Originally posted by Aphex:
12. Please do no applaud between movements unless its Tchaikovky's 6th, though many conductors still frown upon that.
This specifically came up recently in an "Applause" thread on the AMS listserve (American Musicological Society). But I lost track so I don't know what the consensus was. [/b]
When I saw it performed at the KC by the Cleveland Orchestra, the conductor just swept right on through not giving anyone a chance to applaud, cough or even move a muscle. I think it is accepted, but I think if it can be avoided, it will be. The cause of the 'rude' applause is that the quiet ending of the 3rd movement is mistaken as the symphony's ending. So the applause is still a faux pas and I guess if the conductor can prevent it, he/she will.
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Originally posted by anarchist:
when people talk loudly around me i pass gas so that they will move on.
you werent at 930 last night were you LOL
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Originally posted by Aphex:
When I saw it performed at the KC by the Cleveland Orchestra, the conductor just swept right on through not giving anyone a chance to applaud, cough or even move a muscle. I think it is accepted, but I think if it can be avoided, it will be. The cause of the 'rude' applause is that the quiet ending of the 3rd movement is mistaken as the symphony's ending. So the applause is still a faux pas and I guess if the conductor can prevent it, he/she will.
The third movement ends moderately loud and fast; the movement is marked Allegro molto vivace (very fast and lively). It's the "triumphant" nature of the movement's ending that elicits applause, plus the overall tone sounds like a final movement. In a typical four-movement symphony, the third is typically a scherzo, which this particular movement is definitely not. What gives the symphony its "Pathetique" nickname is the fourth and final movement, marked Adagio lamentoso (slow and profoundly sad). Most recordings have a typical few seconds pause between the movements. On a recording of the work by Sergiu Celibidache (live, of course), the conductor takes a Mahlerian pause between the movements, and it sounds just right.
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Originally posted by Aphex:
When I saw it performed at the KC by the Cleveland Orchestra, the conductor just swept right on through not giving anyone a chance to applaud, cough or even move a muscle. I think it is accepted, but I think if it can be avoided, it will be. The cause of the 'rude' applause is that the quiet ending of the 3rd movement is mistaken as the symphony's ending. So the applause is still a faux pas and I guess if the conductor can prevent it, he/she will.
The third movement ends moderately loud and fast; the movement is marked Allegro molto vivace (very fast and lively). It's the "triumphant" nature of the movement's ending that elicits applause, plus the overall tone sounds like a final movement. In a typical four-movement symphony, the third is typically a scherzo, which this particular movement is definitely not. What gives the symphony its "Pathetique" nickname is the fourth and final movement, marked Adagio lamentoso (slow and profoundly sad). Most recordings have a typical few seconds pause between the movements. On a recording of the work by Sergiu Celibidache (live, of course), the conductor takes a Mahlerian pause between the movements, and it sounds just right. [/b]
Clearly I am still learning, but thank you for making it clear to me.
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The cause of the 'rude' applause is that the quiet ending of the 3rd movement is mistaken as the symphony's ending. So the applause is still a faux pas and I guess if the conductor can prevent it, he/she will.
That'd be hilarious to have a Dee Dee Ramone guy conducting the orchestra so he could yell ONETWOTHREEFOUR between movements
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14. sing "my humps" at the bar while ordering PBR.
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Originally posted by Erinaceous Sonickus:
10. If you manage to get by me and you end up standing directly in front of my wife and are 8" taller than her, dont get all pissy when she pokes you in the small of the back every 10 seconds.
I'm 6" even, and for some shows, I definitely want to be up front, so I make the effort of getting there early in line to be guaranteed this spot. When smaller/shorter people come up behind me, I generally tell them to try their best not to stand behind me, and I'll try and set up windows between me and the person I'm standing next to, but aside from that, I make NO accommodations to shorter people when I'm on the barricade. I feel that if you're short and you know you want to be up front, make that much more of an effort to be there early and near the front of the line. Womp womp.
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Originally posted by walkonby:
14. sing "my humps" at the bar while ordering PBR.
This is under the "must" portion and not the "don't" portion, right?
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Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by walkonby:
14. sing "my humps" at the bar while ordering PBR.
This is under the "must" portion and not the "don't" portion, right? [/b]
so right on a must. i should have been more specific.
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Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I'm 6" even
I'd think no one would have a problem seeing over you. :)
<img src="http://www.schemaweb.info/blogs/images/tap.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Originally posted by walkonby:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by walkonby:
14. sing "my humps" at the bar while ordering PBR.
This is under the "must" portion and not the "don't" portion, right? [/b]
so right on a must. i should have been more specific. [/b]
I'm not allowed on the cereal aisle when shopping because I do the My Cocoa Puffs part of the video.
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Originally posted by econo:
Was it maui wowie.
Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Amen to that! Was anyone else smelling the sticky sweet aroma at Radiohead?
[/b]
labrador
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Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I'm 6" even
I'd think no one would have a problem seeing over you. :)
<img src="http://www.schemaweb.info/blogs/images/tap.jpg" alt=" - " /> [/b]
POTM
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O no you di'nt.
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I make NO accommodations to shorter people when I'm on the barricade.
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Then it truly is the dankest, ese.
Originally posted by SPARX:
labrador
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Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I'm 6" even
I'd think no one would have a problem seeing over you. :)
<img src="http://www.schemaweb.info/blogs/images/tap.jpg" alt=" - " /> [/b]
POTM [/b]
Ha! I concur. POTM!
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Originally posted by econo:
Then it truly is the dankest, ese.
Originally posted by SPARX:
labrador
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I had a feeling you'd be the one to pick up on that.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEZ_tvWNyi8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEZ_tvWNyi8)
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#whatever we're on:
Beach Balls. Just say no.
#whatever+1
I don't care if you drink. I don't care if you're drunk. But don't start or get into fights, especially when you send other people to the ER. Don't be a goddamn motherfucking prick ass rude cocksucking asshole.
(see: drunk girl last year at DMB. No, my bf wasn't hitting on you, no, *I* wasn't hitting on you, and no, the goddamn BEACH BALL DIDN'T NEED TO BE LIBERATED)
Sorry for the language. Just realized I need to finish paying off the rest of the $500 I still owe to them.
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Maybe, just maybe going to a DMB show was your problem?
Yeah yeah cliche I know...
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boy does that ever prove what kind of people go to see dave matthews.
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for the venues: dont charge $9 for a glass of vodka and Red Bull. Thats just wrong.
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Originally posted by -kat-:
Don't be a goddamn motherfucking prick ass rude cocksucking asshole.
Good advice in general. :D
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Originally posted by lagas:
for the venues: dont charge $9 for a glass of vodka and Red Bull. Thats just wrong.
How is that wrong? Drink something less foo foo and damaging to your body.
You'd pay $5-6 for any basic vodka drink, whats wrong about charging more for something you'd spend at least $2.50 at the grocery store for the Red Bull.
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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Originally posted by kosmo:
Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I'm 6" even
I'd think no one would have a problem seeing over you. :)
<img src="http://www.schemaweb.info/blogs/images/tap.jpg" alt=" - " /> [/b]
POTM [/b]
lol, well done
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Originally posted by MindCage:
Originally posted by lagas:
for the venues: dont charge $9 for a glass of vodka and Red Bull. Thats just wrong.
How is that wrong? Drink something less foo foo and damaging to your body.
You'd pay $5-6 for any basic vodka drink, whats wrong about charging more for something you'd spend at least $2.50 at the grocery store for the Red Bull.
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com) [/b]
first, they dont use the whole can of red bull, the main ingredient is ice, then red bull and finally vodka. Second, $7 would be OK, but $9 is excessive. Third, about the "less foo foo and damaging to your body" thing, fair enough, but sometimes you just need the boost and I cant drink single malt whiskey all the time
:D
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Originally posted by eros:
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:
I'm 6" even
I'd think no one would have a problem seeing over you. :)
:)
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you got the most important concert rule/etiquette
PUT AWAY YOUR FUCKING CELL PHONE!
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Originally posted by smakawhat:
you got the most important concert rule/etiquette
PUT AWAY YOUR FUCKING CELL PHONE!
god i hate cell phones too, esp on the metro. i wish i had one of those little remote devices that turns off cell phones with the push of a button.
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#? If you are going to fist pump, watch those damned elbows! Have fun but don't go punching someone's eye out due to your careless regard for others' personal space that is probably jammed right up next to you during a crowded show.
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#? Dancing in your seat is fine, but do not spill beer on the person sitting below you.
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Originally posted by lagas:
first, they dont use the whole can of red bull, the main ingredient is ice, then red bull and finally vodka. Second, $7 would be OK, but $9 is excessive. Third, about the "less foo foo and damaging to your body" thing, fair enough, but sometimes you just need the boost and I cant drink single malt whiskey all the time
:D
You know, you could ask for the can, just like on an airplane you can ask for the whole can. I've never seen any bar say no to someone when they ask to get the rest of the Red Bull can.
There's always Sparks ;) hahahaha
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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I don't care if you want to take a few pictures, but don't stand there holding your camera up (with both hands) for minutes at a time. You're blocking everyone's view behind you.
And stop sticking your arm out forward, thinking that extra 2 feet is going to give you a much better picture. My shoulder is not your tripod.
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and a suggestion for the chicks...LEAVE YOUR FREEKIN SUITCASE-SIZED PURSES AT HOME. Believe me, there's no need at a GA concert for your blow dryer, hairspray, three hairbrushes and a comb, full make-up kit, extra shoes, two pairs of panties, a coat, your laptop, a case of breath mints, your flask (altho at the drink prices lately, this might be a good idea if the door staffers don't snag you) another cute outfit and extra hair extensions. If you're planning on getting on the tour bus with the drummer, chances are they'll have a few of these items lying around - albeit slightly used. There are several designers who make teeny, tiny cross-shoulder bags. Cell, money, i.d., chapstick, keys, kleenex (cause we all know about toilet paper at concerts..NONE) and if you're smart, a pair of earplugs. Other than that, leave your crap home, in the car, or check it...otherwise, you are just NOT COOL AT ALL and will never be a 930 Club scenester 'cause they'll know you're just an amateur musichead.
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if you are going to post a rule in the concert etiquette thread, you must go and read all other posts so you know what number we are on.
number 24 - (my above paragraph is number 23) wash your hands after you use those fucking awful venue bathrooms. and check the mirror to make sure your hair is in place.
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25) Don't be one of those dudes thats like, "I remember seeing Dylan during the Rolling Thunder Tour...and it was SICK." When clearly your age is 25 and you would have to had access to a time machine to be there.
25a) Don't be one of those 'reminiscing'fans that bores the people around them with every single date, year and how many times they saw said artist. If its a good story or good concert, tell it, if not, shut up.
To be fair, I talk about Dylan a lot because I like him a lot, seen him a lot, but I don't tell boring stories about it.
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Originally posted by Aphex:
25) Don't be one of those dudes thats like, "I remember seeing Dylan during the Rolling Thunder Tour...and it was SICK." When clearly your age is 25 and you would have to had access to a time machine to be there.
25a) Don't be one of those 'reminiscing'fans that bores the people around them with every single date, year and how many times they saw said artist. If its a good story or good concert, tell it, if not, shut up.
To be fair, I talk about Dylan a lot because I like him a lot, seen him a lot, but I don't tell boring stories about it.
25a) sub para 1) If you saw Dylan and remember it in detail with dates, set lists etc., you didn't really see Dylan.
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Are Cell Phones Ruining the Concert Experience? (http://www.popmatters.com/pm/news/article/58697/are-cell-phones-ruining-the-concert-experience/)
You decide. Or just say, "yes."
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Originally posted by Aphex:
Are Cell Phones Ruining the Concert Experience? (http://www.popmatters.com/pm/news/article/58697/are-cell-phones-ruining-the-concert-experience/)
You decide. Or just say, "yes."
"are people who care about people on cell phones ruining their own concert experience?"
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Originally posted by Aphex:
25) Don't be one of those dudes thats like, "I remember seeing Dylan during the Rolling Thunder Tour...and it was SICK." When clearly your age is 25 and you would have to had access to a time machine to be there.
I was there in 1968.
I was there at the first Can show in Cologne.
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Originally posted by Aphex:
25) Don't be one of those dudes thats like, "I remember seeing Dylan during the Rolling Thunder Tour...and it was SICK." When clearly your age is 25 and you would have to had access to a time machine to be there.
I was there in 1968.
I was there at the first Can show in Cologne. [/b]
were you the one playing daft punk to the kids at cbgb's?
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Originally posted by walkonby:
Originally posted by Aphex:
Are Cell Phones Ruining the Concert Experience? (http://www.popmatters.com/pm/news/article/58697/are-cell-phones-ruining-the-concert-experience/)
You decide. Or just say, "yes."
"are people who care about people on cell phones ruining their own concert experience?" [/b]
no, i'm pretty sure it's the endless wall of glowing cell phone screens between them and the artists that is ruining the concert experience.
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maybe venues should put a sign up at shows.
"no cell phones allowed. we take your cell phones at the door. you will get it back at the end of show. if you have a problem with that, stay the fuck home."
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Originally posted by walkonby:
were you the one playing daft punk to the kids at cbgb's?
I was playing George Duke to Daft Punk.