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Concert Etiquette-Tall people

lwoxley
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 10, 2007 at 04:47 PM UTC #
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?
Horizontally challenged.
Circumambient challenged?
Venerable Bede
Joined: October 16, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 10, 2007 at 05:28 PM UTC #
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.
vansmack
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 10, 2007 at 06:12 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Circumambient
Somebody got a Webster's Collegiate for his 65th birhtday…
lwoxley
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 10, 2007 at 08:04 PM UTC #
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Circumambient
Somebody got a Webster's Collegiate for his 65th birhtday…
Got 'the package' thanks….now all I need is a couple of hours without the wife and kid to enjoy it! ;)
RustyOrgan
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 11, 2007 at 03:57 PM UTC #
Tall people can fucking die. That's why I only hang out with girls and asians!
930clubber
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 12, 2007 at 06:54 PM UTC #
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!
walkonby
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 12, 2007 at 07:04 PM UTC #
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. ;)
I Dare
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 12, 2007 at 07:27 PM UTC #
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.
xneverwherex
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 12, 2007 at 07:42 PM UTC #
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.
demsrock
Joined: August 23, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 12, 2007 at 08:32 PM UTC #
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?
TheDirector217
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 12, 2007 at 08:33 PM UTC #
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
jaguar
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 13, 2007 at 03:39 AM UTC #
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!
kmb187
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 13, 2007 at 06:30 AM UTC #
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.
zstillings
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 13, 2007 at 02:55 PM UTC #
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.
TheDirector217
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 13, 2007 at 03:43 PM UTC #
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
Brian_Walalce
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 13, 2007 at 03:58 PM UTC #
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
nkotb
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Re: Concert Etiquette-Tall people July 13, 2007 at 04:02 PM UTC #
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
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