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SideBernt wrote:

Space wrote:
They Might Be Giants. Free at the Science and Engineering Festival. 4/16, Convention Center

The festival itself (4/16-4/17) is a cool (though too crowded!) event to bring kids to if they're 4+.

tried and failed to go last year
will probably bring the kids this year and leave them un chaperoned :)

You must be referring to 2014, as they only have this every two years.

I went with my daughter in 2014. Not sure why my wife wasn't with us. The early show was a "Family Show", the late show was an "Adult Show". Not sure why we went to the late show, but we did. Amazing the number of "adults" (i.e. 20something nerds with no kids, I can only assume they were presenters at the festival because the festival really does seem geared toward kids, so why would you be there without kids?) who proceeded to push my six year old aside so they could get a better view.

Anyway, we only lasted a handful of songs (it was too loud for kids, and she couldn't see anything anyway), then left.

I'm hoping there's a "Family Show" this year, and it's truly familes and not adult dorks without kids. My daughter has more show experience under her belt now, it's really my wife I'm more worried for, as her tolerance for bullshit is very low.

Math nerd announcement…today is square root day. Only happens nine times a century.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/it-s-square-root-day-prepare-to-be-somewhat-underwhelmed/

Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon
June 3
DC9

Shawn Colvin/Steve Earle
Birchmere
6-21/22

If you brought your kid to the "adult" show, and then whined and complained that all the adults made it a poor experience for your child, then why doesn't your no-bullshit wife call you a full-of-shit asshole? Asking for a friend.

Sigur Ros
Philly
10-8-16
academy of music

looks like no dc date

Relaxer wrote:
If you brought your kid to the "adult" show, and then whined and complained that all the adults made it a poor experience for your child, then why doesn't your no-bullshit wife call you a full-of-shit asshole? Asking for a friend.

a path should have been cleared for them to get to the front and space around them so they could dance…

Relaxer wrote:
If you brought your kid to the "adult" show, and then whined and complained that all the adults made it a poor experience for your child, then why doesn't your no-bullshit wife call you a full-of-shit asshole? Asking for a friend.

It was an "adult show" at what it primarily a KID'S FESTIVAL. I took it to mean they were going to be playing music from their "adult albums" as opposed to their "kid albums."  Hence, my interpretation of "adult show" was that was indicating what part of their catalog they're be pulling music from. Not that they'd be playing a show for adults only at a kid's festival.

In reality, looking at the setlist online, half of the songs they played at the "adult show" were from their kid albums. So that would indicate to me that the show wasn't intended as something for adults only.

And finally, any adult who pushes kids out of the way to see something is an asshole. Ever been to to zoo with your kids? There's tons of people there who do just that, and 99% of the time they don't have kids in tow (and they're probably the same people whining about parents bringing their kids to breweries or restuarants).

hutch wrote:

Relaxer wrote:
If you brought your kid to the "adult" show, and then whined and complained that all the adults made it a poor experience for your child, then why doesn't your no-bullshit wife call you a full-of-shit asshole? Asking for a friend.

a path should have been cleared for them to get to the front and space around them so they could dance…

Ideally there would be a "kids only" area in the front, but I imagine there's just too many damn people.

Space wrote:

hutch wrote:

Relaxer wrote:
If you brought your kid to the "adult" show, and then whined and complained that all the adults made it a poor experience for your child, then why doesn't your no-bullshit wife call you a full-of-shit asshole? Asking for a friend.

a path should have been cleared for them to get to the front and space around them so they could dance…

Ideally there would be a "kids only" area in the front, but I imagine there's just too many damn people.

I should think the ideal would be a "designated 'Space Freely Zone'" right in front of the stage…. other people's kids can be real bratty sometimes…

hutch wrote:

Space wrote:

hutch wrote:

Relaxer wrote:
If you brought your kid to the "adult" show, and then whined and complained that all the adults made it a poor experience for your child, then why doesn't your no-bullshit wife call you a full-of-shit asshole? Asking for a friend.

a path should have been cleared for them to get to the front and space around them so they could dance…

Ideally there would be a "kids only" area in the front, but I imagine there's just too many damn people.

I should think the ideal would be a "designated 'Space Freely Zone'" right in front of the stage…. other people's kids can be real bratty sometimes…

My kid and wife would be very happy with that idea. Has the band signed enough of your albums so that you're on good enough terms with the two Johns to get them to honor such a request?

Relaxer wrote:
If you brought your kid to the "adult" show, and then whined and complained that all the adults made it a poor experience for your child, then why doesn't your no-bullshit wife call you a full-of-shit asshole? Asking for a friend.

POTW material here!

Space wrote:

hutch wrote:

Space wrote:

hutch wrote:

Relaxer wrote:
If you brought your kid to the "adult" show, and then whined and complained that all the adults made it a poor experience for your child, then why doesn't your no-bullshit wife call you a full-of-shit asshole? Asking for a friend.

a path should have been cleared for them to get to the front and space around them so they could dance…

Ideally there would be a "kids only" area in the front, but I imagine there's just too many damn people.

I should think the ideal would be a "designated 'Space Freely Zone'" right in front of the stage…. other people's kids can be real bratty sometimes…

My kid and wife would be very happy with that idea. Has the band signed enough of your albums so that you're on good enough terms with the two Johns to get them to honor such a request?

I have no pull with John or John…

I've never tried to get them to sign anything.. I saw them once like 20 years ago on Constitution Avenue..free show…. To tell you the truth they kind of make me want to blow my head off although Here comes the ABCs and Here comes the 123s are very good and my older boy went through a hardcore phase with them about two years ago…. Here comes science not so much….

A roomate of mine in college would always play Flood… I just could not stand it..

Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Gates, Jhene Aiko, Casey Veggies and DJ Drama
7/31
Lube

Moby (talk)
5-18
5th and I

Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding)
Jammin java
6-14

Don Henley
9/7-8
Wolf Trap

don't know if this was announced yet.j.

HOT AUGUST MUSIC FESTIVAL!

THIEVERY CORPORATION
JOE RUSSO'S ALMOST DEAD
RAILROAD EARTH
LEFTOVER SALMON
THE REVIVALISTS
CABINET
SAMANTHA FISH
LITZ
EASTMAN STRING BAND

Saturday, August 20th, 2016
Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville, MD

Dick Dale
9-4
Ramshead Annapolis

hutch wrote:
Dick Dale
9-4
Ramshead Annapolis

saw him there a few years ago, still the loudest show I've ever been to sans earplugs….. the Dinosaur Jr. shows at the 930 might've been louder, but for once, I had the good sense to wear earplugs for those shows….