please help

hi, ive had tickes to the get up kids show for about two months now. the plan has been to drive from pittsburgh and just have a good time there with my awesome girlfriend…the problem is her dad has now decided that he thinks the area isnt safe and is basically telling her she cant go. the show is in a week and i need to quickly convonce him he doesnt need to worry so if anyone can give me info on the clubs safety and the area in general it would be awesome
thanks
josh

Just show him the other Josh's picture and tell him that if anyone even tries to mess with her, they will have to deal with ThatGuy.

In the past, Eddie or Kosmo have posted a phone number concerned parents can call to be reassured. Try posting in the FAQ section.

ask in the FAQ section about the number… and while providing a true buzz kill for the evening parents have been allowed in the backbar during shows

Best advice is buy an advance parking ticket for the show it's right behind the club and there will be plenty of 9:30 staph in the area as well as patrons walking on the street to and from the club.

If one is looking for trouble in the area it will be found, if you drive straight to club and park in the lot you greatly lessen the chance of danger. There are often off duty DC police hanging outside the club during shows and the 9:30 staff are vigiliant to problems in and outside of the club.

maybe you could show the dad an article about the resurgence of the U street corridor or point him to a site where they're selling condos for upwards of $400k across the street from the 930 club

things have changed dramatically in the last 5-10 years, and i dont want to get into another lengthy talk here about the safety of the area, but suffice it to say that i (and legions others) go to that area all the time for dinner, drinks, friends houses and rarely have any problems … just use common sense and you'll be fine … if he's OK sending his daughter to adams morgan or dupont or downtown, he shouldn't worry about the 930 club

What are your intentions with his daughter? I'm not going to vouch for how safe the club is if it's you he's really worried about.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
while providing a true buzz kill for the evening parents have been allowed in the backbar during shows

when i went to go see against me! at the club a couple years ago, they were playing with like 6 other punk bands that i really had no interest in seeing, so before and after their set my friends and i went down to the backbar and got shit-faced with all these biker-type parents …. every once in a while one of their kids would come down and say, "dad, you know you're driving home, right?"

now thats funny as hell..

You let the parents in the bar? Without a ticket? What's to stop them from watching the show then?

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
You let the parents in the bar? Without a ticket? What's to stop them from watching the show then?

the band on stage?

Can I pretend to be a parent and get in for free?

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:

Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
You let the parents in the bar? Without a ticket? What's to stop them from watching the show then?

the band on stage?

I'm sure there's something I'm missing here, and I'm going to feel stupid in a second, but, what?

your a parent and the All American Rejects are on stage, what are you going to do…

Originally posted by amnesiac:
Can I pretend to be a parent and get in for free?

it's done on a show by show basis

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
your a parent and the All American Rejects are on stage, what are you going to do…

Oh, you were making a "the band sucks" joke. I gotcha.

i think running for your life (while blind drunk) after a show is all part of the 9.30 club experience - isn't it?

So, I went to the Get Up Kids show last night, clearly[/] completely unaware of what to expect. Holy moly – really young, really energetic crowd singing every word, crowd surging, moderate moshing, lots of fist punching.

It's really interesting – I'm in my, ahem, late 30s. I read about "On a Wire" in Magnet or something on my way out to California, happened upon the album at Amoeba and picked it up. I really liked it, with a couple of standout songs. I had no idea they were this emo thing. Hence, I was pretty surprised at the show. And apparently I picked up their least loved album by their fanbase, as they played little from it (I skipped the encore, where they most likely played my two or three favorite songs…).

It was fun and exciting, but a little beyond me (though I would and will act the same way at upcoming Foo Fighters, Sloan or Cheap Trick shows…).

so what ever happened to shady milkman? did her dad let her go with you to the show? did you get mugged?

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
so what ever happened to shady milkman? did her dad let her go with you to the show? did you get mugged?

I was wondering that during the show! I'd love to find out, but chances are he's a temprorary poster who had his question answered.

a 9 hour round trip across state lines with an underage girl? the u st area is the least of the worries, i would think. dude should have told him its more like the south side than beltzhoover