Originally posted by chimbly sweep:That's because they're all chasing the dragon.
in baltimore, folks will pogo/"mosh"/slamdance, and have a good time about it. they also talk to strangers
Dancing at shows
Originally posted by joz:http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile;u=00001826
speaking of freaks at shows, does anyone remember the middle-aged spaz that used to frequent 930 and Black Cat shows in the mid to late 90s that would always show up and dance solo right in the middle of the audience? i saw him at almost every show i went to (he particularly liked bands with females or female leads) and he was always way into the band, no matter who was playing. i remember him coming to a man or astroman show (or maybe it was servotron??) at the black cat wearing a space helmet he had made out of tin foil. that guy was nuttier than a squirrel banquet.
speaking of freaks at shows, does anyone remember the middle-aged spaz that used to frequent 930 and Black Cat shows in the mid to late 90s that would always show up and dance solo right in the middle of the audience? i saw him at almost every show i went to (he particularly liked bands with females or female leads) and he was always way into the band, no matter who was playing. i remember him coming to a man or astroman show (or maybe it was servotron??) at the black cat wearing a space helmet he had made out of tin foil. that guy was nuttier than a squirrel banquet.that's crazy larry, or rainman, or whatever you want to call him. he's still around, i saw him at a holly golightly show a while back and some friends of mine saw him at the dirtbombs show last month. he definitely does love him some female fronted and/or garage bands. he's a weirdo, but lord does he know his stuff. actually not a bad guy to have a conversation with. i'm sure he agrees with me, because often that conversation will be with himself.
yup he does attend shows with a female in the band… Your Pal's old band the Milk-o-matics wrote a song about him. not sure if they ever released it though…
Originally posted by BookerT:thanks bookerT for clearing that up…he actually started a conversation with me at a jesus lizard show once then proceeded to talk with himself for the rest of the night.
that's crazy larry, or rainman, or whatever you want to call him.
and why is it that all the crazy guys are named larry? the town i moved from had not one, but TWO, crazy guys named larry…one was "larry the liar" and the other was "larry, the bisexual homerotic cowboy", the latter of which used to hump pool sticks in the bars around town and was a chef at the local swingers club.
How was his cooking?
Originally posted by joz:
Originally posted by BookerT:thanks bookerT for clearing that up…he actually started a conversation with me at a jesus lizard show once then proceeded to talk with himself for the rest of the night.
that's crazy larry, or rainman, or whatever you want to call him.
and why is it that all the crazy guys are named larry? the town i moved from had not one, but TWO, crazy guys named larry…one was "larry the liar" and the other was "larry, the bisexual homerotic cowboy", the latter of which used to hump pool sticks in the bars around town and was a chef at the local swingers club.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:don't know…i have his business card if you need catering for a "private" function.
How was his cooking?
Originally posted by joz:
Originally posted by BookerT:thanks bookerT for clearing that up…he actually started a conversation with me at a jesus lizard show once then proceeded to talk with himself for the rest of the night.
that's crazy larry, or rainman, or whatever you want to call him.
and why is it that all the crazy guys are named larry? the town i moved from had not one, but TWO, crazy guys named larry…one was "larry the liar" and the other was "larry, the bisexual homerotic cowboy", the latter of which used to hump pool sticks in the bars around town and was a chef at the local swingers club.
I agree with all of your points.
At last night's Bloc Party show a friend and I were standing pretty close to the stage and everyone around us stood perfectly still (well, except for taking photos OC!) the entire time. It irritated me because I feel like that behavior belonged in the back or in the upper level of the club.
I say, let's keep the "stiffs" away from the front!
Also, I couldn't help contrasting the show with the LCD/MIA show (which was also sold-out). I stood in basically the same location, and everyone around me was moving around and having fun. People were actually INTERACTING with each other!! (My friend and I did note at the time that this behavior was unusual for DC.)
-C
At last night's Bloc Party show a friend and I were standing pretty close to the stage and everyone around us stood perfectly still (well, except for taking photos OC!) the entire time. It irritated me because I feel like that behavior belonged in the back or in the upper level of the club.
I say, let's keep the "stiffs" away from the front!
Also, I couldn't help contrasting the show with the LCD/MIA show (which was also sold-out). I stood in basically the same location, and everyone around me was moving around and having fun. People were actually INTERACTING with each other!! (My friend and I did note at the time that this behavior was unusual for DC.)
-C
Originally posted by j_lee:
I think the complaint lends itself specifically to specific genres of music where dancing is not only acceptable but expected. Very few people were dancing at Kraftwerk, and while you're right about the room thing when the show is sold out, you can still do something. People at LCD/M.I.A. were dancing. jumping, etc.
There's some situations where I'd rather not see dancing. At the pixies show last year there was this large woman two rows away who moved into the aisle to do some type of weird hybrid hippie/50's dance. No.
On the whole I think the dancing comment is meant to imply "doing more than just standing there, arms crossed, staring at the band," which seems to be the pose of choice for the D.C. elite.
I say let's rope off a little area on the side or in the back so the dancers can do their stuff.
Let the people who came to SEE and LISTEN to the band be up front.
Let the people who came to SEE and LISTEN to the band be up front.
Originally posted by Caesar:
I agree with all of your points.
At last night's Bloc Party show a friend and I were standing pretty close to the stage and everyone around us stood perfectly still (well, except for taking photos OC!) the entire time. It irritated me because I feel like that behavior belonged in the back or in the upper level of the club.
I say, let's keep the "stiffs" away from the front!
Also, I couldn't help contrasting the show with the LCD/MIA show (which was also sold-out). I stood in basically the same location, and everyone around me was moving around and having fun. People were actually INTERACTING with each other!! (My friend and I did note at the time that this behavior was unusual for DC.)
-C
Originally posted by j_lee:
I think the complaint lends itself specifically to specific genres of music where dancing is not only acceptable but expected. Very few people were dancing at Kraftwerk, and while you're right about the room thing when the show is sold out, you can still do something. People at LCD/M.I.A. were dancing. jumping, etc.
There's some situations where I'd rather not see dancing. At the pixies show last year there was this large woman two rows away who moved into the aisle to do some type of weird hybrid hippie/50's dance. No.
On the whole I think the dancing comment is meant to imply "doing more than just standing there, arms crossed, staring at the band," which seems to be the pose of choice for the D.C. elite.
Hey, just because I'm bobbing my head and smiling doesn't mean I'm NOT "seeing and listening" to the band. It means I'm having a good time and getting into the music. I agree about the obnoxious dancers who are either really plastered or trying to dance sexy for the boys, but a lot of us just like to get into the show and move around a little, being of course careful not to intrude on anyone else. The sullen standers belong, I think, in the balcony - that seems to be the dominant culture up there. If you're going to shove your way past me to stand right in front of the stage (this means you, 7 foot tall men everywhere), you have to expect that the more enthusiastic/moving/dancing fans will be up there.
Just because someone is not dancing doesn't necessarily make them sullen. It makes them sensible. :p
Haven't heard about Larry in a while. I haven't seen him in even longer. Like GGW, I considered that Dupek was Larry.
I think I was at that Servotron show where he was dancing around in the hat. Was that around 97-98?
I think I was at that Servotron show where he was dancing around in the hat. Was that around 97-98?
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:Is that a quote from from Footloose?
Just because someone is not dancing doesn't necessarily make them sullen. It makes them sensible. :p
:p
well, i don't have a problem with those standing with their arms crossed as long as they will say hi back to me, and smile every once and a while.
i'm not the obnoxious one at shows, but it's nice to smile to your neighbor and get a smile back.
i'm not the obnoxious one at shows, but it's nice to smile to your neighbor and get a smile back.
Originally posted by econo:this is from his beehive & the barracudas page:
Dancing Larry's website.
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pretty funny…
Originally posted by you be betty:buying drinks for everyone around you will encourage smiles
well, i don't have a problem with those standing with their arms crossed as long as they will say hi back to me, and smile every once and a while.
i'm not the obnoxious one at shows, but it's nice to smile to your neighbor and get a smile back.
so what you're all trying to say is that when you go out to a club or venue to see a live performance, the only important thing is how you are perceived by others (what you're doing, how you're acting, looking, moving)? i guess the music is unimportant, compared to the style of a generation. how sad, you bunch of geriatric victims, struggling towards a world of bubbles and big band backed showtunes. go jump into the "cocoon" pool and get your ass muscles grooving.
no, what i was saying was that usually when I go to shows, the people around me are the ones concerned about how they are rubbing off–which explains the lack of dance-age. i was wishing that more people just went with the flow of the music and did what was fun, as opposed to feeling like they needed to look cool.
Every show is going to be made up of different people from different lifestyles. Shows on Monday's won't be as crazy as Friday's. Not to get too weird but every show is organic in a way that you never know how the band is feeling and what kind of crowd will show up and when the show starts what the interaction between the two will lead to. I don't mind if at some shows people aren't dancing and others are, it's a nice variety.