SHOOTING

didnt 930 club used to be in old town alexandria?

Originally posted by Alec:
OMG IM SO PISSED RIGHT NOW CAUSE NOW I CANT GO TO THE 9:30 CLUB BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING, I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SEEING ALKALINE TRIO, MY FAVORITE BAND!!!

Please 9:30, move your location to a safer place in D.C, just charge a little extra on the ticket price for a little while so u can afford it.

If you agree please reply.

BE ADVISED:
The DC metro police are looking real hard at Alec as the prime suspect in this shooting.

Alec, during interrogation, has stated, "…I've been busy searching the NE club scene for the true killers."

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Originally posted by Alec:
didnt 930 club used to be in old town alexandria?

no it used to be on F street and back then that area was a tad rat and smell infested…

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:

Originally posted by Alec:
didnt 930 club used to be in old town alexandria?

no it used to be on F street and back then that area was a tad rat and smell infested…

But it was 2 blocks from the FBI.

Originally posted by Fine French Chaz:
The problem here kids is that you're giving your parents way too much information about where you're going and what you're up to.

This was the best statement so far! LOL

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heh… Alec *must* be a put-on…

Not trying to be patronizing here Alec, but how old are you? I remember one day I cut school and just stayed at home that morning. Sugar was doing a record signing and I wanted to meet Bob Mould. My mom asked me why I wasn't going to school and I simply replied "I'm a good kid, I never ask you for shit, I get good grades and this is my get-out-of-jail-free card. I'm not going in, this is something I want to do, and that's that." She was so floored she just simply muttered "just as long as this doesn't become a habit". My point is that sometimes (if you're a responsible kid) you CAN put your foot down. Ask to be treated like an adult and sometimes you'll get it. Not all parents are as cool as my mom (this of course is the woman who got me PJ Harvey's autograph), but then again I used to NEVER think my mom was cool. And I was wrong.

Originally posted by MindCage:

Originally posted by Fine French Chaz:
The problem here kids is that you're giving your parents way too much information about where you're going and what you're up to.

This was the best statement so far! LOL

BAR NONE without question!!
:)

The shooting was with people there for the Carribean festival. That was a one day event that brings thousands to that area to go crazy (per the great Clash song). Normally it is a pretty mellow neighborhood.

For the record, parents and everyone else for that matter are always allowed to hang out in the Backbar without a ticket.

Originally posted by eddie:
For the record, parents and everyone else for that matter are always allowed to hang out in the Backbar without a ticket.

Thanks for the clarification!!! ewe rule

Why do you respond as if you're a kid instead of an adult? How old are YOU?

The fact that his parent is concerned about his safety makes the parent cool, not uncool.

Originally posted by bearman:
Not trying to be patronizing here Alec, but how old are you? I remember one day I cut school and just stayed at home that morning. Sugar was doing a record signing and I wanted to meet Bob Mould. My mom asked me why I wasn't going to school and I simply replied "I'm a good kid, I never ask you for shit, I get good grades and this is my get-out-of-jail-free card. I'm not going in, this is something I want to do, and that's that." She was so floored she just simply muttered "just as long as this doesn't become a habit". My point is that sometimes (if you're a responsible kid) you CAN put your foot down. Ask to be treated like an adult and sometimes you'll get it. Not all parents are as cool as my mom (this of course is the woman who got me PJ Harvey's autograph), but then again I used to NEVER think my mom was cool. And I was wrong.

The shooting in question was also at 3:00 a.m. You should be LONG gone by that time of the night, the witching hour, so to say.

Further, from the article, "The Cardozo-Shaw Neighborhood Association already was protesting renewal of the club's liquor license, saying its late-night patrons are a nuisance."

I'll bet there aren't any neighborhood complaints about the 9:30 Club. Apples and oranges as long as you don't go wandering all through Shaw…

Rhett, as an adult I'm trying to lend a sympathetic ear to the kid, but give me a FUCKING break…anyone that has a clue knows the risks of what is out there in the big bad world. I didn't say a thing about the parent's decision to keep his kid locked up. But let's face it, he's probably in just as much danger (or more so) in going to school as he is going to U Street to see a show at the 9:30 Club.

Of course, then I have to ask myself why I even bother responding to you anyway.

Originally posted by Bags:
The shooting in question was also at 3:00 a.m. You should be LONG gone by that time of the night, the witching hour, so to say.

Further, from the article, "The Cardozo-Shaw Neighborhood Association already was protesting renewal of the club's liquor license, saying its late-night patrons are a nuisance."

I'll bet there aren't any neighborhood complaints about the 9:30 Club. Apples and oranges as long as you don't go wandering all through Shaw…

I guess I'm going to start protesting the renewal liquor license of Saint-Ex, The Black Cat and whatever else is near my house you indie fucks go to :) All you drunks that talk loud late at night after leaving your shows and bars, leaving beer bottles on my block so you can do some pre-show drinking is a nuisance. Oh wait, don't believe me…I'm sure it was some thug kid and not some white suburban kid leaving these empty whippits on my block right? It goes both ways…not that I'd try to shutdown either of said mention establishments as I love both, but just proving a point…

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Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
i've heard the killer is still lurking around the area, looking for little white boys to shoot

can we hope and pray that this means less high school kids at shows? i feel sooooo damn old whenever i go to 930 or black cat … and i'm not even 25!

glad to know we are soing are job…hahaha you are so old!!!

It's usually the minorities that litter. At least that was my experience watching people on the streets of Adams-Morgan.

Originally posted by MindCage:

Originally posted by Bags:
The shooting in question was also at 3:00 a.m. You should be LONG gone by that time of the night, the witching hour, so to say.

Further, from the article, "The Cardozo-Shaw Neighborhood Association already was protesting renewal of the club's liquor license, saying its late-night patrons are a nuisance."

I'll bet there aren't any neighborhood complaints about the 9:30 Club. Apples and oranges as long as you don't go wandering all through Shaw…

I guess I'm going to start protesting the renewal liquor license of Saint-Ex, The Black Cat and whatever else is near my house you indie fucks go to :) All you drunks that talk loud late at night after leaving your shows and bars, leaving beer bottles on my block so you can do some pre-show drinking is a nuisance. Oh wait, don't believe me…I'm sure it was some thug kid and not some white suburban kid leaving these empty whippits on my block right? It goes both ways…not that I'd try to shutdown either of said mention establishments as I love both, but just proving a point…

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Oh, sorry. It sounded like you were telling to kid to make demands of his parents rather than respecting his parents authority.

Originally posted by bearman:
Rhett, as an adult I'm trying to lend a sympathetic ear to the kid, but give me a FUCKING break…anyone that has a clue knows the risks of what is out there in the big bad world. I didn't say a thing about the parent's decision to keep his kid locked up. But let's face it, he's probably in just as much danger (or more so) in going to school as he is going to U Street to see a show at the 9:30 Club.

Of course, then I have to ask myself why I even bother responding to you anyway.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
The fact that his parent is concerned about his safety makes the parent cool, not uncool.

the fact that his parent made that blanket "because i said so" decision without factoring in the real factors for that kid's safety for the evening makes that parent a fucking idiot, not cool … if he/she really looked at the situation, they would have realized that his kid was in no more danger last night than we was before the shooting.

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
… if he/she really looked at the situation, they would have realized that his kid was in no more danger last night than we was before the shooting.

I agree with the premise that it's not really more unsafe to go to the club now. But come on, these are parents sending their 15 or 16 year old kids out into the night int the city. I can understand. I can even empathize; not too long ago I kicked out of a condo because a 9 year old was shot on the street while playing across the street. It did raise issues – that neighborhood is "emerging" and does carry different risks. Do I want to assume those risks where I live every day? No. Does a parent want to assume a certain level of risk so his/her kid can see one of the hundreds of bands he/she can see in a lifetime? Probably not. I can see myself thinking, "sweetie, there are a million shows to see, you can miss this one." As a mid-30something, that's true. As a 16 year old, it can feel like the END OF THE WORLD.

While I don't agree with the parents' conclusion, their thought process is pretty understandable.