'dc crowds suck' is more tired than 'only new york has real pizza.' i agree that the crowd was actually pretty good last night. also, in general, i think its hard to get too loose when you have no space . . . and its a wednesday . . . . on wednesday i tend to internalize music.
The Raconteurs last night
good thread
Just let's not confuse 'energy' with 'drunkenness'. With our more staid bunch, we also get less fighting, fewer dudes peeing openly in the street etc
Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:I know this happens a lot at very crowded shows, but a friend who went pointed out that it was a PARTICULARLY bad crowd in terms of going for a beer and then hoping to get back to where you'd been ALL NIGHT LONG.
Drunk asshole not letting me get back to my spot from the bar.
GOD
I hate that. Someone coming back with two or three beers is clearly not trying to snake his way further up into the crowd and 'screw you.' But, I go to many concerts and am well educated in the vagaries of crowd behavior. At a show like this, many are not.
Originally posted by DriveWay:Or just send him to a sleep disorder clinic. ;)
We should send this guy to a Low concert.
Originally posted by Bags:from the middle of the floor, things started off fine but got progressively worse as people packed themselves in. i made a beer run about 3 or 4 songs in, and had no problems getting back to our spot. but my return from the bathroom, just before the encore, was a no-go. people just weren't giving way and when they did there was nowhere to go. i caught the end of the main set from the back of the room, managed to get back to our spot during the intermission.
a friend who went pointed out that it was a PARTICULARLY bad crowd in terms of going for a beer and then hoping to get back to where you'd been ALL NIGHT LONG.
Boo fucking hoo. Are you there to drink or are you there to watch good music? Get your drinks between sets. I hate pushy assholes who push their way through a crowd (usually spilling their beers on people) when the band is playing.
Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
[qb] Drunk asshole not letting me get back to my spot from the bar.
U mad.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Boo fucking hoo. Are you there to drink or are you there to watch good music? Get your drinks between sets. I hate pushy assholes who push their way through a crowd (usually spilling their beers on people) when the band is playing.
Yet another reason I like staying in the back.
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:surprisingly enough, i'm often there to do both.
Are you there to drink or are you there to watch good music?
am i asking for too much?
Between sets? You mean between bands? Hmmm, not sure that's a business model the club would favor. Just because you don't drink (much or at all, not sure which) doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't. It's usually not a problem. I don't drink during the week at shows (more than a beer or two), but I certainly don't mind folks that do. And I make up for it on Friday or Saturday nights - like tonight!! ;)
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Boo fucking hoo. Are you there to drink or are you there to watch good music? Get your drinks between sets. I hate pushy assholes who push their way through a crowd (usually spilling their beers on people) when the band is playing.
Originally posted by sweetcell:did you not get the memo that clearly stated that dick holding was only suppose to occur in specific places at specific times. violation of those rules meant immediate lose of certain privileges.
Originally posted by Bags:from the middle of the floor, things started off fine but got progressively worse as people packed themselves in. i made a beer run about 3 or 4 songs in, and had no problems getting back to our spot. but my return from the bathroom, just before the encore, was a no-go. people just weren't giving way and when they did there was nowhere to go. i caught the end of the main set from the back of the room, managed to get back to our spot during the intermission.
a friend who went pointed out that it was a PARTICULARLY bad crowd in terms of going for a beer and then hoping to get back to where you'd been ALL NIGHT LONG.
i don't drink because i'm to busy holding my dick…