Originally posted by you be betty:I'm a junior at B-CC, you?
Originally posted by Graace:hmm definitely done that already!
Originally posted by you be betty:As a just turned sixteen year old, I share some of your pain. My parents and I have an agreement that I can attend any show I want as long as I maintain straight As and pay for the ticket myself. They pick me up after all of the shows, and my friends and I metro down to the shows. I get good grades in hard classes, barely drink or smoke (an anomaly in my Bethesda high school), go to school, don't whore myself on the streets, etc., so they have no reason to say no to me. The second I break our agreement (and they find out), my privileges to go to Black Cat and 9:30 will be revoked. You seem to have had a similar agreement.
so please, brainstorm, brainstorm for the children…
Present your parents with the alternative, what you COULD be doing with your weekend nights, with the rest of Bethesda's teenagers. You're more likely to get into a crash because of a drunk teenage driver, or get a citation because of some dumb party than get shot outside of the 9:30 club. If they bring up shootings, ask them to provide specific examples, with dates, from reputable sources. But as someone else said, don't bring up the shootings yourself.
Or just ask for a Kevlar vest for your birthday.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help, thankfully my parents have given up the fight. Although, they wouldn't let me attend the New Pornographers show last night when my friends came up with an extra ticket, because "with that name, god knows what goes on" :roll: . You win some, you lose some, what can I say?
i believe i said something along the lines of "i'm not going out to drink, do drugs, or have sex; i'm going out to stand in a room and listen to some music. you're LUCKY."
& what school do you go to?
i need some major persuasive help here
For one, I know I'd feel a lot safer if my 15 year old daughter were spending the evening at the 9:30 Club than hanging out behind the Exxon Station. Then again, even that wouldn't bother me too much since it's out in the open because kids need some place to congregate. The 9:30 Club is just as good, if not better, than many of their other options. It all depends on the trust factor of the daughter and the company she keeps. Now, I wouldn't at all allow her to go to Nation based on some things I know but would feel very secure with the 9:30 Club.
Graace, that New Pornographers comment cracked me up. Especially considering how laid back and tame their music is. That had to be kind of funny though.
Graace, that New Pornographers comment cracked me up. Especially considering how laid back and tame their music is. That had to be kind of funny though.
it reminded me of last year when a couple of friends of mine were going down to Philly to catch Le Tigre & Gravy Train.
i went to ask my dad, and he goes "What? What kind of person would want to see a band called 'Gravy Train'???"
it cracked me up.
and i'm a sophmore at Whitman :)
i went to ask my dad, and he goes "What? What kind of person would want to see a band called 'Gravy Train'???"
it cracked me up.
and i'm a sophmore at Whitman :)
I say get yourself a saturday night special, then if a shoot-out happens during the 15 seconds you'll be waiting to get in the club you can just cap some niggas ass! :roll:
Being a dad of a 15 year old 930-goer, I suggest your parents drop you off at the door of the club, and pick you up again…at the door…after the show. While inside, I can't think of anywhere safer for young people in DC with the staff they employ.
Being a parent requires getting out of the lazy-boy now and again! Hell! Buy them a ticket, they might surprise themselves and actually enjoy the show, or if it's crap there's always the back-bar.
Being a dad of a 15 year old 930-goer, I suggest your parents drop you off at the door of the club, and pick you up again…at the door…after the show. While inside, I can't think of anywhere safer for young people in DC with the staff they employ.
Being a parent requires getting out of the lazy-boy now and again! Hell! Buy them a ticket, they might surprise themselves and actually enjoy the show, or if it's crap there's always the back-bar.
Betty, this is a surefire way:
Start flunking a couple of your classes. When your parental units inquire of it, you can say, "Gee whiz mommy dearest, but if you had let me go to the Nightclub 930 when I had wanted, then this whole messy business would have been avoided."
Start flunking a couple of your classes. When your parental units inquire of it, you can say, "Gee whiz mommy dearest, but if you had let me go to the Nightclub 930 when I had wanted, then this whole messy business would have been avoided."
I realize that for many getting that coveted spot up against the rail upfront is important and then why standing in line outside the club to get that spot is required. However at the risk of sounding like a parent is it really that important to be right up front? Yes you are closer to the performers, but the sound is also not as great either. Depending on where you are it will be more of a particular guitarist amps blaring at you then the entire PA mix.
I have found in the past that arriving a few minutes after doors are scheduled to open, the line is either gone or moving quickly. Once inside you'd be suprised how the empty the club still is even after a long line of people have gone in. You might not be right up front, but three or four rows back, good spots along the railing in the balcony.
I realize hanging in line is a social thing, but would you rather see the show or be with your pals on the concrete for a few hours. If you have friends who can stand in line outside, then have them try to save you some space up front. But, don't be overly rude getting in place with them…
You'll have plenty of time in the years to come to be upfront, so for the time being arrive when you are likely able to walk straight into the club…
I have found in the past that arriving a few minutes after doors are scheduled to open, the line is either gone or moving quickly. Once inside you'd be suprised how the empty the club still is even after a long line of people have gone in. You might not be right up front, but three or four rows back, good spots along the railing in the balcony.
I realize hanging in line is a social thing, but would you rather see the show or be with your pals on the concrete for a few hours. If you have friends who can stand in line outside, then have them try to save you some space up front. But, don't be overly rude getting in place with them…
You'll have plenty of time in the years to come to be upfront, so for the time being arrive when you are likely able to walk straight into the club…
Hate to say it Betty but it sounds like you're pretty much screwed. Every reasonable suggestion has been made. Either do things on the sneak or wait til you're older.
Originally posted by you be betty:Oaky…BUT HOW OLD ARE YOU? why oh why can't doodles just say their age for crying out loud?
and i'm a sophmore at Whitman :)
For example,
"how old are your kids?"
"Oh, I have a 6th grader and an 8th grader"
That means absolutely nothing.If the 6th grader is a moron and your 8th grader normal, then the 6th grader could very well be older than the 8th grader!
My daughter is 16 and I have no eff'n clue what 'grader' she is! She has two years of school left if that helps.
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Oaky…BUT HOW OLD ARE YOU?
Originally posted by you be betty:
what happened though, is we all start turning 15…we can almost drive ourselves…
Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:If she sprang from your loins, then she's definitely below-grade.
My daughter is 16 and I have no eff'n clue what 'grader' she is!
Although, they wouldn't let me attend the New Pornographers show last night when my friends came up with an extra ticket, because "with that name, god knows what goes on" [Roll Eyes] .Ha! Thats hilarious…although as I bought a New Pornos t-shirt for my wife on Sat night I did wonder whether she'll get any strange looks from the other nursery school moms when she wears it
When I was 15 or 16 I bought a The The t-shirt with the Soul Mining cover art on it and was made to take it back by my irate father because (according to him) "You can't tell if its a man or a woman" :eek:
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Originally posted by clouds R²:She probably "sprang," or more accurately "exploded out of," Mrs. Mankie's loins. If anything, I guess we could say she "dripped out of" Mankie's loins.
If she sprang from your loins, then she's definitely below-grade.
ah how little parents have changed… mine weren't to jazzed about the Sex Pistols record and my dad was digging on some Damned song titles i.e. "There Ain't No Sanity Clause"
My dad gave me a Zappa album for my birthday when I turned 16.
My dad used to call Bowie…"Clara"
He didn't stop me going to concerts though.
He didn't stop me going to concerts though.
Originally posted by brennser:
:D
(Mankie decides what to listen to tonight)
I caught my dad smoking reefer when I was 14. But it was no big thang, him having been in Vietnam and all…it was normal for the times.
Originally posted by clouds R²:That post just made me remember a dream I had about smoking hash last night…strange since it's been almost 10 years since I got stoned.
I caught my dad smoking reefer when I was 14. But it was no big thang, he being in Vietnam and all…it was normal for the times.
But my dad did take me to see Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Sun Ra, Stan Getz, etc…
Originally posted by Chaz, Lover of all Forum Members:I've had that dream too. I haven't been high since '93.
That post just made me remember a dream I had about smoking hash last night…strange since it's been almost 10 years since I got stoned.