Pick etiquette curiosities

lolobugg

I had an asshole grab Ed's wine bottle right out of my hand. Ed handed it to me and gestured for me to pass it on. I was in shock so I went to hand it to my ex-wife and this bastard reached over my shoulder and snatched it before she could take a sip. She was beyond pissed.

PS- as a sidenote, she was sick as a dog and she probably would've infected the whole first row.... so I guess it was for the best. Later in the show the same asshole that did that had a little speech given to him by Pete. I basically heard "Calm down or you are out of here".

EVEN BROS, man.

tempo_n_groove

F Me In The Brain said:

People buy 35 stickers and pins as well.  Par for the course.

I do and then I trade em all to people all over the world for other stickers.  Face value of course.

mace1229

I have a harder time imagining this with a pick.
whoever gets a good hold first has claim, and if someone rips it out that is wrong. I just don't see how you can have a good grip on something as small as a pick and leave enough for someone to grab on to, so I picture fumbling around to grab at it was going on.
Being hit in the face doesn't lay claim, nor does fumbling around try to grab at it. I imagine the other parties involved in the original story would have a different take. That being said if I was in your shoes I'd be pissed, more that I wasn't fast enough than anything else.
I see this being a bigger issue with a tambourine or something. Still enough to grab on to after someone already caught it. But if that tambourine bounces off your head Jose Conseco style I'm still reaching for it.

crookedcross

I bring a handful of cheap blank picks to concerts I attend where I know I will be in pick-flicking distance.  Then I randomly drop said picks throughout the show and sit back and laugh at people killing each other for pieces of plastic.  If you happen to catch one, or pick one up maybe even dive for one, real cool.  But to fight over THINGS that are being thrown, or take it from someone else is just asinine

tempo_n_groove

mace1229 said:

I have a harder time imagining this with a pick.
whoever gets a good hold first has claim, and if someone rips it out that is wrong. I just don't see how you can have a good grip on something as small as a pick and leave enough for someone to grab on to, so I picture fumbling around to grab at it was going on.
Being hit in the face doesn't lay claim, nor does fumbling around try to grab at it. I imagine the other parties involved in the original story would have a different take. That being said if I was in your shoes I'd be pissed, more that I wasn't fast enough than anything else.
I see this being a bigger issue with a tambourine or something. Still enough to grab on to after someone already caught it. But if that tambourine bounces off your head Jose Conseco style I'm still reaching for it.

When Vedder throws the Tambourines he almost always points and looks at who is supposed to get it.

buck502000

Here is my stuff from the second row of a recent Chilli Peppers show - my wife caught Chad's drumstick - Flea's armband appeared under my boot and I found the pick walking out of our row after the show

mace1229

tempo_n_groove said:

mace1229 said:

I have a harder time imagining this with a pick.
whoever gets a good hold first has claim, and if someone rips it out that is wrong. I just don't see how you can have a good grip on something as small as a pick and leave enough for someone to grab on to, so I picture fumbling around to grab at it was going on.
Being hit in the face doesn't lay claim, nor does fumbling around try to grab at it. I imagine the other parties involved in the original story would have a different take. That being said if I was in your shoes I'd be pissed, more that I wasn't fast enough than anything else.
I see this being a bigger issue with a tambourine or something. Still enough to grab on to after someone already caught it. But if that tambourine bounces off your head Jose Conseco style I'm still reaching for it.

When Vedder throws the Tambourines he almost always points and looks at who is supposed to get it.

Even still, unless they are disabled, I think it's all fair game after it bounces off someone's face. Ed points at you I won't reach out in front to grab it, or even go for it when you got bobble hands, but if it bounces off your face and lands at my feet I'm keeping it (at least until Ed calls me out).

lastexitlondon

crookedcross said:

I bring a handful of cheap blank picks to concerts I attend where I know I will be in pick-flicking distance.  Then I randomly drop said picks throughout the show and sit back and laugh at people killing each other for pieces of plastic.  If you happen to catch one, or pick one up maybe even dive for one, real cool.  But to fight over THINGS that are being thrown, or take it from someone else is just asinine

I like this^^^^