Sneaking Up at Ohana Encore - Not Cute

lmckenney24

Gern Blansten said:

lmckenney24 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

Oh, I think these are all worse      :

• Holding up phone entire time
• putting some idiot on your shoulders
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set
• farting
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly
• yelling the same damn song request x50
• holding up a sign for long periods of time
• vomiting

Did I leave any out?

Kids at shows?  I can't be the only one, lol...

Had a guy a row of people behind me say he was pissing himself so he didn't miss anything at Ohana Encore,  during PJ. I relocated without confirming.

There has to be a lot of that going on. 

100%, I'd just rather not know about it lol

tempo_n_groove

lmckenney24 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

Oh, I think these are all worse      :

• Holding up phone entire time
• putting some idiot on your shoulders
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set
• farting
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly
• yelling the same damn song request x50
• holding up a sign for long periods of time
• vomiting

Did I leave any out?

Kids at shows?  I can't be the only one, lol...

Had a guy a row of people behind me say he was pissing himself so he didn't miss anything at Ohana Encore,  during PJ. I relocated without confirming.

Don't they make adult diapers for that?  I mean really now...

Loujoe

I know 'someone' that wore a diaper to missoula just in case. Hey man. You wait forever for rail. I'm not leaving!  For the record it remained dry.

HughFreakingDillon

jesus christ the shit people will do for this band. haha

lmckenney24

Loujoe said:

I know 'someone' that wore a diaper to missoula just in case. Hey man. You wait forever for rail. I'm not leaving!  For the record it remained dry.

That is commendable, and did cross my mind as an option for SHN (my wife shamed me out of it, but i'd never really do that). Way better option than to relieve yourself in a group of strangers, tightly packed together. 

Loujoe

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

Oh, I think these are all worse      :

• Holding up phone entire time
• putting some idiot on your shoulders
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set
• farting
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly
• yelling the same damn song request x50
• holding up a sign for long periods of time
• vomiting

Did I leave any out?

Kids at shows?  I can't be the only one, lol...

8ish and over with ID is ok.

tempo_n_groove

HughFreakingDillon said:

jesus christ the shit people will do for this band. haha

Apparently no shit either, he said it was dry.

I'm here all day ladies and gentlemen!!!

Loujoe

I would have left my spot for a serious bathroom transaction. 

OceansJenny

tempo_n_groove said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

I have yet to find someone unwilling to be quiet after you call them out.  People are generally very good about it.

We had some bros at a Foo Fighters show that didn’t stfu even after a quick word… more like we got bullied bc “this is my boy! We’re just so happy to see him!” And they continued on the whole show. 

Poncier

HughFreakingDillon said:

jesus christ the shit people will do for this band. haha

Figuratively and literally.

tdawe

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

Oh, I think these are all worse      :

• Holding up phone entire time
• putting some idiot on your shoulders
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set
• farting
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly
• yelling the same damn song request x50
• holding up a sign for long periods of time
• vomiting

Did I leave any out?

Kids at shows?  I can't be the only one, lol...

Do you think that’s what he meant by “some idiot”?

HughFreakingDillon

if someone were to bring their kid with a shirt that said "Tambourine Bait", I'd at least respect their honesty. 

Gern Blansten

after night one we went back to the hotel and I couldn't believe how filthy my feet were from walking through the dirt/sand by the GA bleachers all night.  The filth just ran off my legs and feet in the shower.

The next night we noticed a couple that had THREE KIDS with them ranging in age from what looked like 2 to 4 or so.  The parents were standing beside the ADA seating in the sand and the kids were playing in the sand next to them.  They were having a great time but those kids had to have just been completely covered in filth when they left.  They were sitting in it and throwing it at each other all night.

walkunafraid

OceansJenny said:

tempo_n_groove said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

I have yet to find someone unwilling to be quiet after you call them out.  People are generally very good about it.

We had some bros at a Foo Fighters show that didn’t stfu even after a quick word… more like we got bullied bc “this is my boy! We’re just so happy to see him!” And they continued on the whole show. 

This happened to me and my ex-wife at Eddie's solo show in Santa Barbara about a decade ago. Fucking idiots wouldn't shut up, so I finally turned around and asked somewhat politely for them to stop or go elsewhere. Just made things worse, as they then started talking to us about why they should be allowed to talk if they want and how "everyone should be able to enjoy a show the way they please." 

At another show (The Mountain Goats in L.A.), I came very close to getting into a fight with a guy behind me who was clearly just there to flirt with the girl he was with. Wouldn't shut up, and when I asked him politely to go elsewhere, he went to into macho-tough-guy mode. Cool thing was that John Darnielle (lead singer of The Mountain Goats) pointed him out from the stage (it was a solo/mostly acoustic show, so the guy's talking was very apparent) and asked him to stop talking. That made the douchebag finally leave. After the show, I ran into Darnielle in the foyer (he was signing stuff) and he thanked me for confronting the guy, so that was pretty cool

walkunafraid

F Me In The Brain said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

Oh, I think these are all worse      :

• Holding up phone entire time
• putting some idiot on your shoulders
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set
• farting
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly
• yelling the same damn song request x50
• holding up a sign for long periods of time
• vomiting

Did I leave any out?

I'm going to have to disagree with you on all of these:

• Holding up phone entire time = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• putting some idiot on your shoulders = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• farting = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music (sort of) 
• yelling the same damn song request x50 = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• holding up a sign for long periods of time = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• vomiting = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 

I don't know about anyone else, but there's absolutely nothing worse to me than going to a show and not being able to fully listen to the artist because some fucking asshole thinks it's okay that I listen to them talking instead.

F Me In The Brain

walkunafraid said:

F Me In The Brain said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

Oh, I think these are all worse      :

• Holding up phone entire time
• putting some idiot on your shoulders
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set
• farting
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly
• yelling the same damn song request x50
• holding up a sign for long periods of time
• vomiting

Did I leave any out?

I'm going to have to disagree with you on all of these:

• Holding up phone entire time = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• putting some idiot on your shoulders = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• farting = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music (sort of) 
• yelling the same damn song request x50 = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• holding up a sign for long periods of time = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• vomiting = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 

I don't know about anyone else, but there's absolutely nothing worse to me than going to a show and not being able to fully listen to the artist because some fucking asshole thinks it's okay that I listen to them talking instead.

Ha.  
Fair enough.  We agree that loud / nonstop chatter is annoying and out of place.  I can tune them out and watch the show and still enjoy.  
I can't do that as easily for the things on my list.

Totally get your position, though.  

tdawe said:

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

Oh, I think these are all worse      :

• Holding up phone entire time
• putting some idiot on your shoulders
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set
• farting
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly
• yelling the same damn song request x50
• holding up a sign for long periods of time
• vomiting

Did I leave any out?

Kids at shows?  I can't be the only one, lol...

Do you think that’s what he meant by “some idiot”?

Didn't, but if the shoe fits....

curmudgeoness

Gern Blansten said:

after night one we went back to the hotel and I couldn't believe how filthy my feet were from walking through the dirt/sand by the GA bleachers all night.  The filth just ran off my legs and feet in the shower.

The next night we noticed a couple that had THREE KIDS with them ranging in age from what looked like 2 to 4 or so.  The parents were standing beside the ADA seating in the sand and the kids were playing in the sand next to them.  They were having a great time but those kids had to have just been completely covered in filth when they left.  They were sitting in it and throwing it at each other all night.

Getting filthy is basically the job description for kids that age though, LOL. Take them to the beach, hose them down before they get in the car, carry them, held at arm's length in front of you, straight to the bathtub when you get home. At that age, and TBH well after that age, I always had a change of clothes for all of us plus several towels in the car, no matter where we were going. Thing One could find a mud puddle in the middle of a desert and fall into it.

I worry more about the little guys who aren't wearing ear protection. Most of the kids I saw had big "earmuffs" -- I can't even imagine trying to get my older child to keep those on. Maybe that's why we didn't go to concerts until they were 12 and 9, respectively.

cp3iverson

Ok that’s it.   I’m waiting for the nugs stream now during the 2022 tour. 

The only guests talking while my wife and I watch the show will be my kid asking for milk during the show.  

Go Beavers

walkunafraid said:

F Me In The Brain said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

Oh, I think these are all worse      :

• Holding up phone entire time
• putting some idiot on your shoulders
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set
• farting
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly
• yelling the same damn song request x50
• holding up a sign for long periods of time
• vomiting

Did I leave any out?

I'm going to have to disagree with you on all of these:

• Holding up phone entire time = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• putting some idiot on your shoulders = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• farting = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music (sort of) 
• yelling the same damn song request x50 = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• holding up a sign for long periods of time = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• vomiting = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 

I don't know about anyone else, but there's absolutely nothing worse to me than going to a show and not being able to fully listen to the artist because some fucking asshole thinks it's okay that I listen to them talking instead.

Can’t deny that at Ohana I was hoping the beach ball came my way so I could chuck it at one of the airborne phones in front of me. 

OceansJenny

walkunafraid said:

F Me In The Brain said:

walkunafraid said:

I go to dozens of GA shows every year (or at least I did pre-COVID -- been to a handful in the past month, though) and I think I'm in the middle ground here. I have no problem with someone coming in late and filling in space if there's a reasonable amount to be had. I got to Ohana early on Friday to get up close (ended up with only one row between me and the rail on Mike's side). The woman behind me bitched multiple times to different people about wanting her space even though she had plenty of room around her. Sorry, but if you want to have 3 feet of room around you, don't try to get up close. As rude as it is to push forward into 5 inches of space between people, it's equally rude to bitch at people for not giving you twice as much space as everyone else at a GA show.

Showed up much later on Saturday and walked as close as I could get (which wasn't very close) without bumping into or annoying people. Had just as much fun that night as up close on Friday. There was plenty of space around me Saturday, and it didn't bug me at all when others came up and filled it up. However, the couple who filled in the spot in front of me only to talk incessantly through every song...fuck you. I don't care what kind of show you're at or where you sit/stand, talking through a band's set is the most disrespectful and rude thing you can possibly do to the people around you.

Oh, I think these are all worse      :

• Holding up phone entire time
• putting some idiot on your shoulders
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set
• farting
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly
• yelling the same damn song request x50
• holding up a sign for long periods of time
• vomiting

Did I leave any out?

I'm going to have to disagree with you on all of these:

• Holding up phone entire time = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• putting some idiot on your shoulders = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• dancing around, smashing into people throughout the whole set = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• farting = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• singing the wrong lyrics to the songs, loudly = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music (sort of) 
• yelling the same damn song request x50 = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• holding up a sign for long periods of time = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 
• vomiting = annoying, but at least I can still hear the music 

I don't know about anyone else, but there's absolutely nothing worse to me than going to a show and not being able to fully listen to the artist because some fucking asshole thinks it's okay that I listen to them talking instead.

:clap:

Unless on the last bullet there, I’m in the splash zone. :sick: