Good manners at eddie's gig

OceansJenny

hopethatuchoke wrote:

I'm just very opinionated. I like that I am free to agree and argue on these boards. Even more so now that we are paying to use them.

Wait, are the boards seriously restricted to 10c members now? I never knew...

ajedigecko

would anyone here be offended if i yell............................."pull my finger" at the rock and roll show.

i promise i will ask in a more civilized manner............during the poetry reading.

redeye

Sharon_Hearts_PJ wrote:

3legged dog wrote:

I am sure 10c members know the deal.

You'd hope as much, but at the PJ shows, there's always plenty of it going on within the fan club seating areas.
Stupid drunks will be stupid drunks. I wish venues wouldn't sell alcohol. I don't give a shit how much profit it is for them. I'd rather pay $5 for a water or soda and enjoy my concert without the mayhem, than have the shitheads on either side of me make 10 trips back and forth to the concession stands.
Smoke a J, relax, enjoy the music, and shut the fuck up. But keep testosterone and alocohol out of my face. Thanks.

well said man, well said

hopethatuchoke

OceansJenny wrote:

hopethatuchoke wrote:

I'm just very opinionated. I like that I am free to agree and argue on these boards. Even more so now that we are paying to use them.

Wait, are the boards seriously restricted to 10c members now? I never knew...

Yeah when they launched the new site the boards became member only.

decides2dream

hopethatuchoke wrote:

For the most part, the crowd at Newark was awesome. I haven't witnessed these displays of disrespect since I only have one show to go on so maybe I am not the one to be judging crowds. I do have a friend who went to DC and she didn't mention anything about the crowd ruining the show for her. I am in total agreement that people should be respectful when he is talking but when people here start to get mad at people for drinking or being loud during songs, that is when I get mad.

I hate that this turned into a huge argument. We obviously don't all agree on this issue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkqezCDxTZE

has it, really?
it's a discussion...and quite honestly, seems pretty civilized, overall, to me. people are expressing their experiences, and their personal opinions......of course we're not all going to agree on this, or most, issues. such is life.......:)

*takes a bottle down and passes it around*


lifes' too short to be bitter.....
btw - no one has ruined a show for me, ever....i don't allow anything to interfere with MY personal enjoyment. however, sure...i've shared my opinions overall....

bigeye21

This topic always makes me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew3AOlbJXos

I think there is a balance. I wouldn't want to be in audience that was all buttoned up like it was going to the symphony but I would also want them to be a little more restrained than they are at a typical Pearl Jam show given the intimacy of the venue and the fact that it's a solo acoustic gig.

That's my preference but like it's been stated before, you can't control other people. I just try to tune out and ignore the dummies and enjoy the concert.

U R A Crazy Breed

i can't wait to spill my beer and flick ashes on all of you!! ....(yeah..like i'd waste any of my $8 beer) but the ashes..watch out for the ashes!!

decides2dream

U R A Crazy Breed wrote:

i can't wait to spill my beer and flick ashes on all of you!! ....(yeah..like i'd waste any of my $8 beer) but the ashes..watch out for the ashes!!

if it's a doob....you can simply pass it my way....if it's your ciggie, well still no biggie.....b/c i will then proceed to put your cig out on your forehead. it's all good!

Sharon_Hearts_PJ

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

i just dont get it.....
where do you people get off telling others how to behave at a concert?????
i just dont get it.............
worry about your fucking self.............

That's the thing. I AM worried about myself, and the $80 of my hard-earned money paid to see the show. And when someone is falling down drunk on top of me (and this HAS happened, at more than one PJ show), or screaming through the entire thing to the point where I can't hear the music, THAT is where I "get off" requesting (not telling) others to behave so we can all enjoy it together.

Heineken Helen wrote:

No offense, but I don't see how sloppy drunk is any more offensive to your seat neighbors than a fog of unwanted smoke.

Fair enough, I do realize not everyone is a fan of that smell. But weed is far less irritating of a smoke (to lungs, eyes, nose, etc.) than cigarette. To myself and anyone else I know. It's also less irritating than sustaining bruises earned when yet another drunk is escorted out of the venue and kicks me as they pass...

Riverrunner wrote:

Agreed... I'm a smoker... but I'd be more annoyed by people smoking beside me than people drinking beside me.
Some people like to stay sober for the gigs (I'm one of them) and others don't... we're all different. Is somebody shouting a few words REALLY going to ruin your experience?

We're not talking a few words shouted. At least I'm not. I'm talking toxically intoxicated. Fall-down, stupid, unaware of surroundings, DRUNK. And it happens WAY too often at shows for my preference.

I should have been more specific. I obviously do not expect venues to stop selling beer. I just wish people knew their limits, and respected them, and others around them. We're all there for the same purpose: To enjoy the act on stage.
You ask what gives us the right to dictate how others behave? I ask, what gives others the right to be so selfish in their actions that they legitimately fuck up the experience for others??

SOLAT319

decides2dream wrote:

i don't allow anything to interfere with MY personal enjoyment. .

What about if you're not so tall and there is this huge ass person right in front of you and not only he's huge but he's also rude and not willing to realize the fact that he's completely blocking your view and you can't see even a tiny bit of the stage for one lousy second? What about then? I know Vedder solo shows are sit-down events, I know that. But believe me there are some people out there who do not understand that for some reason.

Kraven

Can I stand up during Porch?? Saw him in New York last summer and got yelled because I stood up and tried to get into Porch. ITS PORCH! And it was closing the set. Such an intense song, can't handle it sitting down, I don't care if its acoustic or not you have to rock out to that song. I bet the person behind me thought I was only getting into it because it was a Pearl Jam song and thought it was the only thing I recognized. Its just more intense than anything else he plays in the set until the end.

QuarterToTen

Kraven wrote:

Can I stand up during Porch?? ITS PORCH!

to remain seated for such a song would be considered bad manners in my book.

it's just not happening, no matter what the circumstances.

U R A Crazy Breed

decides2dream wrote:

if it's a doob....you can simply pass it my way....if it's your ciggie, well still no biggie.....b/c i will then proceed to put your cig out on your forehead. it's all good!

i quite cigs 7 years ago..filthy habit(hear that Ed? )

so jus da ganga mon..every ting be irie..cept fo da cig in da forehead mon..ya little bumbaclot!

Cosmic Slop

SOLAT319 wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

i don't allow anything to interfere with MY personal enjoyment. .

What about if you're not so tall and there is this huge ass person right in front of you and not only he's huge but he's also rude and not willing to realize the fact that he's completely blocking your view and you can't see even a tiny bit of the stage for one lousy second? What about then? I know Vedder solo shows are sit-down events, I know that. But believe me there are some people out there who do not understand that for some reason.

The guy in front of me stood up in front of me at a Ben Harper show. He was the only person standing in the entire venue...it was mainly an acoustic set, and Ben had "suggested" that it would be cool if people sat. I could not see a thing without leaning WAY over to the side. I asked the guy if he could sit, and he had basically the same attitude that a lot of people have here. It's my right, this is a concert, blah blah...thanks asshole.

This isn't a fight for your personal freedom, I just think people should take the general atmosphere into account. Hmmm, a show in a theatre, Ed is seated himself playing solo and acoustic, everyone else appears to be sitting....fuck it, i'm going to act like it's a bar show with a full band cause i'm just too big a fan to sit and listen.

woundedorgan

arq wrote:

Please this is for those who make Eddie's gigs an unpleasant experience:

If you're going to drink don't get drunk at the venue you have 364 days of the year to do that, believe me you'll keep better memories of the gig if you drink after.

Please don't talk in the middle of the songs or when Eddie is talking, the people around want to enjoy the gig and don't want to hear your opinion or your unimportant life, you can share the story of your whole life after the gig with a few beers.

Don't yell "i love you Eddie" Eddie knows that already because you're there.

There'll be plenty of merchandise, no need to kick push or being rude to your fellow jammers.

Don't scream requesting PJ songs, you know Eddie will play a few, If you're lucky enough he'll play some of this songs, Betterman, Soon Forget, Small Town, Porch, Sometimes, Parting ways, Indifference (only if Ben Harper is around), Lukin, I'm Open, Can't keep, Thumbing my way, Arc, Gone, Last Kiss and maybe a few more.

And please don't respond to this thread saying that you're going to do whatever the hell you want at the gig because is a free country, i know that already

Please do not ruin the Philly show. Yeah and don't ask to hear Red Mosquito and songs like that.

On the funny side though, someone at San Diego 1 asked to hear Jesse's Girl and he started playing the first 5 seconds then stopped and made a pretty funny comment.

Heineken Helen

QuarterToTen wrote:

Kraven wrote:

Can I stand up during Porch?? ITS PORCH!

to remain seated for such a song would be considered bad manners in my book.

it's just not happening, no matter what the circumstances.

I was gonna say how come nobody ever admits to being THAT person (sit down, I can't see)? Cos there are evidently quite a few of them... but finally one person's owned up to it... I just don't get it. Only concert I've ever been to that was seated and actually had most people sitting was the Aussie Pink Floyd.. but the odd time there'd be a few people standing up for certain songs and it didn't seem to bother anyone... it certainly didn't bother me. I love seeing people get into it... whatever ways they have of doing that... once they're not hurting anyone!

EvenInHisYouth

As long as the guy in front of me doesnt piss all over and then proceed to get kicked out, while his friend spends the rest of the time trying to figure out who got his friend kicked out, it will be a better experience than Chicago last year.

megatron

Kraven wrote:

Can I stand up during Porch?? Saw him in New York last summer and got yelled because I stood up and tried to get into Porch. ITS PORCH! And it was closing the set. Such an intense song, can't handle it sitting down, I don't care if its acoustic or not you have to rock out to that song. I bet the person behind me thought I was only getting into it because it was a Pearl Jam song and thought it was the only thing I recognized. Its just more intense than anything else he plays in the set until the end.

ny1? 3rd row or so? r u a chick in love with stone?..if so i was behind you..
i remember a pair of girls getting yelled at for standing up during porch

even if it wasnt you i really wanted to stand up for porch but no one moved.i didnt wanna ruin it for anyone
i went nuts in my chair..i was hovering half sitting..guess im a weenie but i can sit in my seat if thats how the crowd is

ms. goldenwords

bigeye21 wrote:

This topic always makes me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew3AOlbJXos

I think there is a balance. I wouldn't want to be in audience that was all buttoned up like it was going to the symphony but I would also want them to be a little more restrained than they are at a typical Pearl Jam show given the intimacy of the venue and the fact that it's a solo acoustic gig.

That's my preference but like it's been stated before, you can't control other people. I just try to tune out and ignore the dummies and enjoy the concert.

that clip is awesome!! thanks for sharing it. i do wonder how that singalong went.
i agree with everything else you said too

arq

bigeye21 wrote:

This topic always makes me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew3AOlbJXos

At first i didn't pay attention to this video i thought it was the infamous Rick Astley video (you know THAT video :roll: ) but this video is really great thanks bigeye21!