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My story dealing with several horrible entitled “railbirds” in GA at Wrigley 2
DirtyFrankAndBeans
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in The Porch
First I wanna start by saying this was my 20-21st show with 6-7 GA shows so I’m no novice with the rail situation and what it takes to get on it. I’ve never been fortunate enough to camp out with my kids and whatnot makes it hard but we’ve gotten there at 7am several times and been 3 rows back and been totally cool with never ever getting a rail chance. This show we decided to wait until 2pm to line up for the simple reason of what happened, we all know what happens when any lighting is close the evacuate the field and a clusterfuck ensues like I watched from seats in the first rainout show. We were 6-7 rows back center stage before the evacuation so I gave up good seats too wasn’t like I showed up at 730 before it started but anyways... I knew by watching the last clusterfuck that the people who got pushed into the grandstands had no shot at getting a good spot so hung out by the beer stand until they made us move and funneled everyone towards those tunnels where the lines stopped and suddenly we were 1-2 people from the end of line and we realized holy shit we’ve got a rail shot here so yes I’m going to take that if it’s given to me on a platter so on it went! My wife and I ran (with everyone else who wasn’t on the rail before standing by me) and we made it YES!!! Then out of know where this woman comes up phyically pushing me pack and spreads both her arms out as far she can saving spots for 2 more people who showed up 30 seconds later which seemed like an hour and then pushed us back and out again just being totally disrespectful and rude my wife was like wtf! So I’m hot but then the dudes she was with were cool and they said they had been on rail to begin with they had this spot before they cleared. So being the bigger person I backed off and said cool then if u were here and made it back (mostly) I’m cool and I APOLIGIZED and said let’s have a good show... 3 minutes later GA getting filled up I feel this person pushing on me again!!! This time from the back into the rail! It’s another woman claiming I’m now in her spot!!! She had pissed off the whole crowd to get to this point and then she wouldn’t get off me to point my wife had ask her wtf she was doing and I finally said fuck this stupid shit and gave this woman my 2nd row spot so I could stand with my wife for fucksake. Then this woman gets into with the other woman standing next to her to the point we’re security was called halfway thru show and they were taking shit to each other all night! Then this happened can’t make this up I had the red shirt on with the picture of the spin magazine cover with eddies mouth tapped up stones side. another fucking person arrives claiming I’m in his 3rd row spot with his 6’5” son! This time I’d had enough and so had my cool neighbor buddy we start having words with this D Bag hes basically standing on top of me at this point and he’s running his mouth about how we weren’t here before and la la la and we said we’re don’t moving so there he stood!!! The whole first set he’s failing back into me and holding his arm up for obsurd amounts of time trying to block my view just total fucking asshat!!! Ruined the first set completely. Then the encore break comes and he’s all trying to pull his son in front of us again to the point I thought I was gonna have to smack this dude then he finally says we’ll do you wanna trade me then and I can stand by my son! (Which by the way what kind of example this dude sets is unreal) but I said yes of course I’ll trade you and then my wife and I actually got to enjoy the second half of the show!! But where do we draw the lines on stuff like this? Anyone who was at the first show knew there was slim to none chance to get back where u we’re just the way the cards fell! Let’s be real here I’m betting 60-70% of people on the rails every night have been there before! And if the First Lady I encountered had been there before it’s pisses me off more she acted like that. I totally realize they wasted all day maybe the day before also to get there but they had to know the risk of evacuation with it happening before!! I’d love some feedback on this issue if I’m in the wrong for even trying to get the rail should I have just sat back and waited for GA to fill up until I got my 6th row seats back? Thanks all except the lady’s who bumped me back and the D-bag in red shirt with glasses and a 6’5” 16 year old son whom he’s a horrible role model too!!
Nick
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Maybe they need one of these. How do you all think this would go over in the pit?
It was frustrating for a lot of us in GA in one way or another - people being physical, verbally abusive, drunk, or seeing people closer that waited for much less time. Some of those issues aren't GA related, some are. That's the challenge/luck of the draw in GA.
I personally wouldnt have moved off the rail but i get that you were trying to be nice.
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I was kind of happy for the GA redo just for the fact that it gave people a chance to get closer based on something other than the ability to camp out in line all day. I feel like it’s always the same people on the rail, so if they had to watch from a few feet further away that’s okay by me. I got in line 10 minutes before the gate opened and still ended up about 20 people deep center stage, only lost 10 or 15 feet after reentry, no biggie. Surrounded by good people before and after the delay, more so than a lot of shows I’ve been to. Aside for the clamor for the rail, I think the storm provided a little extra camaraderie for the crowd as a whole.
Thanks to all those who had fun and respect all night...it ended up being worth it!
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