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  • DesignVHL
    DesignVHL Posts: 297
    lowlight10 wrote:
    hence, Ed not downing 2 bottles of wine and getting hammered himself. mistakes are obviously a lot more likely, and a lot more noticeable, during solo/acoustic shows.


    naw, he's just saving it for chicago. :)
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  • F5
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    DesignVHL wrote:
    So because of a FEW folks, you want to ban drinking from shows? It is still a show. Even the opera, lol serves drinks! But yes, I totally agree it is annoying when u have someone constantly getting up and moving around. But again its a few people - usually frat boys or alcholics...if ur stuck dealing w/ that one person, sure I get it, it sucks, it can ruin a good show....

    maybe a good compromise would simply be to have no booze allowed INSIDE the venue...all in all it seems impossible to find the happy medium and agree - so there's really no reason to argue about it...just making the point that banning alcohol isn't fair to others who can handle it.

    How many performances have been ruined for fans by unruly jerks who either come to the show wasted or get drunk during the set. I'm down for a complete alcohol ban at PJ shows. Your never going to fix this problem completely but at least it will cut down on it. You don't have to be drunk to enjoy the show either. Try a show sober its much better and memorable.
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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    bpeters wrote:
    Even the papers saw was horrible we acted. (When I say "we", I mean the crowd in Milwaukee as a hole, regardless if you were well behaved or just out right rude)

    http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=785456

    I really enjoyed the show, and would anytime I get to see Eddie and/or the band as a whole. However, I think the discomfort was quite noticeable when Eddie showed just outright frustration, but at this point, it's over and done with, and there is nothing we can do about it now but hope that he and the band do come back to Milwaukee and don't hang the foolishness of others over the rest of us.

    Sounds like the reviewer got the point. I don't think it was just the alcohol, plenty of people, myself included, drank at those shows and did not need to scream retarded requests.
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  • Backscratcher
    Backscratcher Posts: 93
    This show was supposed to be anything but a rock show. I was so excited to see a side of Eddie and his songs that would never get at a large venue. I read many of the other fanviews from other shows and I was also excited to hear his comments and stories. Unfortunately the story time was wasted on drunk dumbasses who just kept yelling throughout the show. I think as a group we missed an opportunities to maybe hear more songs and some great stories.

    Even through all this, I loved the show. I will not let the actions of a few wreck my experience. I hope I get this experience again. Thanks Eddie.

    By the way, Eddie added Gone to the setlist with the line "I will be what I could be once I get out of this FUCKIN town". Anyone else notice that?
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  • bpeters
    bpeters Posts: 6
    mitchmoore2 wrote:
    How many performances have been ruined for fans by unruly jerks who either come to the show wasted or get drunk during the set. I'm down for a complete alcohol ban at PJ shows. Your never going to fix this problem completely but at least it will cut down on it. You don't have to be drunk to enjoy the show either. Try a show sober its much better and memorable.

    I hate to say it, but even with a complete ban, people are going to get wrecked at a bar beforehand or outside the venue. Some people just think you have to get smashed before a show. I don't understand why you'd do that at an intimate setting like this. Save that for the Buffet concerts.
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    mitchmoore2 wrote:
    How many performances have been ruined for fans by unruly jerks who either come to the show wasted or get drunk during the set. I'm down for a complete alcohol ban at PJ shows. Your never going to fix this problem completely but at least it will cut down on it. You don't have to be drunk to enjoy the show either. Try a show sober its much better and memorable.

    I am with you on this - there have been times when a drunk person will get belligerent when they want something, like to push into your row when they don't have a seat there and you don't want to let them in. Edge forever.
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  • SkeeterB
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    EddieFavre wrote:

    By the way, Eddie added Gone to the setlist with the line "I will be what I could be once I get out of this FUCKIN town". Anyone else notice that?

    he's done that before in other shows, so it wasn't something new to milwaukee, although it was apropos.
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  • PlantPage55
    PlantPage55 Posts: 136
    EddieFavre wrote:
    By the way, Eddie added Gone to the setlist with the line "I will be what I could be once I get out of this FUCKIN town". Anyone else notice that?

    Oh, I noticed. And I was really saddened by that.
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  • PlantPage55
    PlantPage55 Posts: 136
    DesignVHL wrote:
    Not sure if they are on the board, and I never caught their names, but I would also like to give a shout out to the couple on the end of our row who gave me an extra SNIPER program (which are really cool btw so if u didn't get one, and are going to chicago - get one!). THANK YOU again that was super cool of you to share your extra. I missed the boat when they were being passed out.

    Ah! I was sitting right in front of and to the left of you guys! That was cool of that guy to give you the extra program. A real stand up fella.

    No real point to this post - other than maybe starting a message pit "map of the audience" of sorts... :P
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  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    i only got through 3 pages of this and realized I had enough sample data to say that Milwaukee will go down as the worst stop on the tour...not good :(
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  • DesignVHL
    DesignVHL Posts: 297
    mitchmoore2 wrote:
    How many performances have been ruined for fans by unruly jerks who either come to the show wasted or get drunk during the set. I'm down for a complete alcohol ban at PJ shows. Your never going to fix this problem completely but at least it will cut down on it. You don't have to be drunk to enjoy the show either. Try a show sober its much better and memorable.

    Man, I go to a shitload of concerts every year - ranging from the intimate sit down acoustic shows, up to raging arena shows. Rarely do I let those stupid drunks ruin my show..which there is almost always someone - doesn't matter who is playing - some people are assholes you can't ban them from the shows unfortunately so that is that. Perhaps I've learned to just ignore them/tolerate and accept it. Also, I'm too damn old to be getting wasted, lol. So it isn't fair for you to be telling me I should try a show sober because it'll be more memorable - thats such a STUPID comment! Last night was very memorable for me, and I remember every min. of it. I was not wasted, I was not out of my mind. I had a clear mind and fully enjoyed the show - maybe I just don't let idiots get to me and have learned to ignore them better than you have. It sux for those who were annoyed by people...but I knew full well what to expect. I was zoned into the show, not the crowd.

    And yeah banning drinking isn't gonna stop or change anything - they find a way to party beforehand...there's a reason prohibition didn't stand a chance. Now if they would only legalize MJ, there would be much mellow people in the crowds, and less rowdy drunks, which I'm all for. :)
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  • DesignVHL
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    PlantPage55 wrote:
    Ah! I was sitting right in front of and to the left of you guys! That was cool of that guy to give you the extra program. A real stand up fella.

    No real point to this post - other than maybe starting a message pit "map of the audience" of sorts... :P

    ha yeah it is kinda fun to see where people were sitting. Met a nice fellow next to me - who was probably right behind you! Loved my seats....so here I will thank the ten club, you guys are the best!

    And yeah I was really surprised when he handed me the extra - usually people horde those things! At least now there will be an extra one for someone else in chicago. :P
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  • OceansJenny
    OceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,409
    JaneNY wrote:
    Trent Reznor's done it. Several times. Kicked the keyboard over and walked off. Now people shut up and listen during Hurt. Ed should drop the guitar and walk off. Seriously. Its how you teach toddlers to behave - the fun stops when they misbehave. People are acting like toddlers and maybe deserve that treatment. I'd feel bad for the fact that its a few bad apples, but maybe its the only way.

    Reminds me of Indio '93 when the shoes wouldn't stop flying so Eddie looks at them, says "Goodnight" and walks off. It did teach them to behave; less shoes were flying after they returned about 15mins later!
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  • DesignVHL
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    ha ha yeah, that is the "shoe the shoeless" show, and also he said that him and jeff are gonna go to the front gates, and when you guys exit, we're gonna be the shit out of every barefoot person...something like that. I have that whole show on vide (vhs). lol. Ahh the video tape tradin' days.
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  • bpeters
    bpeters Posts: 6
    OceansJenny wrote:
    Reminds me of Indio '93 when the shoes wouldn't stop flying so Eddie looks at them, says "Goodnight" and walks off. It did teach them to behave; less shoes were flying after they returned about 15mins later!

    Or the infamous Boston "quarters" incident. Ha!
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  • maak
    maak Posts: 58
    i thought it was a great showI had 3rd row right stage seats . the only time I heard any of the annoyance was this drunken girl next to me lost her credit card and was bitching about it for like five songs. to make matters worse the 2 girls in front of her confronted her and then the boyfriend of the lost credit card girl started yelling at the confronters. Great show I just drowned out all the morons.

    oh and by the way I'm from illinois and love the brewers.
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  • DesignVHL
    DesignVHL Posts: 297
    maak wrote:
    I just drowned out all the morons.

    EXACTLY.
    maak wrote:
    I just drowned out all the morons.

    oh and by the way I'm from illinois and love the brewers.

    when they LOSE to the CUBBIES, right? :P j/k had to stir the pot. hee hee.
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  • madtowndave
    madtowndave Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,013
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    i just hope 10c puts us close enough that there aren't any drunk idiots in front of us. prefer for those folks to be behind me.

    Right. Which is what usually happens at larger venues (ampitheaters). Let the lawn crowd get rowdy and do their thing. I often had lawn seats when I was younger for the simple fact that I didn't want to ruin anyone else's show. Now, I will pay whatever I have to, to stay off the lawn. I think that in these smaller venues, alcohol needs to remain in the lobby/ bar. I have no problem with drinking (even excessively) at a concert, but in a small venue where constant beer runs are going to obstruct someone else's view, it needs to be in designated areas. And it can't be said that Riverside couldn't have enforced it. I think I saw more security last night than I did at shows at Alpine Valley this summer.
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  • shadowcast
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    All these people yelling are Cub Fans.
  • DesignVHL
    DesignVHL Posts: 297
    not all, but a lot. i don't speak for them. I speak for me. I don't scream anything at shows....i was just shittin' around just now for the record. :) There are awesome fans and sucky fans whether it be a concert, a sporting event, or whatever....that's life. I just think it is funny that so many people on this board pick this stuff apart to no end. This thread is amusing me today...work is a bit slow.
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