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It seeems whenever I go to a show I always say or do something that warrants a menacing stare from everyone around me.
One instance is the 8/28/06 SY, Flaming Lips Show. In betweeen songs I kept shouting '' YOU'VE SEEN HELL A HUNDRED TIMES'' at Thurston. I received a lot of really nasty looks and understood that most people thought I was just being some stupid fan yelling gibberish. The fact is it was an extremely esoteric phrase I was shouting and far above the rest of the crouds requests for random and mostly popular songs. I mean I was quoting Thurston from an interview he did about his first Mike Watt experience. In any regard, few people there got it and Thurston heard it and looked rather perplexed that someone was verbally accausting him with this particular phrase. This was the same show I snuck backstage and met Lee, he was cool and understanding as one could expect to my ramblings of reverence.
The next instance is the RJD2 show I attended a month or so ago. I was quite and listened politely as RJ and his group played stuff from his new album that in my opinion is not good. I respect him for wanting to branch out of the usual DJ/producer album, but it just didn't mesh with my psyche. Anyways, I was not having fun at this show and when the band left and he finally did a half hour or so of scratching, I being very excited and happy, proceeded to mount the stage and move my body to the music. The crowd seemed to be in sync with my decision as I think a lot of people were feeling how I was. I didn't get thrown off, I didn't houn RJ, I didn't try to talk to the crowd or mess anything up, it was simply a release, a personal pinnacle to the night. I got down after a minute or two and went about my business. I received a lot of nasty looks, and also a lot of accolades as well. Yeah I could have been thrown out and maybe RJD2 didn't like that someone ''invaded'' his domain during his performance, but I think people misconstrue things of this nature as selfish and attention seeking, when really you just want to tell the band/artist that you truly appreciatte them and are expressing it in an unconventional way.
The point in this is make it happen. Have fun and be respectful of others at shows, but sometimes you have to just make ''it'' happen. You might regret it afterward, but at least you won't think back and say, what if.
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