[Everyneurotic]

Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656

ha, i was standing just in front of rika, i was in "the mosh" kinda but had to stand my ground.. i ws transfixed by them......... i wasnt budging a motherfucking inch..... until my ear fell out at the last encore.......

that's something i couldn't have done when i saw them as i kinda started the slam where i was, i just lost my shit and started jumping and running and smashing myself to others.

you should have seen the security people afterwards, they were uniformed bodyguard style, black suit, black tie, white shirt; afterwards they half of them didn't have ties or shirts, jackets off, or they had their ties completely on the other side.

[PAULYBEE2656]

you see marcos.. i couldnt slam dance.. im a skinny fuck and id get broke in two also im uber concious of my complete lack of balance and rhythm and i was just too stoned to give a fuck.. also if you stand your ground the pretty ladies will stand close to for mosh protection!!!! i also had mints.. they like that too!! trust me.....

the mosh was totally funny tho. one guy , going mad cluted this big fucker really hard in the nuts.. the entire crowd stopped mid song to pick him up . shook hands, made sure he was fine and then literally threw him back into the mosh.....

fucking students!

[Semperet]

I liked the bit about two songs in when some girl lost the contents of her bag and the lads all stopped to help her look for her stuff on the ground. I fanally went to the back when the bloke next to me, who was not moshing but air drumming (I know) took umbrage at a bloke who careened into him and obviously didn't give a toss whether it interfered with the air drumming. It only takes one air drummer without a sense of humour to make things all silly and macho. I remember the folks on the Consolidated Play More Music album pointing out this very fact all those years ago.
As for the gig, I concur completely with PaulieB, noting particularly how hot the singer was. I had earplugs in, wuzzie that I am, so all I heard was the wonderful musicianship, not the squalls. But the MBV tomorrow night may be a different story.
Melt Banana are pretty darn good, though.

[Everyneurotic]

you see? i may have started forcing myself into others at first, but then i discovered i had more enthusiasm than energy and strenght for the slamming so i had to retire to the sidelines to recuperate...the ladies were there too.

[Toilet & Bowels]

melt banana are a band where the ladies are far more likely to join the moshpit that is normal

[atsonicpark]

melt banana are one of the only true punk bands around. yes... punk.

[PAULYBEE2656]

fucking punk out...

lar good to see you again and enjoy the kevin shields flashbacks!!!!!

[Everyneurotic]

there were ladies at the pit that time, but also some crusty punks and other huge dudes so...

actually, melt-ba's show here was packed with girls, it was probably half and half, overall.

[Toilet & Bowels]

saw 'em again last night, my whole body hurts now though. beter than the last show for sure.