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"Hey, Asshole!": Call for Entries

canbo — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:33:25 EDT

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g21/CanAzizoglu/untitled...

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Enoch_Root — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:46:11 EDT

There is a pretty thin line sometimes. Especially at punk shows. One would think that taking off someones shoes and throwing them back into the crowd might be an asshole thing to do. But when it is done by a bald guy in Red-Specs who only does it when some teenaged crowd surfer kicks his girlfriend in the head AND he ties the laces together so at least the kid can find them together later... maybe... well I have some sympathy.

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laceyjane — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:20:23 EDT

Great idea if your name is VICE.

Oh yeah, please stop saying "after the jump." If I see that one more time I am going to kill myself.

Thank you.

laceyjane

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AcidReign — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:26:01 EDT

.....I miss the days of general-admission Motley Crue rock shows in a 17,000 seat arena. The floor would be absolute chaos, and there'd be a cloud of weed smoke so thick you couldn't see the ceiling of the building. Up front, thousands of kids would push, shove, fight for position, and some would disappear down to be trampled into the piss, vomit and broken liquor bottles. Forget cellphones or singalongs. These were the days of 50,000 watt sound! You couldn't even hear yourself think!

.....My favorite tool for these events were a pair of zip-up black boots, with three short sections of nailed-together two by fours duct-taped to the bottom of each boot. They made me six inches taller, and inflicted grevious harm to anyone I stomped on with them. Walking down the stairs to the arena floor with those stilts on was an adventure, to say the least.

.....I doubt I'd get in the door these days with those shoes...

AcidReign

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octopus — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:30:48 EDT

the cell phone photo thing is getting beyond belief these days. why do people think that some fuzzy 640x480 of some under-exposed blobs is going to be useful? i wish people would spend the time actually enjoying the band instead *sigh*.

and if i hear someone else shout out "more cowbell" one more time, i think i might swing for 'em...

octopus

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defStef — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:11:25 EDT

Every time I go to the Variety Playhouse in the dirty-dirty (ATL) there's always some number of hipster chicks yammering on about this or that while Jenny Lewis or Cat Power are trying to sing a slow jam...hell, my good buddy's wife is ultra guilty of this too...I'ma git em!

defStef

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Jesse Mrozowski — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:12:22 EDT

Dude where were you guys last week when I went to see Carnivore and some dude dressed like a 1990's Axel Rose wannabe kept struting back between one side of the place to the other pointing at everyone in the place he passed asking them "Are you ready to rock?" in the most annoying way possible.

Jesse Mrozowski

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Drrty_Robot — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:11:58 EDT

Worst was seeing Yeah Yeah Yeahs open for White Stripes in Seattle few years back. Karen and co kicked ass, but these raver kids were right in front of us trying to snort coke out of a bullet. The 2 girls couldnt figure it out and they had their cell phones open for light to figure it out. My God that was retrarded. We finally demonstrated for them.

Drrty_Robot

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h. ross piroshky — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:03:21 EDT

oh, that i had snapped a photo of the dude that kept yelling "shit in my pussy!" overandoverandover again at a Helio Sequence show i attended in '04!!

i shall heretofore be extra vigilant.

h. ross piroshky

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savanteousQmalmsteen — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:58:35 EDT

I noticed something like this last night at Sufjan Steven's Goode Thyme Christian Folk Rock Revival @ The Lakewood Theatre. When the guy in front of us wasn't guzzling throatfulls of Grey Goose or engaging in impromptu make out sessions with his emaciated, horse-faced girlfriend, he was yelling at the top of his lungs, "Mountain Deeew!!!"

Next time his picture gets took.

savanteousQmalmsteen

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Dickdogfood — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:22:41 EDT

Evan Dando better get a "Hey, Asshole!" lifetime achievement award, or this whole thing is a sham and a farce and a farce of a sham.

Dickdogfood

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ChuckTaylors — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:16:16 EDT

At one of Rancid's shows at BB Kings (which strangely is becoming a punk venue ... this is what happens when CBGB's closes) there was a skinhead in the front with his arms around his girlfriend "protecting her from the crowd. Any time someone touched him he'd get madder and madder, with occasional moments of turning around to shove them and act offended. I don't want go go out on a limb, but I"m pretty sure people running into you at the front of a sold out concert is normal.

ChuckTaylors

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goldstar4robotboy — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:19:09 EDT

My favorite was really drunk guy who tried to sing along with all of slint's guitar parts.

Park West Chicago, serving Slint and R. Kelly fans for.... aw fuck it

goldstar4robotboy

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mishaps — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:16:20 EDT

Assholish behavior is why I keep ending up in the back of the crowd with the other middle-aged farts instead of up in front destroying my hearing.

I look forward to contributing regularly. Though, I'll admit, "really drunk blonde chicks bum-rushing the hipsters" is a hard image to capture with your cameraphone.

(Also, congrats!!)

mishaps

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qyntellspitbull — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:51:38 EDT

Does this mean everytime I shout out "PLAY FREEBIRD! WOOOOO!!!" at a concert, someone is going to take my photo?

qyntellspitbull

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TinkerX — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:51:38 EDT

Nice idea. Seriously. Bad behavior must be modified.

It did look, though, when I clicked through like the first asshole you got a picture of was Madonna in her white Tracksuit Jacket... ; )

TinkerX

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HaterOfTheYear — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:09:26 EDT

This is a great idea....

HaterOfTheYear

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Rockin' Joe Stalin — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:58:44 EDT

Do we get some kind of bonus if we get a picture of us punching said concert-goer in the face?

Rockin' Joe Stalin

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AcilletaM — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:55:56 EDT

I don't know what is worse, shouting Bubble Boy quotes or knowing what they were.

AcilletaM

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soundbitesnyc — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:42:27 EDT

You know, I've thought, once or twice, about doing the very same thing -- and the impetus was also at Mercury Lounge.

I don't remember who was playing (maybe Human Television) but some dude was actually taking pictures ONSTAGE, crouching down beside the singer, snapping shots. He did this for the whole show. I went up to him and snapped a picture with my cellphone with full intentions of posting the idiot's picture, but then I ended up not writing about the show. But I also felt it was maybe too mean... for me. But I totally endorse other people doing it.

That said, I've taken to a new strategy for people who go to shows only to talk loudly through the whole thing. I have one of those LED flashlight keychains and when people won't shut up I shine it at them. "Oh, is this bothering you? I'll quit when you shut up."*

It does the trick.

*I have only done it people I think won't kick my ass.

soundbitesnyc

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Ned Raggett — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:53:54 EDT

sideburn-deprived

I must protest at this bigotry. (The rest of your comment and description I have no problem with.)

Ned Raggett

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Catbirdseat — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:30:25 EDT

They should probably all be compiled into published manual called "The Field Guide To Music Bloggers." The NYC one alone will be voluminous.

Catbirdseat