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Post by jimmyjamesx5 on Jun 26, 2006 15:23:40 GMT -5
to me the best neighbors are the people sleeping, they don't bother you, they don't make any noise, and plus if you gather enough of them around you, you will have less traffic and people bumping into you, the more people laying down around me the better, i always say.
Squatters have never ruined my time either. I've never had anyone stop me from walking around/over them. But then I like to stay where I can dance and pass out if need be.
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i missed the costello show (helping buddy with heat exhaustion back to the tent), but my dad saw his set, and said that there were a lot of people just sitting around, not getting into it, waiting for beck and radiohead.
in my opionion, if you wanna just sit on the ground, take a nap, and just smoke, there is plenty of room toward the back to do that. leave room up front for people who want to enjoy the music standing
Is it inconsiderate to both enjoy Elvis sitting down WHILE squatting for other shows as well? It's pretty damn hot out there, and some folks do what they can to deal w/ the heat. If I need to sit down so I don't pass out, I don't think I'm really too worried if someone thinks I'm not into Elvis enough. I know the guy's a f*cking genius.
I was one of those waiting for Radiohead, but I have to say I liked Elvis even though I wasn't really intending to see him initially. Thats why I like roo, some bands you take chances on and they just surprise ya.
Moonsky...While I jammed to Costello for the first hour, I also squatted for a bit...until he played Alison which picked me up off my hot, sweat-ridden buttocks to dance again. It was all about stretching your body to the limit and the pauses (and water) were totally necessary! And you guys are right, not a single passed out person messed with me either!!
Post by cwagiskingofthing on Jun 28, 2006 8:41:44 GMT -5
moonsky409 said:
cwagiskingofthing said:
i missed the costello show (helping buddy with heat exhaustion back to the tent), but my dad saw his set, and said that there were a lot of people just sitting around, not getting into it, waiting for beck and radiohead.
in my opionion, if you wanna just sit on the ground, take a nap, and just smoke, there is plenty of room toward the back to do that. leave room up front for people who want to enjoy the music standing
Is it inconsiderate to both enjoy Elvis sitting down WHILE squatting for other shows as well? It's pretty damn hot out there, and some folks do what they can to deal w/ the heat. If I need to sit down so I don't pass out, I don't think I'm really too worried if someone thinks I'm not into Elvis enough. I know the guy's a f*cking genius.
i never said it was inconsiderate to sit down and enjoy the music. but if you are just sitting or laying down on the ground, you don't have to be close up to the stage. if you are just sitting or laying down, you can be off the side or in the back, where people don't have to climb and walk all over you
Three squatters for Radiohead pissed me off. I worked my way up to the farthest front I could (about 30 yards from the stage) since about an hour before Beck started. That was no thing during Beck, it was after Beck was over that pissed me off. Every single person in a 100 yard radius seemed to sit down. Which, I can't blame them. I wanted to, really bad. Me and this other guy was stuck in this radius of like 50 people sitting down, we were forced to stand up while 3 assholes by my feet were all laid out taking up as much room as possible. I'm very sure that it was very obvious I was about to fall over from exhaustion, but these fuckers didn't do a thing. Nobody else did either. That was one of the more physical excrutiating times in my recent life, standing up that entire time. I noticed I wasn't the only one that was contemplating kicking them in the face while they were forced to stand up because of them, too.
There's nothing wrong if you're one of the squatters that is compact as all freakin' possible, you're being nice for somebody else to sit down. But if you are just being selfish and taking up as much room as possible, fuck you. If it were any band BUT Radiohead (orpearljam), I would have probably passed out 20 minutes into the set from exhaustion.
Post by bohemianboy on Jun 28, 2006 15:24:03 GMT -5
To be quite honest though, I can't blame the peopel for wanting their space. I skipped petty to see the Umph/Bisco show. I was right up front, and that does not mean that I want a bunch of people rubbing up against me. Give me some room to dance, man! If it weren't for all the jackasses that think they can come up right when the show starts and push and "excuse me" there way up to the front, then these things wouldn't be necessary. Once the show starts, everyone is gonna get closer anyway. Just be respectful of other people.
To be quite honest though, I can't blame the peopel for wanting their space. I skipped petty to see the Umph/Bisco show. I was right up front, and that does not mean that I want a bunch of people rubbing up against me. Give me some room to dance, man! If it weren't for all the jackasses that think they can come up right when the show starts and push and "excuse me" there way up to the front, then these things wouldn't be necessary. Once the show starts, everyone is gonna get closer anyway. Just be respectful of other people.
EXACTLY, dude. The folks who got their early to claim their spot deserve to keep their spot. If you know there's going to be squatters coming for a show before the one you want to see, you just gotta get there early, too. That's just how it is.
Now, I will say that my group took up as little space as possible, being that we ARE considerate folks. But honestly, the more room we gave people around us, the more people came. It gets to a certain point where it becomes unreasonable and you just have to say, "ok guys, we can't fit anymore bodies here!".
the only time i'll ever "excuse" my way through a crowd is if I see a definate opening a few feet ahead of me.. if there's no clearing, then there's no moving... you can't blame someone for taking advantage of a pocket in the crowd.
EDIT: on another tangent, I was thouroghly irritated with this guy behind me at Rusted Root... I had staked out a spot at the sound board, and, to take up as little space as possible, I just stood and leaned up on the railing while waiting for the band to come out... this guy and his buddy come out of left field and decide to squat behind me, which is not the irritating part... the squatting was fine... it was the fact that this guy had his back to the back of my legs and was wearing no shirt.... in Tennessee.... in 90 degree wheather...and was rocking back and forth so that every 5 seconds the back of my legs were being slimed with this guys sweaty back. gross.
Three squatters for Radiohead pissed me off. I worked my way up to the farthest front I could (about 30 yards from the stage) since about an hour before Beck started. That was no thing during Beck, it was after Beck was over that pissed me off. Every single person in a 100 yard radius seemed to sit down. Which, I can't blame them. I wanted to, really bad. Me and this other guy was stuck in this radius of like 50 people sitting down, we were forced to stand up while 3 not a very nice persons by my feet were all laid out taking up as much room as possible. I'm very sure that it was very obvious I was about to fall over from exhaustion, but these f**k*rs didn't do a thing. Nobody else did either. That was one of the more physical excrutiating times in my recent life, standing up that entire time. I noticed I wasn't the only one that was contemplating kicking them in the face while they were forced to stand up because of them, too.
There's nothing wrong if you're one of the squatters that is compact as all freakin' possible, you're being nice for somebody else to sit down. But if you are just being selfish and taking up as much room as possible, fuck you. If it were any band BUT Radiohead (orpearljam), I would have probably passed out 20 minutes into the set from exhaustion.
Why didn't you just ask some of the people to move a little so you could sit down. I mean you were standing there.....you claimed your space....you deserve to sit in it. I'm sure they would have made room.
My friend stood for 5+ hours straight from Costello part of the way through Radiohead, when he left to use the restroom/stake out a spot at Acid Trip.
I stood for 5+ hours straight at the late night hip-hop. Your back starts to hurt, but it's not that big of a deal.
Where we were standing during Radiohead, there was absolutely no room for him to sit down. I started to sit down as soon as Beck ended, so I managed to squish into an extremely tiny space. He would have had absolutely no room to sit down, and there would be no way for me to stand and him to sit because the room would get eaten up as soon as I stood up.
actually, i frequently lay down during the afternoon shows. it's not to disrespect the artist, it's just so freaking hot and being a bit buzzed, laying in the shade and feeling like the music is surrounding me is one of my fav feelings at bonnaroo. it may look like i'm sleeping (and sometimes i fall asleep) but unfortunately, I am incapable of dancing for every show. i have never 'squatted' for a show. i personally don't mind the people who do. it's the people who shove their ways thru the crowd to get to the front who piss me off. (and the people who talk all thru a freaking show, but now i'm talking about shows that i go to in ny)