What's happened to YOU?

[Infinity Vocalist 2010]

So, I've still been getting douche chills about that security dick telling me to sit down at the Toronto concert for no reason and the fact that ALL the security guards were looking at me at one point...

It really puzzles me, so I thought this would be a fun discussion.

We can all talk about my experience with douchebag security, and why I was apparently red-flagged, but let's all pitch in our various weird, funny, or angering moments at concerts too. It's always good for a laugh and a talk.

[tater1977]

What were ya doing? Leaning over a rail, standing on the seat. ppl hollering at ya to sit down?
Kinda strange..that they we're all looking at ya..

[steveo777]

Stop drinking, take a piss and go to bed. Looks like you've had enough, eh?

[Argus]

Ages ago at a show in the Oakland Arena I saw Bill Graham hold up his hand at a charging crowd they they all stopped dead in their tracks Amazing charisma

[Infinity Vocalist 2010]

What were ya doing? Leaning over a rail, standing on the seat. ppl hollering at ya to sit down?
Kinda strange..that they we're all looking at ya..

Honestly, tater, I was doing absolutely NOTHING out of the ordinary. Standing, fist-pumping, singing, cheering, dancing. Then when the boys were playing Edge of the Moment and I was still rocking out, some muscle dummy security prick climbeed the railing and yelled at me (I was section 201row b seat 3 so I was close to the railing), I walked over to him and he was like "You need to sit down buddy!". Nobody in my area was telling me to sit down or anything, and my dad was sitting right next to me. Infact, some of the older folks close to me were all like WTF? One dude in front of me looked at me and we exchanged questioning glances, then he got up and cheered trying to taunt the guy as he walked back into the front row area (201 is right above it, eye level to the stage, 30 feet from stage left).

A staffer who was sitting in my section overheard me talking to my mum and told me that shouldn't have happened because I paid to be there and it's obviously not a crime to stand, sing, cheer, etc as long as you aren't being profane near children (there was what appeared to be a family of 3, a guy and a woman and a little boy, who must have been 3 or 4. I think she was the mother, and I believe her and the child were both Filipino. I can't think of that as being a reason, because they themselves had no problems with me) So I was stumped. As the staffer said, "This isn't the church choir." He was a nice guy, said he noticed me having such a good time, and I must be a big fan, to which I replied, "huge!". Coming out of the show, I passed the fucking cocksucker who busted me for what I can only explain as ROCKING OUT TOO HARD. Never even blinked.

[tater1977]

What were ya doing? Leaning over a rail, standing on the seat. ppl hollering at ya to sit down?
Kinda strange..that they we're all looking at ya..

Honestly, tater, I was doing absolutely NOTHING out of the ordinary. Standing, fist-pumping, singing, cheering, dancing. Then when the boys were playing Edge of the Moment and I was still rocking out, some muscle dummy security prick climbeed the railing and yelled at me (I was section 201row b seat 3 so I was close to the railing), I walked over to him and he was like "You need to sit down buddy!". Nobody in my area was telling me to sit down or anything, and my dad was sitting right next to me. Infact, some of the older folks close to me were all like WTF? One dude in front of me looked at me and we exchanged questioning glances, then he got up and cheered trying to taunt the guy as he walked back into the front row area (201 is right above it, eye level to the stage, 30 feet from stage left).

A staffer who was sitting in my section overheard me talking to my mum and told me that shouldn't have happened because I paid to be there and it's obviously not a crime to stand, sing, cheer, etc as long as you aren't being profane near children (there was what appeared to be a family of 3, a guy and a woman and a little boy, who must have been 3 or 4. I think she was the mother, and I believe her and the child were both Filipino. I can't think of that as being a reason, because they themselves had no problems with me) So I was stumped. As the staffer said, "This isn't the church choir." He was a nice guy, said he noticed me having such a good time, and I must be a big fan, to which I replied, "huge!". Coming out of the show, I passed the fucking cocksucker who busted me for what I can only explain as ROCKING OUT TOO HARD. Never even blinked.

Well crap...sounds like a case of ( I've got a badge & I'm tough shit lol). ...though of course they don't & usually aren't.... Don't worry about it..just enjoy the great part of that night that ya had... ..

[Infinity Vocalist 2010]

LOL yeah. Still, it's weird that I was doing enough to have the majority of the security looking at me.

[tater1977]

LOL yeah. Still, it's weird that I was doing enough to have the majority of the security looking at me.

Must have stepped on TP coming out of the john...& it was stuck to your shoe then?

[Infinity Vocalist 2010]

LOL yeah. Still, it's weird that I was doing enough to have the majority of the security looking at me.

Must have stepped on TP coming out of the john...& it was stuck to your shoe then?

I'm seeing a connection between this and your sig... toilet paper fetish?

[tater1977]

LOL yeah. Still, it's weird that I was doing enough to have the majority of the security looking at me.

Must have stepped on TP coming out of the john...& it was stuck to your shoe then?

I'm seeing a connection between this and your sig... toilet paper fetish?

LOL it comes & it goes....

[Rick]

So, I've still been getting douche chills about that security dick telling me to sit down at the Toronto concert for no reason and the fact that ALL the security guards were looking at me at one point...

It really puzzles me, so I thought this would be a fun discussion.

We can all talk about my experience with douchebag security, and why I was apparently red-flagged, but let's all pitch in our various weird, funny, or angering moments at concerts too. It's always good for a laugh and a talk.

I had never had one issue with security at any concert until I saw Journey at the Winstar Casino in Oklahoma. It certainly said no recording devices allowed, but everyone else had their cameras out taking pictures and video, so I did the same. I was approached about half way through the show and told to put it away. It was kind of a relief for me, as I was able to just enjoy the concert from that point on, but I was also enjoying recording my favorites. I think it partly has to do with the people around you being distracted from the camera flashes and video screens of those cameras. I'm not sure the band has a beef with it, but I could be wrong.

[Michigan Girl]

4 of us were at the Rodger Waters show "In the Flesh" in 2002 or 2004 I think, anyway, as the night wore on (meaning it got dark ), doobies were flying at a fast and furious pace all fucking over the place. We were 8th row and I kept eyeing the security punk down front, he was about 18 or 20 and he was just standing there watching and seeing everything that was happening, and didn't say a word. So I said fuck it and lit me a cigarette.....that fucking punk couldn't get up the aisle and down the row to my seat fast enough. "Put that out, this is a non-smoking facility" he yelled at me over the music. I then pointed to the dude directly in front of me who was just puffing away on his joint and and said "what the fuck dude"? He said no cigarettes allowed and to put it out or he was taking me out. I'm like, does he have to pit the joint out, and he said no? So I tapped the dude in front of me on the shoulder and asked him for a hit, he handed it to me and I dropped my cig and stepped on it and hit the joint in front of the punk and the idiot just walked back to his station down by the stage. Amazing and I still can't believe it happened.

No fair!!

[Rick]

4 of us were at the Rodger Waters show "In the Flesh" in 2002 or 2004 I think, anyway, as the night wore on (meaning it got dark ), doobies were flying at a fast and furious pace all fucking over the place. We were 8th row and I kept eyeing the security punk down front, he was about 18 or 20 and he was just standing there watching and seeing everything that was happening, and didn't say a word. So I said fuck it and lit me a cigarette.....that fucking punk couldn't get up the aisle and down the row to my seat fast enough. "Put that out, this is a non-smoking facility" he yelled at me over the music. I then pointed to the dude directly in front of me who was just puffing away on his joint and and said "what the fuck dude"? He said no cigarettes allowed and to put it out or he was taking me out. I'm like, does he have to pit the joint out, and he said no? So I tapped the dude in front of me on the shoulder and asked him for a hit, he handed it to me and I dropped my cig and stepped on it and hit the joint in front of the punk and the idiot just walked back to his station down by the stage. Amazing and I still can't believe it happened.

YOU DA MAN!!!

[Deb]

4 of us were at the Rodger Waters show "In the Flesh" in 2002 or 2004 I think, anyway, as the night wore on (meaning it got dark ), doobies were flying at a fast and furious pace all fucking over the place. We were 8th row and I kept eyeing the security punk down front, he was about 18 or 20 and he was just standing there watching and seeing everything that was happening, and didn't say a word. So I said fuck it and lit me a cigarette.....that fucking punk couldn't get up the aisle and down the row to my seat fast enough. "Put that out, this is a non-smoking facility" he yelled at me over the music. I then pointed to the dude directly in front of me who was just puffing away on his joint and and said "what the fuck dude"? He said no cigarettes allowed and to put it out or he was taking me out. I'm like, does he have to pit the joint out, and he said no? So I tapped the dude in front of me on the shoulder and asked him for a hit, he handed it to me and I dropped my cig and stepped on it and hit the joint in front of the punk and the idiot just walked back to his station down by the stage. Amazing and I still can't believe it happened.

No fair!!

It's Rodger Waters! Isn't that all part and parcel of a Pink Floyd related show experience?! I remember years ago eating some funny tasting BC grown mushrooms for the first and only time at my first and only Pink Floyd concert.

[tater1977]

4 of us were at the Rodger Waters show "In the Flesh" in 2002 or 2004 I think, anyway, as the night wore on (meaning it got dark ), doobies were flying at a fast and furious pace all fucking over the place. We were 8th row and I kept eyeing the security punk down front, he was about 18 or 20 and he was just standing there watching and seeing everything that was happening, and didn't say a word. So I said fuck it and lit me a cigarette.....that fucking punk couldn't get up the aisle and down the row to my seat fast enough. "Put that out, this is a non-smoking facility" he yelled at me over the music. I then pointed to the dude directly in front of me who was just puffing away on his joint and and said "what the fuck dude"? He said no cigarettes allowed and to put it out or he was taking me out. I'm like, does he have to pit the joint out, and he said no? So I tapped the dude in front of me on the shoulder and asked him for a hit, he handed it to me and I dropped my cig and stepped on it and hit the joint in front of the punk and the idiot just walked back to his station down by the stage. Amazing and I still can't believe it happened.

5 *****

[Deb]

It is part and parcel of the Floyd/Waters experience, but since I live a mile from the venue I usually indulge at home before hand to save beer money and to keep my shit to myself. But damn, explain to me just what a smoke free facility means punk and do your job and don't hassle me over a cig. Not one damn person complained about my smoke and nobody was going to, but damnit he had to do his job I guess. I guess to security that night pot smoke wasn't "really smoke". I should have sat down in my seat like I usually do and hide behind all of the standing people and blew my smoke to the floor, but since it was so blantant I just lit up and bam, I'm the worst guy in the building.

Get me up against the Wall...there's one in the spotlight he don't look right to me, get him up against the Wall.

LOL didn't that used to be called bogarting?

[Rick]

It is part and parcel of the Floyd/Waters experience, but since I live a mile from the venue I usually indulge at home before hand to save beer money and to keep my shit to myself. But damn, explain to me just what a smoke free facility means punk and do your job and don't hassle me over a cig. Not one damn person complained about my smoke and nobody was going to, but damnit he had to do his job I guess. I guess to security that night pot smoke wasn't "really smoke". I should have sat down in my seat like I usually do and hide behind all of the standing people and blew my smoke to the floor, but since it was so blantant I just lit up and bam, I'm the worst guy in the building.

Get me up against the Wall...there's one in the spotlight he don't look right to me, get him up against the Wall.

LOL didn't that used to be called bogarting?

Yep, that's what we called it when we were young and liberal. Now that I'm an old mean stingy conservative, I call it frugal. You seen the price of that shit lately?

I have not. What's the going rate for a quarter?

[Rick]

It is part and parcel of the Floyd/Waters experience, but since I live a mile from the venue I usually indulge at home before hand to save beer money and to keep my shit to myself. But damn, explain to me just what a smoke free facility means punk and do your job and don't hassle me over a cig. Not one damn person complained about my smoke and nobody was going to, but damnit he had to do his job I guess. I guess to security that night pot smoke wasn't "really smoke". I should have sat down in my seat like I usually do and hide behind all of the standing people and blew my smoke to the floor, but since it was so blantant I just lit up and bam, I'm the worst guy in the building.

Get me up against the Wall...there's one in the spotlight he don't look right to me, get him up against the Wall.

LOL didn't that used to be called bogarting?

Yep, that's what we called it when we were young and liberal. Now that I'm an old mean stingy conservative, I call it frugal. You seen the price of that shit lately?

I have not. What's the going rate for a quarter?

Depends, quarter of what?

I'll let other dopers answer that one.

[Michigan Girl]

It is part and parcel of the Floyd/Waters experience, but since I live a mile from the venue I usually indulge at home before hand to save beer money and to keep my shit to myself. But damn, explain to me just what a smoke free facility means punk and do your job and don't hassle me over a cig. Not one damn person complained about my smoke and nobody was going to, but damnit he had to do his job I guess. I guess to security that night pot smoke wasn't "really smoke". I should have sat down in my seat like I usually do and hide behind all of the standing people and blew my smoke to the floor, but since it was so blantant I just lit up and bam, I'm the worst guy in the building.

Get me up against the Wall...there's one in the spotlight he don't look right to me, get him up against the Wall.

LOL didn't that used to be called bogarting?

Yep, that's what we called it when we were young and liberal. Now that I'm an old mean stingy conservative, I call it frugal. You seen the price of that shit lately?

I have not. What's the going rate for a quarter?

Depends, quarter of what?

The fine Colombian ..the stuff that goes w/the Cuervo Gold ...

except that's cocaine ...

[Infinity Vocalist 2010]

So, I've still been getting douche chills about that security dick telling me to sit down at the Toronto concert for no reason and the fact that ALL the security guards were looking at me at one point...

It really puzzles me, so I thought this would be a fun discussion.

We can all talk about my experience with douchebag security, and why I was apparently red-flagged, but let's all pitch in our various weird, funny, or angering moments at concerts too. It's always good for a laugh and a talk.

I had never had one issue with security at any concert until I saw Journey at the Winstar Casino in Oklahoma. It certainly said no recording devices allowed, but everyone else had their cameras out taking pictures and video, so I did the same. I was approached about half way through the show and told to put it away. It was kind of a relief for me, as I was able to just enjoy the concert from that point on, but I was also enjoying recording my favorites. I think it partly has to do with the people around you being distracted from the camera flashes and video screens of those cameras. I'm not sure the band has a beef with it, but I could be wrong.

Absolutely NOBODY got busted for cameras at the Toronto show! I had my smartphone out taking vids a couple times and there were heavies right next to my section. There were two dudes in front of where my mother was sitting a few rows back and on the opposite end of me and she took a shitload of photos. Yup, it seems people (actually just me) only got accosted for rocking out too hard. As one of my friends said "Welcome to Canada, where standing and enjoyinng yourself at a concert is frowned upon."

[Rick]

So, I've still been getting douche chills about that security dick telling me to sit down at the Toronto concert for no reason and the fact that ALL the security guards were looking at me at one point...

It really puzzles me, so I thought this would be a fun discussion.

We can all talk about my experience with douchebag security, and why I was apparently red-flagged, but let's all pitch in our various weird, funny, or angering moments at concerts too. It's always good for a laugh and a talk.

I had never had one issue with security at any concert until I saw Journey at the Winstar Casino in Oklahoma. It certainly said no recording devices allowed, but everyone else had their cameras out taking pictures and video, so I did the same. I was approached about half way through the show and told to put it away. It was kind of a relief for me, as I was able to just enjoy the concert from that point on, but I was also enjoying recording my favorites. I think it partly has to do with the people around you being distracted from the camera flashes and video screens of those cameras. I'm not sure the band has a beef with it, but I could be wrong.

Absolutely NOBODY got busted for cameras at the Toronto show! I had my smartphone out taking vids a couple times and there were heavies right next to my section. There were two dudes in front of where my mother was sitting a few rows back and on the opposite end of me and she took a shitload of photos. Yup, it seems people (actually just me) only got accosted for rocking out too hard. As one of my friends said "Welcome to Canada, where standing and enjoying yourself at a concert is frowned upon."

Well, evidently, you are a troublemaker.

[Jubilee]

Absolutely NOBODY got busted for cameras at the Toronto show! I had my smartphone out taking vids a couple times and there were heavies right next to my section. There were two dudes in front of where my mother was sitting a few rows back and on the opposite end of me and she took a shitload of photos. Yup, it seems people (actually just me) only got accosted for rocking out too hard. As one of my friends said "Welcome to Canada, where standing and enjoyinng yourself at a concert is frowned upon."

Oh, well there you have it. You were in Canada. See, if you were enjoying the show that much, it can only be because someone else wasn't getting their fair share of enjoyment. Therefor, next time sit down, shut up, and enjoy the show less...like everybody else. Problem solved.

[Deb]

Absolutely NOBODY got busted for cameras at the Toronto show! I had my smartphone out taking vids a couple times and there were heavies right next to my section. There were two dudes in front of where my mother was sitting a few rows back and on the opposite end of me and she took a shitload of photos. Yup, it seems people (actually just me) only got accosted for rocking out too hard. As one of my friends said "Welcome to Canada, where standing and enjoyinng yourself at a concert is frowned upon."

Maybe out east..........or at least not to any shows I've been to out west here in Alberta or BC.

[Infinity Vocalist 2010]

Absolutely NOBODY got busted for cameras at the Toronto show! I had my smartphone out taking vids a couple times and there were heavies right next to my section. There were two dudes in front of where my mother was sitting a few rows back and on the opposite end of me and she took a shitload of photos. Yup, it seems people (actually just me) only got accosted for rocking out too hard. As one of my friends said "Welcome to Canada, where standing and enjoyinng yourself at a concert is frowned upon."

Oh, well there you have it. You were in Canada. See, if you were enjoying the show that much, it can only be because someone else wasn't getting their fair share of enjoyment. Therefor, next time sit down, shut up, and enjoy the show less...like everybody else. Problem solved.

Haha Well, it WAS during one of the new songs so....

[S2M]

Back in '89 i was stationed at Pease AFB in NH...and decided to check out a Poison/Tesla/Faster Pussycat show in Portland, ME.

Had front row position for the opening act, FP...there was the stage, then the security alley, then this section of wooden wall about 3 1/2 feet tall. I'm only 5'4". So the whole time Faster Pussycat is playing there is a continual surge coming from the back of the floor....and it's pushing my stomach into the top of the wooden wall, pinching me...so i finally complain to one of the security guards, and he just puts his finger up to his cool earpiece - like he is some sort of CIA agent, and shrugs....well i make it through FP. Then Tesla comes on, hardly the type of band that warrants batshit crowd behavior. But wouldn't tou know it...the surge starts up again! I'd had enough. So i started grabbing the top of the wall, extending my arms, and pushing my ass back into the people behind me.... I kept doing this over and over. During intermission I once again asked Portland's finest rent-a-cop if he could do something. I showed him my stomach, which now showed a visible friction burn from the wall. He said that he couldn't do a thing about it, and that it was my choice to stand there...

All of a sudden there was this mega-surge from the back, heaving me into the wall....I, once again, pushed back with my ass while staring at Paul Blart...this time he saw it, and was giving me the ole shock eyes....and what i can only describe as the weirdest thing i've ever been apart of - I lift my arms up like a one year-old asking out of a playpen...and Lou Ferigno lifts me over the partition, and escorts me out of the mayhem....

Needless to say, I watched Poison from much further back.....

[Gideon]

Dude, you have your own personal celebrity rescuer. That's awesome!

I, once again, pushed back with my ass while staring at Paul Blart

Further proof that context is essential.

[Deb]

I, once again, pushed back with my ass while staring at Paul Blart

Further proof that context is essential.

Literally laughed out loud here in my office, friggin hilarious when taken out of context.