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Heyyy Riv....i once sat through an entire Brian
Adams concert catching a few glimpses here n there - people stood the whole
time, and i was in the wheelchair section...but one time i was right up front at
a concert, and the girl behind me grabbed me and started kissing me like
crazy...i never even got to see what she looked like!! lol Hell, maybe it
was a dude...lol
tony c5/c6 car + tree
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Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:35
AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Concert access
I wrote the following to the Lucinda Williams message board
about what happened at her concert last night. I left out the part about my
dream afterwards, that we took her out for a beer and flirted the whole night
;-)
do I have to come down off my cloud now? ;-) God I love that woman
;-)
On a more serious
note, in regards to the concert in Columbus last night. We arrived at the
venue at 6pm, doors were at 7. As I use a wheelchair, I usually arrive early
especially at General Admission concerts. Since I didn't know this venue I
thought it was best we arrive early. Once in, we were seated in the segregated
wheelchair seating (no complaints really other than it was on the FAR left
side). There was a big middle section where people stand, you could get right
up to the stage. As we were so early, I could have gotten right up there, but
my girlfriend didn't want to stand all night. As I'm a bit dependent on her to
help me, I couldn't and didn't want to leave her to go up front. We decided
that after the first band (the Awesome Bottlerockets), we would go up there. I
was certain that the people down there would make way to the front for me. We
got as far as two people deep to the front. Everyone up until that point was
very polite and nice, very willing to let us through. As I tried to get closer
to the stage and asked people to move so I could see the microphone (how rude
of me), they refused. Claiming that they had staked their claim since 7pm,
which I said I had as well. I was appalled !!!! Moving TWO feet to the left
would have been fine, as I would have been able to see the stage. As it was, I
could see nothing but people's backsides and a microphone stand and a speaker,
that's it. The guy directly in front of me wouldn't even turn around and look
at me. We hung around for ahwile and eventually went back to the "wheelchair
seating". I told the individuals who were so rude that they had "won". Lu was
late, so all of this happend before she came on. Why are people so mean? All I
wanted was to see the stage. He wouldn't have had to forsake his precious
place in front, just move over so I could see. Sometimes I wonder about our
society. I also wonder if he was truly a Lu fan, as this kind of behavior is
contrary to everything she writes about. As it turned out, the places in the
wheelchair seating were WAY better for me, as I LOVE to dance and move to the
music. Those folks up front stood like statues.
How on earth can you do
that when Lu and awesome Pettibone jam? Oh Well...they (inconsiderate fans)
took my joy and I GOT IT BACK !!!
Lu Forever
River
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