Of Metal Bands, Insufficient Funds, and Debit Cards

[Midorikawa]

Wife and I got a chance to go see a few bands live that I've loved for years, but never gotten to see because I lived in nowhereland, TX most of my life. For those interested, War of Ages, Bless the Fall, Demon Hunter, and As I Lay Dying were there, and I was most interested in the last 2. When I got there, I found out that the venue, while medium sized, doesn't take debit in any form. They do, however, have an ATM inside the venue. So I got to be patted down, went inside, waited in line, and saw this gem (after a trip back to get my card back from the wife )

DG1: Guy at ATM
DG2: DG1's friend

*DG1 puts his card in the machine, dials his pin, tries to get money*
*DG2 kicks the ATM and calls it a slow piece of shit*
DG1: Gah. This fuckin' thing is just so slow.
ATM: BEEP!
DG1: Insufficient funds?!
*Both DG1 and DG2 kick the ATM again*
DG1: Imma try again.
ATM: BEEP!
*DG1 and 2 take turns kicking the ATM and holding the line up until they get bored and wander off*

What is it about metal shows that brings the stupid out in people? Last time I saw As I Lay Dying, I decided I should vacate the mosh pit because some raging asshat broke a beer bottle on the ground and went after someone with it.

[fireheart]

What is it about metal shows that brings the stupid out in people? Last time I saw As I Lay Dying, I decided I should vacate the mosh pit because some raging asshat broke a beer bottle on the ground and went after someone with it.

A friend of mine loves metal bands, although these are more or less obscure ones. (I'm not much of a metal fan)

Apparaently at one particular concert, he lost his shoe during one of the songs and got it back by the end. (he was in the mosh pit) When i read about that incident (he'd posted on facebook), I had this mental image of a shoe being tossed around the mosh pit

[Keiara]

Demon Hunter! \m/ I love them! Entirely jealous of you right now :P

To bad the atm didn't eat their card I would've Imaoed

[underemployeed]

Reasons I don't go to metal concerts and mosh pits. Apparently im an angry person according to my ex. Also, A guy shared with me he makes sure to wear steel toed work boots. Not to keep his feet safe, "They @$# people up!", whats a few broken ribs I guess.

I hate debit cards in general, I give 3 strikes because sometimes the card doesn't read right or whatever, but declined the first time, second time, and thrid time. IM gonna guess your still going to have insufficient funds on time 4, but please make it quick.

[Midorikawa]

Apparaently at one particular concert, he lost his shoe during one of the songs and got it back by the end. (he was in the mosh pit) When i read about that incident (he'd posted on facebook), I had this mental image of a shoe being tossed around the mosh pit

Shoe loss is fairly common in mosh pits it seems. When I broke my tailbone (or maybe bruised it badly...could barely walk or sit for weeks.) I lost my shoes on impact.

Last AILD concert I attended, I watched some scrawny 12 year old looking kid push his way into the pit. He lasted about 5 seconds or so before 2 shoes went flying in opposite directions, and he left with a bloody nose, the beginning of a fat lip, torn shirt, limp, and no shoes.

Reasons I don't go to metal concerts and mosh pits. Apparently im an angry person according to my ex. Also, A guy shared with me he makes sure to wear steel toed work boots. Not to keep his feet safe, "They @$# people up!", whats a few broken ribs I guess

I used to mosh, but younger kids these days are all stupid about it, trying to actually inflict serious bodily harm on people...not that older 'kids' are any better.

Almost got stabbed at The Offspring concert I went to after this dimwitted drunk guy walked through the mosh pit TWICE with 2 full beer cups, then got mad at the moshers when the beer got knocked out of his hands. I was the unlucky schmoe who got shoved into him the second time. That would have been great for him, stabbing a minor and all. :-P

[fireheart]

Shoe loss is fairly common in mosh pits it seems. When I broke my tailbone (or maybe bruised it badly...could barely walk or sit for weeks.) I lost my shoes on impact.

Last AILD concert I attended, I watched some scrawny 12 year old looking kid push his way into the pit. He lasted about 5 seconds or so before 2 shoes went flying in opposite directions, and he left with a bloody nose, the beginning of a fat lip, torn shirt, limp, and no shoes.

This one was a lesser-known metal band thankfully and as far as I know, the metal scene in Adelaide is similar to that of anime/manga-pretty much underground.

[elsporko]

While I've got no problems with mosh pits in general it seems like every show I go to where a mosh pit forms it is filled with inconsiderate idiots. Fine you want to mosh, thats cool, how about not moshing right in front of the stage where people who actually want to watch the band are standing. Its not like the moshing is any worse 20 feet back.

I was at a Sonic Youth show and there was a huge guy in the mosh pit. He wasn't squishy fat huge either, he looked solid. All he did was stand on the edge of the mosh pit, wait for somebody to not be paying attention to him, and then he would run into them from behind. Several people almost started fights with him. After the show he almost got into another fight and then wandered around screaming "I didn't do anything wrong, that guy saw it, I didn't do anything wrong."

[Pagan]

*DG2 kicks the ATM and calls it a slow piece of shit*
DG1: Gah. This fuckin' thing is just so slow.
ATM: BEEP!
DG1: Insufficient funds?!
*Both DG1 and DG2 kick the ATM again*
DG1: Imma try again.
ATM: BEEP!
*DG1 and 2 take turns kicking the ATM and holding the line up until they get bored and wander off*

I think I see why it wasn't working. Let's see how fast and well they would work after being kicked repeatedly. Jackasses.

[chaliceofblood]

As much as i love metal (not the perticular bands you went to see but all the same i'm a big hard rock / metal fan) i do have to say that's the downside of probably 75% of the gigs i go to. There's always atleast one person who's acting like a complete sod. Strangely I have actually been without anyone annoying people at the last 4 gigs that i've been to, lucky me i guess.