I went to see the Pixies on their reunion tour and the venue was the Manchester Apollo.
Now the tickets were bought and of the five of us who went four had seen the Pixies on their first tour (a few gigs) where they supported the Throwing Muses but we could not get into the stalls at the Manchester Apollo and could only be seated at different points in the auditorium. Not to worry, its a concert and we expect to stand. In fact, we expected to do going to a gig type things and that is ignore the seating and generally get up and stand up and party.

Apparently, the majority of the dress circle were there to say they had been there and it may as well, for atmosphere, been a student quartet recital of some lesser known Bach pieces. So, I went to join my friends and we tried to party. Unfortunately, I had to stand on the aisle. The AISLE.

A fluorescently clad Neanderthal with badges came and asked me to move. I declined. He said that I was blocking a fire exit. I said,

I am not blocking a fire exit, if there is a fucking fire then I will be first to make a bolt for the door.

Petty official took things no further.

I guess in hindsight, my answer ensured his confidence that I was not the usual glue huffing twat that he has to deal with. (if only he had known I had taken a good two bottles of Calpol and 5 DODO tablets - MASSIVE DRUGS)
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Fri 28 Mar 2014, 22:17, 6 replies)

I hate people like you.
If you bought a ticket in the seated area, then SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND STOP BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE STAGE.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 28 Mar 2014, 22:45, closed)

qweet reet - i agree with you

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Sat 29 Mar 2014, 7:35, closed)

agreed
Also, you stole a Mitch Hedberg joke
(SquidFish, Sat 29 Mar 2014, 11:18, closed)

who is Mitch Hedberg - I mean obviously I can make an internet query but I have no idea who it is.
Although, if it is about fire escapes then the obvious answer is I won't be blocking it if there is a fire.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Sat 29 Mar 2014, 15:13, closed)

There's a fascinating logistical problem with the 80s throwing muses/pixies European tour.
If you add up the number of people who say they were there, it's at least ten times the total capacity of the venues. And yet it didn't sell out. It's almost as if people just bought the concert footage on vhs (5.99 iirc) and imagined they were there like a bunch of tragic wannabes.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 29 Mar 2014, 11:30, closed)

Probably, I don't know that many people who claim to have been there.
You mean the Mean Fiddler or when Tanya was ill that time. The only concert video I bought was Divine at the Hacienda.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Sat 29 Mar 2014, 15:09, closed)