Re: Phish Content - Come on everybody...

Very well said all around.

rodrigo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> well, well
>
> since this thread got so pussified, i thought i should chime back in.
>
> here's the thing about "phamily" and all that other horseshit.
>
> i think it is pretty important to be kind to people, of all walks, and in
> all places - in fact, i think i probably place that characteristic in
pretty
> high esteem.
>
> however - and rather than have everyone react in a knee-jerk way - the
point
> i was trying to make is that personal responsibility is a pretty important
> thing, and if someone chooses to opt out of having/using any, i don't feel
> that it is my problem to help them...nor should it be an expectation.
>
> now, if i see some 17 year old who is really drunk, i'll help him all i
can,
> because he may not have had the perspective to understand what he was
> getting into. shit, at setbreak last night, i even stopped a guy and
helped
> him find his section because he was so fucked he couldn't get a handle on
> the numbers...
>
> but when it comes to some fucking idiot tour rat or trust fund asshole who
> decided to swing for the fences one way or the other...i say let him
swing.
>
> now, i am a registered democrat, and am campaigning hard for a certain
> presidential hopeful, and loathe the current administration...and i have
> been to a pretty large number of jam shows, phish the most of course.
>
> that having been said, i don't think you can place a political affiliation
> on my emphasis of personal responsibility. i am sure everyone has had that
> wasted asshole near them who spills/pukes/falls on them because they are
too
> fucked up...or who creates a scene of some sort, or talks too loud - or is
> just generally a nuisance because they crossed the line...when i think of
> these people, i feel much disgust/little empathy.
>
> and while i have been known to indulge - and yes, i did go too far one
> night - at an mmw show in ithaca '99...i went off into a corner and put my
> head on my knees until i came back around...i have no problem with people
> doing that...but don't look to me to be your fucking mommy just because
you
> HAD to score some molly for the show.
>
> ok?