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You are having a beautiful concert- Now I know going experience and listening to one there comes a of your favorite bands play one of your point when favorite songs. It is a comfortable 75 everyone feels degrees. You are feeling good. And then the need to you get kicked in the head by an angst move from ridden 13-year-old male attempting to the front of crowd surf to "Clumsy" by Our Lady the crowd to Peace. EndFest 99 was more than just the back or a festival of anger powered boy bands, . loves the it was undoubtable proof that too many b a n d alterna-teens on one lawn without playing parental supervision is a bad idea. so much Now don't get me wrong. There is that they have nothing wrong with a few underaged to try to get "just a little teens getting together, listening to some closer," but walking around live music and drinking some beer (OK throughout an entire concert is just plain there may be a little something wrong annoying to everyone involved. The with the beer drinking, but this is New best way in which to get from one area EndFest moments: Orleans right?), but there comes a point of the crowd to another is simply to say Above:Collective Soul when even the most laid back former excuse me and then walk past, not to drummer Shane Evans trendy teen has to lay down some rules gets his drink on, right: punch them in the head and then walk Fuel guitarist Carl Bell about behavior while attending a social over their lifeless body. gets his groove on, event such as a music festival. below: the members of Here are a few tips I have compiled Rule 4: The Bands Don't Like It Joydrop get ready to go to make the pit experience an enjoyable When You Throw Things At Them on (stage) and far below: one for everyone involved: One of the highlights of End Fest the crowd moshes on and on and on ... happened to be when a young man Rule 1: Appropriate Moshing and decided it would be fun to throw a bot- Crowdsurfing Tunes. tle at Collective Soul lead singer Ed OK everyone likes to get a little wild Roland and he proceeded to get at concerts and this is not a problem, down from the stage as long as the music you are listening and give the to is suited for these purposes. Since so little punk a many of you out there seem to be a bit good verbal confused to what is and is not appro- rodgering. The priate, here are a few bands where beat- bands do not like ing the hell out of your neighbor is it when you try to allowed: Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, Method kill them while Man, Godsmack and anything else along they are perform- this line. I think you see where I am ing so do not throw going. Bands where thrashing your your trash at the body against everyone in sight might stage. not be the best idea: Jewel, Bob Dylan, any swing band, any band in which Rule 5: Remember many of the members sit to perform. That 5'2" Girls Like To You get my idea. See Too If you are over 6'8" and Rule 2: Think Before Launching weigh more than 200 Yourself Into the Air and Onto the pounds you should prob- Crowd ably stand towards the back Now you may be thinking to your- of the crowd. · self exactly what is wrong with me leap- ing on top of the crowd and kicking Now if you follow all these simple people in the back of the head while rules and try to remember that other Dave Matthews is playing, and the people are there to see the concert too, answer to that, my dear, is everything. this should help Lo cul down on Lhe The main point is that most people go teenage angst buildup fell throughout to concerts in order to see and hear one the entire crowd, thank you. of their favorite musicians play, not to carry your heavy ass around.

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