security Blog and Journals

This past Saturday night I went to the local Rocktoberfest, where a bunch of shitty bands played. Totally wasn't worth the $12 I payed to get in, but whatever, I had nothing else to do that night. The night started out great, people recognized me, that I have never seen before,.... but I guess it's like that everyday for me.

As the show progressed.... this man who was clearly intoxicated, somewhat frightened everyone. When I first saw him.... I just thought, well this is Aberdeen, there are a lot of drunk bums around, maybe he is just one of them. So he would come close to about every girl in the place, and they would look at him.... and just kinda keep their distance. I felt bad for him in a way, but I wasn't going to jump right in and be all friendly, because he was incredibly creepy.

During the band, JED's set, these douche bags that were in the band that played prior, decided they were going to play some games with him. Let me say that security was GREAT for the whole night until now. So this intoxicated man was stumbling around when these fucking idiots decide they were going to push him around. A guy that was with them was part of security for the night, he decided well.... he was going to play a part in this disgraceful act as well.  The "security" guy would look over at his douche bag friends and "act" like he was telling them to stop. As he was doing this the singer from the band that played prior, was "acting" all buddy-buddy with the intoxicated man.

A couple songs played more, and the actions only got worse. They hoisted him up into the air, several times, waving him around like he was a dummy. Which really pissed me and every other sober person off. They kept doing it.... they made him crowd surf, and well.... the crowd wasn't watching this all happen, so the man fell. They hoisted him up, and did it again.... and again... and again. I finally got to the point where I couldn't take it anymore.... The somewhat "leader" of the douche bags was hoisting him (intoxicated man)  up one final time, and I punched him because it was just too that point. He still proceeded to do this. Luckily one of the idiots wife/girlfriend saw what was happening, and she told one to stop. And I guess it's true, "monkey see monkey do" because after that,.... it stopped.

I'm going to write to the people that put the show on, and complain that the so-called "security" needs to do a better job, and maybe hmm....idk... not take advantage of those that can't really defend themselves. This old man, was clearly not able to function by himself. The level of intoxication and who knows what else was wrong with him was just clearly..... over my head. Maybe, shows just shouldn't happen here, because they hire douche bags that don't really give a shit about the people that attend's well being.........Idk.... but I do know one thing... that I have witnesses and I have people that will help me with this whole deal... and I am going to do my damnest to find good "security" that actually do what they are supposed to at shows....