I am always in the pit. My thinking is, I came to see the music and hear the colors; why would I not be on the barrier rail? Why would I not be in the pit? Pit dwellers follow an unwritten, yet universally-understood, code. We go hard. If we push another down, draw anothers blood or break anothers bone(s) we assist them back to a standing position or render aid until EMS arrives. We are CLEAN; we believe that cleanliness is next to rawwkiness, we shower and bathe well - and we shower and bathe well WITH GREAT FREQUENCY. Well, this time, I thought, Ive seen both Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails several times but Ive never experienced the lights everyone else raves about (you cant really see the light show from the pit - its all music and musicians...and moshing). So, I opted, this once, for the light seats - a clear view of the entire stage - just right of center and midway back in the midst of the 17,000. This was a grave error. Non pit dwellers, apparently, have no cleanliness code. About 3 songs into Soundgardens 1 hour and 20+ minute set, I detected a foul, wretched odor. Thinking the nose-burning stench was emanating from the old guy (about my age) in the seat beside me, I glanced over in his direction. My glance was met by his grimacing stare. He pointed to the young (she wasnt born the first time I saw Soundgarden or Nine Inch Nails) chic in the seat and row in front of us. She was dancing - another bad sign; one does not dance to Soundgarden, one bangs ones head - with her arms raised high. During the intermission, Stinky Chic left (we hoped she had gone to shower); instead, she returned with a stinky parmesan cheese pretzel and a beer to compliment her overpowering, natural funk. Stinky Chic continued to expose and share her putrid odor by dancing with her arms, stinky pretzel and sloshing beer all raised high into the air. I will never leave the pit again; we are clean in the pit and we do not eat stinky pretzels while Cornell wails and Thayil shreds. All that said, heres 17+ minutes of Soundgarden and their stage lights...along with brief cameo appearances from Stinky Chics hands. God bless you, my fellow pit dwellers; never again will I forsake you. youtu.be/EavbTXaSH-M
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:03:39 +0000
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