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Hey fellas... boy, did I have an eventful night....
Just got back from Myrtle Beach for the Mars Volta show. I went with a friend of mine (who drove) and we got up in some good spots in the balcony.
The show was amazing. Everyone was spot on and they did some new sounding jams that absolutely rocked. I was having a great time, my friend was having a great time. We were also drinking a little bit, but not much... only like 3 beers a-piece.
About an hour or 45 minutes until the show's end, my friend said something to me, which I couldn't understand because, y'know, we were at a concert which was VERY loud. I heard him say "save my spot", however, and I did. He never showed back up.
So the show ends and I go out to the parking lot to the car, and he's asleep in the car. I bang on the window for literally like 5 minutes straight. He doesn't budge. Finally, some nice folk came over and helped me successfully wake him by shaking the car.
He wakes up.
And he is PISSED off.
He opens the door and yells at me "dude, have you ever tried, you know, banging on the window?"
"Yeah, I was doing that for-"
"Shut the fuck up and get in the car!"
I was stunned. Very, very politely, I tried to calm him down. He wouldn't have any of that. Then I open up the passenger door to speak to him more privately. "Ty, don't you EVER try to push me around like that, or I will kick your ass..."
Oh, ok, so I'm assuming he's belligerent because he probably took some pills or something (he is a well known pill head). I say to him, "Mickey, let me get the keys, I'm not gonna let you drive..."
"Shut up and get in the car! You can either ride with me or walk your ass home." Assuming he'd straighten out, I get in the car and he speeds out of the spot, almost NAILING an oncoming car in the process. I'm like "Alright Mickey, let me out." He reaches over and opens my door, I get out, and before I get the chance to close the door, he speeds off... all the while with the passenger door wide open.
So I'm stuck here in Myrtle Beach. I walk to a few different places, and finally come to a diner that stayed open all night. I called some of my friends to try and get a hold of him and talk some sense into him. No one is able to reach him, because he'd pick up, then hang up.
Finally, about 4 hours go by, and Mickey calls me. He's crying really bad..."Ty, karma's a bitch, and I got what I deserve..."
"What? What happened?"
" I wrecked my car and just got out of the hospital with some bruised ribs... please don't hold this against me... *click*"
.... My good ol' mother came out of her way to make the 3 hour drive to pick me up, and we just got back in town a little while ago. She dropped me off (my car's at Mickey's house) and I cannot get a hold of my friend. So I'm sort of worried.
Other than that, the show even exceeded expectations... I danced like a maniac all night... the show was like 2 and a half hours.
Thanks... I've never seen anyone act like that before... he's been to rehab twice and once to a mental institution for a few weeks...
He needs some serious help, and I hope he can get it, because he really is a great guy... he'd go out of his way to do anything for his friends... he's just got these demons, I guess. I wanna see him pull through this, but my trust level of him dropped... allot. I am a very forgiving person, but this one is gonna be really hard.
You coulda been killed! Corncat was with you last nite.
Plus, weren't you on probo last year? Could have been big trouble.....
And Yay for your Mom. Do something nice for her on Mother's Day.
Oh you bet I'm gonna do something extra nice for her... yes, I was in pretrial intervention last year, I could have gotten into some serious trouble. That was an issue, but mostly it was my safety, and being concerned about my friend. I just wish there was something I could have done to prevent him driving... and I didn't wanna get the law involved.
Post by strumntheguitar on Apr 5, 2008 12:03:26 GMT -5
Damn Ty, that's a crazy night... Glad you got to enjoy the whole show before dealing with that though... would've sucked having to miss the show AND have to be stranded in myrtle beach for a while...
Post by purplefuzzystuff on Apr 5, 2008 12:13:35 GMT -5
strumntheguitar said:
Damn Ty, that's a crazy night... Glad you got to enjoy the whole show before dealing with that though... would've sucked having to miss the show AND have to be stranded in myrtle beach for a while...
Hope your friend is ok and gets the help he needs
I concur, and I am glad you made the decision to get out of the car... I'm glad you're ok, and your friend is lucky, he could have been more seriously hurt...I too hope he gets the help he needs
I have reports of Bamabelle, Meg and Cajun staying up all nite drinking. They said Bassnectar was the shiz.
I don't know about staying up all night drinking...they left the show at about 1:30 or so..but Bassnectar WAS the shiz and we had a BLAST! I danced my butt off...I'm actually sore today!
I may repost this later when they get back....strum trust me, it's going to be a hell of a time! (Oh and pardon the sweatiness...it was like 500 million degrees in there, and I usually have on more clothes...haha)
I may repost this later when they get back....strum trust me, it's going to be a hell of a time! (Oh and pardon the sweatiness...it was like 500 million degrees in there, and I usually have on more clothes...haha)
Great pic! This makes me soooo ready to see everyone again at roo.
that sucks
