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Post by imsquare17 on Mar 12, 2007 13:02:47 GMT -5
So, what do you guys think? I know I've peed in the crowd before. I personally have no problem with it, so long as it all gets in a closeable container that is properly disposed of. When I've peed in the crowd, I've stuck a bottle in my shorts so that there's no nudity involved. I try to be modest and discreet, but sometimes you gotta go pee!
I saw some drunk asshole last year peeing in the middle of Centeroo, I think near Which Stage. If you're deep in a crowd at What stage and you have a container and are discreet I guess it's acceptable, but otherwise do everyone a favor and pee in the portas. In fact, it's no favor to anyone! Just have some common decency and respect for others and don't pee where people will walk or sit.
Post by confusedsince81 on Mar 12, 2007 13:15:44 GMT -5
I look at it this way, if im in the middle of a huge crowd during the police show, under the influences of a few things and i gotta go, I doubt i'll be trying to walk out of the crowd and rejoin my group afterwards, I'll make sure to have an empty bottle w/ me at all times
"Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience and rebellion that progress has been made." Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Soul of Man Under Socialism
"You're either on the bus or off the bus." Ken Kesey
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson
Some guy letting himself go in the grass behind me at a show is pretty much the only way I could lose my chill at 'roo and break a nose.. if it's in a container being properly disposed of (i.e. not on the grass) I could care less, though. If you're being polite about it I doubt I would even notice.
I guess if the option was for a guy to let loose on the ground or in a bottle - I would much rather they use a bottle in the middle of the crowd - as for peeing on a wall - I will def make sure not to sit next to any walls this year
Post by amantesuena on Mar 12, 2007 13:40:12 GMT -5
yeah, cant really say it would bother me at all. if i could do the same, believe me, i would. pee in a bottle, pee on the ground, hey just dont pee on me, ok??
Heres my deal. Most people peeing in a bottle are impaired.
Now being in that state plus standing in a crowd at a concert. The odds are pretty fair that anything could happen and all of your whizz doesnt go in the bottle. Thats just a chance not worth taking. Because it could seriously ruin your time, my time, and other people arounds time. Use a pisser be an adult.
Post by oatmealschnappz on Mar 12, 2007 13:56:05 GMT -5
If you can't/won't wait until you can get to a porta, then PLEASE use a bottle! People spend all day laying-down/sitting on the ground (especially around the stages) and it's just not cool to make someone sit in/near your disgusting, smelly pee. You might as well just p*ss on their tent....or leg. It's just not cool.....and it's INCREDIBLY disrespectful. Yeah, i know that it's sterile but, that doesn't make it any better at all. You know, much like urine, sperm is also sterile........ Get my point?
Post by dogstarman on Mar 12, 2007 14:15:45 GMT -5
I think the root of this conversation hinges around the fact that most people don't want to lose their position in the crowd by having to take a restroom break. I don't know what that says about them, but I think it's kinda' selfish. I don't care how close I am, as long as I'm comfortable. Being within easy reach of a toilet when I need one is part of that comfort for me.
Post by imsquare17 on Mar 12, 2007 14:31:13 GMT -5
oatmealschnappz said:
You might as well just p*ss on their tent....or leg. It's just not cool.....and it's INCREDIBLY disrespectful. Yeah, i know that it's sterile but, that doesn't make it any better at all. You know, much like urine, sperm is also sterile........ Get my point?
Are you saying that I should ejaculate on your leg/tent? That's weird. kidding! I totally respect where you're coming from.
dogstarman said:
I think the root of this conversation hinges around the fact that most people don't want to lose their position in the crowd by having to take a restroom break. I don't know what that says about them, but I think it's kinda' selfish. I don't care how close I am, as long as I'm comfortable. Being within easy reach of a toilet when I need one is part of that comfort for me.
That is very true, this is exactly why I've peed in the crowd before. It is a selfish thing, but I think it's understandable, seeing as I'm usually solo, if I leave my spot, that I've patiently sitting at for sometimes up to 12 hours to have, will be gone. The first time I did it I did it during an intense part of the music so hopeully no one would notice, but then I realized that if anyone did notice that it could really distract from the music, so now I do it when I think the least damage willbe done to other people's experience if they notice me. I think I may just ask the people around me next time if it's allright, and if it's not, if they would please hold my place while I tinkle. Some people may be too polite to voice their objection, but hopefully anyone with a real problem with it will let me know. What do you guys think?
Post by lizardking0729 on Mar 12, 2007 14:38:40 GMT -5
I dont care as long as it doesnt touch me or my stuff. Sitting down between sets can suck if someone just peed as well, so try to warn people or pee in a container for the sake of others.
I think there comes a point when you have to tell yourself that you can't park in one spot all day. I myself don't care if you pee in a bottle, but thats if you can actually make it in the bottle and not spill it. I posted in another thread about these girls at All Good wanting to use our shower. They needed it because they just kept pissing themselves at the shows instead of moving.
Post by spookymonster on Mar 12, 2007 14:54:16 GMT -5
Is it really that much of a problem finding a good spot? Maybe it's just me, but I have no problem with (gently) nudging my way back to the front of the stage after a peep break at a club. Granted, swimming upstream against 80k of my closest friends might take more time, but it's doable. And I'd risk offending far fewer people than just opening the floodgates where I stand.
If you're the dainty type, obviously brute force doesn't work... that's when the smart fishies swim in the wake of the big fishies .
Post by thefussydutchman on Mar 12, 2007 15:13:35 GMT -5
Last year some dude was just standing in the crowd during petty with his junk out just pising on the ground while his buddies looked out for him. I was sitting in front of this guy about 20 feet and was lucky to get up to see it to move. Pissing in a crowd like that when people are going to have to sit in the stuff the next 3 days and not know about is gross and wrong, I don't care how drunk you are. If you are going to get that drunk where you don't want to lose your spot or can't make it to the porta pottys then don't get drunk!!!
"We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, movie gods, and rock stars. But we wont, and we're slowly learning that fact & we're very, very pissed off......."
since i can't pee in a bottle, i don't think anyone should....just joking... i don't care where anyone pees as long as its not on the ground, or anywhere on me or my stuff....
"White collar conservative flashin down the street, pointing that plastic finger at me, they all assume my kind will drop and die, but I'm gonna wave my freak flag high." Jimi Hendrix
Post by oleander124 on Mar 12, 2007 15:32:54 GMT -5
I've been peed on before. I was at a show in an ampitheater once and I felt something odd on my foot...I turned around and there was this MARINE with his junk hanging out and he was pissing all over the place. It splattered all over my foot/leg and my brother's foot/leg. My brother almost started something at that moment, but the show just started and we didn't want to get kicked out.
Being so inebriated that you can't pee in a CONTAINER with a CAP is absolutely disgusting and immature. I don't understand why people can't control themselves. If you have to pee, find a potty or a bottle with a cap and HAVE GOOD AIM!
Post by heavymetaldrummer on Mar 12, 2007 15:49:33 GMT -5
I posted about this before, but a peeing jerk ruined my MMJ late night last year. Dude peed right beside me, and my sandal was soaked before I brought myself to comprehend what he was doing. I felt like punching him in the face, but it was probably only because I was having the time of my life at that moment that I didn't.
But time of my life or not, I was rendered totally out of music enjoyment mode. This happened during the first song. My evening was ruined, and I left the show four songs in. The lesson is: don't be a jerk, keep your excrement to yourself.
Post by imsquare17 on Mar 12, 2007 19:06:03 GMT -5
Hmm, my karma went down, so I guess someone does not approve of my in crowd peeing. In my mind I'm still convinced that anyone that understands my circumstances, and were in the same situation that I have been in, would have done the same thing. If not, please please disillusion me. Here's a real life example from last year's 'roo:
I was solo, waiting for Tom Petty to start. I was in the very front row, as a result of patiently moving through the crowd for the past six hours, moving into spots as they opened up (I don't like forcing my way up or crowding people). Petty was about to start and I had to pee. Leaving to pee would have meant awkwardly pushing my way all the way out, it's just as crowded trying to leave from the front row as it is trying to get to the front row if no one is leaving. Leaving also would have meant losing my spot because I wasn't with anyone that would hold it for me, and it's tough to save a spot in the front row even within a row of friends. So I peed in a gatorade bottle. I put it inside my shorts, my member was securely within the bottle opening so there was no chance of missing, and no one saw anything that they couldn't see otherwise. I recapped the bottle and put it in my backpack. Heck, I even turned against the barrier so that I wasn't even facing anyone but the roadies on stage.
would anyone have left for the porta-potties if they were in my position? Writing it all down I'm almost a little proud of how I handled myself when faced with a full bladder and a sea of strangers. I am not saying that it would be wrong for someone to still be offended, and you may continue to smite me if that is the case, you have every right to your opinions, reactions and emotions. Though I personally don't see why anyone might be offended at this scene; the only difference between me peeing in the manner that I did, and me just standing there would be that: my hand was down my pants, you might have seen a bottle of pee momentarily, you may have heard my peeing, and you may have smelt urine if you were trying to (the scent was not strong (and you really don't have a right to be offended by something that you actively tried to observe)). Anyways, let me hear it, if someone would have conducted themselves differently, please disillusion me.
Post by areyoukind on Mar 12, 2007 19:14:51 GMT -5
karma for you imsquare
i don't pee in crowds, but i also don't try to camp out for a good spot...
if you are in the front row, the people around you HAVE to realize that everyone wants to be there really badly. the front of the crowd for flecktones > moe. > phil last year was badass, people were all being so kind, and peeing in bottles was probably rampant. but nobody cared because we all knew what we were waiting for
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would anyone have left for the porta-potties if they were in my position? Writing it all down I'm almost a little proud of how I handled myself when faced with a full bladder and a sea of strangers. I am not saying that it would be wrong for someone to still be offended, and you may continue to smite me if that is the case, you have every right to your opinions, reactions and emotions. Though I personally don't see why anyone might be offended at this scene; the only difference between me peeing in the manner that I did, and me just standing there would be that: my hand was down my pants, you might have seen a bottle of pee momentarily, you may have heard my peeing, and you may have smelt urine if you were trying to (the scent was not strong (and you really don't have a right to be offended by something that you actively tried to observe)). Anyways, let me hear it, if someone would have conducted themselves differently, please disillusion me.
ps - I love you, you're my favorite.
i would've done the same if i was a guy, or had a wide mouth bottle...adapt and overcome, you did the best you could with the circumstances you were handed.....lol
"White collar conservative flashin down the street, pointing that plastic finger at me, they all assume my kind will drop and die, but I'm gonna wave my freak flag high." Jimi Hendrix
Pissing on the ground where people have to stand and potentially sit, not even cool at all. But if you have some sort of container that you can cap and hang on to, I guess I dont really see a problem with that.
"They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon."
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My evening was ruined, and I left the show four songs in. The lesson is: don't be a jerk, keep your excrement to yourself. 
