Guy stands in the middle of the Wall of Death (1 Viewer)

[Brave Sir Robin]

It's like football for skinny, slow, small, white kids...only the violence is simulated.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Does Otis have a family member that was assaulted by a Cookie Monster vocalist?

He'll be better off once he realizes that yelling about something you know nothing about because you think it looks stupid is an old man move. In the Twisted Sister video of life, I'm Dee Snider and he's Neidermayer.

 

[Chadstroma]

I enjoyed a mosh pit or two in my day... but what the hell?!

 

[wraith5]

I usually have my arms crossed, beer in one hand, with a brooding look on my face at shows. Occasionally, air guitar will occur.

That was me at a Pelican & Isis show (2 different bands) back in June. Most boring show I've ever seen in my life.

I've heard the name Pelican recently (both of these bands have a new album out) and I think it's a great name, for some reason. I hear that Isis album is really, really good, but I doubt it's up my alley.

It's all instrumental metal - great for background music and chillin', bad for a show because there's almost no crowd/band interaction (other than synchronized head bobbing, as you alluded to earlier). At that show, they had a band called Keelhaul open for them, and I'm not entirely sure those guys had played together before. Or played instruments before. My brother is going to Slayer/Marilyn Manson this weekend, and I just found out KsE is playing, too. Instead, I'll be at Kiddieland...

 

[RudiStein]

Does Otis have a family member that was assaulted by a Cookie Monster vocalist?

He'll be better off once he realizes that yelling about something you know nothing about because you think it looks stupid is an old man move. In the Twisted Sister video of life, I'm Dee Snider and he's Neidermayer.

Who is the fat, Hessian kid?

 

[Evilgrin 72]

It's like football for skinny, slow, small, white kids...only the violence is simulated.

As a skinny, slow white kid who played football for 2 years in HS, take it from me. The violence is restrained, but not simulated. Of the top 50 hits I've taken in my life, 48 of them were in pits, not on the gridiron.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Does Otis have a family member that was assaulted by a Cookie Monster vocalist?

He'll be better off once he realizes that yelling about something you know nothing about because you think it looks stupid is an old man move. In the Twisted Sister video of life, I'm Dee Snider and he's Neidermayer.

Who is the fat, Hessian kid?

We could use a good fictitious thread today.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Does Otis have a family member that was assaulted by a Cookie Monster vocalist?

He'll be better off once he realizes that yelling about something you know nothing about because you think it looks stupid is an old man move. In the Twisted Sister video of life, I'm Dee Snider and he's Neidermayer.

Who is the fat, Hessian kid?

Sacamano.

 

[RudiStein]

Does Otis have a family member that was assaulted by a Cookie Monster vocalist?

He'll be better off once he realizes that yelling about something you know nothing about because you think it looks stupid is an old man move. In the Twisted Sister video of life, I'm Dee Snider and he's Neidermayer.

Who is the fat, Hessian kid?

We could use a good fictitious thread today.

But...but...I'm leaving.

 

[Jaysus]

I usually have my arms crossed, beer in one hand, with a brooding look on my face at shows. Occasionally, air guitar will occur.

That was me at a Pelican & Isis show (2 different bands) back in June. Most boring show I've ever seen in my life.

I've heard the name Pelican recently (both of these bands have a new album out) and I think it's a great name, for some reason. I hear that Isis album is really, really good, but I doubt it's up my alley.

It's all instrumental metal - great for background music and chillin', bad for a show because there's almost no crowd/band interaction (other than synchronized head bobbing, as you alluded to earlier). At that show, they had a band called Keelhaul open for them, and I'm not entirely sure those guys had played together before. Or played instruments before. My brother is going to Slayer/Marilyn Manson this weekend, and I just found out KsE is playing, too. Instead, I'll be at Kiddieland...

Isis is my "sleeping on an airplane" music... not sure why, but it works every time.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Does Otis have a family member that was assaulted by a Cookie Monster vocalist?

He'll be better off once he realizes that yelling about something you know nothing about because you think it looks stupid is an old man move. In the Twisted Sister video of life, I'm Dee Snider and he's Neidermayer.

Who is the fat, Hessian kid?

We could use a good fictitious thread today.

But...but...I'm leaving.

Next Friday, then.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Acer probably can. I've never done it.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

 

[B-Deep]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

i thought it was screwing a skanky groupie to ugly to get nailed by the band

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

Yeah, right. That's a Monty Python sketch.

 

[Nigel]

Used to sommersault on the ground coming up into a roundhouse karate kick and then flail my arms all over the place windmill fashion. I was like a walking sick of it all video.

wat

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

Seriously, that's pretty much it.

 

[B-Deep]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

so THESE would be the people that the larp people look down onthat's some bizzare ####

 

[AcerFC]

I used to dance in pits all the time at NYHC shows I went to. Used to sommersault on the ground coming up into a roundhouse karate kick and then flail my arms all over the place windmill fashion. I was like a walking sick of it all video. Seems funny looking back on it but it was great fun back in the day. Only one broken nose to speak of but rest of my record is clean. I was beaten up by bouncers in Arizona at a AFI show because they didn't know what NY dancing was all about.

A co-worker of mine was the drummer from Agnostic Front's sister and used to get us into their shows for nothing. NYC hardcore shows were some of the most violent pits I've ever seen. To this day, the hybrid hardcore/metal beands like Hatebreed still foster some of the wildest pits.

Loved AF. Hardest show I can remember was Underdog reunion show at coney island high. I've been to a few crazy AF shows. One at Wetlands that stands out. The rumor used to be that Stigma didn't really know how to play guitar.

 

[B-Deep]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

you are totally ####### right!

john clease, original skankster

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

 

[wraith5]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I used to dance in pits all the time at NYHC shows I went to. Used to sommersault on the ground coming up into a roundhouse karate kick and then flail my arms all over the place windmill fashion. I was like a walking sick of it all video. Seems funny looking back on it but it was great fun back in the day. Only one broken nose to speak of but rest of my record is clean. I was beaten up by bouncers in Arizona at a AFI show because they didn't know what NY dancing was all about.

A co-worker of mine was the drummer from Agnostic Front's sister and used to get us into their shows for nothing. NYC hardcore shows were some of the most violent pits I've ever seen. To this day, the hybrid hardcore/metal beands like Hatebreed still foster some of the wildest pits.

Loved AF. Hardest show I can remember was Underdog reunion show at coney island high. I've been to a few crazy AF shows. One at Wetlands that stands out. The rumor used to be that Stigma didn't really know how to play guitar.

I'd be willing to bet $1,000 I was at that Wetlands show. That was one of my main NYC hangouts. Small world. And now we play WW together.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

I only got through :10 - I figured no one else would either.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

This is a pretty good example too

 

[B-Deep]

i am just stunned

skanking

 

[PizzaDeliveryGuy]

Despite the occasional sociopath, most people are just getting a release and aren't remotely interested in hurting anyone.I did see one maniac once at a Helmet show at the Troc in Philly intentionally elbow some guy in the nose and blow it up. The guy victimized was standing right next to me, and he almost caught me with that elbow. My buddies and I saw them after the show and decided to confront them, but when we got to their car, we realized they were pulling a tank of nitrous out of the trunk, so we befriended them instead.

Odd, the only time that I was injured in a pit was at a Helmet show. Some guy in a pack of straight edge dickwads kicked me in the nuts. I retaliated with an elbow smash to the nose, then proceeded to tend to my aching balls. To be young and dumb again.

 

[Otis]

probably not Larping that is the ultimate in dorkiness. But plenty of people in those pits have rolled 20 sided dice and painted minatures

So true.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

i am just stunnedskanking

When you stop posing Star Wars action figures for wedding ceremonies and in in buttsex positions and go outside, there's a whole world out there. Come to think of, it, redact that. Don't ever stop doing that.

 

[Steve Tasker]

i am just stunnedskanking

I've been to too many ska shows, apparently. There would always be some crazies who get in a circle and skank in front of the stage...then they run into each other and it's like a moshpit for #######.

 

[PizzaDeliveryGuy]

I've never understood the thought process behind people "skanking" though. And I used to go to a lot of shows where skanking was common. Can someone explain this to me?

Don't even know what that is.

If the Rockettes had a Special Olympics team I imagine that it would resemble this.

 

[B-Deep]

i am just stunnedskanking

When you stop posing Star Wars action figures for wedding ceremonies and in in buttsex positions and go outside, there's a whole world out there. Come to think of, it, redact that. Don't ever stop doing that.

loli just cannot believe people think this is coolthere was a kid in my jr high who aced like this walking down the hall, no one thought he was cool

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Despite the occasional sociopath, most people are just getting a release and aren't remotely interested in hurting anyone.I did see one maniac once at a Helmet show at the Troc in Philly intentionally elbow some guy in the nose and blow it up. The guy victimized was standing right next to me, and he almost caught me with that elbow. My buddies and I saw them after the show and decided to confront them, but when we got to their car, we realized they were pulling a tank of nitrous out of the trunk, so we befriended them instead.

Odd, the only time that I was injured in a pit was at a Helmet show. Some guy in a pack of straight edge dickwads kicked me in the nuts. I retaliated with an elbow smash to the nose, then proceeded to tend to my aching balls. To be young and dumb again.

I took a boot squar in the marbles at a White Zombie show at the Stone Pony Big Top. Ended up curled up in a ball at the base of the giant stack of speakers to the left of the stage for most of Thunderkiss '65. Then, I couldn't hear anything for about twenty minutes afterwards either. Same show, I lent my brother my jacket (Big Top was just that, a huge tent with no heat and it was about 20 degrees out) and he got hot during the show, so he just took my coat off and threw it into the pit. $75 jacket, gone. I had originally planned to leave it in the car. So I had that going for me.... which was nice. Did meet Sean Yseault after the show at the Osprey and proposed to her after about 25 beers, so the evening ended well, despite the fact that she didn't accept.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

i am just stunnedskanking

When you stop posing Star Wars action figures for wedding ceremonies and in in buttsex positions and go outside, there's a whole world out there. Come to think of, it, redact that. Don't ever stop doing that.

loli just cannot believe people think this is coolthere was a kid in my jr high who aced like this walking down the hall, no one thought he was cool

To be fair, he was probably mentally disabled.

 

[Jaysus]

I used to dance in pits all the time at NYHC shows I went to. Used to sommersault on the ground coming up into a roundhouse karate kick and then flail my arms all over the place windmill fashion. I was like a walking sick of it all video. Seems funny looking back on it but it was great fun back in the day. Only one broken nose to speak of but rest of my record is clean. I was beaten up by bouncers in Arizona at a AFI show because they didn't know what NY dancing was all about.

Awesome!GB Sick of it all

 

[Evilgrin 72]

i am just stunnedskanking

When you stop posing Star Wars action figures for wedding ceremonies and in in buttsex positions and go outside, there's a whole world out there. Come to think of, it, redact that. Don't ever stop doing that.

loli just cannot believe people think this is coolthere was a kid in my jr high who aced like this walking down the hall, no one thought he was cool

I agree with you here, I've never been into skanking.

 

[drummer]

"LIGHTNING BOLT!!! LIGHTNING BOLT!!! LIGHTNING BOLT!!!"

 

[Emerson Biggens]

I bet that guy impressed the heck out of all the ladies in attendance with his show of bravado.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I bet that guy impressed the heck out of all the ladies in attendance with his show of bravado.

A show like this, you usually get about 10-15% females.

 

[Otis]

"LIGHTNING BOLT!!! LIGHTNING BOLT!!! LIGHTNING BOLT!!!"

Never, ever gets old.

 

[Jaysus]

I bet that guy impressed the heck out of all the ladies in attendance with his show of bravado.

A show like this, you usually get about 10-15% females.

"coatracks"

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Do people get really hurt doing that ####?

Oh yeah. I've never been seriously injured in over 1,000 pits - worst that ever happened to me was having a crowd surfer step on my face, opening a nice cut on the bridge of my nose. The upside to it was that I didn't realize it was bleeding until after it had already stopped and I had a William Wallace-like war paint of blood on my face, which the crowd in attendance thought was cool. I've seen people get dragged out unconscious before - broken noses, tramplings, concussions, etc.. all the time. You just have to keep your head on a swivel and protect yourself and you'll be OK.

That's what you gotta do when you find yourself in a vicious I like code fight.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I never really realized how ridiculous skanking was until I watched these videos on the internet

 

[B-Deep]

i am just stunnedskanking

When you stop posing Star Wars action figures for wedding ceremonies and in in buttsex positions and go outside, there's a whole world out there. Come to think of, it, redact that. Don't ever stop doing that.

loli just cannot believe people think this is coolthere was a kid in my jr high who aced like this walking down the hall, no one thought he was cool

To be fair, he was probably mentally disabled.

this is entirely possiblewe just thought he was strange

 

[Emerson Biggens]

I bet that guy impressed the heck out of all the ladies in attendance with his show of bravado.

A show like this, you usually get about 10-15% females.

that's a whole lot more than I would expect, and I was mainly laughing at the actual footage of the video vs the "all the ladies in attendance"... There was one brave girl on the left when the video starts. I'm guessing they stay away from the wall of death for the most part.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I bet that guy impressed the heck out of all the ladies in attendance with his show of bravado.

A show like this, you usually get about 10-15% females.

"coatracks"

Last show I was at, this girl wriggled in front of me to the rail center stage. Her hair smelled like some really nice fruity shampoo, so I told her I would try to keep the masses off of her if she stayed put. I protected her, and in exchange, got to stand right behind her and smell her shampoo the whole show rather than the unwashed masses behind me. Win/win.

 

[B-Deep]

I never really realized how ridiculous skanking was until I watched these videos on the internet

maybe at a concert it seems more normalisolated like this, it is just oddit's like elaine from seinfeld was ahead of her time!

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I bet that guy impressed the heck out of all the ladies in attendance with his show of bravado.

A show like this, you usually get about 10-15% females.

that's a whole lot more than I would expect, and I was mainly laughing at the actual footage of the video vs the "all the ladies in attendance"... There was one brave girl on the left when the video starts. I'm guessing they stay away from the wall of death for the most part.

Yeah. There are typically 1 or 2 that try to be "the cool chick" and get involved, but they usually end up carried out unconscious.