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| mostasteless |
Posted - 06/21/2006 : 15:41:53
So, FB is playing my dream show at the Wellfleet Beachcomber MA in August, when I will be just 6 months shy of the ripe ol age of 21. Needless to say, the venue is strictly 21+. I have to get to this show, so just assume that not going is not a possibility.
What would you do if you were in my shoes? Would you get a ticket in advance anyway, and just try and talk your way in? Would you show up extra early and try and get a hold of the man or his crew and see if they can take you under their wing? Or go for the fake ID (which I wouldnt need otherwise, it would be solely for this event)?
My spirits are almost broken. They are limping and bruised badly. I was looking forward to this as the highlight of my summer, and finding out about the venue was a devastating blow. So, like I said, assume that not going is not an option. All I want to do is be able to see and support my favorite performer, and I would be more than willing to pay 2 or 3 times the cover price just to be able to see him. SO HOW THE HELL DO I GET TO SEE THE SHOW?!?
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| lumpy |
Posted - 07/28/2006 : 10:10:22
Well, it looks like if this Atlanta show gets confirmed, I MIGHT just be in luck. |
| rickbob |
Posted - 07/26/2006 : 17:42:47
Frank has always been generous to talk to fans outside, after shows- find his bus you may get lucky...I am not sure he would help if you saw him before though.
I am not familiar with the bar, but my friends and I always snuck in shows- typically because they were sold out, by either painstakingly redrawing a stamp or having saved all of our different colors of armbands to appear as if we were "re-entering." Maybe even have a friend scout the place and maybe bribe one at a exit/entrance, once inside, to look the other way.
Dont make it obvious and make a big deal of it and there will be a way in. |
| mostasteless |
Posted - 07/26/2006 : 14:33:55
uhh, I would consider myself pretty dedicated, 9/10. The only thing holding me back is that I have a tendency to get arrested rather that simply being turned down.... which is why I am banned from the Tweeter Center for life! |
| aGGona |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 13:15:30
The Chickasaw Mudd Puppies played Boulder Colorado when I was 18. I was horrified it was 21 & up.
I stole my boyfriends, brothers wife's birth cert and SSN card, and I went to the DMV.
They actually gave me an ID with my pic and her 411.
That show was rad!
She shortly took that ID away from me.
You can always borrow someones ID that you look remotely like.
I did that at a Specials show once.
However, when he asked where I was from, I replied "El Cajon" only I pronounced it
'cajun' like I like Cajun food.
He just pointed to the door... :(
Shit, the girl had just started where I worked.
I had never been to San Diego..
Hell! I didn't know.
But.. if you really have the balls... use your parents..
and try your hand and make up to make you look older! hahaha
What is your level of dedication?
~>aGGona<~
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| darwin |
Posted - 07/03/2006 : 14:13:25
If your parents are willing to drive 7 hours to a show, be shown the door, and then drive back 7 hours then they deserve a medal or better hobbies. |
| lumpy |
Posted - 07/03/2006 : 13:56:13
Okay so i also have the same dilema. Not only will i have to drive 7 hours from south carolina to lexington, ky, i'll also only be 18 at the time of the show. does anybody know how strict the dame in lexington is? i also think i'll use the plan of getting my parents to come with me and get me in, then possibly let them leave once they get me in. i really don't want to end up making a 7 hour treck to cry outside of a club i can't get into. |
| mostasteless |
Posted - 07/02/2006 : 20:08:24
my only friend who likes FB will be away on a hippie rafting trip, and I dont think I can convince anyone else to go. THis is alright, though, as I sort of wanted to go by my lonesome anyway, im probably gona get all emotional like a girl.
On a side note, I just found out that Mose Allison is playing a free show at a Cape Cod Inn in about 2 weeks! Hell yah! Not to mention the CSNeil Young show on Thursday. And then Bela Fleck, maybe Bobby Bare JR, and Gordon Stone every week to keep me busy for the rrest of the summer. So things arent so bad. But FB is the icing on the cake. Aw hell, he is the cake! |
| scruvs |
Posted - 07/01/2006 : 00:48:05
You know, hanging out back by the stage doesn't sound so bad. The guy says you can hear it pretty good. Bring a towel, some snacks, a friend, lay back, close your eyes, and enjoy the tunes.
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| ATBNG |
Posted - 06/30/2006 : 16:01:23
quote:
Originally posted by Suicide_Samurai
You sound like you've all given up! Mr Manager says no, so what? We knew that from the start. I trust you're still going to try and get in anyway? Course you are. Just don't go dressing like a teenager and I imagine you'll be fine. Surely they don't go checking every single person who looks twenty years old? No one's that finicky.
Lots of legal issues. They aren't indemnified if the 20 year old then causes a car accident. We Americans have a very litigious society.
Beachcomber only fits a couple hundred people. I think it would be a tough crash. |
| KneeOfWisdom |
Posted - 06/29/2006 : 16:59:39
just pretend like you're frank black |
| Carl |
Posted - 06/29/2006 : 15:29:18
The best way to get in if you haven't got a good fake ID or don't look old enough is at gun point. You may be on the run from the law after, though.
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| mostasteless |
Posted - 06/29/2006 : 15:22:05
...you've never lived in Massachusetts, have you? |
| Suicide_Samurai |
Posted - 06/29/2006 : 14:49:39
You sound like you've all given up! Mr Manager says no, so what? We knew that from the start. I trust you're still going to try and get in anyway? Course you are. Just don't go dressing like a teenager and I imagine you'll be fine. Surely they don't go checking every single person who looks twenty years old? No one's that finicky.
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| Carl |
Posted - 06/27/2006 : 18:10:24
That's tough. You did your best, getting in touch with the manager and all. It's not the end of the world, surely he'll be around again and hopefully at an all-ages venue.
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| Doog |
Posted - 06/27/2006 : 16:14:04
Aww boo, that sucks. Maybe if you hang around the venue all night, you'll be able to tell Chucky your story of woe when he's loadin' the van and he'll take pity on you, and give you a private show. But not in a dirty way. Ew, I just creeped myself out.
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 06/27/2006 : 15:39:26
i have to say if you do use an id, make sure that you know everything on that thing backwards and forwards. even know the "sign" that goes with it. i am not saying you should do it... but.... |
| mostasteless |
Posted - 06/27/2006 : 14:07:35
yah, drmurray the owner actually sent me an email and he was real nice about the whole affair, but it looks like Im going to have to just chill by myself on the outside. Any massholes with underage blood care to join me?
So uhh, speak up when yer singin Frank! and dont forget to turn those amps up to 11. |
| stymie |
Posted - 06/26/2006 : 21:04:31
Sorry, wait until you grtt older. I miss many shows before i was 21 amd have to listen from outside! |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 06/25/2006 : 09:47:09
Yeah, liquor laws are too darned strict here in North America. I think Canada is bad, but 21 is just ridiculous. But you can't blame the guys for having to obey the law, it's a big fine and/or a potentially lost license.
Still, I feel bad for our protagonist here and hope he finds a way of seeing/hearing.
 "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." |
| dmurray |
Posted - 06/25/2006 : 08:25:10
Underage employees are not allowed in, never mind strangers. It's not my policy. |
| scruvs |
Posted - 06/24/2006 : 21:40:47
Ah dmurray, go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on.. handcuff him to a door if you have to but don't break his heart!
/signed
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| mostasteless |
Posted - 06/24/2006 : 12:00:21
dudes, chavs are not the issue here. There will be plenty of time to chav it up once I am in the show |
| pixiestu |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 13:13:20
quote:
Originally posted by starmekitten
It's a slightly teenage chav phrase though.
Not really, everyone uses it, not just chavs. I've been saying it all my life. Maybe it's a regional thing?
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| Carl |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 13:01:49
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 12:53:49
It means the same thing really, as done properly, someone who is a bit loud isn't proper shouting, someone yelling for all they're worth is proper shouting.
It's a slightly teenage chav phrase though.
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| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 12:37:18
I thought only British people said 'queue' meaning line. Also, can anyone clear up the way 'proper' is used? I've heard the Arctic Monkeys refer to someone as a "proper character" and two people "proper shouting". Does it even have a real meaning? The two phrases seem to have nothing in common.
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 12:08:46
I think you mean 'cue'. Unless you meant that the Mission Impossible music should get in line, perhaps waiting to get into said venue? :)
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." |
| Thomas |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 10:32:15
Queue Mission Impossible music.
quote:
Originally posted by mostasteless
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| PearlJamaholic |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 10:15:24
i feel for you. last time frank came around here i wasnt 21 and couldnt see him. this time he's playing a place that isnt 21+, wish he would have played there last time. |
| mostasteless |
Posted - 06/23/2006 : 08:20:52
.......... |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 19:49:22
quote:
Originally posted by ScottP
...and rent a walker.
add some faux silvery highlights and you'll be good to go  seriously. |
| KingOfSiam |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 19:11:33
When I was a youngin' I was able to obtain a real ID from the BMV with my picture and my older brothers information. I simply went into the BMV and said that I lost my ID and they needed 3 pieces of ID; I gave them A paystub, Birth Certificate and Library Card and got my REAL fake ID and the only downfall was that my brothers ID was now null and void so he had to go get another. Don't know if this would work nowadays or if the licenses are saved digitally? It worked for me! |
| ScottP |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 15:35:28
quote:
Originally posted by mostasteless
I will gladly pay twice the cover charge..
If the liquor board catches you running around in there they're gonna fine the place at least $1500. Unless the cover is around $3000.00, I doubt they're gonna go for your offer.
Just find some one who remotely looks like you, offer them $50.00 for their ID for the night, and badda bing! Don't get into trouble or try buying booze or everybody's going down. |
| darwin |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 13:28:39
quote:
Originally posted by dmurray
I run the place, we're 21 plus all the time and unfortunately the owners make no exceptions,
Booooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! |
| ruzom |
Posted - 06/22/2006 : 13:20:51
quote:
Originally posted by dmurray
I run the place, we're 21 plus all the time and unfortunately the owners make no exceptions, even for the most ardent of fans.. Best I can do for you is let you know that if you come down and hang out outside behind the stage(perfect for hearing the show) you probably won't be bothered, and you'll save twenty clams.
quote:
Originally posted by starmekitten
Ah dmurray, go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on.. handcuff him to a door if you have to but don't break his heart!
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