Ok, so Kgirl and I are here with Dr.P and Queen Michelle at the Snow Patrol concert at American University and we're like the oldest f*ckers here.
That band with the treadmills is the opening act and they suck. So we decided to find some seats on the side. Some a-hole student was saving 16 seats. I think he was just pretending to have friends.
Anyway, since we're old, we found some bleacher seats in the back and brainstormed some ways to make our way to the front of the pack when Snow Patrol comes on.
- Push forward flailing your arms wildly while hoisting your body forward through the boisterous crowd.
- Tap people on the shoulder one at a time and tell them you are trying to meet up with your girl/boy friend up ahead. This is very time consuming, however and requires that you lie to many people.
- Be-friend a security guard by commiserating about how old you are and have him shine his light in front of you while you stroll right up like a VIP.
- Tap the right shoulder of the person in front of you and scootch your way to the left. Its the oldest trick in the book, yet it can still be effective. Alternatively, crawl on your hands and knees.
- Find a sound guy from the band and offer up your wife/girlfriend to sleep with the band if he helps you get to the front.
Here's hoping Snow Patrol comes on soon.
Update March 24: Guess which way actually worked?
Photo from Flickr by spinal_faun.
