I’ve been to many shows in the past and have done my fair share of moshing but I have never been crowd surfing. I think its because I think the practice of doing it is rather inconsiderate. Most of the time you are having a good ole time and then somebody lands on your head, or a boot goes to your head, or and elbow, or… I think you get the point. The other thing that I worry about is loosing anything that might be in my pockets. If I were to move over a pickpocket he could easily steal me blind.
If I were a presidential candidate I’m not sure if I would do it. Alan Keyes did back in 2000. I was part of the pit that drove around central Iowa (courtesy Michael Moore) vying to find a candidate that would mosh with us. Steve Forbes ran away, Bill Bradley’s daughter came out but he wouldn’t make an appearance, another guy called the cops on us. Alan Keyes, well, he met the challenge. As you can see in this photo, there is a secret service guy in a blue coat with a mustache.. he looks rather worried. I wonder why? I am standing right in the front with a giant green coat, long black hair, and brown gloves. I’ve been a hooligan for a while. This is just photographic proof.
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It was a fun day. This image was in Time Magazine (still have a copy), CNN, NBC, heck… you name it, it was there. I guess this was my one brush with being famous… it didn’t last too long. Tags: fun, mustache, photo, service
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