Ticket Stub Tuesday, Round Seven:
Like most people who grew up in the City of Gardens, Dave Matthews Band was a musical staple of my high school years. This was my only (hard to believe, right?) ‘Dave’ concert to date, but it’s one that I will never forget! If you’ve ever been to a DMB show, you know that they only play 6 or 7 songs… but they each last for about 15 minutes. My cousin Denielle, who has an awesome ticket hook-up, got us great seats for a show @ MSG. I went with her, my cousin Daria, her sister, and my Dad. The concert was enjoyable, to say the very least, but things got a little crazy during the encore, which was ether “Two Steep” or “Ants Marching” — I can’t remember, primarily because that’s when some people that were sitting further back than us rushed our row. They were stoned, obviously, and I didn’t really care all that much because the concert was nearing completion. But, what happened next is hysterical and still a hot topic of discussion on holidays. A girl in the group that came into our row must have spilled some beer on me, presumably accidentally. That’s when my very protective cousin, Denielle, went into action. She was pissed to begin with that these people came into our row, but this was it. As first she and the beer girl were just exchanging words, then a few shoves… before we knew it, full on cat-fight! Upon seeing her sister get into it with this chick, my other cousin, Daria, totally had her sister’s back and started choking this girl by pulling the chain around her neck. This is totally out of character for ether of my cousins, so my Dad and I were caught off guard. It was scary and hilarious all at the same time. That bitch didn’t see what was coming! Her boyfriend was just laughing, but before things got too out of control, he picked her up and they left pretty fast. It was such a surreal moment, but something I’ll never forget. At the very least, it has great story value! And so, my friends, this is how I remember my first and only DMB concert. Pretty awesome, right?
