Should Stevie drop the Edge Walk?

[Sorceress]

Originally Posted by camchristo

It was nice because security had everyone under control. There was a 3 1/2 foot wall separating the pit from the rest of the seats with only 2 or 3 entrances. And you had to have your ticket to get in. They didn't let anybody in during Edge and it was really nice to stand there and watch the show without a bunch of idiots pushing me up against the stage and pushing their way in front of me. It was a nice, relaxed show. I honestly wish she would just quit doing the Edge walk for that reason. Because at most of the venues, if you have a close seat, you inevitably have a bunch of a-holes thinking they are entitled to get to the stage. If she did away with the walk, the show would be more enjoyable, IMO.

Okay, so I walked out of the Rosemont show having shaken Stevie's hand during the Edge Walk, AND with gum stuck in my hair, courtesy of the lovely ladies who stood beside me at the stage. I am not a fighter. I am not mean, rude, or a drunk. I had a pit ticket, (though not in the first row), and the consent of the security guard for everyone inside the pit to go to the stage for the Walk. I did not push anyone, or do anything I thought was out of bounds. I simply asked the girls beside me if they could possibly move over a bit to make room for all of the people who were coming behind me. I thought, erroneously, apparently, that there was an understanding among Stevie fans that our common goal was to allow as many fans as possible the opportunity to shake Stevie's hand. That was the way it was for years, in my experience. But now, I think people are getting meaner. At the last show I attended, there was a fight during the Walk and a lady ended up thrown to the ground.
Maybe people can no longer handle being kind to one another, and maybe it's time for Stevie to stop allowing us this opportunity to connect with her for that short time. I don't know. What do you all think?