Drunkenness at shows?

[Lala]

At the Calgary show in 2004 there were two drunk douchebags behind me who proceeded to blow pot smoke in my face and yell "Go You Own Way" between every song. I was really more angry about that than anything else...but it didn't really ruin the night for me...it was my first time seeing the Mac, so that would've been impossible.

A fight broke out on the floor of the Calgary 2009 show, but security hauled the guys off very quickly...pretty sure they were missing some inhibitions at that point, but only a minor distration.

As for my own theories about drinking at Mac shows...
In 2004 I was 16 so there was no issue.
But in 2009 I was torn between wanting to remember every single beautiful moment from the Calgary/Edmonton shows, and drinking BECAUSE I CAN now. Ha! So I compromised. Had better seats in Calgary, so I had one beer at dinner and then stuck with water for the rest of the night. In Edmonton, we had nose bleeds, so I got a little buzzed, made friends with another slightly buzzed woman who was dying to hear GDW, and had a great time. Two amazing nights...two different experiences.

I feel terrible for all of you that have had horrible, obnoxious experiences. golddustdrummer...the vomitting woman would have killed any buzz I had, alcoholic or otherwise. I HATE vomit.