Lots of poison vibes on this thread. You guys all sound nuts!

“it’s bitterly ironic that these are guys who have extensively played with Daniel Johnston, and they’re now accused of insensitive treatment of an obviously troubled “fan””

Translation: Hey look, they play music with a retard, how could they possibly treat another retard insensitively?!?!?

“TCY’s post was not “whining”: they were psyched for this concert and obviously dismayed that it ended up being not nearly as good as it would have been otherwise. It was an apology, not a complaint.”

2 short paragraphs serve as an apology; 3 LARGE paragraphs criticize – or “whine” about – the events as they transpired. You do the math.

“”magical”, etc.: self-deprecating humor that some morons don’t seem to get

I’m glad we have a resident humorologist to translate shitty jokes for us morans – now if only we had some sort of vocabularyologist with the expertise required to impart upon you the idea that equating your art with magic is hardly “self-deprecating.” I’ll check the yellow pages. V is after S, right?

“What REALLY sucks about this is that such poor logistical management might make it impossible for TCY to do these free public shows anymore. That would be a big loss to the community”

Oh teh noes! A mediocre pop band may no longer grace our fair city with free outdoor shows. That’s it. As there certainly not hundreds of local, mediocre pop bands who would gladly take their spot, see if I pay my taxes ever again.

–yes, the lack of security is frightening (it could’ve been way worse than an aggressively enthusiastic homeless woman): and, that is NOT the fault of TCY, as noted previously. Someone seriously dropped the ball, but not the band.

–Regardless of hired security, there was a distinct absence of police presence in Rittenhouse Square that night (an especially beautiful evening, concert or not, which means flocking crowds). That’s pure incompetence on the PPD’s part…not *one* cop?

–TCY did do the best they could given the circumstances…it’s bitterly ironic that these are guys who have extensively played with Daniel Johnston, and they’re now accused of insensitive treatment of an obviously troubled “fan”/or not following the previously mandated policy that any “show-interrupting, attention-whoring dick should be chided, legs or not”.

–TCY’s post was not “whining”: they were psyched for this concert and obviously dismayed that it ended up being not nearly as good as it would have been otherwise. It was an apology, not a complaint. It’s a gross error to characterize it as “a thousand or so white kids’ mellow is getting harshed by a homeless person.” Any jackass who repeatedly disrupted the show would’ve been treated the same.

–”magical”, etc.: self-deprecating humor that some morons don’t seem to get

–What REALLY sucks about this is that such poor logistical management might make it impossible for TCY to do these free public shows anymore. That would be a big loss to the community–both the (HIGH)tax-paying citizens of this city who willingly pay such taxes for quality of life benefits like lovely summer concerts in the park, and the homeless who similarly enjoy good tunes on a great summer night.

Omar not only has two legs, but he also has half of a third leg and glowing green ooze constantly leaking out of a hollow right eye socket. Oh, and he has super aids with a playful twist of cancer as do his five children; all of whom are growing from a mass on his hunched back.

My point is: a dick is a dick. A show-interrupting, attention-whoring dick should be chided, legs or not. If you can’t handle it – then fine. I won’t criticize you and will likely find the situation funny. However, if you write an open letter whining about an issue that is between the band and the organizers (while making reference to your own magic making) – you should be made the subject of intarweb-flames.

Thank you, though, for reminding me that we’re not in high school [an assumption I would never make after frequent consumption of posts and comments here at Philebz. Is this thread more like finishing school?]

Who said anything about tough or wrestling (physically or verbally), Strawman? Your emphasis on my use of the word “pussy” speaks volumes. As Impaler has been pointing out, a performer needs to have heckler-deflection skills. It appears that the Years were lacking said skills that night. Again, I find it funny – until you post a lame-ass letter like the one above.

Finally, thanks for the clarification on their ‘magic weaving’ line. I just found out about this ‘humor’ thing and I’m still getting acquainted. Why are you so compelled to defend the band, dd? Are you just a fan of the band… or more?

Patricio/dd123:

I’m not from West Philly. In fact I have only lived there 2 years of my life (and 4 years in other parts of Philly since). However, since the Philebro-sphere takes every opportunity to shit on West Philly, I like to flame on the subject. Your “totally West Philly response” comment, Patricio, is a great example of the prejudice towards West Philly typically encountered at this site. Your emphasis on “making sense” is hilarious given the half-baked non-sentence that you barfed up as comment number lucky-13.

Impaler:

“Otherwise, what is that special “cop sense” supposed to kick in telling them “a thousand or so white kids’ mellow is getting harshed by a homeless person.”

Comedy Gold, my friend. See above for clarification on Omar. Seriously though, he is ubiquitous. Just google, “omar west philly.” I’m sure you’ll get plenty of results. First result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQkdzev-Odw

Come on, dd123, did anyone _call_ the police? Otherwise, what is that special “cop sense” supposed to kick in telling them “a thousand or so white kids’ mellow is getting harshed by a homeless person. Put those serial rapists on hold and everybody suit up!” The police simply are not to blame for this. PW, the organizer, failed on the logistics front big time and bladder time; and I still say The Capitol Years failed in losing control of their set. I mean, regardless of race, and disability, she was perfectly able to disrupt the set. Damn man, I’ve seen Cyndi frickin’ _Lauper_ handle stage disturbances better than these guys.

And really Fec One — this isn’t high school– no one needs to prove that they’re not a “pussy”, or that they are tougher b/c of the neighborhood they grew up in. I’m not sure that wrestling this particular person off the stage (physically or verbally)would have exactly proven “non-pussy” status anyway.

Also, I don’t think that anyone expects the police to protect bands from homeless people, as they have as much right to enjoy a public performance as the next person, but when an individual (homeless or not)interrupts performances and flashes the audience, I think we should all expect the police to arrive w/in a few minutes(especially in a central place like Rittenhouse – they really shouldn’t be too far away to begin with, right?)

With that said, I agree that the PW should have had the security thing figured out (and the bathroom thing figured out too), especially since they were serving alcohol in the tent. And just for the record, I read the whole “We want to apologize for her distracting from the magical tunes we were weaving” as a somewhat joking comment, and perhaps as a nicer way of saying “our set got all f***** up last night!

and its ridiculous that there wasn’t one cop in front there. just one.