To Mosh or Not to Mosh Think about it, one hundred sweaty men bunched together in an area usually no bigger than someone's living room, pounding their bodies against one another. Holding on for air and sometimes grasping for life. Almost anything goes: kicking, punching, maybe even biting, but no weapons. Tempers boiling in temperatures over one hundred degrees. This is what goes on in a mosh pit. Everyone practically joined at the hip jumping, and swinging at one another, all for total enjoyment. Who knows why people "mosh"? Is it for fulfillment? Is it to vent anger, or is it just fun? Paul Tough wrote an article that appeared in New York Times Magazine on November 7, 1993, entitled "Into the Pit." He tells a story about his own experience in a mosh pit. At first he was reluctant to enter the pit, but by pure curiosity he decided to join. Tough was a man in his mid-twenties when he entered the pit. He states that he "Is not exactly the kind of person you'd expect to find in the pit" more of one of those "New York Review of Books-subscribing relationship-discussing, National Public Radio-listening guys." Simply put, a man like him usually would not take on the pit. So what was different about the night he describes in his passage? Tough, curious about the mosh pit decided one night to venture where few dare to go. He decided to take on the pit. On a brisk night he chose to go to a Helmet concert at the Roseland Ballroom in mid-Manhattan. Tough entered the building wondering why he was going into the pit, but by the time Helmet took the stage there was little time to wonder. He found himself being pushed toward the stage by a mad mob of teenagers. Mostly everyone had earplugs, and almost no one was liste... ... middle of paper ... ...nyder and Spreitzer's theory I was able to relate to it. The Contagion theory can be linked to everyone getting infected by the fighting that started with our quarterback. When people saw him being pushed around they naturally started to fight. My experience also coincided with the Convergence Theory part of Snyder and Spreitzer's article. Everyone that was fighting shared the same qualities. We were all in our late teens, all waiting for a fight with our rivals and pumping ourselves up for a possible fight. Even the fans shared these traits, and half of them were drunk which made everything spread faster. Overall it was a pretty sick event to attend if u weren't in the middle of everything. Over ten fans got arrested for disorderly conduct. None of the players got arrested though, since fighting is just part of the game, but that's a whole different paper.
Everyone was filled with anger, hatred, and separation. The beginning stage forming, is suppose to be about when a team or group first meet each other, they are expected to display a sense of politeness or excitement, however, for the Titans it was the complete opposite. There wasn’t much politeness nor excitement, everyone was filled with hatred and they exhibited rudeness towards each other. The storming stage for the Titans resulted in a lot of altercations and arguments. Storming, there were so much conflict between the players, they refused to work together, have reason, and they refused to listen to what the other person had to say. Norming, when the disagreement among the team players increased the coaches decided to become stricter. The players hated the more workouts and running they had to do, so they decided to resolve their differences and learned to respect one another. Performing, from hating each other to respecting each other, the teams hard work towards forming a family team and an amazing football team payed off. The team worked together as one to achieve their goal of becoming undefeatable
However, the band was well received by the listener. This very incident is believed to pissed Alex Grossman, who is Dylan’s manager, Butterfield Band’s manager and Dylan as well. With this incident, Dylan asked a band to back his performance on the next day. The confrontation arises between Lomax and Grossman is due to the difference in the background of these two men i...
Park section of Manhattan brought forth a new sound in music with original and influential acts such as the New York Dolls, Blondie, The Ramones and Richard Hell performing. Most notable of these and influential was Hell who was known for his nihilistic lyrics and for being the first performer to spike his hair, the first to rip his clothes, and to wear outrageous garishly colored clothes. He was a leading figure in the origination of punk music and fashion. His influences are stil...
Cursed by controversy since it's inception, heavy metal music has often been thought of as offencive and bombastic in it's approach to music. Even now, the controversy brought about at the top of heavy metal's popularity in the 80's still seems to linger over the genre. Controversy could easily be seen as a part of heavy metal culture as a whole, the committee hearings in 1985 putting the musical genre in the public's eye as offensive and dangerous due to it's lyrical content (Hjelm, Kahn-Harris, LeVine, 2011 p.8). To many, these out of context looks into a larger culture seem to paint a picture of violence and delenquency, but seeing the genre from within offers a new view. Research suggests that heavy metal music can have beneficial psychological
College football is a major part of many peoples' lives, especially here in the South. Whether we or someone we know is an alumni, we plan to go there in the future we think the uniforms are cute, or whatever reason, we always have one favorite team we cheer for. sometimes fans of a team will wear a shirt with the team's logo and that is as far as their loyalty goes. Others may attend a few games a season, but there are also those die hard fans that never miss a game or always tailgating, screaming at the refs, and have the team's fight song as their ringtone. While all that may seem a little overboard, there are people believe it or not, who take their team devotion as far as killing to show their devotion to their favorite team. Having team spirit is one thing, but when lines are crossed and people begin causing major problems, security should be tightened at games, even if colleges have to change a few things to pay for the extra help.
Some could say dance events are just as fun sober as they are on something. Some could say substances enhance an individual’s festival experience. Either of these opinions could be right, but what remains a fact is that substances are indeed, in one way or another, deeply involved with music. It is not because of the music itself, however influential it may seem, but rather the choice of fans that has caused this. Everyone wants to have a great experience at a music festival. If they are offered a greater experience, then of course they will be open-minded. Although substances may be an experience for some, they may be the divider between life and death for others. From alcohol poisoning at Toby Keith shows and meth use at Metallica concerts, substance abuse has proven to be something widespread and dangerous throughout music festivals (Baca, par. 8). Society can make substances a taboo, say ...
Due to seeing Eric Schwartz at a house concert, the set up of the performance was different than a concert at a venue like the House of Blues, Chicago Theatre, or United Center. For one thing, the number of people in the audience was greatly reduced at the house concert compared to a number of other venues. This can be attributed to the lack of space available at a venue like a house concert. Approximately 30 people were in attendance of Eric Schwartz’s house concert, whereas hundreds or even thousands of people are in the audience at other venues. The effects used at a house co...
Even though football players are aware of the dangers the game can bring upon them, they take part despite it. The passion, the joy it creates; for professionals it’s also the devoted fans and compensation they receive is what keeps the players motivated. Today players are much bigger, faster, smarter, bigger, better. The game is more physical. The sport has never been so competitive. The popularity has reached new peaks, as much that the NFL has thoughts of moving a team to London, England. Additionally, Super Bowl XLVII (47) was one of the most watched television events of all time; an astonishing 108.4 million viewers (The Associated Press). Fans worship their teams and love to see big hits. Football is a contact sport; injuries are no doubtingly part of it. Concussions are one of the many detriments caused by the ruthlessness, but one of the few with perpetual effects: consequence of the brutality.
The roaring of the crowd on November 17 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC finally fell silent late in the fourth quarter after star linebacker Luke Kuechly was slow to get off the field after a huge hit to the head. American’s live to be entertained, and the football field is one of the main sources of enjoyment for many. Immediately after Kuechly’s hit, it was quiet in the stadium for the first time that day. The fans watched in fear, waiting to see if their star player could finish the game and bring out the win. However, they all became disappointed as Kuechly shed tears while being carted off the field, not because they were worried about the player and his head but because they feared about losing the game. Americans want excitement,
“Hello. Welcome to the show. We are the band R.E.M. (as you know). It is great to be back in (your city name here). Are you ready to rock and roll? Great. “It lingers for a few moments, then turns to black. A dark figure meanders to the front-center of the stage. A light flicks on, coming from behind the figure, creating a silhouette. Three others walk out, each picking up an instrument. One steps onto a large platform, sitting behind the drums. An orange light in the front turns on, slowly increasing in intensity. The figures, now lit, are easily identified. From left to right: Mike Mills (bass), Michael Stipe (voice), Peter Buck(guitar), and Bill Berry(drums). Stipe is wearing a white suit with black eye shadow, his eyes appearing as bottomless pits. He is holding a megaphone in his right hand, and he purposefully strides to the microphone. “This one goes out…to the Exxon corporation”, he declares, and the r...
It’s time for kickoff. The kicker tee’s up the ball and is waiting for the call from the referee so he can kick the ball. The tension is building up with the opposing team as they await the kick. The whistle blows and the referee gives him the clear to kick the ball. He kicks it and the ball sails to the opposite end zone. The returner grabs ahold of the ball and takes off as fast as he can only hoping a hole opens up for him. He run and meets the first defender, the returner thinks on his feet and jukes him out climbing to the next level he keeps going forward. The returner takes a big hit and is knocked unconscious for a few minutes. The trainers come and check him and then he is carried off the field and back to the locker room to see what was wrong with him. The training staff comes back with the report to the head coach and tells him that the returner suffered a concussion. In Malcolm Gladwell’s article “Offensive Play” he writes about the effects of football, boxing, and dogfighting can have. The effects of these gathering events for the amusement of others can have a lasting toll for those that are going through it.
…There was no question of celebration in the minds of the fans who invaded from the West end of the ground. They had violence in mind and no sooner was it offered than it was returned with enthusiasm. The brutal and disgusting scenes which followed as bottles flew and drunken supporters charged and counter-charged from one end of the field to that other, brought disgrace upon the two clubs concerned, upon Scottish football generally, and were an affront to Scotland as a nation (Murray 196).
It is impossible to fully comprehend the appeal to the Gulf Coast High School Band Room unless you are actually a member of the band. All members of the Gulf Coast High School marching band spend the majority of their time in the band room, which is like a second home for most. The room itself does not appear to be anything special. It is a large room with a high ceiling, bright fluorescent lighting, and pink and green padding on the walls. The hallway maintains a terrible odor which nobody can quite determine the source of, and the white, vinyl tile floor is covered in a layer of disgusting things one can only dream of. Still, for some reason it remains a haven to about twelve percent of the student body. At first glance, it does not look like anything special, but when you open that big, gray door and step into the “band world” it becomes clear that it really is an amazing and wonderful place. It feels like the center of the universe.
The topic I have chosen for research paper is HOOLIGANISM in football. Although football hooliganism only became recognized by government and the media as a serious problem in the 1960s, hooligan behavior at football has a long history. Between the wars, football generally became more ‘respectable’ and crowd problems diminished but did not disappear. As far as most football fans at top matches are concerned, hooliganism no longer seems to be a terribly serious problem. In 2000, 19% of all FA Premier League fans reported they had witnessed hooliganism or missile throwing at matches in the 1999/2000 season. When asked which are the serious problems facing the game today FA Premier League fans pointed to ticket prices, ‘big business’ and kick-off times. Only 28% highlighted hooliganism. Also, in 2001 only 7% of all FA Premier League club supporters thought hooliganism was actually increasing as a problem at football. In the Football League, hooliganism seems to be a problem around a relatively small number of clubs and specific matches. However, the NCIS annual list of football incidents seems more likely these days to involve rivals from noted Football League clubs than supporters of the larger FA Premier League outfits. (Sir Norman Chester research Centre data)
However, I kind of like it because it allows me to push my knowledge in lighting and I usually end up learning new techniques. Also, trying not to damage my camera equipment while crowd surfing or getting into the mosh pit. There have been times where I’ve had equipment break on me due to the fact that someone threw an elbow or something in my direction. There's a lot of violence that can be seen in the mosh pits at hardcore shows, so having to jump in and stop fights or try and find a way to make sure everyone is safe is always a bit of a tough one!” - Juan