Comments on: Peeing at a Rock Show – A True Art Form: Part II http://www.hearya.com/2007/03/13/peeing-at-a-rock-show-%e2%80%93-a-true-art-form-part-ii/ Indie Music Blog, Live Sessions, and Daily MP3 Downloads. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pete http://www.hearya.com/2007/03/13/peeing-at-a-rock-show-%e2%80%93-a-true-art-form-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-121703 Pete Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:58:56 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/2007/03/13/peeing-at-a-rock-show-%e2%80%93-a-true-art-form-part-ii/#comment-121703 Ok, this is an old post so may not get read but I've only just spotted it, was a little astounded and had to comment. Firstly I'm in the UK so I don't know if you guys have a totally different experience but typically for an outdoor stage set you'd expect to see an 8 foot high barrier stretching from either side of the stage, to stop the crowd flowing round to the back. This would be anything up to 100 feet long either side. Advice. Don't pick this as your viewing spot. This is where the stewards expect you to pee, as long as you stay more than 15 feet away from the stage end. More usual further out, except at the very end, as there maybe 50,000 people looking roughly in your direction but here the mates rule comes in. 3 guys go together, one peeing while the other 2 stand, back to him, on the crowd side. If you're with a girl you must use this rule as she has to squat. Otherwise, if you're going to pee in a cup, first stand back from the mosh area and frantic jumping or you'll get soaked and decked by the 3 other guys you splash it all over. Second, nobody will have an issue with this if you boot it quietly to the side. You'll only get trouble if you decide to throw it up into the crowd. (If you do, throw backward, it's much harder for someone to push forward to get you than backward, where he'll probably get some help) A good tip derived from this is don't wear sandals to a gig. A question I thought of for the original post-er; if you need your hands to pee and are worried about holding your beer in a port-a-loo, how do you hold it when you pee in a cup and (obviously) don't you put yourself at risk of drinking the wrong one or 'splash-between'. The very best solution for you is to invest in a 'camel bak' and keep your beer in there, take a bottle of water in with you, empty it and use it to pee in. Put the top on after and kick it at least 5 feet to the side. If anyone jumps up and down on it and splits it you're probably safe at that range. Festival peeing is slightly different but if you remember the mates rule (about 5 of them), combine your distracting arms punching with rowdy chanting or singing then no-one will want to come near your little circle and you can take it in turns. Just make sure no-one has 'stage fright' as they'd be facing you this time. And for truly awe-inspiring depravity of toilets, until you've used the direct drop loos at Glastonbury you ain't seen nothin! Ok, this is an old post so may not get read but I’ve only just spotted it, was a little astounded and had to comment. Firstly I’m in the UK so I don’t know if you guys have a totally different experience but typically for an outdoor stage set you’d expect to see an 8 foot high barrier stretching from either side of the stage, to stop the crowd flowing round to the back. This would be anything up to 100 feet long either side. Advice. Don’t pick this as your viewing spot. This is where the stewards expect you to pee, as long as you stay more than 15 feet away from the stage end. More usual further out, except at the very end, as there maybe 50,000 people looking roughly in your direction but here the mates rule comes in. 3 guys go together, one peeing while the other 2 stand, back to him, on the crowd side. If you’re with a girl you must use this rule as she has to squat.
Otherwise, if you’re going to pee in a cup, first stand back from the mosh area and frantic jumping or you’ll get soaked and decked by the 3 other guys you splash it all over. Second, nobody will have an issue with this if you boot it quietly to the side. You’ll only get trouble if you decide to throw it up into the crowd. (If you do, throw backward, it’s much harder for someone to push forward to get you than backward, where he’ll probably get some help) A good tip derived from this is don’t wear sandals to a gig.
A question I thought of for the original post-er; if you need your hands to pee and are worried about holding your beer in a port-a-loo, how do you hold it when you pee in a cup and (obviously) don’t you put yourself at risk of drinking the wrong one or ‘splash-between’.
The very best solution for you is to invest in a ‘camel bak’ and keep your beer in there, take a bottle of water in with you, empty it and use it to pee in. Put the top on after and kick it at least 5 feet to the side. If anyone jumps up and down on it and splits it you’re probably safe at that range.
Festival peeing is slightly different but if you remember the mates rule (about 5 of them), combine your distracting arms punching with rowdy chanting or singing then no-one will want to come near your little circle and you can take it in turns. Just make sure no-one has ‘stage fright’ as they’d be facing you this time.
And for truly awe-inspiring depravity of toilets, until you’ve used the direct drop loos at Glastonbury you ain’t seen nothin!

]]> By: oz http://www.hearya.com/2007/03/13/peeing-at-a-rock-show-%e2%80%93-a-true-art-form-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-3033 oz Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:46:05 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/2007/03/13/peeing-at-a-rock-show-%e2%80%93-a-true-art-form-part-ii/#comment-3033 <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">I seem to remember a group of guys (which shall remain nameless) doing the Pee in a Cup move at a Drive by Truckers show in Chicago. It’s a move I’ve perfected over time and will use at SXSW, so here’s some tips (no pun intended) from me.  </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Pump your fist in the air to the music as a distraction. It’s like throwing sand in the eyes and draws all attention away from the happenings below the waist. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">2)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Be careful not to look down. You’ve got the fist in the air and are really selling this and one glance down could compromise the mission. It may seem like a Jedi mind trick to know when your cup is almost full, but a good tactic is to place your finger near the brim.  You’ll feel the cup getting warm as it gets full and you can cut off midstream or do a quick dump if you have lawn seats at an amphitheater. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">3)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Relieve yourself frequently or buy big beers.  I’d recommend a 32 oz size, but 22oz should also work if you don’t hold it for too long.  Never use a 12 oz cup, unless you are a 7 year old girl.  If you fill up to the brim, you’re in trouble and may get a wet finger or sink your johnson.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in" class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">4)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">       </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Don’t confuse your beer with the cup of urine.  Beer tastes much better.</span></p> I seem to remember a group of guys (which shall remain nameless) doing the Pee in a Cup move at a Drive by Truckers show in Chicago. It’s a move I’ve perfected over time and will use at SXSW, so here’s some tips (no pun intended) from me. 

1)       Pump your fist in the air to the music as a distraction. It’s like throwing sand in the eyes and draws all attention away from the happenings below the waist.

2)       Be careful not to look down. You’ve got the fist in the air and are really selling this and one glance down could compromise the mission. It may seem like a Jedi mind trick to know when your cup is almost full, but a good tactic is to place your finger near the brim.  You’ll feel the cup getting warm as it gets full and you can cut off midstream or do a quick dump if you have lawn seats at an amphitheater.

3)       Relieve yourself frequently or buy big beers.  I’d recommend a 32 oz size, but 22oz should also work if you don’t hold it for too long.  Never use a 12 oz cup, unless you are a 7 year old girl.  If you fill up to the brim, you’re in trouble and may get a wet finger or sink your johnson.

4)       Don’t confuse your beer with the cup of urine.  Beer tastes much better.

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