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so me and eric went to see the mighty mighty bosstones last night. I can honestly say that I was MANHANDLED in the pit. Eric lasted like two songs, I was in there for about 5, then "The Impression That I Get" (whatever the name) came on and I got thoroughly trampled after I got knocked down. Though one dude had me by the arm the whole time and was making sure I didnt get smooshed. I had about 4-10 little girls and boys on top of me for about half the song. Pretty much it was me stuck on the bottom and pushing up/helping up the people who'd land on me. There was finally a long enough space between people falling down that I was able to be yanked up by the dude who'd had hold of me the whole time. it was fucking crazy. There are so many differences in the pit last night between the pits I've been in "back in the day". The last pit I was in was @ Foo back in 98 where I was packed in so tight that my arms were pinned to my sides and I couldnt raise them to cover my mouth or wipe away the blood that was coming out of it from my bleeding tummy.... My brother lost his pants around his ankles and wasnt able to pull them up until everyone stopping pogoing and spread out a bit so that he could move his arms and bend over.... Other pits I've been in way back in the day were those wear people would purposefully punch you in the face and kick you in the head.... So last night I didn't see, or feel, any elbows. People would apologize after they'd run into you. Yes people still got trampled, but they weren't on the ground for long and after they'd been helped up there was a group hug.

Always remember to quit while you're ahead.

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