Alright, so I know that it has been forever since I was able to last update. It's been pretty crazy around here. There a few topics that I want to cover since the last time I was on here. I will split them up into different categories though so it's not so crazy. The first thing I want to talk about it our last experience with a concert here on post. On June 10, 2012 we were lucky enough to have to wonderful Chris Daughtry concert here on post. It was sponsored by the Air force, which is a HUGE advantage to having an army and air force post as your home!
Though it was for the military, they also invited people from all around. More times than not, these events are for military and their families. Basically, you have to show your Military ID to get a ticket and that's how the events work. This time it was open to the public. It was also a free event. So anyone from anywhere were allowed to come on post and join the event. This is a great way to get the public into the military world for the night and see how it goes. I am not against this, usually.
So we get there with our two little ones and chairs and get seats about 4 rows from the front. Got the kids some ear plugs and sat down to wait. There is this already drunken lady behind us at 5:00. Need I say that the concert doesn't even start till 6:00, with Daughtry's appearance not till 7:00. She was loud and obnoxious since the moment that they sat down. I kept thinking that when the music starts she may just enjoy the show and stop the insane actions she seemed to not be able to control due to her drunken state. SO, the music starts with a band from the Army and then follows with a band from the Air Force. She's still pretty much acting a fool. Since we wanted to come and enjoy the concert, we tried to let it go. Her actions and word were drawing the attention of people 5 rows in front and behind at this point.
Barely into the concert, she decides to get as close to our chairs as humanly possible, and the dumps beer on Colton's chair. Missing him, but it was the principle of the matter. So I asked her nicely to please back up by her own seats as she has just spilled beer next to my little guy. She rolled her eyes and backed up. After that she was again, leaning over the kids chairs with a beer in her hand and screaming. We let it go a little bit, because she was apparently being childish and she was not going to stop anytime soon. We got some MP's (Military Police) to kinda watch her, but with thousands of people it was pretty difficult to watch just one person. I again had to remind her about half way through to please back up into her own seat. She got pissy, and told her friends, "that's twice now, who does she think she is!" Her friends told her to back up and settle down and my husband, who I thought was going to knock her on her ass any moment, went and got an MP, again. When the police got that way, she was off getting a beer. They had just missed her.
Finally, toward the end of the concert, she was as close as she could be behind my husband. I knew he was very much going to SNAP on her at any second. I didn't want to get kicked out, just because of her, so I again turned around and said "MOVE BACK, I have asked you how many times and i'm about to let the MP's because if
how immature you are acting." This set her off. She flipped her chair and tried to get all up in my face. When she got a tap on the shoulder., there was an MP right behind her. This made her more upset, because she knew I was right there and hadn't went to get them. She tried to get all up in his face. He had another MP escort her out, and asked me what was happening. I knew he was on my side, all I had to say was a few of the things she was doing like almost spilled beer on my son, and was all up our seats and screaming. I get that this is a concert, and that we should all be cheering and having a good time, but she was just being way out of control with the whole thing.
She was quickly escorted out, and asked to not come back. The Gate guards were also informed that she was WAY drunk and to make sure she wasn't driving herself. I'm not sure if she got busted for DUI or not, nor did I care. SO the third lady that was with them was able to stay for a little while as the other two were previously removed. She came up and asked me "why did you do that, What did she do that's so bad!" I said "well she is being totally ridiculous and immature.... spilling beer on a baby is a little much!" All this lady had to say was "Yeah, at a concert!!!!" OOOOOHHHHHH I get it now, You can act like a dumb ass and be disrespectful to people when you are at a concert. HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS! Gee, if I was informed of this sooner, I would have excused her stupid actions! NOOOTTTT!!!
Let me set the record straight, this concert was for military and their families. It was opened to the public so that it had a nice outcome and a way for the military to give back to the civilians within the community. Being it's a military event, it was a family event. She kept commenting about how I had my kids there. Well, they had every right to go! They are military kids and this is a military concert. They had ear plugs and chairs and plenty of water. They were beyond alright there. If I didn't think it was safe I would have left them at home.
As the end result, it left me wondering about how it only seems to be the civilians that cause an issue like this at these events. I have nothing against civilians, guess what, I am a civilian too! I mean more like those that are not affiliated with the military but just happen to live near a post. Here is my conclusion. People who are family members of military member, or military members act half ass decent, because half of them have brought their families with to share this, and the other half know if they mess up, their ass is screwed by their higher ups the next duty day. They were taught discipline and respect, and everyone in is civilian clothes. Some commander or Brigade Commander could be sitting right behind you! Aside from that, Military spouse's reflect their husbands. We act appropriately in hopes that we do not draw attention to our husbands and their careers with how we act. (Most of them anyways) The people with no military affiliation could care less. I would have let her actions go if she was not in my families way the whole entire time. This was a Daughtry concert not a kiss concert! Act like it. Making the peace sign high above my families head while screaming "FUCK YEAH" is a little bit much.
So in the end I want to say "Thank You" to the man and his family who where sitting behind this lady, and saw the whole thing the whole concert. He is the man that went and got the MP that caught her ready to flip out on me. Which I must say, I would have enjoyed to smack her back should she have hit me... I was that mad, but not with my kids around. Once she was kicked out, him and his family stood instantly behind me to make sure no other looney came around. The wife helped me the kids a little bit while I waited for Dave to come back from letting the guards know that she was not allowed back in.
By the end of the night, we were all laughing about it, though it ruined a portion of the concert for us, we were able to make the best out of it. Next time I will not wait as long to get people like this kicked out. I mean she claimed to be the biggest fan.... but because of her actions, she wasn't able to watch the whole thing. To bad, so sad. I didn't feel a bit bad after all she had done.
Hopefully this is the only time we have to deal with this situation, and people learn to be a little more respectful at these events!
Until then..... F U stupid obnoxious drunk concert lady!
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