Night of the Living Dead

Yesterday's concert was ridiculous!

Apparently, all
The hippies thought that they were
In the Seventies.


Really, it's was like Woodstock, indoors! All of them dancing around with their mad dance moves, including the spin-around-in-circles, and the spin-halfway-then-spin-back-and-repeat (my personal favorite). The fact that Barton Hall is indoors also didn't seem to discourage anyone from lighting up. The room reeked of a combination of cigarettes smoke, pot smoke, sweat, and hippieness. People were lying down and/or passed out left and right, and there we plenty of people using acid.

While manning the drink station, I received a number of comical comments, including "is this water spiked" "where can I buy alcohol" and "this.... cup.... is.... ADORABLE!" (commenting on the small size of the cups... I was hoping someone was going to say "am I giant, or is this cup really tiny or is it just the drugs," but alas no one did). Now keep in mind, most of these people are in their 40s, 50s, or 60s. They were literally partying like it was 1977, and it was hilarious. Imagining going back in time and seeing your parents back in their hippie days. That's what this was.

Also, Furthur requested more than enough liquid to drown Seattle (not quite enough for a real city though). We got them at least 6 GIANT packs of bottled water, a ton of smart water, some sparkling water, Odwalla, lots of soda, Red Bull, these 4$ teas, and a bunch of protein shakes. In the end, I came home with Furthur's Kleenez Box and cashews. Score!

Groovy, Man.

It's Friday! And you know what this weekend is?! If you guessed Valentine's Day, you're right. But if you guessed the Furthur concert, you're more right! This Sunday is the Grateful Dead's return to Barton Hall, and it will be epic. The show is sold out, and 75% of the tickets went to the general public. If you're not great at math, that means we can expect a few thousand deadhead hippies, at least.

Apparently, the amount of police officers and security personnel at this concert will be more than pretty much ever. They're really worried about it.

It's funny how more
Security is needed
For older people


Really. Most of these people are probably going to be in their 50s and 60s. And so, of course, this means that the cops need to step up their game. They will be patrolling parking lots to stop old hippies from dealing any arthritis medications or other illicit substances. They will be in front of the stage, to make sure none of the deadheads get hernias while trying to jump the stage. They will be at the door, to make sure that all of the guests are fully clothed upon entering. And they will make sure that no one does anything remarkably stupid and/or reminiscent of the '77 Grateful Dead concert here (which resulted in the maximum capacity of Barton Hall being cut in half from 10,000 to 5,000). In any case, these middle-aged hooligans are a major threat, and the campus police are taking them very serious with multiple safety warnings and making sure they have enough officers on the job.