Street Performer abuse.

Binomate

Why do scumbags feel obliged to give street performers abuse? I was watching a street performer today do some pretty weird stuff with his arms and there was quite a large crowd surrounding him. Maybe there were boardsies there that saw this too. He had a black shirt on with a weird firey design on it and he had long strawberry blonde hair. There was a guy filming him as well. Anyway, some scumbag (he looked eastern European) started shouting abuse at the performer as he walked past the gathering and he flung what looked like a chestnut or a small ball of poo or something at the guy and hit him right on the noggin. The performer was absolutly defensless because he had his arm wrapped in some way around his body. Why do they even bother?! It must be so horrible for the performers to have to put up with this shite every day, just because they entertain people.

mike65

Did he sound east european?

Mike.

Binomate

mike65 wrote:

Did he sound east european?

Mike.

Yes. He was with a group of young lads. Half of them looked eastern Europeans dressed up as your typical 'chav' and the other half looked and sounded like just your normal typical Dublin 'chav' (oh how I hate that word). Is there a possibility that they might be joining forces?

mike65

Scary thought.

Mike.

mickymg2003

Yes there is some scum in this country. Their insecure Pr1cks who compensate by being even bigger pr1cks. I'm not a shrink so i could be wrong!!

phantom_lord

Binomate wrote:

Why do scumbags feel obliged to give street performers abuse? I was watching a street performer today do some pretty weird stuff with his arms and there was quite a large crowd surrounding him. Maybe there were boardsies there that saw this too. He had a black shirt on with a weird firey design on it and he had long strawberry blonde hair. There was a guy filming him as well. Anyway, some scumbag (he looked eastern European) started shouting abuse at the performer as he walked past the gathering and he flung what looked like a chestnut or a small ball of poo or something at the guy and hit him right on the noggin. The performer was absolutly defensless because he had his arm wrapped in some way around his body. Why do they even bother?! It must be so horrible for the performers to have to put up with this shite every day, just because they entertain people.

I've seen that dude....the preformer I mean...

Every performer like that I've seen has gotten some level of abuse from scumbags.

Terry

winning praise from his new Irish mates.

Rockee

It seems to be common place in Ireland when someone is (1) performing or (2) successful, there seems to be always a few people who insist on hurling abuse. Its just so disrespectful. They think they're the big lads...if they dont like something then just shut up and keep walking!

Myself and my 2 mates escaped unscathed from busking on Grafton St last year, just lucky I suppose!

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Binomate wrote:

Why do scumbags feel obliged to give street performers abuse?

The clue is in the name

Hail 2 Da Chimp

any good street performer should be able to handle a heckling! throwing stuff is another matter... :mad:

Dooom

Right, here's the plan:

1. Someone on Boards who was some vague talent (juggling or kung-fu fighting in panda suits) set up on Grafton.

2. Get boardsters to initiate the crowd-gathering, so as to look like a standard crowd of onlookers.

3. Arm each of the boardsters with 2 things that can be thrown if needed (small ball of some sort, syringes, nails, whatever).

4. Continue with the "act" until a group of scumbags approaches.

5. Wait until the scumbags begin the abuse.

6. When the abuse is a small way through, every boardster (who is armed with one of the items mentioned above) turn on the group of scumbags, and rain hell upon them.

7. Boardsters and performer quickly disperse in various directions (or wait and see what happens, choice is subject to vote prior to execution of plan).


Anyone who's interested PM me.

Binomate

Spike wrote:

Right, here's the plan:

1. Someone on Boards who was some vague talent (juggling or kung-fu fighting in panda suits) set up on Grafton.

2. Get boardsters to initiate the crowd-gathering, so as to look like a standard crowd of onlookers.

3. Arm each of the boardsters with 2 things that can be thrown if needed (small ball of some sort, syringes, nails, whatever).

4. Continue with the "act" until a group of scumbags approaches.

5. Wait until the scumbags begin the abuse.

6. When the abuse is a small way through, every boardster (who is armed with one of the items mentioned above) turn on the group of scumbags, and rain hell upon them.

7. Boardsters and performer quickly disperse in various directions (or wait and see what happens, choice is subject to vote prior to execution of plan).


Anyone who's interested PM me.

Nerds vs. Knackers. You really thought this one through.

Piste

I staged managed an open-air performance in St. Stephen's Green in September and we had a severe lack of volunteers to stand beside each of the performances so random scumbags would come up and throw stuff at the performers which really pisssed them off, but they had more diligence than to break their scenes.

Another time we did part of our vocal warmup for drama in temple dar square and these random scumbags came up and threw stuff at us. It was so stupid as we really weren't disturbing anyone.

monkeyfudge

Can I just state that this sort of behaviour is completely unexceptable... unless the performer is Dave McSavage.

Terry

Spike wrote:

Right, here's the plan:

1. Someone on Boards who was some vague talent (juggling or kung-fu fighting in panda suits) set up on Grafton.

2. Get boardsters to initiate the crowd-gathering, so as to look like a standard crowd of onlookers.

3. Arm each of the boardsters with 2 things that can be thrown if needed (small ball of some sort, syringes, nails, whatever).

4. Continue with the "act" until a group of scumbags approaches.

5. Wait until the scumbags begin the abuse.

6. When the abuse is a small way through, every boardster (who is armed with one of the items mentioned above) turn on the group of scumbags, and rain hell upon them.

7. Boardsters and performer quickly disperse in various directions (or wait and see what happens, choice is subject to vote prior to execution of plan).


Anyone who's interested PM me.

get those role player geeks on board. they should be able to fend off an attack with their swords and shields and dungeons & dragons magic powers.

by the way, who carries small pieces of poo around with them?

RobertFoster

julep wrote:

by the way, who carries small pieces of poo around with them?

I think everyone has that ability. If they try hard enough.

Terry

touche.

nlgbbbblth

monkeyfudge wrote:

Can I just state that this sort of behaviour is completely unexceptable... unless the performer is Dave McSavage.

add these to that list

jugglers
fire-eaters

projectmayhem

there's only one solution to deal with scumbags

it involves a wall, and lining them up.

Gary ITR

monkeyfudge wrote:

Can I just state that this sort of behaviour is completely unexceptable... unless the performer is Dave McSavage.

I was actually gonna say that. I hate that smug ar$ehole

Hugh Hefner

nlgbbbblth wrote:

add these to that list

jugglers
fire-eaters

Oh, you're on my list now. My "List Of Fury" that is. Word to the wise: don't mess with guys who are blowing 4ft. clouds of fire or are experts at grabbing balls.

monkeyfudge

It's the bongo players who really do my head in.

Or those guys who spray paint planets...

boardy

Binomate wrote:

Nerds vs. Knackers. You really thought this one through.

Get the lads from the Martial Arts forum to go with you.

kellxor.1337

Who's Dave McSavage?
And i'm offended, I can juggle, "With 3 balls only" and i can firebreathe"Not eat or swallow the stuff" Whats wrong with those talents,
I see dudes in town doin that all the time, As for the Nerds V Nackers, I'd be well up for that, We'd have to think of something better to throw though



Kellxor

John R

kellxor.1337 wrote:

Who's Dave McSavage?

Street performer/comedian/poor little rich boy/tw*t whose act consists of standing with a microphone on a public street and making "funny" comments about passers by. Was a big thread about him on AH some months ago, general consensus was he's an unamusing fukwit who is in need of a good kicking.

kellxor.1337 wrote:

And i'm offended, I can juggle, "With 3 balls only" and i can firebreathe"Not eat or swallow the stuff" Whats wrong with those talents,
I see dudes in town doin that all the time, As for the Nerds V Nackers, I'd be well up for that, We'd have to think of something better to throw though

Sticks of RAM?

Dooom

Yeah..I'm not a nerd either! Anyway, we could equip everyone with paintball guns? Expensive, but it'd be well worth it I'd say.
Or failing that, watermelons. One's that won't break upon impact. So it'll just hurt like the bejesus.

joejoem

Binomate wrote:

Nerds vs. Knackers. You really thought this one through.

roffle

connundrum

The dude who plays the guiter on his lap at the top of Grafton st is unreal, I always stop for 5 minutes to listen.. excellent guitar players rarely get stuff thrown at them. Point being, stop playing with balls & shiit like that and become an excellent guitar player - its pretty basic really.

I bet Mr T would never get stuff thrown at him... :rolleyes:

bullrunner

monkeyfudge wrote:

Can I just state that this sort of behaviour is completely unexceptable... unless the performer is Dave McSavage.

I concur...Dave McSavage is a total knobend...he abuses people as they walk past him in Temple Bar, ordinary decent folk just going about their business ...not acceptable. I could understand it if it was in response to somebody heckling him..but an unprevoked attack on random people is not on.

Apparently he did it to the wrong person one time and the guy decked him and broke his nose...serves him right!

Terry

kellxor.1337 wrote:

Who's Dave McSavage?
And i'm offended, I can juggle, "With 3 balls only" and i can firebreathe"Not eat or swallow the stuff" Whats wrong with those talents,
I see dudes in town doin that all the time, As for the Nerds V Nackers, I'd be well up for that, We'd have to think of something better to throw though



Kellxor

punches?

Spike, you're posting on an internet message board. you're a nerd.
anyone who uses the internet for anything other than its intended purpose (porn) is a nerd.

connundrum

julep wrote:

punches?

Spike, you're posting on an internet message board. you're a nerd.
anyone who uses the internet for anything other than its intended purpose (porn) is a nerd.

LMAO

Dyr

monkeyfudge wrote:

Can I just state that this sort of behaviour is completely unexceptable... unless the performer is Dave McSavage.

Or that fekking eejit who sets up his drumkit opposite trinity to "entertain" the entire city with his dave lombardo impersonation :mad:

Now that i think of it, there should be some kind of garda talent unit to ensure that street performers are halfway decent rather than just out of work actors chancing their arm by hoping they'll get a few quid for just standing still while wearing a silly hat

:v: < The Garda Talent Unit could have an armed response squad for the likes of mcSavage...shoot to kill lads, he's mic'ed up!!

kellxor.1337

Ok so throwing Sticks of RAM and punches, I'm cool with that, Well i aint seen this Dave McSavage Knob yet, does he still "Perform", I'll have a look around for him and throw an apple at the Bugger from distance,

Yes, Any1 who uses a computer basically is a nerd, But where's the shame in that, Could be worse,

Could be walkin around town With matching tracksuits, With the pants being to small and havin bumfluff as a sick excuse for facial hair and trying your hardest to Balance your nike cap and the back of your head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Kellxor

Terry

no shame whatsoever in being a nerd.
it won't be long before we take over the world.

The_Minister

bullrunner wrote:

Apparently he did it to the wrong person one time and the guy decked him and broke his nose...serves him right!

He was in UCD yesterday and mentioned it in his act (friend told me).
Some guy was walking by with his young daughter and he said "Isn't she a bit young for you"

Waltons

Bambi wrote:

Or that fekking eejit who sets up his drumkit opposite trinity to "entertain" the entire city with his dave lombardo impersonation :mad:

I've seen him before and I enjoyed it!

Dooom

julep wrote:

punches?

Spike, you're posting on an internet message board. you're a nerd.
anyone who uses the internet for anything other than its intended purpose (porn) is a nerd.

I am not a nerd!*

*Yes I am, I'm just in that big Egyptian river.

Bambi wrote:

Or that fekking eejit who sets up his drumkit opposite trinity to "entertain" the entire city with his dave lombardo impersonation

He's quite good actually, well at least I thought he was.

kellxor.1337 wrote:

I'll have a look around for him and throw an apple at the Bugger from a distance

Roffle


Multi-quoting up in this biznitch.

Dyr

He's quite good actually, well at least I thought he was.


I dont care if he's the bastard son of ginger baker and gene hoglan, drum solos are an abomination and i can hear his ones half a mile away..so he needs to set upon by burly gardai with batons.

:v: < he needs planning permission for that fecking kit too