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Titus Andronicus Clash With Security at Halloween Gig

Titus AndronicusIt seemed like such a simple gig: show up at a warehouse, play Weezer covers for a bunch of hipsters, collect a paycheck and go home. Such was not the case for New Jersey indie-rockers Titus Andronicus, who were booked to do such a thing at the Vice Magazine Halloween Party, held this past weekend in Brooklyn. In a lengthy blog post Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles details his clash with security.

But that was the least of his worries. Stickles, who was dressed as a "glam Ulysses S. Grant," was a bit disappointed in the land of disenchantment he found himself in, and before their set even started, found himself by the door seeing his lady friend off. A security guard told him that his U.S. flag -- a costume prop -- wasn't allowed in the venue and escorted him to the door. After they got outside, Stickles said, "He yelled, 'NOW LEAVE!' and, grabbing me around the torso, began forcing me towards the metal barricades. Growing frustrated at the effort it was taking to get a 140-pound man in tights to do what he wanted, this gentleman grabbed me around the throat and lifted me off the pavement, tossing me over the barricade and onto the sidewalk."

Stickles continues to postulate that the security guard was not exactly sympathetic to any sort of indie subculture that may or may not have been thriving at that certain spot, or was just in a mood for a fight. It was hard to tell.

"I figure that either, a) he saw his position of authority as a good opportunity to stomp queers like he used to with the other good old boys, or, b) this guy was a real American and seeing a degenerate hipster like me hoisting Old Glory was just so offensive a sight that he was driven into a blind rage, like any reasonable person would. Point is, I was now forcefully ejected and, indeed, physically assaulted, and unable to gain access to the event where I was expected to entertain the assembled masses."

In the end, Vice tried to play damage control and mentioned that they'd bring up lawsuits against the security company but he didn't seem too convinced. Let's hope their upcoming gigs go better.

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Keith

CCat 11-02-2009

Kimberly, I had sooooo much trouble reading your comments because of the MANY spelling/grammatical errors. You come across as illiterate; therefore discrediting your views.

PROOFREAD PEOPLE!!!!!

CCat
Perhaps a reading comprehension course is in order for you. Or perhaps English in general. I understood SpiceMonkey just fine. It is you who come across as illiterate, as well as rude.

November 03 2009 at 9:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kimberly


Excuse me CC and Nate but I didn't know I was being judged on my grammar and spelling. I thought this was a place to post your opinion on the article not a place to be judged for your spelling and grammar, and for your information I am not illiterate I have a brain tumor that messes with my writing skills at times causes me to make grammar and spelling errors that I normally would not make.

November 02 2009 at 11:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SpiceMonkey

uhhh... CC, hate to pop your bubble, but there isn't a single word misspelled there. Perhaps it's simply you that has the issues, eh?

November 02 2009 at 8:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
57Stratman

Holy Crap Batman!! Who was this security Guard, Osama Bin Laden?? Why would our flag be banned anywhere in the country it represents?? This is just too bizzare...

November 02 2009 at 7:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CC

Nate, I would bet that no one likes you and that everyone talks about you behind your back.

November 02 2009 at 7:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
matt

who the hell is Titus Andronicus?

November 02 2009 at 5:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mesaman

Mommy, mommy this big bully is kicking my butt for desecrating the American flag. Waaaaaa!

November 02 2009 at 5:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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LISA M

since when is it disrespectful to wear an american flag in the country of america?????? If people dont like it, then get the HELL OUT! If you cant respect the flag or even take the time to speak the language, then BU BYE! because as far as I'm concerned, I may not be proud of the decisions my government is making, however, I'm proud to be an AMERICAN! I'm thankful that I can wake up in the morning and get the opportunity to work!!! and not have a machine gunin my face, or gang raped by a bunch of uneducated angry lunatics! SO, I say FIRE the bouncer!!!! I mean, Isn't that the job you do to get through college????? Not make a living out of it! I guess he couldnt pass the police or mall rent-a-cop test, so that was his last resort! WHAT A LOSER! From now on from this day, I will make sure there is an american flag on my person at all times!
How do ya like that sh*t!?!??!?! and proud of it!

November 02 2009 at 5:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ICA

That security idiot was just looking for an excuse to rough someone up. I worked in security for a very short time after college and before my Real Estate business took off, and I quit because I got so tired of these police academy rejects just strutting around and looking for a fight with anyone smaller than them. The bank should have called the real police and had the guard arrested and then followed up with legal action.

November 02 2009 at 4:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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ICA

That should have said band, not bank....oops :)

November 02 2009 at 4:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Robert

It is disrespectful to wear the U.S. flag in any way. Google flag etiquette and it will tell you what you can and cant do with the flag.

November 02 2009 at 4:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Lotte

They are rules of flag etiquette, NOT laws. And the respectful wearing of the flag has been accepted for a very long time - if done respectfully as I stated. If it were NOT, then even wearing a lapel pin would be out of the question.

November 02 2009 at 5:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply