Reply #219: I have not only never owned a pair of Birkenstocks... [View All]

[Buddyblazon]

I poke fun at my girlfriend when she does.

I think growing up here in CO and working concert production for so many years, I've come to relate the hippie shows with Birks.

And amazingly enough, the people that trash Red Rocks and other venues the most are the hippies. Now granted, hippie's ain't what they used to be. The young kids today that think they're hippies are horrible to each other. They have this sort of kangaroo court thing going on. If one of them is accused of stealing or anything like that from any of the other self proclaimed hippies, they have their own brand of justice. We've had to arrest several of them on several occasions for stomping a kid. Ya know...like fifteen on one...out in the parking lots.

It's lovely.

Oh...and then there's the days FOLLOWING a "hippy" show. Generally takes an additional 24 hours to clean up after one. They leave more trash on the ground then any other following. We don't get it with metal shows...punk shows...no other crowd is harsher on the environment. You should see what they do to Red Rocks...it should be considered a crime against nature.

Then there's the dogs. The all have dogs. And maybe 25% have a leash. These kids let them run wild. So the day after they is no less than 300 dogs to round up. They can't feed themselves. So they take on a dog? Then the pound has to come out and round 'em all up after the kids just abandon them. So what would be your guess on how many of those dogs end up being destroyed? Another irresponsible crime against nature.

And don't let it rain while they're loitering around for days in the parking lot. It smells like a wet dog. It literally makes you wretch. We like to stop by Costco and pick up a huge family size pack of soap. Then we drive the climb vans by and hand out soap. "It's raining. You smell. Here's soap. See what happens."

And they all wear Birks.

I know there are a lot of good people that wear Birks. And I know a lot of original hippies. And they aren't this. But after years of dealing with Neo-Hippies, to get me to wear a pair of Birks, you'd have to put 'em on my cold dead feet.


Have a good day everybody. ;)