6bummin6it6
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Who else out there loves to mosh? Why do you love it? What are your favorite kinds of pits? Least favorite? Any interesting/funny pit stories?
moshing may very well be my absolute favorite thing in the world to do. between shows i just kinda walk around and pick up shit that pisses me off or whatever other emotion, and its impossible to get rid of, there is no outlet or form of expression that gets all the energy and suppressed feelings out better than moshing. and i love the community in the pit. people are looking out for you, people you've never talked to before, never seen before, never gonna see again, but they've totally got your back. they'll pick you up, talk to the guy who is just being a dick, lock arms and spin in circles with you.
i head butted this guy in a pit once and it knocked the drunk out of me.
ya know how some pits just kinda feel like a washing machine full of beer, sweat, and piss? they're so tight and there isn't any room to push people or anything, you're kinda just trying to keep yourself on the top of the pile so you don't get trampled and die. they tend to happen at folk punk shows, especially at small venues with way too many people.
circle pits make me laugh, i just don't get it. still fun every once in a while though
fuck these "hardcore" tough guy pits. just a bunch of kids in vans or nikes windmilling and flailing around like jackasses. they don't even touch each other, it looks more like a really poorly directed ballet than a mosh pit. the only physical contact is that one drunk guy who is bigger than anyone else and he just punches people all night long. if my band were ever playing a show and somebody was being a dick like that they would get a bass smashed over their head. nothing ruins a pit like a tough guy and nothing ruins a show like an unenjoyable pit.
the best kinds of pits in my opinion, are the ones where you have some room to run around, and you can pick somebody out, then push them to the other side of the room. of course they'll come back and just push you harder but thats the fun of it. if you wanna dance you can dance and not accidentally whack somebody in the nose, and if you do its their fault because there was more than enough room to avoid your skankin' ass.
so here is this terrible "poem" i wrote about moshing. its a beautiful thing, its therapeutic. i love it.
Bodies slam against one another
Fists fly
Elbows swing
Feet kick
Heads collide
This is love
These are my brothers and sisters
They want to crack my ribs
I want to push them to the ground
Only to pick them up
And send them hurling to the other side of the room
Weathered boots
Tattered shoes
Slipping and sliding
On a beer drenched floor
Lose all sense of direction
Which way to the stage
The source
The energy
The violence
The sound
The pit
moshing may very well be my absolute favorite thing in the world to do. between shows i just kinda walk around and pick up shit that pisses me off or whatever other emotion, and its impossible to get rid of, there is no outlet or form of expression that gets all the energy and suppressed feelings out better than moshing. and i love the community in the pit. people are looking out for you, people you've never talked to before, never seen before, never gonna see again, but they've totally got your back. they'll pick you up, talk to the guy who is just being a dick, lock arms and spin in circles with you.
i head butted this guy in a pit once and it knocked the drunk out of me.
ya know how some pits just kinda feel like a washing machine full of beer, sweat, and piss? they're so tight and there isn't any room to push people or anything, you're kinda just trying to keep yourself on the top of the pile so you don't get trampled and die. they tend to happen at folk punk shows, especially at small venues with way too many people.
circle pits make me laugh, i just don't get it. still fun every once in a while though
fuck these "hardcore" tough guy pits. just a bunch of kids in vans or nikes windmilling and flailing around like jackasses. they don't even touch each other, it looks more like a really poorly directed ballet than a mosh pit. the only physical contact is that one drunk guy who is bigger than anyone else and he just punches people all night long. if my band were ever playing a show and somebody was being a dick like that they would get a bass smashed over their head. nothing ruins a pit like a tough guy and nothing ruins a show like an unenjoyable pit.
the best kinds of pits in my opinion, are the ones where you have some room to run around, and you can pick somebody out, then push them to the other side of the room. of course they'll come back and just push you harder but thats the fun of it. if you wanna dance you can dance and not accidentally whack somebody in the nose, and if you do its their fault because there was more than enough room to avoid your skankin' ass.
so here is this terrible "poem" i wrote about moshing. its a beautiful thing, its therapeutic. i love it.
Bodies slam against one another
Fists fly
Elbows swing
Feet kick
Heads collide
This is love
These are my brothers and sisters
They want to crack my ribs
I want to push them to the ground
Only to pick them up
And send them hurling to the other side of the room
Weathered boots
Tattered shoes
Slipping and sliding
On a beer drenched floor
Lose all sense of direction
Which way to the stage
The source
The energy
The violence
The sound
The pit