Post by Barnaby Cuthbert on Mar 9, 2015 13:00:46 GMT -8
Police Called to Impromptu Punk Rock Show
MARCH 8, 2015 / THE OUTSIDER / COMMENTS OFF
The news spread like wild fire online today that the first all-female Black Orchids show in over a year outside of Portland, was at Seattle’s Harbor Island Annex, (A made up location within a 'pit' of boxcars and shipping containers) also billed as the world’s first flash mob punk show. That soon turned into a riot.
Patrons of the Northwest's "Flash Club" got into a brawl over waiting in line for to enter the makeshift arena, despite the "club’s" attempt to be prepared by having as many as 24 bouncers available Sunday night.
The melee started when a patron, later identified as Batticus Tanford, 22, was in line for the show, and noticed the patron ahead of him had gone over the 30-minute limit instituted by the boxcar arena to ensure they could accommodate all the punk rockers who showed up.
Tanford allegedly struck the customer with a small pick-axe with an old growth Douglas Fir handle, and everything went downhill from there.
“We don’t normally have much trouble,” said Black Orchids manager Sackcloth Sally. “I mean, the biggest incident we’ve had since we opened the show was a punk who had a little too much to drink, and demanded a refund on his experience when he realized Wicked Wendy (the Black Orchid's bass player) wasn’t wearing a fair-trade garter. But this, this is just crazy!”
(source: That NW Life)
Few people who shared the story on social media read the article before sharing, as happens as much as 80% of the time in some studies. People often share stories on social media strictly based on the headlines and the images.
“People see headlines and photos and they imagine the rest of the story or try to extrapolate from their own opinions. Then they share it and move on, without ever clicking the link or reading the actual article. This is how hoaxes and click-bait are spread so quickly. ” Pat Crooks of Crook SEO said in a short phone interview. “In most cases it is all in good fun, but sometime it can lead to spreading propoganda or false claims, even ones that can hurt people. In this case, I think it’s just clean fun… well, maybe not clean family-friendly fun. But it is intended as punk-parody.”
In this case, no one was actually arrested. Our calls to Sackcloth Sally were not immediately answered, so we may have to investigate further. We’ll let you know if we uncover any further news.
MARCH 8, 2015 / THE OUTSIDER / COMMENTS OFF
The news spread like wild fire online today that the first all-female Black Orchids show in over a year outside of Portland, was at Seattle’s Harbor Island Annex, (A made up location within a 'pit' of boxcars and shipping containers) also billed as the world’s first flash mob punk show. That soon turned into a riot.
Patrons of the Northwest's "Flash Club" got into a brawl over waiting in line for to enter the makeshift arena, despite the "club’s" attempt to be prepared by having as many as 24 bouncers available Sunday night.
The melee started when a patron, later identified as Batticus Tanford, 22, was in line for the show, and noticed the patron ahead of him had gone over the 30-minute limit instituted by the boxcar arena to ensure they could accommodate all the punk rockers who showed up.
Tanford allegedly struck the customer with a small pick-axe with an old growth Douglas Fir handle, and everything went downhill from there.
“We don’t normally have much trouble,” said Black Orchids manager Sackcloth Sally. “I mean, the biggest incident we’ve had since we opened the show was a punk who had a little too much to drink, and demanded a refund on his experience when he realized Wicked Wendy (the Black Orchid's bass player) wasn’t wearing a fair-trade garter. But this, this is just crazy!”
(source: That NW Life)
Few people who shared the story on social media read the article before sharing, as happens as much as 80% of the time in some studies. People often share stories on social media strictly based on the headlines and the images.
“People see headlines and photos and they imagine the rest of the story or try to extrapolate from their own opinions. Then they share it and move on, without ever clicking the link or reading the actual article. This is how hoaxes and click-bait are spread so quickly. ” Pat Crooks of Crook SEO said in a short phone interview. “In most cases it is all in good fun, but sometime it can lead to spreading propoganda or false claims, even ones that can hurt people. In this case, I think it’s just clean fun… well, maybe not clean family-friendly fun. But it is intended as punk-parody.”
In this case, no one was actually arrested. Our calls to Sackcloth Sally were not immediately answered, so we may have to investigate further. We’ll let you know if we uncover any further news.