"My wife and I paid $130 to see the Dave Matthews Band at John Paul Jones Arena on Nov. 20. We had to leave ten minutes into the show because of the unbearable haze of marijuana smoke. I would like my money back."
So reads a letter that local man Sean McCord addressed to the John Paul Jones Arena that’s been posted at his blog, citizenmccord.com. "…Moments after Dave Matthews came on stage…we were immediately enveloped in a heavy and inescapable fog of marijuana smoke. I have asthma and, although it is normally manageable, I could not tolerate the sheer density of this smoke."
McCord writes that he’s been to enough concerts to know that going to see the Dave Matthews Band isn’t exactly like going to see the Wiggles. Of course there would be partying. But he also brings up the point that, upon entering the arena, he and his wife had to surrender various items including a packet of tissues (she had a cold) and a small bottle of water. And yet it was no problemo for the potheads.
And so he brings up the question of what, exactly, these security guards were looking for: Is it drug paraphernalia, or anything that you can buy once inside the arena for an insane price? "This was security theater only, and it created an unhealthy and inhospitable environment which drove out law-abiding citizens." Ouch.
Read McCord’s full post here. Read our review of Friday’s show here.
Does JPJ owe this guy anything?
