John Mellencamp is currently on the road in the United States with his &;quot;Live and In Person tour&;quot; and in the last few years he is trying to make people behave more at his shows. Last month he walked offstage after being heckled during his concert in Ohio but after the situation was solved‚ the musician returned to finish the set. As he told The Washington Post‚ he doesn't like to play arenas anymore and he wants to keep performing in small places. Most of his shows in the last 15 years in the Washington area‚ for example‚ had been in a venue with a capacity to receive only 3700 people. He told the newspaper that he doesn' want people screaming or drunk at his shows. He said he would like that people behaved like they would in a Broadway show. As can be seen on the videos of his current shows‚ he obviously doesn't mind that the audience sings along with the music‚ he just doesn't like when people are screaming and being annoying. John Mellencamp doesn't want people screaming or being drunk at his shows “I do expect etiquette inside of the theater‚ the same way you would at a Broadway show. My shows are not really concerts anymore. They’re performances‚ and there’s a difference between a performance and a concert.&;quot; &;quot;Look‚ I’m not for everyone anymore. I’m just not. And if you want to come and scream and yell and get drunk‚ don’t come to my show‚” John Mellencamp said. Although it may sound like Mellencamp is doing a totally different show nowadays and not playing his hits‚ that is not the case. His shows are still a mix of all the eras of his career‚ including most of his big hit songs. For example‚ the setlist played last April 15 in Chattanooga‚ TN‚ had songs like &;quot;Small Town&;quot;‚ &;quot;Jack &; Diane&;quot;‚ &;quot;Pink Houses&;quot; and &;quot;Hurts So Good&;quot;. John Cockers Paper in Fire Minutes to Memories Small Town Human Wheels Jackie Brown Troubled Land Check It Out The Eyes of Portland (solo acoustic with harmonica) Longest Days (acoustic trio with guitar and accordion) Jack &; Diane (acoustic quartet with guitar‚ accordion and violin) The Real Life (Joanne Woodward vocal track‚ accordion and violin) Rain on the Scarecrow Lonely Ol' Night What If I Came Knocking Crumblin' Down Pink Houses Cherry Bomb Hurts So Good https://www.youtube.com/watch&;#63;v=7SIwUE9IqooThe post John Mellencamp doesn’t want screaming or drunk fans at the shows appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

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There was never just one moment in my family when we “found out&;quot; that my dad was an addict.I think I always knew‚ but I never saw him actually drinking. Usually‚ he downed a fifth of vodka before he came home from work or hid tiny bottles in the garage and bathroom cabinets.My name is Ashley‚ and I am the child of an addict. As a kid‚ I cried when our family dinner reservation shrunk from four to three after a man with glassy eyes stumbled through the door. I didn't guzzle the vodka‚ but I felt the heartbreak of missed birthdays. I feel like I should weigh 500 pounds from all the “I'm sorry&;quot; chocolate donuts. I had to grow up quicker‚ but it made me into the person I am today.I spent many years shouting into journals about why this was happening to me. But this is the thing that no one will tell you about loving someone who has an addiction: it will force you to see the world through different eyes.Here are some things I've learned:1. When your family's yelling about burnt toast‚ they're probably also yelling about something else.My family yelled about everything — and nothing — to avoid the messy stuff. We all handled my dad's addiction differently. My brother devoured sports. My mom took bubble baths. I slammed doors and slammed boyfriends for not understanding my family's secrets.Regardless of the preferred coping mechanism‚ everyone feels pain differently.2. Your &;quot;knight in shining armor&;quot; can't fix this.Boyfriends became my great escape when I was young. But when I expected them to rescue me from the pain I grew up with‚ it never worked out. No matter how strapping they looked galloping in on those white horses‚ they couldn't save me or fix anything.In the end‚ I realized that I had to find healing on my own before I could build a strong relationship.3. “Don't tell anyone&;quot; is a normal phase.When my dad punched holes in the wall‚ my mom covered them up with artwork. I wanted to rip the artwork down to expose all the holes‚ especially as a bratty teenager. But eventually I realized that it wasn't my choice. My parents had bills to pay and jobs to keep. I've learned it's common to cover up for dysfunction in your family‚ especially when it feels like the world expects perfection.4. Friends probably won't get it‚ but you'll need them anyway.Bulldozed by broken promises‚ I remember collapsing on a friend's couch from the crippling pain of unmet expectations. I hyperventilated. Things felt uncontrollable and hopeless. My friend rubbed my back and just listened.These are the kinds of friends I will keep forever‚ the ones who crawled down into the dark places with me and didn't make me get back up until I was ready.5. You can't fix addiction‚ but you can help.When I was a teenager‚ I called a family meeting. I started by playing a Switchfoot song: “This is your life. Are you who you want to be&;#63;&;quot;Let's skip to the punchline: It didn't work.It wasn't just me. Nothing anyone did worked. My dad had to lose a lot — mostly himself — before he hit that place they call “rock bottom.&;quot; And‚ in all honesty‚ I hate that label because “rock bottom&;quot; isn't just a one-and-done kind of place.What can you do while you wait for someone to actually want to get help&;#63; Sometimes‚ you just wait. And you hope. And you pray. And you love. And you mostly just wait.6. Recovery is awkward.When a counselor gave me scripted lines to follow if my dad relapsed‚ I wanted to shred those “1-2-3 easy steps&;quot; into a million pieces.For me‚ there was nothing easy about my dad's recovery. My whole family had to learn steps to a new dance when my dad went into recovery. The healing dance felt like shuffling and awkwardly stepping on toes. It was uncomfortable; new words‚ like trust and respect‚ take time to sink in. And that awkwardness is also OK.7. I still can't talk about addiction in the past tense.Nothing about an addict's life happens linearly. I learned that early on. My dad cycled through 12-step programs again and again‚ to the point where I just wanted to hurl whenever anyone tried to talk about it. And then we finally reached a point where it felt like recovery stuck.But even now‚ I'll never say‚ “My dad used to deal with addiction.&;quot; My whole family continues to wrestle with the highs and lows of life with an addict every single day.8. Happy hours and wedding receptions aren't easy to attend.My family will also probably never clink glasses of red wine or stock the fridge full of beer. I'm convinced happy hours and wedding receptions will get easier‚ but they might not. People get offended when my dad orders a Diet Coke instead of their fine whisky.Plus‚ there's the paranoia factor. Surrounded by flowing liquor‚ I hate watching my dad crawl out of his skin‚ tempted to look “normal&;quot; and tackle small talk with people we barely know. I've learned that this fear will probably last for a while‚ and it's because I care.9. If you close your eyes‚ the world doesn't just “get prettier.&;quot;With constant fear of the unknown‚ sometimes our world is not a pretty place. I remember watching the breaking news on 9/11 and feeling the terror of the planes crashing into the Twin Towers as if I was there.My dad numbed the anxiety of these dark days with vodka‚ but this didn't paint a prettier world for him when he woke up the next day. I've dealt with the fear of the unknown with the help of boys‚ booze‚ and bad dancing on pool tables. Life hurts for everyone‚ and I think we all have to decide how we're going to handle the darkness.10. Rip off the sign on your back that reads: “KICK ME. MY LIFE SUCKS.&;quot;Sometimes I look in the mirror and I see only my broken journey. In some twisted way‚ I'm comforted by the dysfunction because it's kept me company for so long. It's easy to let the shadow of my family's past follow me around and choose to drown in the darkness.But every day‚ I'm learning to turn on the light. I have to write the next chapter in my recovery story‚ but I can't climb that mountain with all this crap weighing me down.11. It's OK to forgive‚ too.Some people have given me sucky advice about how I should write an anthem on daddy bashing‚ or how to hit the delete button on the things that shaped my story.Instead‚ my dad and I are both learning to celebrate the little things‚ like the day that he could change my flat tire. On that day‚ I didn't have to wonder if he was too drunk to come help me.I can't forget all the dark nights of my childhood.But I've learned that for my own well-being‚ I can't harbor bitterness until I explode.Instead‚ I can love my dad‚ day by day‚ and learn to trust in the New Dad — the one with clearer eyes and a full heart. The one who rescues me when I call.This article was written by Ashley Tieperman and originally appeared on 04.27.16

Meet Mason Brian Barclay‚ a teen and self-described &;quot;very homosexual male.&;quot; He recently wanted to attend a sleepover at his &;quot;new best friend&;quot; Houston's house‚ because teens are gonna teen. But he's a boy‚ and everyone knows boys aren't allowed to attend girls' sleepovers‚ because of cooties/patriarchal norms.So he behaved more maturely than most adults‚ and crafted a long text message to Houston's mom‚ Mrs. Shelton‚ in which he politely asked for permission to attend Houston's sleepover.&;quot;I think the common meaning behind only allowing the same sex to share sleepovers is due to the typical interest in the opposite sex‚ when‚ in this case‚ I do not like the opposite sex‚&;quot; he explained in the text. \u201cShe hates this picture but idc. I'm in love with your soul. You pretty cute too.\u201d — May (Taylor\u2019s Version) (@May (Taylor\u2019s Version)) 1500425804 Mrs. Shelton's response was so good that Mason tweeted it out and it went viral: I TEXTED HOUSTONS MOM TO ASK IF I CAN STAY THE NIGHT FRIDAY HAHAHAHAHApic.twitter.com/Ovr74V869W — May (Taylor\u2019s Version) (@May (Taylor\u2019s Version)) 1505775519 &;quot;Hmm. Well my husband is hot. Should I worry&;#63;&;quot; she responded.via GIPHYEvidently Mason found Mrs. Shelton's text hilarious. So does Twitter.That took guts‚ and this mom acknowledged it *fabulously*&;#33; I wish you a fun night with your friends&;#33; Stay away from Houston's dad‚ now. 🤣💖— Julie Martineau (@JulieBonjour) September 22‚ 2017 And others are just wondering if the sleepover is on‚ or not&;#63;&;#63; Wait. Did we ever learn the answer&;#63;&;#63;&;#63; Lol — Zachary Zane (@Zachary Zane) 1505927113 Others need to know if Houston's dad lives up to the hype:Wait‚ so how hot is her dad&;#63;— Milton Knowles (@TheGreatMiltini) September 21‚ 2017 This article originally appeared on 11.26.18