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<blockquote data-quote="South Farms" data-source="post: 1372562" data-attributes="member: 590046"><p>I was a student usher at AH for three years. We were paid to work any and every event there , including basketball games. I do recall there being some older , retired townie men who I think worked the games for free, in exchange for floor duty or other "security" detail down on the floor or in the tunnels. </p><p></p><p>We students only worked the two concourses the A/B level and the B/C level. Once you were there a year or so, the grad students in charge would give prime duty to many of us guys who were fans. In all my years there, I never recall any incident at a ball game. I watched many games from the tunnel behind Neale Stoners box. Big Vance Redfern, Neale's asst, would hang out there by me most games. </p><p></p><p>The hardest event I ever had to work was the Grateful Dead (in about 1980 or 1981) as a bunch of the attendees were traveling deadheads. They didn't want to respect seat numbers and wanted access to the main floor at all costs, other than money. It was like herding cats. </p><p></p><p>The Ozzy Osbourne show around that same time was also a trip. I'm working the edge of the stage, I wanted to , cuz I was a huge Black Sabbath fan in the 1970's. Ozzy comes out for the first song, sings about 10 words and falls flat on his face. He totally fainted or passed out. All the while the two guitarists (Randy Rhodes, RIP, died in a small plane crash 2 months later) and the bassist just kept on shredding the axe. Ozzy is out cold. A few roadies run out, act terrified and motion backstage for help. Within 10-15 minutes he's taken out on a gurney and the lights come on. Show is over. Talk about a bunch of angry fans, many who drove hours to get there. They were ready to take it out on us, just to vent. Not a fun night .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="South Farms, post: 1372562, member: 590046"] I was a student usher at AH for three years. We were paid to work any and every event there , including basketball games. I do recall there being some older , retired townie men who I think worked the games for free, in exchange for floor duty or other "security" detail down on the floor or in the tunnels. We students only worked the two concourses the A/B level and the B/C level. Once you were there a year or so, the grad students in charge would give prime duty to many of us guys who were fans. In all my years there, I never recall any incident at a ball game. I watched many games from the tunnel behind Neale Stoners box. Big Vance Redfern, Neale's asst, would hang out there by me most games. The hardest event I ever had to work was the Grateful Dead (in about 1980 or 1981) as a bunch of the attendees were traveling deadheads. They didn't want to respect seat numbers and wanted access to the main floor at all costs, other than money. It was like herding cats. The Ozzy Osbourne show around that same time was also a trip. I'm working the edge of the stage, I wanted to , cuz I was a huge Black Sabbath fan in the 1970's. Ozzy comes out for the first song, sings about 10 words and falls flat on his face. He totally fainted or passed out. All the while the two guitarists (Randy Rhodes, RIP, died in a small plane crash 2 months later) and the bassist just kept on shredding the axe. Ozzy is out cold. A few roadies run out, act terrified and motion backstage for help. Within 10-15 minutes he's taken out on a gurney and the lights come on. Show is over. Talk about a bunch of angry fans, many who drove hours to get there. They were ready to take it out on us, just to vent. Not a fun night . [/QUOTE]
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