Picture The Scene (Monkey From The Adicts)

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So as we got there the merch tables were barley getting set up and i saw that there were different vendors there, not just merch people for the bands playing. This was a big punk festival in a very very small venue because the original venue where the festival was supposed to be held ended up closing down two days before the festival.
There were food trucks and a few more vendors outside where the outdoor stage was.
Anyways at one of these tables i saw a vendor with crates of vinyls so i decided to go to the ATM to take out more money.
Well the ATM is right next to the men's bathroom entrance for whatever reason.
So as im walking away from the machine after i got my money, i turn and i bump into someone with my shoulder. It was a pretty hard bump, enough to push me back a little and the guy immediately apologizes because im sure he realized how hard we had bumped into each other.
He says "oh! My apologies excuse me." And then continues walking. I didn't think anything of it i didnt get upset because he apologized so i just went along with what i was doing and continued to walk back to where John and Sid were.
I get back to them and they're just looking at me in complete awe standing there with their mouths open "😮".
They're just staring at me and I go "what?! Whats wrong?!"
And John says "Do you know who you just ran into?"

I chuckled at him and said "A british guy?"

Sid's trying not to yell "Do you not realize who you just fucking brushed shoulders with?" So i asked them who it was and John just fucking yells im suprised nobody looked because it echoed through out the bar
"YOU JUST BUMPED INTO MONKEY YOU FOOL!!"
And i said "Oh, why didn't you guys go up to him then?"
And they gave each other that "oh shit why didn't we?" Look.

"Star struck." Was John's simple response.

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A little while after that as we were sitting outside smoking some cigs we noticed that people were lining up waiting to get into the venue area.
This was about 11 in the A.M.? Did i mention this was a festival? Anyway the line up
A few local bands start off playing indoors while the bigger bands played on the outdoor stage.
The adicts
Fear
The exploited
The casualties
Screeching weasel
The virus
The vandals
Lower class brats
Heck, even michale graves was playing.
The list went on, it was a pretty killer show.
But anyways back to where i left off, they started to let people in the venue and on to the property and people began getting into their spots outside and sitting down for smokes or just to conversate with the group of friends they came with.

John and Sid saw people they knew and went to say hi for a little bit, meanwhile i was by myself which i didn't mind. They're the social kind of people where they know everyone and everyone knows them and they're the only people I'm friends with that are "into the punk scene" also they're the only people that'll go to shows with me in general.

It started getting a little too crowded where i was sitting since the outside area of the venue is about the size of a small house.
So i decided I'd venture to the back of the venue where the buses were, i wasn't gonna bug any of the bands i was gonna sit on the side of the building for a bit and finish my cigarette.
While i was sitting out there someone came up to me and asked me if i had a lighter because theirs just ran out.
I handed them my lighter and i looked up and it was that guy monkey and i said "oh hey i just ran into you earlier, literally." And he said "oh yeah i apologize for that again" he was talking as he had the cigarette between his lips and lighting it.

He started to make conversation "Im gonna assume you work here since you were here earlier before the doors were even open."
"Oh yeah, im off today but a few friends and i decided to come early and just help out anyway."
"Oh where are your friends now?"
"Oh they're walkin' around here somewhere, i came back here because it was getting crowded in the front area so."
"Ah i see, well tell me who are you here to see?"
"Hm, I'd say everyone pretty much but i-"
John came through the door "Oh hey there you are! We were looking for you i was like 'okay i know she didn't leave'" he quieted down when he realized monkey was standing next to me.

"Hey Monkey" he extended his hand "it is an honor to be standing in front of you right now I'm star struck" John continued to ramble while Monkey just nodded in amusement. John ended up having Monkey sign his jacket then made his way back to the door.
Before leaving John told me in my ear "well we're gonna be inside, let me know if you make friends with him." Then he went back inside.