getting into 21+ shows

Here in the UK: You'll be lucky to have someone on the door unless its a show where the band may be in some sort of danger (joan of arc or aphex or someone). This person will be super cool anyway, he's on the door for fucks sake, he's pretty much in the band! Luckily for us young-uns, he'll be far more interested in what you are wearing than if you're over 18 or 21 or whatever.

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I saw Roky Erickson at a club tonight. The show was listed as "21 +". As I approached the door, this group of 4 young bohos/hippies (2 boy-girl couples) came up to me. The cuter of the two girls asked me about the ticket in my hand and how did I get it. I told her that they could go around the corner and get them at this record store if they weren't already sold out. She thanked me and the group dashed off towards the shop.

I go into the club and am hanging by the door when I see that these kids have returned and are in discussion w/the doorman. One of the boys has let slip they are all 18 and also that one of them doesn't even have an id to prove that much. The doorman refuses them entry and I don't see them again.*

I got to thinking about how much easier it was when I was that age. I'd get my hands marked or a wristband and away I went. But now there's so much regulations against things like that. It kinda sucks to be a young music fan today.

*I should note that I don't know if they were able to get tickets from the record store. If they had though, I imagine there would have been a bigger stink about being denied an already paid admission.