COTE DE TEXAS: HOUSTON, WE GOT A PROBLEM

HOUSTON, WE GOT A PROBLEM



Around forty years ago, still in my 20s, I went to a concert at the Sam Houston Coliseum (remember that old place?)  It was standing only, there were no seats.  The only barricade was the stage.   I wasn’t at a wild rap concert  - rappers and even their parents had not yet been born.  I was at a Rolling Stones show and while they were probably already in their 40s - the crowd was still very excited to see them.  It was THE Stones, after all.  I was very close to the stage and when Mick came out, the crowd surged, surged so hard that I felt claustrophobic and found it hard to breathe.  In a panic, I truly thought I might die.   I’ve never forgotten that crushing feeling and over the years whenever I read about similar stampedes, I know exactly how it happened and how it feels.


The Stones in Houston 1978.  That’s probably the back of my head at the stage, right.


  We were lucky that night in 1978, no one died in the crush.  A year later, at a Who concert in 1979, eleven people did die.  The AstroWorld concert is no different.   What a terrible tragedy repeating itself.   It seems so preventable now, looking back, hindsight and all that.  When will we ever learn from history – crowd surges are preventable???

Today,  everyone knows how the show should have been handled, now that it’s over:  from the police chief to the fire chief to concert goers, even to an interior design blogger.  We all know what went wrong and how to avoid it in the future.  

Can we just finally ban standing only concerts?

In the press and in personal conversations all around America, the hatred for Travis Scott is no different than if he had pulled out an AK47 and shot the victims from the stage. Travis Scott is a monster, the devil incarnate walking amongst us.

But is he?

This wasn’t just another music concert coming to town.  This wasn’t just another rapper stopping in Houston for the night.  This was his town as much as New York was Frank Sinatra’s and San Francisco was Tony Bennett’s and the Jersey Shore was Bruce Springsteen’s.

Travis’ is a Houston boy, born and bred.   His love for Houston is a common thread that runs through his music and his life.  His album was named AstroWorld, as was his series of concerts he performed on the old AstroWorld property twice before last week.  Time spent at that old amusement park provokes happy memories for Travis and truly for most Houstonians.  Those of us from Houston understand that sentiment.  It was a different time then.  We were still innocent.


The Hofheinz family and the mayor showing off the plans for AstroWorld, the new amusement park to be built right next to our Eighth Wonder of the World – The Astrodome, which today is probably considered the a tear down of stadiums.


Even the graphics were groovy!


For decades, we all loved the rides and the roller coasters and the corny singing and dancing variety shows at AstroWorld.  Who didn’t covet a season pass?   I wanted to work there in the summers, but of course my parents wouldn’t let me.   Little Ben Webb was luckier than me.   He was hired to drive the tram (remember trams?) full of people across the freeway from the Astrodome parking lot to AstroWorld.  In the summer.  In 100 degree heat.  Poor Ben!

AstroWorld closed for good in 2005, when Travis Scott was a young 14 year old.   He had spent his earliest years in the most dangerous of neighborhoods, living with his grandmother, but later, he moved to a nice suburb with his parents.  AstroWorld was where he went to have fun.   He graduated high school and went to UTSA for two years before leaving to pursue his music career which took off like a rocket ship.  Extremely talented and very popular with the younger crowd, his future was limitless. 

For us older women, we mostly knew him through his Kardashian connection. 


He is Kylie Jenner’s baby daddy.   Besides Stormi, the two have another baby on the way, due soon.


The week before the tragic concert, Travis took the press on a tour of Houston – showcasing the charities he has been working on these past few years. One stop was at a Sunnyside neighborhood elementary school where he had created a garden, just like the one his grandmother had in the same neighborhood where he grew up.  He brought her along to see the garden up close.

Travis’ garden will be used by the school as a teaching tool to promote healthy eating as opposed to eating only fast food.


Travis and his grandmother at the Cactus Jack Garden Center.


  Another stop in Sunnyside was the new basketball court he had built and donated to the community:  


Travis’ new court is a vast improvement over the old one.


And also, there is the art center, partnered with the prestigious Parsons School of Design – this is located on Navigation, in the east side of Houston.


  The center will connect high school students with colleges in order to create partnerships in graphic and fashion design. 


Travis’ Cactus Jack charity reached out to the food, athletic, and the art worlds – all greatly needed in the very poorest neighborhoods of Houston. But after the tragic concert, even these recipients of his giving are questioning him. It’s hard to reconcile this charitable man with the portrayal of the crazed rapper.

BUT….it makes me wonder.


Was Roger Daltrey blamed for the deaths of the eleven at that tragic Who concert?  And, don’t forget, wasn’t the Who’s Peter Townsend notorious for riling up the crowd as he smashed his guitar to smithereens at the end of each concert while Daltrey manically swung his mike around the stage and out into the crowd.  No, the Who weren’t blamed for those 11 deaths and their careers never suffered either.   I’ll bet you even forgot about that event – or maybe didn’t even know about it?

Attorneys now suing Scott say he is at fault.  He encouraged crowd surging by placing a large clock that counted down to his appearance.  The crowd started closing in when the clock was close to his debut.   It’s not the first time Scott has been sued.  He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges related to two separate incidents where he encouraged fans to rush the stage – in 2015 and in 2017. Once someone was injured when he fell of the balcony at a Scott concert.

 So now what?

Let’s just for once ban concerts without seating…OR at least provide sectioned off areas to prevent crowd surges.

Wouldn’t this stop a stampede, finally?

My heart goes out to the nine victims and to all those in the hospital.   It could not be any more tragic for their families. 

There has to be a better way to go to concerts where this tragedy is prevented.  Rap has nothing to do with it.  It’s the promotion of the event where the performer is at the height of his popularity.   The crowd surges, they want to be closer to the performer.   Would there ever be a deadly crowd surge at a Miley Cyrus concert – probably not.

Is Travis Scott’s career over?  I guess so.  Listening to the ambulance chasers like Tony Buzbee, you would think this tragic event was premeditated murder.  I am sure everyone involved with the event has insurance for the victims.  Hopefully it will be enough to provide for the families of the deceased and injured.  Travis has offered to pay for all the funerals along with mental health treatment for survivors.

Maybe Travis will take up crown surge as a cause?  That would be admirable outcome.

His and Kylie’s fans don’t seem very forgiving right now.  Judging by the comments on social media, this could be the end of both their careers although Kylie did nothing to cause this, people are tired of her constant show of immense wealth without much social conscious behind it.

Can you balance charitable giving with untold wealth?  Yes you can.  Some are better at it than others.

Kylie Jenner posted this photo on instagram just a few weeks ago showing off her huge engagement ring Travis gave her along with a second ring he gave to their daughter Stormi.


Instagram went crazy over the rings.  Most people were disgusted.  I mean – come on.   It’s always been about a show of wealth with Kylie.  Her instagram is just one $50,000 purse after another.  Half a million dollar cars.  On and On.  Is her constant show of excessive wealth a joke on us?  It has to be, right?  She’s barely out of her teens and made over a billion $$ selling lipstick.  Kudos to her and Stormi and Travis for finally getting married and making it official.   But isn’t it enough with all the photos of her jewelry and purses and houses and cars?  When I saw this photo, I just rolled my eyes and thought – why am I even looking at this?!?!

Do we justify outrageous shows of wealth with charitable giving?

You would think after this week’s disaster Kylie would remove this photo.  But no.   Even though almost all the comments, were negative the photo remains as do all the others.

If the conspicuous spending is a joke on us, we got it.  We just aren’t laughing anymore.  And no one is jealous.

Maybe now Kylie will give back like Travis does.

If his career is over, is hers too?  I wonder. 

It’s going to take a long time for people to not associate the excess wealth with the disregard of common sense.

Whew.

I actually started to write this story because the Daily Mail posted a photo of Travis’s Houston house.  What a shocker!  I didn’t realize he still had a house here.  But it makes sense.    It is a modern house located on the absolute most beautiful street in Houston – our bid to a Paris boulevard.

When out of towners come to Houston, they are driven down this tree line boulevard with its soaring triple fountains.  The irony is not lost that the boy from the hood is now living on the prettiest street there is.  Doesn’t he deserve it?  He’s worked hard.  He is talented.  He’s given back to Houston. 

Is it all gone now because there were no chairs at the AstroWorld concert? 



Here’s the exterior.   I just don’t have it in me to post his luxe house photos, especially since he wants it all kept quiet.   I know NONE of my readers will break in and ask for an autograph.  But Daily Mail let the cat out of the bag.


This is one view that interested me.   From the see through living room you can actually see the lighted fountains that look like they are his personal property alone.  Amazing.  What a piece of property.  Except – you can just barely see an iron fence out front.  Now, instead, there is a stone fence that completely encloses the estate.  For security I suppose.  But this view of the fountain is now gone – not just for him but for his neighbors too.  Pity.

I’m  especially floored this is his house,  since his neighbor on the left is a cousin of mine and his neighbor on the right is someone I have admired for a long time – a design mentor.  Who would have thunk it?

If you are from Houston and want to see the realtor photos from the sale, here they are:   HERE

If Travis wants to sue me, I’ll get in line after the Daily Mail.


Let me know your thoughts.   I really thought I was just going to show his house and that’s all, but I just needed to say my peace.

Before I wrote this I was so anti-Travis after the concert.  But writing this story made me think about him in a different way.  Less emotional and less judgmental.

Travis isn’t the devil.  He probably will settle all the law suits and then some.  Before this happened, he was a much admired citizen of Houston – thanks to all his charities.

Let’s hope he works to change outdoor concerts and learns there is so much more to life than instagram photos that cause nothing but envy and derision.  He’s already a charitable man, maybe he and his soon to be wife can together help better the world.


God speed to all those who lost their lives and prayers to those clinging to life tonight.

Here are their faces, their names.  What’s striking is how many were big, healthy men who were hopeless against the crowd surges.



Rololfo Pena, a college student;  Jacob Jurinek, a 20 year old college student; Franco Patino, a senior at college; Brianna Rodriguez, a pretty 16 year old high school junior and dancer. 

Danish Biag, died while heroically saving his girlfriend’s life; Axel Acosta Avila, had gone alone to the concert;  Jacob Hilbert – just 14 the youngest to die, and Madison Dubiski, such a beauty.


Bharti Shahani, 22, a student at Texas A&M, she died later in the hospital.

The nine victims.  May they rest in peace.

58 comments :

  1. Thank you for this very thoughtful essay. Surely concerts without seats will end. Surely.

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  2. Such a preventable tragedy, as you suggest. Thank you for pointing out all the good that Travis Scott has done for Houston. It is admirable. I would like to bring to you and your readers' attention that Kylie Jenner has also been giving to others without fanfare ("Maybe now Kylie will give back like Travis".). I live in Nashville and this was reported locally. She partnered with Vanderbilt's Monroe Carrell Children's Hospital and donated $500,000 to a Teen Cancer Center. I am attaching just a small part of the reporting on her philanthropy:

    Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Teen Cancer America announced March 31 the completion of a new state-of-the-art lounge to serve the unique needs of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients.

    Kylie Jenner made a $500,000 gift with additional funds from Teen Cancer America to build the new lounge space, located on the sixth floor of Children’s Hospital. The gift was made in honor of Harry Hudson, singer-songwriter and cancer survivor who was successfully treated for stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma after being diagnosed in 2013 at age 20. Jenner, CEO/Founder of Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin, has been a longtime friend to Hudson.

    Singer-songwriter and cancer survivor, Harry Hudson, meets virtually with past and current AYA cancer patients to tour the new teen cancer lounge at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The new space was made possible through generous support from Teen Cancer America and Kylie Jenner, a longtime friend to Hudson.
    Singer-songwriter and cancer survivor, Harry Hudson, meets virtually with past and current AYA cancer patients to tour the new teen cancer lounge at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The new space was made possible through generous support from Teen Cancer America and Kylie Jenner, a longtime friend to Hudson.
    In September 2017, Jenner announced that she would celebrate her birthday by raising funds for Teen Cancer America with Hudson. Through the sales of her Kylie Cosmetics Birthday Collection, she raised funds to help improve the lives of teens and young adults with cancer. Jenner credits Hudson for acquainting her with Teen Cancer America and inspiring her to make a difference.

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    1. Thank you for telling me that. I'm just so over the constant displays of immense wealth. Showing closet full of Hermes purses and fancy shoes. What's the point of that. But thanks for this information for sure.

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    2. When reading your distaste of all the extravagance that these social media stars display on Instagram I could only think of your very own tasteless display of your Christmas/Hanukkah gifts in 2008 when the economy had crashed and people were losing their homes and jobs. The word that comes to mind is... karma.

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    3. every year you come on here and talk about my Xmas post. what you never seem to understand is I never celebrated Christmas until I was married and it thrilled me aand stil does. I loved to give gifts to my family and vice versa. I don't remember a crash in 2008 and doubt Ben would have allowed me to spend a lot if so. Still, what is wrong with buying your family and neices and nephews gifts. Nothing made me happier. Not sure what the karma is? That my husband got sick and lost his business and I couldn't afford to be as generous as before? Karma?

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    4. I've never commented here before, so you have me confused with someone else. I am simply a long time follower. That you do not remember the economic crash of 2008 shows how very much you are out of touch with reality. Google it if you must. Do you not remember the backlash you received on that post? If not, go back and read the many comments. You must live in a bubble. Karma, yes.

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    5. I am always disgusted with the "anonymous" critics. Have guts and put you name to these thoughtless and stupid comments. Hiding behind the veil of anonymity is cowardly.
      Thanks Joni, for putting the spotlight on the vulgarity that comes so often immense wealth.

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    6. I"m 66 and maybe my memory for dates is bad? I just don't remember that particular crash. Being in the oil business we had lots of depressions where we weren't sure Ben would get another job or not. I do remember all the comments but most were because of the guns my nephew got. Almost 15 year later he is a very serious hunter and fisherman with an ambition to become a game warden. Anyway, I do get comments here and there about that Christmas post. Mostly it was just us having a great time. It was my first big experience with negativity and trolls. LOL. I'm going to go read it now.

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    7. I just looked it up https://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2008/12/merry-merry-happy-happy.html. I was thinking about another post. Not sure what was so horrible about this. While it looks like a huge amount of gifts for us - it is actually for five families, The Webbs, Kirk Webb, The Morans, The Wills, The Sr. Webbs, plus lots of neighborhood friends who dropped off gifts. As I mentioned in a comment, most gifts are not expensive, but small inexpensive ones. but I don't know why I'm explaning that. Go ahead and read about my hanuakkah that year.

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    8. Her display of conspicuous consumption is actually just a larger scale version of what YOU do. Clicks = Cash.

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    9. Exactly, Anon, exactly.

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  3. tragic event I cannot help but think had he stopped performing when the crowd surged things might have turned out somewhat different.. any event with that many people in an uncontrolled setting is problematic ... stopping standing room concerts is a very good idea

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  4. Sorry just can't get on board with thinking he and Kylie are " good" people. Their flagrant boasting of their life style is just disgusting. I will be so happy when all the Kardashians and anyone associated with them go away. Their lack of values has contributed to the deterioration of our society.

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    1. Well, the K's will not be going away until everyone stops paying attention to them. postsby bloggers about them add to their popularity/notoriety-andhere we are then.

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  5. Here goes. He’s been a problem all along at his concerts it seems. Is it reasonable to think he had an earpiece which would have alerted him to safety issues, even for indicating violence towards him. Did anyone indicate hey this is happening. Stop rapping. My problem is this. Yes he has done many charitable things with his hometown and for that he should be applauded. I don’t think he wants people to die but he does encourage getting crazy. The entire set was a portal to hell. If you look at all of the stage effects and set up its as if he is inviting evil in. He’s certainly only one of many but the music industry has turned very dark. I feel sorry for the people who think that’a entertainment and want to spend time celebrating evil. It’s the last thing we need. The question will be did he know. Hopefully the truth will come out. As for the Kardashains. Genius beyond marketing by Chris Jenner of her daughters. I find it disgusting as I am the mother of three daughters. The plastic surgery is gross. It screams you aren’t beautiful until you exaggerate body proportions. Why is this celebrated.

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    1. There is a woman on you tube who studies plastic surgery in stars year by year. She did it for Kylie and the amount of surgery this young girl in her 20s has had is astounding. even surgery that makes her eyes more open on the bottom, weird surgeries. she looks gorgeous but the amount of surgery that made her that way is unbelievable.

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  6. Thank you for your thoughtful piece making me look at this tragedy from another angle. I'm not so certain any concert is safe these days; seated or standing. My husband and I attended a Bob Dylan concert this weekend and although it was assigned seating, with the alcohol flowing and those that always ignore the rules, I didn't feel safe. Not sure what the answer is.

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  7. Sorry--not interested in any of this!!! The world has always had greed and fame and selfishness but it is totally out of hand now. I believe people will (eventually) answer to a higher power so I'll let that be ultimate response.

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  8. "I am sure everyone involved with the event has insurance for the victims. Hopefully it will be enough to provide for the families of the deceased and injured. Travis has offered to pay for all the funerals along with mental health treatment for survivors."
    I love you Joni, but what has happened to you? You think any amount of money can assuage even 1% of the pain of loss?

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    1. No. But judging by the appearances of all the ambulance chasers who are going to get very wealthy from this case - it would be nice to let him pay for damages out of his pocket. Why should Tony Buzbee make a fortune from this tragedy?

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    2. So are you trying to say, Joni, that if Travis volunteers to pay for everything that there won't be lawsuits with attorneys involved? It doesn't work like that. Travis may be rich, but he doesn't have enough money to pay out all these dead and injured people on his own. Attorneys are needed to figure out what the damages are due to each individual. There will be numerous entities credited with responsibility. When there are deaths and life-altering injuries good attorneys are a necessity and if your family member were dead, I have no doubt you would hire an "ambulance chaser" if that's what you call an attorney. I personally would only use that term when there was some sort of phoney accusation when someone was trying to get a settlement that they didn't really deserve.That's not the case here.

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  9. What I've noticed is right after Alec Baldwin shot and killed a woman on his movie set and injured another person, people, including right-wing people, rushed to say how bad they felt for him because he'd have to live with a cloud over his head forever after. I feel bad for him too, but I feel much worse for the little 9-year-old boy who will never see his mother again. It's interesting that no one seems to be rushing forward to say they feel bad for Travis, and he did not directly kill anyone. Is there a double standard for young black rappers and old white actors? Not sure, just asking.

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  10. Hmmm. People were actually very ugly to Alec after this. Not sure what you saw? Did you not see what Don Jr tweeted to much praise? But that was truly an accident unless that woman in charge set him up? No one feels sorry for Travis that I see. His career is probably over. And I do think there is a double standard against rappers.


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  11. Thanks for speaking out. A double standard for sure.

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  12. He’s incited riots at his concerts before. Also he had them rushing the stage for merchandise. Basically it was the first however many people to reach the stage get blah, blah, blah. He must have been tipped off at some point but never ever stopped the show. I don’t think I can be swayed

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  13. I appreciate your perspective, Joni. It only takes about a 2 minute google to see 3 people were killed at his concert in Massachusetts about 3 years ago. I am disgusted with him and his brand of rage. After reading an article in the Chronicle today, I do not think General Admission concerts will be going away. There were so many issues with "concert": people barging the gates early on, police having no clear communication with medical authorties, no finalized plan between police and security and the list goes on. If Zac had said to me he was planning on going to Astroworld Fest, I would have told him no. Unfortunately, the only people who will win in the tragic situation are the lawyers.

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  14. Thank you for this thoughtful post. I've seen the disturbing headlines with many bizarre streams of thought & what sounds like conspiracy theories. I am glad I took a moment to read yours.

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  16. Excellent insight. The bible says we are all to give humbly. "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward in heaven". Matt 6:1 NIV I'm sure Kylie and most others give back, especially for tax deductions and exemptions. No matter what one's income level, it's nobody's business and it's wrong to assume they don't donate to charities because they don't advertise it. I've been judged about this and it's hurtful. Thank you for your post and your lovely blog!

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  17. SIMILAR EXPERIENCE IN 1970! My h.s. BF took me to see Chicago at Boston Garden arena -- he was a musician and got 5th row seats which was amazing -- until the crowd surged forward and toppled all of the seats. My BF saw what was happening behind us -- dragged me towards an "exit" sign just as our row of seats toppled with audience members beneath them. It was horrifying. I was in 10th grade and never went to an indoor concert again. LESSON LEARNED: small, outdoor concerts with low-key artists like Bonnie Raitt were more my speed. Never had FOMO over that decision either!

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    1. Yours had seats????? wow! That's unusual to have a seated concert stampeded.

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  18. Thank you for this thoughtful post . I've seen the disturbing headlines with many bizarre streams of thought & what sounds like conspiracy theories. I am glad I took a moment to read yours.

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  23. Thank you for the time travel trip back to old Houston - my brother worked at Astroworld on the sky cars that went across the top. I miss old Houston. Thanks for the house information - that's an iconic spot in Houston....the minute I saw the fountains...

    My view of Travis and the entire Kardashian/Jenner family is much darker than perhaps the view that you have. The entire world is about to know the truth.

    God bless each and every soul lost in this tragedy - God bless their families and friends...and God give us the sense to stop this evil in the world.

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  26. While I echo your sentiments regarding the tragedy at Astroworld, I would challenge the [lack of] wisdom and responsibility of attending such events [with children no less] and supporting someone promoting/recording/benefitting from “music” lyrics like this [with apologies in advance for printing this language]:

    "Basement Freestyle"
    by Travis Scott
    Yo, uh
    Got my nigga Easy in this motherfucker
    Dead-stock sixes and shit
    Got my nigga Metro in this motherfucker, yeah, ooh

    Uh, by the bar (Bar), buy the bar
    Bitches on my table everywhere (Where)
    On the floor, condoms on my dresser (Straight up)
    On my business, never plannin'
    Never sober (La Flame), thinkin' blew me up (Up)
    Body shots took on your bitches titties
    Slow it down, pick it up, fuck a third
    Speed the fourth gear grindin' up
    On everything, it's my year (Straight up)
    I got it now, everything I ever asked for
    We gettin' it, far from mama's Jeep
    She never tinted it
    She frozed up, I unfrozed her
    Now come a little closer (Straight up)
    Get your ass up off that wall
    And go roll up that doja (That dough)
    Tell your boyfriend bust that key
    Go 'head and fill ya nose up (La Flame)
    'Til it's over
    We ain't lookin' for the hoes, where the trophies?
    Grab a glass, go ahead, get throwed up (Straight up)
    She feelin' it
    Don't spill the shit
    Ah, she crazy, she goin', she goin'
    Gone!

    Ayy, all this money on the table, ooh
    We don't want relations
    We don't want no conversations
    Fuck around and change the weather (Straight up)
    Damn, I'm with my main bitch
    Ayy, and I don't love her no mo' (No, no, no, no, no, no, no)
    Drinkin', fuck the limitations
    I done made it out the basement
    Fuck around and change the weather (Straight up)
    Ayy

    I'm off a bean, I'm off a bean
    See this lean, it's in my dreams (That dope)
    Off this dope, don't wanna smoke (Oh no)
    Off this roll, I might just roll (Straight up, straight up)
    Let's get throwed
    Out in Houston they know my name (Oh)
    In MO city they know the gang (Oh)
    Young La Flame, ain't nothin' changed
    But the chains and diamond rings

    Diamond rings, I lost my brains
    Me and Ye Ye out in broad day
    I'm on the 3rd coast
    Eatin' Burlow with Merlot (Straight up)
    I got my shirt off
    Kickin' dirt off out in Bergdorf (La Flame)
    She like, "What you doin'?" (Doin')
    It took a path just to get me here
    Don't give a damn if that's ruined (Ruined)
    Later on got a ring, ring, ring
    She at my doorbell, "ding-ding-ding-ding"
    Let the bitch in, the bitch seen
    Bang out, bang out
    On the couch, on the floor, in her mouth
    Camera's out (Camera's out)
    Once my dick's in, no pulling out (No pulling out)

    That's my baby (Straight up)
    Bitch been doing coke since the '80s (That dope)
    I'm a '90s baby (La Flame)
    Young La Flame, you know he crazy

    Ayy (Straight up, straight up)
    All this money on the table, ooh
    We don't want relations
    We don't want no conversations
    Fuck around and change the weather
    Damn, I'm with my main bitch
    Ayy, and I don't love her no mo'
    Drinkin', fuck the limitations
    I done made it out the basement
    Fuck around and change the weather

    🤮🤮🤮

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    1. The lyrics are disgusting. And parents brought their children?? Abhorrent.

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    2. I doubt if Joni knows the "lyrics" to any of this goofball's "tunes." People that listen to this crap are idiots. He's just making money off stooges uneducated enough to listen to this crap and pay money for it.
      People are stupid now-many can't even spell, read, or write a proper sentence. They would better spend their time by going to remedial English classes than these concerts.

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  28. His home is a rental. His donations to the community were done as a tax break and PR. Jenner merely is his (as you so classily referred to her) just his "baby mama". They're not engaged and certainly not married. Fortunately for her because that would mean her fortune would be at stake as well. The festival was a disaster from the get go. It's quite odd how you blame Jenner for this- Sure she is grotesque at showing her wealth but that's literally her brand. Your clicks of hatred= $ in the bank for her. ANY press you give her increases it. However- SHE wasn't on stage inciting the crowd- HE was. Insurance will take care of it and this will be forgotten.

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    1. Exactly, Anon.
      And furthermore, Kylie and the rest showing off their stuff to make money is the same thing done on this blog down the side column to sell stuff on a MUCH MUCH smaller scale, of course. The blogger only wishes it were a lot more profitable than it is. And why not? But don't begrudge younger, richer people who have figured out how to work the system. Yeah,it is tacky to show off your stuff but that's howshe's working the sheeple for dough. Don't be jealous and don't hang around, read about, watch tv about or write about these people and it won't affect your life.

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  31. Late to the party (no pun intended), but I also attended a concert in 1978 (Grateful Dead in Portland, Maine) with general admission. My group was fairly close to the front, and when the band came on, the crowd surged forward and knocked maybe a hundred people around me to the floor. Legs and arms everywhere, people on top of us, and we lost our belongings. Somehow we got to our feet and probably Jerry Garcia told people to back up. I don't remember because I was probably in shock. Another friend who was right in front of the stage told me later he had to stand on one leg for the entire concert because the crowd was pressing against him. When I hear people talking about all the concerts they attended in the 80s and 90s (Police, U2, David Bowie), I feel jealous for a moment and wonder why I didn't go. Then I remember that the experience in '78 made me leery of ever being in a crowd like that again.

    Point 2 - I am a psychotherapist and it's my understanding that Travis Scott's offer to "pay for therapy" was via BetterHelp. BetterHelp underpays therapists, is far from therapeutic, and probably has a promotional deal with Travis (my take on it). No ways near a good solution to deal with trauma and secondary trauma.

    Point 3 -- I've been following your blog for many years, probably since 2008 or so, and I'm glad I can find you again. Yes, 2008 was a very significant crash; my husband and I both lost our jobs and were flat broke. But I can see that Houston with all its booms and busts may not have felt it as much.

    Keep on with your interior design posts and the wonderful way you share your ups and downs. Hope your husband is doing better and that you're enjoying life!

    Diane in Maine

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  33. gone were those days that was a great concert and I even get saving coupon discount what a memorable day that was . Thanks for sharing this wonderful article i went back to my old days.

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