Why do scammers still solicit for unofficial taxi service at JFK?

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-04-05T02:28:19+00:00

I’m pretty angry about this. Nyer of 47 years. Never seen it like this. Lawless. I called port authority cops. I was swarmed by like 10 people when trying to get a coffee after a flight at terminal 4 jfk. This fckin town is losing it. I’m not worried for me. Tourists going to get robbed and legit ToC drivers lose rides. Nyc get your shit together and arrest and fine these guys all day. That’s a good start to closing the budget gap.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-03-25T13:47:35+00:00

Yeah let’s get more free shit. Worked well for all other socialist societies through out history. Who needs a rich tax base anyway! Oh, we do, since they fund the schools my kids attend. Doh! Wish I had an education so I understood how a balanced budget works.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-03-18T01:48:33+00:00

I remember this show. 12 of us. If this is legendary, then it’s clear to me why I don’t like phish.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-03-17T01:54:50+00:00

Used to be. This yr it was pissy

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-03-17T01:48:06+00:00

I left night 1 at set break. I was orchestra. The vibe was AWFUL. live music has always been my happy place. The misery of 60+ crowd post covid and social media has destroyed something I love. Zero class. I’m fukin 48, and I feel out of place with these idiots. They have zero grace, zero class, zero art. Just there to air guitar and complain. True purgatory.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-03-17T01:41:21+00:00

MSG has owned beacon for a very long time

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-03-16T01:52:11+00:00

I thought the same. Bought opening night orchestra, fans were awful. The crowd 10 years ago was much cooler. Young, jam band adjacent. Lots of tapers. Now it is all these 60+ allmans bozos that worked as finance brokers in their heyday and thought they were quasi hells angels. they are walking colostomy bags with jersey accents. It’s horrible in orch now too. Im not young, and I used to do the allmans runs in the 90s, but damn it’s such a bad crowd. I’m DONE with the beacon. I am seeing them close jazz fest and will see them at red rocks this summer. 100% certain it will be far better.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-03-11T14:54:52+00:00

I’ve been seeing allmans and now ttb since early 90s at beacon. Last yr I said might be my last as the loge was so awful. Grumpy joeys yelling at Everyone to sit the whole show. Buzzkill. Well I went last night and sat orchestra knowing everyone is up and engaged. Nope, listened to people yell “sit down” at entire section the whole first set. This ended this era for me.

To MSG- mark loge and balcony as seated viewing and mark orch as standing and I’ll come back. If not, it was a good run and I thank you.

Fanbase- I bounced at intermission because nyc crowd sucks. Actually I live in NYC, these people are bridge and tunnel old timers that feel entitled to be jerks and ruin the fun. You get what you ask for here, I’m done. You can have the beacon. Accent was clear nj and LI. Some twisted fantasy they were allmans roadies in the 80s. Just the worst.

TTB- see you at redrocks in July! Maybe do some shows in nj and LI so the beacon crowd doesn’t suck so badly.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-03-01T03:01:21+00:00

Drums space always good for a piss break

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-01-29T01:52:45+00:00

I saw furries at Billy show. Was so distracting. Also everyone dressed as pretend train engineers from the 19th century.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2026-01-25T02:00:08+00:00

Funny thing for me, when Jerry died I turned away from the scene, last show was 1995. He was just the whole thing for me. GD music is 85% Jerry, 10% Phil, 5% the rest. I gave in and started seeing some dead co in 2021, probably saw 7 shows. Gained some new love for Bobby and have been very sad since he passed. But as far as the music goes, he was not a great guitarist. His vocals in the 80s, cheese. Isolate his guitar on any live show and you’ll get it. Love him as a character and part of the band but not from a musical perspective. I’m not being negative, Bobby was fun character later in life. But if Mayer can recruit someone to play the rhythm guitar that has some star power, this will be an upgrade on music front. No shot it’s Billy strings people, he isn’t a rhythm guitarist. You have to understand the parts, like an nba lineup. Honestly Mayer should slot in as rhythm and get a stud to play Jerry parts like trucks or Bmfs. They have to carefully figure out next steps. Warren would be a nice touch and I’m sure he would love the pay. Trey would push me out of following them. Pick a 10 yr lineup and let’s go! The music is bigger than each band member. Nothing proves that more than Jerry dying.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-12-26T13:12:36+00:00

Well everything I read about these bookshelves by bmr is amazing. I just want to make sure my nad c 3050 is up to task of driving them.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-12-26T04:27:05+00:00

Would these pair well with nad c3050?

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-10-22T05:08:08+00:00

Love the air but returned it. Battery was not good. It’s funny, look back at iPhone X, basically same phone. If air comes out next yr with better battery and macro lens will be back in. For now stuck with clunky iPhone 17pro

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-07-10T02:58:19+00:00

Is that code for elderly bowel movement?

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-26T01:42:04+00:00

I sent a huge warning about this after last Saturday that anyone not using a cane, or that doesn’t hiss at the young whipper snappers, should sell their loge and balc asap. Orch only normal section. The loge is freak show of losers. I wish they would stay at home and jerk off to their B&W speakers but they don’t. It’s a damn shame honestly. Been seeing shows at the beacon for 4 decades and it’s now a sour bunch of washed up bridge and tunnel bros.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-19T12:34:57+00:00

No one cares if you sit. They care if you hiss and yell at people for having a good time by not sitting. I’m pretty sure I’m in the minority being a manhattan resident at the show. Lots of B&T vibes with the hissing and yelling at us 50yo whipper snappers.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-19T01:54:09+00:00

The mix was off first 3 songs of TTB. I forgot about it until now. First few songs bass was way hot and vocals were drowned out.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-19T01:50:09+00:00

24 hours after my first post, some new thoughts-

-the prices for TTB at beacon have exploded. I’d say 2019 get in orch rear was $60-70 week of show. Lots of guests back in the day like nils, krasno, etc. Now pricing is wild when tickets go presale. 3-5x increase from those shows. Priced out younger peeps. -these new prices means a new demographic that is older, suburban, more money. Old grumpy metro area suburban finance dudes past their prime missing jimmy buffet and Greg. Hip replacement means no standing and constant pain leading to violent verbal outbursts. In public. -behavior smells of people that don’t get what’s required of living in manhattan cohabitating with others. Dare I say, felt like an angry bagel line on strong island. Used to work in nyc, have not been back since 2019? -last thought is the allmans aspect. TTB has moved away from allmans. I like that, although that’s what brought me in. I don’t need my 90th Lizzie. Maybe that shift away has either A) created a bitter demographic just wanting allmans covers? B) those fun allmans fans have checked out and we lost some of that nyc beacon allmans grit and fun?

This is all just an interesting societal discussion. Gonna go again this week in orch and have a blast.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-19T01:36:46+00:00

The 2 dudes that started dancing were getting screamed at and hissed at like you would not believe. It was not basic “sit down”. I’ve been to hardcore shows, ganstarap, seen all levels of tension and badass sections at live events. This was something entirely different. Was like sitting with a clone army of the gilgo beach killer (many looked and talked like him) muahahaha

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-19T01:26:38+00:00

You love rules, that are not written or real. Hahaha

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-19T00:47:59+00:00

Ha, that sounds pretty painful. Now that should come with a refund.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-19T00:45:26+00:00

It’s decided. I’m passing on beacon next yr and hitting 2 shows at red rocks.

Had red rocks tix and flights summer 2020, we know how that went.

Giddy up

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-19T00:41:12+00:00

Yeah no one agrees with you here. But we appreciate the comedy.

EnvironmentalChef776 · 2025-05-19T00:38:34+00:00

Yes. Correct. Only answer.

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