So…..I went to Ozzfest today. It was, um, interesting. I saw the first couple of bands on the second stage, they were ok, but I was waiting for the main stage (this year they separated the main stage to 5PM till 11PM). Anyway, the humidity and heat here are unbearable. I finally hit the point that I felt I could eat around 1.30P, but I wasn’t in a great condition. By the time I got to the counter of the food line, I was a bit dizzy, as I walked away down I went. Some fucking bastard stole my hot dog and water while I was down, but left his sunglasses….on my head. Anyway, one of the theatre employees caught me as I went down, and was kind enough to keep the drunk away from me that tried to drown me with water. Well, came to the first time, nurse in one of the lines checked my pulse and asked about whether I was hypoglycemic because she couldn’t find my pulse when I went down. Then out I went the second time. The employee guy was trying to keep me conscious, spilling water on my back and my head, my eyes were completely black and all I remembered was saying, “I’m going out again.” Down I went for the third. By then, the EMT’s got there and got me to the health tent. That’s where I realized I had someone else’s sunglasses, as well as my own. Anyway, seems the EMT’s weren’t thrilled with the way the concert was providing for the heat. I wasn’t the only one with heat sickness in the infirmary. There was another guy who was bordering on heat stroke and was ready for the IV. When I finally got out of the infirmary, they had set up a mist tent, at the other end of the venue, no where near the field where everyone was passing out. But, the bands I saw were good. Dani Filth still sounds like he’s hocking up a hairball with nails attached to it. And I can’t speak for Marilyn Manson, because the heat sickness conveniently got to me during the intermission before them. Granted, I didn’t get to see the Ozzman, so I’m disappointed in that, but I did get to see Chevelle and Disturbed, so that made my day. End of story.

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  1. Sunglasses are a fair payment for stealing your water and hot dog?
    Gah, heat exhaustion is not a fun experience, and it sounds like you got hit hard. Hope you are feeling better.

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    1. yeah, the sunglasses got left in the infirmary, just in the event that the guy that helped out accidentally put them on my head. i vaguely remember, at one point, that he was wearing some and when i saw him later he didn’t have any.

      but yeah, heat exhaustion sucks, but i did scare the shit out of a nurse for having extremely low blood pressure.

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    1. they weren’t that well prepared. when they did put the misting tent up, they put it on the other side of the venue, where it was shaded and cool. even the EMT’s were saying there should have been something out in the field, other than musicians throwing their bottled water on the front row.

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  3. glad you’re ok. I saw lots and lots of peeps passed out twords around 4pm or so from the heat. Near the end of the 2nd stage shows, local security finally got a clue and started handing out water.
    I’m just glad you’re ok and nothing serious.

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    1. the guy that was in the infirmary with me was almost at the point of dehydration. he couldn’t eat, was retching every few seconds, and couldn’t drink enough water. the paramedic on staff was trying to keep him from going out because she didn’t want to go back after him to put an IV in him. it was really bad, i wish they’d considered the fact that that field was in broad daylight and completely arid. especially with the humidity level in atlanta lately. i know i wasn’t sweating, which was my problem. in fact, i’m having trouble at work now because i’m not sweating, at all! i drink plenty of water, but none of it comes out on my skin, so i’m left with freezing a camelbak bladder and wearing it to keep my temp down. of course, had i brought something like that to the venue, they would have taken it away. 😛

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