Courtesy of an outlawed saxophonist, a crowd-surfing raccoon, and Charmander.
Always respect the dress code.
It doesn't matter that it's overcast and in the fifties. The official dress code for a Mack throw down is wayfarers and a tank top. If you think you'll be cold, stop by your local thrift shop and grab a giant fur coat. Or just bring your own booze jacket.
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There is joy in sharing.
You will feel compelled to constantly take blurry pictures of your surroundings and you will feel compelled to caption them with drunkenly misspelled/misheard Macklemore lyrics. This is okay.
Learn from others' mistakes.
You might think it's okay to jump onto stage next to Macklemore and start playing a saxophone solo during "Thrift Shop." But, as this brave soul demonstrated for us all, it is not. You will promptly be tackled by security and dragged off stage.
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And learn from your own, too.
When the Mack throws his giant fur coat into the audience and commands you all to "crowd-surf the raccoon," you will all collectively fail.
"This NYC raccoon died a long, long time ago and he probably had a great life... I'm all about honoring animals' lives in the afterworld. You know what this raccoon would've wanted? The only dream that this raccoon had was to crowd-surf in a Metallica concert. And we are not Metallica, but we're pretty fucking close. Who says we crowd surf the raccoon? Crowd surf the raccoon! Crowd surf the raccoon!"
-Macklemore, 2013
Let your drunken inability to perform this incredibly easy task be a lesson in humility.
