The Melvins, a legendary punk rock group is seen here about ready to start a gig in Canada… the band starts playing the song and a fan throws a plastic water bottle at the guitarist’s chest. The band stops the song and walks off after saying a few cuss words at the crowd.

I know some people would mistakenly believe that the band did an unprofessional thing here but to be honest, I’m siding with the Melvins. You pay your money to go see band shows. When you go, you don’t heckle ’em and throw stuff at ’em. Doesn’t matter if it’s a water bottle, a shoe, tomatoes or whatever. You give the band shit, they’ll give you shit back and that’s what went on here. Bands get stuff thrown at them all the time. It happens. People have thrown much worse things at bands like glass beer bottles and things like that.

After what happened to Dimebag, I think bands have all their right to react to thing like this. They are concerned for their safety and protecting themselves. Not only for themselves, it’s for the safety of the people who went to the shows.

The band are there to entertain you. You want to give them bullshit, it’s a good idea for them to walk off. I would have done the same thing if I ever get a band someday. It’s called karma.

Even if it was a plastic water bottle and wasn’t gonna do any harm, it’s still very rude to throw stuff at ’em. Can be a bit distracting when playing your instruments. It’s okay that fans want to throw beach balls or balloons on stage like it always happens but bottles of any kind… no. This is the same thing as a little kid getting punished for throwing a pencil at a teacher at school. You know how when you got to show the school teacher respect? The same you must do for a rock band.

If you don’t like a band, then don’t go. Simple as that. You gotta respect the Melvins. They were the ones who made Nirvana happen.

Kev