People were everywhere. It was July 14th, I was with Natalie, packed in like sardines at the Sum 41 concert. Surrounded by middle aged men, we were in arms reach of Deryck Whibley. In front of me was a massive man in a sweat drenched white tanktop, his back roofed with long black hair. The crowd behind me posed a threat as they encroached closer to the stage. Closer and closer I moved towards the beast in front of me. Suddenly he was swept away by his equally large girlfriend and was no longer a hazard. Natalie and I were bobbing around the jungle of people, when suddenly a body crashed down upon us. The backside of the body hit my head, cracking every bone from my neck to mid-spine. I felt an intense pain run through my head down my back. We were in over our heads in the sea of people. One after another, body after body fell down upon us. Trying to dodge the human bombs, we ducked left and right. Everywhere we turned there was a new threat. People jumping vigorously, crowd surfers, and flying arms. Our fatigued bodies and aching necks washed up from the sea of people and we were returned to safety after Sum 41 finished their set. We escaped the people jungle and found our friends in the safety of a merchandise tent. We were exhausted. Our friends,
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I had made the decision to be a human bomb and go crowd surfing. Ocean avenue was blaring from the stage and I knew Yellowcard would be done playing soon. On the outskirts of the swarm I asked a group of seemingly safe men to lift me up. Floating above the crowd I saw everything. It was something I’ve never experienced before and probably never will again. As I drifted to the front of the sea, I felt free. I felt alive, young and liberated. An enormous security guard lifted me from the crowd and brought me to safety. I was now the one running through the space between the crowd and the stage. The spot that security
I had made the decision to be a human bomb and go crowd surfing. Ocean avenue was blaring from the stage and I knew Yellowcard would be done playing soon. On the outskirts of the swarm I asked a group of seemingly safe men to lift me up. Floating above the crowd I saw everything. It was something I’ve never experienced before and probably never will again. As I drifted to the front of the sea, I felt free. I felt alive, young and liberated. An enormous security guard lifted me from the crowd and brought me to safety. I was now the one running through the space between the crowd and the stage. The spot that security