UNruly Latenight Powwowers

WhoMe · 10-19-2004, 06:06 PM

If you have attended powwows for more than a few years, you have experienced this . . .

the next house, hotel room or camp - keeps you up all night with an "all night party." Throughout the night there is loud Music, Laughing, Yelling, Moving Around and sometimes even an occassional fight. Because of these late night activities, YOU end up exhausted at the powwow the next day.

What do/did you do:

1. Say/Do nothing and remain miserable?

2. Complain to Security/Police, the front desk and/or the powwow committee?

3. Go to the party and complain?

4. Say, "What the heck. . . if you can't beat um' might as well join them!"

Coyot_In_The_House · 10-19-2004, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WhoMe

If you have attended powwows for more than a few years, you have experienced this . . .

the next house, hotel room or camp - keeps you up all night with an "all night party." Throughout the night there is loud Music, Laughing, Yelling, Moving Around and sometimes even an occassional fight. Because of these late night activities, YOU end up exhausted at the powwow the next day.

What do/did you do:

1. Say/Do nothing and remain miserable?

2. Complain to Security/Police, the front desk and/or the powwow committee?

3. Go to the party and complain?

4. Say, "What the heck. . . if you can't beat um' might as well join them!"

1. I find that a few rounds fired over the heads of the crowd tends to break things up quite well....

2. If Security was real in the 1st place there would be no Unruly party...The same goes for the Police, however some communities do vary? Front desk.....I can tell you stories were the employees were dead smack in the middle of the doings....Same certainly holds true for the Powwow Committee.....

3. I find it better to go to the party and smack the living ba jesus out of the ring leader, although if the fired rounds didn't "motivate" folks well you might have an intersesting situation....

4. Some advice here...Never "join em" cause that indicates the "Loaf About The Fort" mentality.....Walk right againest the grain and throw the proverbial Monkey wrench in their engine......

Now this only applies to a absolutely ridiculous situation that has just gotten out of hand and may impeade my top Powwow potential. Although usually i'm in Powwow mode and sleep is not as necessary.....Let's also keep in mind one person's idea of a "Party" sure does differ from another person's idea....

Hope you find this info useful, but you can't hold me responsible for any injuries that may occur....

**kiyaanii mom** · 10-19-2004, 07:11 PM

Usually we don't stay at the "party" hotel or don't camp.....

But if it did happen, I know we would both be awake and listening and peeking out the window to hear & see what's going on, so we can laugh about the drunks the next day. And yup, we would be dog tired....

mountaindew · 10-19-2004, 08:48 PM

We also don't usually stay at the host hotel because we know that if we did, we wouldn't be getting any much needed rest. And if a party happened to break out next door, with all the loud singing, talking, fighting, etc, we usually call the front desk to complain. Of course, the party quietens down for a few minutes and then goes back to the loud mode. I usually carry a pair of those ear plugs to use as a last resort. Works fine for me.

**middle of the sky** · 10-19-2004, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Coyot_In_The_House

1. I find that a few rounds fired over the heads of the crowd tends to break things up quite well....

2. If Security was real in the 1st place there would be no Unruly party...The same goes for the Police, however some communities do vary? Front desk.....I can tell you stories were the employees were dead smack in the middle of the doings....Same certainly holds true for the Powwow Committee.....

3. I find it better to go to the party and smack the living ba jesus out of the ring leader, although if the fired rounds didn't "motivate" folks well you might have an intersesting situation....

4. Some advice here...Never "join em" cause that indicates the "Loaf About The Fort" mentality.....Walk right againest the grain and throw the proverbial Monkey wrench in their engine......

Now this only applies to a absolutely ridiculous situation that has just gotten out of hand and may impeade my top Powwow potential. Although usually i'm in Powwow mode and sleep is not as necessary.....Let's also keep in mind one person's idea of a "Party" sure does differ from another person's idea....

Hope you find this info useful, but you can't hold me responsible for any injuries that may occur....

too funny... whome, you shoulda made this a poll i try to carry sleeping pills...jk. yeah and those young folk walking around giggling and stuff.

**NDNKIDZ** · 10-19-2004, 10:27 PM

welcome backkkkk WhoMe glad to see some postin from ya again..lol ok well from one long time powwower to another, ask my hubby i dieeeeeeee when i go to sleep no matter where i be..lol soooo partyyyyyyyyy on it wont bother meeeeee.. hubby on the other handdddddd.. lol he might have to start some trouble of his own, he is a sneaky one. :D

ndn_lady · 10-20-2004, 03:09 PM

Usually do nothin, because by the time I would hear anything- the white ppl stayin in the hotel/area would have already called the 'proper authorities' anywayz, ya know. LOL
Other than that, you shoulda already knew that the -post powwow partiers- would be actin up.

LOL..@.."fire a round over their heads" funny, haha. -- Thats not street legal tho!!

buckskin pantyhose · 10-20-2004, 06:49 PM

count me in as one of the loud ones....aye!

10-21-2004, 12:44 PM

I usually do nothing... I am a deep sleeper so once I am out that's it... LOL but I have another question... have you heard of host drums or head staff not allowed back at certain powwows cause they tore up hotel rooms partyin?? I have heard that about some groups and even heard one was banned from coming on to a certain rez... I was wondering if it was another urban legend or fact....

WhoMe · 10-21-2004, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 49in_ndn

I usually do nothing... I am a deep sleeper so once I am out that's it... LOL but I have another question... have you heard of host drums or head staff not allowed back at certain powwows cause they tore up hotel rooms partyin?? I have heard that about some groups and even heard one was banned from coming on to a certain rez... I was wondering if it was another urban legend or fact....

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49in:

No I hadn't heard that one.

But did you hear about the drum groups in a certain powwow in Idaho, and got every Indian, regardless if they were involved or not, kicked out of their hotel?

BuckskinPHose,

You don't seem like the rowdy type. Am I wrong?

**Jibby™** · 10-21-2004, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by WhoMe

BuckskinPHose,

You don't seem like the rowdy type. Am I wrong?

Buckskin? Rowdy? Not in a million years ;)

**Roobz** · 10-21-2004, 03:50 PM

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**BurBz** · 10-21-2004, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruby 2sday

LOL reminds me of one time we camped out at a powwow!

These dancers were drinking and being loud at the camp next to us and I didn't say nothing though but it was getting to me and I felt myself about to explode and then I hear the security guy go over there and I'm thinking "Thank you!"

Then the stupid guy first tells them to dump their beer out then says "No wait, just drink it up!" So finally they shut up and afterwards I was wishing I would've gotten up and kicked this one hoez a** that was over there but I wasn't p.o'd enough if security guy wouldn't have came no doubt I would have.

The next night we slept in the car! We usually rent rooms but when we camp I knock myself out with Nyquil or Tylenol PM.

:Chatter.. lol...hey rubys...did they steal your nyquil??? LOL jk

**kneegrow_native** · 10-21-2004, 07:53 PM

So what do you say to the couple in the next room\tent over who moan and scream too loud?

10-19-2004, 06:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
WhoMe PauWau Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Land of 370 Broken Treaties Posts: 5,560	UNruly Latenight Powwowers If you have attended powwows for more than a few years, you have experienced this . . . the next house, hotel room or camp - keeps you up all night with an "all night party." Throughout the night there is loud Music, Laughing, Yelling, Moving Around and sometimes even an occassional fight. Because of these late night activities, YOU end up exhausted at the powwow the next day. What do/did you do: 1. Say/Do nothing and remain miserable? 2. Complain to Security/Police, the front desk and/or the powwow committee? 3. Go to the party and complain? 4. Say, "What the heck. . . if you can't beat um' might as well join them!" __________________ "Today, recognizing and respecting the origins of powwow aids in our Cultural Survival. If enough people break the rules because they are not satisfied...."We will have no culture." WhoMe Last edited by WhoMe; 10-19-2004 at 06:21 PM.

10-19-2004, 10:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
NDNKIDZ JIMMY HENDRIX ROYALTY Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: OKLAHOMA Posts: 1,150	welcome backkkkk WhoMe glad to see some postin from ya again..lol ok well from one long time powwower to another, ask my hubby i dieeeeeeee when i go to sleep no matter where i be..lol soooo partyyyyyyyyy on it wont bother meeeeee.. hubby on the other handdddddd.. lol he might have to start some trouble of his own, he is a sneaky one. :D __________________ "I don't mind coming to work, > But that eight hour wait to go home is a BITE."

10-20-2004, 06:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
buckskin pantyhose Bux Back At'cha! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: middle of it all Posts: 974	count me in as one of the loud ones....aye! __________________ *BE EASY*

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Roobz jingle jangle mornin' Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: åt home Posts: 1,026	. Last edited by Roobz; 08-28-2007 at 04:15 AM.

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kneegrow_native whip cream is better Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In God's Country Posts: 1,431	So what do you say to the couple in the next room\tent over who moan and scream too loud? __________________ It is so sad that a family can torn apart by something as simple as a wild pack of dogs.

10-19-2004, 07:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
kiyaanii mom We'll See.... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Waiting for you all to go to Firerock!!! Posts: 3,471	Usually we don't stay at the "party" hotel or don't camp..... But if it did happen, I know we would both be awake and listening and peeking out the window to hear & see what's going on, so we can laugh about the drunks the next day. And yup, we would be dog tired....

10-19-2004, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
mountaindew Junior Dancer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South of the Canadian Border Posts: 121	We also don't usually stay at the host hotel because we know that if we did, we wouldn't be getting any much needed rest. And if a party happened to break out next door, with all the loud singing, talking, fighting, etc, we usually call the front desk to complain. Of course, the party quietens down for a few minutes and then goes back to the loud mode. I usually carry a pair of those ear plugs to use as a last resort. Works fine for me.

10-20-2004, 03:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
ndn_lady Junior Dancer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: >>>U.S.A<<< Posts: 109	Usually do nothin, because by the time I would hear anything- the white ppl stayin in the hotel/area would have already called the 'proper authorities' anywayz, ya know. LOL Other than that, you shoulda already knew that the -post powwow partiers- would be actin up. LOL..@.."fire a round over their heads" funny, haha. -- Thats not street legal tho!!

10-21-2004, 12:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
49in_ndn Guest Posts: n/a	I usually do nothing... I am a deep sleeper so once I am out that's it... LOL but I have another question... have you heard of host drums or head staff not allowed back at certain powwows cause they tore up hotel rooms partyin?? I have heard that about some groups and even heard one was banned from coming on to a certain rez... I was wondering if it was another urban legend or fact....

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