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I attended my first and last show at the Summit re...

I attended my first and last show at the Summit recently. About 1/3 of the way into the main act's set, a security staff member (white male, tall, graying hair, late 30s) rudely accosted me and accused my party and specifically myself of smoking (weed, I guess?) and would not leave me alone, yelling at me for 2-3 minutes despite my repeated denials that I or anyone in my party (which consisted of my husband, my 23-year-old son and his girlfriend) had been smoking. I happened to be recovering from a cold that night, my voice was barely working and was audibly impaired, and my drug of choice was Ricola cough drops. He continued to insist 5 or 6 times that we (and specifically I) had been smoking, and then he changed tack to a different argument -- he didn't actually care if it was us; we were somehow responsible for the behavior of everyone sitting on the balcony and if we didn't "spread the word" (direct quote) and somehow force all of the strangers who were sitting and standing near us to stop smoking, he was going to "kick everyone on the balcony out of the show." Questionable logistics aside, this is a completely absurd request and reveals a truly appalling lack of professionalism, and the whole interaction completely ruined the vibe of the show for me. On a side note, there's also a nearly intolerable level of douchey hipster try-hards in the place.

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