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Facebook and other social media sites were buzzing with comments surrounding an event held March 3rd at the Paramount Theater on New York Avenue in Huntington Village. According to eye witness reports and phone calls we received from neighboring local business owners, the event was a costly and dangerous situation for the local community. This should have come as no surprise when one considers the event that was booked for Paramount that evening. There is a new trend in wild partying called Barstool Blackout Tours (warning: images may be inappropriate for children). In a nutshell, these parties are intended to be outrageous, over the top events for a young people to attend. Their websites and blogs provide details. The Paramount made the decision to introduce this event to the quaint local community of mom and pop businesses of Huntington Village and the results should have come as no surprise.
Local business owners, who asked not to be named, discussed the situation at length with Huntingtonian reporters. According to their statements, the streets were filled with individuals who appeared to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Many of these individuals appeared to be minors. The community first aid squad was on the scene more than once during the evening and several people were transported to and treated at Huntington Hospital. We are in the process of confirming the exact number and the severity of the injuries.
According to the Barstool Blackout website the Paramount event was sold out.
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So, my tax dollars went to the police department and the Community First Aid Squad to babysit a bunch of drunks? Does the Paramount get the bill? I live 2 blocks away from the theater and this isn’t the first time there’s been issues. Drunken idiots wandering my neighborhood really makes me so happy.
Amy B.
March 5, 2012 11:15 am at 11:15 am
I just love cleaning up empty beer cans and bottles from my front lawn. What’s next, urinating on my trees? This is getting old really fast!
rickr
March 5, 2012 2:19 pm at 2:19 pm
here is a sample of what was posted on the Barstool FB site, edited:
Barstool Blackout Tour
Such f— bull. Venue shut us down. Couldn’t fix the fire alarm. Everyone deserves to be refunded. Working on it.
Yesterday at 4:33am ·
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Steven Qpabd It was awesome til that s— happened
Yesterday at 8:54am · Like · 1
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Angelina Gianna Ppl got to party for 1 hour!!! I’m about to sell my roseland ticket.
Yesterday at 9:22am · Like · 2
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Samantha Jones Such bull—
Yesterday at 9:36am · Like · 1
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Geena Camenzuli Ridiculous, didn’t pay all that money for my tickets and the drinks to only be there for an hour.
Yesterday at 9:48am · Like · 2
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Will Parks honestly ill just take gift cards to apple bees or chills lol
Yesterday at 10:33am · Like · 2
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Amanda Michele please let us know because the — out front decided to make us wait on line for almost 3 hours. Got there at 9:00 pm and didn’t get inside until 11:00 only to be in there for a little over an hour…
Yesterday at 11:48am · Like · 3
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Amanda Michele ”doors opened at 730″ OOOOK.
Yesterday at 11:49am · Like
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Vanessa Lopez i waited on line for 2 hours, for 5 minutes of music. are you kidding.
Yesterday at 11:50am · Like · 3
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Geena Camenzuli If you can’t refund us at least throw another one for all of us to go to!!
Yesterday at 12:00pm · Like · 4
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Joe Viscardi Good to hear we’re getting a refund thanks barstool.
22 hours ago · Like · 1
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Kerin Sweezey YESSS
18 hours ago · Like
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Elena T thank you!! the line was soo ridiculous to get in, that we were only in there for 5 minutes until they stopped everything!
15 hours ago · Like
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Elena T you should just do a redo for all of us for free 🙂
15 hours ago · Like · 1
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Brendan Amoruso its neither paramounts or barstools fault its Live Nations……. SOLUTIONS: make it 21+ or at least 19…. you dont need 16 year olds rolling for their first time/falling down stairs/regurgitating on each other/crying at 9pm. quinnipiac’s blackout worked out because all the kids there were of legal age…
15 hours ago · Like · 6
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David Che ^^ spot on
14 hours ago · Like
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John Eisemann Selvin Green looks like we made the rite decision to skip this one
14 hours ago · Like · 1
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Jared Goetz I heard that a 15 year old died…
12 hours ago · Like
Barstool Blackout Tour
All stoolies do is f—- and party
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Michela Maria Copyright my shirt for that …
Saturday at 7:45pm · Like
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Nathan Farmer Come to Virginia Beach/Norfolk!!
Saturday at 8:30pm · Like
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Sean Goetz long island better get a free f—- show for that s—.. at a real venue, f— the paramount
Yesterday at 2:16am · Like · 7
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Nick Schwab F— THE PARAMOUNT lets get that real s— VIVA LA F—– FOAM FO FREEEEEEEEE
Yesterday at 2:29am · Like · 8
· Jaclyn Laurie
last night was absolute bull—-
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Nick SanPhillipo
You guys should put on another show for everyone this coming weekend.. considering what happened last night.
Like · · 23 hours ago ·
· Nicole Fredericks
ahhh i need three tickets for tonight at the paramount very desperate will do anything for them 😉 message me!!!!
Like · · Saturday at 6:39pm ·
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James Hacksaw Duggan
anyone selling for tonight’s show?!
Like · · Saturday at 6:07pm ·
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Jess Bondor
if anyone has 3 tickets for tn at paramount please message me!!
matt harris
March 5, 2012 2:19 pm at 2:19 pm
and more, sounds like someone pulled the fire alarm and could not be re-set:
Jaclyn Laurie
last night was absolute bull****
Like · · Yesterday at 11:49am ·
13 people like this.
Barstool Blackout Tour:
Agree. Our #1 priority right now is working to try to get everyone refunded ASAP.
3 hours ago · Like
Jaclyn Laurie:
i just think its ridiculous that we all had to suffer bc someone pulled the fire alarm.. and then they were like oh its too late to put the music back on ..its not like we were in someones backyard thats the worst excuse ive ever heard
3 hours ago · Like
Barstool Blackout Tour:
Agree again. We were at the mercy of the venue. No one wanted to go harder than we did.
3 hours ago · Like
Jaclyn Laurie:
i mean i had a good time for that hour i was there despite the fact that i waited on line for 3 hours cause security sucked
3 hours ago · Like
Richie B.:
where should i direct my passive-aggressive demands for a refund? ticketmaster? paramount? barstool?
2 hours ago · Like
Jaclyn Laurie i:
messaged the paramount when i got home that night, never got anything back
2 hours ago · Like
matt harris
March 5, 2012 2:31 pm at 2:31 pm
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If you wish to file a complaint about the conduct at the Paramount and how it was handled you can make such a complaint with the NY State liquor authority at the following link. Your complaint can be anonymous.
http://www.sla.ny.gov/register-a-complaint
Jim
March 7, 2012 9:00 pm at 9:00 pm
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