Officials Launch Federal Investigation Into Missing Gathering of the Vibes Nitrous Tanks

At this rate, it looks like we may be headed for a feature length film starring Chazz Palmientieri and Joey Pantoliano as this whole nitrous tank situation continues to balloon out of control at jamband-related events.

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According to an NBC Connecticut affiliate, officials have opened a federal investigation into the disappearance of hundreds of nitrous tanks at the longtime Bridgeport, CT festival, Gathering of the Vibes, as guards seized the dispensers yet did not turn them over to police. This comes after news of an alleged murder at the Vibes related to the same entangled web of organized crime. On a particularly interesting note, the article actually mentions the “Philadelphia Nitrous Mafia” by name…

“Private security guards confiscated more than 100 canisters of nitrous oxide during this summer’s Gathering of the Vibes concert in Seaside Park after the Philadelphia Nitrous Mafia and other groups sold balloons laden with laughing gas to concert attendees, the Connecticut Post reports.”

Further reports include beatings and significant park damage. One thing has become clear regarding N20: the time has come to turn a cold shoulder to these vultures. The negative effects far outweigh the 15 seconds of “fun.”