Granted, I don’t stand by Carter Beauford’s side night and day (but boy, imagine if you could!) so, despite turning into a drumming demi-god during performances, I don’t doubt he feels normal human emotions. However, I have never seen him anything but joyous when sitting behind his kit. As a matter of fact, during a behind the scenes moment on the Dave Matthews Band – Live at The Gorge DVD, the camera catches a stage hand saying, “Always keep a camera on Carter”. Why? Because my boy can’t help but grin from ear to ear when banging out grooves on the drums, that’s why.

So, imagine my surprise when I saw this:

The video doesn’t really explain why Carter looks so angry, however from the comments on YouTube, I gleaned that some bum came onto stage during the performance and somehow got behind Carter. Supposedly, the dude wore a trench coat and looked highly suspicious. For some unknown reason, Daryl, their bodyguard (also seen on Dave Matthews Band – Live at The Gorge DVD) remains no where to be found, and it looks like Carter has to scream into one of his mics to get someone to take care of the problem (after throwing a stick at the dude). Although we don’t see it, supposedly another DMB crew member, named Darren, ended it by grabbing the guy by the neck and throwing him down the stairs off stage where two security members took him away. Also, someone mentioned that DMB had the “Last Stop” on the playlist for this show, but Dave waved away the guy bringing out another guitar and instead went into the shorter song, “Stay” just to get the band off the stage faster. I doubt his crew has let security lax since.

So, Carter is human. However, you’ll notice that even when pissed….my boy keeps the groove going!

With the left hand, no less .