How NOT to act at a concert

[Generic Other]

I sat in front of the most obnoxious women at a concert that was otherwise wonderful. First, one of the women wore a cheap plastic bracelet with beads that clacked together whenever she moved her arm. She must have been picking her nose, because the clacking never stopped. The other woman snapped gum. Topped off by dousing themselves with perfume the smell of which is still clinging to my clothes. Both talked and giggled inanely through the whole program. Oh, and one of them hummed the tunes off-key.

WTF? Why didn't they just go to a karaoke bar if they wanted to make asses of themselves? That was gross.

[swag]

1. Who was the performer/performers?

Sorry for your bad experience.

[Generic Other]

4. A choral music group

They played a range of music from medieval French carols to Basque and Gaelic music.

When she started humming, I nearly died. That was the worst ever! Like she was on American Idol or something. Yuck.

[swag]

8. Dreadful behavior.

I'm so sorry they ruined the concert.

Hang such people by the 'nads until they are dead.

[FreedomAngel82]

13. If it was a concert like that

than that is considered rude. I was in the band from junior high to my first term of senior year high school and we were always told to respect the band when they were performing. If it's something like at a park or whatever that's a bit different. My family and I used to go to a local park and hear the town symphony play on the fourth of July. I haven't been to a concert in forever but the last one I went to was Jonny Lang a few years ago at a local theater and my mother and I had seats in the balcony but we could see really well and every one was just enjoying the music. When he played a fast upbeat song some people would hoot and holler but 90% of the time everyone was just polite and enjoying the show.

[noahmijo]

2. Other than that how was Ravi Shankar?

Sorry couldn't resist :)


Oh have I got stories concerning morons at concerts....

[Catherine Vincent]

3. Would you rather smell perfume in the air or weed?

:)

[Generic Other]

6. I should have lit up but it was in a church

and no one under 50 except me.

[awoke_in_2003]

14. Weed

on edit: and I don't even smoke it.

[shenmue]

5. I went to one...

where the girl behind me, who I think was French-Canadian, kept screaming in my ear and punching me in the back. No kidding. I would have moved but frankly, we were packed in like sardines and not only would I have been giving up my vantage point on the floor, but it was almost impossible to go anywhere if I wanted to. She was a real pinhead. Just kept yelling and punching. Yelling and punching. No self-control. Disgusting.

[AlCzervik]

7. thats ok, my sister and i went to see the Nutcracker in downtown boston

one year and the 2 drunk girls that sat behind us brought italian bomb subs with, after they had finished eating they both promptly threw up.

[yorkiemommie1]

9. we were at a musical theater performance

and some woman kept exPLAINing to her grandkids blah blah blah

i complained to an usher at intermission and she found us different seats - we were lucky they had them!

[sirjohn]

10. How about a guy behind you, hitting a cow bell?

Behind your head, within inches, while a lady on your left spills beer on you while she daces - too drunk to stand. No way to move because the crowd is pushing you up against a fence.

"Calle Ocho" festival. 1999. Never went back. Great Latin music but...you get the point.

That was in the afternoon, I got out before the fights started.

[Scout1071]

12. Can you ever have too much cowbell? n/t

[NJCher]

11. this is why I don't go anyplace anymore

A new low in behavior is almost always achieved.

Or would that be dechieved.

Whatever.

If I do have to go someplace, I take earplugs (for the screaming, shrieking brats), and an iPod to pipe in sound, just in case the earplugs aren't enough.

If I ever experienced anything like what happened at the Nutcracker in Boston, I'd had a hazmat suit to my repertoire.




Cher