jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) (12/28/84)
> I do object to people standing on their chairs > in front of me, rushing the stage and trying to climb up, and making so much > noise (teenagers take note) that it is difficult to hear the performers. I hate this type of thing just as much as you do, but unfortunately that's the way a lot of concerts are. The only solution for us is not to go. I went to several concerts up until a couple of years ago and experienced varying degrees of the sort of behaviour described above, and some much worse like pushing and violence. (I was almost hit with a whisky bottle once, and that was at a Genesis concert, a group whose fans I thought were reasonably civilised.) We'll never get the ass-holes that do this sort of thing to stop or stay away, especially since a large number of them are often drunk or stoned, so I decided I'd had enough and stopped going. > If I paid for a seat and a chance to hear/see/experience a group I like, > I have the *right* to see/hear/experience them. Bull! Like it or not, we don't have any such rights at all. All your ticket entitles you to is to be there. Other than the fact that the group will perform, there are no guarantees about what else will or will not happen while you are there. Since we know the situation, it's up to each of us whether to take the chance and buy a ticket and go. I've decided that unless it's a small place and a low price, I won't take the chance anymore. Otherwise, I'd rather get a large-screen TV and watch MTV, or buy a couple of records. You can get at least two albums for the price of most concerts, and you can experience them over and over again, with better sound, and without anybody bothering you. -- Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto (416) 635-2073 {linus,ihnp4,uw-beaver,floyd}!utcsrgv!dciem!jeff {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!dciem!jeff