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Posted on September 18 at 3:50 a.m.
As for dancing and having fun - yeah, I agree that's why you spent your money for that ticket, got all dressed up, headed up to the amazing Santa Barbara Bowl, threw back a couple of beers, and stumbled to your seats. But, MichelleR, just maybe the guy behind you, who also paid good money, would like to SEE the show as well as HEAR it. And he has as much right to sit there and soak it in as you do to move with it. So at least cut him a little slack and maybe sit out every other number so he can enjoy the experience as well. Down in the lower "floor" section of the bowl there is even a "dance" area off to the left side where you can shake your booty to your heart's content.
And, I would also suggest that if you're the guy behind, let her "get down" - at least for awhile - before you go ballistic. After all, just because you're not feelin' it doesn't mean it's not there.
"my2cents", I partially agree with you, about it's crazy to expect people to sit down during a "rocking song" (and there were certainly many of those at the Bonnie and Taj show), but "Angel from Montgomery" wasn't one, and to stand up and sway side to side blocking the view of the person behind who wants to see the singer's expression, watch her fingers on the guitar strings, as well as hear the words is just plain inconsiderate. And I've seen just that happen many times over. As you said yourself, "Who are you to say how someone should express themselves?"
On the other hand, if you come to next month's Blink 182 concert, and are bothered when there aren't any seats in the general admission "floor" area and you have to stand for 3 hours, or if you've got a seat in the upper sections and everyone in front of you is standing and dancing all night long, or if you're bothered by the smell of burning "herb" and occasional puddles of vomit, then you didn't do your homework and you should have stayed home.
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Posted on September 18 at 3:49 a.m.
Thanks Chuck, for the very insightful article and accurate observations. It's about time someone spoke up. I found most of your comments and suggestions to be fair and helpful.
As a volunteer usher for the past 9 years, and working between 15 and 25 concerts each year, I probably have had more opportunity to regularly observe the kind of behavior you cite, and that readers here have commented on. I also usher at the Arlington as well as attend shows at the Lobero and SoHo.
Your point about showing up late is a great place to start and your comments are 100% on the mark. Late arrival and seating is indeed disrespectful, annoying, and inconsiderate, especially if your seat is right in the middle of a row and you have to stumble past 10 or 15 people to get there.
And when you buy a ticket, it is for a specific seat, not the one in the row behind or two seats down from the one with your number on it, or for any random seat you take a liking to, such as those nice wicker ones in the "founders" section just to the rear of the "floor". We really do make an effort try to show, or at least direct, each patron or group to their actual seats. It's always great fun for us to take someone to their seat only to discover you're sitting in it, and it's 10 seats from the aisle, the show has started, the sun has set and it's dark and we have to climb in front of everyone to check your ticket and get you to the right seat.
Posted on January 20 at 8:46 p.m.
Thanks guys! Well done! Must have been great to be there. Had to settle for watching the whole thing live in hi-def on the big screen at the Arlington (compliments of the Metro Theatre people) in an audience of about a thousand, which was joyful and noisy and standing and cheering and clapping as if they were there. The consolation was walking from the dark theatre afterwards into the bright upper 70s onto State Street.
Posted on January 20 at 8:40 p.m.
Well, if it isn't our buddy AShaw again!! I'm not going to waste my energy on this clown so I'll just copy and past my comment from an earlier post in this very entertaining, enlightening sincere effort by these guys to share some of their adventure with us. So here ya go, Artie or whoever you are . . .
AShaw is all over these articles with his inane (insane) bigoted partisan posts. He's an idiot - and most obviously an ideologue ("One given to fanciful ideas or theories; a theorist; a spectator"), which he previously condemned Obama for being. Nothing better to do with his time than be a contrarian creator of controversy in the midst of friendly informative conversation.
AShaw - shut the hell up!!! BTW, I hope you're not the same AShaw that's a member of the SBMUG. If so, there goes my future membership. You contribute nothing to this life or society!!
Posted on January 20 at 8:11 p.m.
AShaw is all over these articles with his inane (insane) bigoted partisan posts. He's an idiot - and most obviously an ideologue (One given to fanciful ideas or theories; a theorist; a spectator). Nothing better to do with his time than be a contrarian creator of controversy in the midst of friendly informative conversation.
AShaw - shut the hell up!!! BTW, I hope you're not the same AShaw that's a member of the SBMUG. If so, there goes my future membership. You contribute nothing to this life or society!!
Posted on January 14 at 12:15 p.m.
Wow, AShaw, thanks for those so pertinent, insightful comments. Guess you gotta keep up with the Barney bashing to stay in good standing with the Bush loving non-elite riff-raff.
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Posted on November 19 at 2:57 p.m.
Thanks, Starshine, for your insightful and honest article.
The issue here is simple. Allowing or denying gay marriage only impacts the lives of those who choose that course.
Think about it, the lives of all those who voted for Prop 8 would be no different now if it had not passed. How would their lives be different? Would there be an economic impact? A civil rights impact? Would their liberties be curtailed? No...No...and, No!
For Prop 8 supporters this is purely and simply all about protecting a challenge to one's belief system, which in this case should have no bearing on how we legislate. My grandparents were fundamentalist Christians who believed it was wrong to dance or go to movies. Should those things have been legislated against because they challenged their belief system? How about those who felt drinking alcohol was wrong or sinful? Should that have been legislated against on that basis? Ooops, it was! How did that work out?
It's likely that many of those who supported Prop 8 also are anti-divorce. Well, if that's part of your belief system, then let's get the ball rolling and get a proposition on the next ballot banning divorce. Can't wait to see what the penalties might be. Maybe it's time to bring back the stockade! Or, how about a proposition banning any form of contraception? Surely that challenges someone's beliefs . . . doesn't it?
As to azuresees earlier comment,
"I'll stay out of your bedroom if you stay out of my church. Deal?"
. . . I don't see anyone going into your churches, but you're sure going into a lot of bedrooms!
So, you just stay out of my bedroom and I'll gladly stay out of your church!
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Posted on October 28 at 2:08 p.m.
My reading of Barney's comments is just that her character is darker and the role heavier than in those films he mentioned. So don't expect to see Mary Poppins. I didn't read it as commenting on her talent.
Posted on July 30 at 12:07 p.m.
Wow, mccon, so you've taken Star's classes and you know what she's like as a teacher? My son, who's a 4.0 student has and rates her very highly.
Oh, and Travis, guess you're one of those lucky ones who's achieved all that you ever dreamed? That's why you've got nothing better to do then throw out your mean-spirited comment diatribes all over the place (not much else going on at the N-P).
And, by the way, if we're talking "like" as oppose to "vote for" Star nailed it.
According to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released earlier this month, people would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain.
While many are still deciding who should be president, by 52 percent to 45 percent they would prefer having Obama than McCain to their summer cookout. I would say that 52 vs 45 qualifies as "most". And as for "dislike", look it up: dislike - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group.
Darn, guess you gotta take away that "Stephen Glass"award!
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Posted on November 23 at 4 a.m.
Just love the way people like to jump to conclusions!
I really doubt it was just "$250k for a rock". More likely, it was taken out of a $250k donation, that also funded other operations or improvements at the Bowl. Having volunteered at the Bowl for the past nine years I know the foundation to be not that extravagant.
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