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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
For reference and context, this is what his baton looks like:
He doesn't thrust his arms out into the space around him with baton in hand, as you imagine it (and if you had actually seen it, you would know that). His scream isn't a blood curdling scream. It's sort of a Sam Kinison shriek, in 3 short sharp bursts 2-4 times during songs that he particularly enjoys. He moves around the square so no one is subjected to it the entire time he's there, and if you're on the other side of the square when he does it, you might not hear it at all.
When he "uses" his baton, he stands still near the stage. He faces the stage. And he pretends to conduct the band with just a few swipes of the baton immediately in front of him, just like a conductor would. He's not "aiming" it, he's not "thrusting" it - I mean have you ever actually been to a live performance of an orchestra? That's what he does. But only for a few phrases of any given song, and then he goes back to steady twirling/dancing around the square.
It's really not a big deal, except to people who want to find a reason to be annoyed. |
Wow. I’ll wager I’ve witnessed him at the squares more than you have.
He often does what you describe. But he also mixes in exactly what I’ve described. The fact that it’s intermittent and unpredictable is the problem.
Usually it’s not a “big deal”. But if a person happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, it will become a bid deal for them.
And again, the screaming IS blood curdling. That alone turns his antics from harmless to very annoying and startling.
Acknowledging the possibility of a problem is common sense for most people, unless they go out of their way to ignore reality.