[bluedivergirl]

DH and I went to tonight's BJ Thomas concert. The concert was enjoyable ~ except for the group of four women directly behind us.

They arrived moments before the concert ~ the band was on stage ~ and proceeded to yak and fluff and debate whether or not they should sing.

BJ Thomas came on stage and they continued to talk. Not whispers, back and forth conversation. My DH eventually turned around and made full eye contact with two of them. Shortly after that, one of the women began taking pictures with a tablet, using a flash.

A women to my right, in the same row as the yakkers, said 'Lady, will you put that thing away' and I turned around and said 'and shut up'.

They did put it away, and quieted, but continued to whisper.

What on earth do you do with people this rude? I considered contacting the usher, but that would be even more disruptive, as there was no intermission.

[NotGolfer]

Heard it happens at the shows in NYC too...folks even bring in food and eat during them. Entitlement is the word for that IMHO.

[CathyandSteveG]

unfortunately...you ignore them
if you confront them...you stoop to their level

i don't understand where we went wrong in teaching respect and courtesy...but somehow we missed the mark.

one night my husband took me to see Carrie Underwood....this group of young people decided to stand in front of me.....i screamed sit down....it embarrassed my husband and did no good whatsoever

i don't know what the answer is....i really don't

[bluedivergirl]

Originally Posted by CathyandSteveG

unfortunately...you ignore them
if you confront them...you stoop to their level

i don't understand where we went wrong in teaching respect and courtesy...but somehow we missed the mark.

one night my husband took me to see Carrie Underwood....this group of young people decided to stand in front of me.....i screamed sit down....it embarrassed my husband and did no good whatsoever

i don't know what the answer is....i really don't

Yeah. Scolding them was not my finest hour. I feel it is disrespectful to the artist not to pay attention.

This group was hard to ignore.

[JoMar]

And the management at the Sharon doesn't help either. There were people in front of us holding their phones above their heads and taking video of the performance. Not an usher to be found. I suspect there is some desperation on the part of management to fill seats so they are allowing activity that you wouldn't find at other venues. They still do not sell out the majority of the shows and I suspect us seniors will soon tire of the venue once the novelty wears off. And, did you notice the dress of many that attended? Respect for the performers and others that attend isn't there and management doesn't care. Orlando is calling.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by bluedivergirl

.... The concert was enjoyable ~ except for the group of four women directly behind us. They arrived moments before the concert ~ the band was on stage ~ and proceeded to yak and fluff and debate whether or not they should sing. BJ Thomas came on stage and they continued to talk. Not whispers, back and forth conversation.

It's really hard to believe that people can be so rude and inconsiderate.
I think as soon as they arrived and started talking, you should have politely asked them not to talk, rather than stewing about it.
Having said that, I probably would have said nothing and sat there and been irritated about their lack of manners.

[goodtimesintv]

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[Shirleevee]

Originally Posted by goodtimesintv

Surprised by rudeness at shows in NYC? I'm not, and there are thousands from NYC and Long Island here in TV. Everybody brings their manners, or lack of manners, with them.

What exactly does this statement mean? I have seen
rude behavior from people all over this country!

[jnieman]

We were there also. By the way B.J. Thomas outdid himself. He is still going great at 73 years old and sounds wonderful!

I sat up high so I could observe many phones videotaping and snapping photos during the show. The ushers were sitting down enjoying the show and they are volunteers anyway. The girl to the right of me had a big bright tablet and was playing solitairre the entire show.

[rubicon]

So how does one explain adults acting as if they were pre teens attending their first concert and being so close to their rock star crush

[Chatbrat]

Patti Lupone took the phone from a person taking pictures @ her show in NYC--Simple way to stop this garbage-Put the house lights on & stop the show until all the rudeness stops. I may bring a laser pointer & bounce it of the tablets of people taking pictures--maybe they'll get the message

[Kahuna32162]

First, I was not at the show, but IMHO this sounds alot like another case of rules being in place and then not being enforced by the staff.

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

Patti Lupone took the phone from a person taking pictures @ her show in NYC--Simple way to stop this garbage-Put the house lights on & stop the show until all the rudeness stops. I may bring a laser pointer & bounce it of the tablets of people taking pictures--maybe they'll get the message

I like it. But in today's society, you would probably be arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, or some such nonsense.

[tomwed]

I went to see The Lion King with my extended family in NYC. We had good seats in the center. Just as the show starts this petite woman and extremely tall son sit in front of me and someone else. The woman puts down a booster seat and blocks my view and now I need to wait until intermission to get an usher because when I asked her to not use a booster, she blew me off.

At intermission the usher offered her a better seat if she gave up the booster. The booster seats are for children if they are in the last row. She moves, the usher leaves and then she turns around and tells her son to move over and sit in front of me.

[Happinow]

Sadly, inconsideration and rudeness are the way of the world for most. My husband and I always comment on how inconsiderate many people are. What happened to showing respect for others, especially performers when at a show? The problem is that rules are made and most take them as a suggestion. If someone with authority actually walked the isles during a performance and asked people to put away their electronics, cameras, etc, then people would get the message. Same with the Pages of rules and regulations that you got when you signed up to live in TV. They are merely suggestions, so people break them all the time. I think we are going to have to get use to it. It is the way of the world. It's very disappointing. ��