Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater
'Shut Up and Dance'
RECEIVED Wed., Oct. 4, 2006
Dear Editor,
I just don't get it? Why is it that when you attend a musical performance, a good portion of the crowd is there to just talk the whole time the entertainer is onstage? It does not matter if it is a free show or an expensive ticket, the talking doesn't stop.
At the Tony Joe White Antone's show, I politely asked the couple next to me to be quiet for his song “Rainy Night in Georgia.” The guy just used that as an excuse to continue talking even louder to make his point. So much for the polite approach.
Tony Joe White even mentioned that Coach Royal was there for the show, and at the legendary coach's listening gatherings if he had to ask you to be quiet, you were asked to leave, no questions asked! At the old Emmajoe's, you were expected to listen and if not you were told to leave. This was to show respect for the performer.
Wow, the band has two drummers and a huge stack of Marshall amps, and people are still attempting to talk over them. They yell nonstop at their friends the whole show! Now there is a music lover – not!
The musicians spend years crafting their lyrics and sound, but people cannot seem to be able to be quiet and listen to a performance. Do people really think that what they are saying is so important that their friends and everyone around them have to hear?
One last thing: Would someone who knows the girl who shows up with a tambourine to clubs and concerts please take it away from her and tell her that if the band wanted tambourines included in their songs that they would have one onstage. Please!
If you're a music lover, then please, shut up and listen. Enjoy the performance without all the constant talking. It might not be the smoking ban that is keeping some people from going out to the clubs but maybe by being turned off by inconsiderate people talking!
Tommy Hancock writes, “Shut up and dance.” Not bad advice.
I just don't get it? Why is it that when you attend a musical performance, a good portion of the crowd is there to just talk the whole time the entertainer is onstage? It does not matter if it is a free show or an expensive ticket, the talking doesn't stop.
At the Tony Joe White Antone's show, I politely asked the couple next to me to be quiet for his song “Rainy Night in Georgia.” The guy just used that as an excuse to continue talking even louder to make his point. So much for the polite approach.
Tony Joe White even mentioned that Coach Royal was there for the show, and at the legendary coach's listening gatherings if he had to ask you to be quiet, you were asked to leave, no questions asked! At the old Emmajoe's, you were expected to listen and if not you were told to leave. This was to show respect for the performer.
Wow, the band has two drummers and a huge stack of Marshall amps, and people are still attempting to talk over them. They yell nonstop at their friends the whole show! Now there is a music lover – not!
The musicians spend years crafting their lyrics and sound, but people cannot seem to be able to be quiet and listen to a performance. Do people really think that what they are saying is so important that their friends and everyone around them have to hear?
One last thing: Would someone who knows the girl who shows up with a tambourine to clubs and concerts please take it away from her and tell her that if the band wanted tambourines included in their songs that they would have one onstage. Please!
If you're a music lover, then please, shut up and listen. Enjoy the performance without all the constant talking. It might not be the smoking ban that is keeping some people from going out to the clubs but maybe by being turned off by inconsiderate people talking!
Tommy Hancock writes, “Shut up and dance.” Not bad advice.
Robert Allen
