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<p>Me too. Plus I am on the short side, so if everyone stands–my view is cut off.</p>
<p>I am amazed at the number of people who think “Born in the USA” is a patriotic anthem. I am more amazed at the number of people who have no idea what “Four Dead in Ohio” references. The rockers out there should see VH1’s “The Drug Years.”</p>
<p>It’s fine with me if people want to sit at a rock concert. It’s NOT fine with me if they keep poking me in the back and whining at me to sit down because they can’t see. This has happened to me at Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., and Shania Twain (hey, it was free). I’ve also been “shushed” when I cheered too loud for someone’s taste at a Michael Jordan Bulls game! Talk about unclear on the concept. This isn’t the symphony, people. You can sit there quietly if you want to, but I’m not going to.</p>
<p>you go girl!! </p>
<p>guess I just don’t understand the sitting during the Boss, and barely smiling…sad indeed</p>
<p>why go, seriouslly, why spend all that money if you are going sit there crabby?</p>
<p>and at a rock concert, if I block your view, I just say too bad…you know going it its ROCK CONCERT and shouldn’t expect people to just sit there</p>
<p>To all the grown-old-but-haven’t-grown-up concert-goers:</p>
<p>I love music. I hate concerts. I hate concerts because of people like you. Because I hate concerts, I do not go to concerts unless someone very special–someone I want to see as well as hear–is performing. So, I go to the concert. People like you are there–drinking, screaming, singing, standing, dancing–being immature, inconsiderate, and thoroughly obnoxious. I sit in my seat, seething but saying nothing. I leave furious. I tell myself, “I’ll never go to another concert!” But eventually, I do go to another concert. And guess what? So do you.</p>
<p>Here’s some advice: If you old cronies go to concerts just to act like boozed-up fools, buy tickets for the back row. There, you can drink and scream and sing and stand and dance until your toupees slide off and your overstuffed jeans split without spoiling the show for the people seated behind you (because there won’t be any people seated behind you).</p>
<p>Here’s some better advice: Don’t go to the concert at all. Instead, take the money you would have spent on concert tickets, and buy a case of your favorite booze and a DVD of the musical artist you would have seen at the concert. Then go home. Fire up the DVD player, pop a few Centrum Silvers, break out the booze, and boogie 'till you puke.</p>
<p>I buy a concert ticket for the physical luxury of a seat, where I am entitled to park my rear end without having to look at yours.</p>
<p>And yes, I am being judgmental.</p>
<p>TimeCruncher - that made me laugh and I kind of agree with you. I love to dance but I also like to watch musicians - even Nils Lofgren. He’s not dead is he? There are songs where everyone stands and then when people start sitting, it is time to sit. I feel the same way about people who automatically stand when a bride enters the church - there is an etiquette to everything.</p>
<p>TimeCruncher - I couldn’t have said it better myself! Thank you.</p>
<p>TimeCruncher - You said it better than I ever could’ve myself! Thank you. :)</p>
<p>Like I said before - to each their own… Different strokes for different folks!</p>
<p>To cartera45, acinva, and laxmom: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.</p>
<p>cartera45: Lofgren is very much alive and currently touring with Bruce Springsteen. When I heard that Springsteen was on tour again, and headed my way, I considered breaking my “no more concerts” vow because I thought I would get a chance to see and hear New York City-based drummer Larry Eagle (a Sessions Band member who toured with Springsteen the last time around, and can be heard on Springsteen’s 2007 album, Live in Dublin). I clenched my fists and gritted my teeth and got ready to buy tickets for what I knew would be another frustrating concert experience (which I was willing to endure for the chance to see Eagle play with the E Street band). Then, I did some last-minute research and learned that long-time E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg–not Eagle–is currently touring with Springsteen. So, no frustrating concert for me! (Larry Eagle is rumored to be joining the E Street Band after Max Weinberg retires from the road at the conclusion of Springsteen’s “Magic” tour.)</p>
<p>Discussing Nils Lofgren reminded me of one of my favorite concerts - Stevie Ray Vaughan.</p>
<p>timecruncher: I can’t believe there exist others like me who love music/hate concerts. When I tell my musician sons and nephews about the concerts I saw back in the day (Bob Marley at the Apollo, Santana a bunch of times, Dylan, Springsteen at Slane Castle in Ireland, among others.) they are envious. But I never had fun–too much noise, drugs, people dancing in front of me. I envied all you people who were able to have enjoy themselves! I also turned down a chance to go to a Stones afterparty because I didn’t like the guy who asked me.
Oh, wait a minute, let me correct myself–I loved hearing Pavarotti in Central Park, and B.B. King was also great. I guess i was born a fuddy duddy. I’m a lousy dancer, too.</p>
<p>andjoe8 - I am the same way. I love music/dislike concerts…I want to enjoy the music and not be interrupted by all the “distractions”…but that is me :)</p>
<p>We all enjoy things differently. It doesn’t make us wrong or grumpy.</p>
<p>Carry on my wayward sons…</p>
<p>TimeCruncher–you made me laugh.</p>
<p>And to people who object to “political” songs–don’t worry, they don’t mean anything. It’s not like people are actually going to go out in the streets and demand an end to the war and to impeach the President.</p>
<p>To mommusic: Thank you. </p>
<p>Speaking of “political” songs, the most hard-hitting anti-war song I’ve ever heard was written by a most unlikely person: Gordon Jenkins (1910-1984). Jenkins, the son of a Missouri small town church organist, was often described as “dour” by his fellow musicians, but beneath that quiet exterior beat the heart of a gutsy and soulful nonconformist. He composed “World War None!” for his avant-garde love-it-or-hate-it (I happen to love it) “The Future” segment of Frank Sinatra’s 1980 three-part album Trilogy. The lyrics for “World War None!” are open to various interpretations–all of them chilling. You can read the lyrics on the Web. (Better yet, hear Sinatra sing the song.) By comparison, “World War None!” makes the most well-known anti-war protest songs of yesterday and today sound like kindergarten tunes.</p>
<p>Also, since we’re discussing music and musicians, I extend a Happy 63rd Birthday to Dr. Steve Gadd (one of those “very special” someones I attended a concert to see, but of course, couldn’t…)</p>
<p>TimeCruncher, how come I don’t see your posts more often? Seems like you’d have a lot of interesting things to say.</p>
<p>To zoosermom: Thank you for the compliment. Actually, I’ve posted many more times than the post total which appears under my username. (I don’t know how CC totals posts, and the numbers really don’t concern me.) The reason I’m not a visible presence on CC is because I’m an “emerging” (how’s that for ed-speak!) computer user, because I’m still fairly new to CC, and because I am one of those people who is inclined to say nothing unless I think I have something worthwhile–or at least somewhat interesting–to say. I restrict myself to those areas of CC where I feel most comfortable, although I do branch out from time to time. If a thread catches my eye, and if I think I have something pertinent to say, then I’ll post. Otherwise, I’m perfectly content to sit back and absorb what others have to say, especially with regard to those topics for which I have little knowledge or first-hand experience. I have learned a great deal from the people who post on CC, and over time, I’ll be able to share bits and pieces of my own knowledge and first-hand experience with others on CC. Thank you again for your kind words.</p>
<p>Welcome TimeCruncher. Based on your posts on this thread, I will be looking for future posts by you–intelligent and entertaining, a great combination.</p>
<p>Timecruncher–Now I’ll have to find “World War None.” … I’ve always loved a good anti-war song; Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez are some of my favorites who did wonderful songs of that genre–which I guess pretty much dates me! OK, so I’m a child of the '60s. Ahhhhhhh! And I agree with zoosermom and mkm56–keep posting, no matter how CC counts the posts. Speaking of which, just for curiosity’s sake, I’d like to know how they do this. Is there a CC-power-that-be who can explain why I’m sometimes stuck on the same number through several postings? Not that it matters. Just curious.</p>
<p>Hi Hindoo</p>
<p>Posts in Parent’s Cafe don’t count.</p>
<p>Lyrics to World War None. <a href=“Vaoroi Tv - Trực Tiếp Bóng Đá Hôm Nay Vaoroi - Hd Mượt Mà Blv”>Vaoroi Tv - Trực Tiếp Bóng Đá Hôm Nay Vaoroi - Hd Mượt Mà Blv;
<p>To mkm56 and Hindoo: Thank you for the compliments and for the warm welcome. (My fingertips are blushing.) Even though I don’t post often, I’m here several times a day, almost every day. </p>
<p>To 07DAD: Thank you for posting the lyrics to “World War None!” Reading the lyrics makes me realize that it is Jenkins’ orchestration and Sinatra’s interpretation which make the song such a heavy-hitter.</p>