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Date Posted: 02:32:34 09/12/10 Sun
Author: Jenn
Author Host/IP: pool-71-170-235-80.dllstx.fios.verizon.net / 71.170.235.80
Subject: Am I less tolerant or are people getting jerkier?

Okay, so... I think I'm turning into a grouchy old lady.

Went to a Dave Matthews concert tonight and spent most of it annoyed at people. The girls next to us had more people than they had tickets for seats. One girl really only had a lawn ticket but snuck into the seating. So in the lovely humid Texas heat, we were more crowded than necessary and kept having to fight for our own seats. Lots of smokers around us, despite the fact that it is a non-smoking venue (at least in the reserved seating). People constantly flashing their cameras creating momentary blinding light (and I am sure they got lovely photos of well lit heads in front of them as their wimpy flash in no way reached the stage that was no where near us, and of course, cameras werent permitted anyway). Leaving the parking lot, people are rude and cut you off, cut in line, won't merge, and just make traffic that much worse.

This leaves me admittedly disappointed that for tickets that are nearly $90 a piece after service charges, the venue should be doing a better job monitoring reserved seating, smokers, and directing traffic.

Are people getting more and more self centered or am I just turning into a cranky old lady that should figure that smokers and this kind of crowd is just part of "concert fun"?

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[> Oh, I am in this line! -- francie, 04:37:22 09/12/10 Sun [1] (cpe-184-59-247-90.indy.res.rr.com/184.59.247.90)

We just went to an outside venue. We sat on the lawn as most of the audience. Everyone brings their own food and beverages. It was the last show of the season. Sat down with my guys, enjoyed our snackies and wine. The music started and the ladies next to me decided to have lively conversations!!!!! I shushed them nicely saying that the music started and one "lady" said too bad!!!!
I couldn't ignore them and moved my seat to the other end of my family, leaving my dh to deal with them.
I can't believe that one would spend money to go to a show only to talk through it!!!


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[> [> I shushed some lady at a band competition last year -- Kathy, 09:43:29 09/12/10 Sun [1] (pool-70-104-107-111.chi.dsl-w.verizon.net/70.104.107.111)

She got up in my face after the band finished and told me I better never shush her again. I told her if she would be quiet I wouldn't have to shush her. Rude beyond belief.


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[> I'm in this line, for whatever the underlying reason is! -- suek, 04:47:17 09/12/10 Sun [1] (c-71-193-117-31.hsd1.in.comcast.net/71.193.117.31)

Went to Summerfest in June in Milwaukee, and the kids were SO obnoxious; M@ was with buddies that met up with him from home (we'd been in WI for a few days), so they were up near the front (STS9). We were beyond the seating area in a picnic table area and kids were walking around and talking the whole time, smoking all kinds of things (seriously hard to breathe), never without a big beer, spilling it all over including on me so we had to leave (it was about 55 and at the lake). Sigh.


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[> I've been old since I was in my early 20's -- lindalou, 07:15:58 09/12/10 Sun [1] (75-134-109-70.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com/75.134.109.70)

I hate paying money to watch people throw up and make out in front of me. Well, unless there is a really good plot. :-)


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[> Welcome to my world, sweetie -- Missy, 12:08:09 09/12/10 Sun [1] (c-76-108-57-225.hsd1.fl.comcast.net/76.108.57.225)

I don't even go to the movies much anymore.


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[> Sorry you had such a bad experience. I haven't had it too bad so I keep -- LAwoman, 12:58:00 09/12/10 Sun [1] (cpe-76-171-245-142.socal.res.rr.com/76.171.245.142)

going out over and over LOL! I'm going to see Muse later this month and I can't wait! The one thing I do avoid is big outdoor festival concerts. I find I don't have the stamina for all-day and into the night events so much.


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[> I hate people. -- Katt, 21:07:00 09/14/10 Tue [1] (host-165-33-220-24.midco.net/24.220.33.165)

People are jerks, JeNN. And then jerks breed even jerkier jerks. And so on, and so on....


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[> [> But, but...I'm a people. -- Kathy, 22:46:44 09/14/10 Tue [1] (pool-70-104-107-111.chi.dsl-w.verizon.net/70.104.107.111)


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[> [> [> Not ALL people. heh.. -- Katt, 07:24:39 09/15/10 Wed [1] (host-165-33-220-24.midco.net/24.220.33.165)

Just a large majority of them. HAHAHAHAHHAHA

Scott has decided not to re-enlist next year and we're moving to Montana! Our plan is to live on as big a piece of property as we can so there are NO NEIGHBORS! :)


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[> [> [> [> That's gonna make all those parties you have kinda suck. LOL. -- sami, 18:18:15 09/15/10 Wed [1] (24-179-147-98.dhcp.stpt.wi.charter.com/24.179.147.98)


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[> [> [> [> [> We don't have parties anymore. -- Katt, 07:02:02 09/16/10 Thu [1] (host-165-33-220-24.midco.net/24.220.33.165)

See? I told ya! :P


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[> [> Seriously!? -- suek, 17:16:59 09/15/10 Wed [1] (adsl-70-130-177-99.dsl.stlsmo.swbell.net/70.130.177.99)


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