bgmckinney
Acrobat
At Pearl Jam last night - I present for your consideration the following situation:
I was up in the rafter seats. As soon as the house lights dimmed I stood up, but halfway through the opening song (Severed Hand, a hard rocker) I looked around and realized that everyone in my section was seated again. Behind me a girl was pointing and screaming "You! Sit! Sit! You!" I didn't sense much support around me so, after mouthing helplessly "It's a rock show," I sat.
In the sections all around us, people were standing - not everyone, but a fair number. So a little while later I walked up to the top of the arena, where there was an open area, and joined some fans who were dancing up there. I got to bounce around during Do the Evolution - a great experience - but then security came and sent us back to our seats. So I had to sit for the rest of the time - except briefly, at the end of Alive, when the girls beside me stood up for a minute of Mike's solo and I joined in. Otherwise I spent the whole damn show bouncing around in my seat. I was furious, but helpless. I've been going to rock shows since I was fourteen and I've never seen anything like it.
Afterwards I got to thinking about my decision to sit. My question is, did I make the right decision? Was it right of me, out of respect for the other lame-ass fans in my section, to remain seated, or should I have ignored them and stood on my own? Is there a protocol here?
I was up in the rafter seats. As soon as the house lights dimmed I stood up, but halfway through the opening song (Severed Hand, a hard rocker) I looked around and realized that everyone in my section was seated again. Behind me a girl was pointing and screaming "You! Sit! Sit! You!" I didn't sense much support around me so, after mouthing helplessly "It's a rock show," I sat.
In the sections all around us, people were standing - not everyone, but a fair number. So a little while later I walked up to the top of the arena, where there was an open area, and joined some fans who were dancing up there. I got to bounce around during Do the Evolution - a great experience - but then security came and sent us back to our seats. So I had to sit for the rest of the time - except briefly, at the end of Alive, when the girls beside me stood up for a minute of Mike's solo and I joined in. Otherwise I spent the whole damn show bouncing around in my seat. I was furious, but helpless. I've been going to rock shows since I was fourteen and I've never seen anything like it.
Afterwards I got to thinking about my decision to sit. My question is, did I make the right decision? Was it right of me, out of respect for the other lame-ass fans in my section, to remain seated, or should I have ignored them and stood on my own? Is there a protocol here?