IWasBored
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every once in a while i'm reminded of what this lady said on the T while i was headed back to my car after a springsteen show in boston. she was talking to the idiot casual fan who said "yeah it was a good show, but i wish they'd played more songs people actually know and not all that stuff no one's ever heard." she said she didn't like how people stood for most of the show, and that she did the "adult thing" and sat for most of the songs, especially the slower ones.
that irritates me to no end. there are a lot of ways to enjoy a show. you could be that irritating asshole who insists on dancing the entire time, singing along to every single goddamn song (oh wait, that's usually me). you could be my brother or my mother and stand there stone-faced, arms crossed yet gush about how it was the greatest show you've ever been to as soon as you're back at the car (actually, when we had GA tix to a different springsteen show, i definitely saw my mom jumping up and down and singing along during "badlands." mom's almost 60. i was proud. haha.) at a small show, you can hang back by the bar, stand back in a corner and dance along with your beer/friends/random person you just met...the kind of music, the venue itself and whether there are seats and/or you have a seat, all this and more dictate your place in the overall crowd reaction. but do people really think this way? an "adult thing" to do? oh, sorry. i was 25 last week, but since turning 26 i have to be mature now and can't have a good time while i'm sober at this concert. no, i must remain in my seat. i must be cool.
that irritates me to no end. there are a lot of ways to enjoy a show. you could be that irritating asshole who insists on dancing the entire time, singing along to every single goddamn song (oh wait, that's usually me). you could be my brother or my mother and stand there stone-faced, arms crossed yet gush about how it was the greatest show you've ever been to as soon as you're back at the car (actually, when we had GA tix to a different springsteen show, i definitely saw my mom jumping up and down and singing along during "badlands." mom's almost 60. i was proud. haha.) at a small show, you can hang back by the bar, stand back in a corner and dance along with your beer/friends/random person you just met...the kind of music, the venue itself and whether there are seats and/or you have a seat, all this and more dictate your place in the overall crowd reaction. but do people really think this way? an "adult thing" to do? oh, sorry. i was 25 last week, but since turning 26 i have to be mature now and can't have a good time while i'm sober at this concert. no, i must remain in my seat. i must be cool.
