Concert Etiquette...Is There Such a Thing?

Last night me and my hubby went and say Billy Idol and Def Leppard in concert at our local arena. What a great show.... Classic Eighties but what a great show. Our seat were in the mid section of the isle, as Billy, As i like to call him is in the middle of his first song, six people come into the isle and take the six seats next to me and the proceed to stand, jump and dance , meanwhile bumping into me the whole time.......NOT GOOD. They never even knew I was there. The lady to our left had an extra ticket and offered for me and DW to move down one, to give the rowdy ones a bit more room, and save my foot from being jumped on a tenth time.



I'm thinking to myself...this is okay, now that there is some room between us...yeah not so much...the continued to move to the left and now occupy the space in front of the seat that was actually mine. When a let the guy "dancing" beside me know that he had crossed that invisible line, he was none to happy with me. I explained that the seat he was actually in front was really mine, he got a little rude and mad some sort of fish face at me and that would be when DW stood up and asked the guy "nicely" if he had a problem. We never got an answer, he and his lady friend quickly left the row and went and had a smoke/drink /snack.....upon there return the switched seats...so that she was now beside me. No Problem. Or so I think.



With in two minutes of them returning to the seats she is now bumping into me, with the extra seat still between us. I let her know, not so nicely this time, that the seat she is now occupying is MINE. She starts to argue with me...and became a bit nasty, then she stops and counts, she stops at six and says.....sorry. No gonna work. It was repeated throughout Billy's whole set.



How can you enjoy a concert when people keep ramming into you? This is how....at intermission you complain to the BIG bald guy, who happens to be the usher at your section, and let him handle it, needless to say the remainder of the show was enjoyed without incident.



I understand that you can stand at your seat, and even dance but if you want to have a mosh pit, maybe you should have gotten tickets on the floor. You must take into account that some people actually don't have to stand or dance for the whole concert and can ally sit and enjoy the show. WE all have paid for tickets.



I don't understand how people acan pay good money for a show and leave for parts, for 5 and 10 min at a time. I still haven't figured out why they sell so much food at a concert...how can you sing along while jamming a piece of pizza into you mouth?



Where is Miss Manners when you need her?

When are you too Old?

I got a email the other day form a relative, who by all accounts is pretty straight laced. In the email she decided to tell me that my actions, as posted on Facebook, are very much immature and some of them horrendous. I should be embarrassed of the things that go on. Talk about knocking me down a notch.

Now, I never did respond, I just deleted it before hubby could read it. I took it with a grain of salt, because really there are some pretty bad things posted. Yet if you truly knew me you would know that: a) it really isn't as bad as it looks and b) it's all about fun and yes somethings are posted WAY out of context.

I am not angry with my cousin nor am I with anyone who has posted things because I know what really went down. So this has brought me to the question; WHEN ARE YOU TO OLD?

Am I too old to be having the fun? Should I be setting a better example for my children? Should I just lay low into my forty's? I don't think so. I don't think I'm too old, 'cause there are other campers who are older than me heaving more fun....as for my children, it's not like I'm making them shooters.....I make sure that we keep the shooters and stuff away until they are gone.

If it was a 20 year old in my pic's instead of me, man people would be talking about how much she likes to party, but because I'm in my mid-thirties and a mother of two it's wrong. When did being married and having children make you old? Maybe grown up but not old. I will be the first to admit it. I love to have a good time.

My cousin took what she saw on Facebook and formed her opinion. But by doing so she has made me question myself and the fun I have in my spare time that I work hard for.

So, as I ponder if I'm too old to act a bit crazy I come to the realization that if I didn't have the fun I do have I would be a very bitter, straight laced, prim and proper person sending scolding emails to relatives.

You only live once.........please enjoy.