From: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com (edheads-digest) To: edheads-digest@smoe.org Subject: edheads-digest V7 #52 Reply-To: edheads@efohio.com Sender: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Errors-To: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Precedence: bulk edheads-digest Wednesday, March 24 2004 Volume 07 : Number 052 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Loud and Annoying People ["Shelly Sholley" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:50:52 -0500 From: "Shelly Sholley" Subject: Re: Loud and Annoying People wait a minute....... people -drink- on the cruises????? i musta missed that. {she said innocently, sheepishly, and HOPEfully believably} ~shells~ - ----- Original Message ----- From: Kerry Frey To: Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:01 PM Subject: Re: Loud and Annoying People > Wait - are you suggesting that any members of efo consume alcohol? ;) > > Kerry, who wishes he had stock in Grand Marnier and saw many edheads > consume much alcohol on the last couple cruises. > > jen studt wrote: > > > And though I am hesitant to label myself as one of the aforedescribed > > drunk-types, I would like to point out that not everyone who drinks or > > even gets drunk at a show makes an "ass out of themselves" or becomes > > a "heckler" or talks on the top of their lungs to their friends. Some > > people like to drink at shows - I mean, you should have seen the good > > ol' Bad Habits days, where let's just say that it wasn't always just > > the audience throwing back a few. > > > > I don't think all the drunks or all the hippies can fall into any > > category, particularly such a negative one. I hate when anyone ruins > > a show for me, be it a smaller EFO show or a Springsteen stadium > > show. In fact, my biggest pet peeve is people who shout things to the > > performers in between songs, trying to engage the performer in a > > dialoge or jsut trying to get attention. (And it's even worse when > > the performers acknowledge them (I'm talkin about you, Shawn Colvin!), > > because it just encourages other audience members to do it too!) But I > > also don't like stereotypes. I agree with Ellen, it's a courtesy > > thing, or maybe it's just that some people don't get out much, and > > when they do they don'thave a clue how the rest of society acts in > > public. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Jen > > > > Ellen wrote!: > > > >> And as one of the aforedescribed hippie-types, I would like to point > >> out what you all already know-- not all hippies would do this, and > >> this behavior is by no means limited to hippies. ;) I've even been > >> at several shows where someone in the crowd-- inevitably someone > >> RIGHT UP FRONT who really wants the band to notice them in their cool > >> hat-- is wearing a ginormous hat (think "cat in the hat" or "sombrero"). > >> > >> The bottom line is common courtesy, and unfortunately, not everyone > >> out there Gets It. I'm amazed at how often I see people at shows > >> displaying behavior that makes me want to whap them upside the head > >> and say, "didn't yo mama teach you no manners?" > >> > >> peace, > >> ellen > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get reliable access on MSN 9 Dial-up. 3 months for the price of 1! > > (Limited-time offer) > > http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ End of edheads-digest V7 #52 ****************************