Old People Bitch and Moan at the Kennedy Center
I've been told that kids these days lack manners, that society's ills stem from our inability to pass dinner plates to the right and our liberal use of swear words like cunt, bitch, fuck and Santorum.
They almost had me convinced until Sunday night when I witnessed an eye-opening scene at the Kennedy Center. I trekked over to the Millennium Stage to see my friend Sean perform some of his ambient-electronic musical magic as FFFFs.
The Kennedy Center offers free shows Monday through Friday, it's worth checking out. It's a little bizzare though because regardless of the show, the same group of people show up hours ahead of time for seats. I think it's mostly old-time Foggy Bottom residents who enoy live theater.
Taffety Punk Theatre Company came out first and performed some excellent music and ballet. Then Sean came on stage with his small table of samplers and electronics.
As soon as he started playing, the old ladies started yammering.
It was a sight to behold. One little old lady in front of us tapped the shoulder of a woman in front of her and started chatting,
It was incredible. And it only got worse. A pair of grey-haired women sitting to my left started complaining.
The one of them shouted,
One of the ladies caught me glowering at her and shrugged her shoulders as if to say "Kids!" She thought I'd agree with her. My girlfriend and I just stared at her in disbelief. This is our friend performing music here! Good music! We were about to say something when they both got up, and very loudly, as if to register their disgust said, "Come on, dear. Let's go" and walked out.
Do people think it's ok to be loud and obnoxious when the performance is strange and unfamiliar? Or is just that "young people" don't deserve respect? I think it's a little bit of both.
I left feeling angry and pissed off. Strangely enough, I ended up back at the Kennedy Center the next day to see a reading of Swansong. The old people there acted with decorum and respect. They even laughed at the corny jokes.
They almost had me convinced until Sunday night when I witnessed an eye-opening scene at the Kennedy Center. I trekked over to the Millennium Stage to see my friend Sean perform some of his ambient-electronic musical magic as FFFFs.
The Kennedy Center offers free shows Monday through Friday, it's worth checking out. It's a little bizzare though because regardless of the show, the same group of people show up hours ahead of time for seats. I think it's mostly old-time Foggy Bottom residents who enoy live theater.
Taffety Punk Theatre Company came out first and performed some excellent music and ballet. Then Sean came on stage with his small table of samplers and electronics.
As soon as he started playing, the old ladies started yammering.
It was a sight to behold. One little old lady in front of us tapped the shoulder of a woman in front of her and started chatting,
"Mildred, is that you?"
"Oh, hello. It's so nice to see you!"
"How are the children?"
"Oh, just lovely, blah blah blah"
It was incredible. And it only got worse. A pair of grey-haired women sitting to my left started complaining.
"Well, if he started performing, he didn't introduce himself!"
The one of them shouted,
"This is not music! It's just noise!"
One of the ladies caught me glowering at her and shrugged her shoulders as if to say "Kids!" She thought I'd agree with her. My girlfriend and I just stared at her in disbelief. This is our friend performing music here! Good music! We were about to say something when they both got up, and very loudly, as if to register their disgust said, "Come on, dear. Let's go" and walked out.
Do people think it's ok to be loud and obnoxious when the performance is strange and unfamiliar? Or is just that "young people" don't deserve respect? I think it's a little bit of both.
I left feeling angry and pissed off. Strangely enough, I ended up back at the Kennedy Center the next day to see a reading of Swansong. The old people there acted with decorum and respect. They even laughed at the corny jokes.
posted by Mr. Bottled at Tuesday, September 05, 2006
8 Comments:
Big day for ya, huh? I read your CSPAN radio bit in the Express and your Kennedy Center blog on the front of DC blogs.
Thanks for letting me know. I had no idea about The Express, or DC Blogs for that matter. Exciting!
Hi Logan,
You're so famous. Don't forget me when you get to the top.
My cousin David and I have a plan devised for whenever old people are rude to us when we're together, which isn't that often, it's surprising how often old people are rude to us at family gatherings. I think it's because most of my family is too evil to die, thus, there is an overwhelming contingent of old people. They think that once they're over 80 they can say whatever they want. Young people don't have feelings. Young people enjoy being told that it's for the best that their marriages didn't work out. You know how those foreigners are.
Anyway. David and I do this when one or both of us is being insulted by some decrepit widow:
we burst into song. Duets. Usually Journey. I suggest that you try it.
IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!! DA DA DA DAAAA, DA DA DA DA DAAAA....WOOOOOOOOH!
That's an excellent strategy. But also, the evidence is mounting that marriages to foreigners don't work. Lauren.
When the lights. Go down. In the ci-teh. And so on. And what do you know about marriages to foreigners? Just because your mail order bride failed to provide a satisfactory home for you doesn't mean that all marriages to foreigners are doomed.
I want to sample Mildred and base a song off of her sultry voice...
She's at the Kennedy Center each night at 6pm. Rain or shine. But get there early! There's a limited number of seats.
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