Etiquette poll: Holding up cell phones throughout a concert?

[reflection]

WARNING: GET OFF MY LAWN POLL.

Every concert I go to these days seems to have the same band playing, the one with the lineup of arms and phones. The music changes, but the lineup stays the same. I assume the arms and phones are the band because that's all I can ever see, even at 5-'11".

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	Yes, they paid for a ticket too, if they want to hold their cell phones high and record the show, good on them.
	1 (50%)
	No, I didn't pay all those Ticketbastard fees to see your arms and phone in front of me.
	0 (0%)
	Why not experience the show instead of recording it? Live in the moment.
	1 (50%)
	I'm ok with it, as long as I can throw your phone across the venue, then rip your arm off and beat you to death with it.
	0 (0%)
	Beats the guy yelling WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO in between every note and song.
	0 (0%)
	I like pie.
	0 (0%)
	Robb is a dingbat.
	0 (0%)
	Other
	0 (0%)
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[In_The_Wind]

1. Down in front! Don't block my damn view!

Get off my lawn!

[reflection]

2. It truly is

one of the worst phenomenons to come down the pike in awhile. Most of the uploads following the show are grainy as hell and sound like ass anyway.

[bluesbassman]

3. Beats the guy with the damn bubbles.

Used to have season tickets for the Oakland A's. Every weekend game I went to there was this guy who sat a couple rows in front of us that would bring a bottle of soap bubbles to the game and blow them constantly between innings. As I wear glasses, invariably one would float back my way and splatter on a lens. Being that we were all long term ticket holders in that section and in order to keep the peace, I opted not to help him ingest the bottle of soap bubbles. I did however fantasize about it.

[reflection]

4. Wow. Never seen that one.

That would indeed be obnoxious. Nothing like wearing glasses and having a soap bubble pop on them during a show.

[Wait Wut]

10. You should have...

...brought some Silly String.

[bluesbassman]

11. Yeah, then the arms race escalates. Next we're squirting ketchup and mustard packs at each other...

The taco sauce could cause serious injury.

[Wait Wut]

12. That's what fans on that side of the country are like.

All violent and stuff. Cubs fans just throw tissues at each other.


Thank you for reminding me, though. The husband has a new guitar player. In his old band, they had a smoke machine. We told him he couldn't have one, but he could have a bubble machine. Now, he bugs us at every damned gig for his damned bubbles. Off to Amazon, I go.

Edit: Well, that was easy!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Motion-80202-9-Bubble-Machine/dp/B0019PU8XE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1406067959&sr=8-3&keywords=bubble+machine

[bluesbassman]

14. Bubble machine? What is it, a Lawrence Welk tribute band?

And a-one, and a-two...

[Wait Wut]

15. That's what the husband and I keep thinking.

The kid is so excited about his damned bubbles, though.

The band he came from was a very popular indie/rock band with lots of lights, smoke, and members. Big attraction for the college age crowd. Great band, actually. I own all their CDs. He is now in my husband's blues band, but they're inching out of blues...with a big push coming soon. Anyway, we figure if he wants bubbles, we'll give him bubbles. Anything to make him smile. He's still a little lost up there, but making a huge difference in the dynamic.

[Lochloosa]

5. Had to go with WOOOOOO.

Saw Eric Clapton a few months ago and had this women right behind scream "Let's Party".....during Layla.

[reflection]

8. was it the electric or acoustic version?

Unforgivable either way.

[Lochloosa]

13. Acoustic. And it was good once I gave her the evil eye.

[Xyzse]

6. I'm a live and let live kind of guy.

If they want to do that, I don't mind too much.

It is similar to what people did back then with tape recorders.

[jakeXT]

7. no app ?

[CBGLuthier]

9. I don't go to shows. i just watch friend's videos of them.

[BlueJazz]

16. No, I didn't pay all those Ticketbastard fees to see your arms and phone in front of me.

People do that crap even if they're sitting down in seats.
They'll stand up and it's like saying "anybody behind us can just wait until we're done being incredibly rude.
I'm not griping mainly for myself...it's for the handicap and people in wheel chairs.
Inconsiderate pricks.

[trof]

17. I just miss Robb, so I had to vote that way.

[bigwillq]

18. No issue with someone doing this

Went to a concert last month and pretty much everyone around me was doing this. I still enjoyed myself. I was looking at and listening to J-Lo, and not the people holding up the phones.