Curmudgeon alert - am I alone in this?

[JohnRogers]

[ytserush]

16 hours ago, Timbale said:

Not trying to ruin anyone's buzz… I'm sure it's going to be super fun.

 

It was. You could feel the love in the room.

[ytserush]

6 hours ago, Rush Didact said:

 

If you listen to the bootlegs of the Darien Lake show on the VT tour, you'll hear a really high-pitched and obnoxious "WOO!" right smack in the middle of the pause at the emotional peak of Resist, when Ged and Al and the whole rest of the audience is dead silent.

 

That woo is 17 year old me, who was absolutely mortified by what he did and instantly regretted it. I'm sure everyone around me was annoyed, but now when I listen to that bootleg it makes me smile and remember how exciting it was to be at my first Rush show (and my first big rock concert too).

This reminds me of the time I was immortalized in the 6/2/90 Knickerbocker Albany video a few times when the guy who was filming randomly focused in on part our section at a few points including during War Paint. That really freaked me out the first time I watched that.

[Principled Man]

4 hours ago, snowdog2112 said:

 it took all the patience I had not to turn around and yell "What in the world is wrong with you????!!" 

 

 

I hereby chastise you for NOT yelling at the nincompoop.   

 

 

They're gonna play it, so SHUT UP AND WAIT FOR IT, DUMBASS!!     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 18 by Principled Man

[Rhyta]

On 11/17/2023 at 7:37 PM, Rush Didact said:

I haven't watched any video of the events so far, so that's disappointing to hear.  I hope the Massey Hall show isn't like that...

Have to realize we are only getting snippets of the events and it may not be like that the whole time.  People are excited to have some contact with Geddy and some fans always act foolish, that's just how it is.  I have enjoyed watching YouTube interviews with Geddy and the audio book is good, it will take time to finish it since I think it will be more enjoyable to read in snippets (IMHO) but it is nice to hear some things we didn't already know about. 

[goose]

On 11/18/2023 at 3:23 AM, BigMontanaSKY said:

Be happy for them. & The one man show known as Ged............

 

I, like many people, re-discovered a lot of the catalog of songs during the Pandemic years.

 

I hate admitting this but one of my favorite concerts featured a mosh pit so large and unruly I didn't jump into it. I was glad everyone was feeling the music, but I opted to relax by a barricade. LOL As long as everyone is having a good time, what is there to be angry about....?

 

 

Sorry to tell you this, but you're doing OLD wrong.

 

 

 

 

[goose]

On 11/18/2023 at 12:25 PM, Principled Man said:

 

 

I hereby chastise you for NOT yelling at the nincompoop.   

 

 

They're gonna play it, so SHUT UP AND WAIT FOR IT, DUMBASS!!     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reminds me of the time I saw the band America.  A rather drunk lady in a balcony box kept yelling "HORSE WITH NO NAAAAAME!  HORSE WITH NO NAAAAME!"  About half way through the show, between songs the bassist told her "Relax, lady, relax! It's coming."

[goose]

On 11/18/2023 at 7:19 AM, Timbale said:

Yeah, I'm not really angry...being a little bit playful...BUT, there is something that rubs me the wrong way about it.  There's something in it that seems to be about people trying to "prove" themselves to be a "real" fan - like, yeah, dude - you know what Bytor & The Snowdog is...we all f**king do. Where the hell do you think you are? It's a gathering of fans who have paid hundreds of dollars… You don't have some inside knowledge that you need to let me, the guy sitting next to you, know about.  It's very possible that I am wrong about this… But the yelling out "Woo!" at some quiet moment when it will stand out and be heard (as opposed to being at a rock show and cheering) just seems like really narcissistic behaviour to me.

 

And honestly… Having that kind of environment where everyone cheers and whoops for every reference or mention creates a certain vibe in terms of the conversation that is happening that becomes a little bit more about pandering to the audience itself. There are a lot of podcasts that I like where are my least favourite episodes are always the ones where they do an ep in front of a live audience. Everything becomes a bit of an inside joke… And there's a certain amount of playing to the audience to get laughs or whatever reaction that makes it a way less interesting listen for me. 

I'm gonna have all my friends bring Geddy Talk Super Fan bingo sheets to the show.  "Sign of Eth" will be everyone's middle square.