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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

Great topic.

I think seeing Joe is more a performance than just a concert.  As such, I prefer being seated.  I agree with others though that seats in the front with standing behind/on the sides is a good alternative.  I also agree that being smashed against the stage by latecomers is really unfair at the standing venues.

Photogal-do your thang!!  The fact that you are concious of other people means you're not being obnoxious, and we all benefit from your work.  If you're bothering someone, I'm sure they'll tap you on the shoulder and let you know.  In the meantime, you are the standard against which I measure my more amateur work.  Have you ever discussed having 8x10 prints made of a great shot and having Joe sell/sign them along with CDs, etc?

-Rob

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20 Reply by photogal (edited by photogal 2007-10-19 23:07:25)

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

Rob,

I try to be as invisible as possible when photographing a show. I really don't talk to the band or crew during a show as I do not want to be distracting or cause any problems which would jepordize an opportunity to photograph at a show.

I photograph the shows because I enjoy the challenge of capturing the moment. It would be an honor if Joe or the band wanted to use any of my photos. I know Joe has a ton of projects on his plate right now and don't want to pester him with my photos. Although that would be cool!

~Rhonda

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

I like being as close to the stage as I can. That means standing to me.
I have been to many theater type shows and they are great, but nothing compares to having an artist playing close enough to touch. There were a few times that I could have reached out and strummed Joe's guitar myself.
I'm 50, but I've stood for at least 6 of Joe's shows without any problem.
I'm standing at the HOB's Chicago, which may be a test...I plan on being there early, Crosby Loggins, then Joe...could be 4 hours or more on my feet.
I may be singing after that:
Well my feet are tired and my knees are weak,
Can't even stand on my own two feet.
Rhonda,
After reading your post, I am really glad I was careful with my beer at that Chicago show. I would not want to experience "the wrath of Rhonda".

"Rock ON & Keep the Faith"

22 Reply by suhl (edited by suhl 2007-10-19 20:45:46)

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

sitting is meant for a venue where you pay for your seat.  if it is ga then to me that means standing room only not first to the chairs.  general means general.  and i hate to say it but as my brother once said, it is a rock concert(show performance, spectacle, call it what you want, a rose by any name etc), not your daughter's piano recital so i dont like to hear people complain about other people standing when they are well within their rights to do so and are not being obnoxious by doing it.  that said some consideration is due, ie being considerate to short women and people in general etc.  i am not very tall myself but i can usually find a spot.  and consideration means holding your beer at wais t level for petes sake, that has neveer happened to me but if it did i would feel compelled to say something about that it is in excusable.  unless the beer is bottled and you are toasting the stage.

more power to joe playing more theaters.  like i have said i have no problem sitting down in that atmosphere.  although i certainly wouldnt want the standing room joes to totally disappear.

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

Joes shows are not that long, I'd much prefer to stand with wall to wall bodies. If a show goes over the 2 hour mark I get a little tired, but I'm usually heavily medicated by that time and dont really give a darn. If I'm with my wife then we HAVE! to sit down, or I'll pay for it on the way home. Now when I go out with my crazy brother, I always invite my wife, but add  "Oh honey we'll be standing if ya want to go, theres no seats at this gig". Ya know I'm just being bad cuz me and my bro like to cut loose smile

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

Hey All,
     Well I swore to myself that I wasn't going to post on this topic, but here I am.  It has been hard for me to remain seated, as like the others I have been very close to the stage, a couple of times it has been what I call "embarrassingly" close.  (I don't know if that's a real word or not.)  A prime example was The Grand Emporium in Kansas City.  We could have turned the knobs on Joe's guitar for him easily.  As a fan, it is like the ultimate experience smile  I am re-training myself to stay seated, but I give the chair a real workout.  I have the most difficulty staying seated on "Walk In My Shadows."  (It's your fault Joe, you just play it so fine wink and to not march with you is almost a sin wink ...)     but,     I can totally appreciate from Joe's side preferring the seated venue.  As long as I can wiggle in my seat, I'm okay, and the other little trick I do is I give a well-deserved  standing ovation after each song and this let's that adrenaline rush kick thru me and I throw my arms up in the air signaling the "touchdown."  I have reached a point where I just feel so grateful to get to go to a show....standing/sitting....listening/seeing....it's all PRIME with Joe, Bogie, Carmine & Rick.  Many thanks, many times over for your 1000% times infinity performances.....luv you guys a bunch!
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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

Sitting down is fine at gigs like Joe Bonamassa's esp when you're getting older, heheheheheheheheh smile smile.....only kidding!! Anyway, I once sat down at a surf music show once, but had to get up "shake my bootie" when "Apache" came on.....how could I not??! smile

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

larryt wrote:

I agree that some sort of hybrid seating/standing arrangement might be good, if folks would only honor it. At the recent Indy show, which was a general admission rib and music festival, reserved seats were available for $20 extra. I sprang for it and wound up on the front row, which was really cool until the music started and people with seats further back lined up against the stage. What was most troubling is that many seemed to be more interested in having someone take their pic with Joe in the background or just talk and generally make the scene, (or step on my wife's foot). It was almost as if at times Joe was looking past the front row for a connection with the audience because many of them weren't really engaged with the music, though I don't know how you can be that near Joe and not be totally caught up in the heat of the moment.

I'm a fairly fit 54-year-old who can and will stand if necessary, but too often I'm having to stand simply because others seem to be there for reasons other than soaking up Joe's genius. And that's fine--there's a place for everyone for sure, and pople process and enjoy concerts differently. But maybe, if you want to talk over the music, take pix, and hang out, do that away from the front of the stage so that those who came to zero in on the music can. 

Blessings,
Larry

Larry....are you saying it was YOU making all that commotion at Ribfest, telling those couple people who were lining the stage directly in front of you to sit down?   I thought whoever that was complaining and moaning and getting up to tattle to the ushers was far more distracting than any single person who was lined up against the stage.  And it WAS only a single file line of lucky people, my 16 year old daughter and I included, who were up there. You didn't pay any more than I did,  and those weren't "reserved" seats, they were general admission, yet this disgruntled concertgoer kept "yelling" that he paid for front row seats.  And my first thought was...well if he was there so damn early, why didn't he claim his spot at the stage right away?  Thankfully, I wasn't directly in front of him.  We were to the far left... and yes, we ponied up for the seated area at the very last minute, not knowing we could have MUCH earlier, and we were THRILLED to still find room to stand at the stage's edge.  That was the closest my daughter's ever been at a concert, and she's a diehard Joe fan now because of that whole experience.  Turns out Joe was directly in front of us the whole time...but then again I knew he would be, because I've been to several of his shows and know how he works the stage.   And yes, while you may have ended up w/ a couple people directly in front of your front row seat, I didn't see or hear any of them being distracting.  You could have easily stood up too, and fit right in with that small group.  I did see a couple people during Joe's portion and again during Buddy Guy who would walk up to get their photo taken w/ Joe or Buddy in the background, but those people were quick and no more instrusive than the professional photographers who paraded back and forth in that lane right in front of the stage, sometimes stopping right in front of me and blocking MY shot, (with my piddly, old, 3 megapixel Olympus!  uh...the nerve!) 

No one deserves to get stepped on or spilled on at any concert, but it happens.   And obnoxious people are going to be ...um...obnoxious...whether they're sitting or standing.  And like someone said previously, in seated venues, there's plenty of people who distract as they go for yet another beer and then need to make yet another trip to the restroom, inching past you in your seat, stepping on your feet or giving you a close-up of their back pockets.  Hey, it's part of the whole concert experience.  And I'm a "whole concert" kinda goer.  So my feeling about the Indy Ribfest is, aside from Joe's stellar playing,  Doug Henthorn appearing for "Tea for One,"  my daughter having a blast (in a very quiet, stand-still kinda way) and me getting some very good shots w/ my ancient camera, it was too bad that person in the front row spent so much time crabbing and didn't bother to just let Joe's music wash over him.

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

BluesMan wrote:
Bill S wrote:

I like being as close to the stage as I can. That means standing to me.
I have been to many theater type shows and they are great, but nothing compares to having an artist playing close enough to touch. There were a few times that I could have reached out and strummed Joe's guitar myself.
I'm 50, but I've stood for at least 6 of Joe's shows without any problem.
I'm standing at the HOB's Chicago, which may be a test...I plan on being there early, Crosby Loggins, then Joe...could be 4 hours or more on my feet.
I may be singing after that:
Well my feet are tired and my knees are weak,
Can't even stand on my own two feet.
Rhonda,
After reading your post, I am really glad I was careful with my beer at that Chicago show. I would not want to experience "the wrath of Rhonda".

Bill,

If you're that close to Joe at the HOB that you can "strum" his guitar, then I'm going to try and break my Olympic and World Record in the Toilet Seat Leap competition. I'll be leaving (leaping) from my seat in the 2nd row Gold Circle and hurling myself over the crowd to land hopefully, right next to you. I do ask one favor though, just prior to "launch" I'll yell out really loud "BILL HERE I COME". What I need you to do is turn around and put out your arms to catch me. Now, I'm not that big of a guy. I'm only 5' 9" and about 190 lbs. of shear muscle (well that's what I dream, OK?). Anyway, I'd really appreciate you turning around and giving me a target to hit. I'm not as good at 54 than I was at 27 regarding mid-air course correction. So I'd really appreciate it! Tell you what, I'll even by you a drink if you catch me and another if you don't drop me, OK?

Roy

Since there were no seating charts on HOB's website, I have no idea where Gold Circle seating is. The last show I saw there, GA was directly in front of the stage. I looked at the Gold Circle tickets, but since there was no indication of where they were, I opted for GA. If I'm in front, I'll give it my best shot to catch you, but there are no promises. I'm 6'3" and 200 lbs., so I may need to bring the net. The drink offer is definitely an incentive.

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28 Reply by larryt (edited by larryt 2007-10-20 14:21:30)

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

Donna wrote:
larryt wrote:

I agree that some sort of hybrid seating/standing arrangement might be good, if folks would only honor it. At the recent Indy show, which was a general admission rib and music festival, reserved seats were available for $20 extra. I sprang for it and wound up on the front row, which was really cool until the music started and people with seats further back lined up against the stage. What was most troubling is that many seemed to be more interested in having someone take their pic with Joe in the background or just talk and generally make the scene, (or step on my wife's foot). It was almost as if at times Joe was looking past the front row for a connection with the audience because many of them weren't really engaged with the music, though I don't know how you can be that near Joe and not be totally caught up in the heat of the moment.

I'm a fairly fit 54-year-old who can and will stand if necessary, but too often I'm having to stand simply because others seem to be there for reasons other than soaking up Joe's genius. And that's fine--there's a place for everyone for sure, and pople process and enjoy concerts differently. But maybe, if you want to talk over the music, take pix, and hang out, do that away from the front of the stage so that those who came to zero in on the music can. 

Blessings,
Larry

Larry....are you saying it was YOU making all that commotion at Ribfest, telling those couple people who were lining the stage directly in front of you to sit down?   I thought whoever that was complaining and moaning and getting up to tattle to the ushers was far more distracting than any single person who was lined up against the stage.  And it WAS only a single file line of lucky people, my 16 year old daughter and I included, who were up there. You didn't pay any more than I did,  and those weren't "reserved" seats, they were general admission, yet this disgruntled concertgoer kept "yelling" that he paid for front row seats.  And my first thought was...well if he was there so damn early, why didn't he claim his spot at the stage right away?  Thankfully, I wasn't directly in front of him.  We were to the far left... and yes, we ponied up for the seated area at the very last minute, not knowing we could have MUCH earlier, and we were THRILLED to still find room to stand at the stage's edge.  That was the closest my daughter's ever been at a concert, and she's a diehard Joe fan now because of that whole experience.  Turns out Joe was directly in front of us the whole time...but then again I knew he would be, because I've been to several of his shows and know how he works the stage.   And yes, while you may have ended up w/ a couple people directly in front of your front row seat, I didn't see or hear any of them being distracting.  You could have easily stood up too, and fit right in with that small group.  I did see a couple people during Joe's portion and again during Buddy Guy who would walk up to get their photo taken w/ Joe or Buddy in the background, but those people were quick and no more instrusive than the professional photographers who paraded back and forth in that lane right in front of the stage, sometimes stopping right in front of me and blocking MY shot, (with my piddly, old, 3 megapixel Olympus!  uh...the nerve!) 

No one deserves to get stepped on or spilled on at any concert, but it happens.   And obnoxious people are going to be ...um...obnoxious...whether they're sitting or standing.  And like someone said previously, in seated venues, there's plenty of people who distract as they go for yet another beer and then need to make yet another trip to the restroom, inching past you in your seat, stepping on your feet or giving you a close-up of their back pockets.  Hey, it's part of the whole concert experience.  And I'm a "whole concert" kinda goer.  So my feeling about the Indy Ribfest is, aside from Joe's stellar playing,  Doug Henthorn appearing for "Tea for One,"  my daughter having a blast (in a very quiet, stand-still kinda way) and me getting some very good shots w/ my ancient camera, it was too bad that person in the front row spent so much time crabbing and didn't bother to just let Joe's music wash over him.

No, Donna, you're saying that I was the one complaining at the show, which is not true. I generally don't like these sorts of exchanges but I feel attacked. I didn't say anything to anyone because I WAS preoccupied letting the music wash over me. BTW, those were reserved seats. I had a seat and row number. I got mine the day they went on sale so I could have a good view. I did stand up much of the time so I could see around the knot of folks who stood through the whole show, way more than an occasional picture.

The bottom line is I'm really glad you and your daughter had a good time. I'll gladly look around or help lift up and give a better view to a child who's being explosed to real music. But, you really shouldn't accuse folks without knowing the truth. 

Blessings,
Larry

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

larryt wrote:
Donna wrote:
larryt wrote:

Blessings,
Larry

Larry....are you saying it was YOU making all that commotion at Ribfest, telling those couple people who were lining the stage directly in front of you to sit down?   I thought whoever that was complaining and moaning and getting up to tattle to the ushers was far more distracting than any single person who was lined up against the stage.  And it WAS only a single file line of lucky people, my 16 year old daughter and I included, who were up there. You didn't pay any more than I did,  and those weren't "reserved" seats, they were general admission, yet this disgruntled concertgoer kept "yelling" that he paid for front row seats.  And my first thought was...well if he was there so damn early, why didn't he claim his spot at the stage right away?  Thankfully, I wasn't directly in front of him.  We were to the far left... and yes, we ponied up for the seated area at the very last minute, not knowing we could have MUCH earlier, and we were THRILLED to still find room to stand at the stage's edge.  That was the closest my daughter's ever been at a concert, and she's a diehard Joe fan now because of that whole experience.  Turns out Joe was directly in front of us the whole time...but then again I knew he would be, because I've been to several of his shows and know how he works the stage.   And yes, while you may have ended up w/ a couple people directly in front of your front row seat, I didn't see or hear any of them being distracting.  You could have easily stood up too, and fit right in with that small group.  I did see a couple people during Joe's portion and again during Buddy Guy who would walk up to get their photo taken w/ Joe or Buddy in the background, but those people were quick and no more instrusive than the professional photographers who paraded back and forth in that lane right in front of the stage, sometimes stopping right in front of me and blocking MY shot, (with my piddly, old, 3 megapixel Olympus!  uh...the nerve!) 

No one deserves to get stepped on or spilled on at any concert, but it happens.   And obnoxious people are going to be ...um...obnoxious...whether they're sitting or standing.  And like someone said previously, in seated venues, there's plenty of people who distract as they go for yet another beer and then need to make yet another trip to the restroom, inching past you in your seat, stepping on your feet or giving you a close-up of their back pockets.  Hey, it's part of the whole concert experience.  And I'm a "whole concert" kinda goer.  So my feeling about the Indy Ribfest is, aside from Joe's stellar playing,  Doug Henthorn appearing for "Tea for One,"  my daughter having a blast (in a very quiet, stand-still kinda way) and me getting some very good shots w/ my ancient camera, it was too bad that person in the front row spent so much time crabbing and didn't bother to just let Joe's music wash over him.

No, Donna, you're saying that I was the one complaining at the show, which is not true. I generally don't like these sorts of exchanges but I feel attacked. I didn't say anything to anyone because I WAS preoccupied letting the music wash over me. BTW, those were reserved seats. I had a seat and row number. I got mine the day they went on sale so I could have a good view. I did stand up much of the time so I could see around the knot of folks who stood through the whole show, way more than an occasional picture.

The bottom line is I'm really glad you and your daughter had a good time. I'll gladly look around or help lift up and give a better view to a child who's being explosed to real music. But, you really shouldn't accuse folks without knowing the truth. 

Blessings,
Larry

Dear Larry.....I'm sorry for wrongly accusing you, if that's what you felt I was doing.  I thought I was being careful enough to "allude" to the crabber maybe being you, without totally calling you the crabber.  Notice I said "whoever...was complaining, moaning, etc..."  And to be honest, Larry, I'm GLAD it wasn't you, because I kept wondering if someone who visits Joe's board and posts would act like that during one of Joe's concerts.  That was my first thought upon returning from Ribfest, thinking how to go about posting about the very cranky "fan," but I decided to just let it slide...and then I read your post and thought....AHA!  Found him!   So again....sorry if I got the wrong impression about you, and I'm sorry if you felt like I was accusing you.

As far as the seating goes, I was told they were general admission, and apparently I paid as much for my 2 on the day of the show as you paid in advance.  I don't recall if there were seat #s on my tickets, but again, I was told...first come, first seated. 

Which reminds me....are you going to the Ball State concert on the 30th?  For a seated venue, I thought it was kinda odd that those are general admission tickets, so again, first come, first seated.  Look for me at the show.  I"ll be the one with the sheepish look, holding a sign that says, "Larry, I didn't mean it!"   Please accept my apology for offending you.

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

I can understand both sides of seated vs. standing. Larry and Donna shouldn't be blaming each other, this appears (remember I said appears) to be the fault of the venue.
I was at a few shows at Chord on Blues in St. Charles, IL. The venue indicated that if you had dinner before the show, you would be guaranteed to keep those seats for the show. They also indicated that the seats closest to the stage would go on a first reserved basis. I made dinner reservations the first day possible and got nice seats 20 feet from the stage. Just before the show starts, the people who walked in late were milling around near the stage. When the lights went down they crowded around the stage. The result was I could see Joe, but couldn't see his guitar. I gotta tell you, I was furious. I called and complained to the venue because they roped us into dinner with the implication that these were gonna be the best seats in the house.
The next two shows at that venue I went by the "When in Rome" adage. I got there a half hour before showtime, had a few drinks and then sauntered up and stood directly in front of the stage. My fault for blocking the views of the people in their seats? No, the venues fault for allowing this to happen.

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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

Donna wrote:
larryt wrote:
Donna wrote:

Larry....are you saying it was YOU making all that commotion at Ribfest, telling those couple people who were lining the stage directly in front of you to sit down?   I thought whoever that was complaining and moaning and getting up to tattle to the ushers was far more distracting than any single person who was lined up against the stage.  And it WAS only a single file line of lucky people, my 16 year old daughter and I included, who were up there. You didn't pay any more than I did,  and those weren't "reserved" seats, they were general admission, yet this disgruntled concertgoer kept "yelling" that he paid for front row seats.  And my first thought was...well if he was there so damn early, why didn't he claim his spot at the stage right away?  Thankfully, I wasn't directly in front of him.  We were to the far left... and yes, we ponied up for the seated area at the very last minute, not knowing we could have MUCH earlier, and we were THRILLED to still find room to stand at the stage's edge.  That was the closest my daughter's ever been at a concert, and she's a diehard Joe fan now because of that whole experience.  Turns out Joe was directly in front of us the whole time...but then again I knew he would be, because I've been to several of his shows and know how he works the stage.   And yes, while you may have ended up w/ a couple people directly in front of your front row seat, I didn't see or hear any of them being distracting.  You could have easily stood up too, and fit right in with that small group.  I did see a couple people during Joe's portion and again during Buddy Guy who would walk up to get their photo taken w/ Joe or Buddy in the background, but those people were quick and no more instrusive than the professional photographers who paraded back and forth in that lane right in front of the stage, sometimes stopping right in front of me and blocking MY shot, (with my piddly, old, 3 megapixel Olympus!  uh...the nerve!) 

No one deserves to get stepped on or spilled on at any concert, but it happens.   And obnoxious people are going to be ...um...obnoxious...whether they're sitting or standing.  And like someone said previously, in seated venues, there's plenty of people who distract as they go for yet another beer and then need to make yet another trip to the restroom, inching past you in your seat, stepping on your feet or giving you a close-up of their back pockets.  Hey, it's part of the whole concert experience.  And I'm a "whole concert" kinda goer.  So my feeling about the Indy Ribfest is, aside from Joe's stellar playing,  Doug Henthorn appearing for "Tea for One,"  my daughter having a blast (in a very quiet, stand-still kinda way) and me getting some very good shots w/ my ancient camera, it was too bad that person in the front row spent so much time crabbing and didn't bother to just let Joe's music wash over him.

No, Donna, you're saying that I was the one complaining at the show, which is not true. I generally don't like these sorts of exchanges but I feel attacked. I didn't say anything to anyone because I WAS preoccupied letting the music wash over me. BTW, those were reserved seats. I had a seat and row number. I got mine the day they went on sale so I could have a good view. I did stand up much of the time so I could see around the knot of folks who stood through the whole show, way more than an occasional picture.

The bottom line is I'm really glad you and your daughter had a good time. I'll gladly look around or help lift up and give a better view to a child who's being explosed to real music. But, you really shouldn't accuse folks without knowing the truth. 

Blessings,
Larry

Dear Larry.....I'm sorry for wrongly accusing you, if that's what you felt I was doing.  I thought I was being careful enough to "allude" to the crabber maybe being you, without totally calling you the crabber.  Notice I said "whoever...was complaining, moaning, etc..."  And to be honest, Larry, I'm GLAD it wasn't you, because I kept wondering if someone who visits Joe's board and posts would act like that during one of Joe's concerts.  That was my first thought upon returning from Ribfest, thinking how to go about posting about the very cranky "fan," but I decided to just let it slide...and then I read your post and thought....AHA!  Found him!   So again....sorry if I got the wrong impression about you, and I'm sorry if you felt like I was accusing you.

As far as the seating goes, I was told they were general admission, and apparently I paid as much for my 2 on the day of the show as you paid in advance.  I don't recall if there were seat #s on my tickets, but again, I was told...first come, first seated. 

Which reminds me....are you going to the Ball State concert on the 30th?  For a seated venue, I thought it was kinda odd that those are general admission tickets, so again, first come, first seated.  Look for me at the show.  I"ll be the one with the sheepish look, holding a sign that says, "Larry, I didn't mean it!"   Please accept my apology for offending you.

Donna, You don't owe me an apology. I think we both really want the same thing--to go see Joe and take it all in! Ball State is a little out of my territory--as was Indy for that matter. But Joe doesn't get to East Tennessee so my wife and I make road trips. I will be in Nashville on 11/24, so if you're there, maybe we can meet, shake hands, and enjoy the show.

Blessings,
Larry

"...play skillfully and shout for joy." Psalm 33:3b (honest, it really says that)
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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

Good Talking Point Eva ...... I Guess it depends on the individual and also the venue , But from my own personal experiences , Some nights at a Blues Club where the Atmosphere is Stoked up and the Audience is wild and the joint is Rockin , There's No Better Live Show than the Band on Fire at Full Raw Throttle with the intimacy and interacting to a Responsive Crowd Can be a Great Night ..... But on the other hand at a Theatre or Grander Concert Hall with Great Acoustics and Better All Round Seating Where Everyone can see the show  , You seem to take in the whole show and View the more finer aspects of the Bands Performances as Individuals and as a Unit , Both Have Their Pluses and Minuses , Sometimes the sound in a smaller venue can be a bit misleading as what the Band are striving for ( 100% Clarity ) , But in Theatres the in house sound virtually is always clear and crisp , But you are restricted if you want to get up and Rock out and go wild with Joe and the boys , and if you're not down at the stage at the smaller stand up venues , you're pretty much gonna not see much , and gonna go home with a stiff neck , So getting a seat at a theatre Guarentees a Comfortable Nights Viewing and Enjoyment ( And that's what Jim Means ) and of course Joe Bogie Carmine & Rick want all their Audiences to Enjoy all of their Shows ... So Choose Venues and Seating Wisely

Alternatively .... Do what i do 

.................................... Michael


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3rd ...... Mountain Time / Rockpalast       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h01xa6NMsJo
2nd ...... Sloe Gin       /  Vienna            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRASS8O8ZnE           
1st ....... Blues Deluxe / The Borderline    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnl3E_KLxYg
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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

As long as there arent people standing at sitting concerts, I'm alright with either.  I just dont like when its a seated theater and your forced to stand because the people in front of you are.

That said, definite advantages and disadvantages both ways.

  • From: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Registered: 2007-08-31
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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

I spoke to Joe about this issue last night while concluding my 4 day Bonaventure (plenty to post on that later) and he said that it's his opinion that having chairs sells more seats.  So, it's a pretty simple economic issue in Joe's mind, and I must say I agree with the decision.  Face it people, the average Bonamaniac isn't a teenager.  On the whole, we're a bit more "mature" and more of us have physical impediments than we'd like.  So, Joe is actually trying to accomodate his fans with the chairs. 

I don't expect this to be the final word on the matter, but it is straight from the mouth of The Man himself.

-Rob

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  • From: St. Louis, MO
  • Registered: 2006-06-20
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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

I think people feel that if the show is GA and they cannot get there early enough to get in line to ensure a good spot, say due to a job, they are not sure where they will be in respect to the stage and may decide not to go. On the other hand, if you purchase your tickets in advance (when they first go on sale) and you get to the venue right before the show, you know where your seat will be. For some people if they don't have a good seat or view of the stage they would rather not go.

I know that if I have nose-bleed seats for a baseball game, I would rather stay at home and watch it on tv, most of the fans in those seats are too busy talking and I find it too distracting and cannot focus on the game.

Just my 2 cents!

~Rhonda

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  • From: Frederick County, MD
  • Registered: 2006-04-21
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Re: Sitting at Joe´s concerts

Just something to think about.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/opini … p;emc=eta1

CarljMD

Takers get the honey, givers sing the blues