Why do many of you stand up during the show?

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  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    edited October 2009
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
    EDIT: WOW apparently i'm the tool now. didn't even pick up on the sarcasm. you sold it man. my apologies
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  • anakin_pdx
    anakin_pdx Posts: 396
    Backspacer_Backer wrote:
    i especially was proud of the bit about the ballet and peeing. yes, this was a parody thread of the really equally dumb "no more singing at pearl jam shows" thread.

    That's the point when I figured out you were just having fun. :) I guess a lot of people are just tired of reading all the negative whining lately so they were expecting yet another one instead of catching the sarcasm.
  • Out.Of.My.Mind
    Out.Of.My.Mind Posts: 125
    edited October 2009
    Quote from Ed at the Lyric Opera House, Baltimore 6.14.09
    "Stand up. Sit Down. Be Quiet. Make noise".

    Seriously dude, we stand because we're alive.
    And to the guy who doesn't want us to sing...
    We sing because we breathe.

    You gotta loosen up. Have a blast!
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    Post edited by Out.Of.My.Mind on
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
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    I have been known to stand up when I pee. Too much to drink tonight though - might sit down next time.
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    This is a joke right??? :lol:
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Because it's easier to dance that way. 8-)

    Yes, I did catch the sarcasm. :)
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  • bicyclejoe
    bicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,203
    Did I wake up on April Fool's Day?
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    the music is way too loud. i could get ear damage! turn it down!
  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    I can't stand sitting at a concert.......ruins my whole experience.
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  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    Backspacer_Backer wrote:
    Man, there are few things more frustrating than paying good money to see a rock n roll show, my favorite band ever Pearl Jam, and everybody in front of me stands up the whole time. Don't get me wrong, I'm a little over 6'2", so I could see over people if I stood too, but I paid so much for the seat I want to enjoy its comforts. Do you people stand at a movie theater? At the ballet? When you pee?

    Just sit down already. It would enhance everybody's experience if we could all just take it easy. These PJ concerts can drag on for two hours or more. Do you realize the long term damage you could be risking to the lower joints, ligaments, and tendons of your lower extremities? Don't you get worn out?

    The only thing more frustrating than the incessant standing up at rock shows is how some people insist on singing along to the songs. I believe the BAND is being paid to sing, not you. But I digress, somebody covered this already. It would be nice if they would turn the volume down on those speakers. I sat close to them once and boy oh boy were my ears ringing!


    You know there is 2 sides to every story, you paid good money for your seat, if you choose to sit and be quiet that is your choice, I also paid good money for my seat, I choose to stand, jump and rock the fuck out, AND SING AS LOUD AS I POSSIBLY FUCKING CAN.

    just for the record I know you are being sarcastic.
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  • kj1nyr
    kj1nyr Posts: 837
    LMFAO - Hey, when did my daughter start posting on my Pearl Jam boards!?!?!?!?!?! :lol:

    I'm 50 :o (whoa, how did THAT happen?) and my hubby is 53. In '08 we took his daughter (34) and her fiance (35) to one of the MSG shows and after wards they complained about everybody standing as soon as PJ came on and for the whole show. We've been giving them both colossal shite about it ever since.

    Stand up and boogie you lazy a$$ youngsters! Just don't knock over my walker!
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  • thanks4noticinme
    thanks4noticinme Posts: 5
    It wasn't the OPERA!!!!!!! I went to a more serious show on Eddie's solo tour in June. It was at a theater, so the environment was a little more serious. However, people still DID stand up on songs they loved. I guess you need to go to those kinds of shows.

    God willing, however, Pearl Jam concerts will ALWAYS be characterized by thrilled fans honoring their beloved band with a never-ending standing ovation. If you can't cut it, stay in your car and listen to your ipod.
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    The only pearl jam show i have ever sat at was Benaroya Hall.
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  • Princess KJ
    Princess KJ Posts: 442
    Funniest thing I have read in a long time. Not the original post, the responses who thought it was serious! :lol:
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    I can't stand sitting.
    it is kinda hard to sit and stand at the same time :)
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    Princess KJ wrote:
    Funniest thing I have read in a long time. Not the original post, the responses who thought it was serious! :lol:


    wow if that was the funniest thing in your life in a long time your life must suck
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  • Chrisilein
    Chrisilein Vienna/Austria Posts: 3,910
    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    Princess KJ wrote:
    Funniest thing I have read in a long time. Not the original post, the responses who thought it was serious! :lol:


    wow if that was the funniest thing in your life in a long time your life must suck


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  • Paul Andrews
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    And I wish people would stop passing joints to me at concerts and then using peer pressure to get me to have a toke. Man it totally bums ot the night... :lol:
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  • cfbd68
    cfbd68 Posts: 228
    Being a Fat Bastard I can't fit in my seat :roll: :lol: .
    Seems that needlessly it's getting harder, to find an approach and a way to live
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    you're a moron if you can't tell that the OP was trying to be facetious.....these threads are about as funny as the assholes who say this shit and mean it. :twisted:

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