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Wes Steele · 03-08-2010, 03:57 PM

Here is my "bad audience" story...

Worst Gordon Lightfoot concert....

Was June of 2008 at Mountaineer Park Casino. A lady directly behind me had a Maraca and was trying to play along with every Lightfoot song. TALK ABOUT DISTURBING... Plus she STUNK at it also... We had third row seats and this idiot was playing a Maraca trying to "fit in" with the songs? She didn't seem drunk, but I guess you don't have to be drunk to act stupid.

Arguements ensued (I can usually get along with anyone) and she finally stopped midway through the concert. What a JERK.

That is why I so enjoyed the Nashville audience this past Saturday night. Very classy group.

For those of you who do not know what a maraca is, below is the defintion....
They are simple percussion instruments (idiophones), usually played in pairs, consisting of a dried calabash or gourd shell (cuia "cue-ya") or coconut shell filled with seeds or dried beans. They may also be made of leather, wood, or plastic.

03-08-2010, 03:57 PM	#6
Wes Steele Senior Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Hudson, Ohio USA Posts: 359	Re: Noisy audiences - quote Here is my "bad audience" story... Worst Gordon Lightfoot concert.... Was June of 2008 at Mountaineer Park Casino. A lady directly behind me had a Maraca and was trying to play along with every Lightfoot song. TALK ABOUT DISTURBING... Plus she STUNK at it also... We had third row seats and this idiot was playing a Maraca trying to "fit in" with the songs? She didn't seem drunk, but I guess you don't have to be drunk to act stupid. Arguements ensued (I can usually get along with anyone) and she finally stopped midway through the concert. What a JERK. That is why I so enjoyed the Nashville audience this past Saturday night. Very classy group. For those of you who do not know what a maraca is, below is the defintion.... They are simple percussion instruments (idiophones), usually played in pairs, consisting of a dried calabash or gourd shell (cuia "cue-ya") or coconut shell filled with seeds or dried beans. They may also be made of leather, wood, or plastic. __________________ Wes....