We were wrong. My friend Tim and I had a discussion about Ani, and decided she was past her prime. That it wouldn't be very enjoyable to see her. That it would be like the old days. And, granted, it wasn't like the old days. Nothing could quite be that Ani. But it was damn close. She played "Dilate" and "Overlap" and she sounded good. And there was a band! A band, a band, a band with a stand-up bass and a drummer and oh the glory of it all. I still don't like Ani's new music, and possibly never will buy an album of hers again, but when she sang the old songs, she sounded better than she has the last few times I saw her. So thanks for the ticket, Rita, and I'm sorry I cursed the seats.
See, yeah, the seats were awesome. But the people in front of us? Worst. People. Ever. At. A. Show. I do not exaggerate one bit; ask Rita. I almost called this post Molester Molesting, but I decided that definitely gave the wrong picture, in general. First of all, the three people in front of us were drunk. And still drinking when we got there. Drinking a lot. It was two girls and a guy. He sat in between them. During the first act (Melissa Ferrick) he made fun of the music, and talked loudly to the blond chick. Talked LOUDLY. He wasn't talking about the music, but just chatting in general. The other chick with him shushed him a few times, but he didn't listen, because hello? He wasn't there for the music. His dumb blond chick girlfriend dragged him. They were a couple, I assume, because he was sort of all over her. Things got worse during Ani; he talked loudly through most of the concert, but towards the end, he was louder and more insistent. I'm sure he was bored. Whatever. Then, he started feeling on his girlfriend. And then, he started feeling on the other girl. I mean, grabbing her butt, all kinds of stuff like that. At one point, she grabbed his hand off her ass and held it as she danced, so as to stop him from the molesting. It was so fucking gross. Then he started dirty dancing with the girlfriend (corollary: he thought he was god's gift, it was apparent), and I'm surprised he didn't whip it out and do her right there. I did hear him say, at one point, that they were gonna go home and "DO IT AFTER THE SHOW". That's how loud he was. After the dirty dancing, he went back to molesting the friend. I mean, for fuck's sake, who the hell dates a guy that molests their friends?
Listen, ladies. If your man can't behave himself at a show he doesn't want to be at, please do not bring him to the show. Leave him at home. Please. Pretty please? Because whoever those people are, they ought to be ashamed of how this man acted. He was a boor and a sexual harasser, and it's shameful and embarrassing. And it ruined the show for a number of people, because he wasn't just getting dirty looks from Rita and I. I honestly cannot imagine what makes someone think that just because they don't enjoy the music at a show they can disrespect the artist and all the other people who paid a lot of money for their seats. What a total asshole.
At least the show was good.
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