I've been in plays where the audience has given us a standing O. It always diminishes my opinion of that particular audience and I'm left trying to disguise my feelings of --->

At a concert...I am generally standing anyway. I have seen smaller performances and if it is a sit down affair, I will be one of the first to give a standing ovation if it's a great performance esp if I know someone in that performance.

I gave Prince like 30 standing ovations during the musicology tour, at the Staples Center. I was sitting next to the biggest fam...I wonder if she lurks here, she kept calling him "baby"
"You go baby" "yeah, baby" "i'm over here baby" "I love you, baby" "come back soon, baby" dear god...

PaisleyPark5083 said:

You actually sat down at the concert? At the one I went to, everyone was standing and clapping, so there was no need for a standing ovation.

superspaceboy said:

yeah, I did sit down, otherwise I would be blocking someone else'view..not very nice. But the sitting was very minimal.

Genesia said:

very interesting

it's a sort of audience kiss-up, isn't it?

I like to stand with the Dems when I'm watching the State of the Union speech. And I look real hard at the Republicans on TV while I'm clapping.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

PaisleyPark5083 said:

oh no! was that me??? I went to see him at staples during that tour

no actually I was more like that at 3121 in Vegas since I was so close to him

it's hard to distinguish between standing Os at rock concerts and having to do it because you have to stand up anyway. i guess that's why people have to hoot at concerts when they're really into it. and it's why the band always has to ask "are you having a good time?" cuz, like, you're already standing. and O'ing. they don't know how you're feeling about things, really. i guess if a band is mediocre and you really want to make a point at a concert, you'd sit down and clap only as much as you feel is polite. the SITTING O.





I have no idea what I'm talking about.

well, they give it up pretty heedlessly at the symphony too, including the "Bravo! Bravo!"

veronikka said:

It wasn't you, I'll never forget what she looked like.
I was way in the nose bleed section of the Staples Center, I went with my son, and he kept pulling on me to sit down..he was sure I was going to fall over the railing from all the excitement.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

I wear jeans w/ a somewhat low rise. So standing is an effort for me - I have to simultaneously (& gracefully) pull my shirt down to avoid showing crack. Therefore I have to be really blown away to stand for a mf. I'm happy to clap anytime, but you gotta do tricks to get a bitch on her feet

heartbeatocean said:

Yeah, it kind of is! Sometimes, it's all I can do not to yell over the clapping, "Yo! Sit yer asses down! We weren't that good!"

CalhounSq said:

FunkMistress said:

Calhoun is crazy