stanhope show

[unbibium]

Last night I saw Doug Stanhope perform live. And once again I sat near one of the most annoying hecklers.

Well, most of his heckling happened during the second opening act, some music act from Tennessee where one of them was from Finland. The rest of the time, he was just screaming.

And he was also on the phone the whole time. He might have been trying to bootleg the show, but whether his friend was recording it or not, I don't see why he would have the phone up to his ear the whole time, and saying "listen to this!" a lot, and continuing to scream. Some people around me thought he had Tourette's.

When I could concentrate, the show was pretty good. The first opening act was funny, the second opening act was OK, and Doug's set was long and dynamic. While he's prone to tangents and occasional trip-ups, his control over the audience never waned.

This morning, I'm having trouble getting out of bed. Too much to do this weekend.

Comments

[templeemc.livejournal.com]

Never understood hecklers. I always figured if the guy thinks it's that bad he should just leave and let everyone else enjoy themselves.

[pentomino.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately that logic doesn't apply to opening acts.

Also, assholes don't use logic to decide their behavior.

[templeemc.livejournal.com]

Hey, as an asshole I resent that ;)