Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#1

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:30pm

While waiting outside the Neil Simon waiting for the last performance of Hairspray to start, I noticed something peculiar: A man smoking a bong on one of the balconies of the August Wilson. He was on the second balcony to the left wearing jeans, a navy blue fleece, and a baseball cap. Just thought I'd post about to see what people think.

"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#2

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:33pm

HAHAHA! What the hell...

[Dein Herr]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#2

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:33pm

Wouldn't you?

[danmag]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#3

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:34pm

WTF? If you need to get high so badly at Jersey Boys, it seems to me there are much easier ways than to bring a bong in!!! Did he fill it up in the bathroom or what?

Strangest story I've heard today....

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[ahmelie]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#4

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:38pm

So this is allowed in broadway theaters?

tight.

Theatre is a safe place to do the unsafe things that need to be done. -John Patrick Shanley

[winston89]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#5

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:42pm

This story reminds me of the time I was hanging around the Al Hirschfeld after getting a student rush ticket to Tale Of Two Cities, waiting to get in. There was a guy who was a stage hand who was wearing a Govt Mule shirt (a jam band who's fans are also fans of The Grateful Dead). He saw me with a Dead shirt on and we were talking about different shows that we went to and shows that we had listened to etc etc. I got the impression from him that he spends too much time in that lifestyle during his free time. If of course you catch my drift. However, knowing the hardcore fans that these kinds of bands attract it didn't surprise me in at all. It was just kinda funny to be talking with another Dead fan outside the theatre.

The one comment that I had to hold back laughter from was when he said that it would be a bittersweet thing if Hair did take the Al Hirschfeld because he can't get high while enjoying the great tunes in the show.

"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

[Yankeefan007]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#6

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:43pm

Yep, you just got that dude fired.

[winston89]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#7

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:53pm

In what possible way did I get that guy fired. Hell, there was a thread where people were naming two actors who were smoking outside of the Lunt before a performance of Little Mermaid while people were lining up to go inside, and they weren't fired.

And, nothing that the stage hand did was worthy of being fired. If he was doing a poor job, then sure, that would be a perfect reason for firing him. But, talking to someone else (me) who was just hanging around the theatre waiting until they let people in is not a cause for firing someone.

If describing something that a particular person does (stagehand, usher, house manager etc) is a cause for getting someone fired, then you should be saying the same thing to a lot of other people then just me. I am not the only one who has talked about a particular interaction with someone who works at the theatre. I can't count the number of stories I have read on here about a rude usher or a rude house manager etc.

"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

[Yankeefan007]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#8

Posted: 1/29/09 at 9:55pm

Not you; the OP.

[Dollypop]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#9

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:01pm

Was there any indication whether the guy with the bong was a member of the audience or accociated with Jersey Boys?

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[TheCharleston]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#10

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:03pm

why are you JUST posting about it now?

[winston89]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#11

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:07pm

Yankeefan007, Sorry man, it just wasn't that clear to me.

"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

[TheCharleston]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#12

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:09pm

Now you know how we fill when you write big long posts about your family being lawyers.

[bwaylvsong]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#13

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:10pm

"why are you JUST posting about it now?"

It must have been that second-hand smoke.

[BigFatBlonde]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#14

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:10pm

I was at the revival of OH, KAY and the balcony was pretty empty. At one point I looked around and saw two guys "engaging"... SERIOUSLY!

Since the show was so bad and Gershwin doesn't inspire me to acts of sex in public, I left.

Truth to tell those two fella were probably the only ones truly enjoying themselves.

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Updated On: 1/29/09 at 10:10 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#15

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:12pm

Was there any indication whether the guy with the bong was a member of the audience or accociated with Jersey Boys?

How could he have been on an outside balcony (fire escape?) if he weren't associated with the show?

Keeping the world safe from community theatres that cut a few lines and from pothead stagehands, BWW vigilante justice strikes again! Updated On: 1/29/09 at 10:12 PM

[TonyVincent]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#16

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:14pm

Yep, you just got that dude fired.

Shouldn't he be for doing drugs on the job? Are you trying to guilt the OP?

[TheCharleston]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#17

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:17pm

you CAN smoke more than just pot in a bong...

to assume it was pot is, legally, not fair.

[CurtainPullDowner]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#18

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:17pm

A BONG?!?
Are you kidding me?
A joint or small pipe is a hell of a lot easier,
Was it a water bong?
Was it John Lloyd Young?
That's Wack.

[Tag]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#19

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:17pm

Why are we pointing fingers at the crew? It could have been a cast member, an usher, the cleaning staff, etc. And it could have been an actual pipe and not a bong.

[TheCharleston]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#20

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:20pm

[winston89]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#21

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:20pm

TheCharleston, You really think that I care at all about what you think?

"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

[Mattbrain]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#22

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:22pm

John Lloyd Young already left the show.

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[LizzieCurry]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#23

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:23pm

I thought he got the magical Key to the August Wilson along with the Tony. He can do whatever he wants.

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[morosco]

re: Man Smoking Bong on JERSEY BOYS Balcony#24

Posted: 1/29/09 at 10:24pm

A mellow usher would be a good thing.