Standing Fauxvation — Page 2

People, look at the number of replies versus number of hits on these boards. Someone other than the regular posters at B/WayWorld are reading the message boards here. Some of them, myself included, have been John Lennon and Beatles fans for decades.

You're bashing a pop icon whose life and music were and are, whether you realize it or not, an inspiration for an entire generation. People have been waiting for "Lennon" to hit B/way for YEARS! They are offering their support for a show that is by far more deserving of a long and successful run than many I've seen, but I make it a rule to support, not bash B/way. If I have nothing good to say, I say nothing at all.

Being an ardent Lennon fan does not make one a shill and I'm tired of hearing that charge being bandied about here so cavalierly.

We're John Lennon fans. Period. As I've said before, if you're a Lennon fan, "Lennon" is an absolute must see.

Please stop trying to ruin it for us.

OK. Let us agree to disagree, slacker. It's been an interesting debate.

Shows I have seen recently where I felt an ovation was deserved (some for the performers, some for the shows themselves):

Wicked
Rent
Sweet Charity
Spamalot
Avenue Q
Chicago
Altar Boyz
Chicago
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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Showbiz, you need an avatar.

Get with the program.

(And I don't mean the 12 step one.)

I do need an avatar nondeplume,lol. Have to figure out how to get one up.

Thanks very much nondeplume, now to go and choose one.

getting an avatar is easy technically. if i can do it--anyone can. deciding what to put up is another matter. i have an identity crisis every time i have to choose a font in microsoft word (who am i and what do i want to say?) so image selection took ages for me. luckily, we can change around so i dodged the commitment-phobia bullet. good luck!!

people really do stand too easily these days.
the worst, however is when you attend tapings of The Tonight Show. there is a warm-up guy that gets you on your feet by tossing t-shirts and swag into the audience. people are on their feet screaming out for him to throw stuff at them and then suddenly you hear "it's the tonight show starring Jaaaaaay leno!" and he comes bounding out to what looks like a frenzied standing ovation. ugh.

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