which is worse: stinking like weed or texting in a theater? — Page 6

"I once had to sit next to someone that smelled of old age"

I am hysterical.

This thread makes me wanna skip the deodorant, have a wild three-way with partners of both genders, cover myself with their fluids (and my own) and go see MARY POPPINS, hair askew, clothes rumpled, second-hand lipstick smeared on my mouth, stinking to high heaven.

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Just make sure your phone is off and you're good to go, Borstal.


eta: Bring it though, for your show and tell photos at intermission.

Updated On: 5/31/10 at 07:19 PM

Yes, I do feel the same way about alcohol. If you're drunk, you're just as bad in my opinion.

And I think actors who are under the influence of something onstage are horrifically unprofessional. That goes without saying.

Orangeskittles, I'm just talking for myself. And I don't need the message boards to enjoy the theatre, as I did so for years before I knew the internet even existed. Just like (I would think) you weren't high when you enjoyed your first show.

Lots of things make different people gag. Tough ****.

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I was joking about the "get help" thing. I apologize if it came off differently. And you don't count as a general fan/ audience member, Diva, since you work behind the scenes. And what's wrong with looking at a show with a critical eye? You (or, as I should say from now on, I) can enjoy a show and acknowledge its flaws at the same time.

I'm also getting the distinct feeling that the line divide is between the older (and in several cases here) more professionally working posters being more tolerant, and that it's the younger ones who are so judgmental about it.

"Ivanguy, no offense, but instead of using your money to buy theatre tickets, maybe you should get some help. Sincerely, I mean that with no disrespect."

Joking? It sounds like you were apoplectic in your effort to try not to offend.

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Ghostlight2, you're absolutely right. I think it's because us younger posters are products of the project DARE/ "don't do drugs!"/ "crack is wack" school and just automatically equate drugs with evil in our minds, even on a subconscious level.

But you'll bathe in cologne, which is like someone spitting in my mouth.

Nothing better than sitting next to someone who leaves my eys burning.

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Ghostlight2, you're absolutely right. I think it's because us younger posters are products of the project DARE/ "don't do drugs!"/ "crack is wack" school and just automatically equate drugs with evil in our minds, even on a subconscious level.

There's a huge difference between someone smoking pot and people who do coke or smoke crack or shoot heroin. (although I don't think you'll see many junkies taking in a Broadway show. Not right after their fix, at least)

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Updated On: 5/31/10 at 09:43 PM

bwaylvsong, that's not necessarily true. I was raised in the whole DARE/"crack is wack" environment and a product of that generation. My father was a cop working Narcotics (and a Republican who hates gays, but that's another issue and reason for my future therapy bills) and I was always told drugs are a death sentence. Luckily I was also raised in a time where libraries and the internet were readily available.

Do a little research on pot and you'll see the BS reasons it's illegal. Without getting too 'history lesson' here...Back in the day hemp so threatened the major industries (cotton, paper, etc.) that the newspapers ran with stories like "eighty percent of all the murders committed by Mexicans are done while the killers are drugged by marijuana" and "A California man decapitated his best friend while under the spell of the smoke." Okay, that first one is crazy racist as well, but it still paints an accurate picture of the propaganda surrounding the demonetization of weed. Heck, just watching Reefer Madness (both the musical and the original anti-pot film) gives you an idea of how little truth there is to fears of weed. Though it may seem so far out there nowadays, people actually believed these claims and we're still feeling the repercussions even now.

I know we've gotten somewhat off-topic from the original post (which I already answered with 'cell phones' and a suggestion to cook the ganja into something ahead of time on a previous page), but I just think some people see the issue from such a limited place. The woman smoking a menthol before a show? No problem. The countless drinks being served beforehand (and at some shows - even at your seat)? That's fine. Yet someone asks if smoking weed before a show is ruder than something that we all can agree is an increasing problem in theaters nowadays and they get attacked. Guess which of the three hasn't killed anyone? Oh, that's right - the only one of the three that is illegal. Darn. I now shall step off my soap box. Apologies and such. :)