View Full Version : Person shouting abuse @ the bands @ RAH Gala Concert
beard_4b
20.10.2003, 11:22
Did anyone happen to notice the guy who was shouting abuse @ the bands and soloist @ the gala concert in RAH following the national finals.
There was also someone that wolf whistled @ the conductor of the royal marines who was wearing very tight trousers, and voiced their opinions (very loudly) about the soloist derick watkins using the PA system when he played a solo.
What did people think of the concert those who were there?
Seedhouse
20.10.2003, 11:32
Really!? Is that true? That's awful, didn't anyone do anything about it???
Brian Kelly
20.10.2003, 23:06
I did not hear the abuse ( I was in the centre stalls, right at the back), but I heard the wolf-whistle, as did everyone else in the RAH. The person concerned should have been "asked" to leave.
Overall, I enjoyed the concert. Derek Watkins was sensational. Of the 3 bands, I enjoyed Cory's section the most. "Finlandia" made a change from "Elsa" and "The Appian Way" as a massed bands finale.
Hopefully the attendence will be better in future years, or I can see the Gala concert being cancelled again.
I wondered that too Aidan.
Obviously the North West bands know him but others won't.
Can't see him doing that though!!
Not seen him for a while...have you??
Grumpy Wannabee
22.10.2003, 23:10
Heckling is a justified response to a poor programme. Have been heckled myself many times ... mostly by my own band. Afraid I can't take responsibility for the wolf whistle as I had left by then! But I have my suspicions.
But it was a truly dismal night for Brass Banding. By the way, who's Jack?
Brian Kelly
22.10.2003, 23:29
Even if you are not enjoying a programme, heckling is simply rude and bad manners.
Edit: Duplicate post deleted (RT)
beard_4b
23.10.2003, 13:02
Even if you are not enjoying a programme, heckling is simply rude and bad manners.
It was hilarious tho!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
It was hilarious tho!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I wonder if you'd find it hilarious if someone 'heckled' while you were performing?
beard_4b
23.10.2003, 13:07
To be fair the captain of the royal marines deserved all he got - his trousers were very tight and they looked like he was wearing lycra!
He looked very camp, but he was 'in the navy' in suppose!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
beard_4b
23.10.2003, 13:09
It was hilarious tho!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I wonder if you'd find it hilarious if someone 'heckled' while you were performing?
you get used to it after a while - i do anyway
get heckled a lot eh? I don't think it's acceptable to heckle at the Albert Hall. It's ok at band clubs and things like that, but when you've already got that much pressure on you the last thing you need is someone heckling!
I was on stage and thankfully never heard any of this!!
:?
get heckled a lot eh? I don't think it's acceptable to heckle at the Albert Hall. It's ok at band clubs and things like that, but when you've already got that much pressure on you the last thing you need is someone heckling!
Why is it OK to heckle at bandclubs and not the Albert Hall???????
Brian Kelly
29.10.2003, 21:27
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It isn't. As I posted before, it is rude and bad maners.
Apart from that, it gives a bad impression of brass bands. There were quite a few professional musicians in the audience for the Gala concert (Don Lusher, to name but one). If the Gala concert gets the same reputation among professional musicians and top bands that playing the Glasgow Empire used to have among stand-up comedians, then the Gala concert will die out simply because top bands and professional musicians will refuse to take part.
we got booed at the national youth champs
markyboy
29.10.2003, 22:48
was it Jack?
I saw Jack at Pontins when he came and said Hello to me. Obviously he is well known of in Northern Banding circles, he always appears at various contests.
Although I dont really know him he is a true Brass Band fan, and I would doubt if he was to ever cause any bother at a concert.
(Not that I am saying for one second that you were accusing him)
Hope there's no misunderstating mate!!
we got booed at the national youth champs
Probably because you had about 4 bands worth of players on stage! :wink:
neiltwist
30.10.2003, 13:22
we got booed at the national youth champs
booed? that'll be by one of the other youth bands then, a certain youth band tried to start a fight with us once at a contest, bunch of babies. I've got a couple of bands in mind as to who it could be. oh well.
although curiously we never got booed, and we had a double size band, weird, mustn't have been because of that.
aimee_euph
01.11.2003, 01:27
I wondered that too Aidan.
Obviously the North West bands know him but others won't.
Can't see him doing that though!!
Not seen him for a while...have you??
he was in the club at Pontins!!!
neiltwist
01.11.2003, 01:42
I wondered that too Aidan.
Obviously the North West bands know him but others won't.
Can't see him doing that though!!
Not seen him for a while...have you??
he was in the club at Pontins!!!
he was also listening to the first section, greeted us on the stage, well almost, saw us in the curtained bit before we played, and asked if we were playing at wilkinson's!
Mike Rowley
01.11.2003, 20:34
A number of people may have been wondering if Jack was the heckler in London.
Jack was not at the Finals in London, and it's not something he would do.
To those who don't know him, Jack is a pensioner who travels throughout the North West attending concerts and contests.
He only usually responds to the contest or concert compare's welcoming greeting, by replying with "good morning" or "good afternoon" etc.
Jack is quite harmless, likes listening to bands, and enjoys 'band people' taking the trouble to talk to him.
neiltwist
04.11.2003, 02:04
A number of people may have been wondering if Jack was the heckler in London.
Jack was not at the Finals in London, and it's not something he would do.
To those who don't know him, Jack is a pensioner who travels throughout the North West attending concerts and contests.
He only usually responds to the contest or concert compare's welcoming greeting, by replying with "good morning" or "good afternoon" etc.
Jack is quite harmless, likes listening to bands, and enjoys 'band people' taking the trouble to talk to him.
exactly, if only there were more people took the time to speak to him, and gave him the respect of a dedicated bandsman, which is what he is in my opinion. Never heard abuse from him, only interest, and never while a band has been playing.
i agree with you. I hope you don't think I was insinuating it was him!
I know him well ,being in the NW area and he is a great supporter of the brass band movement.
I just thought that to people who don't know him, they may misinterpret his behaviour.
neiltwist
04.11.2003, 09:31
i agree with you. I hope you don't think I was insinuating it was him!
I know him well ,being in the NW area and he is a great supporter of the brass band movement.
I just thought that to people who don't know him, they may misinterpret his behaviour.
no, I know you weren't insulting him, but there are a lot of people in the NW banding scene who do insult him, if not to his face.
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