Sweet Music and some Sour notes!

     If you've got kids you surely
know that Christmas time means School
Christmas Concerts!
     Since our kids are grown we're now
on our "second round That is " Grand kid's
school concerts!
      We went to one last night and I have to
tell you I give it mixed reviews.
      The kids were fantastic!
       But some of the people in the audience
were just unbelievable!
       The kids are up there on stage getting
ready to sing and a few parents feel it
necessary to shout out their kid's name.
        Since these kids are all in elementary
school I think it's safe to assume their
parents probably drove them to the
concert. Given that assumption the kids
already know their parents are there in
the audience.  Knowing the exact seat
doesn't seem to be information that needs
to be shared with the rest of those who
have come to see the performance!
        I sat in the first row of the balcony
with my video camera. The idea was to
get a good shot of everyone on stage and
capture as much of the music as I could.
        If you see my video you'll see all
the kids and you'll hear the music.
       You'll also hear a voice or two.
       That's from some of the
people sitting nearby who decided the
concert was a good venue for some "small
talk"....even while kids were preforming.
        You know the kids are learning
music and some "stage presence."
        It might be nice to have a class in
theater etiquette for some of those in the
audience!
         While there weren't many that
interfered I get the feeling the few that did
might have evolved from the days of
vaudeville when the audience was
sometimes known to bring rotten apples into
the theater to toss at the acts they didn't
like.
         But even that crowd would have
been let holding their fruit because the
kids were just THAT GOOD!
         Hope your concerts are filled
with sweet music and that all your NEWS
is good!