quiet, please (grammy awards live blog)
I can't help but wonder if the Grammy performances are like other concerts.
You know, where you arrive and sit down in your assigned seat to find that the people in front of you are interested only in drinking and talking throughout the show. This always happens to me, and it ruins my concert experience.
I don't mean to be grouchy. It's just that when I pay good money for tickets and actually make the effort to get all dolled up, I don't want some drunken lout hitting on the girl next to him ruining the night for me. I don't want people screaming into their cell phones, and I definitely don't want people singing along — I paid to hear the performer(s), not the audience members, no matter how well they think they can sing. Ever see "American Idol"? Most people who think they're great musicians ... aren't.
So in the middle of the mini-concerts tonight, are the celebrities in attendance acting like the rest of us? Are they chatting through others' songs? Checking their messages? Blowing smoke at those seated in front of them?
Or, because the awards are about music, is the Grammy Awards audience actually a respectful one? The world may never know.