Good concert last night. Bad audience---well, they were until Shane and Shane hit the stage. I was amazed at the noise of constant babble in the crowd that went on with the opening act...a guy called Mark Trussell (a very talented singer out of Nashville). I seem to remember a similar issue when we went to see tobyMac. The first singers had to compete with talkers, and lots of 'em.
Makes me ashamed of Christians. And young people. Told ours that the example set last night was one of the things folks refer to when they say that they don't like teenagers and college students. Rudeness is just that. Rude. But multiply that by a couple or so hundred folks and you have plenty of room to groan.
Way back when, like 30 years ago---I went to a Keith Green concert downtown. And while I wasn't a big fan of his music, I went with a group of friends, probably from church or school. Don't remember that detail. Anyway, at one point Keith just shut down the concert and gave everyone a gentle tongue-lashing. Asked what the kids were there for anyway. Why were they they if they weren't paying attention. Wow. Very effective, and the mood of the rest of the concert was much more respectful and, yes, reverent.
Someone in an authority position should have gotten the attention of the crowd last night. As a courtesy to the first act, and to the part of the audience that was trying to listen. And to also suggest that the audience postpone the need to text-message all during the show. Kept seeing glowing cell phone screens while the concert continued.
Give me that remnant. Just a few who listen. In the meantime, I'll just grow 'em myself.
Makes me ashamed of Christians. And young people. Told ours that the example set last night was one of the things folks refer to when they say that they don't like teenagers and college students. Rudeness is just that. Rude. But multiply that by a couple or so hundred folks and you have plenty of room to groan.
Way back when, like 30 years ago---I went to a Keith Green concert downtown. And while I wasn't a big fan of his music, I went with a group of friends, probably from church or school. Don't remember that detail. Anyway, at one point Keith just shut down the concert and gave everyone a gentle tongue-lashing. Asked what the kids were there for anyway. Why were they they if they weren't paying attention. Wow. Very effective, and the mood of the rest of the concert was much more respectful and, yes, reverent.
Someone in an authority position should have gotten the attention of the crowd last night. As a courtesy to the first act, and to the part of the audience that was trying to listen. And to also suggest that the audience postpone the need to text-message all during the show. Kept seeing glowing cell phone screens while the concert continued.
Give me that remnant. Just a few who listen. In the meantime, I'll just grow 'em myself.
