Lazy Sunday Pt 2
Well D. and I are back from a sunday evening at the orchestra. As usual they did a fantastic job. The highlight was Mozart's Requiem which I have never heard live before. Wonderful job. And of course since I drove D. packed the picnic. Man can that girl cook. We had a fantastic creamy arichoke heart dip, albacore tuna salad with a lemony/vinagery dressing and the best lentil salad ever. For desert she fresh fruit with a yogurt and whipped cream dip. Yummy!
The down side?
Kids.
(and this part goes out to those parents who are lazy, selfish, and irresponsible)
Is there no place where I can escape other people's children. I mean c'mon wasn't it bad enought that there was a baby yesterday in the theatre at Superman (yes, a baby, as in under a year old) but then I have to deal with a pack of 6-8 screaming kids at Blossom? For those you who don't know the Cleveland Orchestra has their summer home at Blossom Music Center which is an outdoor venue. The pavilion sits at the bottom of a natural bowl shaped valley then the whole hill in front you can sit outside and picnic and drink wine and listen to the orchestra. For some reason a group of idiotic parents thought that this would be a great place to bring their pre-schoolers.
Now I don't blame the kids for having a good time running around the lawn and screaming and laughing at all. They were just being kids. I blame the stupid, lazy, selfish parents who let these kids do that DURING the concert! Oh yes, their little yells, squeals, and laughs echoed right up from the bottom of the hill to the very top THE WHOLE CONCERT! What is wrong with people? The zoo, DisneyWorld, waterparks these are all great places to take your hyperactive kids. The Cleveland Orchestra (one of the premier orchestras in the world) not a good place to take those same kids. For crying out loud can't an adult with no children find ANYWHERE to enjoy themselves without others inflicting their children on you? Sure, your kids are cute. . .TOO YOU! To me they are just irritating. If your kid can't behave and stay quiet then leave and let those of us who are at an adult type venue enjoy ourselves without the burden of your children. Get a sitter or go to an age appropriate venue for your child. The whole world does not need to be kid friendly and cater to your children just because you made that choice to have children.
To those parents who actually parent and make wise decisions and have well behaved children in public. . .thank you, I wish there were more of you out there.
posted by Vinnie G. @ 10:39 PM
6 Comments:
If D can cook like that, you can BOTH move down here, the 4 of us can get a house together, and while Pokey and D cook, you and I can sit in a corner with espresso and be bitter. Sound like fun?
That sounds perfect Gumby
Um, yeah, hi, D here. I think I'm busy that weekend.
Actually, I gotta say it was nice to cook for someone for a change. And Vinnie G. can put away the chow AND take leftovers home. I'll cook for any one of you, any time - an appreciative audience is always welcome.
Argh to kids where they don't belong. Last night there was a little tyke in Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm talking like 3. Yes, it's a Disney film, but there are some scenes -- he had to be taken out, screaming because of gruesome scenes (this was almost midnite, mind you, we went to the late show -- when this brat SHOULD have been in bed!!!) What were those parents thinking? Has no one ever heard of a BABY-SITTER?
Okay, I'm done now.
As you say there's a time and place for children and concerts like that are not the time or the place.
My Son is medically hyperactice and I wouldn't have dreamt of taking him somewhere like that until quite recently. He is now old and calm enough to cope.
If I go out for an evening with my wive to 'get away', the last thing I wont to hear is sreaming children. I could stay at home for that.
Adults who refuse to turn their mobile phones off in cinemas and theatres are just as bad, if not worse. People should show consideration for others. I always do.
Regards.
Chris.
You are so fucking intelecual. You should get your PhD in philosophy!
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