[Slowhand] Loud "fans" -- we need to all make a promise

[James Vlahakis]

I agree, the so-called "fan base" gets worse as the prices go up.  I was 
able to sit in the front few rows at Winwood-Clapton because the so-called 
rich fans (who wanted to go "just to go") all showed up late.  And they 
were drunk.

We need to promise ourselves that we will politely confront all the loud 
mouths and drunks at these shows because they need to learn some manners. 
While there's a time and a place when you know that some guy or woman is 
to drunk to reason with and you clearly don't want to start a fight, 
there's a nice way to tell someone to "shut the ____ up." 

The worst are the casual fans who are just "there to be there" but I have 
older people who claim to have seen Clapton in the 70s make asses of 
themselves after a few too many beers. 

And why is it always some horrible looking woman with a two-pack a day 
habit who wants to scream "I love you Eric"?   Ugh.....that kills me to.

Hats off to some other entertainers, Radiohead's Thom Yorke for instance, 
who will not hesitate to say "shut up" if someone's whistling or yelling. 
I don't care home much you spend on tickets, be quiet.

I was at a Radiohead show a few years and there's a wonderful 
confrontation on a private recording with me lighting into a guy for 
yapping during the show it goes something like this "Excuse me, are you a 
real fan of Radiohead or are you just hear to say you came to the show so 
you can try to sound hip?"  "WHAT?!, screw you buddy" was his response 
(slightly more colorful) to which I replied "oh, I'm right, you are just 
hear to ruin this concert for everyone else, go to the back of the venue 
and chat"  He was not happy to say the least and his girlfriend was 
mortified.

I'm 6'2" so I'm not afraid to get in anyone's face.  Since I will be with 
Sammy at the Cleveland show, we may have to take things into our own 
hands.
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James V. in Chicago

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