Comments on: Ballad Lighter 2.0

By: hangton

hangton — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:23:57 +0000

I will say, however, that during Hurt (Nine Inch Nails), I considered using my phone as I didn’t have a lighter…

By: danny

danny — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:57:48 +0000

I’ve noticed this as well. It’s kinda neat to be in the crowd and look back over your shoulder and see a sea of eerie blue lcds

By: Alan Every

Alan Every — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:49:44 +0000

Maybe its so people don’t burn their fingers? Then again they could just be sampling the music…

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:57:30 +0000

The first thing I though of while reading this was, “What a bunch of nerds!” But after thinking about it, I bet it looks kind of cool. At least the people aren’t talking on the phones during the concert. Now that’s annoying.

By: dave

dave — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 23:36:23 +0000

Duran Duran at Wembley on HDTV? Do I sense a little INHD?
Well, I just think that people raised mobile phones because they didn’t have a lighter or something along those lines. This is not the first time I’ve seen this happen, however, I really don’t think lighters would be banned at Wembley.

By: Reg Tait

Reg Tait — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:16:50 +0000

I witnessed the same thing at a Morrissey concert in Manchester last year. Instead of lighters, there was a whole sea of glowing little blue squares.
It looked like a communal lighter-in-the-air thing, but I guess it was just people taking pictures and recording movies on their mobile phones.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 18:24:35 +0000

Life Imitates Art: There was a Doonesbury strip about 10 years ago where Zonker was at a Paul McCartney concert. Somebody yells ‘TRIBUTE!’ and people start asking, ‘Does anyone have a lighter?’ (One guy offered his pager.)
The guy next to Zonker explained that he had quit smoking pot.
Z: Really??
Guy: Had to. My grandkids were all over my case.
(Too bad the Doonesbury archive got sold to Slate, or I’d put up the link :-\

By: 3stripe

3stripe — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:57:19 +0000

Anyone got a photo of this then!!??

By: Arran

Arran — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:41:04 +0000

Over here in the uk about 90% of people have mobile phones and he majority of them amoungst young people being video phones.

By: Scholar

Scholar — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:41:45 +0000

I’ve seen people raising their cell phones at concerts lately, and all I can figure is that Satan is behind it. Check my site for more insane conspiracy theories and other stuff that’s lovably weird.