Sadly our concert, theater, and sports events have been canceled since the virus took hold. It has left us bored. As we know, baseball and basketball are coming back. Sadly, it’ll be TV only. I won’t get to sit in the Stadium and boo Boston. I will have to yell at my screen.
As for theater and concerts, some artists have turned to live Facebook or Zoom performances. They are fun. The other day, Live Nation streamed a Depeche Mode show from Berlin that performed live about two years ago. It was the first time it was shown to those who were not at the arena in Germany. Watching the stream, the first thing that came to mind was the facial expressions of David Gahan, Andrew Fletcher and Martin L. Gore.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve watched a friend’s theater company, the Synergy Theater do several live improv performances on YouTube. Again, I got a bird’s eye view of the cast’s facial expressions. I’ve watched some great new bands, such as Brewster Moonface and the Weird Wolves. The shows were up close and personal. You can really see the emotions of the actors, singers, guitarists and drummers. It is an added touch that we didn’t have before.
I’ve had floor seats at the garden and orchestra seats in Broadway theaters. But I never felt so close as I do now. In the old days, I purchased many DVDs of my favorite bands live shows from all over the world. Both highly produced and bootlegs. The bootlegs always offered better quality in terms of the feel of the show.
But they didn’t seem to capture the views that I’ve been seeing on the recent pandemic streams. Is it fun? Yes. Does it replace being at the arena? No. The emotion of the band and crowd together is tops.
Other posts can be viewed at:
“Pandemic Watch: What will we do with our masks and gloves at the end?”
Pandemic Watch, Staying in Shape,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/pandemic-watch-staying-in-shape
“Pandemic Watch: Community groups stepping up,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/15/pandemic-watch-community-groups-stepping-up
“Pandemic Watch: Have masks replaced fuzzy dice in windshields?”
“Pandemic Watch: How will we be entertained?”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/pandemic-watch-how-will-we-be-entertained
“Pandemic Watch: Communicating via video,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/03/pandemic-watch-communicating-via-video
“Single Life,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/02/pandemic-watch-single-life
“Pandemic Watch: Seniors and lifesaving phone calls during the pandemic or other times,”
“Pandemic Watch: There are places I remember.”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/pandemic-watch-there-are-places-i-remember
“Pandemic Watch: Creating a new fashion statement,”
“Pandemic Watch: Sitting on your stoop,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/26/pandemic-watch-sitting-on-your-stoop
“Pandemic Watch: What does a four-year-old think about our situation?”
“Pandemic Watch: Will my nephew ever know how good it was?”
“Pandemic Watch: What will happen when I get released on parole?”
“Pandemic Watch: We live in interesting times,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/pandemic-watch-we-live-in-interesting-times
“Pandemic Watch: Dressing during the Covid-19 pandemic,”
“Pandemic Watch: Yes, it is Monday,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/pandemic-watch-yes-it-is-monday
“How skills I learned as a teen in the scouts help during the Covid-19 pandemic, “
“How the Covid-19 pandemic causes us to rethink old habits,”
“Traveling on public transit and being outside during the Covid-19 pandemic,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/traveling-on-public-transit-and-being-outside-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
“Grocery shopping during Covid-19. Or anytime,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/grocery-shopping-during-covid-19-or-anytime
“I want to help restaurants during the pandemic. But…,”
“Masks and gloves,” https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/30/608
“Trashy Parks,”
https://mitchellthoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2020/01/07/trashy-parks
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