I'm convinced that a great deal of people are drawn to large scale events of any sort as are moths to flame. It's the see-and-be-seen syndrome (Its why Face Book pretty much sucks). The last time I went to an outdoor concert there were members of my party yacking it up, shuckin and jiving the whole time and eventually one of them lean over towards me and says, "you don't seem to be very into these guys" to which I replied, "which guys? oh, the band? Well, I am actually watching and listening to them" and I said no more. Later (after the concert) the same guy asks me if I came to these kinda things just to listen or to socialize and I said "to listen... especially if I pay for it" and he went on to describe how he doesn't get much chance to socialize and when there are so many people around with which he gets along he finds it hard to "just listen to a band" and that he liked to "cut loose and interact with people". I told him I liked doing that when we're at a bar or something. I later found out that the dude thought I was a stick in the mud. Didn't keep him from e-mailing the wife and I an invitation to his Superbowl party - I passed because I actually watch the game and I knew that wasn't why these type-A fountains of look-at-me! have them. Thing is, I still go out with my wife and I don't mind tossing back a few and dancing and whatnot, because the wife and I enjoy that. But then there's the dudes who go out on a dance floor and air-guitar and look around to see who's looking and act out even more when they're not generating the desired attention, generally looking rather foolish and needy... so needy they'd pay money to be surrounded by people they can put upon.
Yet another dire aspect of society that flourishes despite itself... damn those Mr Yuk stickers anyway...
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