Chaz
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Be careful taking small children into the GuildhallLast weekend, I took my wife-to-be and my daughter to the festival. All was going well until I left the stage after Devonport's triumphant concert perfomance to find my family stranded in the lobby, why ... because my daughter (who's 2) was cheering me and the band along and generally enjoying herself before being evicted from the auditorium for being disruptive (they had recieved an complaint from an elderly couple, who I believe talked all the way through the next band's performance). Because of this I missed the prize giving. Besides the whole day is free and spectators can come and go as they please, so in my opinion they had no right to throw us out!
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ZedHorn
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Sorry about that Chaz, I heard several complaints from other Vollies and their friends/familes of mainly 'the older generation' talking through performances which is utterly unacceptable.
A 2 year old cannot appreciate the supposed ettiquette required during concert performances and should be allowed to cheer on her daddy. Obviously some amount of restraint with regard to the volume/ timing of cheering will no doubt have been martialled by your intended and I think that their being ejected is a bit harsh! The number of crying babies/toddlers who were not removed was a personal annoyance!
Unfortunately I'm not sure we as vollies nor our bandies can do much about it. It is a free event, the guildhall staff (in my opinion) are either knocking on pension collection themselves or more interested in standing idle picking their nose so they don't really help matters!
Anyway I hope she and your wife/wife-to-be still come again next year, their support does matter and we musn't let a few hypocrits stand in the way of our own personal pride and enjoyment of a truly fantastic day!
Zed PS- well done again to Drake!
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Anne Picc
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Hi Chaz,
I'd feed this back to Egor - he was asking for feedback from the weekend last week so he can pass it on to the powers that be re next years festival.
I can honestly say, if she was cheering you on during our performance I didn't hear her at all! She certainly didn't disturb me, and I sit at the front of the band so I can't see that any of the rest of us heard either.
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Princess Fiona
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This seems to be a bit of a theme this year. One or our band's partner was asked to leave quite rudely when his phone went off. I know there's rules about that sort of thing but accidents happen. I personally think that a warning would be good first, after all a lot of the audience have travelled some distance to support the bands, it's be a shame if this put anybody off coming again.
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Gromit
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Eeeeek Chaz - not good!
I do understand the phone thing though, as it happend a lot. I have heard several stories about phones and general gobbing off during the performances. A bloke was 'evicted' after his moby went off three times so I suppose the organisers were fed up with it all hence the lack of tolerance - maybe ??
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admin
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Egor evicted one phone user after the third call. A call, leg it whilst saying "Wait, I'm just running outside" is acceptable but one of the people who was asked to go outside was having a conversation whilst sitting there watching. Accidents do happen, however, people do forget to turn their phone to silent but manners are manners and if the person gets a call, a tactical withdrawal is called for!
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RAB
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Perhaps the audience should do better recce's of the programme of music being performed, and set their rongtones .. errrr ringtones in synch... 
Or perhaps I should bog off back to my own RMB site and wait for the incoming in the morning.???
May I just welcome myself to the Vollie Site before I go please.???? 
(Note the RM salute as opposed to the arthritic Jollie one ) 
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ZedHorn
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Your wisdom is always welcome here mate!
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bassdrumal
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Seems a bit off - I mean a small child can hardly be quiet ALL the time!
Mind you, I nearly ejected an elderly myself for whistling during the performances !!
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Big Ted
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Yes sorry about that...............couldnt get Valderes out of my mind..............still I'm back in the home now, where they are liquidising my food etc.
Big Ted
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RAB
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| Big Ted wrote: | Yes sorry about that...............couldnt get Valderes out of my mind..............still I'm back in the home now, where they are liquidising my food etc.
Big Ted |
tee hee..... Love it....
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admin
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Valdres, Valdrez or Valdrej... I've seen it spelt all three ways so far, I wish they'd make their minds up!! Typical Musos 
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ZedHorn
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ssshhh you buggly type personage or I'll tell everyone about your Captain Flashheart strides!!
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admin
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Did I say something... err didn't mean to... sorry... I wasn't here... you ain't seen me right 
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bassdrumal
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| ZedHorn wrote: | | ssshhh you buggly type personage or I'll tell everyone about your Captain Flashheart strides!! |
And you know...how exactly- we'll discuss this at the weekend ! x
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admin
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| bassdrumal wrote: | | ZedHorn wrote: | | ssshhh you buggly type personage or I'll tell everyone about your Captain Flashheart strides!! |
And you know...how exactly- we'll discuss this at the weekend ! x |
Strides as in trousers not as in shreddies, keks, duds, pants, knicks, grundies or underpants... unless of course Zed has the key to the drying room where she would have seen the leather flasharse studded gusset g-string uber unter und uber thongs with indicators headlights parachute attachment ejected-seat semi-stockinged shreddies that I lent you last week Al
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Gromit
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La la la la lal la ... too much information !!
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bassdrumal
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| admin wrote: | | leather flasharse studded gusset g-string uber unter und uber thongs with indicators headlights parachute attachment ejected-seat semi-stockinged shreddies that I lent you last week Al |
Come on - you said it was just between ourselves and you wouldnt tell anyone about that - Mind you, on that note, the studs did smart a bit !
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Big Ted
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I've tried that new bass drum harness as well.........................still havent worked out the fishnets though!!! Mind you i did get some offers wearing it with a kilt!!!
Big Ted
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admin
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Sorry
Another thread hijacked... 
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RAB
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| admin wrote: | | [ the leather flasharse studded gusset g-string uber unter und uber thongs with indicators headlights parachute attachment ejected-seat semi-stockinged shreddies that I lent you last week Al |
What a cheek ..!!!! lending out the gear you borrowed from me...
Mind you Teso bags are much more comfy and 'roomy'..... 
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dollydrumstick
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| RAB wrote: | | admin wrote: | | [ the leather flasharse studded gusset g-string uber unter und uber thongs with indicators headlights parachute attachment ejected-seat semi-stockinged shreddies that I lent you last week Al |
What a cheek ..!!!! lending out the gear you borrowed from me...
Mind you Teso bags are much more comfy and 'roomy'..... |
Ah Rab - now the cat is out of the bag......if you were an ex matelot you would know that the tesco bag neds to be filled with swarfega and ball bearings
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RAB
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| dollydrumstick wrote: |
Ah Rab - now the cat is out of the bag...... |
Interesting pun Dolly...
Tesco bags are slack and thin,
Keeps the cold out.... Moisture in,
Never had to dhobi one,
Try them out, you'll love them hun.....
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