Pretentious bollocksPossibly the worst event I ever went to was an evening of turntablists in London. The lights went down, the first guy put a cymbal onto a turntable, dropped the needle on it and left it making screeching noises for ten minutes.
When the lights came up, half the audience had snuck out.
What's the most pretentious rubbish you've ever been to see in the name of art?
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chthonic, Wed 28 Sep 2005, 14:19)
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Musical Saw...A local coffee shop hosted a prom-type party where everyone dresses up, and much merriment and coffee ensues.
Standing in the line 10 minutes before the doors open, I begin to make conversation with the man behind me, who is holding a saw.
"Oh...you must be the opening act!"
"Of course! Haven't you ever heard of musical saws?"
I took this for sarcasm, and we had a good laugh about it.
The doors open, everyone goes in, and I forget about my saw-carrying friend.
Until the music starts.
For twenty minutes, this man rubs a bow against his saw, creating something akin to the sound of cats fighting, while 100 or so dancegoers look on in disbeleif.
It was truely surreal.
(, Thu 29 Sep 2005, 6:50, Reply)
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