r/MurderBryan

Taking it camping this summer instead of my wave+ to see what it can do! Anyone have experience with these?

Ok. So the caption is a bit inflammatory but I stand by this. So let’s continue to support the arts but follow a few rules.

1. DO NOT TALK TO THE PEOPLE NEXT TO YOU DURING THE PERFORMANCE. It’s incredibly distracting and why are you even here if you don’t want to see it? This should be common knowledge.

2. Yes. There are concessions. No. You should not be crumpling chip bags and chewing like a wild buffalo during the show. Use intermission wisely.

3. If you’re bringing children, manage your offspring. I shouldn’t have to ask your child to stop throwing elbows at a Sunday matinee of Les Mis.

4. Turn your gotdam phones off. There are literally announcements and signs telling you to do so.

5. Filming a production is a violation of law. And rude AF. And very distracting to the performers. Is this really the “rebel hill” y’all are dying on? Yikes.

6. Last, but not least, show up on time. Fashionably late makes you an Ahole.

And with that, the show at the Shubert was a 7/10. The crowd was awful. The performance was amazing. Those costumes and that set is unmatched IMO. The sound techs did something funny because it was very difficult to understand the performers.

PLEASE. Support the arts. But learn the etiquette. It’s basically “don’t be an entitled jackassssss”. 😝

What Would Scott Martin Do?

Maybe its because I grew up in the 70's when McDonald's was a treat, the employees were locals, every customer knew every other customer. I remember being flabbergasted (how's that for old geezer speak) when I walked into a McDonald's with no one at the counter and and shiny new, order kiosks standing standing ready to take my order. I didn't see pancakes on the order menu so the manager condescendingly huffed as he waddled over to inform me that hotcakes were available as a "platter" item. Need ketchup, forget about it. You have to ask someone behind the McCafe`fence. Makes me feel like I'm at the zoo.

Today I go to my local McDonald's and no greeting, no thank you, no interaction to make a drive thru payment, just a credit card reader stuck outside the window. When I reach the pick-up window I'm handed my sad little brown bag with my sad hamburger inside. Again, no greeting, no thank you, no how are you today. About the same level of social interaction as working with the Kiosk.

I sure do miss those orange drink bubbler machines McDonald's used to let out to community events, back when they McDonald's was part of the local community.