Man, how humiliating.
The unmistakably jarring sound of an iPhone marimba ring interrupted the soft and spiritual final measures of Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 at the New York Philharmonic on Tuesday night. The conductor, Alan Gilbert, did something almost unheard-of in a concert hall: He stopped the performance. But the ringing kept on going, prompting increasingly angry shouts in the audience directed at the malefactor.
That happened to me once, sort of. I was at a small advance screening of a movie made by some people I admire (there were maybe 20 other people in the audience) and just like with the Philharmonic guy, my phone was off, but the alarm was set (from a previous night) for a time that happened to fall during the screening. I didn't realize the phone (Blackberry Bold) would turn itself on for the alarm. But then in the middle of the screening, at a particularly dark moment, this maddening jangly noise starts to come from my bag, and of course it takes me a moment to realize it's me since I thought my phone was safely off. Fortunately no one shouted at me, but I feel for the guy. Mortifying.
1 comments:
when i taught, i always told students to leave their phones on if they like because i like to listen to ring tones.
i remember i went to a review screening once and a reviewer in front of me got upset because i brought in a bag of chips and was chewing them too loudly. he got up, sighed, and moved to the front row. after the screening i saw him with his review friends pointing at me.
in college a friend once left his cell phone on and it rang. he didn't even move and just looked around like it wasn't him. eventually the professor said, "come on, answer the damn phone." my friend didn't even move.
all said, i always keep my phone on silent, but i don't think people should freak out as much as they do.
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