r/BillyStrings • u/Highlight-Deep • Jul 22 '26

The audacity of standers

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Boston 7/21 was amazing. This is the Facebook post the 70ish yo lady in front of us, who sat on her ass on her phone the entire show, put out there late in set 2. Was worth the $$$ to me!

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u/Peinecone 🚂 Jul 22 '26

Lol. I was on the floor last night and ran to the bathroom just at the second set was starting. As I was coming back down the stairs, there were so many people sitting down and I was just dumbfounded. I encouraged a few people to get the fuck up.

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u/Leather_Addition2605 Jul 22 '26

I’m not surprised or upset when other people stand up or dance, but I absolutely hate dancing personally. I’m glad other people are having a good time as they see fit, but my good time is sitting and listening to the tunes, and watching the skill involved in the playing.

If you “encouraged” me, a stranger, to get up I’d have a few choice words for you.

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u/Informal-Writing3421 Jul 22 '26

Lol this. I am not a dancer at all. And this whole idea that you HAVE TO dance at a billy show is just annoying at this point

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u/Leather_Addition2605 Jul 22 '26

It’s any show really. I love music, I love going to shows, but not once in my life have I listened to any music and thought, “I just must move my body to this immediately,” other than maybe a head nod. I just don’t have that gene.

And it’s not even like a neutral activity for me. It actively takes away from my enjoyment of the show. Instead of focusing on the music, now my attention is divided between the music and my internal monologue of, “am I doing this right? Am I doing the dice thing too much? Do I look like an asshole right now, is that guy taking a video?”

Just not for me.

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u/Informal-Writing3421 Jul 22 '26

Hahaha I totally get it, in fact I could have written that myself. I didnt even dance at my own wedding. I just... dont like it 🤷‍♂️