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JimDandy

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78. Yes! This was not an intrusion

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 12:11 PM

Oct 2014

according to the symphony's VP, Adam Crane. He stated that the protest occurred during the intermission and that all fifty protesters paid for tickets.

I don't have the disposable income for symphony tickets, so I appreciate all of those protesters that could afford to "put their money where their mouth is". The total ticket purchase for 50 tickets for a Saturday night performance was somewhere between $2750 ($55 cheapest seats) and $7,000 ($150 seats). The protest had the nice side affect of financially supporting the orchestra members too!

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Ferguson flash mob interrupts St. Louis Symphony with Requiem for Michael Brown [View all] Skidmore Oct 2014 OP

Awesome! Suich Oct 2014 #1

Here is what some of the musicians thought JimDandy Oct 2014 #107

Go viral NOW! BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #2

Everyone Should Do This billhicks76 Oct 2014 #96

That is a most excellent idea BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #108

that is incredibly moving. BRAVO! cali Oct 2014 #3

Love it! Brigid Oct 2014 #4

A gentle disruption to create a bit of cognitive dissonance JimDandy Oct 2014 #89

I want to do this!!! duhneece Oct 2014 #105

Is this a "flash mob"? surrealAmerican Oct 2014 #5

All flash mobs are organized events. Skidmore Oct 2014 #6

What's the defining characteristic then? surrealAmerican Oct 2014 #10

Done suddenly - appears out of the blue - in a public place without warning gollygee Oct 2014 #17

Did someone say "He's a thug: at around :37? wheniwasincongress Oct 2014 #7

It appeared to me that some clapped in support; others remained clueless. freshwest Oct 2014 #28

yeah i heard that too... druidity33 Oct 2014 #50

The person filming is a female. JimDandy Oct 2014 #97

looks like they started clapping strawberries Oct 2014 #52

Yes, someone did say "he was a thug." No matter what one may think he was murdered in cold kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #103

kick Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #8

The shock on some of the faces malaise Oct 2014 #9

:O wheniwasincongress Oct 2014 #11

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahaha malaise Oct 2014 #13

She doesn't get Brahms, either. pangaia Oct 2014 #22

Lol! nt Euphoria Oct 2014 #32

The 'beauty' only goes skin deep with that one... Just sayin' freshwest Oct 2014 #26

Oh, the outrage! freshwest Oct 2014 #27

Brava! brava! rhett o rick Oct 2014 #12

that is so, so cool barbtries Oct 2014 #14

That was BEAUTIFUL! And for those who never heard the original: JaneyVee Oct 2014 #15

Yes, a song written by and for the very same people... theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #41

Wow. cwydro Oct 2014 #16

I loved this, too! Thanks, Skidmore! pnwmom Oct 2014 #18

bravo! hopemountain Oct 2014 #19

The expression on the face of the "uptown" looking white woman dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #20

The women in that audience are almost all 'uptown' white women. pangaia Oct 2014 #23

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Oct 2014 #21

K&R marions ghost Oct 2014 #24

I'd have jumped up and clapped right away. Some of that audience needs a reality check. Great song. freshwest Oct 2014 #25

Well done! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #29

Orchestra was clapping! freshwest Oct 2014 #30

UNREC brooklynite Oct 2014 #31

It seemed to me no harm was done and some of the orchestra approved. nolabear Oct 2014 #33

I would have loved it ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #62

Exactly what I was thinking. panader0 Oct 2014 #81

yes, for a second there I thought one of them was going to sing along too. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #86

Yes! This was not an intrusion JimDandy Oct 2014 #78

If it was done at the intermission, hifiguy Oct 2014 #87

Never mind JimDandy Oct 2014 #98

My point was only that if it was at the intermission no one has hifiguy Oct 2014 #99

Seriously? Number23 Oct 2014 #35

Please enlighten me... brooklynite Oct 2014 #36

How do you know that they haven't or aren't going to? Number23 Oct 2014 #38

Never mind bringing any logic into this theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #39

Symphony tickets are NOT cheap. hifiguy Oct 2014 #76

Tickets to the StLS start at around 25-30 bucks theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #85

That is incorrect. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #104

These same protest organizers DID protest at a St Louis Cardinals game JimDandy Oct 2014 #69

These are the "upper crust", jen63 Oct 2014 #71

I'm sure those of us who enjoy classical music appreciate those comments, Jen theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #84

I would be upset at the symphony warrant46 Oct 2014 #95

I don't know -- a lot of them were clapping. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #106

Haven't you heard? theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #37

This. A thousand times this. hifiguy Oct 2014 #77

Oh... ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #40

WOOHOO! RandiFan1290 Oct 2014 #51

Ahhh . . . you're on a progressive site brush Oct 2014 #59

I guess those that improve of this act of political speech ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #63

Your not so tacit disdain for the protesters Puglover Oct 2014 #70

Really? I thought it was pretty great! calimary Oct 2014 #82

LAUGHABLE noiretextatique Oct 2014 #83

I wouldn't have considered it an intrusion... truth2power Oct 2014 #100

that was awesome n/t riverwalker Oct 2014 #34

Wow! treestar Oct 2014 #42

Rude, annoying and counterproductive. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #43

no offense CatWoman Oct 2014 #44

None taken. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #46

Not as rude as getting shot in cold blood for no reason, and being left to rot whereisjustice Oct 2014 #45

I get things like the lunch counter sit-ins Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #47

lol - you are joking right? Just in case you're not... whereisjustice Oct 2014 #49

+1 Scuba Oct 2014 #93

I assume you missed the applause at the end, FourScore Oct 2014 #58

Ticket prices go up, wages are going down. The orchestra/opera is a luxury few can afford.... whereisjustice Oct 2014 #64

I don't know what market you're in, but our symphony tix start at $19 and opera starts at $25 Coventina Oct 2014 #65

Not to mention the free concerts and community outreach done by the SLS... theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #72

That's the way this thread reads. tammywammy Oct 2014 #73

I'm saying that for a family of four, $80 is a lot of money to see a performance whereisjustice Oct 2014 #110

Again, I'm not sure what market you're reporting on, but our symphony has set new attendance records Coventina Oct 2014 #111

I would be afraid that there will be more copycat performances TexasMommaWithAHat Oct 2014 #109

You don't understand solidarity do ya? marions ghost Oct 2014 #113

Perfect - exactly what we need, civil disobedience. We are being ignored by BOTH parties. whereisjustice Oct 2014 #48

Applause! Catherine Vincent Oct 2014 #53

LOL, she reminded me of Barbara Bush & "her beautiful mind" comment catbyte Oct 2014 #55

Of course they vote red Catherine Vincent Oct 2014 #56

"Mike Brown is a thug" is what the creepy smile guy sang JimDandy Oct 2014 #80

Oh, yuck. It just figures. catbyte Oct 2014 #91

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #54

They didn't interrupt the symphony if they sang during the intermission... Nitram Oct 2014 #57

. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #60

How do you "Interrupt" an intermission? malthaussen Oct 2014 #61

The flash mob waited until the intermission was over, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #67

Bigger audience, I'd guess. malthaussen Oct 2014 #68

I'm sure they called those who conducted sit-ins rude, too. Tatiana Oct 2014 #66

If the owners of the concert hall were discriminating against black people, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #74

the organizer riverwalker Oct 2014 #75

Thanks go out to Sarah. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #88

Thank you Sarah Griesbach. Yes, we need more people like Ms. Griesbach. Scuba Oct 2014 #94

Very nice. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #79

I Go To The Orchestra RobinA Oct 2014 #90

Great protest, very polite and respectful, but they make their point with the attendees ... Scuba Oct 2014 #92

Just awesome! Horse with no Name Oct 2014 #101

Wow. I had no idea St. Louis was so... unresponsive. TygrBright Oct 2014 #102

A lot of them clapped marions ghost Oct 2014 #112