tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post1221842806019668520..comments2024-03-01T07:24:14.288+10:00Comments on Jeanie in Paradise: Why the term "School Concert" now provokes an automatic shudder...jeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-63951679921530616992008-12-16T21:52:00.000+10:002008-12-16T21:52:00.000+10:00Gods bless the music teachers at my kids' schools ...Gods bless the music teachers at my kids' schools - they know better than to make any show that long! <BR/>Sometimes the "big" plays from Drama are 3 hours long, but they're GOOD, and there's an intermission. Poor Jeanie! That concert sounds like pure torment! Poor kids, too!Just-Me-Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745140249695492355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-32366120144764712682008-12-13T07:38:00.000+10:002008-12-13T07:38:00.000+10:00If my kid is in the first group to perform, we lea...If my kid is in the first group to perform, we leave as soon as he's done while they're setting up for the next group. If he's in the last group, we show up late, explaining to the director that we simply can't be there earlier. As for politely leaving, well, we don't slam the door. I figure it won't matter a bit to the other kids if we aren't there.Rootietoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804816032287310463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-79712353708359985992008-12-12T21:24:00.000+10:002008-12-12T21:24:00.000+10:00Oh Jen - if it was the daytime experience, all tho...Oh Jen - if it was the daytime experience, all those 9 to 5 ers would have missed the unique experience - equal rights to long-winded concerts, I say!<BR/><BR/>Jayne - that card has been put on the table, but you know, 'Salina does occupy a large part of the centre of our universe... We're hoping the leverage pays off in her teens.<BR/><BR/>Dave - the stew was AMAZING. We actually weren't that much up for a feast at 10, but it was worth it.<BR/><BR/>QuJaKaBa - ah, a woman with a few plans. Well worth tucking them away.<BR/><BR/>CrazedMom - hmmm, lets hope the real nasties don't use it!<BR/><BR/>BrissieMum2 - lol I find selling raffle tickets is a good way to get out of the numbness sometimes. Your hands match mine?<BR/><BR/>Tracey - oh yes, dance recitals have to feature EVERY child!<BR/><BR/>Trish - really well - she got 1st in the 25 Freestyle, and 4th in the 50 Backstroke and 25 Breaststroke.<BR/><BR/>Debby - waaah! We want Mr Neopolitan!!!<BR/><BR/>Pencil Writer - we were searching for the wormholes. Oh, and I have actually done enough on stage with poetry to know that brevity is a highly attractive commodity!!<BR/><BR/>Mommamia - we-ell, the kids had that slight mania that is the mean level of children in this day and age for a LOT of the show. There is a reason 'Salina isn't at dance school. (Softball games at this age are set timeframes).<BR/><BR/>Lightening - last year ours coincided with the opening of a building at school so daytime and we could wander in and out. My vote is for that again next year.<BR/><BR/>Melody - how old is Monet? Its all ahead of you!!!jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-83386428283304305312008-12-12T15:44:00.000+10:002008-12-12T15:44:00.000+10:00Glad it was you and not me! 3 hours?! Are you ki...Glad it was you and not me! 3 hours?! Are you kidding me. *belch*Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681227038111050561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-17900541782202424382008-12-12T15:13:00.000+10:002008-12-12T15:13:00.000+10:00Ours was a little on the long side this year too. ...Ours was a little on the long side this year too. We only have them every second year though so it's not too bad. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-73792190228005894622008-12-12T05:50:00.000+10:002008-12-12T05:50:00.000+10:00Oh wow 3 hours! I cannot imagine nor can I imagine...Oh wow 3 hours! I cannot imagine nor can I imagine the kids behaving in an orderly fashion for that long.<BR/><BR/>The bane of my exsitence was dance competion. They go on for hours and hours. It is ridiculous.mommamiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776580811028926584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-76856868415137123902008-12-11T23:45:00.000+10:002008-12-11T23:45:00.000+10:00Jeanie, what a rousing, wonderful experience you h...Jeanie, what a rousing, wonderful experience you had! Would that there was a time warp you could step into and outof at the appropriate moments, i.e., in for 'Salina's performance and out when done.<BR/><BR/>One day some "School" people will for sure come to understand wisdom, good planning, good execution, (and good planning) are truly a necessary part of GOOD education (and entertainment). I feel for the children. I feel for poor organizers--I won't tell you what I feel, but I feel for them nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>Jeanie, you could have volunteered to do a monolog--perhaps as the entre act--you know, to put things in perspective at the get-go. No. Maybe not. They might not have understood. *Sigh* ;-}<BR/><BR/>WV: balook. Yeah.Pencil Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754663050624125557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-58308356706782045612008-12-11T21:47:00.000+10:002008-12-11T21:47:00.000+10:00A three hour concert - dear heavens. I begin to ch...A three hour concert - dear heavens. I begin to chafe at the one and a half hour mark, but Mr. Napolitan, our music teacher, must begin to chafe about the same point, because they are winding to a close. And no. You may not import Mr. Napolitan, one of the finest teachers our school has. <BR/><BR/>WV - belyrot. ooh. Hope that is not a reference to the school.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-59503755227648240862008-12-11T21:05:00.000+10:002008-12-11T21:05:00.000+10:00oh dear was it that bad ?I remember ... Yes , I fo...oh dear was it that bad ?<BR/>I remember ... Yes , I forgot ... in three years time I have 7 years more of school concerts to look forward too .<BR/>How did the swimming go ?♥.Trish.♥ Drumboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482654455512269065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-36421094668478202622008-12-11T18:18:00.000+10:002008-12-11T18:18:00.000+10:00The last "Concert of Excellence" at my kids' high ...The last "Concert of Excellence" at my kids' high school went on forever (and it wasn't that <I>excellent</I> either..) Fortunately the primary school seems to manage to keep its annual shows to a reasonable time frame.<BR/><BR/>Dance schools are the other guilty parties when it comes with not knowing how to keep their concerts to a reasonable length. Why do some kids need to be in 9 items?!!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906909599853950560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-91165878968309641092008-12-11T17:40:00.000+10:002008-12-11T17:40:00.000+10:00Baaahaaaa! That was funny! I have been to and do...Baaahaaaa! That was funny! I have been to and done so many school things that honestly, I could do without! But, being good parents we make the effort with a glued-on grin on our faces! Right?! Although I shamefully admit that one year I chatted at the back of the school covered area while Christmas carols night was going on (cause I was peeved that we HAD to be there!). And don't even get me started on why I do tuckshop or how many awful, boring kids' movies I've sat through over the years!Brissiemum2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11933172169962612609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-77710696655578792222008-12-11T16:19:00.000+10:002008-12-11T16:19:00.000+10:00I sat through a 3 hour, 90 degrees in the gym, ban...I sat through a 3 hour, 90 degrees in the gym, band/orchestra concert back when Ry was 14. it was truly a form of torture.Crazed Nitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433413927453925851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-47584568048416733732008-12-11T10:54:00.000+10:002008-12-11T10:54:00.000+10:00I always always have a fall back plan, a securely ...I always always have a fall back plan, a securely staged retreat option, the emergency phone call on the loudly ringing cell phone is my favourite because no one can miss it and after that they just want me to leave!!<BR/>Alternatively, you can always "double book" yourself with some imaginary family thing and mention to the teacher that after child has done performance you "really must leave".<BR/>take it from the master of leaving death defying acts of boredom in one piece, its totally worth it to keep the children and me happy.QuJaBaKahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804241625272998866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-37486785486488719522008-12-11T10:39:00.000+10:002008-12-11T10:39:00.000+10:00Oh my goodness, I was crawling up the wall reading...Oh my goodness, I was crawling up the wall reading this, just dreading how long the third hour of the concert was for you. I hope the stew at home after was enough to put you in a good frame.<BR/>DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250044610162724765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-12455297153124554922008-12-11T10:30:00.000+10:002008-12-11T10:30:00.000+10:00After 2 school concerts that went 2.5 hours over t...After 2 school concerts that went 2.5 hours over the scheduled time and my son (with 9 other kids) having to sit around in the foyer to "entertain" people coming and going we refused in the 3rd year.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-23850491066465083342008-12-11T08:52:00.000+10:002008-12-11T08:52:00.000+10:00Obviously our school has it right with a concert d...Obviously our school has it right with a concert during the day for only the junior primary. And work is a really good excuse for leaving early.Jen at Semantically drivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643066498784270991noreply@blogger.com