Lots of Distracted Fans Texting Constatntly
by Ary1 on 4/4/16TD Garden - BostonRating: 3 out of 5If you wanted to be in an arena full of knowledgeable skating fans frantically texting each other, this was the place to be. While there were still some die hard fans intently watching the skaters, an alarmingly large percentage of those who were there to take in the artistry and skill seemed to be engaged in a seemingly endless conversation- mostly on their phones- with anyone and everyone.
The skaters are still there. These days, audience- not so much. 'Surrealistic' doesn't do justice to how it felt to me. The oddest thing is that virtually no one there was even aware of it.
I can't imagine that anyone sitting near me would agree. They came to play with their phones and they did. Drawing favorable and positive attention to yourself seemed to be the order of the day. That's not a bad thing, of course. Just a huge change in what the audience experience consists of and feels like.