Fish out of Water
by EAM6 on 11/16/16TD Garden - BostonThe athletes were terrific, but the program was a little disappointing. Loud music connecting unrelated elements. I had great seats (row 6), but it is hard for a live performance to compete with what you can see when it is on TV. The real issue for me was perhaps my own ignorance; I'd had no idea this was basically a performance for hundreds of young aspiring gymnasts. I was pretty much surrounded on all sides and felt like a fish out of water. Plus I had to put my hands over my ears when these young girls were encouraged to scream their loudest to get handouts of socks and t-shirts. Don't mistake me, I'm delighted these girls got the chance to see their heroes and heroines. I just wished I hadn't paid a lot of money to sit in the middle of them.