WIBU to say that choirs full of people who can't sing (Rock Choir) are awful?

flowery did you see upthread where it's suggested you're invited to be bums on seats for attendance calculations rather than because the music adds to the experience?

Err, it's at a rugby match, which is what the audience has paid to see, Shelagh! Was you comment serious?

Maybe it is for the benefit of the performers? And so what? Aren't they entitled to a bit of fun too? Sport isn't that important.

*"It's a bit weird to keep having them perform at the games if nobody actually wants them there, isn't it?"

RC don't just turn up and impose ourselves! We come and perform because the organisers of these games ask us to!

I used to belong to a choir that was a barbershop -a non auditioning one- comprised of mainly middle-aged and elderly women. It was ok when we were standing still but, dressed in matching t-shirts, and with finger-clicking moves, it was indeed a tad cringe worthy. I don't know quite why, either.

But Gospel choirs can seem to pull it off with aplomb; what's the difference?

It's a bit weird to keep having them perform at the games if nobody actually wants them there, isn't it? That does seem more for the benefit of the performers than the audience.

flowery, you responded to me yesterday but I was offline. Good to know the RC is flexible re obligation to perform and arrangements of musoc etc. Sounds like you have a good MD

As for the people at rugby who don't like RC being there, I don't think anyone would notice if you didn't applaud, or even mutter under your breath. Booing loudly might be a bit rude though. It's not quote the same as going to a ticketed event is it?

Haha! Yep! It's that bloody Malone bloke's fault!

I blame Gareth.

greenfolder No, they get them free I think. It's normally an attempt to get the most people to attend a normal league rugby match (world record) The gates are normally much smaller.
We are often a bit "WTF?" About the "entertainment"

Ok i do find the comments about the rugby quite entertaining. I get free tickets from work, up in the gods. I was bemused by the elton john impersonator and the rock choir when i last went. Mainly cos there were thousands of them seated all round the pitch. Do they have to pay for their seat? I

So, let me see... MN threads mocking women who make crafty stuff and sell it on FaceBook, and calling them "the hun brigade", are perfectly acceptable. It may be because most of MN considers themselves "middle class", so mimicking and laughing at the lower classes is ok and gives us a warm feeling of belonging.

However, ridiculing middle-age women who perform publicly (and awfully) on Rock Choir is utterly vile and unacceptable. Why? Well, because this is mostly MN's main demographic, and it stings when we feel we are being made fun of.

In summary, OP, go back to making fun of lower socioeconomic classes if you want the MN masses to join in with the joke, and share a nudge-nudge, wink-wink together.

Rumour has it that this wembley rugby game will be the last one luckily.
It's a very disliked fixture. A lot of season ticket holders (game included in season ticket) refuse to go, and I'm afraid RC is part of that.
It's the steady stream of people that would never normally be at a rugby game that annoys mostly.
I could go to the bar when Living on a prayer starts up, but I can't avoid the Mexican waves and constant chatter by the couple of thousand people that don't really want to be there for any other reason than tone say they sang at Wembley.
There seems to be an excitement surrounding Wembley in the RC community. It fills the people that are going for the actual sport with dread.
The sooner the fixture is dropped the better.

"But this idea that we should all enjoy (endure) watching people 'having a go'...."

Whose idea is that then? I haven't seen anyone say they think "all" should have to enjoy/endure it?

FFS, we're adults - not children. These people seem to think they're special snowflake charity cases.

Have you really honestly come across people who think like this Rooib? The people I know who do RC or similar are outgoing, lovely, successful people with non musical careers, who go to RC because they enjoy it. And they would be absolutely baffled (though completely unbothered) if they thought anyone was feeling sorry for them?!

Would you pay for a meal restaurant if you were served tinned Heinz soup? By this argument you should because, you know, the chef's only doing his best, hasn't had any real training and really enjoys himself in the kitchen.

Yeah, cause it's exactly the same.

People don't tend to pay just to see us. They might pay for a charity event knowing we are going to be a small part of that event. When we sang at the Xmas light switch on no one paid. Our last MS charity night was free. People aren't paying to see an amazing choir then finding out it's the RC singing. They know what they are getting.

Your analogy doesn't work.

I must be very unusual in that I've not come across many of these amateur Choirs. A few, yes but I've certainly not come across enough to get worked up about.

FFS, we're adults - not children. These people seem to think they're special snowflake charity cases.

Ouch! You are horrible. I might not be able to sing well, my choir might not sound amazingly professional but at least I'm not nasty and mean-spirited.

I don't expect friends, family and assorted members of the public to cheer me on because they feel a bit sorry for me though.

No one feels sorry for me or the other members. However, I feel sorry for you.

You really have taken your spitefulness to another level.

Why would I not want middle aged women to have fun? At 40 years old I'm a middle-aged woman. I don't expect friends, family and assorted members of the public to cheer me on because they feel a bit sorry for me though.

You've got to love the people who get so offended they post resentful bitter posts for days and then have the audacity to call other people snowflakes.

Roo - you do seem to have a problem. From what I've seen on their website, RC seems to be very well supported with thousands of members and have well trained staff running the choirs. They seem to be very popular and their charity events well attended (and raise lots of money). I hate rugby and think many sports players are rubbish but just leave it to those who do enjoy it.

Roo if anyone on this thread is being a snowflake it is certainly you...
Poor me, I can't stop seeing middle aged women having fun together EVERYWHERE! Waaaaaa!

Give it a rest. I suggest you either avoid rugby, take ear plugs or choose that moment to go to the loo.

So, how do you avoid it at a sporting event, like the rugby matches mentioned above? It's nonsense to suggest that these crappy choirs can always be avoided.

It's adults putting on school concert-standard 'entertainment' for people to humour them as though they're small children. Urgh.

Good hobby - yes; public entertainment - no, no, no.

FFS, we're adults - not children

Precisely. Adults who are capable of making our own choices. Like not going to see an amateur choir if we don't want to. Or going, if we do.

Give it a rest. No one is forcing you to go. You are a grown up. If you don't want to go, then don't. I am not interested in seeing Star Wars. So I haven't been. I can't see why you're still going on about it.