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May 11th, 2007

Boston Pops: violins and violence

Posted by: Robert Basler
Tags: Uncategorized

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Dear Blog Guy,
Please help settle an argument. My girlfriend wants to see the symphony this weekend, but I really want to go to the fights. What should we do?
Perplexed

Well, Perplexed, if you’re lucky, you can do both.

Take a look at this video clip of a fight that broke out at the Boston Pops this week, as a couple of concert-goers behaved like Taiwanese legislators.

Interestingly, the Pops’ Web site promised fans “a night that will rock the house.John Decker reports:

3 comments so far

You know how those symphony groupies get…

- Posted by K

This is what happens when the Bruins miss the playoffs!

- Posted by Charlene

I hear it all started when they were doing a rendition of Beethoven’s 5th, and people started crowdsurfing.

- Posted by Melly

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