Slog - Comments on Punched at the Nutcracker http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/01/punched_at_the Even without choreography by Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker experienced its share of violent drama. Case in point: This eyewitness report from Hot Tipper Kelley, who tells of an audience brawl that disrupted the final night of the 2005 run. I took my roommate to see the Nutcracker this past Wednesday, December 28. We were seated, the lights went down, the orchestra started playing, and the curtain had yet to go up when we all of sudden there is this huge commotion ten rows down. At first I thought it was a robbery attempt, but apparently... Copyright 2007 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:11:26 -0800 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:37:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Chris Comte It's exactly this kind of behavior that makes people not want to go to the ballet.

And really, if you're going to pay $90 a seat to get drunk and punch somebody's lights out, shouldn't you be watching the Sonics instead?

]]> Chris Comte http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/01/punched_at_the#c005439 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/01/punched_at_the#c005439 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:22:35 -0800 Comment by DaveO Maybe Mark Sidran was right after all--alcohol, music and dancing are simply too dangerous a combination.

]]> DaveO http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/01/punched_at_the#c005442 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/01/punched_at_the#c005442 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:29:04 -0800 Comment by David Schmader Thanks to both of the above comment-makers for making me do two consecutive spit-takes.

]]> David Schmader http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/01/punched_at_the#c005444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/01/punched_at_the#c005444 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:37:28 -0800