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A fight broke out last night during a Ben Folds Five/Boston Pops concert. According to the Associated Press:
...two men [struggled] in the balcony — one with his shirt pulled off — as several people stood around them. [Pops conductor Keith Lockhart] briefly halted the performance, which featured singer-songwriter Ben Folds, while the men were escorted out...Witnesses said they heard a scream from the balcony, and the sound of chairs falling, then a second scream as the fight escalated.
WHDH-TV has the video, which at the moment doesn't seem to be working; meanwhile, expect Folds to make a formal statement today, in which he asks that his fanbase—which ranges from white, affluent I-bankers to white, affluent advertising copywriters—puts aside their differences in the name of peace.
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a Ben Folds Five/Boston Pops concert
Wait, what?
You know, the constant harping of white media on fights that break out at a couple of hip-hop shows just perpetuates the stereotype that--wait, what? Really?
BROston Pops, dude.
Ben Folds You In Half and Stomps You! is what that dude's name should be!
Plus, I think that's shamed HBO head dude in the shedding french blue shirt. And Vera Wang next to him. And Phil Spector, out for the evening, at right! Someone catch the brie!
I guess the fight was over seats in teh balcony. Dude just wanted the best seat so he could rock out with his cock out to Ben Folds and Keith Lockhart.
"Rockin' the Pops"
Seriously, I hope Shatner came out and they did an orchestral "Common People." Now that I would pay money to see.
Isn't it obvious? This is the result of covering "Bitches Ain't Shit."
Dude on the far left wants NO part - he just wants to enjoy his BFF.
I hate to be a stickler, but I don't think the "Five" were present. Just the "Ben Folds."
Totally unrelated: a couple weeks ago I saw Ben Folds walking down the sidewalk here in Nashville. He was talking on a cellphone. That's all.
@Chris N.:
I doubt he was "talking on a cellphone." Apparently, in light of this incident, he was most likely "talking at" someone,Gordon Gecko style.
I give the Vera Wang-lookalike in the center of that pic credit for, apparently, laughing as she helps separate those boneheads.
"expect Folds to make a formal statement today, in which he asks that his fanbase--which ranges from white, affluent I-bankers to white, affluent advertising copywriters--puts aside their differences in the name of peace."
OMG. Hilarious.
This merely reinforces the fact that people who choose to wear Khaki pants are not to be trusted.
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