Casually flipping the pages of a program.
The suction of a nippled water bottle after taking a swig.
Exchanging TXT messages with a friend.
Sliding out from the center of a cramped and crowded row.

Recognize any of these? They are common public actions that, under the appropriate circumstances, one would overlook, tolerate, or even expect. But take the above occurrences and place them in the middle of a vocal concert where the performers are in tuxedos and most individuals in the audience are wearing dresses or ties. Now imagine each of the above actions as it takes place during a lull in the music when everyone [else] is trying their best not to make noise, not to move, barely even to breathe. Suddenly these insignificant actions become intolerably disruptive.

[this blog entry was no recovered in full after the Fowlertown blog crash of 2011]