I remembered this a couple of weeks ago, when I happened uponPsychoplaying on cable.
I was deluged with replies.
People have suffered all sorts of entertainment traumas.
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Several end with forcible ejections from the human body, occasionally on some other concertgoers head.
She regrets the stitches, mourns the pants.
Her sad conclusion: Blood doesnt wash out of satin.
Sometimes its the talent whos out of control.
Ayla wrote about going to see Hole in Adelaide, Australia.
[She] stormed off stage screaming she was going to die…. Not cool.
NEXT PAGE: Mary was taken toThe Godfatherat the age of 13.
The drummer managed one riff before the stage collapsed and the entire band went down, clutching their instruments.
Many people seeking amusement have been traumatized at the movies.
David recalls going to seeShrekand winding up near a woman who had smuggled her Chihuahua in.
I was ready to tell her to shut him up if he started to bark.
Instead he crapped like there was no tomorrow.
All this and popcorn, too!
James waited in line three days for the first showing ofThe Phantom Menace.
The good news: He got on TV, and local restaurants brought him food.
The bad news: Twenty minutes into the showing, the projector broke down.
(But probably not as bad as actually seeing the whole movie.)
It was another mans head.
Hed been having a mild epileptic seizure.
Mary was taken toThe Godfatherat the age of 13.
Her parents rarely went to films, but theyd heard there were some great Italian wedding scenes inThe Godfather.
My favorite movie story came from Kelly.
She remembers the night when her grandpa Henry took her to seeAlive.
She was 12 at the time.
My grandpa said (loud enough for the whole theater to hear): Damn!
Wouldnt mind a piece o ass myself!
I just about died of humiliation.
I got hundreds more, and some stories are truly awful.
He writes, Last Tuesday I sat through an entire episode ofAccording to Jim.
Yes, I know…excruciating.
Got stories of your own?
Post them on the message board below, but keep them under 100 words.
I can only stand so much horror.
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Movie-theatre letdowns: Is the thrill gone?
Multiplex etiquette: An EW guide
Moviegoers Bill of Rights
