Last evening, musician/actor Robby French treated a fine crowd at Riverstone Pond to 90 minutes of song and acoustic music. About a third of the way through, I saw a middle-age woman in front of me hail a couple over. She and her husband had been sitting quietly on a blanket listening to French and his warmup act, Casey Ryan, perform. Her husband had brought a bottle of wine concealed in her large hand bag. From the minute the other couple joined them, the two women talked non-stop. No loudly. Just enough to keep those around them from enjoying the music. I was tempted to say something. But I rarely do in situations like that. Dunno why. In the office, I don't mind confrontations. In my private life, not so much. So I endured the rudeness and was tempted to give the quartet a standing ovation when they left early. A similar thing happened last year during a concert performance at Hayden City Park. Again, the culprits were middle-aged or slightly older. Is there some kind of protocol at live concerts that allows non-stop talking by viewers?

Question: Have you attended open-air concerts where individuals around you talked nonstop?