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I was in the front row dead center for this set, and I was so worried about his condition on whether he was going to be alright. I am glad he is. I don't know why, but I was real shook up for the rest of Bonnaroo and couldn't believe what had happened in front of me. My best wishes for you Ornette.
However for the 45 minutes he did play was spectacular. The best set I saw the entire time at Bonnaroo.
P.S I found out that some people at Bonnaroo are farking retarded. When a guy who collapses from a heat stroke, you don't clap when he is being dragged off stage semi-conscious and then yell out "HAPPY FATHERS DAY!" or "YEAH ORNETTE COLEMAN"
Just my thought on it, good thing the guy next to me told the crowd to knock it off, or I would have given them a worse tongue lashing. Thats just ridiculous.
I too was right up near the front when he collapsed, easily the single scariest moment at Bonnaroo for me this year. I did join in in the applause as he was taken offstage, I personally didn't think it was rude to give him some props after his amazing performance even though he didn't seem to be in the best condition. Sort of like appluading an injured athlete as they get carried off the field. We went and asked some of the staff a little later to see how he was doing, they said he was fine just got overwhelmed by the heat (he was wearing a suit, even I could have fainted wearing that).
Despite all of that it was an amazing performance and he is truely a living legend, I feel so lucky to have seen him. I did hear someone yell "Happy Father's Day" which thought was annoying, but I think he deserved the applause he got for playing so hard he passed out on us. I'm just glad it was heat exhaustion and not something else. A great show from one of the jazz legends, even better than the White Stripes I thought. Rock on.
Post by roolacksreality on Jun 18, 2007 17:33:50 GMT -5
I could tell something was wrong when he started yawning and looking dazed. It was scary, but not too suprising when a man of that age plays a venue like Bonnaroo. But the music was amazing. I was totally blown away.
Sort of like appluading an injured athlete as they get carried off the field. We went and asked some of the staff a little later to see how he was doing, they said he was fine just got overwhelmed by the heat (he was wearing a suit, even I could have fainted wearing that).
Oh I understand that as I am a huge sports fan, but clapping usually ensues when the injured person gives a sign that he is alright by walking off the field on their own power or giving a thumbs up when getting carried off field. This wasn't the case for Ornette. He was unconscious for a moment and had to be carried off the stage and his body looked lifeless, he seemed to have been in real trouble. Thats why I thought the clapping was unescessary given that noone knew what was going on other than he collapsed.
Post by steveternal on Jun 19, 2007 0:24:29 GMT -5
I felt the applause was totally appropriate. All of us love him and his music, and in that situation we can't express directly, in detailed words, that we don't want or expect the show to continue and we just want him to be ok and that we are praying or whatever for him. The only way we could express ourselves is the way an audience does, through applause and perhaps a few words of encouragement. I have no doubt whatsoever that he, his band, crew and others knew that we weren't clapping cause we saw some dude fall, we were clapping out of support for a person whose music has touched us. But bottom line is that it was a totally crazy situation and no one was prepared to deal with it, and you must make allowances.
Anyway, it was easily the most memorable moment of the weekend, and I still haven't totally shaken it off. Glad he's OK, and glad we all have each other.
Man that sucks...it sure was hot Sunday....I actually went over to the Other tent (where this happened) to get a break from the heat at Which stage, where I almost collapsed.
Anyway, it was easily the most memorable moment of the weekend, and I still haven't totally shaken it off. Glad he's OK, and glad we all have each other.
Same here for me, I just couldn't believe what had happened. I was front row center for that set, and just to see a jazz legend pass out right in front of me just shook me up real bad for the rest of Bonnaroo. I am just glad he is alright now and nothing too serious came out of the incident. God Bless Ornette.
*EDIT*
Maybe I should have rephrased my stance on the applause from the crowd. I didn't mind the small applause from the people in the crowd , but the loud applause and the unnecessary yelling and screaming was what pissed me off.
