# I'm going to see the Blue Man Group at last! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2006, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-the-blue-man-group-at-last/365304 "2006-07-20T10:29:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-the-blue-man-group-at-last/365304/1 "2006-07-20T10:29:38Z")
Woo Hoo! I’m taking my son to see the Blue Man Group live in London in August; we have tickets in the second row; they were half the price of those a few rows back - I understand that most of the reason for this is ‘materials from the stage’ can find their way into the first few rows of seats; comprising paint, jelly(jello), etc; plastic ponchos are provided, but I can’t see the point; surely getting on the receiving end of this mess is an enhancing part of the whole experience. Actually, I intend to get new, white T-shirts for both of us, to capture the essence of the show materially, as it were; I’m hoping we can get the Blue Men to add some handprints to these after the show (they mingle with the audience in the foyer) and I will frame the shirts along with the ticket stubs and a photo of them putting the handprints on us, if I can get one. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-the-blue-man-group-at-last/365304/2 "2006-07-20T11:40:05Z")
People are far less fussy than you. My kids and I sat in poncho territory a few years ago in NYC and had a great bespattered time. It’s a wonderful spectacle. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-the-blue-man-group-at-last/365304/3 "2006-07-20T11:52:57Z")
Do many people actually use the ponchos? ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-the-blue-man-group-at-last/365304/4 "2006-07-20T12:07:22Z")
[QUOTE=pseudotriton ruber ruber] People are far less fussy than you. My kids and I sat in poncho territory a few years ago in NYC and had a great bespattered time. It’s a wonderful spectacle. [/QUOTE] Did you mean far _more_ fussy? The OP makes it quite clear he’s not only willing to be splattered, but planning for it and embracing it. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-the-blue-man-group-at-last/365304/5 "2006-07-20T12:17:06Z")
[QUOTE=Zakalwe] Did you mean far _more_ fussy? The OP makes it quite clear he’s not only willing to be splattered, but planning for it and embracing it. [/QUOTE] I do. :smack: **Mangetout** recommended I devour NYC pigeons a few weeks ago. You don’t get less fussy than that. Yes, people use the ponchos. Can’t blame them, I guess–they don’t know what’s coming. I suspect it’s mostly hype, 'cuz nothing too gross floats your way. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-the-blue-man-group-at-last/365304/6 "2006-07-20T12:26:21Z")
Saw them in Vegas last year and it was really an amazing experience. I didn’t sit close enough to get bespattered, but if I get the chance to see them again, I’ll definitely get seats up close. Have a great time!