Art Garfunkel 'stops concert to insult disabled fan'

[LynnieD]

I'll ask my husband about it again. He heard about this from people who actually work in the Showroom (where the concert was held)....

I cannot remember exactly what the issue was w/the wheelchair, but was something extremely stupid.....

[Rondette]

Uh....

I can confirm personally that this is true. And the fact that he was a complete ASSHOLE to the entire staff. He was worse than Mariah Carey in terms of demands.

OOHHHH DIRT! DIRT! DIRT! DIRT! Dish it Lynnie!


eta-oops, missed that last post there..

[celeb_2006]

So the person in the wheelchair got the boot for no reason?

No one knows, not even the bloggers said anything I think. I agree with Flak also. Plus, Art himself specifically made it a point that he's not trying to be unfair towards the handicapped, so I'm thinking somehow maybe it was disruptive behavior. Still waiting for the whole shebang.

[LynnieD]

Ok, apparently the person in the wheelchair was mentally handicapped as well and was making noise. He was distracting to Art.

[Grimmlok]

if some handicapped person in a chair is squawking and making noise then yeah, escort his 4 wheel drive ass OUT

same as a baby in a theatre.

[MrsDark]

Yeah but can't they do that without Art stopping the frikin show to point it out to everyone?

You'd think as long as he's been in the biz and performing he'd be able to tune out anything short of having something thrown at his head while playing.

[Let It Be]

Ok, apparently the person in the wheelchair was mentally handicapped as well and was making noise. He was distracting to Art.

if some handicapped person in a chair is squawking and making noise then yeah, escort his 4 wheel drive ass OUT

same as a baby in a theatre.

I agree. I couldn't imagine bringing my adult mentally handicapped child to such an event. Many of the noises he makes are uncontrollable and to expect the artist and the audience to overlook it is ridiculous and unfair to everyone involved.

[Let It Be]

Yeah but can't they do that without Art stopping the frikin show to point it out to everyone?

You'd think as long as he's been in the biz and performing he'd be able to tune out anything short of having something thrown at his head while playing.

My understanding is the places Art is playing are fairly small. Believe me, there are times you cannot tune my son out. He can be that loud and distracting.

[MrsDark]

I think it would have been far classier for Art to have taken a break between songs and let some security know that so-and-so in the front row needed to go instead of making a spectacle.

But hey, I wasn't there so who knows...

If someone is that disruptive and lacking self-control it's pretty stupid to take them to a show anyway IMO.

[Let It Be]

I think it would have been far classier for Art to have taken a break between songs and let some security know that so-and-so in the front row needed to go instead of making a spectacle.

But hey, I wasn't there so who knows...

If someone is that disruptive and lacking self-control it's pretty stupid to take them to a show anyway IMO.

Exactly.

[Pippin]

I happened to meet Art Garfunkle many moons ago when he was promoting a band at the club I hung around in.

He sat at the table next to mine as I supped beer, and he was about the nicest person I ever met. He really was.

Some people were coming up to Art Garfunkle and asking him for autographs, saying, "It's for my mother", or "It's for my aunt, the old one".

He could have been offended and told the autograph seekers to make like the birds and flock off...but he didn't.

He was lovely, and he signed everything.

I don't buy this story.

[politesse]

I happened to meet Art Garfunkle many moons ago when he was promoting a band at the club I hung around in.

He sat at the table next to mine as I supped beer, and he was about the nicest person I ever met. He really was.

Some people were coming up to Art Garfunkle and asking him for autographs, saying, "It's for my mother", or "It's for my aunt, the old one".

He could have been offended and told the autograph seekers to make like the birds and flock off...but he didn't.



He was lovely, and he signed everything.

I don't buy this story.

That's the way he came across at the concert. People were yelling things out to him and he would answer with a funny remark. He gave an easy, relaxed performance. The man has been performing since the mid-50's so I don't buy that he would unprofessional enough to have a hissy fit with a disabled person.

Also, he plays small venues because the acoustics are so much better suited to his voice and music. He sings many of his songs a cappella.I'll stop now, I'm beginning to sound like a fantard,lol.

[DeadDwarf]

I hope he wasn't being a diva when he had the disabled person removed.

[LynnieD]

That's the way he came across at the concert. People were yelling things out to him and he would answer with a funny remark. He gave an easy, relaxed performance. The man has been performing since the mid-50's so I don't buy that he would unprofessional enough to have a hissy fit with a disabled person.

Also, he plays small venues because the acoustics are so much better suited to his voice and music. He sings many of his songs a cappella.I'll stop now, I'm beginning to sound like a fantard,lol.

Where you at THIS concert??? The one at Turning Stone???

He may have been nice to the people in the crowd (with the exception of the handicapped person) but he was NOT NICE to the employees or anyone near him off the stage. This is a fact.

[Annika]

i bet he gets spit in his drinks alot then.