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« Quit yapping | Main | Assassin Day » Friday, May 11, 2007The Brawl at Symphony Hall In today's Globe there is a terrific Page One story, by tireless Globe arts reporter Geoff Edgers, about a fistfight during the Boston Pops' opening night gala on Wednesday. (Evan mentioned the incident earlier today.) I enjoyed this part in particular: Improper Bostonian columnist Jonathan Soroff ... said he hoped the BSO didn't somehow blame the incident on the recent Pops effort to bring more rock musicians into Symphony Hall. "It could have happened at an all-Brahms program," he said. "People are just not always civilized." But those of us who follow Edgers's excellent blog, Exhibitionist, which I'm proud to say I helped name, had already heard about it. And seen the video. And read Chris Muther's style advice for the guy whose shirt was ripped open. On Thursday. Way to go, Geoff! Somebody claiming to be Matthew Ellinger, the 27-year-old graphic designer from Brighton who was one of the brawl participants, posted to a Boston.com message board yesterday. Is Matt54321 the real deal? I'll only believe it if Geoff Edgers, who cracked the Mike Daisey story wide open, tells me so. PS: This seems like a good time to remember another hubbub at Symphony Hall. Teaser: "It looked as if the woman had gone crazy ... almost causing a panic among those in the audience ... and even for a moment upsetting [the musicians] so that their startled eyes wandered from their music stands." The woman? Isabella Stewart Gardner. Posted by Joshua Glenn at 11:52 AM
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