On Being Dragged to a Concert—A quick video

Sep 8

Written by Mitchell Stephens

The concert in question was Glen Hansard at the Beacon Theater in NYC on Friday evening, September 6. Mitchell Stephens went—kicking and screaming. The video that resulted is less than a minute long.

"Once" was fine, but I was not looking forward to seeing Glen Hansard in concert. And I made my thoughts known. This video captures the words and thoughts of a reluctant concertgoer..

More “idea videos” on this site by Mitchell Stephens:

“The End of Going Out”

“Thinking About Thinking”

“Wish I Didn’t Know Now…”

“Awe: A Total Eclipse of the Sun”

“Nothings: An Appreciation”

“I Am Not an Asshole”

“Reversing Time”

When the News Comes at You Too Fast

History’s Most Notorious Liars

Mitchell Stephens

Mitchell Stephens, one of the editors of this site, is the author of nine books, including the rise of the image the fall of the word, A History of News, Imagine There’s No Heaven: How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World, Beyond News: The Future of Journalism, and The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th Century Journalism. He is a professor emeritus of Journalism at New York University, lives in New York City and spends a lot of time traveling and fiddling with video.

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