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A few nights ago, I was walking up Yonge Street in the rain as I passed by the Panasonic Theatre buzzing with its eerie Blue (Man) glow. As uneasy as it may have felt, the Blue Men reminds me of analyst/therapist Tobias Fünke so I laughed and laughed... until I stopped.
Why stop laughing at thoughts of Frightened Inmate #2? Well, lining the street in front of the Panasonic Theatre were bags and bags of Blue Man Garbage. Fourteen clear bags of something white, bagged, tagged and trash ready. My strolling companion informed me that the bags were full of protective gear for the audience in the "poncho section," to shield the theatre goers' ballgowns and tuxedos from flying fluo paint spatter.
Hmmm.... at 7 shows a week... 52 weeks in a year... about 2 bags of protective coverings per show... that's 730 large garbage bags a year from the Blue Men... and that's just the ponchos.
With all the recent chatter regarding the future of Toronto's rubbish, walking by and seeing all this waste was both surprising and unsettling. Was the city aware of the need of a few extra Michigan-bound garbage trucks before they welcomed the showmen? I must say, as an avid user of the green-bin/blue-box program, walking by the theatre that night, I found myself feeling blue.
Besides, Blue Man Group is so Pentium 3.
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good for you for pointing this out. It's a shame that the people of note for events like this completely forget they leave a footprint.
Nice title. I remember when I saw them in Boston a million billion years ago, their big wasteful stunt was to unroll dozens of rolls of toilet paper into the audience.
Note that the bags were filled with ponchos, not toilet paper.
FYI - They recycle and reuse the toilet paper (if you haven't seen the show, that might sound creepy).
Why do you assume they aren't being recycled? Don't clear bags usually mean recyclables? After all, the picture shows other waste in black bags and bins.
If they go through that many ponchos, there's no reason to think they wouldn't have made arrangements.
It would be pretty sad if they weren't being recycled, because Blue Man Group (believe it of not) is actually all about having a political conscience, and espouses a lot of anti-establishmentarian, anti-globalization type stuff.
Of course it's all pretty rich coming from a group famous for their act in Vegas.
Also: "Blue Man Poop"
= best headline of all time.
Tobias Funke is an the first and only combined analrapist. Not merely an analyst and a therapist.
oh Nevernude - I miss him so much...
Regardless if all those bags are going to be recycled, it's STILL careless. The intent to recycle afterwards doesn't justify throwing about toilet paper (and I've seen it- it's ridiculous)and wearing of disposable ponchos for the 1hr and 45 minutes of reckless "fun". I enjoyed the show but could have lived without those parts.