no more 3x5s

dear fellow concert goer,

i will begin my letter quoting john mayer... "didn't have a camera by my side this time, hoping i would see the world with both my eyes, maybe i will tell you all about it, when i'm in the mood, to lose my way with words... no more 3x5s."
i think we should all pay close attention to the beautiful words mr. mayer is presenting to us. tonight at the he is legend show there were many of you who may have never considered such a thing... not taking pictures. for my many years as an avid n'sync and backstreet boy fan, i never understood why i couldn't bring a camera into the concert... i wanted to remember these moments FOREVER! but now i am a little older and a little wiser...
you see, what mr. mayer was saying is that you don't get the full grasp of everything if all you're trying to do is catch the "moment" by observing it through a small hole or even worse, your cell phone. but there is something i am sure your little mind has not thought of... what about the people around you who could care less about capturing these moments on film but rather fully immersing themselves in their surroundings, do you think they would like your elbow in their face as you try to get an image on your screen of the bassist playing? can you even name the bassist?
i know what you will say, but it is a concert, elbows will be in your face. yes i understand, but normally when arms are flying you can push them away, if i were to push your arm away while you were trying to take a picture it would be considered rude, therefore you must look at in from different viewpoints.
but what i don't understand is why some of you would stand there with your arms crossed looking as if you were about to have a root canal and every couple minutes or so you bust out your camera to capture this 'moment.' why on earth do you look like your dog died if you are having such a good time that you want to take a picture of it???
my friends, i will conclude by urging you to follow mr. mayer's plea to, "see the world with both [your] eyes" and remember that memory of enjoying the show completely instead of worrying about getting good lighting for when the lead singer swings his microphone...
i thank you for your time and applaud your choice of music.

take care,
nicole