Wonderful, Impromptu, Classy Response to Audience Rudeness.

**Ed Goist** · Jan-24-2012, 12:36pm

No MC, but had to share...

**Paul Kotapish** · Jan-24-2012, 12:39pm

Nicely handled, indeed.

**Keith Witty** · Jan-24-2012, 12:48pm

You could definitely see the pure rage in his eyes when it first happened lol He handled that much better than I would have.

**Kip Carter** · Jan-24-2012, 1:06pm

Too cool for school! Too bad that we couldn't see the shade of crimson on the face of the cell phone owner.
Kip...

**Patrick Hull** · Jan-24-2012, 1:16pm

That's one of the coolest things I ever saw.

**robert.najlis** · Jan-24-2012, 1:16pm

wow, very cool. I thought he was going to take the bow and... no, much cooler the way he handled it.

**Eric Hanson** · Jan-24-2012, 1:29pm

Very well "executed"

**Dennis Ladd** · Jan-24-2012, 1:45pm

Now if I could make the mandolin talk I could have it yell, "Play Bird On The Wire!"

**bobby bill** · Jan-24-2012, 1:53pm

I saw nearly the same thing from Chris Thile at a Merlefest years ago. Someone up front had a cell phone that went off and it was playing the opening lines of Mozart's 40th Symphany in g minor. Just like this classy gentleman, Thile started playing right along.

**Chris Biorkman** · Jan-24-2012, 2:00pm

That was awesome.

**allenhopkins** · Jan-24-2012, 2:00pm

Nice improv from the violinist, ID'ed the ringtone key immediately, converted an irritating interruption into a real audience pleaser! Would I had his "cool..."

**BlackChris** · Jan-24-2012, 3:24pm

How about this one too - also a very cool response - and read to the end - he drives the point home

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/op...etro&seid=auto