When I go to a live concert I go to enjoy the music and the rapport with the artist. I prefer when the performer connects with the audience.

We saw Barbra Streisand at Barclay's last week. A wonderful evening. She is a great performer and still has that great voice. And she certainly connected with the crowd in Brooklyn (where she grew up).

Barbra has no reservations about sharing her political views, and with Bill and Hillary Clinton in the audience, she was not shy in her comments. I, for one, agreed with her sentiments, and from the cheers of the crowd, I was certainly not alone. But part of me was waiting for some voice of disapproval. Or, at least, a "let's get on with the music" from someone in the crowd. Respectful? Not one dissenting voice?

Although her views were no surprise to anyone, do people pay that kind of money to hear a performer's political views?

A final note. I will never get used to cell phone cameras blocking my view at a concert.