From: "John Beamish" 

Yes.  It's the spectacle of the performance.

"Mark"  wrote in message
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>
> Now that you say that, I have seen parts of some on public television with
> the subtitles. Still not my cup of tea, though a TV screen is hardly
> sufficient to fully appreciate the event (i.e. I find baseball on TV
boring
> too, but enjoy going to the stadium occasionally).
>
>

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