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On a more practical level, social distancing is about spatial awareness.
And certainly, if anybody is coughing, stay way the hell away from them.
What if its a small show?First, define small.
Can I go to the balcony or the back of the venue?
We use a term in infectious diseases called risk reduction.
it’s possible for you to never get down to zero, he explains.
Its impossible to avoid this completely.
Consider this especially upon getting to the venue if you took public transit.
Its really spread by infected droplets from coughing.
Thats very different and its an important distinction to make.
Just use the hand sanitizer frequently, he advises.
Why dont they just put all the Playbills on a table and say take it?
People have to start being a little smart about this, he recommends.
Dont hand me your ticket, just tell me your seat, Ill tell you where to go.
Can I buy a drink?
What about merch?Murphy says hed be worried about getting a drink at a venue bar right now.
Imagine a friend leaves in the middle of the set and offers to get you a drink.
This is how it spreads around.
I mean, its just incredible where its popping up, Murphy says.
Its a funny disease that doesnt know any borders.
I want to buy a ticket for a show in the summer.
All I can say is that this is going to pass.
All these epidemics go away, Murphy says.
As the population gets immunity, they tend to burn out.
How coronavirus will fare during the warmer months is a guessing game right now.
We dont know about this one, Murphy admits.
It doesnt like the heat so much, there seems to be a lot more infections in temperate climates.
Maybe itll go away in the summer, maybe not.
Buy at your own risk.
I ask point-blank: If he were in my place, would he go?
Too many people too close together, he tells me.
Part of it for him, he adds, would be his age.
You have to put the formula together and how much it really means to you.
Can you live without going to this concert?
I tell him I think so.
Yeah, you’re free to, he adds.
Unless its Patti Smith or something.
But you have to make your own decision.
