The man named George Papageorgiou was caught sitting somewhere far away from the stage and reading 'Danube Pilot' by Jules Verne that he'd read more than five times.
- May 7, 2016
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People who aren't so excited to go to a Beyonce Knowles concert do exist! While everyone else was busy screaming, singing along or dancing to the Queen's music at her recent tour stop in Raleigh, North Carolina, a man unimpressed with the whole thing chose to sit quietly and read a book he brought.
A fellow concertgoer named Michelle Gardner spotted the man and captured him in a video she later shared on Twitter. "When your wife makes you go to a @Beyonce concert with her @FormationWT #raleigh," she captioned the 10-second clip showing the man sitting somewhere far away from the stage with the book on his lap.
When your wife makes you go to a @Beyonce concert with her ��� @FormationWT #raleigh pic.twitter.com/watALdPu4l
— Michelle Gardner (@hellomichelleg) 4 May 2016
The man was later revealed to be George Papageorgiou. Speaking to local television station ABC 11, he said that he and his wife had been working concessions for their church at the venue. They checked out Bey's concert after their shift was over.
"After a while, we watch the show. It was OK, and then we just sat down. I pulled up my book and start reading," Papageorgiou said. "I find Beyonce a great show woman, very attractive. Her music? Eh, fine, but not my style. I listen to '50s, '60s, '70s, and a lot of Greek music."
As for the book he read, it was "Danube Pilot" by Jules Verne. He said he'd read it more than five times and explained that his parents bought the book for him 53 years ago in Cairo when he was still 13 years old.
"I love it - probably not another book that's influenced my love for geography as much as this book," he shared. "It's about a trip from Georgia and the caucuses all the way to Beijing, China with a whole bunch of adventures in-between, so it's an exciting book."
