I alienated some former students (who, I had thought, were also good friends) because I made a remark about the fact that a friend of theirs, and a performer, ought to have at least put on a clean pair of sneakers when he performed as the opening act for a certain sixties folk/pop million seller music legend at the local theatre--

A long haired, bearded person, he had not bothered to wash his hair, he wore an unkempt T-shirt, and scruffy(not clean) blue jeans, and really dirty white reeboks--he basically looked like he had spent the day cleaning out the basement--

I realize that people dress like this for informal sessions, and even for dancing, especially if it is outside and in the Summer, but this was in a theatre, on a Saturday night, with an SRO crowd, many (if not most) of whom were dressed up--

The sixties folk/pop idol was dressed for the occassion, as well(though not in the rather theatrical hippie style that he was known for in his heyday).

My friends have not spoken to me since, but have relayed sarcastic and even angry comments on this incident through mutual acquaintances--

Any thoughts?