All about the light and dark

Tonight it was all about the dark (mostly) and light (a tiny little bit). First the concert was obviously conceived as a dark affair (not the best for us photographers). So the only other photographer in the joint (will not mention his name, but he used to be a hot-shot in this joint and still thinks he rules the place - as well as just about any other venue his foot has ever stepped into) first sent me to speak to the light guys and get them to turn the light up... as I refused and told him to do it himself (as he knows everybody there better than me anyway) he decided that I am an amateur and decided to share his opinion with me... As I make my living mostly by translating, and not photography, I can't really disagree with him ('cos I am certain that this (and the equipment at our disposal) is what in his mind puts him much higher up on the photography ladder than me)... I might not have liked his tone, and I certainly never appeciated his manners, but hey, the world was not created with my whims in mind...
But anyway... we got the two minutes of light to make a few photographs... and then it went back to the darkness... in which I took most of my photos, as I was toying around with the camera trying to get a good result in impossible conditions...
But towards the end of the concert two women came on stage and started singing... and guess what... the light man immediately turned the lights up... I found that quite funny, as it seemed that all the guys on stage were not truly worthy of being in the limelight, but as soon as some women appear everything is completely different...