In recent months, launching stuffed animals doctor sim various international artists became a tradition during concerts in Mexico, however, fans of Big Time Rush they were left without giving him the doll at his show in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
The event took place last Tuesday, August 23 at the Telmex Auditorium in Guadalajara, some people expressed disagreement on their social networks because the venue team did not allow them to enter the concert with their stuffed animals. According to various reports, they were more than 40 Dr Simi that were saved in the parcel section.
“They have already begun to confiscate the first Dr. Simi’s at the entrance of the concerts”, “I learned that the Simis did not let them pass the Telmex auditorium”“you have to have ingenuity to save them” and “they took the simis” were some of the comments that could be read on Twitter.
Until now, the members of the successful band have not taken a position on the matter and the reasons why the Dr. Simi ended up in the parcel section during the entire concert have not been clarified.
While some people pointed to members of the Telmex Auditorium staff for having made this decision, others claimed that it was a measure to prevent them from throwing something dangerous at them. Despite this fact, Big Time Rush fans were able to enjoy the event, in addition, the arrival of the singers and musicians Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson Y Charles Robert Pena caused euphoria among his fans.
Many outraged comments emerged on social networks due to this ban, some of them were “What an exaggeration for a harmless stuffed animal”, “They are not letting them pass, keep them hidden or I don’t know how but hide them, don’t let them see them because if they take them away I don’t think they will return them” and “I can’t believe that for a simple teddy don’t let pass”.
It should be noted that people with tickets to the show had already customized the Dr. Simi with outfits alluding to the band. The objective of throwing them is that the singers and musicians take a memory of Mexico.
How much does a Dr. Simi stuffed animal cost and how did this concert tradition come about?
The price of Dr. Simi dolls ranges between 120 and 150 Mexican pesosthe cost may vary according to the state where the pharmacy is located, the beloved stuffed animals can be purchased at any chain establishment or even ordered at home in some applications.
The first time someone threw a Dr. Simi doll at an international artist was at Corona Capital in 2021, specifically at the Aurora concert. This is how the user put it @SadJuxn via his Twitter account in November 2021. “Yesterday I threw a Dr. Simi stuffed animal at Aurora LOL,” the young man wrote.
Later, artists like The Strokes, Coldplay, The Killers, Gorillaz, Maroon 5 received their own Dr. Simi doll, recently, it was the singer Rosalía who was delighted with the stuffed animals that he was thrown from the audience onto the stage.
Dr. Simi is the caricatured version of an elderly health professional, which is inspired by the appearance of the famous Mexican film actor Pedro Armendariz Jr. In the first decade of the 2000s, they were popularized by the botargas and his characteristic dances outside the pharmacy, quickly many people began to care for him in the figure, in 2018, there was a boy who asked for his birthday party with this theme.
In chapter 2 of My life is joy, Dr. Simi. Life and work of Dr. Simi, it is explained that before the botargas characteristics were made, there was a puppet that was controlled by more than one person, the idea of placing a doctor in each pharmacy was to bring people closer to the character, who also visited foster homes and other charity shelters to bring entertainment and support to the people who live there.
