I’ve known Ernie for a long time. Other than his love for Blue Beaver Beer and cooking, he really gets stoked when Weird Al comes to Alberta. It has been quite a few years since the comic genius’ last visit, so we made sure to book tickets in advance and head on down to cowtown.
If you’ve never been to a Weird Al concert, you really don’t know what you are missing. He does a costume change between almost all of the songs, and there is always a couple pieces that I haven’t heard on an album. Of course, if you don’t like comedy and slapstick humour (Canadian spelling, just for you, RT!) , don’t bother going to a Weird Al Yankovic concert. You might as well find somewhere to be incredibly serious, alone, and maybe, in pain.
I had a great time. There was no reserved seating, so we got there early enough to get floor seats. All the seating on the floor was around tables. Three hot Spanish girls sat at the same table as us, and one of them kept yelling "I love you!" toward the stage. Later, Weird Al ended up coming over to our table and sitting on one of the girl’s laps during one song. Definitely the high point of the evening.
Later I found out my wife was a tad bit peeved about me sitting with a bunch of crazy university girls. Who woulda thunk it.
Strangely, there was no Blue Beaver Beer at the concession. The rest of the night was so great it almost didn’t matter.
