Redneck Bar & Grill

As Tim mentioned the other day, we recently attended a "Weird Al" concert.  Words can scarce begin to describe what an awesomely fantastic event this was.  If I made up a new word (awetastic) it might come close.  Before he even took the stage (and all through the concert, between songs) we were treated to clips from his assorted "Al-TV" specials.  Al specializes in hard hitting interviews with other performers.  These interviews never fail to shock; Eminem came out the closet during one, and during another, Al’s thought provoking questions left K-Fed speechless. 

As for the music, I have been saying for years now that Elvis was all well and good for his time but "Weird Al" is the new King of, not just rock’n'roll, but all musical genres.  The evening started with a polka and just kept getting better and better.  He performed all the biggest hits off his most recent album, "Straight Outta Lynwood", culminating with him riding on a Segway on stage for "White & Nerdy".  Naturally he played the hits from previous albums as well.  He did the much loved Star Wars duo; "The Saga Begins" and "Yoda".  And he could hardly play a concert without going all the way back to the one that really started it all, "Eat It".

I could wax poetic on the awetasticness for hours, however I will attempt to abridge my thoughts for the sake of those with ADD.  The concert initially ended with a standing ovation and boisterous shouts of "encore" and "I love you" (I just couldn’t contain myself).  Then Al and his band (Steve Jay, Jim West, Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz and Reuben Valtierra) came back out and played the smash hit that he co-wrote with Michael Stipe; "We All Have Cell Phones (So Come On Let’s Get Real)" followed by the  longest song he has ever recorded (11:22), Albuquerque.  This was made even longer for the live version by adding more varieties of doughnuts.  The whole crowd went nuts during this song when Al said that he fulfilled his life long dream by getting a job at Tim Horton’s.  After he finished up, he was given a second standing ovation. 

After-wards I was so wired, Tim and I went over to The Redneck Bar & Grill and had some Blue Beavers until I stopped vibrating.  A "Weird Al" concert is the only thing I have encountered that I can say is better than a Blue Beaver Beer.