Weird Al...still rocking my world!

(Part 2 of 2...)

As if that was not enough excitement for one day: an hour after the film let out, we dropped the kids off at Grandma’s house and headed over to the LC to catch Weird Al Yankovic’s concert. We really lucked out. Brian actually won (or to be more accurate; begged the DJ until he gave us) two tickets from 105.7, so the concert was free! Since Brian’s new job is really close by, we even managed to park for free too. Bonus! It didn’t matter though because we were not going to miss seeing Weird Al.

After seeing him at the Ohio State Fair with Jessie last summer, my dormant love for Al has been reclaimed. I can’t say enough good things about him as a musician or as a person. I am one of his close, personal MySpace friends, you know. LOL No really…I listen to his stuff all the time and drive Brian crazy with my Al-obsession. I really wanted Brian to go see him with me this time so he could share in my love. Al didn’t disappoint. The show was great – despite it being an outdoor concert on a slightly too small stage for his production. Once again, my face actually hurt from smiling and laughing so much all night! :o)

Even though this was the same tour that I saw last summer, he switched up the line-up a bit and added a few new numbers which was nice. My favorite addition was “Wanna B Yur Lvr.” He came out dressed up like a pimp, Mac-Daddy in this bright red suit with shiny white shoes and a wild print scarf! The song is basically a ton of really bad pick-up lines and Al sang it with smarmy zeal. He even came down into the reserved seats and sang to a bunch of very lucky ladies. We all ate it up, of course. All I could do was watch from the cheap seats…oh how I wish he could have shaken his money maker at me! LOL

Speaking of his money-maker…I noticed that he seemed to be very self-conscious about his weight. He was always pulling down/smoothing his shirt down over his stomach and butt…a mannerism I know all too well, because I do it myself all the time. While it did look like he might have put on a few extra pounds during his hiatus from touring, I thought he looked just fine. It really made me feel sad though because if there was anywhere he should feel great about himself, it is on stage in front of hundreds of people who adore him. I know that the chances of Al actually reading this blog are like a zillion to one – but just in case: Al, we love you for who you are - just as you are. I guess even celebrities have the same body image worries as us every day folk.

We waited for about an hour after the show hoping to meet him in person, but we didn’t have any luck. I did meet a lot of very scary Weird Al fanatics though…including this one man who wears a pair of heart boxers on his head to every show. Some of these people practically stalk him around the country! (Yes…Weird Al has groupies! LOL) I love the guy…but apparently not like these people do. Freaky! One very nice girl took some great photos of him and promised to send me some – so I’ll share if she delivers.

I did happen to run into a girl I used to game with and she told me that our mutual friend, Julia, is expecting her second baby! That was very surprising news. I’m really happy for her because Julia and Thad are great parents…having one more was certainly in the stars for them. Plus, if this baby is half as cute as their daughter Ari – well, the world should just be so lucky!

So that was my big 12th anniversary. It was perfect for a kooky couple like Brian and I.