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Straight Outta Lynwood
18 years ago
Last night I went to see Weird Al's new "Straight Outta Lynwood" concert. It was the first time I'd ever been to a concert, and I can say that it was one of the greatest experiences in my life.
We had to arrive in Indiana, where the concert took place, about three hours before the concert actually started in order to get good parking, so we had to wait a little over two hours. But believe me, it was worth it.
I'll just be recalling the entire night as I remember it:
When we were seated, I came frighteningly close to wetting myself when Al finally came up on the stage, glaring at the audience and starting off with one of his traditional polkas. "Polkarama", to be exact. After that, he was kind enough to do a drum solo (beating on one of the drums three times), then continued with "Canadian Idiot", spraying confetti on the audience when he called for a pre-empted strike on those hockey-loving bastards, followed by "Close But No Cigar".
I was surprised by how Al not only played songs from Lynwood, but also his previous hits; Right after, he sang "Bob", a song made entirely of palindromes, and then "It's All About Pentiums","Wanna B Ur Lovr", and "You're Pitiful", stripping down to a SpongeBob T-shirt and a pink tu-tu. He's such a sexy beast.
Then Yankovic sang a special medley, consisting of -I don't think I can remember them all- "Couch Potato", "Do I Creep You Out", "I'm In Love With The Skipper", "Headline News" (A new version, now about Paris Hilton), "Pretty Fly For A Rabbi", "Confessions Part 3", "eBay", "Bedrock Anthem", "Ode to a Superhero", and "Trapped in the Drive Thru", and then full versions of "Eat It", "
I'll Sue Ya", "The Saga Begins", "Yoda", "Smells Like Nirvana, "Amish Paradise", "White and Nerdy" - what everyone came to see, "Fat", and to wrap things up, Al sang his latest hit, "We All Have Cell Phones - So Let's Get Real", and "Albuquerque", inarguably his greatest song ever.
The intermissions were no less enjoyable. They were clips of Al "interviewing" artists like Madonna, Eminem, Avril Lavigne, Keith Richards, and Kevin Federline, as well as a few of Yankovic's cameos on Johnny Bravo and The Simpsons, and even the Robot Chicken video of "Weasel Stomping Day".
When the whole thing was over, we stopped off to eat at a Steak n' Shake, one of my favourite restaurants, then spent another hour or so driving back home.
And that's really about all I have to say. In short, it was incredible. If I could see it again, I definitely would.
-Mike
We had to arrive in Indiana, where the concert took place, about three hours before the concert actually started in order to get good parking, so we had to wait a little over two hours. But believe me, it was worth it.
I'll just be recalling the entire night as I remember it:
When we were seated, I came frighteningly close to wetting myself when Al finally came up on the stage, glaring at the audience and starting off with one of his traditional polkas. "Polkarama", to be exact. After that, he was kind enough to do a drum solo (beating on one of the drums three times), then continued with "Canadian Idiot", spraying confetti on the audience when he called for a pre-empted strike on those hockey-loving bastards, followed by "Close But No Cigar".
I was surprised by how Al not only played songs from Lynwood, but also his previous hits; Right after, he sang "Bob", a song made entirely of palindromes, and then "It's All About Pentiums","Wanna B Ur Lovr", and "You're Pitiful", stripping down to a SpongeBob T-shirt and a pink tu-tu. He's such a sexy beast.
Then Yankovic sang a special medley, consisting of -I don't think I can remember them all- "Couch Potato", "Do I Creep You Out", "I'm In Love With The Skipper", "Headline News" (A new version, now about Paris Hilton), "Pretty Fly For A Rabbi", "Confessions Part 3", "eBay", "Bedrock Anthem", "Ode to a Superhero", and "Trapped in the Drive Thru", and then full versions of "Eat It", "
I'll Sue Ya", "The Saga Begins", "Yoda", "Smells Like Nirvana, "Amish Paradise", "White and Nerdy" - what everyone came to see, "Fat", and to wrap things up, Al sang his latest hit, "We All Have Cell Phones - So Let's Get Real", and "Albuquerque", inarguably his greatest song ever.
The intermissions were no less enjoyable. They were clips of Al "interviewing" artists like Madonna, Eminem, Avril Lavigne, Keith Richards, and Kevin Federline, as well as a few of Yankovic's cameos on Johnny Bravo and The Simpsons, and even the Robot Chicken video of "Weasel Stomping Day".
When the whole thing was over, we stopped off to eat at a Steak n' Shake, one of my favourite restaurants, then spent another hour or so driving back home.
And that's really about all I have to say. In short, it was incredible. If I could see it again, I definitely would.
-Mike
