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Weird Al

Monday I was invited by a friend to see none other than "Weird" Al Yankovic in concert at the Sandy Amphitheater. "Weird" Al's the one who does all the parody versions of famous pop songs. I've been a sort of fan ever since High School, when he first showed up on our radar with "Polkas on '45", and "Dare to Be Stupid". All my band geek friends and I loved him. He took polka, pop, and accordions, and music videos and turned them into hilarious events. With this model, he's had a host of pseudo-hits over the years, tunes like "Eat It", "Like a Surgeon", "Addicted to Spuds", "Fat", "I Lost on Jeopardy", "Amish Paradise", "Tacky", and the list goes on and on. He's the musical icon for nerds and geeks everywhere.

 In concert, he's super entertaining. There's music videos, costume changes, and all sorts of outrageousness. He made a very grand entrance walking down the ramp into the amphitheater while singing "Tacky", and after that it was two hours of non-stop mad-cap fun. The crowd loved it. I would totally see him again.





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