6/26/10 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion

[TMBJon]

Great photos! Thanks for the link!

[NH Weird Al Fan]

Here is a link to my photos from the concert in Gilford. I was standing right in front of the stage for The Saga Begins and Yoda, so that's why so many of those turned out well.

Hey Alinite27, I saw you waiting outside the gated meet & greet area after the concert... were you able to get in eventually?
When I left the meet & greet, the bus was already running and Bermuda said they had to leave in 5 minutes.

[bryce87]

Here is my photos from the concert. http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pi ... =708000587

[NH Weird Al Fan]

Bryce,
People who don't have a Facebook account won't be able to see your photo album.
If you want to everyone to be able to see it, you need to post the "public link" that is shown at the very bottom of your album page.

[bryce87]

oh my bad. I thought I did past that link sorry. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9 ... 19576b0030

[NH Weird Al Fan]

Here's a shot from when Al was in my face, singing Wanna B Ur Lovr!
♪♫ I wanna be your Krakatoa... ♫♪

[Alinite27]

We arrived into the Gilford area around 4. It was too early to get into the parking area, so we went and ate at nearby Dairy Bar right outside of the road into the pavilion. Very nice meal, and finished it off with their own ice cream. It reminded me of the Top Gun place in Rehoboth that had milliions of flavors.

Got into the pavilion and just basically waited for the show to start. There's always a long line to get in, so a little after 7 we got in it and eventually made it in. Not exactly sure who is in charge of the Second Stage act, but it seemed a very stupid pick for an Al show. They were supposed to be comedy, but I don't know what I would call it. Especially the group, on the Second Stage after the show, although I think it was the same stupid people. I always enjoy the camera work during the show, but they have a lot of their own promotions at this venue before the show, which I don't really enjoy...

Overall, good show. It was interesting to see Fat without the sounds...was hoping that they might go into a Radio, Radio or something but they just continued. Unique views throughout the show on the screens, which made me glad I had 7th row. Perfect view to watch Al and the screens. Awesome encore, as everyone flooded the stage and we could all stand up and have fun during the encore.

Tried to wait after the show, but it was no luck...as they had to make the trip back to Jersey that night I guess. We stayed just a little outside of the area, but they have to do what they have to do. Very nice security guy, though, that tried to get us back...although he had to stop us from being in the official meet-n'-greet. Just doing his job...very understandable. Had a good time talking to a few people in that waiting area. Made our way out to the road that the bus would drive out of. Got waves from the band in the front, as they were leaving.

[NH Weird Al Fan]

...so we went and ate at nearby Dairy Bar right outside of the road into the pavilion. Very nice meal, and finished it off with their own ice cream. It reminded me of the Top Gun place in Rehoboth that had milliions of flavors.

Sawyer's Dairy Bar? I love that place! I was hoping to get some of their peanut butter ice cream last weekend, but we didn't make it there.

Not exactly sure who is in charge of the Second Stage act, but it seemed a very stupid pick for an Al show. They were supposed to be comedy, but I don't know what I would call it. Especially the group, on the Second Stage after the show, although I think it was the same stupid people.

The venue is in charge of choosing the Second Stage act. The performers on the Second Stage this year (before AND after the concert) was called the Super Secret Project. They recently had a YouTube hit called, "Granite State of Mind," which is a parody of Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind." I actually like that song a lot; the song and video are well done, and it has lots of inside jokes and references to New Hampshire (the "Granite State"...get it?). They do have a few other funny songs, but most of their material has profanity and explicit references...definitely not family-friendly. I told Meadowbrook I thought this was not a good choice for a Weird Al show...their solution was to make the pre-show performance rated PG-13, and the after-show performace rated R! Still a poor choice, in my opinion. I had 3 kids with me that night, so we just stayed away from the Second Stage tent.

[NH Weird Al Fan]

Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion always has a professional photographer taking photos at each concert, and they post them on their website a week or two later. Today they posted the photos from the Weird Al concert on June 26th. They are not as good as the ones taken by a different photographer at the 2008 concert. Check them out here.

They also take photos during the meet & greets; most of those photos are at the end of the list. My family and I (including my brother's family) can be seen in the last 4 photos on the page. Here is a nice shot of our whole group with Al: