World of Weird Al Yankovic

No Particle Man video yet? Would love to hear it all from an audience member's perspective.

hungerfan wrote:No Particle Man video yet? Would love to hear it all from an audience member's perspective.

I know! Not all the songs got captured. I think some venues were stricter than others about cell phone video. I know the Vic in Chicago was! I really want to find his versions of Are You Gonna Be My Girl and Last Train to Clarksville (which I did get to hear live at least)

There is a minute of it that JW posted to his IG Stories that someone stitched together and posted but it's just a tease! You can find it on YouTube if you search "Weird Al Particle Man"

Can't wait for June when all of the shows will be on Stitcher to listen to!

Yeah that is why I want the full version. Just the little you get makes me all giddy inside. Not sure I will record anything tomorrow night in Dallas because I really don't like having camera out except for a quick pic here and there.

I'm not even sure they would let a camera in Dallas. The last three shows I've been to have been incredibly strict about cameras. I've been "wanded" at one show and had to pass through a metal detector at another. I don't even know how footage has been posted lately, unless everything's been taken by a cellphone.

I'm guessing it's all been cellphones (come on, let's get real)

At the Vic in Chicago at the start of the show they said no flash photography and no video recording. The ushers were super on top of everyone. I got chastised by one for just holding my phone up too long while taking a picture! So I'm not surprised no one got video from either of those shows.

And while I am thrilled to see these videos popping up online I was also content to keep my phone in my pocket (after getting a few good shots early in the show) and just enjoy the experience. I did debate trying to record the covers, but I didn't want the distraction. This was my first time having such good seats (first row Fri and third on Sat) and I just wanted to soak in the experience of watching Al perform up close.

Since Al seems to be cool about the covers being posted, I considered it myself, but I doubt my cellphone would be able to handle the sound or video. The few pictures I took last week were really washed out.

OneWAY wrote:I don't even know how footage has been posted lately, unless everything's been taken by a cellphone.

I mean... obviously...?

Yeah, I know. I guess that detail is a little weird to me because I've never owned a cellphone with a camera capable of quality recordings, so I always forget other people have cool phones.