08/06/07 - Wildwood, NJ Convention Center

Post by **fred27** » Tue May 15, 2007 3:34 am

i was there on my bday, yes its folding chairs, when Al did OMM, he sat on the girls lap 2 sets to my right, then threw the scarf back handed to me, and some girl tried to take it from me but she didnt , a bunch of kids came down the asile but security didnt let them get close, they had to do the meet and greet on the bus, or they would of never got out, when Jon took me on the bus some girl(with Al puppet?) thought i was Jon's wife, lol, would of been kewl to have it there again,

jbracciante · Post by **jbracciante** » Tue May 15, 2007 3:52 am

Well maybe If I'm lucky I can grab a folding chair near the front row!!! Sorry to hear all the negative comments about the venue, but I can't pass this up. It's too close to where I live, and I can't attend the August 12th date. Hopefully, ticket information will be posted here when available (I can't find any yet.)

Count me in!

(Hoping For A Meet & Greet)

-jbracciante

minnick27 · Post by **minnick27** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:06 am

Maybe I will change my mind about this one then. I was gonna switch off going to Holmdel for this one, maybe I'll keep my original plan.

You Make Me · Post by **You Make Me** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:58 am

fred27 @ May 15 2007, 02:34 AM wrote: i was there on my bday, yes its folding chairs, when Al did OMM, he sat on the girls lap 2 sets to my right, then threw the scarf back handed to me, and some girl tried to take it from me but she didnt , a bunch of kids came down the asile but security didnt let them get close, they had to do the meet and greet on the bus, or they would of never got out, when Jon took me on the bus some girl(with Al puppet?) thought i was Jon's wife, lol, would of been kewl to have it there again,

Hey, that was my girlfriend and I sitting next to you! It was nice to meet you that night seven years ago!! Where has time gone? This was also the show where Al dropped his mic off the stage during Gump and my lady jumped up and gave it back to him. He didn't miss a beat though.

For all of those concerned about the venue, the old Convention Hall Al has played at in the past is gone and a new one was built in 2002. It's a lot bigger and obviously more modern. I haven't been there but they have much bigger events there, and it's more like an arena apparently....

Post by **Elvis** » Tue May 15, 2007 4:16 pm

jbracciante @ May 14 2007, 05:17 PM wrote: Ok I think This is the seating chart. There appears to be a lot of different configurations, this one is marked "Summer Concert."

Wow, a basketball court. Guess that furthers supports my high school gym theory.

You Make Me @ May 15 2007, 12:58 AM wrote: For all of those concerned about the venue, the old Convention Hall Al has played at in the past is gone and a new one was built in 2002. It's a lot bigger and obviously more modern. I haven't been there but they have much bigger events there, and it's more like an arena apparently....

Oh cool. That makes me feel a bit better for the people going.

jbracciante @ May 14 2007, 09:52 PM wrote: Well maybe If I'm lucky I can grab a folding chair near the front row!!! Sorry to hear all the negative comments about the venue, but I can't pass this up. It's too close to where I live, and I can't attend the August 12th date. Hopefully, ticket information will be posted here when available (I can't find any yet.)

Hey, yeah, go. It's still an Al show, so you know he's gonna put on the best show out there. And hopefully the new venue addressed a lot of my concerns. I'm seeing a ton of shows, so I can be picky on where I choose to see him. Good luck on the tickets!

Wildwood was also the first concert I've seen where the full band wasn't there. Jim was out for some reason and Brian Otto (who later went on to do some stuff for The Weird Al Show) was filling in on guitar. And I ran into Bermuda on the boardwalk!

Dave

edit: "Watch the tram car please!"

Patrick · Post by **Patrick** » Tue May 15, 2007 7:44 pm

Dave, when did you see him at wildwood? I remember when I saw him at the (apparently) old venue, during the BHD tour, I say Steve Jay wandering around on the boardwalk. Killer is at the time I thought it was a guy with the band (hey, this is 96, before you could find anything on the internet), but wasn't sure.

jbracciante · Post by **jbracciante** » Tue May 15, 2007 10:52 pm

So it appears to be a new venue, hopefully it is better than the previous one! At least I have hope now!

You Make Me · Post by **You Make Me** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:03 am

Here's a link to the "new" venue: Convention Center

It's big compared to the last place he played there. If you look through the pictures you can see how the venue is set up for concerts, and it looks like it holds at least 5,000 for concerts. The place is almost empty for a Live concert there last summer. That's pretty big to say the least.

Oh, and for the one concert that's already on sale, ticket prices are pretty steep but they include a one day pass to the amusement piers and waterparks on the boardwalk. Not sure if that will be the same for Al.

jbracciante · Post by **jbracciante** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:35 pm

Wow, that place is big... Atleast those pictures make it look big. I wanna get seats right in thr front row of chairs, lol.

-jbracciante

jbracciante · Post by **jbracciante** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:44 pm

Tickets go on sale on Saturday (26th) at 1 o'clock for 25-45$. I'm assuming 45$ for the center sections, and 25$ for the outer bleachers. Hopefully I get as good of seats as I did last concert. Now to camp-out on the Ticketmaster page!