07/10/08 Westbury, NY: Westbury Music Fair

Post by **algonacchick** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:25 pm

Thanks for checking in, El. Glad there was a meet and greet. Looking forward to a full report.

Post by **Jigawatt** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:37 pm

Last night was awesome, as always.

My memory is foggy right now (I'm operating on approximately 3.5 hours of sleep) but some quick notes:

* The infamous spinning stage of Westbury couldn't handle all those stormtroopers -- the stage stayed stationary for the entirety of TSB, which gaves us an excellent view of Jon and the backs of the stormtroopers heads. The troopers formed a wall that made it impossible to see Al, Jim, or Steve for most of the song, but they still sounded great!

* Al startled the

out of some lady at the end of WBUL by shrieking about two inches from her face, and it was gloriously hilarious.

* There was indeed a M&G after the show. Al's the best -- when Anne and I approached him (with Dave and Jackie next in line behind us), he was all like "oooh, all my friends are here tonight!" And after hugging Anne, I extended my hand for a handshake, which he rejected in favor of a good ol' fashioned manly hug.

Yep, Al's awesome.

I had my new camera in tow last night, and from what I've seen so far, I'm loving the results. I haven't had a chance to look at them all on an actual size monitor yet, let alone upload anything anywhere, but I'll try and share as soon as I can.

Next (and probably final) stop: Scranton, PA in just a couple of weeks!

ETA: OK, I will whet your appetite with this picture:

Adrian

Post by **algonacchick** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:37 pm

hehe, I've seen Al scare the crap out of someone before as well. It is pretty funny when that happens. This lady was in her late 60's, I'd say. Glad you had a good time, and that you got to meet Al after, and get a manly hug.

Btw, that picture is awesome. I can't wait to see more.

blackjacket81 · Post by **blackjacket81** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:56 pm

This year was better than last year! I finally got to meet him!
He signed my cast! This is how it went:

ME: Hi. I appreciate you coming here on my fourteenth birthday.
AL: Oh. Well, happy birthday.
ME: Thanks.
AL: Cast?
ME: Yes, please.
(Al is now signing my cast.)
AL: Feel better.
ME: Thanks.

THIS WAS THE GREATEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.

Post by **ludovica64** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:22 pm

Jigawatt @ Jul 11 2008, 02:37 PM wrote: Last night was awesome, as always. My memory is foggy right now (I'm operating on approximately 3.5 hours of sleep) but some quick notes:

* The infamous spinning stage of Westbury couldn't handle all those stormtroopers -- the stage stayed stationary for the entirety of TSB, which gaves us an excellent view of Jon and the backs of the stormtroopers heads. The troopers formed a wall that made it impossible to see Al, Jim, or Steve for most of the song, but they still sounded great!

* Al startled the out of some lady at the end of WBUL by shrieking about two inches from her face, and it was gloriously hilarious.

* There was indeed a M&G after the show. Al's the best -- when Anne and I approached him (with Dave and Jackie next in line behind us), he was all like "oooh, all my friends are here tonight!" And after hugging Anne, I extended my hand for a handshake, which he rejected in favor of a good ol' fashioned manly hug. Yep, Al's awesome.

I had my new camera in tow last night, and from what I've seen so far, I'm loving the results. I haven't had a chance to look at them all on an actual size monitor yet, let alone upload anything anywhere, but I'll try and share as soon as I can.

Next (and probably final) stop: Scranton, PA in just a couple of weeks!

ETA: OK, I will whet your appetite with this picture:

[ http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2207/alhandstochestjl1.th.jpg ]

Adrian

Wow Adrian. Thats some awesome picture! I look forward to seeing the others.. and hopefully to meeting you in Scranton as well!

(By the way, I'll have a Union Jack flag on me and my Al-Team badge, and I'm fairly unmissable as I have long white hair. I'll be up front somewhere)

Website · Post by **Teh Dingo** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:29 pm

Jigawatt @ Jul 11 2008, 09:37 AM wrote: "oooh, all my friends are here tonight!"

I wasn't. I'm Al's friend too

socby19 · Post by **socby19** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:43 pm

Jigawatt @ Jul 11 2008, 09:37 AM wrote: * The infamous spinning stage of Westbury couldn't handle all those stormtroopers -- the stage stayed stationary for the entirety of TSB, which gaves us an excellent view of Jon and the backs of the stormtroopers heads. The troopers formed a wall that made it impossible to see Al, Jim, or Steve for most of the song, but they still sounded great!

I interpreted that as them being able to exit easily, instead of walking around the stage afterward, so that the ramp was exactly where it was when it started.

Post by **JEDM** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:27 pm

Great reviews, everyone.

Post by **kyky27** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:56 pm

blackjacket81 @ Jul 11 2008, 09:56 AM wrote: This year was better than last year! I finally got to meet him!
He signed my cast! This is how it went:

ME: Hi. I appreciate you coming here on my fourteenth birthday.
AL: Oh. Well, happy birthday.
ME: Thanks.
AL: Cast?
ME: Yes, please.
(Al is now signing my cast.)
AL: Feel better.
ME: Thanks.

THIS WAS THE GREATEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.

He's so sweet. If you still have the cast when you go back to school (I have no clue how long your going to have that cast or when school starts.) You can be like, "I got Weird Al to sign my cast!!!! Yay!!" All the kids will be jealous. Heck, I'm jealous! Well glad you got to meet Al!

Post by **Jigawatt** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:58 pm

Just posted them over in the photos topic. Hope you enjoy them.

A couple of other pictures not found in the concert set I posted over there...

How dare they put HIM next to Al?!

Al and I

Adrian