Jeremy summed up the details of the concert pretty well.
Maybe it was just me, but at several times during the show, the audio seemed a little off to me. Not sure how to describe it, except to say that I heard too much guitar and not enough of Al's voice. I only noticed it for a few seconds each time.
There was a man in the front row that looked like he was not really "into it." Al went over to him, made eye contact and
silly faces several times during the show. He tried to get him to do the Amish Paradise arm wave, to no avail. During Yoda, he went over to him and said, "Now just you!" There was an awkward silence, as the man apparently didn't know the words. He just sat there while Al was holding the microphone.
Al gave up, and went straight into the Yoda Chant.
I was a little annoyed about the way the seats were set up at the front of the auditorium. As Jeremy said, there wasn't a way back up to the stage directly from the center aisle. The venue had set up seats
right across the aisle in rows A and C, blocking access to the stage (their floor seats are movable, for different kinds of events). Al really had to rush to go back up the aisle and around the side of the theater in order to get back to the stage on time for "Girl you must be Jamaican..." This not how the concert seating chart appears on their website. I asked an usher about it, and she said they only do that if they think they need to prevent the audience from rushing the stage...
Really???
I was glad to meet Alison and her family before the show. I met another lady (don't know her name) who told me this was her 23rd Al concert!
We headed home right after the show because it was a school night, so we did not get a chance to see Al or the band this time. We did take a walk all the way around the venue and saw the line of fans waiting by the buses. I don't know if there was a meet by the buses or not... maybe Jeremy or Alison can tell us more.
Here is my photo album on Facebook, if you want to see the rest of my photos from the concert.
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