5/8/12 Akron, OH Akron Civic Theatre

Post by **algonacchick** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:43 pm

Ok, thanks, Jeremy.

Anyway, anyone going to this show, if you get to meet him afterward, say hi to Al for me. Tell him I wanna see him wearing that Oreo tee, and maybe even the sunglasses I gave him in a pic with a fan sometime soon.

Post by **Kevbo1987** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:47 pm

That first pitch wasn't bad! Have fun tonight, everyone. I'm really bummed I can't be there. Stupid final.

Post by **ludovica64** » Wed May 09, 2012 2:11 am

Al was definitely at a baseball game.. and the mascot gave him a hug.. I saw tweets about it

Post by **TMBJon** » Wed May 09, 2012 3:42 am

How or why did Al end up throwing out the first pitch at a Double-A baseball game?!?

Yankomaniac · Post by **Yankomaniac** » Wed May 09, 2012 5:36 am

Probably not a whole lot to do in Ohio during a weekday, he must have been bored.

Post by **ludovica64** » Wed May 09, 2012 6:11 am

Publicity stunt.. but they didn't even get his name right

http://www.akronaeros.com/cgi-bin/dist/ ... 1336103173

Alinite27 · Post by **Alinite27** » Wed May 09, 2012 6:29 am

Pretty easy drive to the Civic Theatre from home. Made good time, with just a little rain.

As soon as we pulled in, to the free parking lot, I was headed to the venue and saw Jim. The theatre was really nice, and even better than when I was here last for Al. I believe it had been remodeled since then. Such a pretty theatre. Beautiful sky ceiling with castle type decorations. It was cool to see different lighting effects on the sky all night long.

The alternating, which I believe is kinda more permanent now, song was You Make Me. In Craigslist, the coffee shop was Angel Falls Coffee in Highland Square. Al was now playing Words With Friends with his Mother instead of Alec Baldwin. Also, Al said 'young lady' after 'just a couple minutes'. Nothing after attitude, except the same kind of echo as after finger.

In Smells Like Nirvana, Al just threw the cup w/ water in it over the orchestra pit hole, and into the audience. There were more hand gestures than I have seen in Party In The CIA. Seemed like they were used for almost every lyric. The end of the Fat Jam has been changed just a bit. Jim's part of the Fat Jam sounded really awesome tonight, for some reason. The only line flub was in Saga Begins, but just one word.

From the medley to the end of the show, there was a strip in the very middle of the video screen that became scrambled. You could notice it more when the screen was darker. It wasn't fixed by the end of the show. Hopefully it's nothing major, and can be fixed in the day off.

After the show, I met Al. Asked him about the first pitch, and he said that he did throw it. Asked how it went, and he said that he threw it and they caught it. So, he couldn't ask for much more than that. Did you get to see it Kevbo?

Fun night. Looking forward to seeing my northeast buddies soon.

Post by **Kevbo1987** » Wed May 09, 2012 1:37 pm

I did see the video of the first pitch. My brother DVRd the Fox 8 appearance for me.

Alinite27 · Post by **Alinite27** » Wed May 09, 2012 2:13 pm

Oh cool. So, it was on the televised part of the Fox 8 interview. Thanks online people!

crazygurl14 · Post by **crazygurl14** » Wed May 09, 2012 4:36 pm

I went onto the teams facebook page and asked if they would be posting video of it and they said that they will be putting it up soon.

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