World of Weird Al Yankovic

kyky27 @ Jun 18 2008, 05:58 PM wrote: I bet Nina's really cute. I want to see her, but I respect Al's privicey. (sp?)

Privacy. And it's good that you respect it.

Does Suzanne ever come to any concerts and stick around for the meet and greets?

Orthography Enthusiast @ Jun 18 2008, 12:20 PM wrote: Privacy. And it's good that you respect it.

Thanks. I will edit it.

Usually not, but sometimes you might get a chance to meet her. After the concert in Los Angeles during the PH Tour, I got to meet Al in his dressing room after the show, and she was in the room with Nina.

I'll bet Nina was really cute wasn't she?

Yeah, she was.

Well, I guess she would have just been a tiny little infant than so of course she would have been cute!

Goofball0427 @ Jun 18 2008, 06:21 PM wrote: Does Suzanne ever come to any concerts and stick around for the meet and greets?

Lessee...

I saw (but did not talk to) Suzanne at the Virgin Megastore signing when Poodle Hat was released.

I met her in Al's dressing room at the Greek Theatre in 2003 (gee, I must have been there with Barney Slayer and didn't even know it). I was there with Vikki and a couple of other folks to present Al with samples of Weird Al Star Fund merch from Cafepress. In a demonstration of cluelessness, I entirely failed to realize that the bundle of blankets on the sofa was Nina. But then, that was the first time I got hugged by Al, so I daresay my brain wasn't exactly functioning at 100%.

I got a backstage pass (courtesy of another fan who shall remain nameless) to one of the OC Fair shows in 2004 and Suzanne was not only there, she went around asking for me by name so that she could say thanks in person for a book I sent for her birthday.

I saw her (and talked to her this time) at the Straight Outta Lynwood release.

Saw her standing in the wings at OC Fair last year. I circulated a card for her (just friendly greetings-- I don't know how many times during the process I had to say, "No, there's nothing wrong with Al's wife. She's perfectly fine!") among a bunch of Al's female fans and sent it backstage with some miniature rose plants. She put up a photo of the roses on her MySpace.

So that's my experience of Suzanne at Al appearances. She was mingling with the fans in line at the SOL release, taking photos, and from what she said, she enjoyed the mingle. I've never come across her at a concert outside California, but that probably has more to do with the fact that I've only done a total of two weeks' worth of tour chasing outside California myself, and for one of those weeks, Nina was an infant.

Suzanne is a lovely person.

The first time I saw Suzanne was after a show in Madison WI in Sept 2000 -- this was before I knew who she was or what she looked like. When I saw her first photo with Al a couple months later I immediately recognized her as the woman I saw with Jim West.

She's also been seen once or twice on the bus, but I don't have first-hand experience with that.

I hope I get to meet her someday. She seems like such a kind person!