Boy the month of July has just breezed past. This is already my last free Monday. Next week I’m back to four-day weeks. It was fun while it lasted.
So last Monday we weren’t sure what was going to happen with the free outdoor Weird Al concert. The weather forecast was looking a little bit on the gloomy side and it was definitely a game time decision. Fab and I set noon as the deadline. I called from work and everything was a go. Things looked like they’d be letting up by evening so it was worth a shot. Neither of us wanted to miss the opportunity. I left work at one and by 1:30 we were on the road.
The drive into Montreal went about as smoothly as it could, considering that it’s Montreal and driving in the city is just nerve wracking…or so I’m told. I don’t drive of course. As a passenger I feel nervous for the driver as well. We walked out of the parking garage somewhere around 3:30. With plenty of time to kill, we decided to catch a movie. Neither of us had seen Avengers yet, let alone Ant Man. Unfortunately, the start times for those movies weren’t optimal. The movie we went to see was R-Rated and this is a family site, so I’m not going to mention the title. It was funny though.
After the movie, we went to the food court in the Eaton Centre for a bite to eat. While there were plenty of options, we both picked Edo. For me, it was all about the yakisoba noodles. I just can’t get that around home so it’s a nice thing to find when I’m out. In one of those funny coincidences, we both ended up mixing up our orders. I blurted out four and it wasn’t until they had already started cooking, that I realized that item number four was a beef dish, when what I wanted was chicken (which would have been number six). Fab wanted noodles and picked a dish with rice. It was still really good though. No complaints.
There was a game store right next to the food court so of course I wanted to take a look. They had a really nice selection. I was short on funds however and neither of us wanted to lug around bags all night so it was just some fun window shopping.
After that it was off to the concert. We got there at roughly eight o’clock. The concert was at nine and there was already a good crowd starting to build. I’d say we got there at just the right time. We were about in the middle of the audience. Any later and we’d have been stuck in back.
Now about the weather…Half an hour before the show was scheduled to start, it started to rain. When we left the movie earlier the sky had cleared up a lot and it looked like it would be a great night. It sure did get dark in a hurry though. The rain was on and off for the next forty minutes or so. It wasn’t enough to derail the concert though. About halfway through the second song, the rain stopped for good. We were soaked but it was SOOOOOOO worth it!
I couldn’t remember everything he played, but fortunately, the Internet is there to fill in the hole in my memory. Here’s the set list:
Now That’s What I Call Polka!
Perform This Way
Dare to Be Stupid
Fat
Foil
Smells Like Nirvana
Party in the CIA / It’s All About the Pentiums / Handy / Bedrock Anthem / Another One Rides the Bus / Ode to a Superhero / Gump / Inactive / eBay / Canadian Idiot (medley)
Eat It / I Lost on Jeopardy / I Love Rocky Road / Like a Surgeon (acoustical medley)
White & Nerdy
Word Crimes
Amish Paradise
Encore: Yoda
Now I have to admit that I’m more of an old school fan myself. I like his older stuff more than the newer albums. Everything was a lot of fun. He changed outfits between each number and they had all kinds of footage from Weird Al’s library as well as pop culture playing while he got changed so there was never a real lull in the show.
I find it interesting that Dare to Be Stupid is the only non-parody he played. I guess it’s what he’s most known for, but I love some of his original songs even more, like Craigslist and The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota.
ANYHOO! It was a great night. I’m so glad we got to go.
That’s all for this week. Have a good seven and we’ll do it all again next Monday! Carja V.