Fan Experiences
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:30 am
To me, the most exciting part about reading concert reviews is reading about the experiences that person had with Al and the band and other fans. I especially love those moments where Al notices someone in a way that surprises them, because they didn't know he knew who they were.
In this topic, you can share your favorite experiences you've had with Al and the band and/or with other fans for everyone to enjoy! Did you get a Yoda solo? Kablaamed? Did you see him after a show and he called you by name? Tell us! Personally, I'm very interested in hearing stories from the Touring With Scissors era; that group of fans inspires me. Someone tell me about alt.music.weird-al!!!! I'm also interested in hearing any stories anyone has, because I love hearing stories.
One of my personal favorite moments.....actually involves a bootleg or two , so I guess I can't post them, but here's a screengrab:
(2 lazy 2 crop)
June 10, 2011 - Chandler, AZ. Probably one of my top two favorite concerts so far. When Al started off the concert, he added onto his usual "HELLO [CITY]" with "HELLO CHANDLER.....hi, chicken," which was enough for me right there. But it got so much better. I got two different WBUL lines but I can't remember which ones they were. One of them was from the stage and the other was with Al's face like an inch away from mine and I was just smiling like a goofball, since I think that was the first time I ever got any line from WBUL, let alone in that way. Then, during Yoda, when it came to the part of the Yoda solo, Al walked over to be in front of me and basically tossed the microphone into my lap and walked away. The screengrab is me handing the mic back to him. Looking back on it afterwards, it's amazing to me that he trusted me that much to give it back to him at the right time to just be able to hand it off completely to me. That concert marked the first time I felt like a prolific Weird Al fan, with people asking to take pictures of/with me and everything because of Billy the Yankochicken hat.
I'm realizing that I have quite a few favorite moments and I'm continuing to add even more with each additional concert, and I realize just how lucky I am to have these experiences to enjoy and share with my friends (you guys). A lot of my favorite moments have more to do with what happened after the concert, like the time this happened:
Weird Al fans are the coolest people to be Friends with. The best part about this was Bermuda coming over to us afterwards, seeing all the wet footprints on the ground and our bare feet, and going........what happened here?
I could talk about my favorite experiences all day long (or for at least 30 minutes), but I would much rather hear from everyone else than ramble on about my own things. That's why I created this topic!
Share your stories!! #storytime
In this topic, you can share your favorite experiences you've had with Al and the band and/or with other fans for everyone to enjoy! Did you get a Yoda solo? Kablaamed? Did you see him after a show and he called you by name? Tell us! Personally, I'm very interested in hearing stories from the Touring With Scissors era; that group of fans inspires me. Someone tell me about alt.music.weird-al!!!! I'm also interested in hearing any stories anyone has, because I love hearing stories.
One of my personal favorite moments.....actually involves a bootleg or two , so I guess I can't post them, but here's a screengrab:
(2 lazy 2 crop)
June 10, 2011 - Chandler, AZ. Probably one of my top two favorite concerts so far. When Al started off the concert, he added onto his usual "HELLO [CITY]" with "HELLO CHANDLER.....hi, chicken," which was enough for me right there. But it got so much better. I got two different WBUL lines but I can't remember which ones they were. One of them was from the stage and the other was with Al's face like an inch away from mine and I was just smiling like a goofball, since I think that was the first time I ever got any line from WBUL, let alone in that way. Then, during Yoda, when it came to the part of the Yoda solo, Al walked over to be in front of me and basically tossed the microphone into my lap and walked away. The screengrab is me handing the mic back to him. Looking back on it afterwards, it's amazing to me that he trusted me that much to give it back to him at the right time to just be able to hand it off completely to me. That concert marked the first time I felt like a prolific Weird Al fan, with people asking to take pictures of/with me and everything because of Billy the Yankochicken hat.
I'm realizing that I have quite a few favorite moments and I'm continuing to add even more with each additional concert, and I realize just how lucky I am to have these experiences to enjoy and share with my friends (you guys). A lot of my favorite moments have more to do with what happened after the concert, like the time this happened:
Weird Al fans are the coolest people to be Friends with. The best part about this was Bermuda coming over to us afterwards, seeing all the wet footprints on the ground and our bare feet, and going........what happened here?
I could talk about my favorite experiences all day long (or for at least 30 minutes), but I would much rather hear from everyone else than ramble on about my own things. That's why I created this topic!
Share your stories!! #storytime