If I weren’t going a bit crazy from a bit too many things on my plate, I would write a loving tribute to Weird Al right now, in celebration of his 52nd birthday. If you really want one, though, checkout my matchflick column from this time last year: http://www.matchflick.com/column/2266.
Of course, if I weren’t going crazy, there would be far more entries here. There have been so many things to write about in the past few months. I always mean to, but then the “must dos” in life take all my time.
I wanted to mention these two shows, however, before time gets away from me again. First, last weekend, Kevin, Nathan, Vanessa, the boy, and I went to see Kevin McDonald and Scott Thompson, of The Kids in the Hall, do stand-up. Unlike most comedians, they alternated taking the stage a few times instead of doing the sets straight through. Kevin did very self-referential comedy, with some wonderful songs. Scott talked about sex, circumcision, racism, and the secret (which Denise and I have long wondered about) to getting him to have sex with you if you’re a woman.
Towards the end of the show, they performed on-stage together, as Scott pretended to be offended by Kevin’s jokes about him.
I was able to get a picture with Scott. When I gushed that this was my fourth time seeing him live, he said the Kids were thinking about touring next year. Fingers crossed (unless you’re using them to crush someone’s head)!
This weekend, Kevin, Vanessa, April, and Peter and I headed to SF to see Richard III with Kevin Spacey. (Gemma Jones as Margaret was a surprising bonus!) The production was awesome. It was set in modern costume to good effect. New music (mostly drums) enhanced the mood without being too distracting (with only momentary exceptions). Spacey brought out the comic potential in Richard, while also showing how charismatic he would have to have become to overcome his physical deformities. His hunched back, leg brace, and end position all looked very uncomfortable, but Spacey made it seem that Richard had long grown accustomed to bearing the burden of his own body. The long, standing ovations were well-deserved. (Dinner after also provided some of the best pork I’ve ever had, so despite all the crazy hours I’ve been working, it’s been a damn awesome week.)
I love the pic with Scott. I’m so glad you got to see their show!