Out of the Frying Fan??
Last night, went to see Cyndi Lauper and Meat Loaf perform at the Universal Ampitheater with TB, KL, and MH. Fun concert...Cyndi Lauper ROCKS! I forgot how many great songs she's recorded. Oh, how I was hoping that she'd do "The Goonies R Good Enough," but alas she didn't. At least she did a kickass version of "All Through the Night." And Meat Loaf was all right too. After last night's show, I think he should change his name to Ham Loaf, because he really hammed it up. He milked every song as much as he could. I swear "I Would Do Anything For Love" was stretched out to almost 20 minutes. A big plus was his performance of "Out of the Frying Pan (And Into the Fire)," one of my favorite obscure Jim Steinman songs. FIRE!! FIRE!! FIRE!! Though the marquees to the side of the stage said that the title of the song was "Out of the Frying FAN." The biggest entertainment of the night though was the drunk girl standing in the aisle next to us "woo"-ing constantly during the show even while the audience was silent listening to Meat's patter. The second biggest entertainment was the poor sad soul standing front and center at the ampitheater jumping and flailing as he rocked on to Meat's songs. Yes, rocking on isn't bad...unless you're the ONLY one doing it in the audience especially if you're the only person in the front row...in the center of the row...in front of the stage...for all to see!
Thursday night, DF and I saw Guster perform. Clem Snide opened up. Clem wasn't our cup of tea, but they did win me over with their rendition of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful." Guster was great. I was transfixed throughout the whole show watching their bongo player. He gave Ray Cooper (Elton John's old percussionist) a run for his money. My hands hurt just watching the guy. The coolest part was at the end when Guster did a truly unplugged number. It was soooo cool. The whole Henry Fonda theater audience was dead silent. Quite powerful stuff.
Random flashback moment today...I was in the Toys R Us in Burbank today and I literally stopped in my tracks when I heard a familiar song on the P.A. system. At first, I couldn't tell what the song was. The notes sounded familiar and the lyrics were vaguely sparking the memory zones in my brain. Then as the voice on the P.A. "Dancing....dancing...let's do the bug-a-boo...c'mon and shake a leg or two...from the big grasshopper..." IT WAS "BUG-A-BOO" FROM THE MOUSERCISE ALBUM!!!!!! I haven't heard that song in years! I quickly tried to find a spot on the store floor that was close to a P.A. speaker. I loved the Mousercise album growing up. It was part of that Disney trifecta of albums that I grew up listening to as a child. "Disco Mickey Mouse," "Splashdance," and "Mousercise." Now, I've been able to track down "Disco Mickey Mouse" and "Splashdance" on CD, but "Mousercise" has eluded me. I've found it a few times on Ebay, but the asking price has been INSANE. Apparently, I'm not the only one looking for it. But alas, at least I was able to hear just one track from it...for free...while standing next to a row of old N*Sync posters on clearance.
Last night, went to see Cyndi Lauper and Meat Loaf perform at the Universal Ampitheater with TB, KL, and MH. Fun concert...Cyndi Lauper ROCKS! I forgot how many great songs she's recorded. Oh, how I was hoping that she'd do "The Goonies R Good Enough," but alas she didn't. At least she did a kickass version of "All Through the Night." And Meat Loaf was all right too. After last night's show, I think he should change his name to Ham Loaf, because he really hammed it up. He milked every song as much as he could. I swear "I Would Do Anything For Love" was stretched out to almost 20 minutes. A big plus was his performance of "Out of the Frying Pan (And Into the Fire)," one of my favorite obscure Jim Steinman songs. FIRE!! FIRE!! FIRE!! Though the marquees to the side of the stage said that the title of the song was "Out of the Frying FAN." The biggest entertainment of the night though was the drunk girl standing in the aisle next to us "woo"-ing constantly during the show even while the audience was silent listening to Meat's patter. The second biggest entertainment was the poor sad soul standing front and center at the ampitheater jumping and flailing as he rocked on to Meat's songs. Yes, rocking on isn't bad...unless you're the ONLY one doing it in the audience especially if you're the only person in the front row...in the center of the row...in front of the stage...for all to see!
Thursday night, DF and I saw Guster perform. Clem Snide opened up. Clem wasn't our cup of tea, but they did win me over with their rendition of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful." Guster was great. I was transfixed throughout the whole show watching their bongo player. He gave Ray Cooper (Elton John's old percussionist) a run for his money. My hands hurt just watching the guy. The coolest part was at the end when Guster did a truly unplugged number. It was soooo cool. The whole Henry Fonda theater audience was dead silent. Quite powerful stuff.
Random flashback moment today...I was in the Toys R Us in Burbank today and I literally stopped in my tracks when I heard a familiar song on the P.A. system. At first, I couldn't tell what the song was. The notes sounded familiar and the lyrics were vaguely sparking the memory zones in my brain. Then as the voice on the P.A. "Dancing....dancing...let's do the bug-a-boo...c'mon and shake a leg or two...from the big grasshopper..." IT WAS "BUG-A-BOO" FROM THE MOUSERCISE ALBUM!!!!!! I haven't heard that song in years! I quickly tried to find a spot on the store floor that was close to a P.A. speaker. I loved the Mousercise album growing up. It was part of that Disney trifecta of albums that I grew up listening to as a child. "Disco Mickey Mouse," "Splashdance," and "Mousercise." Now, I've been able to track down "Disco Mickey Mouse" and "Splashdance" on CD, but "Mousercise" has eluded me. I've found it a few times on Ebay, but the asking price has been INSANE. Apparently, I'm not the only one looking for it. But alas, at least I was able to hear just one track from it...for free...while standing next to a row of old N*Sync posters on clearance.
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