About nine months ago, my daughter told me, dad, Weird Al is pure genius! Can we see him in concert sometime? Last night on the occasion of her 12th birthday, we saw Weird Al in concert at the Orange count fair. I think Weird Al is alot like the Dead, in the way that people would say, sure their albums are good, but you really have to seel them live to fully appreciate them. They were great, witty, lyrical, and very tight. And the bass player does have an Alembic. I think it is a Stanley Clarke signature model. He played that about half the time, a Warwick, and for a couple of tunes, like the Nirvana parody, he had a Fender-esqe looking instrument. There were many costume changes which were bridged by Al T.V. interviews. If you've never seen these they are worth a look. He really rips a new one for Kevin Ferderline. Seeing them live gave me a whole new appreciation for what he does.
