Fun Video

I was in Minneapolis this weekend for an AAP meeting and caught a video parody of Christina Aguilera's Ain't No Other Man video, called (I guess) Ain't No Weather Man. Maybe this "video interpretation" thing is hot or whatever but since I don't get out much it surprised me and I thought it was clever enough to post here and share.

Avenue Q

We went to see Avenue Q, the other night at the Cadillac Palace in Chicago. For those who don’t know, this is a Broadway musical that’s basically an adult-themed Sesame Street, with puppets and actors teaching “lessons” about sex, racism, etc. We knew the songs and they are hilarious, but the show hadn’t toured yet so we hadn’t seen it. It was SO FUNNY. Better than I expected. Even though we knew all the jokes in the songs, the script was really good and there were some surprises that kept it interesting. My favorite parts - which were not on the album so they were totally suprising - were when the “Bad Idea Bears” showed up – two cute puppets who encourage characters to make bad decisions – “You could buy beer!” "Why buy a 6-pack if you can save money buying bulk? Yaaaaaaaaaaay!” “You could play a drinking game!” “Take her home – she’s wasted!” Very fun.