IRON MAIDEN

We went to see Iron Maiden last night. Very enjoyable show - Dickinson still has it. Major pipes. The band was very tight. Their performance made up for the opening band, which was beyond horrible. You remember what Cassandra's band from Wayne's World sounded like? Same crap, but worse because it is obvious that they are serious about themselves.

It also rained and thundered for a good portion of the show, mostly at the beginning. We had lawn seats, so I am now convinced that we are all going to get some kind of fungus. The youngesters throwing themselves down the mudslide didn't seem to care. I was so mad at these little punks, I nearly made one of them eat my shoes.

My only disappointment was that Maiden didn't play Flight Of Icarus. I was so ready for it!

We went to see Weird Al tonight in New Bedford. Great show, but it was a little odd to see him perform in the same theater I watched a bunch of local hair bands play in back in 1988. It was a benefit to "Save the Zeiterion," as the venue was in pretty rough shape back then. It seems that the landmark found a way to renovate itself in the last 20 years because it looked pretty good last night. Not mind blowing or anything, but nice. Weird Al and his band were really entertaining. It was a whole multimedia deal with a million costume changes and awesome lighting.

The Red Sox are currently 1.5 games up. I can't even talk about it.