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This is the Giant Time.

As part of my brithday present last month, Zach gave me two tickets to see the cast of A Mighty Wind perform numbers FROM THE FILM.
So, last night, at McCaw Hall in Seattle Center, we went, got lost on the way ("Well, that's Intiman Hall... so we should turn east... NO, not that way! That takes us back to the Pacific Science Center!..."), and stumbled onto two hours of sheer halarity!!!

(A Mighty Wind, as you'll be able to tell, is one of my favorite comedies.)

First off: yes, all your favorites from A Mighty Wind were there IN CHARACTER AND EVERYTHING. Fan-f*cking-tastic!

--Jonathan Steinbloom (reading from his little list, and advising us to unwrap our candy before the performance to avoid distracting the performers, and to use extreme caution when going down the stairs to exit the hall)

--The New Main Street Singers - complete with the Bohner couple (Laurie often reminisced about her former days as an "actress" and reminded us that "all the P words are fun to say."), and Parker Posey's character (the name escapes me). They even chastized Seattle for our amorality! Wo-hoo!

--The Folksmen - Or should I say "Folkspersons"? Yes, the bass player came out dressed in his new identity -- Marsha!!!!

--Mitch and Mikey - Pure magic. I didn't quit laughing while they were on stage. Mikey even sang the "SureFlo" advertisement jingle for us!!!

--AMBER COLE!!! Yes, as only Jennifer Coolidge could play her. Those American Pie fans out there will know her as Stifler's Mom. I know her as the socialite ditsy wife Sherri Ann ("We both like soup...") who later embraces her lesbian identity by shacking up with the dog trainer in Best In Show. Now, she is AMBER COLE, famous for golden moments in A Mighty Wind like:

"Thank God for the model trains; because, if it wasn't for those, they wouldn't have got the idea for the big trains."

Leonard Crabbe: "Are you a musician?"
Amber Cole: "Not really... Well, one time I had a friend that asked me if I wanted to play the piccolo; but I said no."

Amber Cole (leftside, honey), as only Jennifer Coolidge could play her.

And now, some of Amber's Pearls of Wisdom from last night:

"Are there any computer men out there?... Oh yah. Because I want one seventeen inches long."

Jonathan Stienbloom: "If there's one word I can think of to describe this wonderful, wonderful music, it... is... folk. Because... well, you are all the folk."
Amber Cole: "Oh yah! I just love to listen to this music while I'm folking!"

"Oh yes!... This is the GIANT TIME... when all the performers come on stage and perform."

Yes, Amber's referring to the finale, where everyone (even her!!!!) came back on stage to sing "A Mighty Wind." But there were more songs than that! Mitch and Mikey kissed (TWICE!!!!!) during "There's a Kiss at the End of the Rainbow." There were tons of songs from the movie, and at least one new one per group!

I've never laughed so hard in my life.

And now, I'll leave you with words from Mark/Marsha, the now-transvestite bass player from The Folksmen, as he's trying to get the audience to make horse sounds for one of their numbers:

"Oh, c'mon! We'll put a saddle on you!... Well, that worked in San Francisco."

Posted by James at November 15, 2003 10:11 AM