Brian Regan

Oh the joy! Last night we had the pleasure of seeing Brian Regan at Thanksgiving Point. We got our tickets a long time ago, and just recently discovered that the Hulses also had tickets for the same night. We went together, and had a blast! We started the evening with dinner on the picnic tables, then went back to our blankets. Our blankets were at the very top right by the sidewalk. We weren't concerned about being so far up since there were big screens that would enable us to see him just fine. While we were chatting before the show a guy none of us had met before came up to us and asked, "Are there only 4 of you in your group?" We answered in the affirmative, and then he says, "Do you guys want to come up to the front? We have some extra room and wanted to offer it to people at the top." What in the world?!!! We anxiously took them up on their offer, knowing that any other seats would be closer than where we were, but we just kept walking ALL the way down to the very front. I was as giddy as a school girl! I couldn't believe our good fortune. I had to take a picture of the kind folks who, out of the goodness of their hearts, offered us the most amazing seats in the house!

Um...that's the STAGE!!! These guys came to stand in line at 1:00am. They were first in line, and then, just to be nice, they gave us the status as front row Joes! Thank you, kind strangers! Your good deed made our night!
The opening act was great! His name is Kermit Apea. Some of my favorites of his were his purple taurus wagon with two car seats (this car can be summed up in two words...Hello, ladies!), being pulled over by a minivan (sitting in the back with handcuffs saying, "are we there yet, are we there yet, he's hitting me, are we there yet?), the bicycle police officers (how do criminals get away from those guys? Oh yeah, they step on the gas), braille at the aquarium, and so many more. I was already in tears from laughing so hard, and I didn't have much time to recover before HE came out!
This man is so funny! His facial expressions, his mannerisms, and his delivery are all hilarious! He came out and the first thing he commented on was the t-shirts of the group in front of us. He said, "Hey, you have some of my jokes written on your shirts. That makes me feel good, and if I ever get lost I can just look down there." and then he proceeded to read the t-shirts in true Brian Regan fashion. Some highlights of his act:
-News Anchor you can trust/News team that cares
-Betty Crocker
-Chess (normal sized guy vs. tall center--this one was great because it probably won't ever be on a DVD. He went on a huge tangent about "normal sized guy". He ended the bit by saying, "that was the longest joke in the history of comedy)
-No-nonsense judges (the spinning hat twirl)
-Model prisoner (even though he thought it didn't go over well. His comment was, "that was a new joke, so thanks for your feedback")
-Walkie Talkie
-School
It was such a fun night, and as I was drifting off to sleep last night I would just start cracking up all over again.