When you think of Weird Al, what do you think of? I think of a skinny white guy with a bushy afro wearing a huge fat suit dressed in leather and chains grabbing himself during his video rendition of “Fat” – a parody on Michael Jackson’s “Bad” song. Maybe because Michael Jackson is on the brain, or maybe because we went to the Orange County Fair to see the premiere of his new 3D movie, “Al’s Brain.” Yup, I said the fair. The place where fat comes in to play big time as well. Now that I think of it, Big Time is one of their slogans. Hmmm. Weird. Err, odd, not Al. The movie was good family entertainment with truly awesome 3D. Weird Al literally flies into the audience and at one point squirts brain fluid at you. I swear I felt a drop hit me…. The theatre is
an anchor point for The Orange County Fair and is surrounded by roller coasters, sky rides (I still get a sickening feeling in my stomach when I ride these), fun houses, games, and yes, food galore. If it can be barbequed it’s at the fair. If it can be deep fat fried it’s at the fair. If it can be frozen and put in a cup or on a stick it’s at the fair. Pretty much anything that can contribute to obesity (thus the Weird fat reference above) or a heart attack, can be eaten at the fair. It was weird. Not a salad in sight. Even weirder than that, and truly daunting, was a sign offering Pork Butts. To eat. What the? Is this a new fair food? The kids and I stared in disbelief. Other than the obvious slathered in BBQ sauce, I could not explain to them what it cold possible be. Weird, indeed.
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• Friday, July 10th, 2009
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