Oh Je-fa-fa, Oh Je-fa-fa ...

... without me you would su-ka-ka!! We knew it would be a night filled with laughter but WOW! Walking out of there with our faces and stomachs aching along with sore throats and waning voices from screaming and laughing, well ... in one word it was AWESOME!! I had just remarked to Bob on Thursday evening at dinner that I hoped "Guitar Guy" (Brian Haner) would be there, but I really didn't think he would. I thought it was a special appearance for the Christmas special where Achmed sang his Christmas carols. So it was a wonderful surprise when "Guitar Guy" came out on stage to open for Jeff!! Brian, surprisingly, is a comedic act all on his own. He was very good! As he shared some family stories and things they experienced on the road, he had us roaring with laughter. He ended his set by playing the "Star Spangled Banner" with a video of a waving flag on the big screen. It, as always, was very moving. After a 15 minute intermission we were finally rewarded with Jeff!!

Jeff opened with Walter, our favorite funny, cranky, politically incorrect old man. He didn't disappoint. Walter makes fun of everyone. There were lots of new material intertwined with some of the old, classic we all know and love. The audience loved the personalized material about "Norfolk." When an outsider understands the local pronunciation we love it. Walter had lots of material about "Nawfuck." Needless to say, had us rolling in our chairs. Sadly, while they let us take photos of Brian, we were told no photography of any kind during Jeff. Since I was sitting on the end of a row, with a "guard" facing the back a few rows up I couldn't get anything. Had I been in the middle of the row, I'd have gone for it. In this particular situation having a really good seat didn't work in my favor when it came to taking photos. As Walter ended his set with his now famous, "Welcome to Walmart! Git yer shit and git out!" we were already exhausted. And then came ...

... Achmed!!! We've seen him on video so many times. It's so much better to see him in person! How Jeff can make a puppet have so much personality and expression is truly a talent. When "Guitar Guy" joined him on the stage for one of Achmed's new songs, we loved it! When Jeff and Brian get on stage together there's always lots of spontaneous jokes. Jeff even said, "I hear the punchline 2 seconds before the audience does." Those two just crack each other up, muck like Harvey Korman and Tim Conway used to do on the Carol Bernette Show. Us "infidels" eat it up. As the audience roars with laughter, Achmed says, "Silence! I keel you!"

Last but, of course, not least came one of the big favorites - PEANUT!!! Love, love, love Peanut!! He is every bit as politically incorrect as Walter and Achmed and we love every minute of it. Again, there was old material mixed in with some new. Even the stuff we've heard over and over was still funny. There weren't many races Peanut didn't make fun of. He is so bad. And we love him. He discussed ta-tas, tampons & Always with wings, a taste of China (supposedly an offended Chinese fan wrote in and complained), decorating the barbed wire on the Mexican border and more - much more. We were exhausted by the time Peanut went back in his case. And Jeff left the stage ...

... only to come back for an encore with Bubba J. Bubba J is in a league of his own. When the audience was louder with Bubba J's punchlines, Jeff would pause and look at the audience in amazement and a bit of frustration. It got worse with each joke. We got louder and louder. I'm not sure how much of that was part of his act and how much of it was genuine, but either way we ate it up.

After the puppets were put away Jeff and Brian came back on stage with air guns to shoot t-shirts out into the crowd. Jeff was determined to get some all the way in the back balcony and after several attempts (and upgrades to more powerful guns) he made it. Cari and I had an awesome night and would definitely go see him again. In fact, he may be recording his next DVD here in Va. Beach and, if at all possible, we will be there. What a blast!!

QB signing off, for now ...