Not very exciting
by Onnie21 on 2/20/11Aladdin Theater - PortlandRating: 2 out of 5It's pretty sad when the opening act is more fun than the actual show. I felt a little ripped off here. My boyfriend and I had managed to get good seats, just to have them turn bad quickly when a fair portion of the audience was allowed to stand up near the stage. The venue is too small and not made for there to be a pit for audience members. The event turned into watching people dance poorly since I could not see Jonathan Coulton himself. Without other acts to banter around with, Coulton just isn't very entertaining. I could have just stayed home and listened to the CD and have gotten the same amount of entertainment as seeing him live. Overall, really poor performance. But I did find the opening act Mike Phirman (of Hard & Phirm) to be funny and will probably be going to see him in March.
