# A Mighty Wind - live in concert! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435 "2003-11-15T16:16:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435/1 "2003-11-15T16:16:04Z")
Oh, lucky me! Last night I had the sublime thrill of seeing the cast of “A Mighty Wind” in concert here in Seattle! Almost all of the cast was here - The New Main Street Singers, the Folksmen and of course, Mitch and Mickey. Bob Balaban was also there as Jonathan Steinbloom, and Jennefer Cooledge absolutely stole the finale away from the singers with her cootchie jiggle dance as publicist Amber Cole. It was a great show! And of course, we have the best souveneir ever - the DVD! I was so impresseed at how they managed to keep a lot of the in-jokes in the show without benefit of narrator or flashbacks. Did anybody else get a chance to catch this show? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435/2 "2003-11-15T16:31:33Z")
Our son saw a live performance of Spinal Tap many years ago, and the lead-in group was the Folksmen – way before “A Mighty Wind.” Most of the audience were impatient with the Folksmen, waiting for Spinal Tap, and didn’t get the sublime joke. My son says he and his friend caught it fairly quickly, and cracked up. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435/3 "2003-11-15T16:33:31Z")
They played the Getty in Los Angeles a couple of weeks after the movie debuted. My Mom saw it and said it was hilarious. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435/4 "2003-11-17T19:31:48Z")
Now that’s a concert I’d have given my left n… I’d have given **a lot** to see. Somehow I doubt that this particular ensemble will be playing the desert Southwest any time soon. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435/5 "2003-11-17T20:16:02Z")
Sorry, **Kizarvexius** , the Seattle show marked the end of their tour. On the bright side, your genitalia will remain intact! ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435/6 "2003-11-17T21:48:18Z")
Saw the Vancouver version. I never realized just what a good singer Eugene Levi is. Man, what a great show. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435/7 "2003-11-18T10:59:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by C K Dexter Haven \* > \*\*Our son saw a live performance of Spinal Tap many years ago, and the lead-in group was the Folksmen – way before “A Mighty Wind.” Most of the audience were impatient with the Folksmen, waiting for Spinal Tap, and didn’t get the sublime joke. My son says he and his friend caught it fairly quickly, and cracked up. \*\* ummmm… what sublime joke? ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435/8 "2003-11-18T12:12:55Z")
The Folksmen and Spinal Tap are played by the same three actors. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mighty-wind-live-in-concert/213435/9 "2003-11-18T19:28:35Z")
> [@](#): > > …he died in a bizarre gardening accident. The authorities said it was better off left unsolved… Who says comedy is dead???