Anyway, I have a nephew. He's 2 and a half. His name is Toots McGee. Why? Cause he toots a lot and for some reason McGee is a good comedy last name. He's a big fan of 3 things: The movie "Cars", the Wiggles, and the movie "Cars". Oh, and also juice. He loves juice.
So with my VIP membership to Ticketmaster, I was able to snare some orchestra section duckets to the Wiggles concert at Gibson Amphitheater on Saturday. It was our first big outing together, other than the time I told him I had to go pee pee and he ran into the bathroom to helpfully put his potty trainer on the toilet for me.
As we drove to the concert he kept saying "We're going to see riggles!". And then I would do my favorite thing and say "Toots!" and he would go "McGee!!!" But when I said, "do you know that you're Toots McGee? And he goes "I'm not Toots McGee, I'm me". But he's still Toots McGee.
We got inside and the first thing I see is a "stroller parking lot". I've never seen so many strollers in my life. And then we get where the seats and the stage are and it was like a switch was flicked on in his little brain. His neck snapped over to the stage and he did not turn away for the next 2 hours.
How do these freaks know what little kids like? It's kinda creepy. It's not kinda, it is creepy. The whole thing was like the dark side of the entertainment business. You know after the show these people wash the makeup off their face, rent a hooker, hit the hotel fridge and start throwing back mini-bottles and cry about how they're "real musicians". The Wiggle who plays guitar started playing the opening chords to "Stairway to Heaven" at one point, just to show that he could. We know, man, we know.
Now I understand why it's so tempting for parents to make their kids like what they like. The whole time I'm like "Toots, can't you see The Wiggles are garbage? Can't you see that?! We could be at the House of Blues watching DJ Quik right now!" But whatever, Toots doesn't like DJ Quik, he likes the "Riggles".
The reason he looks pissed off is because taking this picture forced him to avert his eyes from the stage for 2 seconds.
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You're both cute. Why've you been hiding that face from us for so long? (Also, Toots' hair is the bomb.)
both cute - Toots and the sexy stubble next to him.
You look a little like a young Bruce Willis (in that picture - in the Italian dressing pictures, I thought you looked blonde). Wow, that is one CUTE boy! Such blue eyes!
Are you sure Toots isn't the spawn of someone from Flock of Seagulls?
oh jesus.......are you really trying to get the female readers MORE infatuated. "Sig Heil Toots."
I live alone and can't take care of my shirts. They're all wrinkly and shit.
Dude. Don't you know that's what wives are for? Duh. Get yourself a wife and she'll take care of the rest: the house, the kids, your laundry and ironing, plus half the mortgage and utility payments. Sweet deal, huh?
Your nephew is too freaking cute! He's gonna be trouble! And you do not look a thing like I pictured you! I thought you were weakling-skinny with dark hair and a runny nose! (Um, don't look too deeply into that one...and if you do, don't be offended...I had a very cute mental image of you.)
Wow. Your nephew is ridiculously cute. He's a chick magnet!
I get you on the whole 'What our parents were doing when they were our age'
Mother was about to give birth to my little sister at my age.
The way I see it, I am two kids behind her own goals in life. And that is not making mother happy.
Father said he already gave up on us. He just focuses on everybody else's children and pretends he is a grandpa.
Dude. Don't you know that's what wives are for? Duh. Get yourself a wife and she'll take care of the rest: the house, the kids, your laundry and ironing, plus half the mortgage and utility payments. Sweet deal, huh?
Hee! :) I need to get a wife. Or a compliant husband. And I don't even have kids.
I like the picture. Toots looks like that guy from the first Blue Lagoon. But younger, of course. Oh, and Irwin is cool, too.
Hee! :) I need to get a wife.
Bianca, that's what I always say!!! You know, I really want a wife so she'll clean my house. I'm trying to convince my fiancé to be my wife but he's not doing a very good job on several of the required fronts.
Hey, maybe there's a wives-for-straight-ladies Web site out there somewhere...?
I can't believe these Wiggles people - that's the one thing I pray my kid never gets into because I can't stand them. I just don't understand how there are adults that can act so lame and be OK with it. How could you not want to shoot yourself after performing that set?
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