Dream come true

I'm sure I've dreamed of having a night like this one since my freshman year of college.  I went into BYU excited for sketch comedy like "Divine Comedy" and "Vocal Point."  I had 3 brothers attend BYU before me, and one had made this specific aspect of the experience especially exciting.  This was about the same time that everyone in college housing was answering their phone with "Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?" and political discussions almost always involved throwing in the concept of whether or not you would "Vote for Pedro."  Around 19 and 20, a good laugh was the main theme of conversation.

As I acclaimated to the campus, I felt a buzz on that comedy frequency of this one performer's CD. 

Thus began my experience with Brian Reagan.  Wikipedia compares him to a younger generation's Steve Martin, and I can see it--very physical humor, about every day life, and completely, entirely clean.  Even his performances on Comedy Central.  So, not only was he almost worshipped by a BYU student base who strove for integrity in a world of rapidly degrading class, but he could almost make you pee your pants.  The first CD I heard from him revolved around him trying to go through life without looking stupid.  My friends were regularly quoting his lines when awkward things happened, making the moment exciting rather than embarassing.  "You too!"  "He's callin' the hump Walt, he's not supposed to want the hump."  "I call this chair!" ...  oh!  Those were the days!

When you consider the hours of joy this comedian's recorded performances brought us, you can imagine my excitement when 3 years after leaving this hoard of friendships and silly quotes my husband calls up and tells me that he got us tickets to see a LIVE PERFORMANCE!!!!!  I seriously started dancing and jumping up and down when he told me.

Here is the concert hall where he performed.

Here is how close we were to the stage.

Here is the scale I saw him in with the naked eye.

I laughed til I cried.  I laughed til I lost my voice from laughing.  I laughed til my face felt like rubber from smiling the whole time.

Dream. Come. True.