The Wiggles

Last Sunday we went to Liam's very first concert -- and we picked a biggie. The Wiggles, at Rogers Centre in Toronto (that's SkyDome to all you old-timers). We went with Liam's cousin Caleb and his Auntie Jo-Jo, which was exciting in itself.

I don't know how many bums were in seats but I'd be guessing about 5,000 anyway. That may be a conservative guess. In any case, we're talking a good number of strollers and pint-sized music fans.

It was a big day and Liam was so tired by the end of it that he refused to talk. This was exacerbated by the fact that during one especially enthusiastic burst of dancing, he fell and hit his mouth on the hard plastic chair. No permanent damage, but it hurt and it put a damper on the second half of the show. Good thing Liam, like his mommy, is soothed by retail therapy and a $20 plastic Wiggles light stick made things all better. As a friend of mine said, no wonder the Wiggles are so fabulously wealthy. Note to children's performers -- kids need room to move! Especially if you are actually encouraging them to get up and dance with you. So please, don't book places like the Rogers Centre where they have about 1/2 square foot of dirty, filthy floor available to them. Thank you.

Anyway, after a bit of battery recharging, Liam was back to his old self and talking up a storm about the Wiggles. Here was our view of the stage -- please don't sue me for posting this, Anthony, Jeff, Sam and Murray. After all, you are fabulously wealthy and I'm not.