What The Heck Is "Blue Man Group?"

That's probably what I said back in or around 1997 when Still A. Sis took us to see them in Boston before they blew up. After seeing two different Cirque shows, I would much much much rather see Blue Man Group again before seeing any other show. They are a percussionist's wet dream. In a rare moment of stupidity, I was sized up by a stagehand while walking in and asked if I wanted to be part of the show.....I said "No". I watched the next person who was about my size say "Yes". He was put in a painter's zip up suit, dipped in paint, hung on a chain and slammed a few times into a huge white canvas.....or so we thought. It was part of the performance art because they had 9 things going on at one time and he was walked off stage by a blue dude with a camera on his head and he projected back to us on a large video screen what was going on backstage (the supposed painting). I talked to the guy after the show as he was sitting near us and all they did was dress him onstage and walk him offstage to stand for a few minutes while a pretaped "painting" took place of someone our size. When finished he just came out and got applause. In retrospect, I absolutely cannot believe I passed up that chance being the ham that I am. What the heck was I thinking?