I and a group of friends saw the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players on Friday night. Portland was the last stop on their tour, so maybe that explains why the show lacked energy.

The opening act was a guy from a band called Bicycle. He was charismatic and funny and performed mostly original songs. He did parodies of songs where he had rewritten the lyrics. When he was finished, we were all excited and anticipating a good show from the Slideshow Players. Unfortunately, they started late because dad Jason couldn't find his pants. And once they started, I just couldn't wait for them to finish. Jason kept dragging the intros out and repeating himself over and over again. He said some funny things, but it wasn't enough to make me like the show. I was really disappointed because the concept sounded so great.