Puff the Magic Dude

When I saw news coverage that Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary was coming to a bookstore near our hood, I thought it would be a fun-filled family outing for a random Monday night. I figured we'd sit in the back, trying to keep dude somewhat civil, listen to a catchy version of Puff the Magic Dragon and head home. What happened was this....

Dude RAN to the front of the couple hundred onlookers and started dancing with the other 8 children yelling, at the top of his lungs, "Come on Mommy! Come on Daddy! Let's dance!" He ran circles around Peter while we said silent prayers that he wouldn't knock over the 3 mic stands or poop (he makes formal announcement when he poops). When the audience laughed, dude would bend over, grab his knees and let out his loudest, fakest laugh. When the children decided that crawling was extra fun, dude would crawl. When they hid under the table, he would hide under that table. When they decided to sit down, he would...yeah, no. He wouldn't sit down. He would then become the one child still circling Peter and his famous lyrics. At one point, when Peter was having a quiet moment, remembering his late band mate Mary, dude approached another 2 year old and said, "Hi! What's yo name? My name Wylan James!"

Needless to say, we stood there laughing under our breath the entire time. M&M's were the only ploy that succeeded in getting him away from the hilarity When we got in the car he said, "Guitar man, SO FUN!" How's that for random Monday night?

This is dude, trying to yank Peter's guitar case.