Some Weirdoes enjoyed a concert

It's not weird to like Weird Al Yankovic.

The comedy legend (yep, I said it) closed out Northern Quest Resort and Casino's Outdoor Summer Concert Series on Sunday night, and the crowd of enthusiastic fans appeared to be the same normal people I see everyday.

Or maybe I'm always hanging around weird people.

Almost four decades into his career, Weird Al has stayed relevant by creating clever, mostly clean parodies of the popular music of the day. You have "Eat It" for the Michael Jackson era and "Tacky" to ride the never-ending wave of Pharrell Williams' megahit, "Happy."

A Weird Al concert is as ambitious as those from the world's biggest pop acts. Throughout the evening, Weird Al changed costumes at a rate that would be impressive to a Taylor Swift concert attendee.

The man can work a crowd too, opening the show with "Tacky" while wandering from outside the venue, through the crowd and finally onstage while being followed by a cameraman. Later in the show, he got up close and personal with the crowd, serenading creepy-cheesy lines from "Wanna B Ur Lovr" to a fairly large segment of the seating chart.

Costume changes were covered by various multimedia bits - everything from skits (both new and familiar) to recent television appearances and references in popular culture. There was something for everyone, but the funniest to me was Weird Al inserting himself into the chair throwing scene from "Whiplash." JK Simmons apparently finds accordion music more grating than off-tempo drumming.

Al played a strong mix of old favorites, as well as new material from his Grammy-winning 2014 release, "Mandatory Fun," which was also his first album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard chart. Some of his hits, like "Eat It" and "Like a Surgeon" were given a stripped-down, acoustic treatment, while others like "Fat" and "White and Nerdy" got the full production. Oh, and there was a brief polka edition of Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball." If that's not your thing, I just don't want to know you.

The show was my first experience at Northern Quest's outdoor venue, and I was treated to a gorgeous sunset before the show and a crisp fall breeze during the concert. Their summer concert series this year also featured Hank Williams Jr., Melissa Etheridge, Jackson Browne and Rascal Flatts. That's a pretty good lineup, but I'm happy to have Weird Al be the cherry popper.

OK, maybe us Yankovic fans are a little strange.

Northern Quest's outdoor concerts are over for 2015, but the resort, located a couple minutes from the Spokane airport, will continue to offer eclectic acts inside, including comedian Kathy Griffin, a "Price is Right" live show and a Christmas show from John Tesh. He will also offer, I assume, intelligence for your life. More info: www.NorthernQuest.com.

Tyler Wilson can be reached at twilson@cdapress.com.