He frequently notes the reaction to a joke midstream by miming writing on his hand ("should be funnier" or "lost them there"), asks the audience questions, and verbally engages with hecklers.
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'Stripped', Eddie 2009 World Tour. next stop New York. this was the only gig in Holland. The Heineken Music Hall was packed. Ten years ago I watched him in Amsterdam's Nieuwe de la Mar Theatre (now gone), he played 2 nights then.
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Before the show, the large screen on the side of the podium showed the 'tweets' on Eddie Twitter.com page. Very entertaining. The large tv cameras which were to record Eddie's performance and project them giant-like, were used to 'shoot' the waiting crowd, a nice backdrop for the tweets.
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Very entertaining this. People from the audience also sent messages, one I liked very much was 'would anybody mind if I take off my shoes..'
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The crowd suffers through the break, wanting more of Eddie's absurd humor.
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