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Well, this is HUGE news for all you Weird Al fans across the pond. For the first time ever, Al will be playing in UK in December. He'll be part of the ATP Festival that'll also include about 40 other bands. How insane is that? Check out ATP's event site for all the details.
Hey everyone, It's been a while since I gave an update, so I wanted to remind you all it's that time again! Today was the deadline for getting applications in for the next batch of stars. We're good there, we already sent in our updates last week, so now we just need your help sending good vibes to Hollywood. Cross your fingers, toes, arms, legs, eyes, and whatever other body parts are flexible enough. Whatever it is that brings good luck! I've always maintained that Al's accomplishments more than make him worthy of having a star, so now it's just up to the committee make the right call. Based on previous experience, they will likely meet over the next week or two, and we should have their decisions shortly after. Next month is already going to be pretty exciting for Al and his fans, with his international tour kicking off on June 16, in Rehoboth, DE. How cool would it be if we got the thumbs up this year to coincide with the start of the tour? Now that would be awesome! http://www.weirdalstar.com
Check out the lastest podcast from Nerdist.com: http://www.nerdist.com/2010/05/nerdist-podcast-17-weird-al-yankovic/ (Thanks Greg!)
So Al tweeted a pay phone number at the airport yesterday where he said he'd be available for a quick chat for 15 minutes. Twitter / Al Yankovic: Killing time at LAX... I tried the number and not surprisingly it was busy. Just curious if anybody actually managed to get through and what did you two talk about? Anyone?
Passing along this email I got from Relmin:
Yeah, that definitely sounds like Al. How hilarious is it that he's peddling meat to the hapless song protagonist? Thanks for the info Relmin!
On Friday, Weird Al was on Comedy Death-Ray on Indie1031.com with Scott Aukerman and the two ladies from the comedy group Garfunkel and Oates. It's a hilarious interview including a cover of "One More Minute" by G&O which is very NOT family-friendly, and a very thorough discussion about spiders, amorphous blobs, and bathroom attendants. Download the entire interview from their podcast
A few days ago, Weird Al had posted this mock cover of MAD magazine with himself and Alfred E. Newman. Where did it come from? How did it get here? Where in heck am I? It turns out that long time friend Sandra Boynton commissioned Tom Richmond, an illustrator from MAD magazine, to create the artwork as a belated 50th birthday gift for Al. How awesome is that? Check out the full story on Tom's blog.
OH NOOOES!!1!!!1! This just in! Breaking news!!! Weird Al, who has been a vegan since 1992, has been tricked into drinking powdered bone slime! GASP!!! Yes, according to The Washington Post, his 2003 concert rider (page 5) specifically requests two bottles of good Chardonnay, especially Yellow Tail brand. However, the Vegetarian Star reports that this particular brand uses gelatin (an animal byproduct) as part of the finishing process, thus making it not vegan-friendly. Of course, the drinks specified in the rider aren't just for Al alone. That is unless he consumes all 48 cans of bottles of beer, plus two bottles of good red wine, AND the two bottles of Chardonnay after each show by himself. Hmm, maybe. Heck, that's just a Tuesday night for me. Anyway, where was I going with this? Hmm, I forget. Well, I got half a buffalo on the grill and a keg of vodka waiting for me. Ta ta for now.
The Hanson video is out now! See if you can recognize where Weird Al is: Click here to view the embedded video. |
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