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lordandrei

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Sep 18, 2006 10:12

I admit to being a Weird Al fan. I think he is an amazingly talented satirist. Most people only recognize him for his song parodies. Eat it, Yoda, and Saga Begins come to mind ( Read more... )

weird al, nostalgia, bill plympton, satire, music

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happysteve September 18 2006, 17:26:25 UTC

43-Man Squamish Team which is a MAD Magazine reference.

Also, the motherly like woman is Judy Tenuda. Yep, that's Donny Osmond. And the Wikipedia entry that Al was editing was "Atlantic Records", the record company that prevented Al from putting "You're Pitiful" on this album. ;-)

You know... lordandrei September 18 2006, 19:20:29 UTC

I am thrilled that the first comment on this came from you. I am honoured to know a truly close and personal friend to Al :)

Thanks for the fill in.

Now, when do we get to see you in one of his videos :?)

Re: You know... happysteve September 18 2006, 19:30:34 UTC

Heh, I wish. Although Al did put out a request a while back for extras in his video, but I was too old (looking for 18-24 year olds) and did not live in the greater LA area.

Looks like the best I can get is the brief mention of me in the Weird Al Show DVD commentaries. And being in his top 24 friends list on his myspace page. :)

azaz_al September 18 2006, 17:39:41 UTC

AND OH GOD IT GETS STUCK IN YOUR HEAD LIKE NOTHING YOU WOULD EVER BELIEVE!!! :P

Are you on his myspace? He friended me back! I squealed like the world's oldest fangirl.

wednes September 18 2006, 17:40:37 UTC

Wow...I had already hear the song (Limewire) but had no idea there was a Plympton video to go along with it. That's great stuff.

The song "You're Pitiful" got leaked a few months ago. It's really funny and also at Limewire.

docscarabus September 18 2006, 18:19:08 UTC

Didn't watch the video, I'm at work, but I read the lyrics to "don't download this song." I'm confused. Is he serious? Is he actually anti downloading? Or is this meant as a parody? "Gold encrusted swimming pools don't grow on trees."

Its really weird, because there's an article circulating the web about how legal download sites screw artists, and Weird Al is the test case.

docscarabus September 18 2006, 18:47:27 UTC

Here's the article:

http://digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com/2006/06/14/weird-al-yankovic-says-digital-is-a-raw-deal-for-some-artists/