Wierd Al...?

[palahniukkubrick]

I'm kinda confused on this one.    :confused:   Anyone interested? On a related note, didn't both of his parents just die? Very confused.

[RatBastard]

Yep parents died when their house burnt down is the story I heard.

[Random Citizen]

Incorrect. They died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
 
 

Originally posted by RatBastard:
  Yep parents died when their house burnt down is the story I heard.

[ggw]

Weird Al Honors Parents' Memory With 'Tears In Heaven' Parody
 
 FALLBROOK, CAâ??Zany, mourning entertainer "Weird Al" Yankovic has parodied Eric Clapton's eulogy song "Tears In Heaven" in loving tribute to his parents, who recently died of carbon-monoxide poisoning in their San Diego home, a spokesman for Yankovic said Monday. "Al's hurting deeply right now, and this is his way of honoring Nick and Mary," Karl Tuft said of the song in which a subdued Yankovic sings, "First you lit some flames / Then the smoke stopped your breathin' / Carbon mono's th'way you went... / Up to heaven" over a somber, minor-key accordion melody. Tuft added that the best way for Yankovic to give voice to his pain and loss was by altering the voice of Clapton's pain and loss.

[xcanuck]

I was all stoked to see this show, but then I saw the price tag. $40 for a retro flashback? At least Eric Idle had the guts to call his tour exactly what it was (The Greedy Bastard Tour). Is Al going to call this the My Parents Didn't Leave Me Anything In The Will Tour? (sorry bad taste....)

[thirsty moore]

I really don't understand the draw for Weird Al.  But then again, I haven't seen play.  Could someone enlighten me?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I think the yamaka wearing teenage dude (in his 20's now) with whom I used to teach computer skills to little kids at a Jewish day camp, and whose favorite band was REO Speedwagon, was also a Weird Al fan...
 
 

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  I really don't understand the draw for Weird Al.  But then again, I haven't seen play.  Could someone enlighten me?

[bellenseb]

Say what you will about Al, but he's really a showman in concert. He changes costumes for almost every song (putting on the fat suit for Fat, scrubs for Like a Surgeon, etc), has lots of a/v stuff going on on a big screen. It's not a bad show at all, if you have nostalgia for Al.

[Guiny]

I'll be there and I have no problem shelling out a measly 40 bucks for it. I find that much in the dryer everytime I do laundry.