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Wow, more tour dates have been added to The Poodle Hat Tour:

July 7 – Easton, PA – State Theatre
July 13 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
July 17 – Atlantic City, NJ – Trump Marina
Aug 18 – Milwaukee, WI – Potawatomi Northern Lights Theatre (Casino)

And guess what? The Concert Finder now has these dates as well. Go find which is closest to you!

Check it out! Another seven West Coast tour dates have been added to The Poodle Hat Tour.

July 25 Sacramento, CA Convention Center Theatre
July 27 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
July 28 Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheatre
July 29 Redding, CA Civic Auditorium
July 30 Oxnard, CA Oxnard Performing Arts Center
July 31 Fresno, CA Saroyan Theatre
Aug 3 Santa Rosa, CA Luther Burbank Center

And don’t worry, I’m sure The Concert Finder will be updated soon!
Update from Happy: Done! Thanks Dave!

The final week of comments on American Idol are now available at USA Today.

Out of the original 12 finalists, I would say she’s easily in the top 7.

Woo! Five new tour dates have been added to The Poodle Hat Tour:

July 15 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Casino
Aug 5 – San Diego, CA – SDSU Open Air Theatre
Aug 6 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Community Center Music Hall
Aug 12 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
Aug 13 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre

The Concert Finder has been updated. And now, for all you lucky people living in the 92182 zipcode, your area has just been added to the database. Woo! It’s party time!

If your zipcode is not listed in the Concert Finder, just send me an email ( zipcode AT yankovic DOT org ) and I’ll take care of it. Thanks.

There’s a couple mentions to Al in recent interviews…

SNL’s Jimmy Fallon Branches Out

Q: What are the comedy albums that have meant the most to you?

JF: Let’s Get Small by Steve Martin is definitely one. And yes, “Weird Al” Yankovic – maybe Dare To Be Stupid.

Q: Was Weird Al an influence on the comedic or fashion level?

JF: I used to wear checkered shirts, and I permed my hair and wore glasses and had a cheesy mustache. I stopped doing that when I found out that Weird Jimmy Fallon didn’t work as well. Not cool. Actually the Dare To Be Stupid tour was my first concert. My parents took me to see him at UPAC [Ulster Performing Arts Center] in Ulster County.

Beatallica Interview

Jeremy Brendan: Would you ever consider sharing a stage/tour with somebody like Weird Al Yankovic? Love him or hate him, he is one of the most successful parody artists out there.

JAYMZ: Totally would. I remember listening to the Dr. Demento Show on Sunday nights when I was a kid. He was a regular on that show and really grew into a success. Folks could learn a lot from him in regards to his humor, the way he conducts his business, and the way he takes himself not too seriously. He really goes all out to bring his stuff to life and, whether you dig the parody or not, he deserves a lot of credit for following through alone. I’m not sure if he’d ever be interested in something like that, but a sit down would be cool with me.

KRK: Yeah, I totally agree…I’m not an active fan of his music, but if I ever met him, I’d present him with a choice of the finest beers from my personal collection, perfectly chilled to just the right coldness that’s appropriate for each selection, served in a pre-chilled cut crystal lead-free pub glass. There would be bottled water also, if he so desired.

Al’s week 9 comments on American Idol are up on USA Today.

She even toned down her Tinkerbell-on-crack personality until the very end of the show.

Today’s random Al site finding points us to… *spinning the giant wheel of web sites*…

Tulsa TV Memories – “a nostalgic nod to all the oddball local shows that filled area airwaves from the 1950s to the 1970s — before the coming of cable”.

And of course, no page that mentions Tulsa could even be considered complete without an entire page devoted to the greatest movie in history, UHF, which was shot mostly on location in Tulsa in 1988.

Consisting of mainly movie screenshots, guest commentary, and even the experience of meeting Kevin McCarthy (who played R.J. Fletcher), this page provides the atmosphere of a friendly neighborhood so inviting that it just makes you want to pack up all of your stuff and move to Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain and the wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet. Ahh… Oklahoma.

Five items are available for auction to benefit the Weird Al Star Fund. Bid early, bid often.

Skilcraft Visible Man anatomy model craft kit
Item #3193462814
Ends May-21-04 17:44:56 PDT

3 “Weird Al” Yankovic framed concert pictures 2002
Item #3815951505
Ends May-21-04 17:55:50 PDT

“Weird Al” Yankovic Jim West Pentiums concert photo
Item #3815952068
Ends May-21-04 18:00:35 PDT

Drum shaped metal photo holder display
Item #3815953093
Ends May-21-04 18:07:32 PDT

and my favorite,

50 years of Nobel Prize winner photo Einstein Bohr 1927 (and physics books)
Item #3292635090
Ends May-21-04 18:17:44 PDT

Al’s week 8 comments on “American Idol” are up on the USA Today website.

Sorry for the short notice. I just found out moments ago.

I will be interviewed TODAY at 4:40 Eastern on the Don & Mike Show on Live 105.7 in Washington D.C. The show is syndicated in 50 markets (or so I’ve been told!), so check with your local stations as well. It should be GREAT exposure for Weird Al Star Fund

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