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Congrats to Al for having the “BEST WEEK EVER” according to VH1. If you missed it, catch one of the many many many reruns to hear the usual commenters giving the proper respect to Al.
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If you couldn’t make it, here’s a couple pictures and a video taken from the autograph signing at the Virgin Megastore in Hollywood. I can almost imagine myself waiting in line with the folks there! (Thanks to Tracy A. for sending me that link) Very cool!
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If Al gets to do another AL-TV special (or AL-1 or AL-Music), you’ll most likely see a video for Polkarama where clips from the original videos are strung together to go along with the polka versions. It’s always funny seeing these vids sped up like crazed chihuahuas trying to keep up with Al. Well, in a new segment I’d like to call “Blatant Copyright Infringements”, here’s a whole bunch of those videos that you can find on a “completely unknown never-before-heard-of” site called YouTube (shhhhh). Actually, most of these were created with great quality by a user named “OzShadow” who deserves major kudos for all the work. Anyway, enjoy!

Polkarama!
Angry White Boy Polka
Polka Power
Alternative Polka (from MuchMusic great intro!)
Bohemian Polka
Polka Your Eyes Out
Hot Rocks Polka
Polka Party!
Hooked On Polkas
Polkas on 45

It’s on page four in the October 6 issue of “Entertainment Weekly” (the one with Kate Winslet on the cover).

Here’s a nice interview from BellaOnline.com. It goes into the nice topics like doing more rap after the Coolio incident, MTV and VH-1, real-world topics, his start with the accordion, and then there’s THIS million dollar question…

Q: Are there six music videos for this album?
Weird Al - Six music videos on the album, on the DVD side of the album. On top of that there’s “White and Nerdy,” and I’m actually shooting the video for another song tomorrow. So far there are going to be 8 videos for the album and six of them are on the album itself.

WHOA!!! He’s doing ANOTHER video?!? HOLY BEJESUS!!! That’s freakin’ AWESOME!!! Hmm, I wonder what song it’ll be for. Trapped in the Drive Thru??? Hee hee hee… no wonder he won’t be touring until next summer.

From Al’s Myspace blog:

Say, if I could ask a favor… if you are at all inclined to pick up a copy (or 12) of “Straight Outta Lynwood,” could you please try to do it this week if at all possible? People in the industry really pay a lot of attention to first week sales figures and chart position - it means a lot to them. (Okay, okay, it means a lot to me too.)

So if you got friends who haven’t already basked in the glory that is “Straight Outta Lynwood”, run out with your arms flailing about to the nearest CD store and pick up 12 dozen or so.

Weird Al will be on Tom Green Live online at 11pm Eastern. Give’m a call and see if you can talk to Al!
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Update: The episode can now be found in their “ON DEMAND” section. (Go to Episode 06 and click on “High bandwidth”)

Update #2: From ZackWolk, here is a shorter, remixed, 12 minute version on YouTube

Hey! Now that you have the new album, Straight Outta Lynwood, put it on pause from the endless playing it’s getting for an hour or so. Why? WHY?! What could POSSIBLY tear you away from the process of permanetly etching the sounds and lyrics of this new audio adventure in your brain? Well, assuming you don’t suffer from short-term memory loss, then you already know when you read this headline. Al is taking over the playlist of 80s channel on XM radio at 7PM Eastern time for an hour. Aww, you don’t have XM radio? That’s sad. Well, apparently, you have an Internet connection and that’s good. The folks at AOL let you listen to XM Radio online! Hey! That means you don’t have no excuse not to hear it. Whoa! That’s a triple negative! Just follow the links that say “Listen Live” or listen here. You may need to install some quick little plug-in thing for your browser, but that’s it. After it’s all over, you can go back to listening to the new album non-stop. ‘k?

Tomorrow, September 25, Crazy Jay will be interviewing Al and Bermuda and will also play some new songs from Straight Outta Lynwood.

Rumor has it that Al will be on Kevin & Bean on KROQ 106.7 tomorrow too. Sorry, I don’t have any more info on that one. If you listen to it, be sure to let us know!

Vote for “White & Nerdy” on VH1’s Top 20 Countdown. Let’s put Weird Al at #1. Be sure to tune into this weekend’s show to see a special appearance from Weird Al himself. Check VH1 for airtimes.

Check out the new Doogtoons cartoon featuring Weird Al on YouTube.

And in case you haven’t seen yet, you can pick up your very own brand new “Straight Outta Lynwood” t-shirt at WeirdAl.com. Several shirts from the last album are on sale too!

The Robot Chicken episode that includes the new animated music video for one of Al’s songs can be seen RIGHT NOW on AdultSwim.com. (Click on “Watch Now” for the “The Munnery”) Plus, Al also does a voice for one of the skits afterwards. Thanks to William for the heads up on this.
And here’s some upcoming events to mark on your calendar…

Sunday:

• Dr. Demento - Interview with Al and featuring 3 new songs from the new album.

Tuesday:

• The album “STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD” available in stores!!!
• In-store signing at Virgin Megastore in Hollywood
• Weird Al takes over as DJ for the 80s Channel on XM Radio, 7-8pm Eastern

Woo, lots of stuff coming up!