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November 12, 2007

American Gladiators challenge Weird Al Star Fund!

The American Gladiators have challenged the Weird Al Star Fund! And it’s a challenge we’re more than happy to take on! American Gladiators is prepared to make a donation of ten dollars per person for every person we bring to their audience! The show tapes at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA. If you are from the Los Angeles area, we need YOU to convince your parents, siblings, friends, teachers, distant cousins… whoever. As long as they can fill up a seat, American Gladiators will count them toward the donation for the Star Fund!

The date is Saturday, December 8, 2007. You will be meeting at the studio at 10:00 a.m., assembling with the rest of the Star Fund people long enough for an audience worker to get a headcount, and then enjoying the show for a few hours. A snack will be provided, but it won’t be a full meal so plan accordingly. The show is not violent, but there is a minimum age requirement of nine years old. To sign up, or for more specifics, please contact the Star Fund’s treasurer, Vikki DeVries at vikki@weirdalstar.com

The Star Fund wants to thanks Jon “TMBJon” Katz for coming up with this fun challenge. If you would like to attend a taping of American Gladiators on a different date, or if you have any additional questions, feel free to email him directly at jonkatz3@gmail.com. If you have any ideas for other fundraising events, please let us know at www.WeirdAlStar.com

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UPDATE
Here is more information for the December 8 American Gladiators event:

Sony Pictures Studios is located on Overland Ave between Culver and Washington (can’t miss it). Drive through the front gate and pull into the parking garage on the right. Then you will go down to the floor level of the garage where there will be an audience holding area. Please check in with Vikki so that she knows the whole group has arrived.

Sorry–yet another time change:
Arrive at 10:00 AM and the taping will begin at 11:00. We will be finished at 5:00 PM. There is another taping immediately following that you are welcome to stay for.

Wear darker clothing, or at least with no bright logos, etc. that will show. No cameras or cell phones–they will send you back to the car with them, so best not to bring them in.

And finally, with the holidays in full swing, give the gift of Weird Al Star Fund merchandise to your favorite Al fan this season. Now through December 9, use the coupon code CAMPERSLOGAN at checkout for a $5 Off $50+ coupon. We also have other great homemade merchandise at www.weirdalstar.com

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November 10, 2007

Reminders

Just quick reminders to set your recording devices for tomorrow’s A&E Biography on Weird Al.  And if you have HDNet, check out “Sound Off with Matt Pinfield” at 8:30 pm and November 12th at 12:30 am and 4am

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November 05, 2007

Al to be interviewed on “Sound Off with Matt Pinfield”

This just in from CatraDhtem. Thanks!

For those of you with HDNet (and HD TVs, for that matter), Al will be featured and interviewed on a new episode of “Sound Off with Matt Pinfield” this week.

The known times are (all EST)….

November 11 – 8:30PM
November 12 – 12:30AM, 4AM

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November 04, 2007

A&E Biography

Good news!  It looks like A&E is going to show the Weird Al Biography earlier than expected.  According to their website, it will air on Sunday, November 11th at 8am (7am Central).

Sweet!

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