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A fellow Yank Blog commenter, Stephen DesRoches, shares with us some amazing concert photos of Weird Al at Victoria and Coquitlam in British Columbia. One to get shots from the front row of the balcony, and the other at front row center. Nice!

I particularly like the shot of the one fan who somehow got to get a personal pic with Al while he’s singing. Ha! Wish we could find the picture that that guy took. Feel kinda bad for the security folks who had to hold back the many other fans who tried to do the same immediately afterwards though.

Thanks for sharing, Stephen!

Well, the tour is sadly over.  Al and the gang have ridden off into the sunset.  Here’s what the official site has to say:

From March 10 through October 20, 2007
and June 27 through August 28, 2008,
“Weird Al” Yankovic and his band & crew
traveled nearly 103,000 miles and performed 166 shows
in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Thanks to everyone who attended the shows!

We look forward to seeing all of you on the road again in…
the future!!

Congrats guys to another tour under your belts.  Woo!

Hey, check this out! MSN Video found Al, threw him down into a chair and said “Now that we have you’re attention, we want you to answer these ten questions!” Al said “uhhhh, k?” You’ll learn his views about Hawaii, fatherhood, and movies, and watermelons. It’s certainly one of the better interviews that’s been posted online in recent memories. Thanks Al!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to BERMUDA!!!

Now give us a dollar.

The Illinois State Fair caught up with super-fan Denise Olderr, better known to her friends as Fred, before Saturday night’s show. If you’ve been to a concert in recent years, you may have seen her there. Why? Because Saturday was her 136th show, and she has no intention of stopping any time soon!

The artwork from the first van she painted is on display here and here, and you can see a lot of Fred’s awesome concert photos in the WeirdAl.com photo gallery.

Yay for Fred!

This just in at The Official Weird Al Yankovic Web Site:

PLATINUM & NERDY!
The single of “White & Nerdy” was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and the ringtone was certified Gold as well – both career firsts for Al! Many thanks to all our fans!

You’re welcome! heh. Many congratulations!