August 11, 2008Spotlight on FredThe 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! June 19, 2008No star for Weird Al in 2009The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce published their list of recipients for stars in 2009 earlier today, and once again, Al was not selected among the 25 announced celebrities. It baffles me how they can continuously overlook the best-selling musical comedy recording artist in history, at what is arguably the height of his career. Recipients included Hugh Jackman, Ben Kingsley, The Village People, Tinkerbell, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Cameron Diaz, Robert Downey Jr., Tim Burton, Leslie Caron, Charles Durning, Ralph Fiennes, William Petersen, Kyra Sedgwick, John Stamos, Mark Burnett, Chuck Lorre, Kenny “Baby Face” Edmonds, Dave Koz, The Miracles, Doug Morris, Rush, Shakira, KFI radio personality Bill Handel and KCRW host Harry Shearer. This is not the news we were all hoping for, but it’s not over. We will continue to do everything we can to ensure Al eventually gets his well-deserved star, and of course, we will resubmit the application again next year. Hopefully the Chamber will then correct their mistake. But let’s end this update on some upbeat news — the summer tour kicks off in a little over a week! There are 45 scheduled dates in North America. If you get the opportunity to attend one near you, it’s an adventure you don’t want to miss! Also, Al has been hinting in recent interviews that there are some pretty exciting projects in the works. I would expect we’ll hear more about them as the year goes on. 2008 once again, is shaping up to be another great year to be an Al fan! May 08, 2008Everything’s bigger in TexasAnd that goes for the 2008 Straight Outta Lynwood Tour too, which just added a date in Texas. Yeeeeha! August 6 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre April 16, 2008Trapped In The FreddiesThe “Trapped In The Drive-Thru” video has been nominated for The Second Annual Channel Frederator Awards (the “Freddies”). And we’re not talking just one Freddy award either. Not even two Freddy awards! But three Freddy awards!! Congratulations Al and Doogtoons! Click here to vote. The categories are “Best Flash Film” and “Best Music Video” and “Funniest Film” Vote early. Vote often. April 09, 2008That ’90s ShowIf you missed Al’s second appearance on The Simpsons, you can now watch it for free on Hulu.com. And if you don’t feel like watching the whole show, Al’s cameo comes in around 16:05. Enjoy! [ Awesome, Elvis! And hulu.com lets you easily link to any section of the video. Here's Al's part March 22, 2008Making of the “Mixed Up S.O.B.” Video by The Presidents of the United States of AmericaThe Presidents of the United States of America have put some behind the scene footage from their latest video, “Mixed Up S.O.B.,” directed by Al. Check out the footage on The Presidents web site. Cool! (Thanks to Patti for the news!) March 19, 2008Vote for Doogtoons and Weird Al!Doogtoon’s video of “Al’s Childhood” has been nominated for Yahoo.com’s Best Animated Video of 2007. 
Now that you’ve seen it (again), you can vote for it here. Seriously, how could you not vote for that!? But if you need a little more incentive, Doogtoons put together this promotional short video to sway your vote. 
Vote early! Vote often! Update: The results are in. Congratulations Doogtoons!! March 14, 2008New tour dates!Five new tour dates have been posted on WeirdAl.com!
March 08, 2008More tour dates… and VIP packages!Ten new tour dates have been posted on WeirdAl.com!
And that’s not all! Tickets are now available for three shows in a presale offered through Artist Arena. If it’s anything like last tour, they’ll probably add more dates to the presale without any advanced warning, so if presale is the way you want to go, bookmark that page and refresh frequently to make sure you get the best seats available. Artist Arena is also offering VIP packages for select shows. VIP packages range from $125 - $175, and include a ticket, autographed lithograph, and commemorative laminate. For more info check the presale page. (If the presale site requests you to login, the login is weirdal and password is tickets) February 10, 2008New auction to benefit Weird Al Star FundNew auction just listed for Weird Al Star Fund. Full color “Weird Al” Yankovic art commission by Aron + t-shirt. Don’t miss out on it! Bid early. Bid often. |