Yank Blog http://yankovic.org/blog The Unofficial Blog about Weird Al Yankovic Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:02:53 +0000 en-us hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 “Weird Al” Yankovic Talks New Album, ATP, Upcoming Children’s Book :: Culture :: Features :: Paste http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/28/weird-al-yankovic-talks-new-album-atp-upcoming-childrens-book-culture-features-paste/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/28/weird-al-yankovic-talks-new-album-atp-upcoming-childrens-book-culture-features-paste/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:02:53 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1647 “Weird Al” Yankovic Talks New Album, ATP, Upcoming Children’s Book

Revealed in this interview:  the children’s book, When I Grow Up, will be released on March 1, 2011 and will be a word-for-word duplication of the UHF script, oops no wait, I mean it’ll be about a curious monkey named George, no wait, it’s about a boy hoping to someday be the subject of a book by Weird Al and other careers.  Yeah, I think that’s it.

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]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/28/weird-al-yankovic-talks-new-album-atp-upcoming-childrens-book-culture-features-paste/feed/ 0 Skipper Dan and Disney http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/24/skipper-dan-and-disney/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/24/skipper-dan-and-disney/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:59:54 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1645 “Inside the Magic”, the longest-running Disney podcast in the world, gets an intimate one-on-one interview with Weird Al just before his Orlando show and asks him all about one of my favorite songs “Skipper Dan” plus other Disney related connections with Al.

Super hush hush secret revealed:  The Skipper Dan costume used in concert is authentic and was recovered from the  grave of a former Skipper captain who met an untimely demise when battling those hungry, hungry hippos.  Amazing!

[Thanks Gil for the link]

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No release date yet, but they’re hoping to have it out by the end of 2010. Right now, they’re soliciting donations to help cover the cost of pressing the CDs. If you want to help, or see more about the project, you can do so here.

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]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/24/twenty-six-and-a-half-a-weird-al-tribute/feed/ 0 Four more chances to see Al this summer http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/17/four-more-chances-to-see-al-this-summer/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/17/four-more-chances-to-see-al-this-summer/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:40:08 +0000 elvis http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1638 The tour’s not over yet! Al just added 4 more dates.

Sun Aug 8, 2010 Port Theatre Nanaimo, BC
Sat Aug 28, 2010 The Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI
Sun Aug 29, 2010 The McAninch Center at College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
Sat Sept 4, 2010 Sherman Theater Stroudsburg, PA

Interesting, all are on the weekend for your traveling convenience. And heads up for those interested, the presale for the Nanaimo started already on weirdal.com.

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Venue change! My show in San Antonio this Sunday will now be at the fabulous Majestic Theatre.


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]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/13/san-antonio-venue-change/feed/ 0 Progress report http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/06/progress-report/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/06/progress-report/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:17:45 +0000 elvis http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1631 Al’s got a new blog up. Go read it. He talks a little about the tour, the European dates, the possibility of a new album, the aborted Cartoon Network film, his children’s book, and some other super secret projects he’s working on. Hmm, actually that about sums it nicely, so I guess you don’t have to go read it now after all. Never mind.

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]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/07/06/progress-report/feed/ 1 Buddy Holly http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/06/26/buddy-holly/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/06/26/buddy-holly/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:24:43 +0000 elvis http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1629 Al has finally posted the long-coveted, ultra-rare, “Buddy Holly” snippet from “The Alternative Polka” on his YouTube. The story goes that at the very last minute, Weezer asked Al to pull the song from the polka. This was after all the artwork and liner notes for Bad Hair Day had been finalized, so, that’s why Weezer mysteriously appears in the liner notes for that album, as it was too late to edit their name out. It seems like there’s no bad blood between the two, because Weezer, later allowed Al to include “Beverly Hills” on “Polkarama!” for Straight Outta Lynwood.

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]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/06/26/buddy-holly/feed/ 1 New Tour Dates http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/06/25/new-tour-dates-5/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/06/25/new-tour-dates-5/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:09:57 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1626 From Al himself:

New dates! 8/10 at the Warfield in San Francisco!
8/12 at the Phoenix Celebrity Theatre!
8/20 at the Henderson NV Pavilion!

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Well, you can still get your concert fix thanks to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series and even feel like you’re standing right next to him as he sings.  Here is Weird Al and the entire band playing “You Don’t Love Me Anymore,” “Good Old Days” and my favorite, an acoustic version of “CNR.”   Graciously, NPR also provides an audio version for download at the top of the page.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127983640&ft=1&f=1039

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]]> http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/06/22/npr-tiny-desk-concert/feed/ 0 NJ Venue Change Alert http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/06/19/nj-venue-change-alert/ http://yankovic.org/blog/2010/06/19/nj-venue-change-alert/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:41:35 +0000 happysteve http://yankovic.org/blog/?p=1620 If you’re planning on going to the June 27th show in Homdel, NJ, there has been a last-minute venue change.  The concert will now be held at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, NJ.    According to that page, all tickets will be honored.

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