Hangin' 27 - Part Dos

CatraDhtem · Post by **CatraDhtem** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:22 am

I wonder what he ended up renaming it. I might have to utilize a certain question-asking web form.

That's right, I'm gonna Ask Jeeves!

Post by **Stupidhippie** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:25 am

It's also something to add to the 27 list. Very cool find!

STupidhippie

Post by **Carol** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:43 am

Actually, I saw it on the 27 list so I googled it. That's the only relevant result I could find besides the link right back to the 27 list.
Oh, and Greg, I already asked Al. The more the better, I guess.

Post by **scottidog** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:54 am

I think I'd heard that Al was a part owner of a horse. It rings a bell for some reason. But I have a question. When was Al's record company called "Attic Records?"

And what's the purpose of investing in a racehorse if you don't keep any of the earnings?

Website · Post by **Teh Dingo** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:08 am

Attic was a Canadian thing...."Attic/Zomba" was his listed record label when they showed his videos on MuchMusic.

CatraDhtem · Post by **CatraDhtem** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:50 am

scottidog @ Oct 27 2005, 12:54 AM wrote: And what's the purpose of investing in a racehorse if you don't keep any of the earnings?

It seems as if a portion of the profits this horse earns (earned?) goes to charity, so maybe that was the part that interested Al.

Naomi I Moan · Post by **Naomi I Moan** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:22 pm

Does anyone know why Al's number is 27? cos I think I've figured it out! the atomic mass of Aluminium is 27, and the abbreviation is Al! Al 27! and the chemical number is 13.

Post by **mewrio** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:24 pm

Someone may have mentioned this before. But it does make an awful lot of sense. Al likes subtle references, and we've been told he was a fairly big "nerd" in high school.

That's probably the reason he keeps using it, however I can think of two reasons he would have used it in his early songs. 1 - purely for rhythmic purposes, or 2 - because it's the perfect "ordinary" number. I know when I heard about the obsession with 27 it made a lot of sense to me because it's such a random and normal number.

Technically though, this conversation belongs in Generic Al Blather, or possibly the 27 topic.

Post by **Carol** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:05 am

Keeping Busy, Al!

Way cool kid gets to meet a way cool Al guy

-Carol
getting a head start on best Hanger of 27s for the next awards.

Post by **algonacchick** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:12 am

You can add your info about Derailroaded to the already existing topic here.

Nice story about the cancer survivor meeting Al.