Original Artists' Response

ArtVandelay · Post by **ArtVandelay** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:03 am

Genius in Maine @ May 30 2007, 01:49 AM wrote: I could be wrong, but wasn't that from the "Permanent Record" booklet?

You're probably right, Genius. I unfortuneatly do not have Permanent Record and I guess never will since it's out of print. I wish I had it, simply because I want to read that booklet. It sounds very interesting. If only somebody made a transcript of it online.

Post by **algonacchick** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:05 am

Um, that's not a sample of Black Dog. That's Al's band playing the song. Jimmy Page gave Al permission to allow his band to record that segment of the song. Pretty impressive, eh?

ArtVandelay · Post by **ArtVandelay** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:11 am

algonacchick @ May 30 2007, 02:05 AM wrote: Um, that's not a sample of Black Dog. That's Al's band playing the song. Jimmy Page gave Al permission to allow his band to record that segment of the song. Pretty impressive, eh?

Yeah, that's what I meant by "sample". I guess I should have worded that differently. Thanks for clearing that up, Patti. Yeah, they did do a good job recording that sgement.

MarlinsGirl · Post by **MarlinsGirl** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:48 am

ArtVandelay @ May 29 2007, 09:03 PM wrote: You're probably right, Genius. I unfortuneatly do not have Permanent Record and I guess never will since it's out of print. I wish I had it, simply because I want to read that booklet. It sounds very interesting. If only somebody made a transcript of it online.

ask and you shall recieve http://mypage.iu.edu/~jbmorris/FAQ/al.booklet

Post by **Big Spoon** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:14 am

I just thought of one.

The Presidents of the United Sates of America liked Gump so much that a few times in concert they changed the last line in the song to "And that's al I have to say about that."

Post by **JEDM** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:52 am

Ive heard about that before!!

I found a live track onlin of them singing it live, and that was the last line

Post by **Well, Well, Well** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:50 am

Years ago I secretly would wish that Al would tour with The Presidents. That would have been an excellent line-up.

Post by **Kevbo1987** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:01 pm

Barney Slayer @ May 29 2007, 10:14 PM wrote: I just thought of one.

The Presidents of the United Sates of America liked Gump so much that a few times in concert they changed the last line in the song to "And that's al I have to say about that."

I also remember seeing Al perform on one of the Dick Clark New Years' specials after BHD came out. He performed "Gump", and they kept showing the Presidents in the audience. They were really rocking out and laughing the entire time.

ArtVandelay · Post by **ArtVandelay** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:03 am

And then there was the time the lead singer of Presidents Of The United States signed our forum's petition to get Weird Al in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. I hear James Blunt signed it too. Is that true? If so, wow!

Al's #27 fan · Post by **Al's #27 fan** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:01 am

Taylor Hicks sang replaced the words, "Do I make you proud?" with "Do I creep you out?" a few times during this rehearsal.