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I still wake up to my old school FM clock radio, and this morning the dj said "'Weird Al' Yankovic" the very second my radio turned on, and there was his voice saying hello, talking about his book--What a nice way to wake up. :D

A couple extra questions that weren't about the book:

1. You've just walked into a diner and you have a magic quarter that will allow you to play any song at all on the jukebox in the corner. What song will you play? Al's answer (no big surprise) was "Mama Get the Hammer, There's a Fly on the Baby's Head" This dj asks this same question of everyone he interviews, and many times he will play a few seconds of the song the person names, so this was the first time I had ever heard a recording of that song, so that was fun.

2. Has anyone ever misinterpreted or misconstrued your lyrics? Al's answer was, "Well...there was a fan who used to write to me every day and would ask me about my lyrics, like, 'was that line in this song meant for me?' Yeah, you gotta watch out for the crazy fans."

I had never heard him tell that one before.
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Wow, I wonder who that is. I bet it's someone we know! :detective:
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like_im_27again wrote:2. Has anyone ever misinterpreted or misconstrued your lyrics? Al's answer was, "Well...there was a fan who used to write to me every day and would ask me about my lyrics, like, 'was that line in this song meant for me?' Yeah, you gotta watch out for the crazy fans."
YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL ME, AL!!!
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FredHuggins wrote:
like_im_27again wrote:2. Has anyone ever misinterpreted or misconstrued your lyrics? Al's answer was, "Well...there was a fan who used to write to me every day and would ask me about my lyrics, like, 'was that line in this song meant for me?' Yeah, you gotta watch out for the crazy fans."
YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL ME, AL!!!
Love how he's being interviewed from a ball pit :P
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That was such a good documentary, highly recommend it
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TMBJon wrote:Wow, I wonder who that is. I bet it's someone we know! :detective:
Now wait a minute. I've only written Al two letters! :S
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TMBJon wrote:Wow, I wonder who that is. I bet it's someone we know! :detective:
I really hope it isn't. X*

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Ha! That was the first thing I thought of too! :lol:
TMBJon wrote:Wow, I wonder who that is. I bet it's someone we know! :detective:
And that was the second thing I thought of. Pretty sure we know who this is, old He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named from amw-a. :?

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Okay, so Al did go to the Grammys after all. At least backstage. He looked pretty informally dressed, wonder if he actually sat through the show or just chatted backstage and then left. Big news: Al got more specific on North America touring: mid-May to mid-June, then mid-September to mid-October.
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