Doing some misspelling surfing, found some pics I hadn't seen before. Some nice pre-UHF mole removal ones.
And do I see sideburns? That's so 70s, and yet so *ahem* interesting...
From http://home.att.net/~ned17/YankovicWeirdAl.html : Weird Al Yankovich
Parady singer-"Amish Paradise", "Gump", "Fat", "Eat It", and "Jarassic Park"
They left before the Yoda Chant to wait? Hmmm... I hope they didn't hold up the encore.
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QUOTE Doing some misspelling surfing, found some pics I hadn't seen before. Some nice pre-UHF mole removal ones.
And do I see sideburns? That's so 70s, and yet so *ahem* interesting...
Mad props to you, Scotti! You spelled "misspelling" correctly!
Hey, and a new avatar! Ah, the memories... :lookround:
And what did your mother say when you exclaimed in delight, "Look! His old moles!"
Discussion question: why would anybody pay $9.95 or whatever it is to obtain an address for "Weird Al" Yankovich when you can get a perfectly good, albeit glacial, one for "Weird Al" Yankovic just by visiting his website? Those photorazzi people must be spiritual kin to the entrepreneur who tried to sell e-mailed copies of Al's eBay lyrics. Bottom feeders, collecting the "tax on people who don't pay attention." :mad:
And do I see sideburns? That's so 70s, and yet so *ahem* interesting...
Mad props to you, Scotti! You spelled "misspelling" correctly!
Hey, and a new avatar! Ah, the memories... :lookround:
And what did your mother say when you exclaimed in delight, "Look! His old moles!"
Discussion question: why would anybody pay $9.95 or whatever it is to obtain an address for "Weird Al" Yankovich when you can get a perfectly good, albeit glacial, one for "Weird Al" Yankovic just by visiting his website? Those photorazzi people must be spiritual kin to the entrepreneur who tried to sell e-mailed copies of Al's eBay lyrics. Bottom feeders, collecting the "tax on people who don't pay attention." :mad:
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Al mention on AP wire
I came across this article on the newswire tonight.
Sincerely SORRY if it has been posted by someone else elsewhere already. I don't mean to "SPAM."
The squeezebox is square no more
By Joann Loviglio
Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rock 'n' roll and a square reputation
nearly squeezed all the life out of the accordion - but the
instrument that launched a thousand Lawrence Welk shows is
back.
Forget earsplitting renditions of "Lady of Spain" and the
accordion's dorky novelty in the hands of weirdos from singer
"Weird Al" Yankovic to TV's Steve Urkel. Younger musicians are
proudly playing the squeezebox, according to accordionists who
gathered Thursday for their annual convention.
"It's fun, it's very social, and there's a real camaraderie
in our community," said Frank Busso of the American
Accordionists Association, which is celebrating its 65th
anniversary at this year's festival. More than 500 people will
attend seminars, perform in competitions and celebrate their
instrument.
There will be polka concerts, of course - plus jazz, pop,
world music and classical.
"There's a new age of accordion players now," said Alexander
Gikas, 27, of New York City, who learned accordion as a child
but started playing again recently. "It used to be mainly
traditional German and Polish stuff, but people have really
started doing more rock 'n' roll and swing."
The instruments have appeared in recent recordings from acts
like Grammy Award-winner Norah Jones and the Talking Heads, as
well as a solo instrument with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the
New York Philharmonic and London's Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. Modern classical composers from Lukas Foss to Ole
Schmidt have written pieces for accordion.
"Accordions are very versatile," said musician and teacher
Michael Falcetti, 35, of Springfield, Mass. "You can play
everything on them, and I think people are finally starting to
realize that. We have kids who at one time would have chosen to
play keyboard ... but who are choosing to play accordion."
That's a marked change from the instrument's dark days,
which began in the early 1960s, enthusiasts say.
"There's still some of that negative thing but it's much
less than it used to be," said Falcetti, who is bringing about
eight accordion players, ranging in age from 12 to their
mid-20s, to the festival. "Adults are loving it, kids are into
it, it's great."
Accordions come in dozens of sizes and degrees of
complexity, and can cost from a few hundred to many thousand
dollars. An average accordion weighs 20 to 30 pounds and is
played by pushing and pulling the bellows to force air through
the reeds, which are opened by pressing keys and buttons.
Gikas, who plays with a traditional German group at
festivals in New York and elsewhere, said the accordion allows
him to do two of his favorite things.
"I love to drink and I love to dance," Gikas said. "And the
music just makes people want to drink and dance."
On the Net: American Accordionists' Association: http://www.ameraccord.com
Sincerely SORRY if it has been posted by someone else elsewhere already. I don't mean to "SPAM."
The squeezebox is square no more
By Joann Loviglio
Associated Press Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rock 'n' roll and a square reputation
nearly squeezed all the life out of the accordion - but the
instrument that launched a thousand Lawrence Welk shows is
back.
Forget earsplitting renditions of "Lady of Spain" and the
accordion's dorky novelty in the hands of weirdos from singer
"Weird Al" Yankovic to TV's Steve Urkel. Younger musicians are
proudly playing the squeezebox, according to accordionists who
gathered Thursday for their annual convention.
"It's fun, it's very social, and there's a real camaraderie
in our community," said Frank Busso of the American
Accordionists Association, which is celebrating its 65th
anniversary at this year's festival. More than 500 people will
attend seminars, perform in competitions and celebrate their
instrument.
There will be polka concerts, of course - plus jazz, pop,
world music and classical.
"There's a new age of accordion players now," said Alexander
Gikas, 27, of New York City, who learned accordion as a child
but started playing again recently. "It used to be mainly
traditional German and Polish stuff, but people have really
started doing more rock 'n' roll and swing."
The instruments have appeared in recent recordings from acts
like Grammy Award-winner Norah Jones and the Talking Heads, as
well as a solo instrument with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the
New York Philharmonic and London's Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. Modern classical composers from Lukas Foss to Ole
Schmidt have written pieces for accordion.
"Accordions are very versatile," said musician and teacher
Michael Falcetti, 35, of Springfield, Mass. "You can play
everything on them, and I think people are finally starting to
realize that. We have kids who at one time would have chosen to
play keyboard ... but who are choosing to play accordion."
That's a marked change from the instrument's dark days,
which began in the early 1960s, enthusiasts say.
"There's still some of that negative thing but it's much
less than it used to be," said Falcetti, who is bringing about
eight accordion players, ranging in age from 12 to their
mid-20s, to the festival. "Adults are loving it, kids are into
it, it's great."
Accordions come in dozens of sizes and degrees of
complexity, and can cost from a few hundred to many thousand
dollars. An average accordion weighs 20 to 30 pounds and is
played by pushing and pulling the bellows to force air through
the reeds, which are opened by pressing keys and buttons.
Gikas, who plays with a traditional German group at
festivals in New York and elsewhere, said the accordion allows
him to do two of his favorite things.
"I love to drink and I love to dance," Gikas said. "And the
music just makes people want to drink and dance."
On the Net: American Accordionists' Association: http://www.ameraccord.com
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silentuproar.com, a site dedicated to mostly punk bands, has reviewed Poodle Hat:
The reliabilities of Weird Al: You know he has one ear to the studio of pop culture, one ear to the wall of bizarre, and both eyes on the ridiculousness of both. You know he watches a lot of TV (his spoof of Eminem's "Loose Yourself"/"Couch Potato" is about reality TV) and that his dead-on video interpretations of his parody work is uncannily good while being simultaneously hysterical. Basically, Weird Al is that guy at carnivals and amusement parks who does the caricature portraits, and he knows exactly what features of an artist or song to exaggerate, and he knows which nuances to keep. The portrait will look like its subject- you are able to instantly recognize that "It's Gettin Hot in Here"/ "Trash Day" is Nelly- but it's also undeniably far enough from the real thing by Al's creative twists that it's accurately fiction. A posed candid. An excited whisper.
So- Poodle Hat. Not the pinnacle of artistic vision, no doubt, but original and creative and utterly hysterical. Making Billy Joel's "Piano Man"/"Ode to a Superhero" into (chorus): "Sling us a web/ You're the spiderman." Making Avril Lavigne's horribly annoying "Complicated"/"A Complicated Song" into "How was I supposed to know that we were both related" (the "constipated" version of the chorus is almost gut-wrenching), a by far better, catchier song (Just check out the bridge: "I sit and I wait/ and I strain /And I sweat and I clench/ and I feel the pain") The parodies, to be sure, are super on par and riotiously funny, though I think the Dylan cover ("Bob"/ "Blah Blah") works better with the video. Al is able to morph his voice into a nasal-yet-good mimic of the original artists (remember "Taco Grande?" or "Amish Paradise"?) and, as usual, make you realize how ridiculous some of rock and rap's pretentious preening really is. Al's regular originals are fine and creative, but if you're like me, you'll find that you're skipping those in order to hear the covers. Why you should buy the CD, however, lies in the song "Angry White Boy Polka." Word- This is one of the funniest songs I've ever heard. Ever. Al's medley of those sometimes insightful songs (System of a Down's "Toxicity") and those unnervingly bad songs (The Vines' "Get Free") and then just the already laughable (Limp Bizkit's "My Way or the Highway"), is SO FRICKIN' FUNNY. You gotta hear/get/pirate this song because I guaruntee laughter. To make it short- Al always makes great CDs that are funny, and this one doesn't falter in the pattern. But more parodies, please? I think that's where the more creative Al really shines- You know Al's the genius when you're humming his choruses instead of the originals ("I got it on Ebay" - "I Want it That Way"/"E-bay").
The reliabilities of Weird Al: You know he has one ear to the studio of pop culture, one ear to the wall of bizarre, and both eyes on the ridiculousness of both. You know he watches a lot of TV (his spoof of Eminem's "Loose Yourself"/"Couch Potato" is about reality TV) and that his dead-on video interpretations of his parody work is uncannily good while being simultaneously hysterical. Basically, Weird Al is that guy at carnivals and amusement parks who does the caricature portraits, and he knows exactly what features of an artist or song to exaggerate, and he knows which nuances to keep. The portrait will look like its subject- you are able to instantly recognize that "It's Gettin Hot in Here"/ "Trash Day" is Nelly- but it's also undeniably far enough from the real thing by Al's creative twists that it's accurately fiction. A posed candid. An excited whisper.
So- Poodle Hat. Not the pinnacle of artistic vision, no doubt, but original and creative and utterly hysterical. Making Billy Joel's "Piano Man"/"Ode to a Superhero" into (chorus): "Sling us a web/ You're the spiderman." Making Avril Lavigne's horribly annoying "Complicated"/"A Complicated Song" into "How was I supposed to know that we were both related" (the "constipated" version of the chorus is almost gut-wrenching), a by far better, catchier song (Just check out the bridge: "I sit and I wait/ and I strain /And I sweat and I clench/ and I feel the pain") The parodies, to be sure, are super on par and riotiously funny, though I think the Dylan cover ("Bob"/ "Blah Blah") works better with the video. Al is able to morph his voice into a nasal-yet-good mimic of the original artists (remember "Taco Grande?" or "Amish Paradise"?) and, as usual, make you realize how ridiculous some of rock and rap's pretentious preening really is. Al's regular originals are fine and creative, but if you're like me, you'll find that you're skipping those in order to hear the covers. Why you should buy the CD, however, lies in the song "Angry White Boy Polka." Word- This is one of the funniest songs I've ever heard. Ever. Al's medley of those sometimes insightful songs (System of a Down's "Toxicity") and those unnervingly bad songs (The Vines' "Get Free") and then just the already laughable (Limp Bizkit's "My Way or the Highway"), is SO FRICKIN' FUNNY. You gotta hear/get/pirate this song because I guaruntee laughter. To make it short- Al always makes great CDs that are funny, and this one doesn't falter in the pattern. But more parodies, please? I think that's where the more creative Al really shines- You know Al's the genius when you're humming his choruses instead of the originals ("I got it on Ebay" - "I Want it That Way"/"E-bay").
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[quote="TMBJon!"]silentuproar.com, a site dedicated to mostly punk bands, has reviewed Poodle Hat:
Al's regular originals are fine and creative, but if you're like me, you'll find that you're skipping those in order to hear the covers.
But more parodies, please? I think that's where the more creative Al really shines
Hmmph...begging their pardon, but I think Al's originals are just as creative and good as are his parodies. At least they didn't think he sucked.
Julie
Al's regular originals are fine and creative, but if you're like me, you'll find that you're skipping those in order to hear the covers.
But more parodies, please? I think that's where the more creative Al really shines
Hmmph...begging their pardon, but I think Al's originals are just as creative and good as are his parodies. At least they didn't think he sucked.
Julie
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Re: Al mention on AP wire
[quote]I came across this article on the newswire tonight.
Sincerely SORRY if it has been posted by someone else elsewhere already. I don't mean to "SPAM."
"There's a new age of accordion players now," said Alexander
Gikas, 27, of New York City, who learned accordion as a child
but started playing again recently. "It used to be mainly
traditional German and Polish stuff, but people have really
started doing more rock 'n' roll and swing."
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Did anyone catch the 27 in this post? Neat article thanks for sharing and glad to see you posting again Lounge Chair!!!!!!! :biggrin:
Stupidhippie
Sincerely SORRY if it has been posted by someone else elsewhere already. I don't mean to "SPAM."
"There's a new age of accordion players now," said Alexander
Gikas, 27, of New York City, who learned accordion as a child
but started playing again recently. "It used to be mainly
traditional German and Polish stuff, but people have really
started doing more rock 'n' roll and swing."
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Did anyone catch the 27 in this post? Neat article thanks for sharing and glad to see you posting again Lounge Chair!!!!!!! :biggrin:
Stupidhippie
Attention Michiana Al fans. I will be on Fox 28 Morning show on October 12th 8:00 hour. Wheeeee