World of Weird Al Yankovic

You should've heard my girlish squeal when I randomly found BHD.

Cat, I can imagine. For me, OTDE was so elusive. I just couldn't find it, and was about to give up and have Sam Goody order it for me. After all, the girl that works there already thinks I'm nuts...



I decided to try Wal*Mart one more time, even though I knew it wouldn't be there. I was flipping through the CDs, RWS - got it. BHD - got it. Then I spied an apparently nekkid and very wet Al! It was all I could do not to jump up and down and squeal. Breathe deeply, walk calmly to the check stand and non-chalantly purchase the CD. Maintain cool til you get to the car where you shred the outer cellophane wrapper to drool over the liner notes and pictures.



Oh yeah, I can understand...

The hard one for me to find was the UHF soundtrack. All the others are easy to get around here (Baltimore, MD).

I did have to order that, and Polka Party. And Permanent Record. And WAY Live. And my first copy of UHF.

I didn't have to order any of mine. Then again, I live in a pretty large city and I did get the UHF cd for Christmas one year, so maybe my cousin did have to order that. I don't know.



-CindyBob

Additions to the Al-stash-



Jim, Steve, and Ruben's autographs on my PH CD (just missed Al and Bermuda)

WAYL on DVD and VHS

BTM, Driven, RTH and The Simpsons on VHS

my Al squished penny

The Anthology songbook

2 8x10s

a RWS poster (Love that shot)

the 45 of Eat It/That Boy Could Dance

the program from the Monkees/ Al tour

a bunch of misc. articles I have to organize

2 of those bumper stickers (one on my truck, the other in my collection)



Gotta love eBay! (for most of it, anyway)(except for the program- that was the first time I saw Al live)

scottidog @ Sep 19 2002, 05:32 AM wrote:

I own every single album and cheesy compliation.

Even Peter and the Wolf?

Can I be your friend?

Yeah, if you don't have the Peter and the Wolf CD--search, search, search!! It totally polkas!! I play it "for my kids" a lot. Any recording where AL talks is fine with me!! (How much do we LOVE the commentary track on the UHF DVD!?!) -

And if you love AL, you're ALready *my* friend!

Karen

scottidog @ Sep 19 2002, 06:30 PM wrote: Hey, I even bought The Food Album!  Part of my rationale was that even though Al didn't like the cheesy compilations (and there is nothing new on them) was that at least Al would get a couple of cents in royalties.  Gotta keep our boy supplied in Hawaiian Shirts ya know?

BTW Al...  If you get the new album out sometime before I die, I promise I will buy a copy or 27!  I'm just saying.

I bought the Food and TV Albums for the same reason, just like to show the music stores and record companies how much we love The Great One!

ScottiDog, you're not dying, are you?!?? We all complain about how long it takes for a new AL CD to come out, but 1) excellence takes longer than mediocrity, and AL insists on perfection, and 2) as a mother of three, I can tell you that once you have kids, you have very little time to do other things (not to blame Nina for the four-year gap before PH, but AL's worked so hard for us for so long, I think he more than deserves to have a life now.) He knows we'll wait. We'll bitch, but we'll wait. 'Cause nobody brings us joy more than that hunky polka-playin' master of hilarity!

SmileyGirl87 @ Aug 24 2003, 08:32 PM wrote: I'm pathetic. And poor. I have UHF. And 5 CDs. Oh, and a cassette.

Don't hurt me! I wish I had more Al stuff..(You should've heard my girlish squeal when I randomly found BHD...)
~*Cat*~

I'm poor, too; I just have lots of AL stuff because my priorities are...either messed up or right in line, depending on who you are.

And I know about the girlish squeal...when I was a young lass devoted to the Dr. Demento Show, I went to a record store with my big bro, and I spied the answer to all my prayers! Apparently, "Weird Al" Yankovic had released *an album!* Now I wouldn't have to wait for the weekend just to hear the man who had not only saved comedy music, but had made it relevant to my generation!!

Then, when IN 3-D came out, I got that too (and saw my first live AL show and met him on that tour). And since then, I've ALways kept track of when he's got a new CD so I can buy it the day it comes out. But now it's so nice to have the Mothership to tell me the date ahead of time (thanks, Bermuda!) My feeling is, AL is my lord and savior, and I want everything official the second I can get it! (I should really stop being poor.)
--Karen

Well, I haven't had much $$ to really do a collection, but I have:

UHF (DVD)
The Ultimate Video Collection (DVD)
"Weird Al" Yankovic Live! (DVD & VHS)
Dare to be Stupid (CD Album)
Alapalooza (CD Album)
Bad Hair Day (CD Album/Color CD )
Running with Scissors (CD Album)
Poodle Hat (CD Album)

AND, I just bought a few hours ago on Amazon.com.......


The Permenant Record!

I'm A BIG fan, probably don't have as much as some of you (elvis, scottidog, etc.)...

1. "Weird Al" Yankovic CD
2. "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D CD
3. Dare To Stupid CD
4. Dare To Be Stupid LP
5. Polka Party! CD
6. Even Worse CD
7. UHF CD
8. Off The Deep End CD
9. Alapalooza CD
10. Bad Hair Day Cd (Alapalooza print)
11. Running With Scissors CD
12. Poodle Hat CD
13. Amish Paradise Single-CD
14. Gump Promo Single-CD
15. I Lost On Jeopardy b/w I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead single
16. King Of Suede Promo Single
17. This Is the Life b/w Buy Me A Condo single
18. Your Mother Tribute LP
19. Greatest Hits CD
20. The Food Album CD
21. Greatest Hits, Vol. II CD
22. The TV Album CD
23. Permanent Record CD Boxset
24. "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos DVD
25. "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! DVD
26. UHF DVD
27. "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection DVD
28. Alakin T-Shirt
29. The Weird Al Experience T-Shirt
30. Poodle Hat Tour Black T-Shirt
31. The Compleat Al Video
32. The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library: His Greatest Hits Video
33. "Weird Al" Yankovic: Live! Video
34. Johnny Dangerously Video
35. NBA Comic Relief: The Great Blooper Caper Video
36. USA Today: American Idol Week 1

Not that much.