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Old 08-07-14 | 12:38 AM
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Has he ever been given serious consideration for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Normally a novelty/comedy artist wouldn't merit such an honor, but he is the king of them.

Imagine him performing a polka medley of that year's inductees' songs.
Old 08-07-14 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Obi-Wan Jabroni
This petition to have Al play the Super Bowl halftime show has already collected over 30,000 signatures, and is drawing media attention. I do not believe for a second that the NFL will react to it, but it's fun, I signed it.

http://www.change.org/petitions/nfl-...-halftime-show
Up to 41200
Old 08-07-14 | 12:47 AM
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I signed the petition.
Old 08-07-14 | 01:33 AM
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I wonder what happened with the petition to get him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (why he's not yet is still kind of surprising).
Probably doesn't want to pony up the money - there's an explanation of how it works here.

I am the biggest Al fan I know and there's no way he'll play at the Super Bowl. I'm sure that's already set anyway.
Old 08-10-14 | 09:40 AM
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Re: The Weird Al Yankovic Appreciation Thread

Julian Bond of the NY Daily News wrote about having Weird Al perform at the Super Bowl back in 2012.

Here's a link to today's edition with Bond's response to change.org's petition:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/fo...icle-1.1898082
Old 01-20-15 | 08:20 PM
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2015 Tour Dates announced on weirdal.com today. I'm bumming because I wanted to take my kids to their first Al show this summer and the only one in the area is at Caesars Windsor and Ticketmaster has it listed as an ages 19+ show. Lame.

It's also a dumb move by the venue IMO, as at least half the audience has been kids at every Al show I've ever been to.
Old 01-20-15 | 08:22 PM
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I'm assuming So Cal dates are forthcoming, probably after Aug. 23rd since he's got a break there.
Old 01-21-15 | 10:49 AM
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I also hate the venue he's playing at in Denver. If I can get seats at the front of a section, I might go for it.
Old 01-21-15 | 11:06 AM
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June 21st in Dayton, I'm in. Thanks for posting this.
Old 01-25-15 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Obi-Wan Jabroni
2015 Tour Dates announced on weirdal.com today. I'm bumming because I wanted to take my kids to their first Al show this summer and the only one in the area is at Caesars Windsor and Ticketmaster has it listed as an ages 19+ show. Lame.

It's also a dumb move by the venue IMO, as at least half the audience has been kids at every Al show I've ever been to.
That does suck badly - road trip it down to the Hamilton show instead!
Old 01-25-15 | 10:59 PM
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Five days at Hard Rock in Vegas! I hope that's an all-age show. My daughter really enjoyed his last show here a couple of years ago and my little boy loves his stuff as well.
Old 01-26-15 | 09:20 AM
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Did anyone catch Al in Galavant? He played a singing monk in a small part.
Old 01-27-15 | 04:19 PM
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Well, I was refreshing the ticket page at 10am this morning, and at 10:01 there were no two seats available next to each other. Just as well, the tickets were $68 each.

Maybe next time, Al.
Old 01-27-15 | 07:49 PM
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It's not sold out. It was just a pre-sale for his website. The only tickets that were available today were ones in the very front. The rest will go on sale later thru normal avenues (Ticketmaster, Venue Box Office, etc.) and there will be cheaper options available.

The one I'm looking at goes on sale officially on Friday.
Old 01-27-15 | 08:02 PM
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I think I just got the last two pair of two at Wolftrap. I can't seem to find another pair available. Not terrible seats, but hot damn were they pricey.
Old 01-27-15 | 08:12 PM
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Again, this is only his allocation for the pre-sale. Most (if not all) of these events have not gone on sale officially yet. There are lots of seats left at every venue.
Old 01-28-15 | 02:41 PM
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Re: The Weird Al Yankovic Appreciation Thread

Originally Posted by milo bloom
Did anyone catch Al in Galavant? He played a singing monk in a small part.
Yep, just saw that episode. I might have missed him had they not hyped him in the ads.
Old 02-01-15 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Obi-Wan Jabroni
It's not sold out. It was just a pre-sale for his website. The only tickets that were available today were ones in the very front. The rest will go on sale later thru normal avenues (Ticketmaster, Venue Box Office, etc.) and there will be cheaper options available.

The one I'm looking at goes on sale officially on Friday.
Yeah, you were right. I went back on Friday, still around $60 to get anywhere that wasn't in the top back of the balcony.
Old 02-01-15 | 12:07 PM
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I've never seen Al before but he's coming here so I figured, why not? Got 4 the day they went on sale, $35ea + $10ea service. So about $180. Ouch. Orchestra level row M, so pretty decent.

Fast forward to the day after they go on sale and I get a Groupon email for $20 tickets. Immediate reaction was pissed. Looking into it though it appears the Groupon was for the last X number of rows in the balcony.
Old 02-01-15 | 01:42 PM
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^You will not be disappointed. I challenge anyone to go to an Al show and not have a good time.
Old 02-01-15 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Obi-Wan Jabroni
^You will not be disappointed. I challenge anyone to go to an Al show and not have a good time.
Seriously. If you've every had any passing interest in him, his music, his movie, or his TV shows, you're going to have a blast.

This will be my 7th time to see him and I have no problem dropping the cash every couple years.
Old 02-01-15 | 04:21 PM
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He should be playing the Super Bowl today, in my opinion.
Old 02-02-15 | 10:39 AM
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My sister wanted to go to the OKC show, but she wasn't going to be able to buy the tickets when they went on sale, so she had me buy them for her. Was able to get her seats on the eighth row for $70 each, seated literally right next to the $130 VIP fan club seats--tickets for which are all still available today. Most of the $260, first-five-rows, meet-and-greet tickets are gone, but the $130 seats aren't selling at all so far.

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Old 02-23-16 | 01:39 PM
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Old 02-23-16 | 01:42 PM
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He's also the new bandleader for the Comedy Bang Bang TV show.


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