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Sep. 6th, 2006
That's the date the 12th original studio album by Alfred Matthew Yankovic hits the stores. Its title is Straight Outta Lynwood, and it will include parodies of hits by Chamillionaire, Green Day, Usher, R. Kelly and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks. (Sadly, it will not include Al's recent MySpace-posted parody "You're Pitiful," due to lack of a sense of humor on the part of James Blunt's record label.) The Weird One is offering the opportunity to pre-order the CD, listen to and/or download the first single now, and collect other information vital to your existence here.
Longtime friends will know I have been a fan since the earliest days when Al was sending (via "snail mail," not uploading) tapes recorded in his college radio station's bathroom to Barret "Dr. Demento" Hansen for airing on his radio show. Longtime Al-fen will also know that he has never failed to give a shout-out to the good Doctor in his liner notes. Nice to see he doesn't forget where he started; now if only we could get him to adjust his attitude with regard to filk...
Longtime friends will know I have been a fan since the earliest days when Al was sending (via "snail mail," not uploading) tapes recorded in his college radio station's bathroom to Barret "Dr. Demento" Hansen for airing on his radio show. Longtime Al-fen will also know that he has never failed to give a shout-out to the good Doctor in his liner notes. Nice to see he doesn't forget where he started; now if only we could get him to adjust his attitude with regard to filk...
