'Weird Al' Mobbed by Unwanted Fans
 

Thu Sep 2, 3:45 PM ET

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DU QUOIN, Ill. - Things got hairy for parody singer "Weird Al" Yankovic as a flock of unwanted fans rushed on stage during his performance at a state fair in southern Illinois.

Green moths swarmed the Grammy-winning recording artist, some nesting in his trademark long, curly locks.

"My band asked me if I could find a concert where we would be attacked by insects," Yankovic told his audience Wednesday at the Du Quoin State Fair. "I said I would see what I could do."

Yankovic didn't seem bugged by the uninvited guests, though, as he plugged along with songs and costume changes during his self-described "rock and comedy multimedia extravaganza" to support his recent album, "Poodle Hat."

Weird Al has some good stuff.. but I wouldnt continue if I had moths comming at me. I'd try n whack the fuck outa them.

He's still around? Not to mention has fans? LOL

Any comment from this guy ?

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when I saw the headline, I thought he was mobbed by fans:1orglaugh


no way in this lifetime that would happen.

I was born to be the female Dr. Demento..sadly no one but me knows that.

Obviously you have no idea how insanely loyal his fans can be. It can be scary sometimes.

nobody knows what!?!?!?! :Graucho

:1orglaugh

weird al rocks!

well I guess not then, I will go see him next time Al's at my local fair:)

very much around and still plays to larger crowds than some american bands.

al is a genius and makes more money than people think.

he has a new look and chicks love him, always have

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of my stupidly vast knowledge of novelty, parody and comedy songs. I blame it on my father.

Anyway, I am getting a 'net radio show for it starting next week so I can torture more people.

I would love to see him but he never comes to the UK.

dang right he is...before him it was Spike Jones...he is the modern version of that type of talent.


I think I now have to go listen to 'Another One Rides The Bus'.

no fairs in the UK?





j/k:winkwink:

Dude, you work (I assume) in an industy that is about niches. This guy found his niche and mastered it. He will be selling his back catalog long after he is dead.

It's all about the Pentiums, baby :thumbsup





I'll control alt delete you :1orglaugh

exactly, while bands come and go, Al has outlasted even Michael Jackson hahaha

he will continue to have videos that make him way more than your average band does.

I'm joking. I grew up listening to weird al. my fav song I lost on jeopardy

by the way, I have no idea when I started calling people 'dude'

I always call people dude. i also watch fast times at ridgemont high a lot too...:)

Dude, I'll kick 100% of your ass.


Good movie.

anyone who likes fast times, should read the book.

amazing work actually.

what the writer did to get that story would make pedophiles horny.

pretending to be a highschool boy, going back to highschool, and hanging around all those slutty girls? how you think he got the story?

cameron crowe rules.

for those that do not know, same guy who wrote Fast Times at Ridgemont High (the school is near me) also wrote the very popular Vanilla Sky.

writer trivia of the day ;)

http://www.cameroncrowe.com/crowe_town.html

Well, Vanilla Sky was an adaptation of a film that already existed in another language. He did, however, write Almost famous.

http://www.cameroncrowe.com/eyes_ear...ars_films.html

and jerry macguire hahaha

Wow! That's pretty impressive. He was big up here for years and then all of a sudden you didn't hear much about him.

GREAT song!

Al is a genius and a true professional..

When he carried on working and touring when both his parents died said even more for the man though nothing more really needed to be said.

:thumbsup

Nature Trail to Hell was the best


in 3d!

I even watched his blockbuster hit, "UHF" when it was in theaters. I bet not many can say that:glugglug

I have seen Al fill a stadium that I have seen Deep Purple,Dio,Robert Plant, David Bowie, the Scorpions and many other famous bands in !

Cool link. Thank you !



I just watched Fast times last week and went into the special features . It was mentioned that Crowe did that. I was curious about it.

and the brilliance that is Say Anything

Yeah Fletch was saying. I was just saying that he use to be really big up here and then all of a sudden you never heard anything about him. Glad to hear that he's still kicking ass.

My meaningful post:
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I'll never forget sitting on the front row under a tent watching Little Richard when a huge moth suddenly took a liking to his hair. He put in a number of screams that weren't originally a part of the songs/act:1orglaugh

so, just like me, you're guilty of forcing others to sing-along with "Fish Heads"? Even my kids know that song :)

plus, he's married to Nancy Wilson of Heart

That guy made fun of some pretty powerful people in the music industry. I remember reading that his first song or two hit the airwaves with out the origional people knowing that he had done theparody, But once they heard it it was ok,

when i posted this today, i thought maybe it would get 1 reply. the power of the internet is amazing:thumbsup

wierd al paid those bugs i bet