The Greatness of Weird Al
July 30th, 2014




I wrote about Weird Al Yankovic in the newsletter this week and Galley Friend B.W. emailed in response:

Courtesy of a college friend of mine who’s Weird Al’s children’s-book editor: With “Word Crimes,” he’s now had a top-forty hit in each of the last four decades (“Eat It,” 1984, “Smells Like Nirvana,” 1992, and “White & Nerdy,” 2006.). Complete list of people who’ve done that:

1. Madonna

2. Michael Jackson

3. Weird Al

Amazing. Who expected that from the son and heir to Frank Yankovic, the Polka King?

Incidentally, my friend says that Weird Al is the nicest guy in the world.

  1. Steven Den Beste July 30, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    Unfortunately, he isn’t related to Frank Yankovic.

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  2. Fake Herzog July 30, 2014 at 8:57 pm

    I just read an interview with Al and found out he’s been a vegan for years. Just thought you should know.

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