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I have a royalty-free clipart image of "Weird Al" I would love to include in the article. I have seen a few other articles with nice custom images. Why can't I upload and include this one?

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A new version of my 'Weird Al' Yankovic article has been posted.

Key changes include:

* A footnote noting an exception to Al's original-artist permission rule (Coolio)
* A mention that he has cameo appearances in other movies.
* The inclusion of the number 27.
* A note that he was valedictorian of his high school, and studied architecture in college. (I was NOT able to confirm that he has a degree in architecture. His site, and his bibliography only mention that he studied architecture. Can anyone find a source to confirm that he has or does not have a degree? (not that it matters))
* The inclusion of the name of his new wife.

Thanks to all those who gave valuable feedback!

I did not add lyrics samples, yet. I am having trouble deciding which, of his many great wordings, is the most worthy of this article.

Unfortunately there is a lot more to be said about Al. Since I do not want this article to grow too large, it was necessary to cut some ideas out. I could go on forever about his Dr. Demento days, his parents (as an influence), his Disney specials, wacky music videos, rare items, fan conventions, wacky photo shoots, his manager, and his ancient fan club, etc. First time listeners of Al just do not need to read all these details. I have a link to Al's web site. That should be sufficient for further research.

This is not supposed to be a Weird Al trivia collection, just a lowly guide article. Feel free to leave trivial facts in comments under the article, if you feel something else must be said.

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Yours,
Jake

PS I seem to recall that his first hit "My Bologna" (parody of "My Cherona") was recorded in a college dorm bathroom.

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It's a great and very informative entry -- just a suggestion / request: can you include the name of Allan Sherman? He was responsible for a large number of parodies of popular and folk songs (as well as "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" to the tune of "Dance of the hours") in the sixties, and is a Yankovic influence -- an Allan Sherman LP is visible on the cover of the original "Weird Al" LP. Obviously the tradition goes back a long way, but he was the first comedy writer / performer to make a living primarily out of musical parodies, and as such is of historical interest here.

And if you've never heard of Allan Sherman, listen to some. You'll probably want to be writing another entry.

Oh, pants. Too late.

Well, check out those records anyway