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  • At 65, Weird Al

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 15 11:28:07 2025
    Weird Al Is Enjoying His Rock-Star Moment
    ...
    ...
    When Weird Al Yankovic, the country's foremost song parodist for the
    last 40 years, took the stage for his first-ever Madison Square Garden
    show on Saturday, his accordion got its own ovation. "Are you ready to
    polka?!" he shouted, and the sold-out crowd cheered as he dove into an
    altered medley of hits. ("Old Town Road" really shines atop an oompah
    beat.)
    ...
    ...
    At 65, Weird Al still commands the stage like a natural-born rocker,
    with high kicks and the panache to pull off what few other artists can (including a fat suit).

    https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/07/15/arts/music/weird-al-is-enjoying-his-rock-star-moment

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to JAB on Wed Jul 16 11:45:13 2025
    On 7/15/2025 12:28 PM, JAB wrote:
    Weird Al Is Enjoying His Rock-Star Moment
    ...
    ...
    When Weird Al Yankovic, the country's foremost song parodist for the
    last 40 years, took the stage for his first-ever Madison Square Garden
    show on Saturday, his accordion got its own ovation. "Are you ready to polka?!" he shouted, and the sold-out crowd cheered as he dove into an altered medley of hits. ("Old Town Road" really shines atop an oompah
    beat.)
    ...
    ...
    At 65, Weird Al still commands the stage like a natural-born rocker,
    with high kicks and the panache to pull off what few other artists can (including a fat suit).

    https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/07/15/arts/music/weird-al-is-enjoying-his-rock-star-moment


    I saw him live in Washington PA, I think at the fairgrounds, around
    2010. It was a fun show!

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Jul 16 18:48:58 2025
    On Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:45:13 -0400, Michael Trew
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    I saw him live

    Never followed him, but I did like his rendition of a Doors tune

    "Weird Al" Yankovic - Craigslist
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4sALru9IJk

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Sat Jul 19 09:23:11 2025
    On Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:28:07 -0500
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Weird Al Is Enjoying His Rock-Star Moment

    At 65, Weird Al still commands the stage like a natural-born rocker,
    with high kicks and the panache to pull off what few other artists can (including a fat suit).

    That guy is great. I've got "I Lost on Jeopardy" stuck in my head
    now. Good times.

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  • From danny burstein@21:1/5 to Retrograde on Sat Jul 19 16:28:21 2025
    In <[email protected]d> Retrograde <[email protected]d> writes:

    On Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:28:07 -0500
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Weird Al Is Enjoying His Rock-Star Moment

    At 65, Weird Al still commands the stage like a natural-born rocker,
    with high kicks and the panache to pull off what few other artists can
    (including a fat suit).

    That guy is great. I've got "I Lost on Jeopardy" stuck in my head
    now. Good times.

    ART FLEMING!


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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Jul 19 12:06:38 2025
    On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:28:21 -0000 (UTC), danny burstein
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    ART FLEMING

    Art Fleming was born on 1 May 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He
    was an actor, known for Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), MacArthur
    (1977) and International Detective (1959). He was married to Rebecca
    Lynn Weaver, Peggy Anne Ellis and Mildred Lauretta Goodrich. He died
    on 25 April 1995 in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
    =================

    He hosted the first version of the television game show Jeopardy!,
    which aired on NBC from 1964 until 1975 and again from 1978 to 1979.

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to JAB on Sun Jul 20 20:35:42 2025
    On 7/19/2025 1:06 PM, JAB wrote:
    On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:28:21 -0000 (UTC), danny burstein
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    ART FLEMING

    Art Fleming was born on 1 May 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He
    was an actor, known for Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), MacArthur
    (1977) and International Detective (1959). He was married to Rebecca
    Lynn Weaver, Peggy Anne Ellis and Mildred Lauretta Goodrich. He died
    on 25 April 1995 in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
    =================

    He passed away the day before I was born.

    I have Airplane and Airplane II on a DVD somewhere, was given years ago,
    but haven't watched them yet.

    He hosted the first version of the television game show Jeopardy!,
    which aired on NBC from 1964 until 1975 and again from 1978 to 1979.

    Hard to imagine anyone but Alex doing it, now. I've lost interest in
    the show, none of the new hosts hold up.

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