This is a story about a guy named Al

“Weird Al” Yankovic has some seriously devoted fans. I count myself among them, as does the Nuthouse. We once braved a jack-knifed semi, pouring rain, and obnoxiously straight-laced Johnson County residents to see our hero. The story doesn’t even begin to do justice to how much we love and honor this man.

Now, granted… Poodle Hat was kind of weak. But one misstep in a career that includes such gems as “The Saga Begins”, “Dare to Be Stupid”, “Mr. Frump In the Iron Lung”, and countless other works of parodic / novelty art (to say nothing of the hilarious majesty that is UHF) is pretty easy to forget.

However… despite the fact that Weird Al has sold millions of albums, influenced countless young men to embrace their geekiness before Weezer even thought about singing a song with X-Man references, and just generally exudes a zany awesomeness, he has not his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This is a sin. The Olsen twins have a star. The Rugrats have a star. Sandra Bullock has a star. How do hacks like this have one (to say nothing of some them being fictional characters) with not a one for Mr. Yankovic?

Skrilla. Green. Benjamins. MONEY. According to Wikipedia:

“In order for a person to get a star on the Walk of Fame, he or she must agree to attend a presentation ceremony within five years of selection, and a $15,000 fee must be paid to the Trust for costs such as security at the star ceremony…”

Thankfully, someone has taken up the cause. Weird Al Star is dedicated to raising the $15K necessary to pay the fee. And it appears that they’ve reached their goal. By all means- go and congratulate them. Throw ’em a few bones to get to the ceremony, too… they deserve it.

And, if the Yankovic news couldn’t get any sweeter, it appears that the Weird Al Show- Al’s late, lamented, and amazingly short-run Saturday morning kids’ program- will be seeing the light of day on DVD thanks to the incredibly killer folks over at Shout! Factory on August 15. Mark your calendars, kids. Just in time for school.

Smells Like Nirvana
The Night Santa Went Crazy
Alternative Polka
Yoda
(This Song’s Just) Six Words Long
The Saga Begins
I Think I’m A Clone Now
Couch Potato