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Topic: Happy Weird Al Day!!! (revised 1-27-08)
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fiogf49gjkf0d Happy Weird Al Day!!! (revised 1-27-08)
Yup!
The 27th of each month is an excuse to celebrate Weird Al Day!
On a side note: October 27, 2002 was the biggest Weird Al Day ever!
That's because in most of the U.S., it's the day where we reset our clocks
back one hour to go from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time, except
in Arizona and Eastern Indiana, to get an extra hour of sleep, or to
celebrate WAY DAY!
BTW: The first Weird Al Day was initiated on June 27, 1998!
But in an August 13, 1997 posting in alt.music.weird-al, Richard Bird
had the subject: Happy "Weird Al" Day!!!, meaning that it's HIS Weird Al
Day, four years to the day since he became a fan. What did he do?
"...I'm going to celebrate it by lisening to all my ALbums, and
watching all my Weird Al videos! Oh, and eating Oreos, and Twinkie Weiner
sandwiches. Which reminds me, I've gotta go to the grocery store!"
FACT:
When its November 27th, there are 27 days between it and Christmas!
And now, finally, it's on the web right here:
www.davesfunstuff.com/27news/2720awad.htm
Although Oct 23rd is the yearly celebration of Weird Al Yankovic's birthday, this special
monthly observance is set aside so that we can appreciate the hard work Weird Al has
created since the 1900's.
In fact, according to my Suntime and Holiday almanac, the 27th of EVERY month is Weird Al Day!
Why 27th? Because we can't do it on the 32nd day of the month, that's why!
So, let's celebrate Weird Al Day!
There is a rumored Weird Al Bonus Day every February 7th, or 2-7, but we've just uncovered
the mystery of this date. In one of the 'Ask Al' questions, Al mentioned that 2-7 is his
mother's birthday.
Of course, there's Weird Al Birth Day, THE big one when he was born Oct 23, 1959. Some
people celebrated his birthday by exchanging presents or making peace with God.
Some sang Weird Al carols, but I have no documentation to back that rumor up.
How you MAY celebrate Weird Al Day:
If putting expiration dates on items that are dated the 27th, write in
below it "Happy WAY Day!"
Buy a hat for a poodle, run with blunted scissors, or put on a wig of bad hair.
Request a Weird Al song on www.dfsxradio.com/
This item is for radio station employees: host a brief interview with Weird Al via
phone or in the studio and play at least a track from any of his albums.
On May 27, 2003, 91X in San Diego played "Couch Potato", and morning deejay
Chris Cantore interviewed Al on the phone.
At 27 minutes past the hour, everybody sing a verse from ANY of Weird Al's songs for 60
seconds, no more, no less. The second its 28 minutes past the hour, stop immediately,
no exceptions; if you're in the middle of a sentence, just stop immediately. Be sure
the clock is in sync with the actual time.
When tipping pizza delivery guys (including me, be sure
to make the digits in the tip include the digits "2" and "7" in order (preferrably in amounts
over $1). Examples: $1.27, $2.70, $27 (for really big orders).
Wear the ugliest Hawaiian shirt you can get.
Wear a Weird Al T-shirt or cap ONLY on the 27th day of the month. You may
wear it on the 14th if you wish, but don't wear him out.
Buy 27 of any item in a supermarket or department store. Just don't go overboard and
buy 27 SUV's unless you need a fleet for your business.
Playing an album or two of his, or your entire collection!
Buy a Weird AL CD for yourself, or as a gift!
Convert a music fan into a Weird Al fan!
Massively request Weird Al songs on Radio Disney or your local staiton!
Announcing your own Weird Al web shrine on the web!
Teaching your children to memorize the melody, arrangement, and lyrics of any one Weird Al song.
Conduct a Super Weird Al Monthly Chat.
Host a private Weird Al video party where your party of friends get togehter to watch UHF or
Weird Al Live. The rest is up to you.
Telling a friend "Happy Weird Al Day, pass it on!" and explaining that it's a monthly
celebration of the holiday on the 27th day of each month.
Make a hard copy of this post and give it to a friend, and tell them to pass it on to
another friend, and so on. This is one way of spreading the news.
Coming out....as a WAY man or woman. If you're gay, straight, trans, or bi, it doesn't
matter. All that matters is that you are a WAY fan.
Buy 27 of any item in a supermarket or department store. Just don't go overboard and buy
27 SUV's unless you need a fleet for your business.
How you MAY NOT celebrate Weird Al Day:
By using the day as an excuse to take a day off from work; your boss may not understand.
By spamming this list to anyone by e-mail or to other USENET newsgroups. You are not
permitted to redistribute this post in any form whatsoever.
By shoplifting Al's CD's from the record stores. You will go to prison upon being
convicted to the fullest extent of the law.
By sending other people Weird Al MP3's you either made yourself or gotten from other
people. If you like the MP3's and you don't own the CD, go out and buy the CD's!
By FAXing this to anybody. Unsolicited faxes are illegal in most lawbooks.
By posting illegal MP3's or MP4's of Weird Al's songs on the Internet, USENET, or by
Napster (or any day for that matter).
Where are the 27 lists?
Since they tend to change from time to time, check out these web pages:
"Elvis": faq.at/The.27.List
"The 27 Conspiracy": www.lbstone.com/27/
"D.T.": www.davesfunstuff.com/27news/2720awad.htm
You can purchase "Weird Al" Yankovic's CD's through my Weird Al website courtesy of
amazon.com as I am an associate of Amazon.com and CD Now. Take your pick.
www.davesfunstuff.com/2700.htm
This page has tracks of all of the CD's you can get directly through here:
www.davesfunstuff.com/2750.htm
Some odd facts about the 27th of the month:
On November 27, 2000, The Beatles return to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with a collection
of their 27 chart-topping hits, appropriately titled "1."
On Feb 27, 1979, Melody Thomas Scott first appears as "Nikki" on "The Young and the Restless."
On June 27, 1999, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 27th homer and robbed Juan Gonzalez of a
three-run shot with a spectacular, over-the-fence catch as the Seattle Mariners beat
the Texas Rangers 5-2 in the final game at the Kingdome.
Tony Randall's partner on The Odd Couple, Jack Klugman, was born on April 27!
On Feb 27, 1980, when actress Susan Richardson was 27, she gave birth to Sarah! Her TV
dad Dick Van Patten of Eight is Enough appearred in two of Weird Al's videos.
On Mar 27, 1995, "Forrest Gump" won six Academy Awards, including best picture and a second
consecutive Best Actor Oscar for Tom Hanks; Weird Al made a song about Gump for
"Bad Hair Day!" This was also the day I bought a car for about $21,000, now
worth about $2,700!
On Sep 27, 1980, on the cover of TV Guide: "Cosmos with host Carl Sagan". Guess he
said "billions and billions" some 27 billion times in his lifetime!
On Feb 27, 1908, Star #46 was added to the U.S. flag on this day -- for Oklahoma, which
had entered the union on November 16, 1907. 11+16=27!
On May 27, 1994, "The Flintstones" live action movie opened in theaters with a record
weekend of $37.2 million. Whimsical Will did an interview item "Hittin' Bedrock".
Weird Al did "Bedrock Anthem" for "Alapalooza"
On October 27, 2004, after going without a World Series win for 86 years, the Boston
Red Sox finally win by beating the St. Louis (Red) Cardinals under a red lunar
eclipse of the moon in just the first four out of seven games.
December 27, 1927, is the birthdate of Agnes Nixon, creator of two soap operas on ABC,
"One Life to Live", and "All My Children."
Melissa Joan Hart has her own 27 list. Check it out here at the Sabrina section:
www.ladies.davesfunstuff.com/48007.htm
For more MJH 27's check out
weirdal.0catch.com/txt/sabrina.html
HAPPY WEIRD AL DAY!...the reason the calendar was invented!
d.t.
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fiogf49gjkf0d 27 January 1756.... Mozart was born.
27 January (some years later).... My mother was born. (A lady doesn't reveal her age and a loving son respects that confidence.)
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fiogf49gjkf0d January 27, 1999, Pravda started it's online editions.
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