Happy Weird Al Day!!! (revised 2-27-08)
- From: D a v i d T a n n y <daveNOSPAMnews2@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:29:37 -0700
Happy Weird Al Day!!! (revised 2-27-08)
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:
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/27news/2720a27l.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.
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": http://faq.at/The.27.List
"The 27 Conspiracy": http://www.lbstone.com/27/
"D.T.": http://www.davesfunstuff.com/27news/2720a27l.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.
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/2700.htm
This page has tracks of all of the CD's you can get directly through
here: http://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 the
Melissa section: http://www.ladies.davesfunstuff.com/48009.htm
For more MJH 27's check out http://weirdal.0catch.com/txt/sabrina.html
HAPPY WEIRD AL DAY!...the reason the calendar was invented!
d.t.
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