I grew up listening to Wierd Al. Most of the songs that he redid, I prefer to the originals. I don’t have much nerd in me, but in that little corner of my heart, Wierd Al is the DJ. With classics like “Fat”, “I think I’m a clone now”, “Amish Paradise”, and more recently “White and Nerdy”, how could you NOT be a fan?

My mom took me to see UHF on opening day. She took me out of school to see it. I really wanted to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but it was sold out, so we saw UHF instead. I think I’m a better man for it. TMNT was pretty over rated, but UHF…. changed my life. I sat there in the theater with my mom, eating buttered popcorn and drinking sugary soda, laughing hysterically at the thought of Ghandi, ordering a steak and blowing people away with a machine gun. Weird Al might be one of the few people on this earth that would laugh at my jokes. Well, truth be told, he probably wouldn’t think they were funny either.

I just saw this today, after making my daily wanderings through the Craigslist forest. I usually stay on the well marked trails and paths, but I know that there are dark corners where evil creatures lurk, and you can meet some unsavory characters in those woods. Untrustworthy people, that would, as they say, “sell their mother for the right price.” They may also give you their styrofoam peanuts, if you bring your own bag.