That unique friendship - "Weird Al" Yankovic and Dr Demento
Wallace Lang
Hello Everybody,
I was just thinking how remarkable this friendship is, both pleasant and
beneficial to each of them, as well as a clear talent pool.
"Weird Al" Yankovic has sent Dr Demento those audition tapes which had
provided the exposure that Al needed with the record companies.
Dr Demento received more parody songs that he needs for his radio program.
Here are the three websites that I often head to first for news:
(1) http://www.drdemento.com/
(2) http://php.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/
(3) http://www.weirdal.com/
What are other sources for "Weird Al" Yankovic and Dr Demento news on the
web aside from these two news groups I have posted in.
Wally
The Rooster
> (1) http://www.drdemento.com/
> (2) http://php.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/
> (3) http://www.weirdal.com/
I don't bother with sites based on university servers.
Wallace Lang
Hello "The Rooster" a. k. a. Stan,
I wrote in my message:
> >
> > Here are the three websites that I often head to first for news:
> > (1) http://www.drdemento.com/
> > (2) http://php.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/
> > (3) http://www.weirdal.com/
> >
Than you responded with:
>
> I don't bother with sites based on university servers.
>
Only "php.indiana.edu" is a university site which is run by Jeff B Morris,
who runs this newsgroup thru that server, by the way Stan.
Least we forget that Jeff B Morris also is a friend of the good doctor.
It was years that professor Morris operated his own website about Dr Demento
before http://www.drdemento.com went online.
J B Morris also has kept a playlist of practicially every Dr Demento show
from the beginning. That same playlist is archived in slightly different
forms at both websites.
Wally
The Rooster
> Hello "The Rooster" a. k. a. Stan,
>
> I wrote in my message:
> > >
> > > Here are the three websites that I often head to first for news:
> > > (1) http://www.drdemento.com/
> > > (2) http://php.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/
> > > (3) http://www.weirdal.com/
> > >
>
> Than you responded with:
> >
> > I don't bother with sites based on university servers.
> >
> Only "php.indiana.edu" is a university site which is run by Jeff B Morris,
DUH!
> who runs this newsgroup thru that server, by the way Stan.
So what?
> Least we forget that Jeff B Morris also is a friend of the good doctor.
I don't buy that for a second.
> It was years that professor Morris operated his own website about Dr
Demento
> before http://www.drdemento.com went online.
And I'm sure that Dr. Demento certainly didn't appreciate it.
> J B Morris also has kept a playlist of practicially every Dr Demento show
> from the beginning. That same playlist is archived in slightly different
> forms at both websites.
>
> Wally
So how long has he been stalking the good Doctor now?
Stan
Jeff Morris
a few things here...
Wallace Lang <wal...@pionet.net> wrote:
>Only "php.indiana.edu" is a university site which is run by Jeff B Morris,
>who runs this newsgroup thru that server, by the way Stan.
I don't "run the newsgroup". It existed before I was on the internet.
Actually, it was started by someone at Purdue University back in the
80s (another university in Indiana, which is a rival of IU in some ways,
although there is a partnership between them called IUPUI).
I do maintain the FAQ for the newsgroup, and have since 1993. But I
don't moderate or control the newsgroup.
>Least we forget that Jeff B Morris also is a friend of the good doctor.
This much is true.
>It was years that professor Morris operated his own website about Dr Demento
>before http://www.drdemento.com went online.
Dr. D used to call Tom Lehrer "Professor Lehrer" until Tom finally told him
that he isn't actually a professor. The same is true here - I'm not a
professor, nor even a teacher at IU. I started here as a student and now
work as a computer programmer.
>J B Morris also has kept a playlist of practicially every Dr Demento show
>from the beginning. That same playlist is archived in slightly different
>forms at both websites.
I have been maintaining the playlists for 10 years, and as of last year
finally got every syndicated playlist posted back to the beginning
(July, 1974). drdemento.com has a version of that archive from several
years ago, but they haven't kept it up to date, and last I checked there
were still many invalid links within their versions.
The Rooster
news:ae7h4a$j04$1...@wilson.uits.indiana.edu...
> Actually, it was started by someone at Purdue University back in the
That's believable.
> >Least we forget that Jeff B Morris also is a friend of the good doctor.
>
> This much is true.
That's not.
> I have been maintaining the playlists for 10 years, and as of last year
> finally got every syndicated playlist posted back to the beginning
> (July, 1974). drdemento.com has a version of that archive from several
> years ago, but they haven't kept it up to date, and last I checked there
> were still many invalid links within their versions.
And yours, from my understanding.
Your "Close, Personal Friend",
Wallace Lang
Hello Jeff Morris,
You wrote in response to my message:
>
> I don't like to take credit where it's not due, so I just want to clarify
> a few things here...
>
> >
> >Only "php.indiana.edu" is a university site which is run by Jeff B
Morris,
> >who runs this newsgroup thru that server, by the way Stan.
> >
>
> I don't "run the newsgroup". It existed before I was on the internet.
> Actually, it was started by someone at Purdue University back in the
> 80s (another university in Indiana, which is a rival of IU in some ways,
> although there is a partnership between them called IUPUI).
>
> I do maintain the FAQ for the newsgroup, and have since 1993. But I
> don't moderate or control the newsgroup.
>
I stand corrected, you should know that much better than me, Mr Morris.
> >
> >Least we forget that Jeff B Morris also is a friend of the good doctor.
> >
>
> This much is true.
>
I (like most Dementoids and Dementites) wish I (we) could be personal
friends of Dr Demento as well.
> >
> >It was years that professor Morris operated his own website about Dr
Demento
> >before http://www.drdemento.com went online.
> >
>
> Dr. D used to call Tom Lehrer "Professor Lehrer" until Tom finally told
him
> that he isn't actually a professor. The same is true here - I'm not a
> professor, nor even a teacher at IU. I started here as a student and now
> work as a computer programmer.
>
I simply thought that you were a professor there. I was wrong. But the
computer mainframe that your site is on is within the college campus.
> >
> >J B Morris also has kept a playlist of practicially every Dr Demento show
> >from the beginning. That same playlist is archived in slightly different
> >forms at both websites.
> >
>
> I have been maintaining the playlists for 10 years, and as of last year
> finally got every syndicated playlist posted back to the beginning
> (July, 1974). drdemento.com has a version of that archive from several
> years ago, but they haven't kept it up to date, and last I checked there
> were still many invalid links within their versions.
>
Couldn't you burn a CD-R of the missing sections of drdemento.com's playlist
from your own site and send it to their webmaster? This way both sites might
be up-to-date and accurate.
Wally
The Rooster
news:ughvlf...@corp.supernews.com...
> I (like most Dementoids and Dementites) wish I (we) could be personal
> friends of Dr Demento as well.
You certainly can't do it by being Jeff's friend.
DavidTanny
someone sends in the scoops via e-mail
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/0400main.html
or
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/demento
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"DavidTanny" <dee...@davesfunstuff.com> wrote in message
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Jeff Morris
>from your own site and send it to their webmaster? This way both sites might
>be up-to-date and accurate.
There are many ways this problem could be resolved. I don't have any
control over drdemento.com, so you would have to write them and ask for
an explanation.
Wallace Lang
Hello David Tanny,
Thank you David for what you wrote in your message:
>
> I maintain a news section on my Dr. Demento/Funny Music page.
> Updated between 10pm-1am whenever someone sends in the scoops via e-mail
>
> http://www.davesfunstuff.com/0400main.html
> or
> http://www.davesfunstuff.com/demento
>
It may not be "authorized" but it does make a few things clearer.
I have been meaning to ask you, David, if you still maintain your videogame
emulator section of your website?
Wally
DavidTanny
>I have been meaning to ask you, David, if you still maintain your videogame
>emulator section of your website?
the pages that had the links to the section run by somebody else was dropped
during the website revamp. I was going to do an Atari 2600 section, but that never
materialized.
Wallace Lang
Hello David Tanny,
I wrote in my message:
> >
> >I have been meaning to ask you, David, if you still maintain your
videogame
> >emulator section of your website?
> >
>
> the pages that had the links to the section run by somebody else was
dropped
> during the website revamp. I was going to do an Atari 2600 section, but
that never
> materialized.
>
Well I feel bad about that, because some of the stuff that you had there was
both classic and hard to find!
I liked both the Atari stuff and the Nintendo stuff that was there.
Wally
Wallace Lang
Hello Everybody,
Let's get back to the original topic of this newsgroup posting, mainly that
of the relationship between "Weird Al" Yankovic and Dr Demento.
I have seen the good doctor's numerous cameos in Al's music videos.
What do you think was doctor dee's best or most outrageous cameo?
Has anyone figured out as yet what '27' means in all of Al's stuff?
Wally
The Rooster
>
> Wally
Yes. Listen to Alices Resaurant by Arlo Guthrie, that's the first 27 from
what I've seen.
Stan
The Chicken
Nonsense. Just nonsense.
Phelps
"Wallace Lang" <wal...@pionet.net> wrote:
> What do you think was doctor dee's best or most outrageous cameo?
UHF. Stanly. Whipped Cream.
'Nuff said.
Phelps
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