I have long been a fan of “Weird Al” dating back to my first accordion purchase at a Minco garage sale in 1993. Having listened to him in my youth eventually I would see him in concert a few times. When I was in college he came to my school for a show and I got to open for him:
I struggled through 15 minutes of zero material but didn’t get to meet him OR get my accordion signed…
Over the next 4 years we would cross paths but it wasn’t until 13 years later I finally got to have a conversation with him. Here it is:
I finally got my squeeze box signed:
And he even posed by my ‘Kermit Door’:
Oh and we shot a commercial together too: