[ExI] Tom Lehrer profile

[PJ Manney]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:16 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

> Clearly Lehrer had talent.  How can a father explain to anyone born in
> this millennium 70s geek humor?
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> He told me something I didn’t know: Weird Al is a monster brain.  The guy
> with the auto shop was a couple years older, but they graduated high school
> together.  He said Al Yankovic was the smartest guy he ever met, utterly
> without exception.  Now is that cool or what?
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> Now how to I explain that to a seven year old?  Do I even bother trying?
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> Very easily and yes, you need to introduce him when you and he are ready.
My kids adore Weird Al, even after many years.  They discovered him way
back with the "White and Nerdy" video in 2006 and embraced him as one of
their own.  That's because my husband grew up listening to Dr. Demento on
KPPC in the San Fernando Valley.  They listen to and appreciate music off
all periods, because with Pandora, YouTube and iTunes, music no longer
needs a chronological context, only an aesthetic one.  Now I wish my son
would get over his aversion to watching Black and White films.  Luckily, my
daughter has better taste.  She turned to me after Casablanca, saying,
"Wow.  What a movie!"  Smart girl.

And it's obvious Al is terribly smart.  You only have to listen to the
music.  Clever, clever man.

Spike, did you take your moniker from listening to Dr. Demento's show?  He
certainly played a good deal of satirists like Spike Jones, among others.

Take care,
PJ
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