In 1996, they had regular blocks where they played music videos. I was not allowed to watch MTV (religious mother) but that would not stop me. I’m not sure if there was a rap music trend, but I distinctly remember 2-Pac and Coolio being a big deal. To this day, I can subconsciously recite every lyric from every song (up until Off the Deep End). I sampled every album and played them over and over. He had legit copies of all of his albums (one exception would be a dubbed version of UHF). I remember Todd having the majority of the cassettes with the big red letters on the front.
Being the younger brother, also sharing a room, I found these cassettes. Todd luckily had a fondness for “Weird Al” and had many of his cassette tapes. Funny enough, this website is partially a creation from one of Todd and I’s conversations. As adults, we are strikingly similar – so much that we are working on a joint podcast where we discuss our joint loves (hobbies). I have an older brother (ten years older) named Todd.
His first album came out around the time I was born and I followed along from the time I could put a cassette into a deck. This makes sense considering I was a young boy and he had songs about “boogers”. Officially – “Weird Al” is the first recording artist I can recall listening to and knowing who they were. I am sure that most create this little subsection for artists like “Weird Al” and Tenacious D. Parody and comedy acts are probably not as highly regarded by most traditional music fans.
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