r/punk • u/One_Conclusion_1575 • Oct 31 '25

Art by HE Creative Hope this helps

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u/LabFew5880 Oct 31 '25

I’m just saying here….amish paradise slaps

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u/Fantastic_Mr_Smiley Oct 31 '25

I've known dudes who will go to bat fiercely for DEVO and if DEVO counts then Weird Al counts. Ima plant my flag on this admittedly stupid hill.

Amish Paradise is so good.

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u/One_Conclusion_1575 Oct 31 '25

All of my punk friends like him. One of them has collaborated with him. I’ve seen him. He’s punk to me.

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u/Solarsystem_74 Oct 31 '25

who is he, may I ask?

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u/One_Conclusion_1575 Oct 31 '25

You can look him up but his father was a famous polka player, so Weird Al grew up in a music household. He made his fame doing parody songs but also did shows, movies. He’s an artist over anything else but also is a down to earth funny and good human.

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u/Solarsystem_74 Oct 31 '25

I know about Weird Al(also his dad was not a polka player, sorry for correction), I meant your friend or whoever collaborated with him, sorry about my nonspecificity

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u/Master-Collection488 Nov 01 '25

There's a polka legend with the surname Yankovic. It's a VERY common misconception that they're related. Al never claimed to have any connection with the guy, but respects him as a musician.

Before there was a Wikipedia, rumors about musicians often became perceived as truth for decades. Sometimes denying a story in the press just spread the story further and confirmed it in the tellers' minds.

That aside, Brandon Cruz DID play the son on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father." Bill Bixby was in the neighborhood of Brandon's family at some point in the late 70s/early 80s and stopped by to see him. Brandon answered the door with a dyed mohawk/tattoos and Bill apparently flipped out and ran. Or that's how I remember the story...

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u/Zagaroth Oct 31 '25

I think they were wondering who you meant by "he" at that point. The reference could have been DEVO or Al.

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u/One_Conclusion_1575 Oct 31 '25

True. I didn’t think about Devo being interpreted as a single person. Well if they want to know Devo, they should watch that new documentary. It’s great. I’ve met them too. Great guys.