On page 52 of "The Authorized Al", behind Barry Cohen, on the calendar, reads the day of the month, the 27th. {ms}
On page 66 of "The Authorized Al," it says, "That record-breaking tour would culminate with twenty-seven sold-out performances in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas." {mg}
If you count the border in the introduction page as four pictures (left, right, top, bottom) there are 27 photos in the "Weird Al Yankovic Anthology." Count each collage picture, and don't miss the one of just Al's shoes and pant legs. There are three in the table of contents, and one inside front cover. The back cover doesn't count.
There is a mention of Al of page 270 in the book "Saturn's Race" by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes.
On page 155 "The Birthday Directory" by Dennis Crossland, Weird Al is the 27th name down from the top on page 155. {dt} The author of "The Birthday Directory," Dennis Crossland, was born on April 27. {dc}
In the book "In Country" by Bobbie Ann Mason mentions Al's name in the third section. The third section starts on page 427. {hg}
Al wrote a song about Jurassic Park. Near the end of the book "Jurassic Park," the computer counted the dinosaurs one last time. It said there were 27 velociraptors left in the park. {py}
In the well-known and widely-available Occupational Outlook Handbook for 1998, the Architect occupation, Al's chosen profession, has a starting salary for first year workers sans previous training as $27,000 per year in 1996. {sj}
"Even Worse" hits its peak on the Billboard 200 Album chart at 27. {ib}
On Billboard's list of top-selling music videotapes for 1994, Al's collection titled "Alapalooza: The Videos" ranks in at number 27. {ms}
"Smells Like Nirvana" entered the Australian Singles Charts at number 27. {pc}
"Bad Hair Day" debuted on the Canadian charts at number 27. {ms}
"Bad Hair Day" CD hit #14 at its peak on the Billboard 200 Album chart on April 27, 1996. {dt}
Coolio's "Gansta's Paradise" (Parodied by Al as "Amish Paradise") was #27 on the Billboard 200 Album chart the week of, and the week after Bad Hair Day was released. {cr}
During the three weeks "Bad Hair Day: The Videos" was at #1 on the Billboard music videos chart, it was at number 27 on the videos sales chart. {ib}
"Running With Scissors" was #27 on "The Record" (Canada's version of Billboard) during the week of July 19, 1999.
"Running With Scissors" was #127 on the Billboard charts for the weeks of 1-1-00 and 1-8-00 {jw}
A 1985 L.A. Times review of the "Like A Surgeon" video placed it at number 27 among the then popular videos. {ib} {ms}
The cover of the August 9, 1996 issue of "At The Shore" newspaper (Lower Cape May County, New Jersey) lets us know we can win free tickets to area concerts if we turn to page 27. A full page, full color photo of Al appears on the cover. {ib}
A newspaper article called Squeeze Play in the Newark Star Ledger mentions Al. The article ran on 2-7-99. There is a sentence that says an accordion can weigh up to 27 pounds, and there is a sentence mentioning the years 1982 and 1955, a span of 27 years. {ws}
In the Spring 1994 issue of the magazine for KIDSTAR 1250 radio station, an article mentioning "Weird Al" shows up on page 27. {ms}
Stretching across the three-page interview in the "Disney Adventures" issue featuring Al, there is a yellow and black striped line. If you count the number of black stripes (including partial stripes) you'll find 27. {js}
On Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1996, Al had a special on The Disney Channel. In the "TV Guide" edition for the week of Dec. 7-13, reads "DIS-Weird Al Yankovic--Satire 1:00 966275" {tg}
There is a picture of Al directing the Hanson video "River" in the June 27th - July 3rd, 1998 issue of "TV Guide."
Entertainment Weekly reported that "Spy Hard" grossed 27.0 million dollars in theaters. {bc}
Al had a letter to the editor printed in "MAD" magazine number #324. In the same issue, in "Create Your Own Abortion Story," it reads "27 people were killed" as one of the choices. {re}
In "MAD" issue #379, under "Even Yet Still More Badly Needed Warning Labels for Rock Albums" there is a mention of "Weird Al" Yankovic as one of the lead singers on a Van Halen album. This warning label is found on page 27. {dt}
In "MAD" magazine's issue number 416 (April 2002), there is a caption under a girl that reads 'Just wouldn't listen to mom about running with scissors.' This appears on page 27. This same issue also mentions Al's name a few pages later. {cy}
Al is mentioned on the last page of "MAD" issue #427. {ac}
In one of the issues of "Rolling Stone" magazine, Al did a review of the movie "Independence Day." During the movie, Jeff Goldblum mentions that there are 27 minutes left during the countdown. {bc} Also during the movie, when the President is shown the alien spacecraft, near one of the footing beams for the ship is a giant, blue 27. {re}
Issue #477 of Big Boy Magazine has a picture of Al from The Weird Al Show Right above Al's picture, it says, "Send your letters, art, photos... to: P.O. Box 2724...." {jt}
In the Big Boy Magazine with the Al interview, the answer to the question that Al forgot what the question was by the time he was finished filled 27 lines if you count the line saying "Weird Al:" {jt}
There was an article about Weird Al in a Fresno Newspaper that had exactly 27 paragraphs.
A TV guide from "The Chicago Sun-Times" for the week of February 20-26, 2000 had a crossword in it. The clue for 27 across was "Weird one," with two letters. The answer, of course, was "AL." {lc}
A newspaper called "The Mercury," had a crossword puzzle in one of it's issues. Clue #27 was "Weird parodist." The answer is, of course, "AL." {sa}
The October 4, 1993 issue of "Billboard Magazine" has a full-page ad claiming "Alapalooza" was 46,569,627 seconds in the making. {ms} This works out to exactly 539 days and 27 seconds. {db}
A Billboard ad promoting Al's concerts in Canada says Al "signed 27 rubber chickens, 16 stalks of celery and 2 butts." {ib} {ms}
The September 13, 1997 issue of Billboard has an ad for "Hey! Where'd you hide the cassettes?" featuring Al. At the bottom of the page, it says that the company that sponsored the ad has been around for 27 years. {ib} {dt}
An ad for "Running With Scissors" appears in Billboard magazine, Volume 111, No. 27, dated July 3, 1999. {dt}
In the May 24, 2000 issue of "USA Today," Al suggests an alternate plot for "Mission Impossible: 2." He says, "He activates his surgically implanted jet propulsion pack and quickly flies off to the headquarters of a notorious albino art thief and cyber terrorist whose office is located on the 27th floor of that building where they shot Die Hard." {wc}
In the April 7, 2000 issue of "Goldmine Magazine," on page 52, there is a list of most-played songs on the Dr. Demento show. The list mentions 27 songs. {gm}
According to the April 7, 2000 issue of "Goldmine Magazine," "Ricky" has been played 27 times on the Dr. Demento Show (as of February 6, 2000).
According to the April 7, 2000 issue of "Goldmine Magazine," "I Lost On Jeopardy" has been played 27 times on the Dr. Demento Show (as of February 6, 2000).
On page 18 of the "Weird Al" Yankovic article in the April 7, 2000 issue of "Goldmine Magazine," the number 27 appears faintly in the background. Not only is it 27% solid, it is also tilted at an angle of 27 degrees. {gm} {bs}
In the Suffolk County issue of Newsday for July 7th, 2000, there was an article about Al's upcoming concert in Westbury, NY. The article appeared on page B27. {jr}
In the November 2000 issue of "ToyFare," there is a picture of Al. Right above the picture, it says, "The wrong thing tattooed on your arms at 18 can lead to a world of trouble at 27."
The November 2000 issue of " Disney Adventures" has a picture of "Weird Al," and a birthday wish from Al. The November 2000 issue is their 127th issue. {aj}
An ad for the YTV Achievement Awards, which Al co-hosted, said "Along with these twisted guys, you'll see 27 amazing kids recognized for the great stuff they did this past year." {wl}
The whole run of "Pinky and the Brain" comics lasted for 27 issues. Al appeared in one issue. {jt}
Card number 278 in the Trivial Pursuit Genus II edition asks a question about Al.
Sam Goody and Musicland gave away free gift bags with different musical celebrities on them during December 1996. One has Al on it along with a Christmas wish list for him. The fourth item he wants is 27 Glow-in-the-dark Hawaiian shirts. {ib} {tg}
The ZIP Code for the now defunct "Midnight Star" is 77275-0112.
When asked "How many different color socks do you have?" in the September/October 1996 issue of "The Midnight Star," Al answered "27." {ib} {ms}
When asked "The Official Celebrity Appearance Price List quoted John Tesh at $82,000. How much would I need to spend for a visit from you?" in the January 1998 issue of "The Midnight Star," Al answered "I'm a bargain at just $27,000!" {dk} {ms}
An article in the April 27, 1985 issue of TV Guide mentions Al's appearance on the AVAs, and includes a picture. The article and picture is on page 27.
The March 11, 2003 issue of "The Weekly World News" has a photo of Al in the "Pop Culture Puzzle." There are 27 celebrities in the puzzle. {dt}