I never really got into weird al, but I definitely think he is talented. I'm not really sure why he didn't appeal to me back then. I've never taken the time to circle back around to him. I have an old friend that has seen him in concert several times and loves him.
That's a shame you never got into him. You should add a few random songs of his into one of your playlists every week, just to get some exposure. I only saw him live once, 25 years ago at Ball State. Even at the time he had more energy on stage than I did. He ran off stage after every song and seconds later ran back on in a new outfit related to the song, and he was jumping around, dancing. It was really something to see.
Wow, that sounds pretty impressive. I think I had forgotten that he had a lot of original stuff too.