{"product_id":"lights-camera-accordion-eye-popping-photographs-of-weird-al-yankovic-1981-2006-9781948221627","title":"Lights, Camera, Accordion!: Eye-Popping Photographs of Weird Al Yankovic, 1981-2006","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs featured in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConsequence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMashable\u003c\/i\u003e, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Weird Al\" Yankovic\u003c\/b\u003e continues as one of our most beloved comedians, actors, and musicians. A skilled accordion player and lyricist, the California native not only crafts meticulous parodies, but also creates hilarious originals and pop culture-themed polkas. Now in his fifth decade of recording and performing, Al has maintained a career that has outlasted many of the artists that he has lampooned.Since 1980, Al's drummer Jon \"Bermuda\" Schwartz has been by his side, photographing and documenting his career. Jon has taken more than 20,000 images of Al in his element: on tour, in the studio, on video sets, and backstage.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLights, Camera, Accordion! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003epresents over 300 images of Al, culled from Jon's personal collection of color photography, all restored from the original negatives. This exhaustive volume represents the 25 years that Jon shot Al on 35mm color film, from 1981 to 2006, before switching to digital photography. Jon additionally provides previously unheard stories and anecdotes throughout.From \"Eat It\" and \"Like a Surgeon\" to later classics such as \"Smells Like Nirvana,\" \"Amish Paradise,\" and the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003eparody \"The Saga Begins,\" \u003ci\u003eLights, Camera, Accordion! \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases a body of work that spans ten albums, five Grammys, and nearly 2,000 concerts to millions of fans - and is packed with the weirdness and fun that always surrounds the undisputed king of comedic music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948221627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 9.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Jon Bermuda Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389584216245,"sku":"9781948221627","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d10a6480-c381-4314-b3f2-4cfa05b4a4f1.jpg?v=1663682404","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lights-camera-accordion-eye-popping-photographs-of-weird-al-yankovic-1981-2006-9781948221627","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}