Weird Al Gets His Own (Dirt) Road
Just imagine Weird Al introducing himself to people. “I have five Grammy Awards…and a dirt road with my name on it”. There is a dirt road in Darwin Minnesota that…
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 14: Recording artist ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic attends the 2016 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Irving Azoff at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 14, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Kevork Djansezian / StaffJust imagine Weird Al introducing himself to people. "I have five Grammy Awards...and a dirt road with my name on it". There is a dirt road in Darwin Minnesota that is now called "Weird Alley". It took Darwin 30 years to show Yankovic some love for making them famous, but they did it. He gave the town a huge nod with his 1989 song The Biggest Ball of Twine In Minnesota. While Yankovic never named the actually city in the song, Darwin is where the ball of twine lives. Maybe he couldn't find something to rhyme with Darwin?
In any case, Darwin is home to 350 residents and their mayor, Josh Johnson, says they just wanted to show their appreciation for the man who put them on the map. You can retire now, Al. Your job here is done. Here's the odds and ends of it...
