• Former WMNFer Andrew Stelzer with Weird Al back in the '80s

The poobah of parody is coming back to town, and he's bringing his Alpocalypse show to Ruth Eckerd Hall on Thursday, Sept. 6. The news has fans aflutter, and there are more Al-ficianados than we ever knew. Even in the CL office — the place has become drop zone for names of Dr. Demento tunes, ALTV reminiscences and recitations from UHF.

In light of this fervor, we thought we'd ask fans and friends to share their mad love for the mad genius. Local arts and entertainment personalities and other friends of CL chimed in. Here's what they said: