San Luis Opisbo? I didn’t know that. I’ve heard it has near-perfect climate.
The first Weird Al I heard was also on Dr Demento, “Another One Rides the Bus”. Dr D also wrote liner notes for that “The Best” LP for Leo Kottke, and wrote liner notes for the John Fahey box. Mostly though, he introduced me to “The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati” and “Irving” etc.
You mean San Luis Obispo (not Opisbo although that is
pretty funny and I will use it)
Weird Al is not really “from” SLOtown. He was a college
student like me. We both grew up elsewhere. I did live
there 3 times in my life. The first in the early 50s
as my dad turned in his farm tools for an ag teaching
credential. I was 3 at the time. The second time was
to attend Cal Poly in the late 60s. They bounced me
in ‘72 and I went home to NorCal. Bored, I moved back
in ‘75 and stayed until ‘80. First heard of Al in ‘79.
My mother was a San Luis girl, my dad a GI Bill student.
The SLOtown climate is fantastic! You could be up
Hwy101 in Atascadero w/101° and drive 15 miles down
the Cuesta Grade to SLO and find the temp to be 82°
Its about 8-10 miles to Avila Beach and Pismo Beach.
Doesn’t rain a lot & no snow like my Cali hometown.
BTW I got my degree finally in 2001.