I think it\'s more as if Wierd Al still makes money doing it. I would have agreed with you mike, except he\'s been doing it for a LONG time, and still has a strong audience oddly enough. In fact his longevity is much greater than most of the \"real\" musicians he makes fun of.
I think that in itself is the real interesting point. I typically don\'t like most of his stuff now days, although this one had some clever moments, and he does have some real gems. But the fact he is able to keep doing it and keep making money doing it for so long is really something.