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Mykel and Carli Allan
Relationship with weezer and their fans
Mykel and Carli Allan were sisters that became scenesters (in the best possible connotation of the word) in the early-90s rock club scene. They were early friends and supporters of weezer as well as several other, mostly Los Angeles-based, unsigned bands of the time.
After befriending weezer, they were asked to help stuff envelopes full of lyrics and mailing list info for fans who'd written in to the address printed in the Blue Album requesting such info. Their eager help along these lines led to them being the founding members of the Weezer fan club.
For several years from the release of the Blue Album, the sisters developed a unique experience for fans, acting as liasons between fans and the band. Fan club get-togethers (sometimes featuring surprise visits from band members) and special mailings to fan club members were the order of the day. One fan even reported that Mykel added his and a friend's names to the guest list at a Pinkerton release show at the Whisky A-Go Go in Hollywood, after learning that the fan club members missed out on buying tickets to the show, as they had sold out quickly. Much like Karl Koch, they were fans of the band who remained very grounded, and never forgot what it was like to be a fan, but who just happened to have a special relationship and duties with the band. As one of them said in an email to a fan club member, they regarded weezer as "friends. They just happened to play music."
Tragedy
In mid-1997, during the latter portions of the Pinkerton tour, the sisters would make a point to show up at as many shows as possible, meeting with fan clubbers. After a show in Colorado, teh sisters (along with their younger sister Trysta
Tributes
Several bands have written songs in honor of the sisters Allan, most notably, of course, is weezer's 1994 "Undone B-side, currently available on the deluxe edition of The Blue Album. Black Market Flowers were the first to write a song called "Mykel and Carli", and in 2001 Jimmy Eat World would release the song "Hear You Me".
In late 1997, a tribute album called Hear You Me! A Tribute To Mykel And Carli was released on Vast Records. Featuring songs by many of the sisters' friends and mutual admirers, including both weezer's and Black MArket Flowers' aforementioned tributes, plus rare or exclusive tracks by that dog., Ozma, Kara's Flowers (now known as Maroon 5), Shufflepuck, Supersport 2000, and more.
Weezer dedicated 2001's The Green Album to their memory.
