BringHomeTheTurkey
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==About me and my goals for Weezerpedia== | ==About me and my goals for Weezerpedia== | ||
[[Image:GoodLifeMugShot.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The Good Life mug shot]]Hi, my name is Austin, and I'm a long-time, hardcore weezer fan. I'm a little (okay, a lot) older than the average fan, and I live near Los Angeles, which means I've been lucky and crazy enough to have been involved in the weezer community since virtually the beginning. I'm not saying I'm better than the next fan, just that I'm in a unique position to share much of the knowledge and experience I've gained through 15 years of obsessive weezer fandom. I've been active on weezerpedia since December 2008. I've made quite a few significant contributions, and it will only continue. I look forward to dropping more mad ka-nowledge gleaned from my large collection of weezer (and related) music releases, media articles, and concert and fan club experiences. I'm a responsible adult with kids of my own, but I still feel like a kid inside, and I love to geek out on any and all of my passions (see below). I love to chat when I'm not too busy, and I have many weezer stories to tell. Catch me at [[Albumsix]] some time and pick my brain. I'll not be offended if you feel that information I've contributed needs to be confirmed - I'm fully prepared to do so. | [[Image:GoodLifeMugShot.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The Good Life mug shot]]Hi, my name is Austin, and I'm a long-time, hardcore weezer fan. I'm a little (okay, a lot) older than the average fan, and I live near Los Angeles, which means I've been lucky and crazy enough to have been involved in the weezer community since virtually the beginning. I'm not saying I'm better than the next fan, just that I'm in a unique position to share much of the knowledge and experience I've gained through 15 years of obsessive weezer fandom. I've been active on weezerpedia since December 2008. I've made quite a few significant contributions, and it will only continue. I look forward to dropping more mad ka-nowledge gleaned from my large collection of weezer (and related) music releases, media articles, and concert and fan club experiences. I'm a responsible adult with kids of my own, but I still feel like a kid inside, and I love to geek out on any and all of my passions (see below). I love to chat when I'm not too busy, and I have many weezer stories to tell. Catch me at [[Albumsix]] some time and pick my brain. I'll not be offended if you feel that information I've contributed needs to be confirmed - I'm fully prepared to do so. | ||
===Quick stats=== | ===Quick stats=== | ||
*Full name - Austin Welch | *Full name - Austin Welch | ||
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*Profession - car insurance sales (just as boring as it sounds) | *Profession - car insurance sales (just as boring as it sounds) | ||
*Children - twin 16 yr old daughters who LOVE WEEZER!! | *Children - twin 16 yr old daughters who LOVE WEEZER!! | ||
===Obsessions=== | ===Obsessions=== | ||
*music (duh) - although you might be shocked to learn that weezer isn't my favorite band (gasp!), that distinction belongs to Queen. I was into music long before weezer came around, and although I treasure them dearly, many of my favorites had already entrenched themselves. A brief list, in semi-order of their stature with me: Queen, Scorpions, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Van Halen, [[weezer]], Dream Theater, Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company, The Firm, etc.), Michael Schenker (UFO, MSG, etc.), [[Ash]], Boston, Smashing Pumpkins, [[Jimmy Eat World]], Gary Hoey, Muse | *music (duh) - although you might be shocked to learn that weezer isn't my favorite band (gasp!), that distinction belongs to Queen. I was into music long before weezer came around, and although I treasure them dearly, many of my favorites had already entrenched themselves. A brief list, in semi-order of their stature with me: Queen, Scorpions, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Van Halen, [[weezer]], Dream Theater, Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company, The Firm, etc.), Michael Schenker (UFO, MSG, etc.), [[Ash]], Boston, Smashing Pumpkins, [[Jimmy Eat World]], Gary Hoey, Muse | ||
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*movies - [[Star Wars]] saga, Indiana Jones (although I admit they had faults, I'm a big defender of the prequels and Crystal Skull!), Back To The Future, and the bulk of the works of: Mel Brooks and cronies, Kevin Smith and View Askewniverse, Wes Anderson and cronies (Bottle Rocket, Tenenbaums, etc.), Simon Pegg and cronies (Spaced, Shaun, Fuzz), Judd Apatow and cronies, Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson, Gene Wilder, Al Pacino, Morgan Freeman, more. | *movies - [[Star Wars]] saga, Indiana Jones (although I admit they had faults, I'm a big defender of the prequels and Crystal Skull!), Back To The Future, and the bulk of the works of: Mel Brooks and cronies, Kevin Smith and View Askewniverse, Wes Anderson and cronies (Bottle Rocket, Tenenbaums, etc.), Simon Pegg and cronies (Spaced, Shaun, Fuzz), Judd Apatow and cronies, Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson, Gene Wilder, Al Pacino, Morgan Freeman, more. | ||
*baseball - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...Go Halos!!!!!! | *baseball - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...Go Halos!!!!!! | ||
==My Weezer stats== | |||
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*Album order: Pink, Blue, Red, Maladroit, Believe, Green | *Album order: Pink, Blue, Red, Maladroit, Believe, Green | ||
*Songs: [[El Scorcho]], [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]], [[Holiday]], [[Only in Dreams]], [[The Angel and the One]], [[Dope Nose]], [[So Low]], [[Pork and Beans]], [[Private Message]], [[Queen Of Earth]], [[Cygnus X-1]], [[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived]] | *Songs: [[El Scorcho]], [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]], [[Holiday]], [[Only in Dreams]], [[The Angel and the One]], [[Dope Nose]], [[So Low]], [[Pork and Beans]], [[Private Message]], [[Queen Of Earth]], [[Cygnus X-1]], [[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived]] | ||
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*Member: [[Rivers Cuomo]] | *Member: [[Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
*Show: July 3/4 2000, Pomona, CA...I was so damned happy to have my band back in action! | *Show: July 3/4 2000, Pomona, CA...I was so damned happy to have my band back in action! | ||
===Fan cred=== | |||
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*Fan club member late 94 thru mid 98ish (including a few written contributions and a photograph or two) and again in 2001/2002, but it just wasn't the same. | *Fan club member late 94 thru mid 98ish (including a few written contributions and a photograph or two) and again in 2001/2002, but it just wasn't the same. | ||
*have attended 18 weezer shows (including 4 as [[Goat Punishment]]) and several related band shows (see list below). | *have attended 18 weezer shows (including 4 as [[Goat Punishment]]) and several related band shows (see list below). | ||
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*regular boardie troller at official boards 2000-2002 (before leaving out of frustration) | *regular boardie troller at official boards 2000-2002 (before leaving out of frustration) | ||
*occasional [[Albumsix]] boardie (also under BringHomeTheTurkey) | *occasional [[Albumsix]] boardie (also under BringHomeTheTurkey) | ||
===Shows I've been lucky enough to witness=== | |||
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*April 1995 - The Palladium, Hollywood, CA (my weezer cherry!) | *April 1995 - The Palladium, Hollywood, CA (my weezer cherry!) | ||
*September 24th, 1996 - Tower Records parking lot 'in-store' (free = awesome!) | *September 24th, 1996 - Tower Records parking lot 'in-store' (free = awesome!) | ||
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*October 23rd, 2005 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (Foozer!) | *October 23rd, 2005 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (Foozer!) | ||
*October 14th, 2008 - The Forum, Los Angeles, CA (The hell?!? Did they just do an amazing cover of Pink Floyd's "Time"?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?) | *October 14th, 2008 - The Forum, Los Angeles, CA (The hell?!? Did they just do an amazing cover of Pink Floyd's "Time"?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?) | ||
===Related band shows I've been lucky enough to attend=== | |||
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*spring 1996 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA ([[The Rentals]] opening for Blur) | *spring 1996 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA ([[The Rentals]] opening for Blur) | ||
*late 1999 - The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA ([[The Special Goodness]]/[[The Space Twins]] co-headline!) | *late 1999 - The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA ([[The Special Goodness]]/[[The Space Twins]] co-headline!) | ||
*spring 2003 - The El Rey, Hollywood, CA (Space Twins opened up for [[Ash]]!) | *spring 2003 - The El Rey, Hollywood, CA (Space Twins opened up for [[Ash]]!) | ||
*later in 2003 - The Troubadour, Hollywood, CA (Special Goodness/Space Twins co-headline!) | *later in 2003 - The Troubadour, Hollywood, CA (Special Goodness/Space Twins co-headline!) | ||
===My collection=== | |||
Coming soon! | |||
==Also see== | ==Also see== | ||
*[[Special:Contributions/BringHomeTheTurkey|BringHomeTheTurkey's contributions to Weezerpedia]] | *[[Special:Contributions/BringHomeTheTurkey|BringHomeTheTurkey's contributions to Weezerpedia]] | ||