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'''Takashi Hasegawa''' (長谷川たかし), | '''Takashi Hasegawa''' (長谷川たかし) was a friend of [[Rivers Cuomo]], tenant of [[1711 Stoner Ave.]], and the inspiration for the title of the [[60 Wrong Sausages]] song and Cuomo demo "[[Been Gi|Ben Gay]]". | ||
==Overview== | |||
Takashi was born in Japan, and, in [[1992]], was attending a business school in America. He met Cuomo and [[Pat Finn]] (60 Wrong Sausages member and early friend of [[Weezer]]) at a dojo in Burbank, where the three were taking a class in Kyokushin karate. Weezer friend and historian [[Karl Koch]] recounts the three, and himself, quickly becoming good friends.<ref name="Tales">[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]]. (2021). ''[[Tales of Weezer]]'' (pg. 25–27).</ref> Takashi had to look for a new apartment due to issues with his landlord, and he was invited to stay at [[1711 Stoner Ave.]] to lower the room's rent. The apartment was home to many early Weezer members, including [[Patrick Wilson]], [[Matt Sharp]], and [[Jason Cropper]], as well as Finn. | |||
The 60 Wrong Sausages (proto-Weezer) song "[[Been Gi|Ben Gay]]" was named by Cuomo in honor of Takashi, who purportedly believed the athletic cream of the same name was meant to be used on bruises.<ref name="Tales" /> The song appeared again on the Cuomo demo tape ''[[The Yeastmaster]]'', and released on the demo compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''. | |||
Takashi now runs a dojo in Santa Monica, California. Said [[Karl Koch]], "It was his life long dream; it took him 15 years to make [it] a reality (green card issues etc). Dude has more determination and integrity in his little finger than pretty much anyone I know has in their whole body."<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]] (as Karlophone). (November 13, 2008). [[All Things Weezer]] post. Screenshot: [[:File:Karl ATW Takashi Hasegawa citation.jpeg]].</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[1711 Stoner Ave.]] | |||
*[[1992]] | *[[1992]] | ||
*"[[Gokuh]]" | *"[[Gokuh]]" | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category: Rivers Cuomo]] | [[Category: Rivers Cuomo]] | ||