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In late 1991, Wax had the audacity to somehow arrange to play an in-store at the Hollywood Del Taco fast food restaurant, on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Highland Avenue. Patrick Wilson, Pat Finn, Bob Hnilo, Rob Zombie, Karl and at least 150 other L.A. scenesters packed into the small restaurant as Wax played, ordering tacos and burritos as the show went on. This event became a legendary tale that served as motivation for many bands around that time - ("look at Wax! They played a Del Taco, for crying out loud - what are WE gonna do?") | In late 1991, Wax had the audacity to somehow arrange to play an in-store at the Hollywood Del Taco fast food restaurant, on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Highland Avenue. Patrick Wilson, Pat Finn, Bob Hnilo, Rob Zombie, Karl and at least 150 other L.A. scenesters packed into the small restaurant as Wax played, ordering tacos and burritos as the show went on. This event became a legendary tale that served as motivation for many bands around that time - ("look at Wax! They played a Del Taco, for crying out loud - what are WE gonna do?") | ||
All this was hugely inspirational to weezer, who were just getting started and found it hard to do more than simply play their songs on stage. There was no thought of actually " | All this was hugely inspirational to weezer, who were just getting started and found it hard to do more than simply play their songs on stage. There was no thought of actually "performing" or "putting on a show", the game was just survival. So Wax's approach left a big impression and something to live up to (someday). | ||
Additionally, after becoming good friends with Wax (another association that can be traced back to Pat Finn, who somehow introduced nearly every single person on the scene to each other), weezer sought to piggyback on their scene, getting on as many shows with them as possible and getting exposure to Wax's considerably larger audience. | Additionally, after becoming good friends with Wax (another association that can be traced back to Pat Finn, who somehow introduced nearly every single person on the scene to each other), weezer sought to piggyback on their scene, getting on as many shows with them as possible and getting exposure to Wax's considerably larger audience. | ||