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'''Betsy''' was the name of the van used during the earliest days of [[Weezer]]. The van (a 1985 Dodge Prospector)<ref name="ALSI2019">Alec Longstreth. ''Alec Illustration''. 12 May 2019. https://alecillustration.blogspot.com/2019/05/its-been-so-long-weezer-fan-club.html</ref> was found by [[Karl Koch]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] in Fontana, California, which was then purchased from a "dude who looked exactly like Muammar Gaddafi" (Koch). | '''Betsy''' was the name of the van used during the earliest days of [[Weezer]]. The van (a 1985 Dodge Prospector)<ref name="ALSI2019">Alec Longstreth. ''Alec Illustration''. 12 May 2019. https://alecillustration.blogspot.com/2019/05/its-been-so-long-weezer-fan-club.html</ref> was found by [[Karl Koch]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] in Fontana, California, which was then purchased from a "dude who looked exactly like Muammar Gaddafi" (Koch). | ||
The van was first used at [[Weezer concert: 04/27/1994|a gig at the Gaslight]] in April [[1994]],<ref>[[Historic event: 04/27/1994]] by [[Karl Koch]]</ref> and carried Weezer from town to town throughout America and even into Canada through 1994. The vehicle was originally named "The Enforcer", which was quickly changed to "Betsy" after they tried driving uphill and an important part of the chassis fell off.<ref name="DaJ95">[[Details article - | The van was first used at [[Weezer concert: 04/27/1994|a gig at the Gaslight]] in April [[1994]],<ref>[[Historic event: 04/27/1994]] by [[Karl Koch]]</ref> and carried Weezer from town to town throughout America and even into Canada through 1994. The vehicle was originally named "The Enforcer", which was quickly changed to "Betsy" after they tried driving uphill and an important part of the chassis fell off.<ref name="DaJ95">[[Details article - January 1995]]</ref> | ||
{{Rivers Cuomo quote|The radio shuts itself off if we drive below twenty miles an hour. The sunroof leaks buckets in the rain. The air-conditioning refuses to function and the solid black exterior serves as a giant solar panel, ensuring a minimum temperature of 115 degrees in the summer. (We’re hoping the solar-panel effect will continue to keep us warm through the winter, since the heater also does not work.)|[[Details article - | {{Rivers Cuomo quote|The radio shuts itself off if we drive below twenty miles an hour. The sunroof leaks buckets in the rain. The air-conditioning refuses to function and the solid black exterior serves as a giant solar panel, ensuring a minimum temperature of 115 degrees in the summer. (We’re hoping the solar-panel effect will continue to keep us warm through the winter, since the heater also does not work.)|[[Details article - January 1995]]}} | ||
A notable accident would happen in the summer of 1994. [[Matt Sharp]] shot the van's radiator grills with a squirt gun, causing it to eject green froth and break down. The band was left stranded in Winnemucca, Nevada, gambling their cash and playing slot machines, Sharp winning nearly as much as [[Rivers Cuomo]] lost.<ref name="DaJ95" /> | A notable accident would happen in the summer of 1994. [[Matt Sharp]] shot the van's radiator grills with a squirt gun, causing it to eject green froth and break down. The band was left stranded in Winnemucca, Nevada, gambling their cash and playing slot machines, Sharp winning nearly as much as [[Rivers Cuomo]] lost.<ref name="DaJ95" /> | ||