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==March 2000== | ==March 2000== | ||
Mar '00: Is the band getting along alright? Are they still on good terms with each other? | |||
Well, I'd say "yes". Pat and Mikey are hanging out on a daily basis, of course, and when we were doing the Special Goodness shows with the Space Twins, Brian, Pat, and Mikey were all stoked to be hanging out together. And my impression of everyone's relationship with Rivers is actually quite good- they just arent seeing much of him these days, and I suppose that's how its gonna be till Rivers is ready. | |||
Mar '00: Is that comment on Amazon.com REALLY from Rivers? | |||
Nope. Those "artist's comments" can easily be faked. | |||
Mar '00: Whats going on with the fanclub's "weezer cover compilation vol. 2" contest? | |||
I recieved an excellent but small selection of well done songs, and am looking into how to get a run of cassettes pressed up. However, I could definately use some more submissions, particularly in the "non-blue album" categories. Consider the deadline extended until further notice. (songs submitted must include a musical contribution from at least one fanclub member, past or present) | |||
==May 2000== | |||
May '00: I know Rivers wrote some articles for magazines, but I dont know which ones and what issues. Help me out so I can locate them. | |||
Rivers has had 3 articles published that I know of . The first two were for Details magazine. "Life In The Fast Lane", published in the January 1995 issue (w/ Stephen Dorff on the cover), and "Road Worriers" , published in the April 1995 issue (with Trent Reznor on the cover). The third article appeared in an obscure Canadian magazine, but unfortunately i dont have any details.... I think it was '95 or '96, and i recall Rivers saying that he was very pleased with how it turned out, and that it was his favorite of the three....if any one knows anything about this Canadian article or has a copy of the magazine, pleaseemail karl with the info! thanks!! | |||
May '00: Where could I get a video tape with all of weezer's music videos on it? | |||
There is currently none available (except bootlegs taped off of MTV), but I expect that Interscope/Geffen will eventually release one, perhaps after the band makes a few more videos. | |||
May '00: What kind of guitar/bass/drums/etc does/did Rivers/Matt/Mikey/Brian/Pat used/use during 1991/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/2000 during (insert tour/rehersal/recording session/etc here...)? | |||
I get so many questions about all this stuff, It demands a page of its own! When I have time, i will post "The Weezer Equipment History" | |||
May '00: On the acoustic version of Undone that is floating around Napster (the one from the Sonic Sessions), is that Matt talking in that weird voice about sweaters and how they murder and stuff? | |||
No, that's Tim Levich, a very strange mad genius freind of Matt's. You can hear him saying "but mostly keep it alive" on the tail end of "The Cruise" on the Rentals "7 More Minutes", and see plenty of him in the documentary film "The Cruise", which is literally a real documentary about Tim. I think you can even rent it now. | |||
May '00: Is there any way to contact members of weezer through e-mail? | |||
Currently, No. Both Pat and Rivers are online but keep private accounts. | |||
==October 2000== | |||
October '00: Whats the word on the covers tape contest volume 2? Is it still going? Is it still limited to fanclub members? | |||
The contest was originally intended to end by last winter, and tapes or cds were to have been made by this spring at the latest. Obviously the renewed weezer activity took me far from getting this project finished. in the meantime, i unofficially opened it up to non-fanclubbers, as so many people weren't able to join the club since early '99. So, technically its still happening, i made the deadline open ended because I still dont know when i'm gonna be able to tackle it. I've recieved a fairly small but very nice selection of entries this time around, and I welcome more from you. The only thing is that there is no guarentee when and even if this tape/CD will get made anytime in the near future. Of course I certainly hope it does!!! | |||
...If you are still interested, send your tape or cd-r of the weezer song or songs youve recorded (in any style you want, the contest is for creativity , character, and quality, not "exact copies") to the address shown below | |||
COVER SONG CONTEST #2 | |||
weezer fanclub | |||
9311 S.E. Foster Road, #666 | |||
Portland OR 97266-4646 | |||
As far as what is elligible, you can choose anything you want, even including "side" bands' songs . However, the final product will likely be strictly weezer songs only. Also, As Volume 1 was heavy on the Blue album songs, I'm encouraging you to choose stuff from Pinkerton, especially the harder to play songs . (in other words, I've already gotten a ton of "why bother's", but hardly any "getchoos" or "good lifes" . But do whatever you want. if you really kick ass, how could i exclude it? And as for the "new" songs, you are free to tackle these if you want to, but realize that we dont even know whats going to end up on the new weezer cd yet, and if you tried a song that didnt make it, it wont be elligible for the covers tape/cd. | |||
October '00: May I send a letter to the band? Where should I send something if I want Rivers/Pat/Mikey/Brian/Karl to get it for sure? | |||
Even though it says its expired, the fanclub address inside of the Pinkerton CD booklet (and now, finally on the blue CD booklet) is still good. it is: | |||
weezer fanclub | |||
9311 S.E. Foster Road, #666 | |||
Portland OR 97266-4646 | |||
...if you want your letter to go to a specific person in the band or me, add this: (example: Rivers) | |||
ATTN: RIVERS CUOMO | |||
weezer fanclub | |||
9311 S.E. Foster Road, #666 | |||
Portland OR 97266-4646 | |||
...it might seem crazy, but we will get this mail. As for email, only I have a public email address. | |||
UPDATED: OCT '00: Hey, for more good F.A.Q.'s with my own answers, click below: | |||
Thanks to Neil over at his "the Smack" site, a bunch of questions that I answered while posting on the weezer newsgroup (alt.music.weezer) back in '99 have been preserved for all to check out. click here (revised link)to fly over and read them...Neil also has a neat database of info up about the new songs from this summer and other stuff thats good weezer readin'. So go tickle his web traffic counter already. | |||