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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'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 [[ | 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 [[Allthingsweezer]] some time and pick my brain. | ||
I have recognized ''[[Pinkerton]]'' as my lord and saviour, and I challenge the notion that [[Pat Is Dead]]. | I have recognized ''[[Pinkerton]]'' as my lord and saviour, and I challenge the notion that [[Pat Is Dead]]. | ||
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*animation - Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Robot Chicken, etc. | *animation - Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Robot Chicken, etc. | ||
*comedy - George Carlin, Denis Leary, Chris Rock, Tina Fey, Kids In The Hall, Demetri Martin (sp) | *comedy - George Carlin, Denis Leary, Chris Rock, Tina Fey, Kids In The Hall, Demetri Martin (sp) | ||
*TV - SNL (all eras), The Office (both UK and US), 30 Rock, Heroes | *TV - SNL (all eras), The Office (both UK and US), 30 Rock, Heroes, The Clone Wars, That Metal Show, Numbers, House | ||
*movies - [[Star Wars]] saga, Indiana Jones (although I admit they had faults, I'm a big defender of the prequels and Crystal Skull, so back off!), 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, Charlie Kaufman, tons more. | *movies - [[Star Wars]] saga, Indiana Jones (although I admit they had faults, I'm a big defender of the prequels and ''Crystal Skull'', so back off!), 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, Charlie Kaufman, tons more. | ||
*baseball - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...Go Halos!!!!!! | *baseball - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...Go Halos!!!!!! | ||
==My Weezer stats== | ==My Weezer stats== | ||
===Favorites=== | ===Favorites=== | ||
*Album order: [[Pinkerton|Pink]], [[The Blue Album|Blue]], [[The Red Album|Red]], [[Maladroit]], [[Make Believe|Believe]], [[The Green Album|Green]] | *Album order: [[Pinkerton|Pink]], [[The Blue Album|Blue]], [[The Red Album|Red]], [[Maladroit]], [[Make Believe|Believe]], [[The Green Album|Green]], [[Raditude]] | ||
*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]], [[Take Control]], [[Pork and Beans]], [[Private Message]], [[Queen Of Earth]], [[Cygnus X-1]], [[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived]] | ||
*Videos: [[El Scorcho]], [[Undone]], [[Island In The Sun]] (wedding version) | *Videos: [[El Scorcho]], [[Undone]], [[Island In The Sun]] (wedding version) | ||
*Members: [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]] | *Members: [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]] | ||
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===Fan cred=== | ===Fan cred=== | ||
*Fan club member late 94 thru mid 98ish (including a few written contributions and a photograph or two in | *Fan club member late 94 thru mid 98ish (including a few written contributions and a photograph or two in [[Weezine]]s) and again in 2001/2002, but it just wasn't the same. | ||
* | *Have attended 19 weezer shows (including 4 as [[Goat Punishment]]) and several related band shows (see list below). | ||
*My pic (along with a friend and [[Ozma]]'s Daniel Brummel) is in the crowd shot on the cover of "[[The Good Life]]" single, taken on ''[[Pinkerton]]'s'' release day September 24, 1996, at the Hollywood Tower Records (where Rivers once worked) parking lot 'in-store' (see above). | *My pic (along with a friend and [[Ozma]]'s Daniel Brummel) is in the crowd shot on the cover of "[[The Good Life]]" single, taken on ''[[Pinkerton]]'s'' release day September 24, 1996, at the Hollywood Tower Records (where Rivers once worked) parking lot 'in-store' (see above). | ||
*Met 6 of the 7 total weezer members (damn that elusive [[Mikey Welsh|Mikey]]!), plus [[Karl Koch|Karl]] and [[Mykel and Carli Allan|Mykel and Carli]], in most cases multiple times. | *Met 6 of the 7 total weezer members (damn that elusive [[Mikey Welsh|Mikey]]!), plus [[Karl Koch|Karl]] and [[Mykel and Carli Allan|Mykel and Carli]], in most cases multiple times. | ||
*Crashed the "[[Beverly Hills]]" and "[[Troublemaker]]" video shoots | *Crashed the "[[Beverly Hills]]" and "[[Troublemaker]]" video shoots | ||
*A regular at official boards 2000-2002, before leaving out of frustration with the vastly immature then-core fan base | *A regular at official boards 2000-2002, before leaving out of frustration with the vastly immature then-core fan base | ||
*[[ | *[[Allthingsweezer]] boardie (also under BringHomeTheTurkey) | ||
===Shows I've been lucky enough to witness=== | ===Shows I've been lucky enough to witness=== | ||