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The '''Weezer Fan Club''' was | The '''Weezer Fan Club''' was [[Weezer]]'s official fan club, originally established by [[Mykel and Carli Allan]] in 1994. It came to and end in 1998, but was resurrected in 2002, only to be laid to rest again soon thereafter. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Genesis=== | ===Genesis=== | ||
When ''[[The Blue Album]]'' came out in 1994, [[Geffen]] would not pay to have the songs' lyrics printed in the CD booklet, as no one had any idea if the then-unknown band's debut would sell very many copies. however, the band insisted that the disc's liner notes list a PO Box address in Los Angeles, to which fans could send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, in order to receive copies of the lyrics. The lyrics were photocopied replicas of [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s handwriting. | |||
Friends and supporters of the band, the Allan sisters volunteered to help stuff envelopes. The sisters soon noted that the large influx of lyrics requests also included inquiries into the possibility of a fan club. After discussing matters witht he band, and going over some financial figures, it was determined that a fan club just might work. | |||
===Birth=== | |||
In late 1994, after establishing a mailing list utilizing the database of addresses that requested lyrics, the fledgling club distributed mailers informing the masses of the coming fan club. It promised much for an annual fee of $5. After revising the figure to $10 due tot he reality of costs involved, the Allans began taking orders for memberships. | |||
===Demise=== | |||
==Benefits== | |||
==Legacy== | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Weezine]] | |||
*[[Mykel and Carli Allan]] | |||
*[[Karl Koch]] | |||