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[[Image:Karlscorner-20081127.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Rivers Cuomo with fans at the event]] | [[Image:Karlscorner-20081127.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Rivers Cuomo with fans at the event]] | ||
The idea for an ''Alone II'' hootenanny was first publicly mentioned by Cuomo a month prior in [[Pitchfork Media interview with Rivers Cuomo - October 27, 2008|an interview with ''Pitchfork'']] published on [[October 27]].<ref>Thompson, Paul. "Rivers Cuomo Talks Alone II, Weezer, That Hair" ''Pitchfork''. 27 October 2008. https://pitchfork.com/news/33865-rivers-cuomo-talks-alone-ii-weezer-that-hair/</ref> | The idea for an ''Alone II'' hootenanny was first publicly mentioned by Cuomo a month prior in [[Pitchfork Media interview with Rivers Cuomo - October 27, 2008|an interview with ''Pitchfork'']] published on [[October 27]].<ref name="Pitchfork 2008">Thompson, Paul. "Rivers Cuomo Talks Alone II, Weezer, That Hair" ''Pitchfork''. 27 October 2008. https://pitchfork.com/news/33865-rivers-cuomo-talks-alone-ii-weezer-that-hair/</ref> | ||
{{ | {{Rivers Cuomo quote|"I want to do a really cool event to promote ''Alone II'' on the day of release. It's basically another Hootenanny, but it's a little different. Anyone can come, you don't have to bring an instrument, but if you want to, you can bring an instrument, and you the audience will pick the songs we play, and it can be anything. And I'll just print up the lyrics right there on the spot, I'll have to have a computer there or something, I'll get them off line, off the Internet. It can be any of my songs or any cover, and so, in some cases, it might just be one person [who] says, like, "Oh! Let's play this obscure B-side!" or something, some song from [unfinished Weezer disc Songs From] the Black Hole, and he may be the only person in the room [who] knows it, besides me, and then it will just be me and that person giving a concert to the rest of the room. And then the next song, there might be 20 people who know it. So that will be a very dynamic event, and very fun for me. And I won't have to bring a guitar [laughs]."|<ref name="Pitchfork 2008" />}} | ||
The event was announced on Myspace on [[November 5]]: | The event was announced on Myspace on [[November 5]]: | ||
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''** Please note that we will be accepting RSVP pre- orders for this performance via phone (562.433.4996) and in-person, but purchasing through the website will not get you in to see the performance.''</blockquote> | ''** Please note that we will be accepting RSVP pre- orders for this performance via phone (562.433.4996) and in-person, but purchasing through the website will not get you in to see the performance.''</blockquote> | ||
==Event== | ==Event== | ||
Cuomo began the event by asking the attendees which songs they should perform. Due to the volume of people shouting simultaneously, Cuomo resolved to ask for suggestions by picking letters of the alphabet and receiving suggestions from whichever musician brought the most unique instrument that begins with that letter. For the letter "V," Cuomo chose himself as "vocalist" so that he could add his own suggestion, "[[Can't Stop Partying]]." Prior to the event, members of the [[All Things Weezer|Albumsix]] fan forums attempted to coordinate in order to maximize the number of rare or unheard songs played. In [[2006]], Cuomo shared sheet music for the song "[[Getting Up and Leaving]]" on his Myspace account, and fans pushed for the song to be performed at the show in hopes of having it be heard in some form. Despite lacking sheet music for the chorus, Cuomo agreed to sing a partial rendition. The song was not heard in full until its release on the deluxe edition of ''[[Pinkerton]]'' in [[2010]]. | Cuomo began the event by asking the attendees which songs they should perform. Due to the volume of people shouting simultaneously, Cuomo resolved to ask for suggestions by picking letters of the alphabet and receiving suggestions from whichever musician brought the most unique instrument that begins with that letter. For the letter "V," Cuomo chose himself as "vocalist" so that he could add his own suggestion, "[[Can't Stop Partying]]." Prior to the event, members of the [[All Things Weezer|Albumsix]] fan forums attempted to coordinate in order to maximize the number of rare or unheard songs played. In [[2006]], Cuomo shared sheet music for the song "[[Getting Up and Leaving]]" on his Myspace account, and fans pushed for the song to be performed at the show in hopes of having it be heard in some form. Despite lacking sheet music for the chorus, Cuomo agreed to sing a partial rendition. The song was not heard in full until its release on the deluxe edition of ''[[Pinkerton]]'' in [[2010]]. | ||