Karl's Corner - 02/11/2002

"...i work at the wherehouse over in santa barbara, one of those music/video stores...the other day one of the managers brought in a burned copy of the maladroit tracklist...and the response was surprising, especially during "take control"- when i told them it was weezer, they seemed pretty stoked. the whole album sounds incredible blasting throughout the store..." ---Roman
...Hyper Extended Midget Tour Show #5: Continental Airlines Arena, NJ:
Guest Report: (the first one that came in...)
"...I was out buying an ozma t-shirt when the concert started. Ozma took the stage and rocked the house...I noticed that not a lot of people in the crowd liked ozma but me and my friend wore our shirts with pride. When they played the tetris song and battle scars, I could see the crowd was starting to get into it.
Soon, their set was over and Saves The Day was up next. I'm not a big fan of them but i sat through a couple of songs. It was ok. Some catchy songs and some really dislikeable ones too. I left to get a soda and i came back to see that they were gone. Now it was time to prepare. I was very very excited. I ended up starting the wave with my pals and a group of guys behind us. Now this wave was going all around the venue and back to us. I even saw a bit of wave action happening on the floor.
The lights soon grew dim. The house started to scream and the opening chords of island in the sun were played. But i remember the first thing Rivers said was, "Who's my bitch" or something along those lines. They later played "dope nose" and "keep fishin", that was a big shocker. That might have been the best "only in dreams" i have heard. Scott was doing these crazy stances with his bass and Brian was playing amazing. Pat's drumming was unbelieveable. Best playing yet. Rivers voice was incredible too. A lot of emotion was let out.
The encore then came. There was another attempt at a wave but it failed. Weezer soon came on and played "buddy holly". I liked that a lot. Then "surfwax" was played. Pardon my potty mouth, but holy s--- did Rivers shred! He started messing around with the tuning of his strings. Scott's bass was left near the amp for feedback and Pat did a drum roll then left by throwing his arms in the air and waving to us. But Rivers just kept going. The guitar was making a very wavey type sound which died out just as the dimmed the lights to the big flying W. So all in all, it was a good show. Rating: 10 baby!" -Harrison 
...Reminder: in honor of the bands 10th anniversary coming up, "International Weezer T-Shirt Day" has been moved to February 14th, this coming Thursday! This is a grassroots fan effort. I guess the basic idea is to wear your weezer shirt, and look for others doing the same!
...Speaking of the 10th Anniversary, a fan has started a special guestbook to sign in honor of the big 10th year of weezer. Have a look and sign in!
...here's a cool fan's self-made comic strip website. his current storyline features the characters going to a weezer concert...
...and Here's a really cool brand new interview with Pat, done for the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper.
...Maladroit action!
*93.9 Plattsburgh NY: 'dope nose' and 'keep fishin' played during the "3 Hour Tour" show.
*Live 105.3 San Francisco: "Dope Nose" was the Pick at Six, monday 2/11!
*102.1 The Edge in Dallas: goin nuts for "Dope Nose"! the DJs are going off, and its been in the top five most requested songs of the day for several days.
*WSRI: University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire's Student Radio Initiative: playing "Maladroit" songs during their webcast, Mondays 4pm-6pm CST.
*92.1 fm WPTS, U. of Pittsburgh: the DJ writes: "...on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, from 8am-10am, we'll be giving away 2 pairs of floor seats for the Pittsburgh show on the 18th. You have to answer some sort of Weezer trivia to win the tickets..."
*105.9 The X, Pittsburgh: has declared this week "weezer week".
*90.5 WVBU Bucknell University: playing "Dope Nose" during "The Morning Show With John and Chris" 5:30am-9am
*"...I work at a grocery store in Maine and it's the largest chain on the east coast...anyways, the muzak that they play in the store is broadcast from the corporate office and what do i hear playing at 8 in the morning but a maladroit demo of "Death and Destruction"! Being 8 in the morning, and then hearing Weezer almost made the day fun, but then i realized that i was a lowly bagboy that was in the middle of cleaning a bathroom at the time..." ---Zach
...international Green/Maladroit Action!
*Italy!! "...'Island in the sun' and 'Photograph' are getting a hell of a lot of time on air here in Italy on K-Rock (104.35FM Bologna-Modena-Reggio Emilia area) and on Antenna Uno Rock Station (104.7 Modena). On friday night K-Rock played 'Dope nose' and 'Keep Fishin' and had a poll about the two songs. Apparently Keep Fishin won..." ---Dr. Simone S.
...Photograph video:
* #1 on blastro.com !!! 
Category:Karl's Corner - February 2002