Karl's Corner - 05/07/2002

...Dusty West Tour show #10: Kansas Coliseum: Witchita, Kansas
...Tornado Warning! Wow, we thought we had had a taste of tornado alley in Nebraska, but here in Kansas things got positively wild! While we were fortunate enough to avoid any 'touchdowns' at Kansas Coliseum, we did experience rediculous winds, huge (by our wimpy standards) hail, and some punishing thunderstorms, which both drenched some poor kids who came out back after the show looking for autographs, and knocked out power to some of the building while they were loading the trucks. Brian grabbed his trusty umbrella and did some "monsoon autographs", while the backup generators kicked in, giving some of the building light. Fortunately all the really crazy stuff happened after the guys had left the stage, so the show was not affected.
The crowd here in Kansas was suprisingly a bit lighter than the rest of the tour so far, but they more than made up for it in their sheer volume and energy. Theres nothing like a few thousand crazed weezer fans all spazzing out at once!
...the first (only) 4 fan reports that came in:
*"...hey karl, just got back from the coliseum and weezer really put on a show! It was nuts on the floor and it was the best when they played the old favorites from blue and pinkerton. Pat was hilarious at the end when he tried to return the shoes thrown on stage, and Pete Yorn was really good to get us started. Hope you guys made it out before the hail came down!" ---G. Palko
*"...HI! i just got back from the show in Wichita, and it was so totally awesome! i saw them in Kansas City in November, and this time was so much better! i think rivers wasnt as intimidated, because the crowd wasnt as big, and he talked to us alot more. Rivers, you are such a wonderous musican. i love weezer's music with my heart and soul. i got to meet brian, the guitarist. and it was the second time! i met him in KC too. and i also got to see karl. he came out to see the fans, and me and this other girl were the only ones to recognize him. karl, you do awesome work on this site. kudo's to you my friend. i would like to say, that i am a true fan, for i stood outside and got pelted with hail, and drenched with rain, just to meet the band. (typical kansas weather). I would like everyone to know that every weezer concert i've ever been to, has been totally rockin!! you guys are the best! i have never been so happy, but when i see rivers and brian and pat and scott? on stage performing. WEEZER ROCKS!!!..." ---??
*"...The trip started around 1pm. Estimated trip time was 3 hours, it took us 2. We scoped out the place and even saw a big brown tour bus pulling into the arena. I took a picture just incase it was actually Weezer. We spent an hour looking for anything resembling a mall or a Walmart so we could blow some extra time. Finally, we found the so called mall. It had nothing mallish inside of it and coincidentally was attached to a Walmart. The show was totally awesome. As always the weez rocked the house. AM Radio was pretty good. We thought Pete was alright, but he kind of calmed down the crowd after AM Radio was done. The moshing was really fun. We were right in front of Rivers all but the last four songs, and probably never more than 8 people back. I was so happy that they played El Scorcho. All of the songs were awesome. We thought what Pat did with the shoes was awesome. Didn't know he was so knowledgeable about Adidas shoes. We thought Scott was super friendly also. Weezer definitely rocked Wichita." ---Ash and Rob
*"...Hey, just got back from the Wichita show and it kicked serious ass! I couldn't have hardly picked a better setlist myself. This was my 4th Weezer show and they just get better every time! Modern Dukes sounded really good tonight too with its new lyrics. I couldn't help but laugh when they came out for the encore and rivers had random shoes that people through on stage and he tried to find their owners..."and this is a new style adidas, you can tell by the stripes being farther up...i think its that guys right there..."-Rivers. Of course when he tried to hit the sound guy with a shoe was classic. All in all, great shoe....seeya next time you guys are around kansas/missouri." ---Jarrod T
Maladroit errata: The individual numbered run of the US Maladroit CDs goes up to 600,000, not 500,000 as previously reported.
...updated 5/7 Maladroit listening parties list:
NOT a tour! No band appearences! These are listening parties hosted by people from the record stores and record label. (note that in some cases below these are independent events) They will be playing the album, there will be free snacks and stuff, and weezer givaway items. Each event will be unique, so we dont have more details on what will be exactly going on at these things, but they should be fun!...note! if anyone is holding a grassroots "weez-fest" in their local area, send me the details and ill add it to this list, for others in your area to see! 
LOCATION:.........Location:.....................DATE:........KNOWN DETAILS:
Raleigh...........Record Exchange...............5/13/02 Midnight sale(Hillsborough St. store more info: 919-831-9666)
Rockville, MD.....Putt Putt Miniature Golf......5/09/02
DC................Pharmacy Bar..................5/08/02
Boston............HMV Marlborough...............5/09/02...580 Donald Lynch Blvd.,Solomon Pond Mall, Marlborough MA 01752, starts at 7:00 pm..."Enter to Win a $50 gift certificate to the store and ETW Maladroit vinyl at each of these events as well as free Weezer poster to anyone who reserves a copy of Maladroit"
Salem, NH.............Bull Moose....................5/10/02...291 south Broadway, Salem NH, 03079; begins at 6:00 pm
Seattle/Fremont...The Triangle/Sonic Boom.......5/10/02
Chicago...........Diversy Rock N Bowl...........5/10/02....Bowling Alley: 2211 W. Diversey Ave. 9PM.
Cleveland, OH.....HMV...........................5/6-5/13...note- a local fan has been looking for evidence of this, but hasnt seen anything to date!
Roseville, MI.....Record Time...................5/11/02
Grand Rapids, MI..Easttunes.....................5/13/02
Dearborn, MI......Desirable Discs...............5/13/02
Austin............Tower/Austin..................5/13/02
Houston...........Soundwaves/Houston............5/13/02
Dallas............Good Records/Dallas...........5/14/02
Minneapolis.......Electric Fetus................5/10-5/20..."Free Weezer stuff all week! Win an autographed & framed Weezer poster! Balloons! Anyone buying any Weezer CD gets a spin on the Weezer Wheel to win stuff!"
Toledo............Boogie Records................5/10.........1-3 PM
Bristol, CT.......Cuban B's House...............5/14.........8PM-2AM (this is a club) local =w= cover band "Tag Sale" to perform!
Dearborn, Mi......Desirable Discs...............5/13...13357 Michigan Ave. Dearborn, Mi 48126 (313) 581-1767; 11PM-Midnight; Live music by Hot Paws, free giveaways!
Charleston, WV....Wal-mart......................5/13...fan organized release party, "Southridge plaza on Corridor G between Charleston and Logan", 11:30 PM! " "The Wallpaper Catastrophe" is going to be playing an acoustic set of several Weezer songs in front of the store, and then we are going to go in and buy the CD at 12:00."
Rochester, NY.....The Record Archive(East Ave.).5/13/02....The fun starts at 10pm and lasts until after Maladroit is released at midnight. FMGreen will be playing 3 in-store sets of original music, and at about 11:00pm will play the Blue Album from start to finish in honor of the release. Free pizza, giveaways, great music!
Hanover, PA.......Wal-Mart......................5/13/02....Maladroit release party, 10pm-midnight in the electronics dept. See here for details.
note: Dallas non-official maladroit party (may 14th) -- cover band weener has canceled due to schedule conflicts.
Sydney, Australia..club 77.....................5/10/02 'maladroit' "exclusive album launch event", 77 William Street. "Be the first person to own a copy of the new Weezer CD as we giveaway copies throughout the night thanks to Universal + We'll be playing loads of Weezer classics; Buddy Holly, Undone (The Sweater Song), Say it 'Aint So, Hash Pipe, The Good Life, Island In The Sun, El Scorcho as well as their video clips on the big screens" 
Category:Karl's Corner - May 2002