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Karl's Corner - 08/17/2000

These are the shirts that will be available on the coming tour...
Image:Karlscorner-20000817-a.jpg|"cartoon band"
Image:Karlscorner-20000817-b.jpg|"running kids"
Image:Karlscorner-20000817-c.jpg|baby doll (front)
Image:Karlscorner-20000817-d.jpg|baby doll (back)
Image:Karlscorner-20000817-e.jpg|"rock jersey" (front)
Image:Karlscorner-20000817-f.jpg|"rock jersey" (back)
...And the new shirt, "Equestrian Halfpipe", (with close-up shot)...
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After an all day blitzkrieg of activity involving visits from carpenters, electricians, carpet-layers and phone company guys, as well as a hasty installation of the equipment and P.A., today marked the inauguration of the NEW 'garage', which was once a garage but is now a basement room at Rivers's house. Here we see the guys breaking it in with a rehearsal...at last!! 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2000
Karl's Corner - 08/17/2001

...Hi everyone. I've been informed by the freinds of uber-weezer fan and all around great guy Chris Caughton that he lost his difficult battle with cancer on Wednesday, August 15th, at about 9 PM. In the week preceeding his untimely death, his fellow weezer fans (thats YOU!) did a wonderful thing and joined weezer in signing his website's guestbook with over 3500 messages of support and good cheer. According to his buddies he was totally stoked by all the correspondance and it really made his last days a bit brighter. So everyone, THANKS for rallying behind a fellow weezer fan like that. It is proof that you guys are the best fans any band can hope for.
:::"After myself and Chris' closest friends said our good-byes
:::on Friday, we continued to hear from his mom about all the good wishes he had
:::received from weezer fans, and the memorabilia from people associated with
:::Weezer. The names Chris Caughron and Weezer will forever be linked, and you
:::guys are the reason. Thanks so much for your compassion. I have no doubt in
:::my mind and in my heart that Chris is now on "an island in the sun" and that
:::until all of us are reunited we will be with him "only in dreams"...
:::-Amir Orandi
...Chris's memorial service will be in Visalia, California on
Saturday, Aug. 25 at 10am in a local Methodist church. By an uncanny coincidence, this is of course the same date as weezer's show at the KROQ L.A. Inland Invasion Show, and you know, I can just tell that Chris will be watching! Rock On, Chris!
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2001
Karl's Corner - 08/17/2002

touring: Tokyo: Summersonic Festival show #1 of 2
...Wow, what a day! The Tokyo Chiba Marine Stadium turned out to be just the right size for the over 30,000 rock lovers who assembled today. We got there as the Hives were diving into their set. This was their first taste of Japan and it looked like they were working on getting comfortable on stage. They poured on the charm as best they could while adjusting to the setting. Next up was Mongol 800 who I will attempt to describe as sort of a Japanese Green Day. Super catchy melodies all over the place, and punky riffage. Sort of led by the bass player guy's blangy-blang bass riffs. Hanoi Rocks dissapeared form the main stage bill, we dont know why, and so it went to the weez. Rivers came out slinging his special combo of abstract thoughts and crowd stoking, and particularly charmed the audience with his nice renditions of the "Chippusu" potato chip song and the "Japanese childrens counting song". Weezer had a mission today, to show they could command a stadium. I, for one, think they suceeded. Of course there was one more act on the bill tonight. As Rivers announced late in the weezer set, "I just got one thing to say: Guns And Roses!". We later learned that Axl himself was watching and enjoying the weez set from the wings, and heard that weezer is just about his fave band these days! Now thats pretty damn cool.
We took up our positions to watch the 4th GnR show in the last 3 years take shape [they did Rock in Rio 2 years ago, Las Vegas last year, and Hong Kong a few days ago]. As it got darker the scheduled showtime came and passed with no rock music started. Everyone started to worry, was this another notorious delayed start? The stadium had a 9:30 noise curfew, and the last train home for many patrons was at 8:45, so G-n-R didnt have much time to burn. As it turned out, one of their fog machines was mounted way up high in the lights, and it had blown up right before showtime, showering the stage with slippery fog oil. They ended up being 40 min late, while tech guys used just about every towel in the stadium to make the stage safe for rocking out again. And rock out they did! While Axl is now the only orignal member left, the band he has assembled has the chops big time, and they were tight and aggro, tearing thru all the classics! Axl ran around like a madman, and the crowd was in a ballistic state for the whole set. Amazing stuff. And at one point, Axl said to the crowd something like "...[Well here we are] playing with weezer...I never thought i'd [have the opportunity to do] a show with weezer, after [all I went thru] for the last 8 years..." 
...setlist note: "Photograph" replaced "Don't Let Go" at the last minute... 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2002
Karl's Corner - 08/17/2009

...Peeps of the world, the cosmic wind has blown hither and yon, and "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to" has landed at radio - sooner than originally announced, but c'mon - whats wrong with sooner? "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to" hit the KROQ L.A. airwaves this evening, some other Cali stations like Star 98 shortly therafter, and it goes nationwide tomorrow (Tuesday)! Call your local station, let them them know that now is the time and the time is now! Just tell them this simple phrase: "(If you're wondering if i want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to", yes, I want you to play "(If you're wondering if i want you to) I want you to". ITS THAT SIMPLE PEOPLE! (heh heh!) Meanwhile, the official on sale date of the song is still 8/25.
...MEANWHILE, the album that the new single is drawn from, Weezer's 7th Album due out on October 27, DOES INDEED have a title, and the title is "Raditude"! "Raditude"?? WHAT is "Raditude"? WHO is "Raditude"? WHERE is "Raditude"? WHEN is "Raditude"? HOW is "Raditude"? DONDE ES "Raditude"? QUIERO "Raditude"? Là où "Raditude"? Pourquoi "Raditude"? Quand "Raditiude"? Quel "Raditude"? Waar "Raditude"? Waarom "Raditude"? Wanneer "Raditude"? Welke "Raditude"? Wo "Raditude"? Warum "Raditude"? Wenn "Raditude"? Welches "Raditude"? Dove "Raditude"? Perché "Raditude"? Quando "Raditude"? Quale "Raditude"? Raditude "Raditude"? ...."Raditude"? 
"Raditude". Out 10/27 from Weezer. Produced by Jacknife Lee and Butch Walker. That's how/when/why/where/who/which/at what time, holmes!
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2009
Karl's Corner - 08/18/2000

Lots goin' on here... every day is just packed with errands, meetings, rehersals, projects, construction...the tour is gonna feel like a vacation! Anyway, thanks to all of the concerned emails from Minneapolis area fans, we learned of the 18+ situation at First Avenue... So we called the promoter and learned of the special curfew laws there. Not to be outdone and break our all ages promise to the kids, we forced the club into letting the band do a second, early show at the same club, for the all-ages kids. Right on!
...The band has been having meetings with possible produces all this week, and has a lot more meetings scheduled. There are a lot of interested producers, and its been very difficult for the band to narrow the feild down. The guys have been pulling their hair out, trying to make the right decision! They had really hoped to choose one before going out on this next tour, but unfortunately that doesnt look like its going to happen. Hopefully the answer will become clear somewhere on the road. Wish us luck...
...ok here are some more confirmed dates. I'm not sure what ones you may already know about, but all of these are for real, no guessing:
Sept 8: Lawrence KS: Granada Theater
Sept 9: Tulsa OK: Cains Ballroom
Sept 10: Austin TX: Auditorium Shores (big show w/lots of bands like Everlast, Cypress Hill, and Wheatus)
Sept 11: Houston TX: Numbers
Sept 12: Dallas TX: Deep Ellum Live
Sept 13 off
Sept 14: Albequerque NM: El Rey
Sept 15: Denver CO: Ogden Theater
Sept 16 off
Sept 17: Clovis, CA: Wild Water Adventure Park (big show with Zebrahead and Fenix Tx)
Most of the dates on the tour (incl the dates you already knew about from Aug 23-Sept7) will be opened by Dynamite Hack of "Boyz in the Hood" fame.
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2000
Karl's Corner - 08/18/2002

touring: Osaka: Summersonic Festival show #2 of 2
...Today started out pretty crispy as we had to get up at 5:30 AM to fly down to Osaka. We checked in and caught catnaps before venturing out for a breif time in Osaka, which for some of us was spent entirely in search of and patronizing the fine dining establishment that is Mos Burger. later we cruised down the freeway to the Osaka World Trade Center area, where they hold the Osaka SummerSonic in this big fenced off open area at the foot of the WTC skyscraper we call "the Transformer", because it looks like a giant robot at night.
Today had the additional challenge added of Typhoon #13, which was making its presence known with wild winds and rain most of the day and evening. The weather and the traditional communication gap between English and Japanese speaking people working the stage combined with several delays throughout the course of the day made things pretty intense by the time weezer's gear was being set up. But the weez crew lived up to the test and kicked some ass for the band today, dialing everything in under very stressful conditions.
The Osaka crowd was LOUD and had the happy fury of a soaked crowd who were rocking out and just didn't care. Everything turned out to be pretty darn epic tonight, and everyone in the band reported having a great show. It felt really heroic to me. Then we got the treat of watching Guns N Roses play for the second time in 2 days, this time from the side of the stage. If anything they were even tighter, leaner and meaner than yesterday. Good jam. 
...a fan's point of view...
*"...the festival was awesome, weezer was definitely the highlight of the 2nd day in osaka!! for real the hour that weezer played was one of the best times for me this summer! i went totally crazy that i still dont have my voice back from singing and screaming. rivers looked hella happy; was funny he sang the japanese number song and talked some funny japanese. at the end he went up on the drum set and made an "x" with the drum sticks which i thought was funny if it was a joke about the old japanese band X. anyway thanks weezer for an awesome evening; the fest couldn't have been any better without you guys! cant wait till weezer's back in osaka again." ---yuko 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2002
Karl's Corner - 08/18/2005

..MB '05 Tour: Day 71: Salzburg Austria - Frequency Festival
Today we boarded a bus and cruised several hours over the border into Austria, to the Frequency Festival in the Alpine foothills near the city of Salzburg. Salzburg means 'salt mountain', but the people up in these mountains were anything but salty, in fact they were uber-stoked.
This was one of the more picturesque settings for a festival that we've seen. The grounds are actually a racetrack, albeit one that snakes thru a tree lined valley at several levels. It makes for a really cool scene, a cozy valley surrounded by dramatic steep wooded mountain ridges. Good place for a music festival, and positively magical once the sun went down, the moon came up and the chilly air rolled in.
The aforementioned non-salty attendees were ready for some serious rocking. In Austria, they are firm believers in Sammy Hagar's motto "theres only one way to rock". Tons of people were crowd surfing and riding on peoples shoulders throughout the set. Weezer had a full set including an encore for this show, and when they busted out with "Island in The Sun" late in the set, the crowd seriously kicked it up a Emeril-sized notch, once again proving the mysterious staying power of "Island" in Europe.
Just like in Japan, weezer's set preceeded Oasis' headlining set, and there was a definite mutual appreciation society going on, with a certain Noel G. checking out the entire Weezer set from the side of the stage. Weezer tried to return the compliment but ended up being unable to get back up on stage due to some draconian security dudes! But it was cool, it was easy to hear the set from backstage, and we couldnt stay for the whole set anyway.
fan reaction! (more in the comment section)
"...I still can't believe it- first time to see Weezer- and i did it twice this year. But this show was so awesome, wow. A different setlist from the Novarock Festival (two Pinkerton, Perfect Situation oh yeah, i totally freaked out) and an enthusiastic crowd. And: Weezer was (at least it seemed so) so happy to play and to perform on this stage, I was and I am so glad I saw them all: Brian, Scott and Pat singing besides Rivers- as they did in the US club shows.. thank you all so much." ---'simpleton'
...The "We Are All On Drugs" video premires o FUSE on Monday 8/22, and on Yahoo on Tuesday 8/23. Meanwhile the Hard Rock Live performance looks like its playing on Sept 11 now, according to this page. 
large size picture link: .
The current tour merchandise can be seen .
NEW: This picture was not part of the original post. It was provided exclusively for Weezerpedia by Karl Koch.
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Category:Karl's Corner - August 2005
2005/08/18
Karl's Corner - 08/18/2008

People, today is the Weezer Breakfast With Kevin And Bean performance at KROQ in L.A., and some of you were caller 20, and are going! If you enter the hallowed halls of Kroq, and see the Weez play this fast-breaking performance, please add your comment to this news and lettuce know how it went from your perspective. (And the performace actually airs Tuesday morning, so tune in!)
...Note that the original plan to have a big L.A. Hootenanny has been for now replaced by this Kevinish and Beany event, combined with some rather Hootenanny-like craziness at the upcoming video shoot! The Hoot is patient. The Hoot has the power.
...And if youve been taking a big nap - theres still time to get in on the record breaking Troublemaker video shoot, coming up this Thursday the 21st! Send an email and you could be in there!
The MAIN requirements are:
* You must be available on Thursday August 21st in the Los Angeles Area
* email weezervideo@gmail.com ...NOW.
If/when you get approved, you'll learn more details, like what to wear, what to bring, times, places, etc. Hope to see you there!!!
...AND don't forget! Head on over to IMVU to win Weezer tix and get your avatar on!
...UK's MTV2 have shortlisted ‘Buddy Holly’ in their greatest videos of all time list. It now gets put forward for the public vote, to create the definitive greatest video poll. VOTE for Buddy Holly! You know its got to get on up there! (Buddy Holly’ is 2nd from bottom on the page)
...UK fans: there will be a UK "Troublemaker" single, out on September 29. B-side info TBA.
...Interesting and detailed Weezer song blog (not an mp3 blog), with commentary, criticism, etc on tons of famous and obscure weezer songs here.
...and finally, in the "inexplicable" department, "Island In The Sun" makes (just) manages to make it onto this list of The Art Of Manliness' 52 best workout songs.
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Category:Karl's Corner - August 2008
Karl's Corner - 08/19/2002

touring: travel day: Osaka, Japan to London, England
Today was officially the roughest day of the tour, due to sheer quantity of travel. We got up at 5:30 again, cruised to the Osaka airport, and got on a 12 hour flight to Frankfurt, Germany. A personal highlight was watching "Monsters Inc.", which helped about 1/7th of the flight go by. Thats some funny stuff. The laptop gave 4 hours of battery life, so that was 4 hours of website work. The rest was the bleary 1/2 sleep of airplane insanity. Frankfurt airport yielded strange 'smoking kiosks' which the smokers rooted at, and everyone else avoided like the plague! Starving, I suceeded in getting the McDonalds to serve me meat-less cheeseburgers, which wasnt easy in Germany! That was pretty cool. Then we boarded a short flight to London, collected the baggage, and went into the city to check into the hotel. Heres where the jet lag attacks- We were feeling 2 AM, but it was only 5 PM. The race was on to stay up as long as possible. A really awesome walk in Hyde Park, watching the waterfowl and people, helped out a lot. Happily, tomorrow is a true day off, so everyone can recharge the batteries. Expect a catch-up on Keep Fishin news, and many fixes on the radio request page, and some 'Lion and the Witch' stuff. 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2002
Karl's Corner - 08/19/2006

*** Update 9/1 *** The Brian Bell Fan Interview '06 is now up here. It will also be hosted here on weezer.com shortly. Kudos to Brian from Acrosstheweez for gathering and compiling, and thanks to you for sending in the questions!
*** Update 8/31 *** Hey, check out Brian's new music thang: The Relationship. Theres a new track playing in his myspace player, and he's looking for friends!
...A Public Service Announcement from the weez: !
(except for Pat who's on a family vacation right now)
this PSA has been brought to you by the fine guacamole dip at Scott Shriner's house, co-sponsored by a ring of fine cheese, and a dish of fresh figs from the back yard. Now please, take those "weezer split?" headlines and place them firmly into the "Don't believe the hype" bin. And have yourself a fine afternoon now.
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2006
Karl's Corner - 08/19/2008

..People, the upcoming Troublemaker video shoot will be one for the history books, with all kinds of records to be broken and a huge amount of fan participation to make it all possible. We've gotten a huge response so far (heres the email address to write to try to get in: weezervideo@gmail.com) and things are looking very promising!
One of the many activities thats going on at the shoot is a Hootenanny, with hundreds of people playing "Troublemaker" with Weezer. So with that in mind, Brian got on camera to show those who are bearing instruments how to play the song! Check it out!
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Category:Karl's Corner - August 2008
Karl's Corner - 08/19/2011

2011/08/19 Seattle, WA: WaMu Theater: Double Memories
Team Weezer is back together again, this time in the great Northwest, at the WaMu Theater, next door to the Quest Stadium, home of the Seahawks. Actually they seem closely connected, as there are Seahawks things all over the place backstage. Tonight weezer is doing a rare show, the Double Memories show of Blue plus Pinkerton in one night. All kinds of special guests are attending tonight, friends and family who are rarely in the same place at the same time. Its bound to be a corker...
Are you going? Did you go? Comment here and/or in our message boards, tell your tale! Post your show pix on our photo page! Same goes for video clips if you got em!
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2011
Karl's Corner - 08/20/2000

Today the guys learned a new song down in the garage. They worked up the song, entitled "Live on the Edge" in several attempts, finally rocking it out after about half an hour of trying out some different feels. It sounded awesome! They will continue to rehearse it and other songs tommorow, and plan on introducing it to the public as soon as they feel its ready.
...Still no word from the "big name" producers as to what they thought of the guys' demo tape. They continue to meet with producers but are worried that some of the ones that they really wanted to hear from aren't interested. They learned for a fact that Brendan O'Brien is going to be busy with Korn for the coming months, and that Butch Vig is busy working on a new Garbage album for the time being, and will not be available. At this point the band is in a quandry over who they will end up with, and are hoping for some sort of miracle...
...On another front, now Mikey, having seen (and poached from) the pile of stickers that Rivers got from fans for his guitar, also wants (small-ish) stickers for his basses. Any stickers you could either toss up on stage or send (to the Portland, Oregon fanclub address inside of Pinkerton) would be much appreciated, and definately used on the guys' insturments!
...another lil' clip for y'all....oidreams819.mpg
...results of the "Do you like the Deftones?" Poll: (approx 415 responses) 55 precent "No", 45 percent "Yes". Thanks a lot for contributing!
...and finally, take this poll! I finally followed the advice of many helpful fans and got on the "real poll" tip. Just click the pic of the weez cd stash below to go take the poll: "What are your 10 favorite weezer songs?" (note, youll see that the choices include the 2 albums and most of the b-sides, but no "new" material and no "super rarites" like rivers 'solo show' songs , etc...) 
...click above to take the poll...
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2000
Karl's Corner - 08/20/2001

...While there still is a serious lack of detail known, the guys have at last reported a small amount of contact with Mikey. It seems as though Mikey is apparently still in some sort of care facility, though whether he is simply resting or undergoing treatment is unknown. We do know that it sounds like he is stable and not in danger at this point. However, the guys have gotten no definate indication of when or even if he can return. In the meantime, they wish him well, await further word, and extend their invitation. It must be noted that there remains considerable confusion over what exactly is going on with Mikey, as very little info has filtered in, and it remains extremely difficult to get a hold of him or those who are close to him.
...meanwhile, a bit more info on temporary bass fill-in Scott Shriner has filtered in. He normally plays in a band called "Broken", which I've never heard, but from some photos and descriptions ive seen, its pretty aggro and heavy. This is quite a contrast to most of weezer's music, but when you break it down to talent, Scott definately rocks. I witnessed one rehearsal last week with him playing (before he was announced as the official fill-in), and he definately has the necessary skills (and had significantly toned down his wardrobe, from what i could tell). He works very hard and comes up with good ideas as they play together. I can't say I know the guy at this point, but I can say he's a gifted player.
...In case you missed it, the opening acts for the September USA tour have been announced. All the USA shows will begin with a set by The Start, continue with Cold, and then Weezer. I am currently unfamiliar with the music of these opening bands, but I do know that Rivers has reported really liking several songs by Cold.
...Rivers has continued to write and introduce new songs in rehearsal, which has pushed the number of brand new songs that no one outside the band has yet heard to around 30! Next week the guys plan on recording a big set of demos that will encompass all 30+ songs. These will be the first new band demos recorded since the BBC Sessions in June. 
Category:Karl's Corner - August 2001