The Special Goodness' Fall 1999 tour

The Special Goodness played their first official tour in the fall of 1999, while Weezer was on hiatus.
==Overview==
Since 1996, Patrick Wilson has spent off-time between recording and touring with Weezer working on his solo musical project, the Special Goodness. In July 1999, during the prolonged Weezer hiatus, Wilson partnered with childhood friends Pat Finn and Lee Loretta to play the band's first few live performances in venues around Oregon. These shows have been unofficially referred to as "the special napkin tour", titled after Napkin, a local band who accompanied the Special Goodness at many of these early sets.Finn, P. [Pjfsk8s]. (1999, July 9). "the special napkin tour rocks salem". alt.music.weezer message. https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/NNzHfxLVW4I/m/9sRikFA0TiIJ.
After testing the waters with these shows, the band quickly planned out a tour for the upcoming fall. Unofficial fifth Weezer member Karl Koch entered as a tour manager, roadie, and archivist, and Mikey Welsh (recently initiated as the new Weezer bassist) replaced Finn on bass. The band played about a dozen shows along the east coast and midwest, headed south to hit venues in and around Texas, and then ended the tour with a handful of shows in California (including three with Space Twins) before heading back home northwest. The tour lasted from October 26 to November 27, 1999.Koch, K. (1999). "The Special Goodness tour diary - Fall 1999". weezer.net.
Homemade copies of the band's first album, The Special Goodness, were sold by the band during this tour. Early on, Welsh designed unique collages for each copy's cover art with miscellaneous found images between shows. Later, photocopied versions of three specific designs were used.Koch, K. M., Woodbury, J. P., et al. (Hosts). (2022, July 15). The Special Podness: Meet The Special Goodness (No. 1). [Audio podcast episode]. In The Special Podness. Wastoids. https://wastoids.buzzsprout.com/1811884/10928203-the-special-podness-meet-the-special-goodness. Although the album originally released the year prior, this was the first time copies of the album were accessible to American fans, as Wilson had so far only managed to secure distribution in Japan. The album ultimately would not see any official American release, making the copies sold on this and the following tour unique as the album's only domestic release. Other merch sold on this tour included a simple T-shirt design, as well as hats manufactured by New Era (whom Koch shares a familial connection with).
==Tour dates==
Concert 	Other bands 	Country	City 	Venue
The Special Goodness concert: 10/26/1999 	 	 	Rutgers, NJ 	Rutgers University
The Special Goodness concert: 10/27/1999 	Plymouth Rock 	 	Providence, RI 	AS220
The Special Goodness concert: 10/28/1999 	 	 	New York, NY 	Brownies
The Special Goodness concert: 10/29/1999 	 	 	Boston, MA 	The Middle East
The Special Goodness concert: 11/01/1999 	 	 	Washington, DC 	The Garage
The Special Goodness concert: 11/02/1999 	 	 	Pittsburgh, PA 	Club Laga
The Special Goodness concert: 11/03/1999 	 	 	Cleveland, OH 	Blind Lemon
The Special Goodness concert: 11/04/1999 	 	 	Dayton, OH 	Club Safari
The Special Goodness concert: 11/05/1999 	 	 	Chicago, IL 	Empty Bottle
The Special Goodness concert: 11/06/1999 	Man Planet, The Negro Problem 	 	Minneapolis, MN 	7th Street Entry
The Special Goodness concert: 11/07/1999 (cancelled) 	The Benjamins 	 	Milwaukee, WI 	The Globe
The Special Goodness concert: 11/08/1999 	 	 	Ames, IA 	The Maintenance Shop
The Special Goodness concert: 11/09/1999 	 	 	Lincoln, NE 	Knickerbockers
The Special Goodness concert: 11/12/1999 	 	 	Kansas City, MO 	The Hurricane
The Special Goodness concert: 11/10/1999 	Wesley Willis 	 	Fayetteville, AK 	Clunk Music Hall
The Special Goodness concert: 11/14/1999 	Ashtray Babyhead 	 	Little Rock, AK 	Vino's
The Special Goodness concert: 11/16/1999 	 	 	New Orleans, LA 	The Mermaid Lounge
The Special Goodness concert: 11/17/1999 	Robo-Sam 	 	Baton Rouge, LA 	The Spanish Moon
The Special Goodness concert: 11/18/1999 	Ashtray Babyhead, Sad Like Crazy 	 	Houston, TX 	Rudyard's
The Special Goodness concert: 11/19/1999 	Ashtray Babyhead, Eureka Farm, The Stereo	 	Austin, TX 	Emo's
The Special Goodness concert: 11/20/1999 	Chomsky, Eureka Farm 	 	Dallas, TX 	Club Clearview
The Special Goodness concert: 11/22/1999 	Eureka Farm 	 	Phoenix, AZ 	The Green Room
The Special Goodness concert: 11/23/1999See also: Space Twins concert: 11/23/1999	Eureka Farm, Space Twins 	 	Costa Mesa, CA 	Club Mesa
The Special Goodness concert: 11/24/1999See also: Space Twins concert: 11/24/1999	Eureka Farm, Space Twins 	 	West Hollywood, CA	The Viper Room
The Special Goodness concert: 11/25/1999See also: Space Twins concert: 11/25/1999	Eureka Farm, Space Twins 	 	San Francisco, CA 	Club Cocodrie
The Special Goodness concert: 11/26/23 (cancelled) 	Eureka Farm 	 	Portland, OR 	LA Luna
The Special Goodness concert: 11/27/1999 	Eureka Farm 	 	Seattle, WA 	OK Hotel
==See also==
*The Special Goodness tour diary - Fall 1999
*List of Special Goodness tours
*List of Special Goodness concerts
*Gallery:Merchandise (non-Weezer)#1999/2000 tours - Pictures of merchandise sold on this tour
*Recording History - Page 11#October/November '99 : Special Goodness tour bootlegs - List of known bootleg recordings from this tour
*The Special Goodness (album)
==References==
==External links==
*Video footage from this tour: 10/29/99, 11/19/99
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