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Karl's Corner - 12/05/2000

Poll Winners The Get Up Kids to open on Feb/March Tour
...Weezer has confirmed The Get Up Kids as the second opening slot (middle slot of 3 bands, the 3rd being weezer) for the "outloud" Feb/March tour. The weezer guys are especially glad that we are able to bring them along, due to the fact that they won first place in the "opening acts" poll we ran a little while ago, and they seem to share a lot of fans with weezer. Meanwhile, the first opening slot has not been confirmed, but we hope to announce this soon. The band that weezer is trying to get was in fact the runners-up in the poll, so we are crossing our fingers...
...Recording update: as announced previously, the pre-production period was extended a bit at Geffen's request, which actually has paid off. The song list is being tightened up, and the songs remaining are improving daily. Still more demos are being cut, and Ric Ocasek will be in town in less than a week, to oversee a final week of rehersal, where the album/b-side song list will be finalized and the song arrangements battened down. 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000
Karl's Corner - 12/05/2010

Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #25: Wyntyr Wyndrlynd
Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/06/2000

...hey how about a new weezer song to chew on? Click on the "W.F.O" link above to get the latest... the "B-side" of the radio-only promo CD...which by the way radio stations should be getting any day now... so dont forget to request "The Christmas Song"... and this one: "Christmas Celebration"!
...Goat Punishment update: Come on down and see weezer's favorite band take the stage this month. Three shows to choose from. Who knows what they'll do.
    Spaceland Thursday Dec 14th: 21+, about 11 pm, kinda short set, also Psoma.
    Troubador Friday Dec 15th all ages, early set (2nd of 4 bands), kinda short set
    Knitting Factory (LOS ANGELES)Dec 30th all ages, headlining show, also: Ozma opens.
...changed: tickets for the Knitting Factory show go on sale sometime after the 18th, at the Knitting Factory box office, and are only available in person. The Troubador show is on sale now at Ticketmaster.com. (look for the "Caustic Resin" show 12/15) Spaceland is at the door, night of show only.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000
Karl's Corner - 12/06/2010

Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #26: But Will it Play In Peoria?
Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/07/2000

...please note the changed info on those GP shows below in the 12/6 report...
...and, "The Christmas CD" has hit the airwaves! read on...reports moved to weezer fans' new page
...the link to slcd.com has been removed, as we have learned that the "real slim santa (Kevin and Bean CD)" is now sold out from that location....sorry...
...just learned of some new confirmed tour dates for this spring, in Japan:
April 10 Nagoya : Diamond Hall
April 11 Nagoya : Diamond Hall
April 12 Tokyo : Zepp
April 13 Tokyo : Zepp
April 16 Sendai : Zepp
April 18 Fukuoka : Zepp
April 19 Hiroshima : Astel Plaza
April 20 Osaka : Zepp
April 21 Osaka : Zepp
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000
Karl's Corner - 12/07/2001

...day off in Cleveland. Catching up on email, website work, as usual, also a chilly walk with Pat around this downtown/waterfront area, lunch at a deserted Au Bon Pain. Run into the 'D' who were stirrin up that good kind of trouble as usual. High Speed Internet at the hotel! whoo hoo! Work on "Photograph" video some more. Heres some good info (for more like it, keep an eye on Dan's =RWA= News (link at top right).
Info #1: the "Extended Midget Tour Special" on MTV2 will be broadcast at 2 pm on 12/15. This is the thing that was shot during the San Diego show, and it will feature live performances from all 3 bands on the tour plus the "crossover" interviews with Weezer and JEW, Weezer and Tenacious D, and JEW and Tenacious D. Remember to check your local listings for exact showtimes!
Info #2: Straight from the band, here's a possible "projected song selection" for weezer album #4! Some definite suprises here, even for me. At this early stage, this list can only be seen as a possibility, not a "final list" by any means. But its pretty interesting nonetheless!
284 Acapulco
319 Ain't Got Much Time
234 No Way
346 Cygnus X-1
305 Death and Destruction
320 Fall Together
296 How Long?
190 Modern Dukes
262 Helpless
338 My Weakness
186 Preacher's Son
317 Sandwiches Time
344 Space Rock
354 Slave
302 The Dawn
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2001
Karl's Corner - 12/07/2002

...it seems a lot of changes have been going on in the online ranks of weezdom. many weez websites have changed adresses, given up the ghost, or gone on hiatus. Coming shortly [hopefully 12-9] is a seriously updated weezer.com links page. We've been doing a thorough combing, to reflect all the changes that have been going on. In some cases we werent sure if a site had thrown in the towel or just stepped out of the ring for a while, [or we just liked the site and were sad it was going away] and these sites are being moved down to the "active?" file. Anyway, expect the revisions soon.
...Soundtrack alert: the soundtrack to "Smallville", out on Elektra Records, includes "Island in the Sun". In addition, the AM Radio song "I Just Wanna Be loved" is included.
...Maladroit Music book news: While the guitar Tablature book for Maladroit has been available for several weeks, on December 30th the Maladroit Transcribed Score book will be available from Hal Leonard. The Transcribed Score book features multiple instrument tabs.
...press:
In the November 2002 issue of Pro Sound News [Tom Dowd on cover], there is a feature on weezer's live sound engineers [assuming this to be Craig Overbay and Derek Van Ord, but this has yet to be confirmed]
In the new Rolling Stone magazine [#912/913, 2002 year in review issue], weezer's Maladroit got listed as one of the top 50 albums of 2002, and there are several other weez mentions throughout... 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2002
Karl's Corner - 12/07/2010

Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #27: Basic Magic 1
Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/07/2011

2011/12/07 A Poll. A Boot. A Book. A Band.
Yesterday, everyone who is signed up to go on The Weezer Cruise in January received a song poll, so they could cast their votes on what weezer songs they wanted to hear most on the Cruise. They are already guaranteed to watch the band play the whole Blue and Pinkerton albums, but theres plenty more songs that will be needed to fill out the 3 main weezer performances, and the people's choices are going directly to the band to help them get the setlists together! Every commercially released weezer song ever, including the rarities, is up for consideration. One more reason to get on that boat if you can!
...if you havent checked the weezer store recently, take a look because The 8/19/2011 Seattle dual memories show (Blue+Pink+Blast Off!) is now available on CD and download! and as always, a sweet li'l pile of my own photographs from the show are included digitally - all of which are exclusives - this particular pix will not be used on the website! Bootlegs in the pipeline: Doheney Days, Thackerville OK, and Chicago Riot Fest!
...speaking of Memories, follow our Facebook Page for periodic "Weezer Memories Dispatches", which consist of a photo or scan from both the old days and more recent times, each with a little story attached to it, by myself. I try to dig up the goods for ya.
...As Rivers has reported on riverscuomo.com, The Pinkerton Diaries have finally arrived, and they are now getting prepared for shipping out to all those who have ordered it! If you havent ordered or arent familiar with this very special book/cd project, heres the 411 you need to know.
...Pat reports much progress on his long stalled new The Special Goodness album, saying "its 75% finished". I have heard a number of the new tracks and I must say Pat has broken through to some really cool new levels. The lesson here is take your time and the quality will be self evident.
 
...For those who couldnt attend, here is a video and a photo gallery from the super cool event on November 5th at Burlington, VT's Maglianero Cafe and JDK Gallery, that celebrated the life and art of our dearly departed friend and second weezer bassist Mikey Welsh.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2011
Karl's Corner - 12/08/2000

...the second last day of "pre-Ric" activity was another long day down in the 'garage', running through songs, trying different parts and structures, altering lyrics, and jamming out time after time, trying to get the songs wired... "the List" has shrunk to about 25 songs, with a few 'alternates' still slipping in and out of rotation, as their merits are debated by the band, their manager, Ric (over the phone), me, and others. Tomorrow should be more of this, and on Sunday the whole kit and kaboodle moves into a pro rehearsal spot, and the "finals week" starts.
...more "Christmas CD" radio news.. this time both good and bad! reports moved to weezer fans' news page
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000
Karl's Corner - 12/08/2005

...Grammy Nomination for weezer! "Beverly Hills" has been nominated in the Best Rock Song catergory for the 2006 Grammy Awards, up against U2, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, and Bruce Springsteen. The Grammy Awards take place on Feb 8th at the Staples Center in L.A.
...The Foozer tour was awarded "Most Creative Tour Package" at The 17th Annual Concert Industry Awards.
...coming soon to iTunes: "Winter Weezerland".
...The Beverly Hills video made #11 on the VH1 top videos of 2005 countdown last Friday.
...Vote for "Perfect Situation" on the TRL webpage! Your vote counts and is mucho appreciated! (The video is coming to the weezer.com media page asap! In the meantime, its up on Yahoo! Music)
...The Weezer/Rivers edition of "The Ongoing History Of New Music" that we originally thought was going to be broadcast on 11/20, ended up playing on 11/13 and 11/27 instead. Go figure. The shows are usually archived via transcripts on the 102.1 Edge website. (Podcast avail here, but it's unclear if you can get previous shows.)
...dont forget to enter the MySpace Records Contest. (win an XBox 360!)
...December Japan Tour Dates (try for tickets here, good luck with the language gap), and note that we are hearing talk that some of these have sold out already.
December 15, 2005 Osaka - Zepp
December 16, 2005 Osaka - Zepp
December 17, 2005 Fukuoka - Zepp
December 19, 2005 Nagoya - Zepp
December 20, 2005 Tokyo - Studio Coast
December 21, 2005 Tokyo - Studio Coast
December 22, 2005 Tokyo - Studio Coast
...message from a far flung land: "...the music of Weezer is being spread throughout the Middle East! My friend and fellow Weezer enthusiast, Ryan, is currently stationed in Kuwait for military duty. He works hard through the long hours in the heat, and when his day of work is completed he relaxes to the sounds of Weezer, sharing the =W= magic with his fellow countrymen. Ryan has proved to be a dedicated ambassador of both our country and of Weezer. Before his tour of duty he spread the music of Weezer to many across his home state of Wisconsin. I hope we can publish this message on the Weezer site to honor Ryan and all of those individuals in the military for their faithful service to our country. Ryan continues to honorably serve his country and spread the music of Weezer in the process. The band should be proud to have such a fan, rockin out diligently in the Middle East!" ---Dave 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2005
Karl's Corner - 12/08/2010

Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #28 "The Unspoken Vegas"
Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/09/2002

...birthday time for guitar slinger Brian Bell! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN!
...birthday card by Eric F, newspaper clipping courtesy xekias...
"...just saw in CNN Headline News that Brian Bell turns 34 today! So send my congrats for me if you can ;) It's so cool that Weezer has reached such a level of stardom that their guitarist's birthday is shown on CNN - very cool." ---Alfredo 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2002
Karl's Corner - 12/09/2005

on the heels of yesterdays great news re: the Grammy nomination, etc, heres some good news on some more personal fronts...
...Congratulations to Scott Shriner, married on November 9th to his sweetie Jillian, on the island of Kaua'i in beautiful Hawaii. Word em up! (Large size picture link: )
...Today is Brian Bell's birthday! Happy Birthday to Brian! (Large size picture link: )
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2005
Karl's Corner - 12/09/2008

Ok folks, heres something extra cool. "Children Of Winter", the latest edition of the annual Warren Miller ski/snowboard/crazy action film extravaganza series has started its tour of theaters around the country, and Weezer has 2 songs in the film: "Troublemaker" and "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived". 
The "Greatest Man That Ever Lived" segment has now also been made into its own stand-alone music video, to both promote the film... and to promote "Greatest Man" as a new single! This video will be debuting on the homepage of GrindTV.com TODAY (Tuesday), so be sure to check it out!! (Note that while this isnt "THE" music video for "Greatest Man" - it's "a" music video - its nonetheless very cool indeed!) 
So - check out the Greatest Man /Children Of Winter video later today on GrindTV.com, and check out the Warren Miller site to see when "Children of Winter" will be hitting your town, and to see the films trailer and other details like the soundtrack list! (the film also happens to include a pair of tracks from yours truly...rock!)
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2008
Karl's Corner - 12/09/2009

...People, in all the chaos and confusion of the accident, lettuce not forget our distinguished guitar player Brian Bell, who has a birthday today. Happy Birthday to Brian!
Brian's biggest birthday wish is for Rivers and Sarah to have a speedy recovery. And so far, it appears he is getting his wish. Both are fighting a lot of pain, and will be for weeks - but both are making strides every day. Yesterday (Tuesday) Rivers finally made it onto his feet for the first time since the crash, going on 2 hospital hallway walks with the aid of a walker. This is a great sign, and will only lead to increased mobility and more flexability as the days proceed.
Meanwhile the docs say his insides are continuing to improve, but they have told him that while he will likely be released in the next few days, He aint getting on a plane anytime soon - too risky to his lung. So when the time comes that he is discharged, getting him back to L.A. will be an interesting adventure!
Another addendum to the crash news, in response to various comments and questions that have cropped up:
The driver of the bus, Johnny Cox was not injured in the crash - I forgot to include that in the original story. And contrary to some skeptical comments Ive seen, Mr. Cox's actions really did make a difference - specifically, he was faced with a bus that was sliding leftward into the median of the highway, which was a fairly steep incline, and at the angle the bus was sliding, in Johnny's words it "would have meant flipping for sure - so i wasn't gonna let it go that way, no sir". He put everything into getting the bus back on to the roadway, and succeeded. At that point, the bus's momentum then took it over to the right side of the road, and JC was unable to stop it from leaving that side of the road. But the deep muddy ditch, while a dangerous place to land a bus, was definitely a safer choice than the median for sure - it was sort of a channel that grabbed the bus like a slot car and held it and stopped it once it fell in. In other words, there was no room for the bus to flip there due to the walls of the ravine holding it in place. Plus its soft base quickly stopped the bus from moving. Back over on the slanted median however, things would have been much less possible to control.
...the December Raditude Tour shows (that actually happened) will indeed be added to the Official Bootleg Series. Not sure when yet, but they will be added!
...coming up this weekend! Mtv Subterranean, hosted by Weezer! Air date: Sunday Night (Monday Morning) December 13th 2:00 A.M. E.S.T.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2009
Karl's Corner - 12/09/2010

December 9th - Today is Brian Bell's birthday! Happy BD to BB! Make his day and check out his new album by The Relationship.
Todays December Daily Weezer Webisode is now up! Weezer Webisode #29 "Enter The Village Of Evil"
Enjoy! and remember, we're adding a new webisode to yfrog every day from now till xmas! They are all automatically gathered on our yfrog Bloggie player page here.
...Find out how you could meet the band, win Rivers’ guitar, Pat’s drums or whatever you wish, from State Farm, here.
...One of weezer's trusted and gifted roadies, Doug Forsdick, has been nominated for "Roadie Of The Year" for his work with Weezer and Rod Stewart in the Tour Link Conference "Top Dog" award. Please vote for Doug! he frickin' rules and we love him. Please register at tourlinkconference.com to cast your vote! 
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2010
Karl's Corner - 12/09/2011

2011/12/09 Happy Birthday to Brian Bell!
Happy Birthday, Brian! Be sure to Rock, *and* Roll on your special day.
...Hey, if you didnt know about Brian's othe band, The Relationship, or if you did and havent heard their music, you are missing something special - Check it out here!
...side note: On the Del Mar Official Bootleg, there is a track that is cut off before the end. This is not a pressing error - the original tape from the show was cut off there. Just FYI.
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2011
Karl's Corner - 12/09/2012

2012/12/09 Happy Birthday Brian Bell! ||| more
Happy Birthday to Brian Bell! Brian, keep rocking the guitar, keyboards, vocals, and fine dresswear the way you do. Brian Bell: where rock collides with fashion, and both emerge victorious.
...Hey, folks - You may have seen a year or so ago that '92-'98 weez bassman and Rentals leader Matt put out a new Rentals album called "Songs About Time". However this was only available as a super deluxe limited box set, so not many people had the chance to check it out. Well Matt says the leftover parts of that set are now available for individual purchase in a special sale. So you can get just the cd's, or just the vinyl, or the dvd, etc. Theres some really cool music, artsy video, and even a fancy book of Matt's photography, all at down to earth prices in various packages. Way more details here: http://kingsroadmerch.com/the-rentals/
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2012
Karl's Corner - 12/09/2022

weezer Its a big day as “I Want A Dog” from SZNZ:Winter drops, but ALSO its Brian Bell’s birthday! He got his birthday wish, for a new weezer single to be released on his day at last! (See our prior post for the audio!) Photo 2 is Rivers in Cello Studios on 1/5/01, recording Green with Moso, who was the wonderful dog of @atomwillardisme . Photo 3 is Elliott Timbit, because… hes my dog and he is awesome #SZNZ #karlscorner
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2022
Karl's Corner - 12/10/2000

...RIC IS IN THE HOUSE...
Today the band moved in and set up in a large rehearsal studio in Hollywood, a welcome break from the (much loved, but) cramped garage studio at Rivers's house. At 8 P.M., Ric Ocasek drove up in a rental car (whose amazing on-board navigation computer guided him in perfectly!), and the moment everyone had been waiting for for months had arrived. Ric was here! Hanging out! Listening to the songs! Taking notes! Making comments! Suffice it to say the band was pretty stoked to finally reach this stage...Kind of like playing "Tomb Raider" and FINALLY getting to the last level, after months of false leads, getting lost in mazes, etc... But of course the last level is the most difficult, and the most fun too. By the end of the week the album songs will be chosen. There are still 25+ songs in the running, but they will dramatically drop down starting tomorrow, when the intensive rehearsals and song try-outs continue. At this point there is definitely some consensus regarding 8-10 of the songs, but a LOT of varying opinions regarding the others...these are exciting days!
...also, I've gotten some concerned letters today regarding the situation with weezer.com, the name of which weezer reclaimed their rights to recently. Several people seem to think that Weezer is forcing that website to come down, and are angry. I must say that they are mistaken as to what is going on. Weezer reclaimed its right to the "URL", (the web address name "weezer.com"), which was owned by a different company who had bought the domain name some time ago. Now, the website hosted at that address was, as far as I can tell, run by a fan who simply enjoyed running a weezer site (the fan was, as far as i understand, not part of the company that owned the name, but was being allowed to run his/her site at that URL). Weezer has absolutely no problem with that! Fan sites are awesome! The website seen at weezer.com (and its message board) is perfectly welcome to re-locate to any other (legal) URL it wishes to. (I believe it is temporarily being housed at another ".com" address for now...) Please understand that if the site actually goes "down" (that is, goes offline instead of re-locating) that THAT IS THEIR DECISION, not weezer's! Personally I hope they find a new home and keep going, like any cool fan site.
...if you are looking for info on the upcoming Goat Punishment shows, scroll down to the 12/6 entry...
Category:Karl's Corner - December 2000