weezer will be playing 5 shows with the strokes during their summer tour. it should be really interesting, especially since they will be playing across the sea as part of their set this time (my favorite weezer song).

if ray davies is out there, he'd better go to one of these shows to make up for last time. don't mind the preteen emo kids, they won't hurt anyone.

weezer is coming to nashville again at the end of july, but with crapboard (oops, i mean dashboard) confessional. too bad their stint with the strokes isn't stopping here; i'd consider going. the venue is t.b.a. and i believe the show is july 30.

smee's most hated band of the moment : dashboard confessional. what a whiny fucker.

I can't get into dashboard confessional that much either. My bestfriend just LOVES dashboard confessional, but eh. I guess it's just not for me.

And, I must say that the strokes playing with weezer anywhere even relatively close will probably convince me to buy a ticket and make a drive.

i must admit, they're worse than saves the gay.

I can dig some Dashboard ,althought most of their songs sound a lot alike.

People's adoration of Dashboard Confessional frightens me.

i must argue that nothing, NOTHING is worse than saves the day.

seriously, saves the day is so terrible.  soooo terrible.
i like dashboard allright; i like to listen to him when i myself am feeling whiny and pathetic.  but sometimes, its even too whiny pathetic for me.

anyway, accross the sea was added to their setlist?!  how did you get this information? this excites me greatly.

im going to chicago on july 11th (my birthday!) to see weezer. this is radd. oh so radd. all the same, i'll be in nashville on july 30th.

(Edited by stalker on skates at 4:25 pm on May 28, 2002)

weezer's website (www.weezer.net) is loaded with info; i assume that's where he found it.  if tired of sex and across the sea got in a fight, tired of sex would win.

they played across the sea on the first night in japan, but they seem to have replaced it with falling for you. no problem- i love that song too.

hey damon,

how's it going? i did not know about the weezer show, BUT now that i know about it, I WILL DEFINITELY BE THERE. Sorry I havent been on the forum for a long time as the only way I can use the internet is to use the library at my local community college.. thanks for the info, damon (the ess dog or shawn if you wish....)

hey damon,

the strokes havent announced which shows they are going to play with weezer. i am keeping my fingers crossed and can only hope that i will see the almighty strokes and weezer on the same fucking stage. this is the best news that i have heard in a long time.

ray davies~

glad to be of service. i'm hoping that they'll play together in cleveland, but only time will tell.

how's school going? did you take archery or walking?

the ess-dog (or shawn if you wish)

You mean Sucks the Dick?

Good lord, my virgin ears

I took Archery. it's not that bad. it's supposed to be a 90 minute class, but we just got out after only 40 minutes. Did you hear about David Bowie doing a live by request concert for A&E on the 15th or 16th of June? It should be excellent. How's your summer?

Ray~

My summer is pretty much shit. I work and go hang out with my friends. I really miss being able to go see bands play all the time. Stupid WV.

No, I didn't know that bowie was doing a request thing. That should be great. I would get him to play ziggy over and over. He was on tv a few nights ago for something. I think the song he played was new- something about being afraid of americans. It wasn't bad.

Are you working at goodwill? I remember you said that you might? I was just wondering. If so, I hope you don't come back to school smelling like it.

Damon (the ess-dog or shawn if you wish)


p.s. i got leave it all behind...

(Edited by damon at 10:57 pm on May 30, 2002)

'I'm Afraid of Americans' was a single from Bowie's 1997 album, Earthling.  Trent Reznor was in the (quite scary) video for that song.

Wow Jamie. I just noticed you are well above 500 posts now. Way to go!

Are you being sarcastic, Keith? I've thought about retiring, but I think that that would just be too predictable.

that would explain why i'd never heard it before. can't say that i've listened to any newer bowie... except little wonder... God that song sucked!


ray davies~

i just thought i'd mention that the two b sides off of the new oasis single are really good. i like them much more than stop crying your heart out.

(Edited by damon at 1:41 pm on May 31, 2002)

I was't being sarcastic.

If you do that you'll just be sitting in the next room and constantly wondering what I'm posting.

you better not retire jc-your posts are some of my most anticipated.

the strokes are playing nashville.
...not chicago on my birthday . . .
but its ok, bc nashville is closer and i know all my features board friends will be there, even if i can't identify a single one of them.

WOOOOHOOOO! RAY DAVIES, WE'RE BOTH SOME LUCKY BASTARDS!!! THEY'RE PLAYING NASHVILLE, CLEVELAND, AND COLUMBUS TOGETHER!!! WE CAN BOTH SEE THEM!!

i thought i'd use caps to convey my great happiness...

OH MY GOD!!!! THAT'S SOOO AWESOME. I THINK I JUST SHAT MYSELF! I AM SOOO HAPPY! I'M GETTING FRONT ROW TICKETS! HOLY SHIT!!! WEEZER AND THE FUCKING STROKES TOGETHER!!! FUCKING SHIT!!!!

OH MY GOD! I AM SO HAPPY! I am lost for the exact words to express my enthusiasm. YAAH!!!!! I had not checked thestrokes.com/org within the last couple of days and had no idea about the Nashville show. This has made my summer!

I am not working at goodwill. i have no job. i have no money, but DAMNIT I WILL SEE THE STROKES IN NASHVILLE! How does 'leave it all behind' sound? Where did you get it?

Sorry that your summer sucks, but I promise you that WE WILL HAVE FUN WHEN YOU COME BACK FOR SCHOOL!

i am way mad pumped. it will rule me eternally.

well spoken good sir...

my current dilemna is that Will is going back to school in lexington today (summer school- that bastard) and he wants to go with us. Unfortunately, he can only make the Columbus show. Asim, on the other hand, can only make the Cleveland show, as his family is leaving for vacation on the day of the Columbus show... Needless to say, I'm caught in a bit of an intergroup conflict. It sort of sucks. I can't leave either of them behind, so I might end up leaving both of them... better to have both mad at me I guess.


indeed we shall. i'm thinking that the lads from first floor need to go out on the piss when we get back... ENJOY THE SHOW!

by the way, i got leave it all behind from a friend. apparently audiogalaxy thinks that the features are probably the same thing as the ventures... i don't know why





(Edited by damon at 3:19 pm on June 3, 2002)

Well, I guess you'll just have to go to both shows. That way you can make both of them happy, and enjoy two very awesome shows at the same time.

I'm going to try to get the closest seats possible. I mean they're only $26.50. That's really cheap for such an awesome show. However, I am confused as to who the supporting acts are. Is it just weezer and the strokes? or is it Weezer, the strokes, dashboard confessional, and sparta (formerly known as the two best members of at the drive in)? Which lineup should I expect? I hope it's just Weezer and the strokes. That way I dont have to sit through fucking dashbord.

Personally, I always liked Omar and Cedric. I've heard Dashboard, Strokes, Weezer for the Nashville show anyway. I wouldn't mind seeing Sparta, but I'd prefer The Mars Volta.

i wouldn't mind going to both, but i doubt i would have time. i think i'll end up going to cleveland, because i want to stop at a pub before the show. flannery's is a great place to eat, despite the fact that they seem to confuse english and irish folk music. that much i can forgive.


(Edited by damon at 2:27 am on June 7, 2002)

It's all four of the bands. There was an ad in the Rage magazine and it had all of the bands. Tickets go on sale Saturday the 8th at 10. Get haulin' for good seats.

i got my tickets, but they aren't as good as i would have liked. my friends should have made their minds sooner. wankers...

i just wanted to get this one back in the mix of things... as i am using it to converse wth my roommate...

(Edited by damon at 10:04 pm on June 10, 2002)

well, i got my tickets the other day and they're pretty good seats. i wished i could have gotten a little bit closer, but oh well, it's better than grass seats.
I am very upset that dashboard will be there.

Hey damon, I have a denim jacket that I found the other day, and I think it might be just perfect for you. I'll bring it to school and you can judge for yourself. I'm on the look out for vintage clothes for you so that me and you will be 'sharp dressed men' in the fall.

very nice. i thank you sir.

hey damon, i just got an e-mail from the strokes and it said that the strokes and the white stripes are going to play four dates together. unfortunately they're in new york and detroit. we can only hope that these dates will maybe spark a tour together in the future.

also, the strokes are on leno tonight.

that could prove to be quite massive

july 15th...

can't wait. wezzer will no doubt play some songs from the grenn album... or so said a notable RA

the strokes were also on conan the other night. they sang 'soma' instead of 'hard to explain' which was odd but enjoyable. i am way excited about the nashvile show, 5th row...not too shabby.

This is not really realted, but Conan's on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast right now, well it just ended.

(Edited by JustAnotherDrive at 11:55 pm on June 30, 2002)

brilliant!

I actually caught most of it. They did a behind the scenes of Space Ghost afterwards and I was disappointed to find out that all (or at least most) of the guests' dialogue is written for them. The interviews are totally scripted. Maybe I'm an idiot for not knowing that in the first place, but it is extremely rare that I watch that show.

it's not your fault. many of us had no idea.

I am getting so excited about the show. i cannot wait.

sho nuff.

hey damon, what show are you going to? Cleveland?

yeah, i'm going to cleveland. the plan is to head out early that morning and get there in time to eat lunch at a great irish pub called flannery's. after that we'll probably just walk around for a while. if nothing else, we could always go to the rock and roll hall of fame again (althought nothing can beat the john lennon exhibit they had up last summer). by the time the concert goes down, i'll be ready for some strokes and weezer. dashboard can piss off.

I cant wait to see Dashboard, i will relish every moment I get to point and laugh(and possibly throw things) at the crying emo kids. It pisses me off that theres a movement in music where shitty songwriters become semi-famous because mindless depressed teens can identify with the scrawny dork. Well... we were all scrawny dorks (at least i was(/am)) and I dont remember crying about it. I guess i dont mind if these trendy kids pool their collective sorrow together as long as it doesnt get in the way of say... me enjoying a badass Strokes/Weezer show. Well thats enough venting for me arent these clickable smileys just damn adorable
whats this guy? a ninja?------>

i really love the ninja its totally sweet.

"emo". it pisses me off; its so cool to be skinny and depressed and have black framed glasses. (but i still dig the glasses ) indie is hardly even indie anymore, and im (and most of you are) being classified as one of these kids, becasue they don't know what else to call us. it reminds me of when fuckihg nirvana was popular and us kids listened to the "alternative to thje mainstream" bc we hate pop and and wanted to cut ourselves. then it was so cool to be "different" the different kids got pissed off. then it just eventually took over, and spawned things like puddle of mudd.
now the whole things happening again and its so cool to cry and listen to bright eyes.
i mean, boo fuckin hoo chris carrabba got cheated on, its no reason to call up carson daly and start a fucking revolution.

i apologize for my bitterness.

Do you think it would be too extreme to hold up a sign that says "You guys suck" while dashbored crapfessional is playing? i can't explain how deep my hatred for them (him) runs. i wonder what the strokes think of them; i can't imagine jules and crew enjoying dashboard's company.

Smee, nah, it wouldn't be too extreme. The sad thing, in my opinion, is dashboard wouldnt even be that bad if the guy didnt sing/sqwak.

i'm not too worried about having to listen to dashboard. at least i'll get to eat at a brilliant irish pub before hand (a pub where they seemingly don't know the difference between irish and english folk music), and then enjoy the strokes and weezer. it shall be a good thing. if across the sea gets played, it will be near perfect.

I'm inclined to agree. I'd even settle for El Scorcho after the travesty that was my experience seeing Weezer at the United Center in Chicago. AmSouth should be a bit better, because while I fully expect to be surrounded by high schoolers and youngers with their parents, as well as all the "cool" kids in their SUVs with their backwards visors, I won't be smashed up against them in too-small seats. And it seems that lately they've been playing less Green, more Blue and Mal and some Pinkerton too (at the UC it was all Green, plus Buddy Holly, Jonas, and The Sweater song- they didn't close with Only in Dreams and I was pissed as Hell).

And The Strokes should just kick ass.

Will

the strokes will definitely be cool. as for weezer, i want to hear a little of everything. slave and december are high on my list from the new album... oh yeah, and slob.

I will be attending the Weezer/Strokes concert on the 30th and after seeing the setlist, I'm quite excited. My favorite Maladroit songs are "Burndt Jamb" and "December" and I'm glad to see Pinkerton well-represented. There was hysteria within my group of friends when they played The Good Life back in February.

And hopefully my avatar is on...if it is, it's a picture of Charles Nelson Reilly (one of my heroes, i am obsessed with the Game Show Network). If not, then you should be looking at a tiny red X.

i'm quite chuffed that they're playing falling for you, as it is one of my favourites off of pinkerton. pink triangle would be quite a pleasant surprise, as would across the sea. i too was at the show in february, and i was surprised to hear so many people begging for el scorcho. i'm sure they could think of better songs off of pinkerton if they thought for a second or two...

from what i hear, falling for you and el scorcho should be the highlights of the show for me. i really like keep fishing.

I notice that among most of the Weezer fans I know, they all prefer to hear the older songs in concert, and seem to care less about the newer stuff.

it's true. personally, i really like the new stuff, but i'd be lying if i said i enjoyed it more than the first two albums. there are bright spots.

WOW~

i just downloaded one of their new demos called hey domingo from weezer.com, and it's shockingly different from anything i've ever heard them do. i look forward to the rest that i'm downloading.

(Edited by damon at 11:08 pm on Jul. 10, 2002)

At the concert in Februrary, Keep Fishin' was about the 4th song they played and by that time the mass of people were all in sync with each other with the head bobbing and singing. Then they played Keep Fishin' (which I have loved for over a year) and I swear I was one of the few who was really into Keep Fishin'. It's a good song and now that I've seen the BRILLIANT new video, it's even more beloved by me.

Muppets and Weezer. It's like mixing chocolate and peanut butter.

(You got Rivers in my Fozzie! You got Fozzie in my Rivers!)

i know. it's so great.

i heard that the hives are going to be playing this show. is that true?

yes, older weezer stuff, in my opinion is better than newer stuff. pinkerton is one of the best records of all time in my estimation, as for my love of el scorcho, its an unexplainable thing, but it just rules me. if i hear falling for you though, i'll be one happy bird either way.

and i want to marry the new video.

marry it like a ninja?

monday is weezer day for me! yay! a nice little trip with my friends and some fish and chips at a nice irish pub will make for a nice day, which will end with the strokes and weezer. i'm counting down the hours...

for those of you going to the nashville show: have any of you heard anything about the "weezerfest" that is supposed to be held at pinkerton park in nashville before the concert? i read somehting about it in a karl's corner a few weeks ago and wondered if any of you had heard anything more about it or were going to be there.

damnit, no strokes! irish pub and weezer are still on the agenda.

Not meant to be picky but, isn't Pinkerton Park in Franklin? That's very funny, the whole Pinkerton thing, I've never made the relation before.

If this Weezerfest thing is real, I have to go. Pinkerton Park is literally 1/8 of a mile from the house where I grew up, and lived a good 12 years of my life... I used to walk there everyday.

Will

i guess it is if you say it is. i have no sense of direction or locational knowledge, i just saw it on the website. i'm probably gonna go if it's in franklin. thanks for the info, deevol.

it sounds real enough to check out. i would if i lived in the area,

Sorry, I havent been on in so long. I was on vacation. damon, today is your day to experience one of the greatest concerts ever, I expect to get a full report of how the show went. If the Strokes play any new material, you must tell me. have a good time.

Oh, and by the way, while I was on vacation, I found an oasis pin, and I bought it for you. i hope you like it.

Sorry i posted that last message before I found out about the travesty which has occured with the strokes. Maybe the oasis pin will make you feel a little bit better.

no strokes???? ive not heard this horror! damn. and where and when does this "weezerfest" begin? sounds perty radd.

Um...not to be nosy or anything but um what would the pin look like? Oasis pins are just rare and I'm just curious. The two I have I only bust out for special occasions.

thanks jason/ray! that was very nice of you, considering my love of oasis. the no strokes thing really bummed me out at the show. add that to having to listen to dashboard and sparta, as well as the lack of muppets on stage, and it was a little disappointing. overall, i think i prefer weezer inside, rather than in an open venue like blossom music center.

so, damon, what were some of the highlights of the show? you know, the best songs and whatnot. help get some of us nashville kids pumped for the show. i really hope the strokes don't cancel on us too, darn injured member...

well...

rivers seems to be over his issues with pinkerton, as they played 6 or 7 songs from it. off the top of my head: falling for you, pink triangle (only the second time in about 7 years), getchoo, el scorcho, and no other one. there were others, but they slip my mind at the moment. the also played all the usuals from the blue album, while avoiding the green for the most part (island in the sun is the only one i recall...).

my biggest objection was that they only played 4 from the new album, all of which i heard them play last time in nashville. i was looking forward to possibly hearing slob, slave, and december, but alas, it was not to be.

Where did you go to Highschool, Wiyum?

Well, damon, it sounds like you had an "okay" time. I'm glad to hear that rivers has added more Pinkerton songs. I am getting pumped about the show. I'm glad you're happy about the pin. it's a black pin with your standard oasis logo. (the original logo, unfortunately, and not the one that my friend damon likes, but I'm sure he'll like it all the same.)

i dig all of the logos, but my personal favorite is the coat of arms shown on the masterplan cover. still, i'm quite excited about said pin. now i won't have to steal your smiths pin all the time

I have two, the black pin with the original logo (got that at The Rhythm Section in Gatlinburg, HaveSomeSoma can give me an "amen" on that) and I have another one with Noel, Liam, Bonehead & half of Guigsy on it with a purple rectangle and OASIS written in yellow. My friend bought it for me when she went to London, so it's a prize.

I do enjoy the new logo and would like to acquire some merch with it on it. I'm always on the look out for a new sticker for mi coche.

very nice.

i have the shirt from the tour of brotherly love, which has the new logo. other than that, i don't have anything.

I went crazy when I saw them in indianapolis. Not only did I get Andy Bell & Gem's autograph, I have videotape of all of them getting off the bus and waving and whatnot (except Noel, Andy was about a foot in front of me the whole time so he blocked Noel). I left just before Noel and Liam came out and signed stuff too....oh well....

But anyway, I got two t-shirts, the program, a jacket (that cost $60 and was too small...I took the oasis logo and sewed it on a toboggan) and a metal keychain (another well-spent 10 dollars).

I also managed to find the Stand By Me, D'You Know What I Mean, Some Might Say, and Don't Look Back In Anger singles while there. It was a beautiful experience.

wow! i'm so jealous. andy and gem are dead cool. i would have loved to see them.

that was such a cool tour. seeing oasis was great, but with the black crowes, it was even better, as i am a fan of them as well. spacehog made for a nice opening act.

I purchased the oasis pin at the Rhythm Section in Gatlinburg, as well. What a coincidence! (Shock and amazement!)

Well, Ooltewah High School after this horrid relocation to Chattanooga. But my freshman year, as you'd probably guess from the proximilty to Pinkerton Park, was Centennial High School, in its first year of existence.

Will

this pin will bring great joy to me, and to our room as well. the ale will flow in celebration.

amen. that place was great.