So Weezer was today. Or yesterday, to be exact.

My brother skipped high school and came to university with me for my two morning classes, then we had lunch (Japanese) and headed for the Molson Center. We got there around 1:30pm and we were the 3rd group of people in line, with a group of 4 girls (which later turned out to be a group of 15 people) and another girl by herself (which turned out to be 5) in front. So we waited and waited in subzero weather and we waited some more until our toes were icicles, despite our tapping our feet to Weezer rock the whole time in line - lol. The drummer from Ozma came out to chat with the fans mid-afternoon ? that was cool.

Molson Center staff let us in at 6:30pm on the dot, and we just ran like mad for the stage. We were front and center, really really great absolutely unobstructed view. In fact, we'll probably be on the crowd shots Karl (weezer.com webmaster) took -I'll check the Weezer website tomorrow and post them in the replies if we indeed are.

Ozma opened, and my brother and I didn?t really like them. They just didn't seem very friendly, or interested, or into it at all. There was one darker, slower song that I sort of liked because it sort of reminded me of Superchunk. Sort of. Saves the Day played next and they fucking rocked the joint. They have AWESOME stage presence. I really didn't know much of their stuff but their performance was a treat. And they are total cuties.

Weezer came on and the crowd went mad. I'd be curious to see how many Newtons of force were being applied on those of us in the front row... who had nowhere to go but into a metal fence. The fat geezer next to me kept banging his elbow on my left wrist (which is now sore, swollen and bruised) and squishing my finger, but it?s all part of the game, right? Even the fat crowd surfer?s ass landing on my head wasn't so bad... Until this girl's intricate metal bracelet cut the fuck out of my shoulder. Blood. I mean, it should just be good etiquette to remove sharp objects: I know I always take my watch off at shows, and I even had my brother take his watch off also (after it scraped and bruised the fuck out of my bicep). It's funny, but when I got cut I felt this primal rage for a nano-second and just got everyone around me to back the fuck up (it's sort of scary when I think back on it - I didn't know I had it in me). I?m really happy I survived the 3 bands in the front row, I wasn?t sure I?d still be able to do it, given that I?m getting old and all.

Now, the moment you?ve all been waiting for: the music. Weezer played loads of songs from the blue album (almost the entire album, in fact) only a few from Pinkerton, a few more from the green album, and a few from the upcoming Maladroit. I?m not even going to try and recreate their playlist, especially since I know it?ll be listed on weezer.com tomorrow. As far as the performance aspect is concerned, it?s the weez: they?re geeks, they don?t really move around, they?re not rock stars, and they just made the stage seem big and empty ? especially in contrast with Saves the Day. I really think Weezer would be better in a smaller venue. ?.Although the size Molson Center was not nearly as bad as I though it would be: the stage was at the ½ of the ice rink and the upper upper levels were closed.

Overall, I?m quite happy and satisfied with my =w= experience. I?d been waiting to see them live for nearly 6 years, and they didn?t disappoint. Weezer Rocks!

Yesterday, I saw a bicyclist get hit by a car. He didn't even fall off his bike, though he was hit pretty hard. He screamed at the car and the veins in his head and neck poked out. It was crazy. I was on my way to a meeting about this magazine I might help get started, but I couldn't find parking.

Today, a SUV driver sideswiped my car on U street in DC. Not much damage, I just kept driving and so did he. I took my friend Dianne, who is a reporter for the Gazette, to an story. It was fun, they fed me brownies. It was a sort of knitting club that made blankets for poor kids. "the Linus Project". She needed a ride because she thought her car got towed, but we spotted her car on the way back.

In line for burittos, I saw a kid with a "Cobra Kai" patch and remarked about them being a good band. We struck up a conversation about a Del Cielo show tonight and I asked him if that's why he was in town.

"No," he replied "we're here for Model UN."

Get your proposals ready soon...


"For Immediate Release: 8 January 2002

-> contact: Justin Hall, justin@bud.com

"Win a Trip for the Web:" Announcing the Links.net Mileage Giveaway

Web writer Justin Hall is proud to announce "Win a Trip for the Web" the
Links.net Mileage Giveaway Contest. To celebrate the eighth anniversary
of his web site, Hall will buy a plane ticket for the person who
proposes to travel and share the results online.

Hall is soliciting 500-1500 word proposals describing a trip and
resulting online content. Entrants can propose to visit any one of the
eight hundred and ninety-four cities covered by the Star Alliance
airline network. Entrants can propose any sort of content, as long as
it can be freely served online. Entrants need not have a web site; Hall
will help the winner find a place to host their travel content if they
don't have a place for it themselves.

To evaluate proposals, Hall has empanelled judges with a passion for
travel and media. Wayne Bremser is a writer known for his web sites
celebrating American musical culture, including Harlem.org. George K.
Darby runs the GC Press, an independent book publishing company based in
New Orleans. Jeannette Harshbarger travels widely and contributes to
numerous web sites. Ryan Junell has directed and produced short films,
television shows, and concert visuals for musicians. elly millican has
for years shared of herself through writing and a web cam at elly.org.
Steve Rhodes is a well-versed media researcher who runs his own weblog
Tiger Beat and contributes to numerous other media sites. Svante
Tidholm is a writer who has recently established DemonBox, offering silk
screening facilities, computers, and a music studio outside of
Stockholm.

Proposals must be submitted by February 28, and the winner will be
announced a month later. Further details, rules and proposal
specifications for this giveaway can be found on the Internet's World
Wide Web: http://www.links.net/share/mileage"

some chick fliered at least five blocks of my street on valentine's day with a bright pink flyer professing her everlasting love, on car windshields and telephone poles, to her boyfriend. she included his first AND last name. i hope for his sake that dude has an unlisted phone number.
why the hell would Chrissy think that was romantic?

I was in the audience for 3 episodes of the Ricki Lake show filmed last Thurday.
I don't know when they are going to air.

If you have to ask, you'll never know.