What does the italian writing around the rim of the pinkerton cd mean?

   It says (in italian)
   "dovunque al mondo lo yankee vagabondo si gode e traffica sprezzando i rischi. Affonda l'ancora alla ventura."


   It says (in english)
   "everywhere in the world the wandering yankee has a good time and trades headless of the danger. he drops
   the anchor to the fortune."

     Whats up with this map in Pinkerton?

   there is a 'secret' map behind the black casing side of the cd case. you can easily open it and take a look,
   although the print is kinda small.
   Some notables things on the map are:

   the island of mykel and carli.
   the sharpless mountains.
   weepel.
   cio cio san.
   u.s.s. pinkerton
   jonas

   Some phrases on the map are:

   "iIsola della farfalla"
   it means
   "island of the butterfly"
   which is actually japan.

   "penisola di cane"
   it means "peninsula of the dog"


     How many releases does weezer have?

   you can find a complete discography here: http://weezerfanclub.com/releases.htm


     What is up with Jeneane Garfolo and weezer?

   Apparently, jeneanne wore a weezer hat on an episode of Saturday night live. in answer, matt sharp made a
   shirt that said I love Jeanine grovel and wore it for a picture that appeared in entertainment magazine. i
   guess they met sometime, but so far as i know, there are no plans for marriage yet.

     What's the relation between weezer and star wars?

   Pat Wilson directed the trilogy. actually, weezer just likes star wars. apparently, when weezer was intervieing
   for a new guitarist [because jason cropper left], rivers asked brian bell what his favorite star wars action
   figure was. he said hammerhead, and that was that.


     What does the lush song 'ladykillers' have to do with weezer?

   The lead singer of lush admitted that a few lines of the song where about matt sharp. the lines that deal with
   him are the ones that start with "blondie was with us for a month" which refers to when matt had bleached
   his hair, and was touring with lush. I guess he was hitting on her, and she didn't like it.


     Is it true chewbacca went on tour with weezer?

   Well, sort of. sometime during the 94-95 tour, a fan in canada gave the band a life-size cardboard cut out of
   chewbacca from star wars. at several shows the band brought it on stage and let it stand at the corner of
   the stage. by the end of the tour it was really beat up.


     What happened to mykel and carli?

   mykel, carli and their younger sister, trysta, died in a car accident driving home from a weezer show in
   denver, co on 07.08.97. mykel and carli were the founders of the official weezer fanclub, as well as long time
   friends of weezer and all the weezer fans around the world. for more information on these girls, go here.

     Whats with Rivers playing shows with out weezer in boston?

   Rivers has played some shows in the boston area w/members of chevy heston, the shods, the gigolo aunts,
   pat wilson and tracy bonham's back.up band. almost all of the songs played at these shows are new. they
   might even show up on future weezer albums! if you want to find out more information about these shows,
   click here.


     I heard rivers got married to lisa loeb. this true?

   No, im afraid its not. all you lisa loeb lovers out there can sleep better at night knowing she's still available.