weezer fansite artifacts

hi everyone! unfortunately, i don't update this account anymore, nor do i plan to start again. however, i have a brand new weezer-themed gimmick account called "collectingweezer", where i post items from my expansive weezer collection every day!! check it out: @collectweezer

the spreadsheet containing the list of fansites (alongside my research) is still online, so please feel free to explore it on your own if you still need your old weezer fansite fix! docs.google.com/spreadsheets…

due to the recent integration of ruffle into archive.org's wayback machine, some fansites that were broken due to being based in flash are now viewable! here's "Weezer Albums - A Different Kind of Fan-site" (2002) web.archive.org/web/20021003…

photos of the "Troublemaker" music video shoot taken and shared by a fan; 2008 "Although Rivers looks extremely cool, he was really rude. He wouldn't take a photo with us, but he let us take one of him. :( Whatever. The rest of the guys were awesome!" the-weez.livejournal.com/

"jimmy and the yak go to a weezer concert"; 2002 weezerpedia.com/wiki/Karl%27…

not a fansite, but this is an official article from MTV detailing matt sharp's departure from weezer in 1998. web.archive.org/web/19990221… (thanks @TomChansky!)

if you're a fan of spreadsheets about weezer (for some reason), i recently made a new spreadsheet cataloging my collection of physical weezer items. i've been collecting weezer for nearly five years at this point and it's really added up. give it a look! docs.google.com/spreadsheets…

an incredibly hard to (visually) read fan account of weezer's january 1997 show in columbus, OH, as well as a few signed concert tickets! (1997) web.archive.org/web/19991012…

the header for the OFFICIAL The Special Goodness forum board (2003) web.archive.org/web/20030603…

readability means nothing (1998?) frente.tripod.com/

a few "I.D. Tags" from the 2002 fansite Rebel Allan Alliance for you to add your name to and wear around the weezer.com forums! web.archive.org/web/20021015…

the absolute most killer forum banner artwork (2002) web.archive.org/web/20030210…

while there aren't any archives of the site mentioned, you can't help but feel bad for brian (2001)

during the 2002 push from fans for weezer to release Maladroit, fansite Weezer Empire produced and sold unofficial shirts in an attempt to spread the word (photos from eBay) web.archive.org/web/20020326…

sorry for being so inactive, but i'm back! i took a break around christmas and began to neglect this account overtime. i'm going to continue posting at a less frequent rate, as the previous daily post schedule i had was very difficult to maintain. thanks for understanding!

four separate fansites featuring this same image of weezer on their homepages web.archive.org/web/20000831… oocities.org/serialtoe/Imap/ web.archive.org/web/20000609… web.archive.org/web/20000609…

further example of peak 1999 graphic design web.archive.org/web/19991008…

splash page for the 2002 fansite "InTehGarage" web.archive.org/web/20021128…

"the smack" was a fansite that actively ran from 2000-2002. besides having some of the greatest graphic design of its time, the site also contained archives of Karl Koch's postings on alt.music.weezer, and is one of few fansites endorsed by Karl himself. web.archive.org/web/20010304…