Get Your Weerez On

So, I was always under the impression that Weezer fans are nice, fun loving people. A good majority of them are whiney emo kids, but that's cool because you can push those kids around at shows and they'll just write a song in which they cry about it. So wrong.

Went to Roseland ballroom to see the great =w=, it's a beautiful venue. Everything has just recently been redone, and if I had been paying more attention I would have noticed the bleacher-type set up to the right so people could see. Instead I opted for the "try to get really close to the front without waiting on line for hours" deal. I thought that this shouldn't be too hard, most of these kids have never been to a standing room only show and don't know what to expect. The second the opening band (which was pretty bad) got off there was a mad rush for the stage. No everyone moves to the back for some beer and Lindsay can sneak to the front. Mad rush. I got well acquainted with my neighbors as I was practically lifted off the ground and stayed that way for about a half hour. I was 10 people away from the stage, though, so who cares?

When Weezer actually came on things just got awful. I probably would have fallen to the ground but there wasn't even room for that. I've been to semi-rough shows and this was entirely different and much worse. No pits opened, who moshes to Weezer anyways? Instead it was just constant pushing back and forth for the first half of the set. After half a song in the front I was unable to breathe and headed backwards where the AC was actually working. People were real jerks and wouldn't even let me back. That, I do not understand.

Other then all that drama..the set was very awesome. The light up =w= is so fun, I want one for my room. Rivers was uncharacteristicly chatty and nice..he actually seemed to appreciate the fans instead of telling them that "just because you buy my CD doesn't mean you can talk to me."

There was also a lot of people smoking up. I didn't know that pot and weezer went so well together.