Why did you decide to make a Weezer tribute group?
I was in another cover band playing at local bars . . . (that) broke up. That band did, like, four cover songs from Weezer. I’ve always been a big Weezer fan, so that’s where I got the idea to do a Weezer tribute band. Do you remember the first time you heard a Weezer song? I guess the first time I heard them was when they were getting mainstream radio airplay with “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So,” back in the good MTV days . . . in the early ’90s. I’ve always been a fan ever since. I’m . . . fond of their recent album. They have three albums . . . that they call “Weezer.” They go by the different colors on the albums. The most recent one is their “Red Album.” Who else did you recruit to be in the band with you? I put out a bulletin through Craigslist . . . to see if anyone else would be interested in it. A guy named Tony Spera . . . was originally from the Wilkes-Barre area and recently moved to Lancaster. He was the first one to respond, so he became my rhythm guitar player. He’s
