Weezer Responds To Fan Fundraising Attempt To Get Them To Stop Making Crappy Albums

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There are so many "fan-funding" platforms, like Kickstarter, out there that involve trying to raise a certain amount via a bunch of fan pledges, where they only have to pay if they reach the goal. Usually, we see projects on those sites used for things like funding a new album or a book or something. But what about an anti- funding project? Hypebot points us to the fact that some "fans" (and perhaps I should use that word loosely) of the band Weezer are using one of those platforms to try to raise $10 million dollars to get the band Weezer to break up. The organizer is apparently upset that the band doesn't make good albums any more:

I have never been a fan of this band. I think that they are pretty much horrible, and always have been. Even in the early 90's.

But this isn't about me. This is about the Weezer fans. They are our brothers and sisters, our friends, our lovers.

Every year, Rivers Cuomo swears that he's changed, and that their new album is the best thing that he's done since "Pinkerton," and what happens? Another pile of crap like "Beverly Hills" or "I'm Your Daddy."

This is an abusive relationship, and it needs to stop now.

I am tired of my friends being disappointed year after year.

I am tired of endless whimsical cutesy album covers and music videos.

I'm sick of hearing about whatever this terrible (and yes, even if you like the early stuff, you should be able to admit that they are wretched now) excuse for a band is up to these days.

If all 852,000 of you (really?) who bought "Pinkerton" pitch in $12, we will meet our al.

I beg you, Weezer. Take our money and disappear.

Amusingly, one of the band members responded via Twitter saying:

if they can make it 20, we'll do the "deluxe breakup"!

Nicely done. Of course, now that it's gotten attention, the guy who originally posted it is taking it down, saying that he did it (of course) for the lulz (as if anyone thought he was serious?). Anyway, perhaps we should have tried this for our $100 million offer to have us silence Techdirt.

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One thing sure to bring a tear to the eye of a frugal WalletPop reader is the sight of a product put out to the curb for trash pickup that could have, with a little more care, lasted much longer. To that end, we offer these 10 suggestions on how to stretch the lifespan of your possessions.

1. Quit washing your jeans

How often do you wash your blue jeans? After each wearing? Once a week? Once a month? According to some enthusiasts, you're destroying what should-be a longtime love affair. Blogger Dr. Denim says the most enthusiastic denim lovers will wear their new jeans six months before the first washing, then three months before a second washing.

And these aren't washings as you might picture them. Carl Chiara of Levi Strauss and Co. told the Wall Street Journal that at the six-month mark, he soaks his jeans in the bathtub with some very mild soap and lets them air-dry. That's it.

There is also an environmental spin to this issue: The United Nations put out a video encouraging people to wash their jeans less often.

Heat, water and detergents can make those new jeans look old in a hurry, but that's not such a good thing when the goal is to increase the lifespan of your favorite denims.

2. Dry your razor blades

Among the most overpriced items on the pharmacy shelf, IMHO, is the razor blade. An 8-pack of Gillette Fusion 5-blade cartridges from Amazon costs $2.64 per cartridge. If you go through one every two weeks, you'll spend $68.58 in a year. If you could cut that in half, what would you do with the extra $34 in your pocket?

Could these savings be as simple as drying your blades after each use? Oxidation of the steel blade can dull the cutting edge quicker than wear and tear against your facial hair, and the bathroom is the perfect climate for oxidation: warm and moist. If you store your razor in the shower (guilty!), don't be surprised if you find those telltale specs of rust on your blade after only a few days.

To extend the life of your blade, dry it carefully after use (if you use a hair dryer, waft it over your razor, too) and store it in a drawer away from the sink and shower.

There are a number of devices on the market that promise to resharpen your blades, but little information on whether they really work or not. Have you tried one? What was your experience?

3. Coddle your tires

A set of good tires can set you back $400, so the payoff from getting extra life from them can save you significant dough. Extending their life isn't rocket science, either. The Michigan Natural and Energy Resources Dept. recommends:

Keeping them inflated to the proper psi; check weekly. A set of tire pressure valve stem caps can help, and costs less than $10.

Rotate your tires every 5,000-8,000 miles.

Use the tire size your car was designed for; smaller tires will wear more quickly.

Keep your car aligned; misalignment will show up in unusual tread wear.

Avoid quick starts and stops. When your tires are smoking, you may be accelerating too fast.

If you store tires, stack them on their side in a dry, cool place, no more than four high.

4. Keep your shoes pristine

With the price of shoes today, squeaking out an extra year or two of shoe life can help you save up for that new pair of Manolo Blahniks. Among the tactics you can employ:

Buy decent quality. Those half-price shoes will most likely last less than half as long.

Alternate your shoes (this applies mostly to men, I believe, since most women don't wear the same shoes day after day). By having two pairs of everyday shoes and alternating them, you give your shoes a chance to breathe and properly dry out.

Dry them completely if you've gotten them wet. Consider using a waterproof spray to keep the rain off, especially in the winter if you live in the north.

Clean them thoroughly before polishing, and polish often. The polish isn't just cosmetic; it protects the leather.

Buy shoes that can be resoled.

When shopping for kids' shoes, have them wear heavy socks to reserve a little room for their rapidly growing feet.

Break the habit of wedging yourself in and out of shoes without tying or untying the shoelaces.

Use a shoehorn for those that fit tightly.

5. Make your perfume last

Perfume is altered by your body chemistry, so perfume will not smell the same on every person. Every perfume goes through three stages after it is applied to your skin: the top note, the middle note and the dry-out note. Depending on how it reacts to your body, these phases may go by quickly or last and last. Work with your perfume purveyor to find a signature scent that has staying power on your skin.

You can also extend the life of your perfume by applying it properly. This begins with moisturization. The perfume will stick to moist skin better than dry, so applying it before dressing, while fresh from the shower, could help it last. Using a non-scented moisturizer on those parts of the skin when you are about to apply it could also help.

Choosing where to apply it can also be a factor. Avoid the "pulse points", those parts of the body where you can clearly detect a pulse, because blood flows close to the skin there, so that skin is warmer -- inside wrists, neck, behind the ears, on the ankles. Apply the perfume on parts of the body insulated with a fat layer (your upper arms, or your outside thighs, for example).

If your scent dies quickly on you, apply lightly but more frequently.

6. Keep that Christmas tree green

Some of the most enthusiastic season celebrators will put up their Christmas trees just after Thanksgiving and keep them up until the New Year. They risk having a dried-out fire hazard sitting in their living room for weeks. But you can take steps to keep that tree remaining supple and green all the way to the take-down.

The first rule: buy fresh. Perhaps you're lucky enough to live where you can pick out and cut down your own; if not, ask the vendor where the tree came from, and how long ago it was cut. Take a look at the needles. According to the National Christmas Tree Association, a fresh fir tree's needles "should break crisply when bent sharply with the fingers -- much like a fresh carrot," while a pine tree's needles will be supple and resilient. Also check for excessive needle loss, wrinkled bark and a musty odor, all signs of a tree too long from the saw. Favor lots that shade their cut trees from the sun.

Before you take home a tree from a tree lot, ask the vendor to cut off an inch from the bottom of the tree, which will help the tree take up water. At home, keep the water reservoir at the base of the tree full of water. Aspirin, sugar and other folklore additives aren't necessary to keep the tree green.

Place the tree away from heater grates, fireplaces and any other source of heat. Don't expose it to direct sunlight, either.

7. Make your clothes last

Not all clothes can go without washing like the blue jeans mentioned above, but there are ways to extend the life of your underwear, children's wear, shirts, blouses, slacks and jammies. These include:

Treat spots rather than wash the whole piece of clothing. The new stain-remover pens work very well, and if you can save a washing, that piece of clothing will last longer.

Line dry rather than tumble dry. It's not only ecological, it adds that wonderful fresh sunshine smell to all you wear.

Avoid using dryer balls; they soften clothes by beating on the fibers, not a recipe for long life.

Maintain your body weight. Easier said than done, but some of us eat our way out of clothes long before they wear out.

Hang and/or fold your clothes. It's all too easy to toss wrinkled clothes in the wash basket before they've actually been worn enough to warrant washing.

Reserve a set of clothes for dirty tasks, and change into them before digging in the yard, changing your car's oil or washing your dog.

Use the sniff test to determine if a shirt or blouse is ready for the laundry, rather than automatically toss it in after a single wearing. Ask a loved one's help; your nose is used to your own body odor.

Remove and store those extra buttons sewed onto better quality clothing, so you can replace them when needed rather than ditch the piece of clothing.

8. Extend the life of produce

How much of the produce you buy do you end up pitching because it has decayed? Too much, if you're like my household. This is not necessarily inevitable, however. Try these methods:

Rehydrate. Vegetables like lettuce, spinach and celery can be brought back to life when they begin to wilt by soaking them in cold water. Dry well afterward.

Sequester: Apples will stay edible in the crisper section of your refrigerator for a long time. Put them in perforated plastic bags to help them stay moist, and toss out any that show decay spots; remember the old adage about rotten apples. If you live in a cooler climate with a garage that doesn't freeze, you could store larger quantities of apples there. Keep them away from other fruit and vegetables that over-ripen easily, however; the ethylene gas the apples give off will hasten the ripening of other produce.

Refrigerate: Some fruits do just fine left out on the kitchen counter, but some are best kept in the fridge. These include berries of many types, grapes, cherries, apricots, and vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, lettuce, mushrooms and sweet corn. The University of California has a convenient chart to help determine what goes where.

Freeze: If you find you aren't going to be able to use peaches and green peppers, for example, before they go bad, toss them in the freezer. They'll last for months if properly packaged.

Chill: Some vegetables like potatoes will last a long time in a cool, dry area, perhaps like the far end of your basement or an attached garage. In days of old, root cellars were dug for this purpose.

Breathe: Onions and garlic should have room to breathe, so don't keep them wrapped in plastic or buried in too small a drawer.

You've probably seen ads for plastic produce bags that claim to allow ethylene gas to escape from fruit and vegetables stored within, thereby keeping them from over-ripening. Consumer Reports tests didn't find these claims valid, however.

9. Save that fine wine

Many of us enjoy a glass of wine with a fine meal, but when dining at home, it's not always wise or appropriate to kill the entire bottle, This leaves us with the dilemma of how to properly save the remaining wine so that it doesn't lose its bouquet and flavor.

The answer begins by understanding that oxygen is your wine's enemy, and the less oxygen you can allow to come into contact with your wine, the better it will retain its character. This means merely banging the cork back into the bottle isn't a good idea; you have all that air trapped with it.

One method is to keep on hand an empty half-sized bottle (a split, in wine terms) into which you can decant the wine. Perhaps a Tupperware tub of equal volume might also serve the purpose, but a wine aficionado would be aghast to see you pour a glass of wine from it.

If you are willing to pay some money to solve the problem, one device that helps is a vacuum pump made to fit over the neck of the bottle and suck out that nasty air. The Wine Doctor, however, doesn't care for this technique and conjectures that the vacuum pump pulls up more than just the air in the bottle neck -- it removes gas that is part of the wine itself.

The pricier solution to the problem is to replace the air with an noncorrosive gas such as nitrogen or argon. The Wine Doctor isn't fond of this solution, either, fearing it could degrade the quality of older wines.

In retrospect, perhaps the answer is to drink the rest of the bottle, but do it very, very slowly.

10. Scratch-proof that smart screen

Fellow WalletPop writer Josh Smith turned me on to screen protectors for my HTC Droid Incredible smart phone. Phones such as this or the Apple iPhone allow the user to scroll across the screen with his/her finger. The technology, also used in the iPod Touch and the new, hot iPad, makes browsing a snap, but risks scratching the screen.

A scratched screen is not only unsightly, but it detracts from any resale value. There are a number of third-party screen overlays such as the Zagg Invisibleshield that are virtually impervious to scratches. Hint: You might find a better price buying through Amazon than through Zagg's website.

Those of us with clumsy fingers, prone to drop expensive objects, might also consider a hard-shell case for our device. I use the Otterbox for my Droid, and have dropped my phone a couple of times without damaging it. There are many other brands available for the device of your choice.

Again, shop around before buying it directly from the manufacturer, and you might save substantially.
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Weezer Responds To Fan Fundraising Attempt To Get Them To Stop Making Crappy Albums

from the connecting-with-anti-fans? dept

I have never been a fan of this band. I think that they are pretty much horrible, and always have been. Even in the early 90's.

But this isn't about me. This is about the Weezer fans. They are our brothers and sisters, our friends, our lovers.

Every year, Rivers Cuomo swears that he's changed, and that their new album is the best thing that he's done since "Pinkerton," and what happens? Another pile of crap like "Beverly Hills" or "I'm Your Daddy."

This is an abusive relationship, and it needs to stop now.

I am tired of my friends being disappointed year after year.

I am tired of endless whimsical cutesy album covers and music videos.

I'm sick of hearing about whatever this terrible (and yes, even if you like the early stuff, you should be able to admit that they are wretched now) excuse for a band is up to these days.

If all 852,000 of you (really?) who bought "Pinkerton" pitch in $12, we will meet our al.

I beg you, Weezer. Take our money and disappear.

Amusingly, one of the band members responded via Twitter saying:

if they can make it 20, we'll do the "deluxe breakup"!

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Keeping them inflated to the proper psi; check weekly. A set of tire pressure valve stem caps can help, and costs less than $10.

Rotate your tires every 5,000-8,000 miles.

Use the tire size your car was designed for; smaller tires will wear more quickly.

Keep your car aligned; misalignment will show up in unusual tread wear.

Avoid quick starts and stops. When your tires are smoking, you may be accelerating too fast.

If you store tires, stack them on their side in a dry, cool place, no more than four high.

Buy decent quality. Those half-price shoes will most likely last less than half as long.

Alternate your shoes (this applies mostly to men, I believe, since most women don't wear the same shoes day after day). By having two pairs of everyday shoes and alternating them, you give your shoes a chance to breathe and properly dry out.

Dry them completely if you've gotten them wet. Consider using a waterproof spray to keep the rain off, especially in the winter if you live in the north.

Clean them thoroughly before polishing, and polish often. The polish isn't just cosmetic; it protects the leather.

Buy shoes that can be resoled.

When shopping for kids' shoes, have them wear heavy socks to reserve a little room for their rapidly growing feet.

Break the habit of wedging yourself in and out of shoes without tying or untying the shoelaces.

Use a shoehorn for those that fit tightly.

Treat spots rather than wash the whole piece of clothing. The new stain-remover pens work very well, and if you can save a washing, that piece of clothing will last longer.

Line dry rather than tumble dry. It's not only ecological, it adds that wonderful fresh sunshine smell to all you wear.

Avoid using dryer balls; they soften clothes by beating on the fibers, not a recipe for long life.

Maintain your body weight. Easier said than done, but some of us eat our way out of clothes long before they wear out.

Hang and/or fold your clothes. It's all too easy to toss wrinkled clothes in the wash basket before they've actually been worn enough to warrant washing.

Reserve a set of clothes for dirty tasks, and change into them before digging in the yard, changing your car's oil or washing your dog.

Use the sniff test to determine if a shirt or blouse is ready for the laundry, rather than automatically toss it in after a single wearing. Ask a loved one's help; your nose is used to your own body odor.

Remove and store those extra buttons sewed onto better quality clothing, so you can replace them when needed rather than ditch the piece of clothing.

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Weezer Responds To Fan Fundraising Attempt To Get Them To Stop Making Crappy Albums

from the connecting-with-anti-fans? dept

I have never been a fan of this band. I think that they are pretty much horrible, and always have been. Even in the early 90's.

But this isn't about me. This is about the Weezer fans. They are our brothers and sisters, our friends, our lovers.

Every year, Rivers Cuomo swears that he's changed, and that their new album is the best thing that he's done since "Pinkerton," and what happens? Another pile of crap like "Beverly Hills" or "I'm Your Daddy."

This is an abusive relationship, and it needs to stop now.

I am tired of my friends being disappointed year after year.

I am tired of endless whimsical cutesy album covers and music videos.

I'm sick of hearing about whatever this terrible (and yes, even if you like the early stuff, you should be able to admit that they are wretched now) excuse for a band is up to these days.

If all 852,000 of you (really?) who bought "Pinkerton" pitch in $12, we will meet our al.

I beg you, Weezer. Take our money and disappear.

Amusingly, one of the band members responded via Twitter saying:

if they can make it 20, we'll do the "deluxe breakup"!

8 Comments | Leave a Comment..

Keeping them inflated to the proper psi; check weekly. A set of tire pressure valve stem caps can help, and costs less than $10.

Rotate your tires every 5,000-8,000 miles.

Use the tire size your car was designed for; smaller tires will wear more quickly.

Keep your car aligned; misalignment will show up in unusual tread wear.

Avoid quick starts and stops. When your tires are smoking, you may be accelerating too fast.

If you store tires, stack them on their side in a dry, cool place, no more than four high.

Buy decent quality. Those half-price shoes will most likely last less than half as long.

Alternate your shoes (this applies mostly to men, I believe, since most women don't wear the same shoes day after day). By having two pairs of everyday shoes and alternating them, you give your shoes a chance to breathe and properly dry out.

Dry them completely if you've gotten them wet. Consider using a waterproof spray to keep the rain off, especially in the winter if you live in the north.

Clean them thoroughly before polishing, and polish often. The polish isn't just cosmetic; it protects the leather.

Buy shoes that can be resoled.

When shopping for kids' shoes, have them wear heavy socks to reserve a little room for their rapidly growing feet.

Break the habit of wedging yourself in and out of shoes without tying or untying the shoelaces.

Use a shoehorn for those that fit tightly.

Treat spots rather than wash the whole piece of clothing. The new stain-remover pens work very well, and if you can save a washing, that piece of clothing will last longer.

Line dry rather than tumble dry. It's not only ecological, it adds that wonderful fresh sunshine smell to all you wear.

Avoid using dryer balls; they soften clothes by beating on the fibers, not a recipe for long life.

Maintain your body weight. Easier said than done, but some of us eat our way out of clothes long before they wear out.

Hang and/or fold your clothes. It's all too easy to toss wrinkled clothes in the wash basket before they've actually been worn enough to warrant washing.

Reserve a set of clothes for dirty tasks, and change into them before digging in the yard, changing your car's oil or washing your dog.

Use the sniff test to determine if a shirt or blouse is ready for the laundry, rather than automatically toss it in after a single wearing. Ask a loved one's help; your nose is used to your own body odor.

Remove and store those extra buttons sewed onto better quality clothing, so you can replace them when needed rather than ditch the piece of clothing.

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If you're a freelance writer, or thinking about becoming one, then you know that writing is the easy part. Finding places to pitch your writing, eg, marketing it, takes up the bulk of your time.

Well, there are a few ways on the Internet where you can start making money right away - as in, within one week. Following are three.

1. Write for Pay Sites (3 Reviewed)

A. AssociatedContent.com: My favorite write-for-pay site. The beauty of writing for this site is that you write what you want and get paid for it - anywhere from $3 to $40 for a minimum 400-word article. They also accept videos for payment.

The reason I like this site is: 1) as mentioned above, you write what you want. No editor guidelines to follow, writing about subjects that you have no interest in and/or tons of research to do. 2) No minimum pay out to reach (many sites have a minimum you have to reach before you get paid); and 3) Fairly quick turnaround time They usually take 5-7 business days to read your submission and make you an offer.

If you have a hobby, a subject you are passionate about, or a subject you want to take the time to write about - for whatever reason - simply set up an Author's account with them (it's FREE!) and submit.

NOTE: On rare occasions, your article will be rejected. However, the editors usually leave a note explaining why and you then have the chance to make changes and resubmit the content. As I said, to be rejected is rare, but on the few occasions I have been, I always rewrote and usually got a higher than normal offer by acting on the editor's suggestions.

Since I've been a freelance writer for over a decade and had a large library of content, I made a couple of hundred dollars in a few week's time by submitting previously published material.

Didn't I mention that the material you submit doesn't have to be original? You will be paid less for it, but as it's already written and has probably been used for other purposes, it's like free cash. They pay more for original material and material that they specifically request (new topics are emailed from the administrator each Friday).

B. WriteForCash.com: With WriteForCash.com, it takes them up to two weeks to review your article, and more often than not, you will have to make some revisions before your article will be accepted.

Also, it takes them up to three months to get your article on the web. Another drawback of this site is that they own the copyright to the work (eg, you can't resell the content) and you have to choose from topics they list on which to write.

To their credit, the list of topics can be wide-ranging and they pay from $10 to $15 per article. But, if you have a hankering to write about, for example, the World Cup, and it's not on their list, you won't get paid for it.

C. Constant-Content.com: With this site, you basically put your articles up for bid, setting your own price. However, a lot of writers there offer their articles for free, which diminishes your chance of selling one - especially if it's in the same genre. Further, you have to keep your price pretty low to sell articles - anywhere from $1 to $5. Although, this can increase if you write for high-paying genres, eg, finance, technical, etc.

On the upside, you can resell content here. So, if you are going to write an article anyway and sell it elsewhere, you might as well post it here. However, another drawback is that you won't be paid until your account hits the $50 mark. Realistically, this can take months, especially if you are only posting one or two articles a week and selling them for $2 or $3 each.

There are tons of ways to sell your writing online; these three sites are just to get you going and/or supplement what you may already be doing.

2. Start an Article Directory: This takes a bit more work, but is very simple to start. What do people look for on the Internet - information - lots of it!

To start an article directory, all you have to do is put up a simple website and start soliciting writers to submit their articles to you - free of charge. Most article writers are promoters of something - e-books, seminars, software, workshops, etc. They are constantly looking for free and/or low-cost exposure.

Soon, you can have hundreds of pages of content. How will you make money? Add Google ads (details below). Every time someone clicks on one of the ads, you make money.

Many article directories take articles on many subjects; some specialize. Only you can decide which is right for you. I personally prefer niche directories because as the web expands, I think users will revisit a directory that carries quality information on a specific topic more often than one that carries a lot of articles on everything. Even if you separate them out by category, I find the "all inclusive directories" too overwhelming. Again, it's up to you.

The real key to making money with an article directory is promoting it and getting good, quality articles for your site. To get excellent articles, surf the web using key words on your subject. Once you find an article you like, contact the author (most will have their contact info in the resource box at the end of the article) and ask them to regularly submit articles to your directory. They will almost always say yes.

Once your directory has been indexed by search engines, many will start sending you articles automatically. This is when your site should really take off. Once you have a few hundred articles in your directory (and this can literally take as little as a few weeks if you put in the time), slap those Google ads on each page, and voila - you have hundreds of pages of content carrying ads that, each time they're clicked, is money in your pocket.

NOTE: There are many article directories online where you can automatically pull articles from to get started. Do a Google search for "article directory" and about 3.5 million (yes, million!) results pop up.

Article Directory Software: If you want to put out a little money, you can purchase software that will completely automate this process for you. Do a Google search for "article directory software" and close to half a million results come up. With most of the software you can choose to buy and install yourself, or have the publisher install it for you. Note: You have to be a real techie if you choose to go the self-install route.

Before starting an article directory, I recommend taking several hours and doing some reading on the subject. While it's a relatively simple concept, it can be a lot of work up front - but can pay huge dividends over the months and years to come.

To learn more about getting those Google ads you see on many websites, go to Google.com. Click on "Advertising Programs" (a plain text button right under the search box). Then click on "For Web Publishers: Google AdSense". Finally, click on "What is AdSense? Quick Tour". The program will be explained in detail and you can have it up and running in about 5 minutes.

3. Start a Blog: This is becoming old hat, but is still new and fresh enough that if you have a passion for something and can target a highly defined niche, you can start a blog on it, add some Google Adsense ads, and turn it into a few hundred bucks a month without too much effort. Want to make more? Like anything in life, the more time you commit to it, the more your income will rise.

There's even a new website, Scoopt.com, that acts as a blog literary agent. What do I mean by this? Specifically, they "help you license your blog for both commercial and non-commercial use." In essence, they help you sell your blog's content. See full details at their site.

Blogs are no longer just for ranting about your last bad relationship or the bad dye job your colorist did on your hair. They are professional outlets for making money now.

To read a case study of how a personal interest can be turned into a popular, moneymaking blog, go to ProBlogger.net and do a search of their site for ""Back in Skinny Jeans". The article should pop up. It's very, very interesting reading.

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SUMMARY: These are not get-rich-quick schemes. My mission at InkwellEditorial.com is to help creative and editorial freelancers earn a decent living. I will never promise you that you will "make thousands a month by just doing x", as many will. Don't believe the hype.

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Friday, October 15, 2010

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Weezer Responds To Fan Fundraising Attempt To Get Them To Stop Making Crappy Albums

from the connecting-with-anti-fans? dept

Weezer Responds To Fan Fundraising Attempt To Get Them To Stop Making Crappy Albums

from the connecting-with-anti-fans? dept

Weezer Responds To Fan Fundraising Attempt To Get Them To Stop Making Crappy Albums

from the connecting-with-anti-fans? dept

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