I hope you’re ready to rock, because…WELCOME TO WEEZER SUMMER!
This five-part series is a deep dive into how a young, quirky alternative band named Weezer—and a whole universe around them—became a kind of home for a teenage girl looking for somewhere to belong.
Before you proceed: make sure you read Part 1 and Part 2! They can both be found here: https://ashleighellskells.substack.com/
Rock =W= Music: Part 3 is an intermission to the larger story but the core of THE ROCK! Told through dialogue recreated half from journal entries, half from memory, it describes in shiny detail the events of January 18 and 19, 1997, two back-to-back Weezer shows in Charleston and Charlotte, and my first time seeing the band when I was 17 years old. This unforgettable weekend remains one of the best of my entire life!
