(Borrowed from Weezer.com Thanks Karl!)

The Dum Dums This was a very strange punk-glam band that was started up by some friends of the guys who would later become Wax. One of these future Wax men was Tom Gardocki, who was playing in Bush with the two Pats. Via Tom, the two Pats made the aquantence of the Dum Dums. The Dum Dums included two guys named Bob and Von, who were later roomates of both Pats, Jason, and Karl at 1711 Stoner Ave in west LA.
The Dum Dums looked extremely "Sunset Strip" but sang very silly material. Their goal was to steal audience from the "real" sunset strip bands, by making fun of that glam metal music and style.
Early on, Both Pats and Matt Sharp would come out on stage at Dum Dums shows and play weird roles, like Matt and Pats "Fat Men" schtick, where they would wear huge clothes stuffed with pillows, and bounce around the stage.
After the Dum Dums lost a few members, Bob asked the two Pats to fill in as drummer and bass player, around the start of the summer of 1991. Pat and Pat would play numerous shows with them between summer 1991 and summer 1992.
At least one of these shows was videotaped, but i dont think either Pat was involved in any demo or practice recording with the group.

(a demo tape exists, but this was recorded before either Pat was involved)


wayne got married

junior is a skin head

bigfast bikes

mommy is in the rehab

daddy is in drag

wanna-be

closetnerd

blabber mouth

kick the cat

gimmie some money

playpen

(link to original page) http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist2.htm


"THE Dum Dums are an old, old style punk band with a hilarious dorky image."
-Rock City News 1991


"Watching The Dum Dums perform eliminates the need for hallucinogenic drugs of any sort for the rest of ones life. Their set is a frenitic, high speed, insane aggregation of fun."
-West Coast Forum 1990


for more on the ORIGINAL, The Dum Dums:

www.myspace.com/4dumdums

www.myspace.com/thedums

www.youtube.com/thedumdums