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{{Infobox tour
| name              = Fall 1999 tour
| artist            = [[The Special Goodness]]
| performances      = 27
| photo             = 
| caption           = 
| start_date        = [[October 26]], [[1999]]
| end_date          = [[November 27]], [[1999]]
| supporting_act   =
| headerliner      = 
| associated_album  = 
| legs              = 
| tour_mngr         = [[Karl Koch]] 
| last_tour         = 
| last_year         =
| next_tour         = [[The Special Goodness' Spring 2000 tour]]
| next_year         = 2000
}}

[[The Special Goodness]] played their '''first official tour''' in the fall of [[1999]], while [[Weezer]] was on hiatus.

==Overview==
Since [[1996]], [[Patrick Wilson]] had spent off-time between recording and touring with [[Weezer]] working on his solo musical project, [[the Special Goodness]]. In July [[1999]], during the prolonged [[Weezer#Hiatus_and_Matt_Sharp.27s_Departure|Weezer hiatus]], Wilson partnered with friends [[Pat Finn]] and [[Lee Loretta]] to play the band's first few live performances in venues around Oregon. These shows have been unofficially referred to as "the special napkin tour", titled after Napkin, a local band who accompanied the Special Goodness at many of these early sets.<ref>[[Pat Finn|Finn, P]]. [Pjfsk8s]. (1999, July 9). "the special napkin tour rocks salem". ''[[alt.music.weezer]]'' message. https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/NNzHfxLVW4I/m/9sRikFA0TiIJ.</ref>

After testing the waters with these shows, the band quickly planned out a tour for the upcoming fall. Unofficial fifth Weezer member [[Karl Koch]] entered as a tour manager, roadie, and archivist, and [[Mikey Welsh]] (recently initiated as the new Weezer bassist) replaced Finn on bass. Wilson drove his green van (recently pourchased from weezer roadie Joe Beebe) across the country to Boston to collect Mikey, who had been working with Juliana Hatfield as well as touring with Verbena (and courting their singer, a plan he quickly realized wasnt a good idea). Patrick and Mikey returned to Buffalo to rehearse with Lee in Lees' uncles defunct bar "The Amity Club" (located on the cortner of Hertel and Military). After a few days of preparation, the group headed out, playing about a dozen shows along the east coast and midwest, headed south to hit venues in and around Texas, and then ended the tour with a handful of shows in California (including three with {{PN|Brian Bell}} [[Space Twins]]) before heading back home northwest. The tour lasted from [[October 26]] to [[November 27]], [[1999]].<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, K]]. (1999). "[[The Special Goodness tour diary - Fall 1999]]". ''[[weezer.net]]''.</ref>

Homemade copies of the band's first album, ''[[The Special Goodness (album)|The Special Goodness]]'', were sold by the band during this tour. Early on, Koch, inspired by Mikey's near constant collage projects done in motel rooms on tour, designed unique collages for each copy's cover art using miscellaneous found images, and a stack of Handsome Boy Modeling School promotional stickers found in a club. Later, photocopied versions of three specific designs were used.<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, K]]. M., Woodbury, J. P., et al. (Hosts). (2022, July 15). [[The Special Podness: Meet The Special Goodness]] (No. 1). [Audio podcast episode]. In ''[[The Special Podness]]''. Wastoids. https://wastoids.buzzsprout.com/1811884/10928203-the-special-podness-meet-the-special-goodness.</ref> Although the album originally released the year prior, this was the first time copies of the album were accessible to American fans, as Wilson had so far only managed to secure distribution in Japan. The album ultimately would not see any official American release, making the copies sold on this and the following tour unique as the album's only domestic release. Other merch sold on this tour included a simple T-shirt design, as well as hats manufactured by New Era (whom Koch shares a familial connection with).

==Tour dates==
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! style="background: #7ad;" width=20%|Concert
! style="background: #7ad;" width=10%|Other bands
! style="background: #7ad;" width=5%|Country
! style="background: #7ad;" width=15%|City
! style="background: #7ad;" width=15%|Venue
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 10/26/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Rutgers, NJ
| |Rutgers University
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 10/27/1999]]
| |Plymouth Rock
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Providence, RI
| |AS220
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 10/28/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |New York, NY
| |Brownies
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 10/29/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Boston, MA
| |The Middle East
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/01/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Washington, DC
| |The Garage
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/02/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Pittsburgh, PA
| |Club Laga
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/03/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Cleveland, OH
| |Blind Lemon
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/04/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Dayton, OH
| |Club Safari
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/05/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Chicago, IL
| |Empty Bottle
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/06/1999]]
| |Man Planet, The Negro Problem
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Minneapolis, MN
| |7th Street Entry
|-
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|<s>The Special Goodness concert: 11/07/1999</s> (cancelled)
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|The Benjamins
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|{{flag|usa}}
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|Milwaukee, WI
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|The Globe
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/08/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Ames, IA
| |The Maintenance Shop
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/09/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Lincoln, NE
| |Knickerbockers
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/12/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Kansas City, MO
| |The Hurricane
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/10/1999]]
| |Wesley Willis
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Fayetteville, AK
| |Clunk Music Hall
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/14/1999]]
| |Ashtray Babyhead
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Little Rock, AK
| |Vino's
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/16/1999]]
| |
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |New Orleans, LA
| |The Mermaid Lounge
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/17/1999]]
| |Robo-Sam
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Baton Rouge, LA
| |The Spanish Moon
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/18/1999]]
| |Ashtray Babyhead, Sad Like Crazy
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Houston, TX
| |Rudyard's
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/19/1999]]
| |Ashtray Babyhead, Eureka Farm, The Stereo
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Austin, TX
| |Emo's
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/20/1999]]
| |Chomsky, Eureka Farm
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Dallas, TX
| |Club Clearview
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/22/1999]]
| |Eureka Farm
| |{{flag|usa}}
| | Phoenix, AZ
| | The Green Room
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/23/1999]]<br><small>''See also: [[Space Twins concert: 11/23/1999]]''</small>
| |Eureka Farm, [[Space Twins]]
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Costa Mesa, CA
| |Club Mesa
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/24/1999]]<br><small>''See also: [[Space Twins concert: 11/24/1999]]''</small>
| |Eureka Farm, [[Space Twins]]
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |West Hollywood, CA
| |[[The Viper Room]]
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/25/1999]]<br><small>''See also: [[Space Twins concert: 11/25/1999]]''</small>
| |Eureka Farm, [[Space Twins]]
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |San Francisco, CA
| |Club Cocodrie
|-
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|<s>The Special Goodness concert: 11/26/23</s> (cancelled)
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|Eureka Farm
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|{{flag|usa}}
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|Portland, OR
| bgcolor="c7c8ca"|LA Luna
|-
| |[[The Special Goodness concert: 11/27/1999]]
| |Eureka Farm
| |{{flag|usa}}
| |Seattle, WA
| |OK Hotel
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[The Special Goodness tour diary - Fall 1999]]
*[[List of Special Goodness tours]]
*[[List of Special Goodness concerts]]
*[[Gallery:Merchandise (non-Weezer)#1999/2000 tours]] - Pictures of merchandise sold on this tour
*[[Recording History - Page 11#October/November '99 : Special Goodness tour bootlegs]] - List of known bootleg recordings from this tour
*[[The Special Goodness (album)|''The Special Goodness'' (album)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*Video footage from this tour: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNESfXRXGraZMUE-WiTR9eFYhLhRpJRN0 10/29/99], [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNESfXRXGraaeIKdYXn-sK40U3Z-vSPbB 11/19/99]

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