Winkler
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| Snacktime for Captain Bligh | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, CA |
| Years active | ca. 1993 |
| Past members | Pat Finn Patrick Wilson |
| Weet Wesheen | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, CA |
| Years active | 1993 |
| Past members | Pat Finn Darrin Pfeiffer |
| Winkler | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Buffalo, NY |
| Years active | 1993–1994 |
| Past members | Pat Finn Mike Cannamela Mike Lampe |
Winkler was a band founded by long-time friend of Weezer, Pat Finn, in Buffalo, New York in 1993. It included members Mike Cannamela and Mike Lampe. The band recorded a demo and played one show before disbanding. Winkler is part of a lineage of short-lived bands formed by Finn during 1993, each overlapping the next; it evolved from an earlier band, Weet Wesheen, founded by Finn and Darrin Pfeiffer in Los Angeles, California, which itself evolved from Snacktime for Captain Bligh, a brief collaboration between Finn and Patrick Wilson.
Overview
Around January 1993, Pat Finn and Patrick Wilson developed a small amount of material under the name Snacktime for Captain Bligh. Using equipment borrowed from Spike Jonze, they recorded a number of songs in the garage between January 11 and January 14. Two of these songs ("Sheriff Wong" and a 1994 remix of "Building Houses in the Rain") were played by Karl Koch in a Stickam chat and are in public circulation.[1][2] An instrumental track by the duo was used by Jonze for a presentation video for the Chrome Hearts Council of Fashion Design Awards (which also featured dancing from Cherielynn Westrich).[3][4] Snacktime for Captain Bligh seemingly not develop further beyond these handful of recordings.
In late 1992, Finn had invited Darrin Pfeiffer to move to L.A. from Buffalo. After Snacktime dissolved in early 1993, Finn and Pfeiffer formed a new band initially called Sweet Leafy Machine, soon renamed Weet Wesheen, with Pfeiffer on drums and Finn on guitar and vocals. They rehearsed together and recorded a demo, however they did not play any shows.[5]
Weet Wesheen disbanded after Pfeiffer moved back to Buffalo later in 1993. Around the same time, Finn too moved back to Buffalo and reformed the band as Sprinkler — later renamed Winkler[6] — with Mike Cannamela and Mike Lampe.[5] The band recorded a four-song demo in 1993 and performed live once, opening for Snapcase at a December 28 show at the Icon.[7]
Winkler was mentioned in passing by Wilson in the press kit for Weezer (The Blue Album) (ca. May 1994). The band disbanded at some point later that year. Finn moved on to take part in multiple local New York bands, including Iness (a collaboration between Finn, Cannamela, and Karl Koch) and another band with Cannamela. Koch has recollected that the latter collaboration may have led, in part, to Finn's later work in Portland, Oregon with his band Organic Mechanic.[6]
Recorded music
Snacktime for Captain Bligh material (1993)
Karl Koch owns a tape of material recorded by Finn and Wilson as Snacktime for Captain Bligh on an ADAT recorder between January 11 and January 14 in the garage. It additionally includes a remix of one song done in late 1994. Two songs from this tape were played by Koch in a Stickam chat and are in public circulation.
The tape's track list, as shared by Koch, is as follows:[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Building Houses in the Rain" (1994 remix, shared by Koch on Stickam) | |
| 2. | "Sweet Home" (alternately titled "Snacktime Theme Song") | |
| 3. | "Sheriff Wong" (shared by Koch on Stickam) | |
| 4. | "Building Houses in the Rain" (original mix) |
Snacktime for Captain Bligh also recorded an instrumental track for inclusion in the Chrome Hearts Council of Fashion Design Awards, directed by Spike Jonze.[4]
Weet Wesheen demo (1993)
Title and track listing unknown. Recorded in 1993.[5]
Winkler demo (1993)
Self-titled Winkler demo tape recorded in 1993.
All tracks are written by Pat Finn
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "P&V" | |
| 2. | "Redcoats' Revenge" | |
| 3. | "Jesus's Spaceship" | |
| 4. | "440 Miles" |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Karl Koch (September 29, 2024). "untitled 5 / excerpts from / 1993-01-14 - Snacktime For Captain Bligh ...". Weezerpedia Discord server message. Archived at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - September 2024.
- ↑ skiz65 (August 28, 2013). "Old Pat Wilson demos". All Things Weezer. Screenshot: File:Atw-skiz65-oldpatwilsondemosthreada.jpg
- ↑ Karl Koch (May 22, 2024). "... what PF contributed to is: the presentation video for Chrome Hearts Council of Fashion Design Awards ...". Weezerpedia Discord server message. Archived at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - May 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Karl Koch (May 22, 2024). "i think it was its own instrumental, you should put under Snacktyme (PW era of SFCB/WW, WW being the DF era ...". Weezerpedia Discord server message. Archived at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - May 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Karl Koch (January 14, 2024). "real! Not long lived. Pretty great while it lasted. ...". Weezerpedia Discord server message. Archived at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - January 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Karl Koch (May 22, 2024). "ok lets see.... might be forgetting a few but... bands/projects Pat Finn was in... ...". Weezerpedia Discord server message. Archived at Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - May 2025.
- ↑ The Buffalo News (December 28, 1993). "Snapcase, plus Against All Hope, Earth Crisis, Fadeaway and Winkler ..." (via Newspapers.com).
