Most of you already know that the Goo Goo Dolls released their fourth album “Superstar Car Wash” in 1993, and they named it after a real place in their native hometown, a real car wash which at the time was located at 226 William Street, Buffalo, NY.
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Girl right next to me, will you tell ’em your name and think about me?
There exists what I believe is a pretty potent link between three Goo Goo Dolls songs which were released in the span of 9 years. What may be intersecting throughout these tunes, merging them together? A common denominator: John Rzeznik’s former wife Laurie Farinacci.
Continue reading “Girl right next to me, will you tell ’em your name and think about me?”Paul Westerberg wrote the lyrics only for “We Are The Normal”… or did he?
We all know the story. The Goo Goo Dolls’ front man John Rzeznik had been a huge fan of The Replacements for a long time. If memory serves well, they even opened for them in a few occasions before 1992. The band wrote the demo for “We Are The Normal“, just the rough, instrumental version of it, and sent it via regular mail to Paul Westerberg, the lead singer. He wrote the lyrics for it and sent the material back to the Goo’s.
Continue reading “Paul Westerberg wrote the lyrics only for “We Are The Normal”… or did he?”1994: A Bleak Year
Just like 1992, I consider 1994 to be a pretty empty period for the Goo Goo Dolls. It was also the year that established deep internal conflicts between John and former drummer George Tutuska, which I will talk about more in detail later in this post.
Continue reading “1994: A Bleak Year”1992: A Bleak Year
I consider the years 1992, 1994, and 1997 to be bleak years, meaning periods of time where not much was going on with the band. I will make specific posts about the last two sometime in the future. Today, I want to focus on 1992.
Continue reading “1992: A Bleak Year”The Curious Case of George Tutuska
“A drummer is usually like the backbone.” – Brody Dalle
Please note: The information posted below comes from a collection of interviews and rumors I have read on the internet over the years. Do not take it all as completely representative of reality. Some things may be right, others may be totally wrong. This post only serves the purpose of discussing George’s role in the band, as I believe true Goo Goo Dolls fans would be pleased to know more about him both as a person and as a band member.
George Tutuska was born in South Buffalo, NY on February 27th, 1965. His family was comprised of his parents and four sisters. Pretty crowded house, and not a lot of money according to him. If memory serves well, he met Robby Takac while attending Medaille College to become an English teacher, and they decided to form a band. Later on, John Rzeznik, who was in another band with Robby’s cousin, joined them in 1985. The trio was initially called Sex Maggots, before changing its name to Goo Goo Dolls. “They spotted a mail-order ad in True Detective magazine selling something called a Goo Goo Doll. And that’s how the Sex Maggots became the Goo Goo Dolls.“
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