Just wanted to correct you. Weezer has NO plans of playing at any of the benefit shows. Right now they are working on their 3rd album in LA and have already done some warm-up shows and the KROQ not-so acoustical show. They feel sorry about what happened to Petra and really wanted to play at least one of the benefits, but they just don’t have time. They have a Yahoo! sponsored tour coming up in Feb/March with April dates in Japan and they have to nail down all the recording for the album before then or risk postponing dates on the tour. So, no benefit playing.

Here is the bit from their official fan site:…Tonight was the benefit show for Petra Hayden, which was apparently a sell-out success. Though weezer is simply not prepared to go do a show right now, after rehersal Rivers checked out part of the show and was happy to report seeing Petra up and about, getting around fairly well on her crutches. As I understand it, more benefit shows are planned in other cities, and I think all the support Petra is getting is awesome. Hopefully weezer will have a chance to help out.

Dear Marilyn: I recently saw Almost Famous and am dying to learn more about Jason Lee. I know I’ve heard the name, but where have I seen him before? – Jen, Sherman Oaks, California

Dear Jen: Lee, who plays lead singer of the fictional ’70s band Stillwater in Almost Famous (which hasn’t drawn nearly the audience it deserves), has been around.

Raised in Southern California, he first gained recognition as a skateboarding whiz, displaying his talent in a movie called 360 Flip. He later showed off in several music videos–including the Spike Jonze-directed “100%” for Sonic Youth.

Lee turned big-time actor in Allison Ander’s Mi Vida Loca in 1993, landed the lead in Kevin Smith’s Mallrats and went on to play Ben Affleck’s cranky roommate in Chasing Amy. His movie credits include a costarring stint opposite David Schwimmer in the 1998 Kissing a Fool, in which he played a writer working through his most recent breakup.

The actor–married to actress Carmen Lee–also played the embittered fallen angel Azrael in Kevin Smith’s 1999 Dogma. As I say, he’s been around.