I remember reading about Matthew Sweet and his pride of owning a Turbo Express. I think it was mentioned in a Rolling Stone interview in the early 90s.
I saw him here in town last year. He's put on about 100 lbs but he still sounds fantastic, which kind of surprised me. Its been 20 years since Girlfriend but the time hasn't made much of a dent in his voice.
He really really hates flying so I think his time in Japan was probably not all as fun for him as the stories make it sound.
Speaking of which, Devine Intervention and Girlfriend are some of the best sounding "guitar songs" ever recorded. The producer NAILED the sound on those suckers, seriously.