From: somms@mit.edu To: somms-digest@mit.edu Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Saturday, 20 Jul 1996 Reply-To: somms@mit.edu Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 02:39:19 EDT Sender: saperl The Soundgarden Digest: Saturday, 20 Jul 1996 listadmin: saperl@mit.edu list archive: http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/archive/ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email saperl@mit.edu Today's Topics: RE: Do I get a medal??? Absurd ??? Burden Video Lolla in Mexico??? HA! Re: hey.. Re: Hmmm... july 20th lolla :) july 20th lolla Do I get a medal??? sg denim jacket Re: sg denim jacket UK tour dates You Say It's Your Birthday...*tomorrow* Re: Do I get a medal??? Re: sg denim jacket Re(2): sg denim jacket Re: Soundgarden Digest, Friday, 19 Jul 1996 Re: sg denim jacket May '96 Chris Interview Soundgarden U.S. tour. my b-day cards for Chris more lolla schtuff whatever *ahem* ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Mo Subject: RE: Do I get a medal??? *sniff* I wish Soundgarden would come to Ireland more often. Hurumph. Anyone get the 241 series Soundgarden Louder Than Love & Badmotorfinger = pack? Is that just a European CD or what? Anyone got any info on = Soundgarden coming to Ireland? Mo. ------------------------------ From: cgoodman@maine.com (Carole Goodman) Subject: Absurd ??? I'm about 2 weeks behind so deal w/my late post. I'm sure you have covered this topic throughly, but I thought I'd drudge it up again. This is in regards to the ludicrous query about Chris/AIDS. I, along w/most other people was stupefied by this question. Had you tired all other avenues of discussion to get on to such a subject? If so you have way too much free time on your hands. Anyone who answered yes to this question is insane, ergo, rendering them insane. Mentally-incapacitated being the opportive word. One other thing, all you obsessed people who watch the Sonic's games just to catch a glimpse of any given person, watch the Sonics for the Sonics. In no way shape or form are SG and the Sonics related. The only thing associated to the two is the city. --Too bad they didn't go all the way. Jordan should have never returned. Well now that I got that out. Ivy ------------------------------ From: Aldrich Subject: Burden Video I just saw the Burden in My Hand Video on Empty V and I like it. It doesn't hurt that Burden is my favorite song off DotU. At the beginning I thought it would be kinda lame, just the guys walking through the ever appropiate desert, but it started to get cool during the storm. I really like how the lightning goes w/ the drum beat. ---Ryland Aldrich aldrich@nwlink.com ------------------------------ From: urbano Subject: Lolla in Mexico??? HA! Well, Just as I predicted, Lolla won't come to Mexico (I also predicted that the festival won't be in Marrakesh and Tripoli, I should start living on my magic ball instead of web space.) Anyway... several radio stations here are making contests to win trips, and tickets of course, to Lolla. I think I ripped half of my hair by now trying to get my call through, but what really pisses me off is that A LOT of a**ho*es keep getting through just to get asked "name two Soundgarden albums" and stuff like that. And if you think this is a horrible pain to me, imagine how I turn when the suckers can't answer!!!!! Life is unfair at times >:( bored... urbano ------------------------------ From: urbano Subject: Re: hey.. I think you're obsessed with SG when you spend hours and hours looking at a CD cover :) -urbano At 10:16 PM 17/07/96 -0500, you wrote: >i was just looking at my bmf cd and noticed this.. does anyone notice in >the picture from the bmf cd (the one that didn't come with somms.. or >the picture from the tape if you have it) that chris is wearing a >leather soundgarden jacket? or am i insane? :) > >...overfloater ------------------------------ From: urbano Subject: Re: Hmmm... Anyone figured out my point yet?? :) (what the hell all of you are just as insane about SG :^D trying to keep alive here.... urbano At 08:41 PM 18/07/96 -0400, shroom wrote: >>i was just looking at my bmf cd and noticed this.. does anyone >>notice in the picture from the bmf cd (the one that didn't come with >>somms.. or the picture from the tape if you have it) that chris is >>wearing a leather soundgarden jacket? or am i insane? :) > > Why yes, Erin, you are COMPLETELY insane!! ;) Ummm... but yah, Chris >has got a SG jacket on. He wore it on Headbanger's Ball once, too. > Heheheh... ummm... has anyone else noticed that on the photo that comes with >SOMMS, it looks like (someones, heheheh...) Matt has a little scar on his >nose? And you guys thought I was just obsessed with just Chris?!? NOPE... >it's the whole band!! But mostly Chris, heheheheheh... ------------------------------ From: j_crocke@unity.ncsu.edu Subject: july 20th lolla :) ok, i know some more people are going to lolla this saturday. Soooo, i want some names and descriptions of yerselves so i can be on da lookout. myself.. i'll be wearing blue jean shorts, gray Ocean Pacific shirt, black boots. I might have like a cut up white t-shirt hangin on my side that says something like "happy birthday Chris from somms", and i might even scrawl the BMF emblem :)... anyway, i'm about 6', 190 pounds. And i'll c u at... "The Rock!" oh yeah, i plan on seeing Melvins, Sponge on second stage, and everyone on mainstage, up front for Soundgarden. jeremy ------------------------------ From: dbradsh@unity.ncsu.edu Subject: july 20th lolla you know of course jeremy...but to those who will be in NC...i am 5'6ish, i'll be wearing shorts, shirt (??), burgundy docs, and my most distiguishing characteristic is a HUGE tattoo of a phoenix on my right calf...hope to see ya'll there!! DeeDee Dee Dee Bradshaw-Autry http://www.angelfire.com/pages1/deedee/index.html ------------------------------ Subject: Do I get a medal??? From: tonerkin@usa.pipeline.com (Tonerkin) Hey guys, Well, either my last few unburnt brain cells have rolled over and surrendered or my obsession with Soundgarden has now reached epic proportions. I am leaving today for Atlanta. Home of the Olympic prices and population and a Soundgarden show. Yes, I decided to throw caution to the wind and also my daughter's second year's college tuition (the first year went with the trip to Seattle) and make this pilgrimage to see Kim, Chris , Matt and Ben. My Dream Team!!!! Sommsters, pray for me that my car's AC doesn't go out, that there is no road construction on the Interstate and that Atlanta has their shit together as much as the people on the phone claim they do! I don't know if anyone else from the list is going but if you see someone who is sweating and dancing and who apparently looks old enough to be Ben's mother than's me!! It's been a month since Seattle and I have probably aged so now I must look like his granny!! "Now Benji dear Nana doesn't like to see you spit at the people and make rude gestures- it's bad manners!" :-) Wish me luck. See ya on the screen when I get back. toni ------------------------------ From: overfloater@thenexus.com Subject: sg denim jacket CL>well... i just tore up the apt looking for a magnifier to look at the CL>leather jacket... nope, never noticed it.. has anyone else out there ever CL>seen the sg denim jacket? it's black, with the old sg logo on one of the CL>shoulders above the pocket, and then the little UOK logo on one of the CL>cuffs. embroidered in gold. mucho cool... but NOT $*86* cool for a DENIM CL>JACKET! *gak* i saw it in a catalog a real long time ago along with a soundgarden windbreaker and soundgarden SOCKS and all this cool shit.. if my friend still hasthe catalog i'll tell you all the weird shit that was in it.. the catalogs about a year old though, so you can't order anything out of it :( But soundgarden socks though, that's weird :) ..overfloater ------------------------------ From: erin@planet.eon.net Subject: Re: sg denim jacket >i saw it in a catalog a real long time ago along with a soundgarden >windbreaker and soundgarden SOCKS and all this cool shit.. if my friend >still hasthe catalog i'll tell you all the weird shit that was in it.. >the catalogs about a year old though, so you can't order anything out of >it :( But soundgarden socks though, that's weird :) Ever notice how much weird merchandise there is of some bands? I mean, for SG I have a catalogue with the jean jacket, socks, beanies, toques, hats, t-shirts (or course), embroidered shirts, long-sleeved shirts.. And so on... Have to wonder who's getting rich off of it.. Erin. ------------------------------ Subject: UK tour dates From: seth Got email today about the UK tour dates... Sep 17 ?? Sep 18 ?? Sep 19 ?? Sep 20 London Astoria Tickets cost 13.50 (pounds) + booking fee + postage. If anyone has the locations and venues for the first three dates, please let me know -- someone emailed me this info from yesterday's Kerrang, but he had forgotten the details. seth ------------------------------ Subject: You Say It's Your Birthday...*tomorrow* From: seth Well, the folk at ATN have proven themselves to be complete morons once again. They somehow decided that today, July 19, is Chris Cornell's birthday. Someone -- or, for that matter, a lot of people -- should email them and tell them what's what. The good news, however, is that the segment about Chris Cornell is actually interesting, instead of the drivel they usually provide for their daily birthday section. Written by our very own Justin Nicholls (Blind/Blight Dog), here it is: Chris Cornell, one-time cook, prolific songwriter and lead singer of Soundgarden, was born on this day in 1964. A Seattle native, Cornell moved through a number of local bands before finally settling with Soundgarden, the oddest being the Centre for Disease Control Boys, with whom he played drums amongst the bales of hay which were strewn about the stage. One of their songs was titled "Who We Hating Now, Mr. Reagan?" Soundgarden are one of the most important rock bands to emerge from the Northwest, fusing metal and punk into the sound known as grunge. Under Sub Pop guru Bruce Pavitt's warcry of "Total Fucking Godhead," the band's first offering, 1988's Screaming Life EP, showcased the groups signature crushing guitars and pounding rhythms. Ultramega Ok, the group's first album, was released by Greg Ginn's innovative SST label. The metalic Louder Than Love followed in 1989. It was around this time that Cornell began to control his soaring vocals, and despite the departure of bassist Hiro Yamamoto, the band began to hit their stride. In 1991, just as the Seattle music scene grew to monstrous proportions, Soundgarden released third Badmotorfinger. Then came the critically acclaimed mega-smashSuperunknown, which included such songs as the hypnotic "Black Hole Sun," the melancholy of "Fell On Black Days"and the pure bombast of "Fourth of July" illustrating the band's desire to not be branded one-trick ponies. Surprisingly, one of Cornell's most defining moments can be found outside his work with Soundgarden on the Temple Of The Dog album (1990), on which he sings, plays guitar and banjo, and is backed ably by Soundgarden drum-master Matt Cameron and most of the then-fledgling Pearl Jam crew. Free of company pressures and market hype, this tribute to the memory of former Mother Love Bone vocalist Andrew Wood allowed Cornell to move more freely, and contains some of his best songs, among them his duet with Eddie Vedder on the stunning "Hunger Strike. " Cornell and bandmates Cameron, Kim Thayil and Ben Shepherd released their fifth full-length album, Down On The Upside, earlier this year, rode Harleys and shot pool for the Frank Kozik-directed video of the album's first single Pretty Noose and are currently co-headlining the Lollapalooza tour with Metallica. Also born today are Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Brain May (Queen). ------------------------------ From: caryn rose Subject: Re: Do I get a medal??? On Fri, 19 Jul 1996, Tonerkin wrote: > Hey guys, Well, either my last few unburnt brain cells have rolled > over > and surrendered or my obsession with Soundgarden has now reached epic > proportions. I am leaving today for Atlanta. Home of the Olympic prices > and > population and a Soundgarden show. Yes, I decided to throw caution to > the > wind and also my daughter's second year's college tuition (the first year > > went with the trip to Seattle) and make this pilgrimage to see Kim, Chris > , > Matt and Ben. My Dream Team!!!! toni, you rock on grrlfriend! it makes me ashamed that i've been moaning to myself (again) about my grey hair. bullshit! age is just (*&^ bullshit (do you hear that shroom?). i'd never give the music up for a second and to see you go out and do this just makes my heart sing. i thought i was crazy last year running around seeing pearl jam at the drop of a hat ('milwaukee? um, fly to chicago and rent a car!' 'new orleans? is it a weekend? hell, let's add austin!'), or for running out of work to get the tickets and to get on line early. you are one of the coolest people i will ever meet. ;-) atlantans, take good care of our toni. drive carefully. - --caryn ------------------------------ From: caryn rose Subject: Re: sg denim jacket On Fri, 19 Jul 1996 erin@planet.eon.net wrote: > Ever notice how much weird merchandise there is of some bands? I mean, for > SG I have a catalogue with the jean jacket, socks, beanies, toques, hats, > t-shirts (or course), embroidered shirts, long-sleeved shirts.. And so > on... Have to wonder who's getting rich off of it.. um, the band. the profit margin for merchandise is HUGE for bands. some indie bands make shitloads of money off the tshirts they sell at shows, and sometimes it's the only way they can keep going. there are all sorts of barriers to selling stuff at shows (some venues demand a percentage of your profit, or that your tshirts are the same price as the other bands you're playing with, etc) so mail order is a good way for the band to have a steady stream of income at all times. in fact, nowadays many bands on tour are just breaking even with ticket prices vs. what it costs to tour nowadays, and rely on tshirt etc sales to make some $$. from what i heard, it ws the only way pearl jam broke even on last year's disaster-tour after the cancellation expenses, etc. - --caryn ------------------------------ From: Josh_Garza@teachnet.edb.utexas.edu (Josh Garza) Subject: Re(2): sg denim jacket erin@planet.eon.net,Internet TeachNet Gatew writes: Ever notice how much weird merchandise there is of some bands? I mean, for SG I have a catalogue with the jean jacket, socks, beanies, toques, hats, t-shirts (or course), embroidered shirts, long-sleeved shirts.. And so on... Have to wonder who's getting rich off of it.. which catalog is this.............? - -- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TeachNet, College of Education, University of Texas, Austin Texas - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ From: LAWNMOWER MAN Subject: Re: Soundgarden Digest, Friday, 19 Jul 1996 Don't be upset with Nothingman. And for goodness sakes don't be mad at me, I just got here. He's short on funds and can't afford his internet access at the moment. He has the postage money in an account in the bank, so the shirts are coming. He just needs to box them up. I've got nothing to do with it, but he said people were getting anxious and said he was going to send them out soon. Didn't mean to stir you up. I thought perhaps you people would be glad to welcome another SG fan and actually know your shirts were coming. Chris ------------------------------ From: erin@planet.eon.net Subject: Re: sg denim jacket >> on... Have to wonder who's getting rich off of it.. > >um, the band. the profit margin for merchandise is HUGE for bands. some >indie bands make shitloads of money off the tshirts they sell at shows, >and sometimes it's the only way they can keep going. there are all sorts >of barriers to selling stuff at shows (some venues demand a percentage of >your profit, or that your tshirts are the same price as the other bands >you're playing with, etc) so mail order is a good way for the band to have >a steady stream of income at all times. It isn't a mail order catalogue. It's a catalogue to order stuff from Brockum. So it sells stuff that'll later be sold in retail. The band can't be getting that much from stuff sold in retail because there's a mark up from the time you order it from the company to the time it gets to retail, and Brockum must be making money off of it, too. Erin. ------------------------------ From: ansel@morgan.com Subject: May '96 Chris Interview I snipped the best excerpts... The entire interview is at: = http://www.rocknet.com/may96/soundgar.html Enjoy. -Vikki :) ------------------------------------------------------------ Rocknet (May 1996) -Interview conducted by Sheila Ren=E9 = = SR: You know how to play a lot of instruments. Didn't you = start out playing drums? Do you ever miss it? = = CC: Yeah, I did. I still play drums every once in awhile, = but it's a hard instrument, especially when it comes to = making a record. The drummer has to be the guide. If the = guitar screws up you can go back in and if the singer messes = up or changes his mind about the vocals, he can go back in. = The drummer has to play the song really well from beginning = to end. His playing will last forever and once it's done, = it's done. That's pretty hard. I played in bands for years = and did a lot of live performing but have never made any = records on drums. = SR: Any leftover songs on this album? = CC: We had two finished that didn't end up on the album. = They were supposed to be on it, but we were mastering and = trying to sequence. It was really hard to sequence as it = was and with the other two songs that would have made 18 = songs. It's almost impossible to do that because when it = comes to sequencing you try to tell a story from beginning = to end. It should sound like a performance while the moods = change. It's like programming a radio station in a way, = where all the transitions make sense and you're taking the = listener through the different moods. You can't go back = because that mood has already happened. = = SR: Are you getting nervous about your first live TV show? = CC: I started getting nervous about that a long time ago. = I'm less nervous now than I was two months ago. It was that = when I agreed to do it, I questioned why I had said yes, = then, a period of thinking about it and now... I know it's = really happening. No point in being nervous now. = = SR: You never know what Jim Carrey will do. = CC: That's true. He's the real reason why we ended up doing = "Saturday Night Live". He had expressed serious interest in = us. Apparently to the point of saying that it was 'part of = the deal.' If we didn't play, he might not host. The first = time I heard that I though it was just the SNL organization = giving our record label a blow job or something, trying to = get us to play. We'd been offered the show several times = and we turned it down. He's supposedly really into our = band. You never know when that happens to people. We know = it'll be a great show because he's so damn funny. If we are = going to do it ever in our career, now is the time. = = SR: I was wandering around your Website today and checked = out the contest to name the site. = = CC: I don't keep up with that. We have an official and an = unofficial site. Matt pays attention to the Websites. He = was online recently, thanking some people for something and = right after that some fake Matt Camerons got on and started = spreading a lot of bullshit. = = SR: I've keep my vinyl up and accessible with a good needle. = I even have my old 78 rpm changer. = = CC: Good for you. I haven't actually heard our record on = vinyl yet but we went to great pains this time. We actually = mastered specifically for vinyl because the CD is obviously = like a digital master. On our last album the vinyl was = actually pressed from a digital master so it didn't really = sound like vinyl. This time we remastered for analog so = it'll be direct from analog. = = SR: Were you terribly uncomfortable at the recent Grammy = Award Show? = = CC: I don't know. It's just a strange subject. It's almost = as if the music industry is patting itself on the back in a = way. This was the seventh Grammy nomination for us and had = we won one for our first nomination I would have had a = really cool attitude about it because it would have meant = that the people who were actually voting were paying = attention to music for music's sake as opposed to some other = reason. I was happy that we were nominated because it was = an independent record company and it was a low-profile = record. We didn't win a Grammy until we'd sold several = millions and it seems that what sells a lot is what wins, = even though the record may or may not be any good, but that = seems to be the requirement. I'm not critical of the people = who work in the music industry, and I appreciate the Grammy. = (But) to me it's their party and it's not really mine. = It's not for the musicians. It has more to do with the = industry. You can tell after a Grammy period all the record = labels and artists who won a bunch take out full-page ads in = the trades gloating. That's fine. That's what they do, = they sell records and they work really hard to develop = careers. If they're into it, I'm not going to be = disrespectful, but I'd hate for anyone to think that it's = something that was a necessity for me or the rest of the = band, or that it was a benchmark to us of legitimacy for us = because it's not. It doesn't really matter that much to us. = It seems like it's for someone else. I'd never get up and = say that. If I was totally not into it, the best thing to = do is to not show up. Maybe ten years from now I'll reflect = and say "wow, that happened and it was pretty unusual. Not = every kid on the block gets to go up and pick up a Grammy = Award." It's just one more thing to take the focus away = from what we like to do, which is to write music and make = records and try not to think about anything whether it's how = many records we sell or what people think of us. For us, I = think the key to success for being a band and always making = good records is always going to be forgetting about = everything else outside our own little band. = = SR: I think your success has always come from you always = doing what pleases you. What music you like. = = CC: Sure, and I'm a big fan of music. I buy hundreds of = CDs. I'm not the kind of guy who calls his record label to = request some comps. I spend a lot of money on discs and I = don't think I would ever want a band or songwriter to think = about me. It's what he liked last time or this is what I = think he'll like this time. I want somebody who knows where = they're coming from to be doing something they like. = = SR: Two of my favorite songs on this album are "Blow Up the = Outside World" and "Tighter and Tighter." = = CC: "Tighter and Tighter" was actually written around the = same time as "Black Hole Sun." In fact, I did a demo with = four songs on it to play for the band. "Black Hole Sun," = "Sounds Like Days," "Tighter and Tighter" and a song called = "Anxious." We blew off "Anxious" entirely and recorded = "Tighter and Tighter" for the last record. It was the last = song we did. It was number 16 and we ran out of studio = time. We had the rhythm tracks done and it was just needing = vocals and my guitar solos. We just ran out of time. It = was falling flat anyway. I changed the arrangement a little = bit. = SR: Is that you talking on the intro of "Boot Camp?" = = CC: I had some old, cheap pedal effect going into the = amplifier and it picked up the radio and it was really loud. = So I just lifted the thing off and found a spot in the room = where it picked it up the best and we just ran a tape on it. = = SR: I love the industrial-tinges on "Overfloater." = = CC: That is kinda that, isn't it? = = SR: On "Applebite," are you using a special mic there? = = CC: I'm singing through a guitar pedal. This whole record = is very low-tech. = = SR: I read about you making wallets out of duct tape. I = realize everyone needs something to fall back on. = CC: If we could figure out a way to do it, we'd probably = sell them on Lollapalooza. It's labor intensive. You have = to figure out a system where you measure the strips and = count how many strips it's supposed to be. One guy could = cut the tape and another guy assembling. Right now, it takes = me about two hours to make one. You don't find this quality = on the street. If I could make a duct tape juicer or go to = hand luggage, maybe we might have something there. = ------------------------------ From: ThNrthFace@aol.com Subject: Soundgarden U.S. tour. Howdy, I saw a little tidbit today on Soundgarden, which I believe was MTV news or something. It was Chris being interviewed, and one of the questions was, "Are you going to do a tour after Lollapaloosa?" They said, after Europe, they will do a short tour, from November to December, or around Christmas time. This came right from the horses mouth. Um, right from Chris' mouth I mean. Aaron "It sure sounds like you've got it all worked out to me."-R.H.H. ------------------------------ From: j_crocke@unity.ncsu.edu Subject: my b-day cards for Chris well, i got one that i'm going to sign as from SOMMS@MIT.EDU... its a "from us" card. description: There are a bunch of cartoon people playing in a field w/ mountains in the background (kinda like white versions of the 'BHS' mountains). Anyway, the text at the top says "If it were up to us, your birthday would be a national holiday!"... open it, it says "'cause we sure would like to have another day off every year!.... Happy birthday from all of us" nice touch i think. I'm going to print out the b-day wishes from the site and stick it in there. So, if you want, stick something on there, and i'll get it very early tommorow morning. My birthday card to Chris has the characters Opus & Bill on the cover. Caption:"For your birthday, we've been trying to write a poem that describes the real you..." Open it, Opus (the penguin) says "but what rhymes with 'rigormortis'?... then the little purple fella says "bigger tortoise?".. kinda funny i think :) jeremy ------------------------------ From: j_crocke@unity.ncsu.edu Subject: more lolla schtuff i actually purchased a very small notepad so i can be a "reporter" at lolla 2morrow, as in the spirit of Grote.... oh yeah, grote, go stand in "Gordon's Corner", eat some "Dogfood", and get some "ringworm". If you haven't caught on by now, those were all Nudeswirl references. later all, unGod ------------------------------ From: Neuromute@aol.com Subject: whatever Shroomie wrote: >hat guy from the audience, and why Jason Everman was humping Chris at the >end of the song. Heheheh... ummm... I kinda like that. ;) And X? Do any >of you kiddies remember when X was legal? Ahhh, the good old days... Yea I remember ... I was 17 and a half, and you were 11....kinda scary there, shroom... Less than one week till Texas lolla...looks like I'm going, so all of you (I KNOW you'll be there shroom) going, tell me who to look for...I hope Ben doesn't call me a white trash motherfucker..... BTW, anyone in Dallas read The Met Lolla story, which referenced our guys as "and less interesting, Soundgarden" ??? The so called "writer" of the piece will here from me, and I'll forward the e-mail to the list....fucking idiot. Later....Brian - -- Uuhhh, Ben? I'm not with these redneck motherfuckers.... ------------------------------ From: ShRooMGrLz@aol.com Subject: *ahem* Happy Birthday to yoooooou... Happppy Birthday to yoooooooouuuuuu... HAPPY BIIIIIRTHDAY, dear Chriiiiiiis... Happppppy Biiiirrrrtttthhhhdaaaay toooooo youuuuuuu!!!!! 32 years old. Damn. You sure as hell don't look it, babe. Ummm... not that 32 looks old by a long shot!!! >age is just (*&^ bullshit (do you hear that shroom?). I hear ya loud and clear, Caryn!! And I hope I'm still as fucking crazy in ten years as you and Chris are. I love you guys!!! It's so nice to have such great friends in cyberspace (Hi Gina... speak up, girl!!). Big sloppy wet kisses to Christopher John Cornell... may he live to be 107 and write music until the day he dies!!! Shroom "If I smear birthday cake on my ... will you lick it off, Shroomy?" ~ Chris Cornell (Words not necessarily said in that order...) <~~~ my disclaimer ------------------------------ End of somms Digest [Volume 2 Issue 189] ****************************************