From: somms@mit.edu To: somms-digest@mit.edu Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Wednesday, 4 Sep 1996 Reply-To: somms@mit.edu Date: Wed, 04 Sep 1996 02:28:29 EDT Sender: saperl The Soundgarden Digest: Wednesday, 4 Sep 1996 listadmin: saperl@mit.edu list archive: http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/archive/ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email saperl@mit.edu Today's Topics: Apology Web stuff Tatoos Artists and depression... Bonus! Re: Stupid question of the week!!!! Matt playing the guitar... random ramblings SG for the world ticket prices and swasticas Re:BIMH,SG 97 Calender,DOTU boxset,FDR and Aragon... re: tattoos RE: burden single again ticket prices and swasticas Pretty Noose Pt 2 of 2 and Into the Upside -vs- Kaiser Keller's Cellar Show #27 Re: Little Pigs Re: random ramblings Oldies, newbies, SU, and DOTU you can't grow feathers in the rain... equipment faq? What I did for Chris Dave Navarro, Chris's body, etc. Re: What I did for Chris Big Day Out Re: What I did for Chris :)= <~~~ Vampire, heheheh... (long post) Chicago list Re: What I did for Chris 'n STuFF keep it off my wave... Now why can't SG be more like The Cure? BILL NYE spoonman Big Time Bummer ------------------------------------------------------------ From: cgoodman@maine.com (Carole Goodman) Subject: Apology Sorry I wrote that about EV. I know this is a sg digest I am not stupid. I wondered off the topic for a second, shot me. I also wasn't claer in my signing of a major record label. I meant in the last decond/grunge. Sorry I used the "g" word. I thought I'm apologize so I don't have to read all the hate mail. Sorry yet again. Ivy "If you're tired of a whitehouse that's always smoking hemp. Vote for the future, vote Dole-Kemp." ------------------------------ Subject: Web stuff From: seth Things that suck: this month's Song Of The Month page and the non-celebration for Kim's birthday. I had really hoped to do better, but I just waited until the last minute (trying to enjoy the end of my summer before class starts again). I really apologize for the crappy effort -- I promise better stuff next month. Things I will add to the Web page: clips of SOMMS bands covering SG tunes in weird and wonderful ways. Things I will not add to the Web page: photos of tattoos of Chris Cornell on list members' butts. seth ------------------------------ From: Tiffany S StClaireMefret Subject: Tatoos You may want to think twice before getting a tatoo that could be mistaken for a swastika. If you are not a neo-nazi, do you really want people that you don't know to think that you are? I know that the BMF logo doesn't really look like a swastika, but some people might think that it does. I gave myself an "X" tatoo a long time ago. I recently decided to have that particular tatoo covered up because several people told me that they thought it was a modified swastika. They were wrong, but I weighed my desire to keep the tatoo against the posibility of being thought of as a neo-nazi. I decided that the tatoo wasn't worth keeping. I would never mistake the BMF wheel for a swastika, but I would never mistake an "X" for a swastika either. ------------------------------ From: ShRooMGrLz@aol.com Subject: Artists and depression... Eliza writes: >and just to note, most of the most brilliant artists in history have all >suffered from severe depression in one form or another ...why do you >think they all effect us so deeply? Hmmm... Dena and I have had this conversation a couple times before. We were discussing Matt's lyrics vs Chris'... and Eddie Vedders vs Stone Gossards. As far as I'm aware, both Chris and Eddie have had weird and sometimes messed up lives... and they write terrific music and amazing lyrics. Matt and Stoney have both had fairly normal lives... and to be truthful, their lyrics are rather simplistic and happy. Heheheh... Matt even seems to get off to rhymes in his... "Butt-rock, candy shop... Lynnwood's my favorite stop". Don't get me wrong... I love "Sad McBain" (Hater). And "Mankind" is one of my favorite PJ tunes (pogo!!). But do you think that there's any correlation between the artists messed up childhood and the depth of his lyrics? Ummm... I just reread what I have written, and it doesn't seem to make any sense whatsoever. Heheheh... I know, I know... "Shroom, can you please try to be sober when you post to the list?" Sorry kiddies. I'm going to send it anyway... because... ummm... I wanna? Yeah, I wanna. Heheheh... AAAAUUGGHHH!!!! No, really... I'm fine!! Umm... yeah. =) Shroomy ***I made ya get down on your hands and knees... *** Chris Cornell | |.| |.| |\./| "She drinkin' my JackDaniels |\./| and smokin' all my weed" .\ |\./| /. ~~Andy Wood, MLB \-.\ |\\.//| /.-/ \--./\ |\\.//| /\.--/ \--.| \ |\\.//| / |.--/ \---.|\ |\./| /|.---/ \--.|\ |\./| /|.--/ \ .\ |.| /. / _ -_- \ \\ // / -_- _ - -/_/_/- | | -\_\_\- - /_\ ------------------------------ From: Warren Dyson Subject: Bonus! By the GODS! YES!! YES!! I just phoned up the Manchester Apollo in a last ditch attempt to get tickets, and guess what ??? Some of them had been cancelled, and I got seats on the front row!!!!! Oh what a joyous day!!! Expect a painfully detailed review afterwards :) There's only gonna be one word in my diary for September 17th..... SOUNDGARDEN. UltraMega(most certainly fucking)O.K., ;) Warren....... ------------------------------ From: ShRooMGrLz@aol.com Subject: Re: Stupid question of the week!!!! >Do you think the girl at the end of BiMH is the same one on the >front of AiC "Dirt". Ummm... I kinda thought the BiMH girl looked like Matt. Maybe Matt is moonlighting as a chic in rock videos? I'd never considered the possiblility, but maybe he's getting tired of playing the drums. Oh well, it's better than him taking up a profession totally outside of the music industry... perhaps he'd go back to making copies at Kinko's? Heheheh... Shroomy Back to the stupid musician jokes... Q: How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: None, they have machines that can do that now. ------------------------------ From: ShRooMGrLz@aol.com Subject: Matt playing the guitar... Aha!! Knew there was SOMETHING that I'd forgotten to mention in my last post. Remember that thingy about Matt playing the guitar with the Ramones, and Seth couldn't picture it? Well, if you people have those PJ Starr tapes, then you can see Matt playing the guitar... but only for a second. Dena (who is so observant, she can pick out interesting background noises on songs (like gum-chomping) at five hundred yards) pointed this out to me. It's during a SG/PJ show in Houston (that I fucking missed, damn me straight to hell). When both SG and PJ are on the stage playing a Neil Young song together... Abruzze (or however you spell the man's name) is playing drums. Chris (mmm... no shirt) and Jeff (also mmmm... no shirt) are playing the bass (methinks?). Mike, Kim, Stone (yeah, he was wearing a shirt... but he's still plenty yummy) and MATT are playing the guitar. Vedder is singing. Matt even has HIS shirt off, woo-hoo (heheheh, Foo)!! Sorry, inside joke. Anyways... check it out, 'cuz Matt's doing his little number (look for the blue baseball hat on backwards), and it's pretty groovy. It's right after Chris is done talking about SOMMS and Lolla, and they flash a picture of Perry Farrell (who has kissed Dave Navarro before, yummy)... Tabby Soren starts talking about the PJ/SG Neil Young cover thingy... and then they show two quick glimpses of our Mattster. Look to the right hand side of the stage for him. Ok... just thought I'd share that with you. Thank yew, and good night. Shroomy (The Village Lech) ;-) Still more stupid musician jokes: Q: What was the last thing the drummer said before he got kicked out of the band? A: "Hey, I wrote some lyrics last night." - - Hey Matt, if you're reading this... don't forget about the October 25th thingy at the OK Hotel. ;-) We'll also be there on the night of the 28th. Hey, you can't blame me for TRYING, right peoples?? Heheheh... ------------------------------ From: Monnica Subject: random ramblings Hey everybody! I'm new to the list (though I've been lurking for more than a year). I've finally decided to come out of the shadows and publicly declare my Soundgarden addiction. Also, I got tix to both the Chicago shows too. At first I called at 9:57 am and the agents wouldn't let me hold for a couple of minutes. HOW RUDE! But I did finally get through. So I'll be making the trek up from Indy, hope the weather's not nasty. -- I'll go anyway. What's with all the long list of rules for the Aragon "Brawlroom". Their rules are really starting to get on my nerves, (not to paraphrase a really bad movie or anything). Is there anybody else on the list from Indy. Please e-mail me, I'd love to hear from you. Soundgarden fans seem to be a rarity in these here parts. I'm at mlewis@evansgroup.com And then I just had two other things to share with you guys, then I'll shut up. I keep having a recurring nightterror that Chris has died. I'm really troubled by this, I'm serious, I wake up in a panic because I dreamed about John Lennon the night that he was killed and have had other weird little 6th sense experiences. What do you think this means, if anything? Hopefully nothing. Finally, I really think Chris should either grow his hair back out long and curly or keep it shaved close like in this picture I have of them, ('93 maybe, I think its from Rip or one of those other metal mags, I'm not sure). Anyway, as much as it pains me to admit it, adoring Chris as much as I do, I think his hair looks really bad right now. Any comments? Shroom? Just thought I'd throw my little opinion in, just in case you care. Oh well, I'm outta here. ;>) ------------------------------ From: Moonsta693@aol.com Subject: SG for the world Speaking of tour dates.....If anyone form NJ or NY hears the slightest thing, rumor or what, about soundgarden coming near here, please do E-mail me. SOUNDGARDEN IS OPENING FOR METALLICA IN SPAIN!!!!! and I live nowhere near spain. damn. Anywho, I went into this store and they had this SG single that had this picture of a duct tape wallet on the inside. Did anyone see this before, or am I just going tottaly crazy????? It's hard to go away from the list for 4 days, and be sane. the original preety noose ------------------------------ From: spierce@ultra.mpls.k12.mn.us (Sandy Pierce) Subject: ticket prices and swasticas i just have to say that i can't believe that soundgarden tickets are costing 25$...in 1994 i payed 18$ and i thought that was a lot.... and about the "S" looking like the nazi symbol...my freshman year of highschool i had the soundgarden "S" painted on my backpack and i was getting so many comments about it being a swastica (however it's spelled) that i painted over it :( i was so sad, people believed me that it wasn't but they still teased me. :( it was a bad experience. peace.... amanda ------------------------------ From: Gonzo Subject: Re:BIMH,SG 97 Calender,DOTU boxset,FDR and Aragon... Count me in as one holder of a Australian BIMH cd with the misprinted Song title on the cd.My cd is printed as Birth Control,The sleeve is correctly printed.I picked it up friday at Where house records. It was the last copy.Karaoke is a rocking tune,great lyrics,I don't know why. Picked up the new Soundgarden calendar.If i recall correctly,10 out of 12 pictures are of Chris Cornell. Bad news,my bud Gary gave me the news straight from his import rep.The SG DOTU box set has been cancelled,dropped.No reason given. Infinite,yes Fresh Deadly Rarities is a collection of B-sides. IT is well worth having.If you do not have it.You should. I am going to see Soundgarden at the Aragon Ballroom Nov.10 Sunday.I am so excited,Saw SG twice at lolla this summer but was left hungry for more since they only played for 1 hour or so. I need help with directions to the Aragon coming from Lansing, Michigan on west interstate 94 to 90. Am looking forward to meeting all the Chi-town Sommsters. Gonzo ------------------------------ From: Eileen Subject: re: tattoos I have a tattoo of the Badmotorfinger wheel as well... on my lower back. - Eileen ps. to Heather Aston -- I have not forgotten to send you those pix. I just have not developed them yet. They are comin' your way soon. ------------------------------ From: endless_nameless@prodigy.com (GRRL NIKI FREER) Subject: RE: burden single again infinite wrote on sept 2 1996: >i looked at the cover on it on seth's page and i think there's another boot with the same >cover.. hmmm. i dunno. but the shot you decribed is the same one on FDR. >thanx for letting me know what's on it hey, no problem. see, i AM useful, even if i am a newbie. mind riot ____ "It's a feeling everyone gets. Yr all happy with yr life, everything's going well, things are exciting-- when all of a sudden you realize yr unhappy in the extreme, to the point of being really, really scared. There's no particular event you can pin the feeling down to, it's just that you realize one day that everything in yr life is FUCKED!" chris cornell ------------------------------ From: overfloater@thenexus.com Subject: ticket prices and swasticas SP>i just have to say that i can't believe that soundgarden tickets are SP>costing 25$...in 1994 i payed 18$ and i thought that was a lot.... I didnt get into SG until 92 so I never got to see em during their eight buck club days =) But I thought 18 was a great price for tickets, it was three bands that were well known for a cool price... I dunno.. if Soundgarden ever starts charging over $30 for tickets, I don't know what I'll do... Of course, I paid eighty dollars to see em twice this summer, and they weren't even headlining.. (and dont forget Shroom's trip from Dallas to Houston to give me a ride to Lolla, bless her dear heart) SP>and about the "S" looking like the nazi symbol...my freshman year of SP>highschool i had the soundgarden "S" painted on my backpack and i was SP>getting so many comments about it being a swastica (however it's spelled) SP>that i painted over it :( i was so sad, people believed me that it wasn't SP>but they still teased me. :( it was a bad experience. Holy wow, I had that on my bookbag too =) But no one thought it was a swastika =) But I got one of the SG shirts with that on it for Christmas and my dad sees it: "Is that a swastika?" "No Dad, It's a Soundgarden logo" and then the beauty: "Oh yeah! I see the S and the G!" (Hell, I didn't even know it was a G, I just thought it was a really big S.) =) And then horror of horrors, my dad's girlfriend came over and saw the shirt and accused me of having a shirt with a swastika on it *groan*. And then things just got worse when my dad agreed with her, when just hours ago he saw it for what it was, simply a Soundgarden logo. Groan... =) thanks for reading ------------------------------ From: "Joseph E \"Gene\" Candelaria" Subject: Pretty Noose Pt 2 of 2 and Into the Upside -vs- Kaiser Keller's Cellar Show #27 Well I just wanted to raise a point and pose a query. On the "Pretty = Noose Part 2 of 2" CD, track 4 is listed as "Interview with Eleven's = Alain and Natasha (Excerpts from the Kaiser Keller's Cellar Show = recorded in Seattle, March 1996)". As far as I can tell, this is = actually part of the interview that appears on the "Into the Upside" CD. = I have Kaiser Keller's Cellar Show #27on video. It's a pretty funny send = up of a German Music show on TV and it is definately *not* what appears = on "PNP2of2". So is this another blooper or is there yet some other = video that contains what I have on tape *plus* what appears on "Into the = Upside"? BTW and straying: The new Germs tribute is *killer*! REASONS: Kim = Gordon, Melvins, Pat Smear w/Courtney Love, Mike Watt w/ J Mascis, Dave = Navarro w/Keith Morris (Circle Jerks) and Sean Yseult/J (White Zombie), = White Flag, Flea, Meat Puppets, Thurston Moore w/Mike D, Dave Markey, = and Kira, L7, Mark Arm/Steve Turner w/Martin Bland, Tim Kerr aand Thom = Price and more, more, more... An album made of true fans of a band they = loved and continue to love. Maybe someday, our SG tribute will be = similarly KILLER!! Later... Gene Candelaria ..and don't forget to breathe the air---- while it still is there.... ------------------------------ From: oponfam@cnsnet.com Subject: Re: Little Pigs Stella asked: > Just out of personal curiousity, who was kinda offended by the line > "...and all the little pigs have god"? I know there has to be some > God believing people out on this list, and I was just wondering how > you all felt about this. Personally I don't think Chris has anything against God. I think he objects to the way organized religion hogties "the flock", putting the fear of God and the Devil into them, dictating how they should behave and what and how they should believe. Anyway, thats what I think. No I wasn't offended because I agree with his views on this subject. Kathie ------------------------------ From: Jessblndi@aol.com Subject: Re: random ramblings I must reply by saying I completely agree with you over the hair thing. Oh my god, Chris was so fucking awesome with his hair long and curly. Don't get me wrong he is still fucking awesome now but I just thought the long hair was such a turn on. Maybe we should start sending letters regarding our concern, JK. Anyways, just thought I'd add my 2cents. -Jessica Cornell ------------------------------ From: oponfam@cnsnet.com Subject: Oldies, newbies, SU, and DOTU Anyone else want to get in on my little "study" about the preferences of old vs. new SG fans? I've gotten some pretty interesting replies (thanks). Send me an email telling me when you first started liking SG and whether you prefer SuperUnknown or Down on the Upside. I'll be compiling results until next week. Kathie ------------------------------ From: blind dog Subject: you can't grow feathers in the rain... I think this is the first time I have ever heard kim talk about something other than music or his philosophy. it's a (very) short piece from rolling stone (june 13, '96); kind of autobiographical but in a reader's digest format. expect a song about leeches and gym shoes in the near future :) "the summer I was 16, I earned the money to buy my first electric guitar. each summer I'd get new gym shoes and swear I could jump higher and run faster. I liked playing baseball until it was too dark to see the ball. we'd go to creeks to spot turtles. most often, we came up with buckets of leeches - half a dozen kids with buckets that they'd have to leave on the porch. by morning they were always mysteriously empty. we found out that at night the leeches crawled into the yard, where they'd dry up or get eaten by birds." ----------------------------------- a thousand doors, a thousand lies rooms a thousand years wide - words by kim thayil ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: spacedout Subject: equipment faq? is there a place on seth's page or somewhere else where i can get a sg eqip. faq? i know they use guild guitars and ernie ball strings, but i was wondering about pedals, amps etc........(anything) ------------------------------ From: Jessblndi@aol.com Subject: What I did for Chris Hi all! It has been a while, I've been out of town and got taken off the mailing list because my mailbox overloaded, due to a lot of stupid chain letters. But I have missed all of my crazy Soundgarden friends. Okay I know the Lollapalooza-my experience mail has come and gone, but like I said I have been gone a while. So I must tell my story! I went to the Los Angeles Lollapalooza for the soul purpose of seeing Chris Cornell (well, the band too) but I had shitty seats so I knew I had to set out on a quest to see Chris. First of all I talked to radio DJ's and one from KLOS said sure at the concert meet me at the booth and I'll get you to see them up close, needless to say that never happened. So next I tried to bribe people at all the backstage gates, well let's just say people don't enjoy money as much as I thought they did. I contemplated climbing over the fence but if the consequences were to end up getting thrown out, I didn't want to risk it. Next I went to the gate for the Orchestra section and tried to bullshit the security gaurds that I lost my tickets. But those assholes were doing there jobs and not letting me in. This is where I started getting really desperate. At the time I was wearing a very short pink metallic skirt and this was an attention getter with the guys, so I used my smarts and used this to my advantage. A guy walked by and nearly fell down from checking me out so I asked him to come over. I explained to him my situation and said if he were to get a friends ticket to let me in I would buy him and his friends a couple of rounds of beer. We'll the words FREE BEER and a GIRL made this guy spin so he got me in. Well to my very surprise this guy had box seats three rows away from the front. Hell this was so much better than sitting in the last row before the grass section, and I don't even know what happened to my friends. This was my dream come true. I thought it was too easy, well it was. This italian guy started playing touchy feely kissy, it grossed me out but i had to sit through it bacause I wanted to see Chris. Chris finally came out on stage and I creamed my panties. He was so fucking hot, I was so close I could see the sweat glistening off of his godlike body. Of course Chris took his shirt off, I thought I was going to have a stroke and need to be rushed to the hospital. All in all I had an incredible time even though I couldn't kidnap Chris because of thick security. Hey maybe when they play in LA again. I know I'm probably boring you with my Cornell obsessions but I'm back and I need to catch up so live with it or don't read it. K? :) Bye for now, Jessica.........Cornell ------------------------------ From: Jessblndi@aol.com Subject: Dave Navarro, Chris's body, etc. Hello again, Since I was gone for a while I just went back and looked at some old digest's. Oh my gosh it is so scary but I really do think Shroom is my soul sister. I saw that she wrote something about Eddie Vedder or Perry Farrell kissing Dave Navarro and just about died. As much as I adore Chris Cornell I think Dave is one of the ruling Gods also. If anyone has a pic. of Dave's kiss please send! I must say though it would be so incredibly awesome if Chris broke it off with Susan for Dave (I deeply agree with you Shroom). And by the way some people claim that they are so innocent and would never claim how obsessed they are with Chris's awesome body. We'll I know the truth I was reading some portfolio's and some people (beside's Shroom and I) were saying some pretty steamy stuff about Chris. LOL. Anyways, be proud, who cares if he is married worship his fucking sexy awesome body! p.s. No offense to anyone who would possibly be offended, I have noticed some people taking things that are really not all too serious and blowing it out of proportion. I write some pretty crazy stuff so don't read it if you don't like it! Love Ya, Jessica.....Cornell ------------------------------ From: caryn rose Subject: Re: What I did for Chris On Tue, 3 Sep 1996 Jessblndi@aol.com wrote: > really desperate. At the time I was wearing a very short pink metallic skirt > and this was an attention getter with the guys, so I used my smarts and used > this to my advantage. A guy walked by and nearly fell down from checking me > out so I asked him to come over. I explained to him my situation and said if > he were to get a friends ticket to let me in I would buy him and his friends > a couple of rounds of beer. We'll the words FREE BEER and a GIRL made this > guy spin so he got me in. Well to my very surprise this guy had box seats > three rows away from the front. Hell this was so much better than sitting in > the last row before the grass section, and I don't even know what happened to > my friends. > This was my dream come true. I thought it was too easy, well it was. > This italian guy started playing touchy feely kissy, it grossed me out but i > had to sit through it bacause I wanted to see Chris. why does this whole message make me feel unbearably sad? and angry at the same time? was this really necessary and worth it? one thing to talk your way through, one thing to even wear a short skirt, but allowing some stranger to maul you just so you could sit in the third row... am i old-fashioned or something? i guess it only bothers me because in all my years of trying to meet bands and sneaking around and tracking them down to their hotels and all the crazy stuff we used to do, we never, ever, ever, EVER did stuff like this. that was the line that divided us from the groupies. we were FANS. we got tons of offers from security guards, radio station dj's, band crew... but that was the limit. we were going to meet the bands by being smart and being ourselves (and yes, sometimes by wearing short skirts), but we didn't put out... we didn't have to! we brought boxes of presents, flowers, wrote silly signs, pulled silly stunts, and ya know what? it worked. ;-) and we had lots of fun doing it, and we stayed TOGETHER, because what was the point if you didn't have your friends to share it with and talk about it for the next 10 years? i know i'll get flamed for this... but that message just made me sad more than anything. - --caryn ------------------------------ From: DEAN CAMERON Subject: Big Day Out I heard a rumour that Soundgarden have been booked to play the Big Day = Out in Australia in January 97..... They played it a few years ago and = were awesome... Can anyone tell me if this rumour is true? Thanks ------------------------------ From: Jessblndi@aol.com Subject: Re: What I did for Chris Caryn, Through all the times I've ever wrote you always had something negative to say to me, I am sorry you if you don't like me. But I do think you might take what I have to say too seriously. I am a very layed back person, and that does not mean I get layed! I resented the comment about putting out. I NEVER did that. I sat in my own seat while this guy tried to touch me and kiss me, but did you ever see me say I let him? NO! I have a boyfriend whom I love dearly, I told him about that evening and he thought it was kind of funny that I used this guy to get up close to Soundgarden. But I never once let this guy touch me without me smacking him. If my boyfriend is confident in me than I know that I did nothing wrong, it would be a different story if I actually did something wrong. And about the short skirt thing, I like wearing cute little skirts, this one was quite fashionable, no intents to do anything but look cute, I did not look like a slut, but if a guy was to check me out, why not use it to my advantage to get closer to the stage.I just wanted to justify myself, I don't know why I should justify myself to you, but I guess I should since it obviously made me look bad, I think I will post this too! -Jessica......Cornell ------------------------------ From: ShRooMGrLz@aol.com Subject: :)= <~~~ Vampire, heheheh... (long post) >Picked up the new Soundgarden calendar.If i recall correctly, >10 out of 12 pictures are of Chris Cornell. Oh my yumminess!! I must, I must, I must begin my quest to find the calendar this weekend. Chris... One can NEVER have too many pictures of the man, y'know. And it helps to have multiple copies... in case one set get too messed up from you licking them. I must be the only person in the world who gets that overpowering urge to lick pictures of Chris. Heheheh... PROZAC!! GET THIS WOMAN SOME PROZAC!! Ummm... just kidding. I'm not crazy... I'm... eccentric. Yeah... that's it. ;-) Ain't life grand?!?!? >and about the "S" looking like the nazi symbol...my freshman year of >highschool i had the soundgarden "S" painted on my backpack and i was >getting so many comments about it being a swastica (however it's spelled) >that i painted over it :( Dammit, dammit. I really wanted that tatoo. Oh well... I'll find something else. Gee... maybe a little shroom? ;-) A tattoo of the BMF wheel on a shroom. Neato. Oh, just for public knowledge... neato is my word of the week, and I stole it from Justine. Thank you, J... love ya!! Yeah, I know... you people don't care. Anyway... thanks to everyone who wrote to me about the "S" controversy. I appreciate and respect your opinions very much, so I'm skipping that design. =) You guys are the ruliest! Ummm.... I stole ruliest from Dena. :)~ There, I stole that smiley from her, too. Heheheheh... >I keep having a recurring nightterror that Chris has died. >I'm really troubled by this, I'm serious, I wake up in a panic because >I dreamed about John Lennon the night that he was killed and have had >other weird little 6th sense experiences. What do you think this >means, if anything? Hopefully nothing. First... welcome to the list, Monnica! Hope you love it here, and never unsub! Secondly... AAAUUGGGGGHHH!!!!!! I've had two dreams about Chris dying. Of course, I'm obsessed... so I dream about SG all the time. AAAAUUGGHHH!!!! Nothing had better happen to Chris, dammit!! MATT... SUSAN... I KNOW YOU PEOPLE READ THIS LIST!!! DON'T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO CHRIS, DARN YOU!!!!!!!!!!! Heheheh... whoah... I'm fine, really I am. ;-) Hey, I had a dream about Kim the other night. Wanna hear about it? No? Tough, I'm telling you anyway. Ok, I was in K-mart walking towards the soap aisle, and I spotted Kim standing in front of some kind of glass display case. He was wearing eyeglasses, and his Tool shirt. I was thought to myself, "Oh hey... there's Kim. Cool. Now where in the hell do they keep the soap around here??" Anyway, these four guys walked up to me. Four very trashy guys, I might add. They were like "Hey baby... wanna hang out with us for awhile?" I said "Not in this lifetime." Then one of them grabs my arm, and puts his hand on my face. He says, "C'mon baby, don't be like that. If you'll be nice, we'll be nice." Then I do my usual when people I don't know are putting their hands on me in any form or fashion... I yell at the top of my lungs "YOU'RE TOUCHING ME!!!" The guy looks surprised, and then hauls back and slaps me across the face really hard, and I hit the floor. Kim turns around and starts walking towards us. When he reaches us, he proceeds to pound the shit out of these four guys... and his eyeglasses never even fall off. I get off the floor and start yelling at them, "YEAH!! THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR MESSING WITH SOMEONE ON THE KIM THAYIL MERCENARY SQUAD, YOU STUPID FUCKERS!!! THE KTMS WOULD NEVER LET YOU GET AWAY WITH THAT!!! HAHAHAHA!! GO KIMBO!!!" Ok... maybe I need to cut back on my consumption of burritos and Stove Top Stuffing before I crash at nights... ya think? ;-) >Finally, I really think Chris should either grow his hair back out >long and curly or keep it shaved close like in this picture I have of >them, ('93 maybe, I think its from Rip or one of those other metal >mags, I'm not sure). Anyway, as much as it pains me to admit it, >adoring Chris as much as I do, I think his hair looks really bad >right now. Any comments? Shroom? Monnica? Heheheh... ok, so you people know me too well. Yeah, I loved Chris with long hair. But I also loved him bald. And guess what? I even love him with his wolfboy hairdo. It's not the hair, so much as the face... y'know? Oh yeah, and I suppose the bod doesn't hurt any. ;-) Chris has that total angel-devil look going on (those are Dena's words, Lil' Miss Observant strikes again). He can look both completely innocent, and terrifyingly evil at the SAME time. Doesn't matter WHAT his hair looks like. The guy is gorgeous... no doubt about it. I do kinda miss seeing him wear his hair up in that little ponytail on the top of his head, though. ;-) But no matter what he does, I'll still love him. How could you possibly NOT love someone who writes songs like "All Night Thing," "Call Me a Dog," and "Beyond The Wheel???" Yeah, I know... weird combo of songs, but I've been listening to a mixture of UMOK, TOTD, and No Code today. Just thought I'd mention this (even though it has no SG content)... No Code has totally changed my attitude about PJ and Eddie Vedder. You're right Caryn, he isn't depressed on this album... and there's NO whining! Life is really good sometimes. =) Shroom Red Haired Devil-Hootchie, Proud member of the Kim Thayil Mercenary Squad, and Seattle-bound-obsessed-SOMMS-psycho (See you in October, Chris and Matt!!!) Yet another drummer joke: - - Three men are killed in a tragic auto accident. As they approach St. Peter he asks each one of them the same question, "How high is your I.Q.? The first replies "130". St. Peter says to him "Fine, fine, go back to Earth and be a chemical engineer". The second replies "125". St. Peter says to him "Fine, fine, go back to Earth and be a lawyer". The third replies "....'bout 80, I guess". St. Peter says to him "Fine, fine, ....uh, what brand of sticks do you use?" Heheheh... Matt, you know you wanna meet the fine people who post to this list!! You're helpless to our obvious charm. HAHAHA!!! Oh, sorry. ;-) October 25th or 28th at the OK Hotel, kiddo. Be there, and I'll talk Dena into buying drinks all night. Right, D? Heheheh... I'm so nice. ------------------------------ From: Eliza J Polly Subject: Chicago list OK gang, the list of sommsters attending the Chicago show is getting really long!!! Excuse me to the rest of the green-eyed list, but I want to post this so that we make sure we get everyone...Below is who we know so far that is going....if you are going and are not listed (and wanna hang with the rest of us) email me PRIVATELY so that we can have a complete list and then make plans...oh and let me know which show you will be at, or both......thanks Me Aaron Michele Toni Kathie Jamie Joe Vikki Gonzo Ben Vasant Kevin ------------------------------ From: ShRooMGrLz@aol.com Subject: Re: What I did for Chris 'n STuFF >we were going to meet the bands by being smart and being >ourselves (and yes, sometimes by wearing short skirts), but we >didn't put out... we didn't have to! we brought boxes of presents, >flowers, wrote silly signs, pulled silly stunts, and ya know what? it >worked. ;-) Heheheh... you mean like jumping barbed wire fences to sneak backstage? Gee... that sounds awfully familiar!! ;-) No, I've never "put out," either. What exactly is the difference between a fan, a woo girl, and a groupie? I'm not too clear on that one. Ummm... I've done most of that stuff that you listed, though. Except wear short skirts. If there's one thing that I love at shows, it's crowd-surfing. Can't surf in a skirt. =) Well, I can't surf while SG is playing, 'cuz then I'd miss all the good stuff. But opening acts are great! Ummm... sorry to everyone who I've accidentally kicked in the head. ;-) That's why I seldom ever wear my Docs to shows. Chucks are much more head-friendly. =) Damn, I'm a posting fool today, aren't I?!? Heheheh... >Oh my gosh it is so scary but I really do think Shroom is my >soul sister. I saw that she wrote something about Eddie Vedder >or Perry Farrell kissing Dave Navarro and just about died. Perry has kissed Dave MANY times during Jane's shows (RIP). They also smooch during the video for "Mountain Song." And I digitized a picture of Eddie kissing Chris. Seth has it on the page now. Check it out! Verrry nice, in my opinion. >I must say though it would be so incredibly awesome >if Chris broke it off with Susan for Dave (I deeply agree >with you Shroom). Ummm... well, honestly that was a joke. Yeah, I've always wanted to see Chris and Dave kiss... but I'd be really pissed off if he left Susan for any reason. Well, unless he left her for me, of course. ;-) Heheheh... jeez, you people know what I mean. Part of my love/respect for Chris (obsession, if you will) is based on the fact that not only is he an amazing musician, gorgeous guy, intelligent person, and a total smart-ass... he's completely in love with and faithful to his wife. He's like the epitome of the perfect guy, in my eyes. (Obsessed 7 years and counting...) =) But I suspect that that's the reason that alot of people on this list admire the man so much. <3 him!! Shroomy "Mistress Shroom, Dave (Navarro) and I have filled the jacuzzi with green jello, and we're eagerly awaiting your next command." ~ Chris Cornell (Words not necessarily said in that order...) <~~~ my disclaimer ------------------------------ From: "Jack Parsons" Subject: keep it off my wave... hiya guys (and girls), just a little tid-bit of my day to share...I was in Camelot (local music store for all of you not in nashville) and found the my wave single for $6 off...it was only $4...my wave was the first SG song I ever heard...but that doesn't mean I only like their new stuff, my fav is beyond the wheel...just wanted to see if anybody wanted to share their first SG experience...if this is re-hash, sorry I'm new... later-jonathan - --cry, if you want to cry, if it helps you see, if it clears your eyes-- ------------------------------ From: ASDrum@aol.com Subject: Now why can't SG be more like The Cure? Went to see The Cure Friday night. Wasn't too thrilled with their last album, but still love 'em. The show was good, but they were better in '94. ANYWAY, what impressed me most, was they encored with their older tunes - Boy's Don't Cry, Killing an Arab, and 10:15 Saturday Night (the drip drip song). These songs were released in 1979 and written when Robert Smith was a mere youngster. So what does all this have to do with Soundgarden????? Is it not apparent? WHY CAN'T SG PERFORM SOMETHING RELEASED BEFORE BMF???? Oh sure, they'll do an occasional 'Hands All Over' live......big deal. It's not as if the songs from Screaming Life/Fopp and UOK are not good songs. So they were written when the band was young and still a little green. SO WHAT? They're still good songs. If they were to play Hand of God (!) - I would think I had died and gone to Heaven - no pun intended. Perhaps they feel they have changed as musicians - progressed, matured - and just don't want to revisit their past. But that's the thing - it was a natural progression from Screaming Life to DOTU - there were no drastic changes in musical direction (The Cult being prime example). I have heard Robert Smith say he was almost embarrassed by the simplicity of a song like '10:15 Saturday Night' - but he still performed it live Friday night. SG should be proud of what they've accomplished. Songs like Little Joe, Head Injury, Beyond the Wheel, and Nothing to Say - IMHO anyway - would play EXCELLENT live right alongside JCP or Rusty Cage or Mailman or BHS. So what's stopping them from performing an old tune once in a while??? Maybe they don't want to alienate a lot "fans" who think Black Hole Sun if their greatest achievement? But that doesn't sound like the SG I know and love. The recognition factor could have something to do with it....imagine their horror if they played Toy Box and nobody knew what it was. But I'd be willing to bet that there are a lot more of US (you know, the SG elite) in the audience then they realize. Forgive my ramblings - I'm upset - and trying to figure out "WHY...WHY...WHY???!!!! "We're Frowngarden. We frown upon everything." - C.Cornell Ciao Babies....... Ang ------------------------------ From: Josh_Garza@teachnet.edb.utexas.edu (Josh Garza) Subject: BILL NYE spoonman ok, well i've heard about a Bill Nye the Science Guy show on sound where they had a soundgarden song, kickstand. well my sister was JUST watching it, and on comes the music for SPOONMAN, but instead of 'spoonman' of course, they sing 'pressure', thats what the show was about... anyway i thought it was kinda kool, heheh. and it seems bill nye has done at least 2 soundgarden songs on there... - -pencapchew - -- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TeachNet, College of Education, University of Texas, Austin Texas - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ From: vman@ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu (Vasant Ramamurthy) Subject: Big Time Bummer Many of you might know how I was planning to go to the Chicago concert, well..... I can't. My parents said no. Some asshole-motherfuckers-shitheads told them SG is a heavy metal band, the Aragon Ballroom is called the Aragon "Brawlroom", it's in a bad neighborhood, etc, etc, blah, blah, bullshit, bullshit. I'm not as pissed as I thought I'd be, mainly because this isn't like a farewell concert or anything. And I'm gonna be out of the house next year and I go to whatever the hell concert I want. SG *will* be back, no doubt. If this was their last concert ever, hoo boy, then would I be pissed. So, out of the goodness of my heart, I'm going to sell my 2 tickets to anyone on SOMMS who wants to go. Yes, I could just sell them to some poseur fan on the street, but I know a SOMMSter would get much more out of the concert and enjoy it much more. I don't have the tickets yet, I don't know when I'll get them, and the concert is still 2 months away. But, whoever is interested, please e-mail me. I'll have a drawing of some sort, and someone will walk away with 2 tickets to the Nov 9 show in Chicago. I will, of course, post again and have a deadline when I actually have the tickets in my hand. More details later... Vasant ****************************************************************************** THE REFUGE OF THE DAMNED - Check out lots o' music stuff here!! http://ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu/~vman/me.html vman@ctdnet.acns.nwu.edu "When new damage comes, it's a new word for plague, a new world order, a new word for hate" - New Damage - Soundgarden ------------------------------ End of somms Digest [Volume 2 Issue 233] ****************************************