From: somms@mit.edu To: somms-digest@mit.edu Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Thursday, 2 Jan 1997 Reply-To: somms@mit.edu Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 11:54:45 EST Sender: saperl The Soundgarden Digest: Thursday, 2 Jan 1997 listadmin: saperl@mit.edu list archive: http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/archive/ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email saperl@mit.edu Today's Topics: StUFf Happy New Year Re: 1996 A Look Back New Year's resolution get over it/October Rrrrrroar! HAPPY NEW YEAR Lolla '92 Chicago Soundgarden in WalMart!!!!!! Top 100 Re: November '96 Austin Show tour package and other stuff Re: mainstreaming ------------------------------------------------------------ From: ThNrthFace@aol.com Subject: StUFf Howdy everyone, I hope you all had a safe holiday. Erin wanted me to pass this on: < Please pass along to the digest that I give warm greetings to all of the digest and especially the ones who sent Christmas cards and wishes.> Now, KTMS members, and you know who you are, please get in touch with me this week or next if possible. There are many commands from The Man to follow, and we don't want to start the new year off in a hole. Have a great day, and a swell new year. The List THug, SOMMS Sheriff, and KTMS founder. Aaron ------------------------------ From: Georgia Kennedy Subject: Happy New Year So the first day of 1997 is over for us all on this side of the planet. Thanks to all that have sent me mail - it's kinda weird to receive messages from people from all over the place, when the only thing that links you all together is a lust for the music of SG. Things seem pretty quiet at the moment - I guess everyone is still sleeping off the effects of the parties/gigs that 99% of people indulged in last night. For when you all decide to wake up again, remember to keep those mindless messages of indulgence and devotion flowing, thus giving me something to do during my holidays! Thanks in particular to Seth and Josh - you guys must either be really dedicated, or bored! GEORGIA. ------------------------------ From: KAISERVRBL@aol.com Subject: Re: 1996 A Look Back What would the new year be without a top 10 list!!!!!!! However, becuase I'm bored, I thought I'd torture you all with "MY" top ten list of great 1996 SOMMS occurances! But since I've only been on the list since August, it might be kind of abreviated. But what the hell, I gave it a try! 10 - My Mouth of Decadence" compilations. What a great way to get to know Sommsters from all over the place. 9 - The infamous X-mas mail bombing & SOMMS registration to a whole bunch of mailing lists. What a way to Fuck up the holidays! Thanx to Seth for killing that one quick. 8 - The Hater Show "Kick to the Head" Flamefest. Hey gang, lets ressolve to not have another one of these this year. 7 - The continued flames fest on "young/teenage" fans. All I can say is that if you're a teenager or younger and you want to be respected on the list, learn the lines to "Little Joe" or "Beyond the Wheel". We'll trust you more when you can quote more than BHS or BUTOW. 6 - Who could forget the infamous "Nothingman" the man who ripped so many SOMMSters off and made so many of you not trust me when it came to the tapes. Hey I love you guys & would never pull a Nothingman. The one good thing that came out of the Nothingman debacle was all the cool new euphamisms for Nothingman (i.e. Nothingdick, etc) 5 - Kim slaps girl!!!!!!! What a load of Bullshit this was. Anyone who knows the band NEW this was a media cluster fuck & thanks to Seth & the SOMMSters we got the real story RIGHT AWAY!!!! And we now have the KTMS. By the way, Aaron, how do I join!!!!!!!! 4- Vicki's European diary. For weeks, while the rest of us waited for SG to come back to the states, Vicki's diary kept us teary eyed and salivating as we awaited the inevitable tour. Plus it was great fun to read!!!!! 3 - Dena's SOMMS shirts. The goddess has done it once again!!!!!! The hottest fucking T's in America for the hottest fucking group of fans in the world!!!! 2 - The one and only Shroom's radio call to the boys! And what the hell, THEY KNOW WHO SHE IS!!!!!!!!! IMAGINE THAT!!!!! 2b - Shroom finally meets Chris and gives him her braclet. Way to go Shroom. I was sincerely touched. 2c - Shrooms SG pages & all it incarnations. Shroom, god you and the shit you do puts a smile on my face. Keep it up HOOTCHIE. 1- The Chicago SOMMS gathering. Even though I wasn't there, this was the highlight of the year for all SG fans to learn that the band *truly* appreciates its genuine fans! But THE GREATEST THING that has happened this year is the LIST ITSELF!!!!!!!! ********THANX TO SETH********************** You are the greatest Seth, & we all totally appreciate every fucking bit of time you devote to keeping this the greatest page ANYWHERE and an awesome tribute to the world's greatest band. WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH SETH!!! And to the rest of you SOMMSters, you are the greatest people in the world online & off (My trip to Seattle proved that) For all of you who I've made friends with, & those who I hope to in the future::: Thanks for a great fucking year and an even greater year in 1997!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lance "Hiding behind words I'll never find" ------------------------------ From: Josh_Garza@teachnet.edb.utexas.edu (Josh Garza) Subject: New Year's resolution I know I'm sorta bringing up an issue that just has been a flame starter in the past, but I NEVER stop hearing about this. The only thing that this list needs is for everyone to STOP STEREOTYPING "younger" fans as knowing less or being less of fans compared to other people just because they are older. and to make it a bit corny ,but it fits, why not make it a new year's resolution? When you are on the BEST Soundgarden 'establishment' on the planet which i love and you feel like you have pretty much no respect on there after you keep hearing these ignorant and/or stupid remarks for the hundreth time. And if i want to lower myself to saying stupid judgemental things, im pretty sure i know tons more and more lyrics( or whatever some of you were saying) than A LOT of the fans that are just older. ok, no more of that pissed off stuff, so here's a suggestion, if you saw SG on this tour and sortof want to relive that concert, just GET THE FAIRFAX, VA BOOTLEGG VID!! Even if you didn't, its still great. Not the *best* quality , but it simply rules. i can't go into detail about all the cool stuff because then i would typing forever. only complaint is that its not the austin show. And if anybody cares, soundgarden is pretty plentiful in the year end best of 96 countdown thing here, pretty noose was in top twenty i think, and burden was 5th. i thought BUTOW would do better since for the past few weeks, there hasn't been a day when ive turned on the radio that i haven't heard that song playing, *almost* got me sick of the song. and DOTU is #15 of the top 15. but for me personally its my favorite of the year, which im sure most of you hold it in the top few of the year. no more statistics, enough rambling, laterz - -pencapchew - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TeachNet, College of Education, University of Texas, Austin Texas - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ From: Slave4cc@aol.com Subject: get over it/October Attn: all 14 and 15 year olds who I pissed off recently.....GET OVER IT! Your smart, your beautiful and we all love you, OKAY?! (Typing through a new years hangover) Okay, now I am wondering what your fav Chris pic is in the calender. Mine is October. That is my dream man, sexy-long hair-rockin-guitar pickin-with drop dead eyes-dude. Yes, I think it will be October for awhile :) Oh sorry, I wuz once again lusting over Chris and not focusing on the music. I love to exercise to their music....I can just wail on the power rider, or just writhe around on the floor oh yea and the lights have to be out so I can meditate at the same time.....(?loco?) Hoping to soon get the Louder than vid hoping it is good. Theyre still digging around in the warehouse trying to find Motor vision to send me. Alright then. Happy 1997. May all your dreams and desires be fulfilled. (Slave4cc is gonna take a nap now) Carol ------------------------------ From: Awesmeyes@aol.com Subject: Rrrrrroar! Ok, at first I wasn't sure if this was list-worthy, but some of my fellow sommsters urged me to post this. List thug, this is for you! ;-) It was the Saturday SG concert at Roseland in NYC, and I was enjoying myself immensly. During BUTOW, though, some guy who was drunk off his ass and dancing around came into "our" section. Yes, some of the NYC Sommsters got a special section all to ourselves right in front of the stage near Ben, thanx to Cynthia. (I love you Cyn, and we MUST get together again soon!) Anyway, I was not about to let this "intruder" get in the way of my view of Chris and Kim. There wasn't much I could do but growl under my breath while this man swayed sloppily in front of me. Even though me and my fellow compatriots shouted at him to leave, he seemed not to notice. I was NOT a happy camper. I couldn't even see who Ben was aiming at when he spit on someone! While I pondered how best to dispose of this gnat, he started flailing around and hit me in the thigh. Well, no one touches me above the knee without permission, and no one keeps me waiting for a glance of Matt. I summoned all the forces of SOUNDGARDEN and with a loud shout, pushed him to the ground. This did not go unnoticed and our good friend, the security guard (after much arguing with this loser) dumped him back into General Admission where he promptly fell on his face, dropping his cigarette and his glasses. That taken care of, I enjoyed the rest of the show obstruction-free. Another win for the SOMMSTERS! That's all for now folks. Happy New Year!! Heather (Heater) ------------------------------ From: "Sarah Fuhr" Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR HEY EVERYBODY WUZ UP? JUST LIKE TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR TA EVERYBODY AT SOMMS. LATER SKATERAT GIRL - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: "Steven Russell Jr." Subject: Lolla '92 Chicago Hey list! Happy New Year! Hopefully the asprin and coffee is starting to kick in for most of you ;-) Quick question to those of you that were at the 8/2/92 Soundgarden show in Chicago...or if you have the show on video tape....who is the third guitarist during the song "Gun"? And who was the extra drummer during "Cop Killer"? They set up an extra snare drum...and the camera doesnt really show who it was. Steve "Sitting here in Queens eating refried beans we're in all the magazines gulping down thorazines" - a potential 'unofficial' list theme song ------------------------------ From: Aferdity@aol.com Subject: Soundgarden in WalMart!!!!!! Check this: 16 Chris's(and everyone else in the band)surrounded me today and it was so cool!!!! I know what you're thinking, "What an odd dream!?!" Well, it wasn't a dream, I just happened to walk in the electronic section of WalMart when BIMH was on every TV that was on. It was really cool looking. I said to my brother, "This is how I want my room, TVs lining the walls playing nothing but Soundgarden videos, interviews, and other footage. Hmmmmmm! :) Well, a girl can dream, can't she!!! Anyway, I was stoked to hang up my Soundgarden 1997 calander for the whole world to see(mainly me though). I hope everyone had a nice X-mas(I know I'm sorta late)and a Happy New Year!!! Santa didn't leave Chris tied up, uhhhhhh, I mean, wrapped in ribbon under my tree this year. :) Oh well, there is always next year and the year after that. Maybe Santa will get so pissed at me asking for the same thing every year that he'll finally break down and just give him to me. I would be so generous and share with all the females on the SOMMS list!!! Uhhhh, sorry, dreaming again. I do have a question: On the song "Bleed Together", after Chris sings "We can bleed together...." he says something in sort of a lower voice. This happens all through the song and at the end mostly. Can anyone, PLEASE, tell me what he is saying???? Well, I think I've babbled enough!!!! Take care everyone and be sweet!!! Stay Cool, Kelly :) ~I love you like you were my own kids~ Chris Cornell :) (He is so thoughtful!!!) ------------------------------ From: tonerkin Subject: Top 100 Greetings of the New Year!! Of course everyone is going thorugh lists of best this and best that for 96! Our local alternative, repetative radio station Q101 in Chicago played the top 101 songs of 96. FYI: #34: Blow up the outside world #26 Pretty Noose #18 Burden in my Hand. Just to aggravate all you all #1 was Bush!! My Bests of the year: My trip to California and meeting Dana my very first close encounter with a fellow sommster! And the first realization that one can make "friends" over a computer screen and they won't kill you and bury your remains in a swallow grave when you meet them in person!! The listening party for DOTU at Exit and meeting Ben...jammin(thanks again Ben!) The Showbox show in Seattle...what a life experience that was for me!! And meeting some of the Seattle sommsters. The grueling Atlanta trip to see SG! Another trip to Seattle and a fun evening with Bonnie, Andrea , Vikki and IS!! Spending some quality time with the Somms Mom in DC and meeting more sommsters and another Soundgarden concert!! And of course the creme de la creme!!! Chicago Sommsfest!!! The S.I.S. slumber party and meeting the band!!! What a year!!! As I turn to the first page on my Soundgarden(thanks Jai!) calander. I look forward to a new Somms year.....SommStock 97 in Oklahoma (Matt did say they would try and get there!) Sommsfest97 wherever it is!!! "Hype" Premiere..this month...hope bout it Chicago sommsters! Sethfest....aren't we all invited to the graduation????? And who knows what other exciting things are in store for us!! I can't wait!! toni ------------------------------ Subject: Re: November '96 Austin Show From: sweetwater6@juno.com (M R) This is for Marianne (I tried to send it privately, but it didn't work, somehow; sorry): Wow--that is so awesome! Thanks for posting that; I think it's really great! Matt is my favorite member of Soundgarden and I got to meet him in May. I could only talk to him for a few minutes, but he seemed really interested and it was the greatest! Chris is really lucky! How old is he? Oh...do you know what Matt was watching on TV? I just have to know! :) Anyway, thanks for sharing that experience--it was really cool to read about! Mel ------------------------------ From: psyche Subject: tour package and other stuff To all Australian sommsters out there..... PLEASE TAKE NOTE: A&M will be releasing a special DOTU tour package to promote the SG tour (BDO) in January. This tour package includes the DOTU CD and an extra bonus CD with 6 rare and unreleased tracks.... and if anyone gets it, it would be nice to let the rest of the list know, what's on that extra/bonus CD :) more trivia (sorry): in the new Metal Edge (March) they have a page, where band members and ME staff list their favorite albums of 1996. Well, SG's DOTU topped the list of Paul Stanley, and came in second for Bruce Kulick (behind Beatles' Anthology 3) and they also had a nice little pic of Chris (shirtless). sabrina ------------------------------ From: "Lara Zachodniak" Subject: Hi everyone! Wow! It's about time I found some people who love Soundgarden as much as I do. I'm new on here...call me Lara. Does anyone like Slave and Bulldozers? It's my favourite song! If anyone has the time, check out my homepage on Soundgarden @ http://members.wbs.net/homepages/b/d/m/bdmotorfinger.html Soundgarden sounds great in concert!!! I luv them! Anyway, I'll stop making a fool of myself, and let ya go. Reply to me, if you want to! Luv Lara \|/ (@ @) --oOO--(_)--OOo- *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~Teen's Helping Teen's- Anonymous advice place~ http://members.tripod.com/~teenhelpingteen/index.html *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~Lara's Homepages~ http://members.wbs.net/homepages/b/d/m/bdmotorfinger.html http://members.wbs.net/homepages/h/a/p/happynoodlegirl.html *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: Outshined@aol.com Subject: Re: mainstreaming Taylor writes : >> CL Miller wrote: >> > you can talk wind about how if a band doesn't stay true to their vision, >> > then they suck. true, and that talk would be just that, wind... People go through changes over their years, therefore bands also go through changes, which in turn causes their music to go through changes... so who's to say what any given band's "vision" is? It certainly isn't limited to the material that appears on a band's first record or two... I would think "vision" is more like an ongoing process. but unfortunately, some fans today feel that if a band starts making music which differs from their earlier work, then they've "sold out" to whomever... I certainly wouldn't expect (or want) six UltraMega OK's from Soundgarden or six Kill Em All's from Metallica... lots of people may say, "yeah, I only like earlier Soundgarden/Metallica"... and there's nothing wrong with that, except that it isn't fair to think that a band shouldn't change in any way during its lifetime... Kevin (Outshined) ------------------------------ End of somms Digest [Volume 3 Issue 2] **************************************