From: Automatic digest processor To: Recipients of SOMMS digests Subject: SOMMS Digest - 25 Dec 1998 to 26 Dec 1998 Date: Saturday, December 26, 1998 1:58 AM There are 3 messages totalling 102 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. We don't need no dark sarcasm 2. My Candy Eye... 3. Happy Holidays!! To UNSUBSCRIBE from SOMMS, send email to LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU with the following in the body of your message: SIGNOFF SOMMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 05:58:34 EST From: Ben Timberlake Subject: We don't need no dark sarcasm I know it's just barely soundgarden related, and I don't think I've seen anyone bring this up before, but I thought it pertinent because of the Pink Floyd posts last week. I saw a video for a cover of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" by "The Class of 1999" comprised of Layne Staley and several other people whose names I didn't recognize. It's not a bad cover and seemed very appropriate coming from the soundtrack of "The Faculty," that latest-in-the-teen-horror-flicks-genre movie. That's all, I suppose. Oh, merry christmas for those who put trees in their houses and act surprised when they get things they asked for today. -- Ben Ben Timberlake Sure don't Mind btimlake@aol.com A change. "The day I tried to win, I wallowed in the blood and mud with all the other pigs, and I learned that I was a liar." --Chris Cornell, "The Day I Tried To Live" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 14:33:35 -0800 From: Vikki Anselmo Subject: Re: My Candy Eye... On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 Dave George-Cosh writes: >I was bumming around the Unofficial Site and stumbled across press >releases that were made on the infamous date when Soundgarden broke >up, and a surprising amount put blame on Ben. Who's been to the last >concert in Hawaii? If anyone's been there, would you mind telling us >how exactly the finger and walkout was made...thanks. I was sitting on the stage for the last show in Hawaii. Ben was ranting, pouting, kicking and spitting. He spit at and ran after his bass tech. at least twice. He was CLEARLY unhappy with the sound of his bass. Chris was singing and playing guitar as Ben yelled complaints in his ear and stalked back-and-forth behind him. Ben figured out that Chris was going to ignore him, so he walked a few feet away, turned, and spit at Chris. As soon as the song ended, Chris went over to talk to Ben. Chris was frustrated, but remarkably calm. He was firm and direct, and the conversation ended with Chris making a facial expression and body gesture of "This is not a problem. Just move on. Get over it and play." Next, Ben shouted at Matt and tried to stare him down. Matt ignored Ben. Ben spit at Matt. At this point, Kim had had enough. Kim crossed the stage and demanded that Ben control himself. Ben responded by cursing at Kim. Kim walked to the stage staircase to get away from Ben. Ben followed. Kim and Ben proceded to have a "fuck you," "no, fuck you more" cursing match on the side of the stage. Kim walked off stage. Ben kicked and damaged some equipment. Kim returned to the stage to tell his girlfriend and guitar tech. that the show was over. Ben called Kim a "big, stupid, dumb-head," motioned like an umpire calling a runner 'safe,' and shouted, "It's over." Matt and Chris finished the show with two more songs. And that was that for the Hawaii drama. Ben's "It's over." quote combined with his inexcusable behavior at this one particular show would make it easy to believe that he is the reason Soundgarden broke up. However, anyone who has talked to Ben knows that he was going through some tough personal problems at the time. And from his own statements, he is quite obviously the former Soundgarden member that misses the band the most. The band was together since 1984. They'd been through a lot tougher times than the occasional outburst by an individual band member. It was just time for them to move on. -V :( ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 23:58:55 EST From: Shroom Girl Subject: Happy Holidays!! If Christmas were any more boring, I'd be in a coma. Lots of love to y'all! xxoo -- Shroomy http://members.aol.com/shroomgrlz/xmas.html (Check out the *really old* Soundgarden Xmas page) ------------------------------ End of SOMMS Digest - 25 Dec 1998 to 26 Dec 1998 ************************************************