From: Automatic digest processor To: Recipients of SOMMS digests Subject: SOMMS Digest - 25 Mar 1999 to 26 Mar 1999 Date: Friday, March 26, 1999 2:00 AM There are 11 messages totalling 283 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. I4ve met the god....... (2) 2. He's not storage space damnit! 3. : Re: Lunch with Chris 4. Lunch with Chris (4) 5. who is vikki? 6. Lunch With Chris 7. rocket interview To UNSUBSCRIBE from SOMMS, send email to LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU with the following in the body of your message: SIGNOFF SOMMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 02:11:49 -0500 From: jenny grover Subject: Re: I4ve met the god....... Good Lord! I cannot imagine being so rude and presumptuous as to just walk into someone's dressing room! They are human beings. They have as much right as anyone to their privacy. Jen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 07:45:01 -0000 From: Deborah Baker Subject: Re: He's not storage space damnit! >cause...yadda yadda yadda...but, its almost like you're renting out the >man for the afteroon! He's a human, not a U-haul :) Yeah, but he's his *own* U-Haul :-) With a favourite cause to support and a new career to promote. Personally I think Chris can be proud of the money he raised; he had some tough competition from the custom made dog kennel and the beanie baby collection! Deborah ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 08:08:00 -0500 From: Geoff Kleemola Subject: Re: I4ve met the god....... Yeah, no kidding. If he had waited outside he probably could have talked to them for longer and got autographs. Geoff jenny grover wrote: > > Good Lord! I cannot imagine being so rude and presumptuous as to just > walk into someone's dressing room! They are human beings. They have as > much right as anyone to their privacy. > > Jen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 12:37:36 -0500 From: Jaime Gonzalez Subject: : Re: Lunch with Chris No offense to anyone here.The ones that would rather spend the money on other things,rather then spend it on lunch with Chris Cornell are missing the point of the whole thing.I will say it here,it's for CHARITY.That is a good cause,somewhat less selfish then spending the money on CDs,concerts,whatever.And spending your hard earned cash toward a humanitarian cause should give anyone a really warm fuzzy feeling all over.Ok,I'll step off my soap box now. Jaime ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 13:50:08 EST From: Niki Freer Subject: Re: Lunch with Chris jgg@PILOT.MSU.EDU writes: > Chris Cornell are missing the point of the whole thing.I will say it > here,it's for CHARITY.That is a good cause,somewhat less selfish > then spending the money on CDs,concerts,whatever. i understand that. you will see, if you read my post again, that i DID mention it was for charity. i'm sorry if i do not want to spend thirty-six hundred dollars on lunch with someone. even if chris wasn't going for charity, i wouldn't want to spend almost four grand on it. and if he was doing this for something other than charity, someone would still find some kind of reason to stick up for the person who, in my opinion, spent entirely too much money. especially if she has met the guy before. it's really just weird to me. charity donations, to me, do not consist of being bribed into it by the fact that lunch with some rock star name is up for sale. charity donations are given w/o big name deals to make the deal taste sweeter. you see, that's where it's not completely charity to me. it's selfishness there too. you're not giving to charity, you're being given something tangible back other than the warm fuzzy feeling. and the warm fuzzy feeling, i assume, is not coming from charity origins... i am NOT knocking cornell for doing this, and i am NOT knocking the bidders & she who won. it's all just weird to me, the price he went for. i've just got a lot more hanging over my head than to throw $3600 to a charity auction or even fathom being able to do so... just seems like a whole lot of money to me, but hey- have fun vikki... take harm if you want. [again, the prerequisite disclaimer that must be on any somms post anymore...sigh..] mindriot ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 16:31:31 EST From: Tammy Read Subject: Re: Lunch with Chris If I could afford it, I'd do it...then again, I love animals. Not much in this world I'd be willing to toss that kind of cash at, but something like that to ME is well worth it - if they wanted to throw Chris in the deal, cool with me. Walk into an animal shelter..come out and see how much your opinion has changed on what you'd be willing to give. Cause in reality - this ISN'T about Chris. Tammy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 14:52:02 PST From: The Koggle Subject: who is vikki? Hey guys I must have missed a post.. who is vikki? I'm guessing it's the person who won the lunch with chris thing..? could someone send me the post or something? Anyway i think even though it might be scary to meet him, and that 3,600? is alot of money.. i'd probably jump at the chance if it was offered to me (and be a nervous wreck in the meantime). But you guys who are saying it wouldn't be great.. and how terrible it is to auction someone off, I think you're just a teeny bit jealous.. so what if you're paying to be with him, it's still HIM.. the HIM we've all dreamed about and drooled over and hootchied-on about.. true, he's just an ordinary person (with extraordinary talents/body/voice), but wouldn't you just love to get inside that head? hear how he describes the weather, see what he thinks about world issues? And Rachel.. i would rather be awkward knowing i paid to be having lunch with him than not have it at all! Remember HE put himself up to it.. no one dragged him kicking and screaming "you mUST sell yourself off!! your torso will bring in the big bucks!".. Sure you're renting him out.. who cares? is that really terrible if he's willing to do it?? That is the whole idea of this sort of auction thing.. the money goes to charity, not his pocket like he's a prostitute or whatever. >Don't get me wrong. Vikki, I'm *so* excited for you, and I'm sure you'll >love every minute of it. Its just something that I wouldn't do. if i was Vikki, i'd be kinda pissed by hearing this.. eheh total jealousy! Vikki.. have a fantastic lunch and don't give a rats about how it came about! >(IWIWSS) <---kinda...not really anymore...) why is that, rachel? ;) eheheh Kogg Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:54:22 PST From: Dave George-Cosh Subject: Re: Lunch With Chris You know, I couldn't really give a rats ass about the moral and ethical questions that come up about spending $3,600 to charity for lunch with the ex-lead singer of the band this mailing list is about, but what I do want from Vikki, and I hope this isn't a daunting task (well, its more of a favour) is a step-by-step analysis of every single song on Chris' new album. In fact, bring a tape recorder....or DAT tape if you can. I'd pay upwards of $5,000 to hear new material that I haven't heard in 3 years or so from him....and like in 5-6 months in advance...So Vikki, if you're out there, at least write notes for us. You are the chosen one...:) Dave P.S. A tape recorder WOULD be nice...and appreciated by all..:) P.P.S. Also see if you could get him to do something for us SOMMSters, like an e-mail, or special gathering, or special internet thingy that we could do..I dunno..just running ideas... =====================---------------------================== http://come.to/rftcfp The Rocket From The Crypt Fun Page.... You're playing with gas, You're playing with fire, You're playing with matches, You're playing like LIARS! -- U.S. Army, Rocket From The Crypt =====================---------------------================== Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 19:18:54 PST From: Rachel Reisman Subject: Re: Lunch with Chris <<<>>>>> Maybe you could tie him up, stuff him in your car, and take the man home to perform all kinds of acts on him. Gimme a break. Rachel* (IWIWSS..though i no longer know why i wanted to be) Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 23:30:19 -0500 From: Geoff Kleemola Subject: Re: Lunch with Chris Yeah, and ask him to write a song for somms. And don't forget to record it, preferably on DAT. Take a portable 4-track if you have one. Make sure you mic him real well too. Shit, make it a 16-track. You'll need mics all around him at the table, and one in the bathroom in case he takes a whiz. Also get his address and phone number and send it to the list. Rachel Reisman wrote: > > <<< P.P.S. Also see if you could get him to do something for us SOMMSters, > like an e-mail, or special gathering, or special internet thingy that we > could do..I dunno..just running ideas...>>>>>> > > Maybe you could tie him up, stuff him in your car, and take the man home > to perform all kinds of acts on him. > Gimme a break. > Rachel* (IWIWSS..though i no longer know why i wanted to be) > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 23:33:59 -0500 From: jenny grover Subject: rocket interview The latest issue of the Rocket has a really interesting interview with Pete Krebs. You can read it online here: http://ww2.musicuniverse.com/Rocketbam.fm$RETRIEVE?value=7329&field=serial&html=detail ------------------------------ End of SOMMS Digest - 25 Mar 1999 to 26 Mar 1999 ************************************************