~*SILVERCHAIR FREAKS*~ #14 08/21/97

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Hey! Well I really can't believe how long this list has been going on, it's kinda funny it started out almost as a joke or something, cause I really didn't know how to run a mailing list. But I was bored and so I deicied I'd just try my best and now we're at our 14th issue! And I think that's really cool that it's come this far. Now, I'm going to add a new feture, which will be sort of another thing to talk about each week. I will be adding a question of the week feture. So, this week's question is what's your happiest silverchair related memory? Thought that might be an interesting starter. Now don't just stop posting and just answer that question, but that's just something you can talk about, as well as the song of the week is. Speaking of the song of the week, next weeks song will be Cicada. I know almost everybody probably hates this song, but I just thought it might be an interesting one to talk about the meaning of it to you. Well hope to see you all posting next week, this issue actually had a pretty good posting turn out (thanks guys!) Now on with this issue..
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                           ~*NEW MEMBERS*~

*Name: Melissa A., aka silverado
*Age: 14
*Where from: Lac du Bonnet, MB, Canada
*Favorite silverchair member: Ben
*Favorite silverchair song: You wanna make me choose!? Good luck....
*Favorite silverchair CD: Same as above
*Why I like them: Cuz they rock, and care about their fans, and aren't
*spoiled snot headed twits! : )
*What other bands I like: OLP, I Mother Earth, Bush (No, I'm not a
*Gavin teenie!!) Live, Age of Electric and Collective Soul (a bit)

*Name: Michelle Haley
*Age: 14
*Where from: Saskatoon, Canada
*Favorite silverchair member: um.. probably chris
*Favorite silverchair song: um.. either learn 2 hate or
*pop song for us rejects
*Favorite silverchair CD: i like freakshow better cause the lyrics
*are better than alot of the ones on frogstomp
*Why I like them: cause their music is so rad!
*What other bands you like: Moist, ime, olp, rusty, mollies revenge
*and other canadian bands

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                           ~*POSTS*~

To:Schubert@uic.edu
From:Schubert@uic.edu
Subject: nothing in particular...

Hey everybody!

Well frist I wanted to talk about some other things before we get into the Pop Song desscution. I was wondering does anyobdy have the Kerrang magazine from like Two weeks ago I think it was, maybe just one week ago, I don't remember, but it had a silverchair artical or intervew or something. Normaly I buy Kerrang every week but I didn't get to (of course) that week. So I'm really pissed now that I can't get ahold of it! I would be happy to pay anybody who could get me a copy of that one. Also, do any of you Americans on this list think that we'll ever get to see the Cememtery video? I'm really starting to give up hope on seeing it, unless thru a trade or something. Also if you know anybody who likes silverchair, but isn't on this list, please tell them about it! I'm really interested in getting more members!

Now about Pop Song.. well the first few times I heard it, I didnt' really connect it with anything cause like I don't have any close friends that use drugs or anything, and I have friends that drink, but like only once in a while at partys and stuff like that. But the way I feel about it now is totally diffrent, see I started associtaing it more so with just having a friend that stated acting weird, and you tried to help them but they wouldn't stop acting the way they did, so then you felt like you had to move on. So the way I think about it, is kinda like knowing they were doing something wrong and trying hard to move on with your life, but that they used to be important to you, so it still kinda bothered you, the stuff that they did, and it was hard to move on. That's just my veiw on it. And I can relate to that veiw. But the Drugs and Alcohal part, to me, could stang for any other addiction that a person might have you know? Alright well that's just my thoughts on it.

Later
Heidi

To: Schubert@uic.edu
From: dbollman@mail.techplus.com (Dawn Schiemann)
Subject: my dumb silverchair dream!
hey everyone! ok, heidi said we can talk about ANYTHING that's silverchair related, so I'm gonna tell you about my dumb dream last night :) OK, I dreamt that silverchair was on Regis and Kathie Lee. Kathie Lee said something like "Ok, on today's show we have Chris Joannou." So Chris came out without Daniel or Ben and he was actually very calm and talkative.. HE WASN'T SHY! And then when Chris said that he had a girlfriend Kathie lee got really mad because she wanted him. (kathie lee really sucks). But anyways, then they said "please welcome, silverchair!" and chris runs over to play. they were all dressed in that one outfit that daniel used to always wear.. that white dress shirt and tie. anyways, they were playing some song that I have never heard before... and chris was singing it! maybe my dream means something. maybe on the next album, some of chris's songs will be on it! ok, i know that was dumb but i just thought i would share it with everyone :)

jasmin

To: u64247@uicvm.uic.edu
From: "Ivy Green"
Subject: Re: ~*SILVERCHAIR FREAKS*~
sorry bout not posting.  school started and all.  the song  "pop song for us rejects" is just about leaving people behind, mostly due to drugs.  i don't feel that i relate completely but when someone refuses to help themselves you have to leave them behind.  it's a person's choice to waste their life but you can't let it ruin yours too.  then you have to let go even if you don't want to.  i guess that's what it's all about. bye.  luv, kelly.

From: Justgrrl@aol.com
To: u64247@uicvm.uic.edu
Subject: Re: post

hey everyone!

silverchair was nominated for the views choice awards in australia on the mtv video music awards to vote go here  1997 MTV Video Music Awards  WE can make them win!! we have to! :D   xoxo
              ariela

To: u64247@uicvm.uic.edu
From: hoffbear@juno.com (sharon m hoff)
Subject: Re: ~*SILVERCHAIR FREAKS*~

Pop Song For Us Rejects makes me feel kinda good.  It's got a real cool beet and I love the music up until the "You died yesturday" and some other part that has the same music; I forget what Daniel says.  The song's kinda sad in a way cos that's what the people that don't mess around with drugs and alcohol feel like.

-Adriane

To: u64247@uicvm.uic.edu
From: julsk@juno.com (The Sullen but physcho Girl)
Subject: pop song for us rejects

i think that 'pop song for us rejects' is a reely meaningful song. whenever i play it i think of everyone that i know that do drugs. there are some reely important peeple in my life that drugs held a major part in their life. my best friend's boyfriend went to phoenix for rehab for like 6 months. he came back and was sober. then he got high again. yesterday he had like 35 days sober and i found out he got high again. it just breaks my heart to hear about that. so, i put on pop song last nite and i couldn't help but cry. it's hard to listen to it and not think of all the peeple that are struggling with drugs. doing it just every once in awhile is kewl and a different story but on a daily basis, that worries me, ya know? i guess u can call me straight edge but that's how i feel. so anyway, the song has alot of meaning for me.
just a lil' insight from yers truely...
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                          ~*THE CLOSING*~
Welcome to the closing. Now since I already wrote what next week's song would be and everything I haven't got much to say, well keep posting, it was nice to see such a great turn out! And um that's it! 
                                     Heidi
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