*Name:Megan
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Heeey well since i deleted everything from last week, i can't respond to letters
you all sent back then, so that makes me really upset, cause i think with a list
that has like a nice amout of people (but i always am looking for more!) without
too many posts (please send some!) is that the desscusions seem more personal,
i dunno maybe that's just me. alright.. so as i was saying i'm really sorrie for
being the idiot i am and screwing up last week's issue and everything, i hope you
still all like my list :)
now, on to other things. to all of you who i am trading with right now, yr trades
are still being made, i just started school last week and have heaps of homework,
but i'll try and get them done this weekend or something. so hang in there, they are still coming!
speaking of trading, i remember a while ago people were talking about an interview in
which daniel starts singing cornflake girl, does anybody know about this? cause
if you have a copy of it i would love to get one from you guys! i have a bunch
of silverchair and non silverchair stuff worth trading, so just let me know!
i'm gunna try not to talk too much here cause i have a review by me as wellto post
and lots of other posts but here are my thoughts on suicidal dream and what i'd say to silverchair if i met them...
sucidal dream: i have to admit, i realate to this song a lot of the time, when i am feeling
depressed it always seems to pop into my head.. strange how my mind works, but anyway that's
another story. this song is a song of pure emotion you know? it's like really to the point,
and when i listen to it when i'm depressed or suicidal, it kinda makes me feel not so alone.
also the line "people making fun of me.." reminds me of how like people would make fun of me
and do really horible mean things to me at my ballet school, because like the teacher tended
to favor me.. even tho i hated her. and the "help me comfort me.." is just how i feel when i'm
depressed it's like people are always saying "stop feeling so sad, stop crying!" or something
like that. but you can't just stop it, it feels like yr almost, stuck or something in these
horible feelings, and that line is like a cry for help, cause it's not like i want to be depressed
i just can't help it, and i want to feel better. this was one of my favorite songs off of frogstop
when i frist got it, and it still is one of my favorites as well.
what i'd say to silverchair if i met them: i've been thinking about this a lot, but i can't
really come up with anything, i'd want to tell them how much of an insperation they have been
to me, and how much they have affected my life, and made it easier for me to cope with stuff
because their music really is stuff i can relate to. i'd also want to tell daniel to eat something
damnit and smile once in a while!! *l* i'd want to hang out with ben, and ask him for math help
(he he he) since he used to be in advanced maths, and chris,um.. i think i'd ask him if he had
a lot of sugar before the rockstock concert ;) it's stupid, i know but those are the first things
that came to my head!
alright that's it for now,
To: schubert@uic.edu
To:u64247@uicvm.uic.edu
ROCKSTOCK - The World Music Theatre - September 6th
We arrived at the World at about noon. I had a disposable car in my pants
leg, resting on my boots, right next to my ankle. After the announcement
about cameras, I was praying that the security bitch wouldn't find it.
She checked my pockets and up and down my leg. When she got to my ankle,
she asked what was there. I explained, "I have big boots," and she let it
go! ;)
We got our booklets of the line-up and almost fell over after discovering
that silverchair was on the 2nd stage. What good would 5th row do us if
they were on a different stage?!? We explored and then Limp Bizkit was
about to play on the 3rd stage. We ran over there with the sun beating
down on us and stood in the front... It was really hot and no one was
comfortable.
Limp Bizkit was late and I was fuming because their set ended when the
Nixons set began and I would already have to run! About 15 minutes late,
they came on and started playing, 'Everything.' Fred was singing about
how it was really hot. They busted into 'Leech' and everyone went crazy!
I got knocked over and fell. I counted 6 people get off me and my head
and discovered that my watch band was broke.
I found a new spot to stand where it wasn't as dangerous. They began
'Pollution' followed by, 'Stinkfinger' and then, 'Nobody Loves Me.' After
that, Fred asked for requests. Of course, they started to play, 'Faith.'
Everyone started singing and Fred just smiled. Then, they stopped playing
and he said, "You motherfuckers can sing!" and they started playing
again. They stopped again and the 3rd time, Fred sang.
It was awesome. He sang, "Well, I gotta think twice before I give my dick
away," and "Time to pull my dick up off the floor," instead of "heart."
After 'Faith' he began rapping 'Wicked' and I went absolutely nuts! Then,
the started playing 'Counterfeit' and it sounded great. They finished off
with 'Stuck.' Fred asked if anyone liked Rage Against the Machine and
they played part of a Rage song in the beginning of the set.
Also, he mentioned that the show was being recorded for CD tracks and
that everyone must have eaten their Wheaties. People were jumping around
like crazy and security couldn't deal with it. They had security pushing
around IN the mosh pits! He mentioned that we could NOT get up on stage,
too. He said something about how Chicago loves them, too.
And the thing I found coolest was when he said, "If you see any of the
guys in silverchair, tell 'em I said 'What's up?' I ain't never met them
kids!" I loved that! So, after Limp Bizkit's set, I was all red-faced and
sweaty and ready to pass out already, but I took off running because I
knew the Nixons should've started about 15 minutes ago... and I was
really mad!
I got to our most wonderful 6th row seats just in time to catch the last
2 songs, being 'Sister' and 'Happy Song.' I love the Nixons so much! They
announced that they'd be playing at House of Blues in October and I
already got my tickets! ;) The 2 songs I heard were both wonderful! ;) So
after that, we headed off to walk around, even though I was already
falling over...
We discovered the *autograph booth* where Limp Bizkit was signing stuff.
They singed my book and I took pictures because (at the time) security
didn't say anything. I told them how I love them - blah blah blah - and
they were all like, "No, we suck." I thought it was funny. After that,
we walked around for a few minutes, and then the Nixons were signing
stuff!
We waited in line again and I start talking pictures of each of them. The
table cloth said "LB" and "you suck" and I asked if Limp Bizkit wrote it.
Zac told me that "a very mean person" did it and I laughed. I took
another picture and the security guy was like, "Do you know that cameras
aren't allowed?" I acted all surprised and said, "Oh, I'll put it away!"
and I was terrified that he'd take it. Then I left - real quick!
After that, we headed off to see Helmet. Page was walking around
beforehand and Jenn said hi to him. Amy and I went closer to the stage
and then they started playing. They opened with something I didn't
regonise, followed by 'Wilma's Rainbow.' They sounded awesome, but the
power kept dying! They played, 'Driving Nowhere' and it sounded really
cool...
Then, my moment came - they played 'Birth Defect' followed by 'Like I
Care,' which is the one song that Amy wanted to hear. They finished their
set with 'In the Meantime.' Their set was really short. Crista saw Daniel
and Ben watching Helmet in the front, but we didn't know until later cos
we headed off to the autograph booth to meet Helmet! ;) There was a delay
though so we wandered around for a while.
We saw some of Jimmie's Chicken Shack and they really got the crowd
going. The singer looks like a dirty old hippie though. I saw him at the
side of the stage while Limp Bizkit was playing, which I thought was
cool, because I recognised him. There were lots of booths set up with
chains and stickers and shit, too... It was dumb cos they made Amanda
leave her chain in the car and then they sold more!
Eventually, we got in line to meet Helmet and Amy was freaking out. They
all signed stuff for us and they were really nice. When I got to Page, I
said hello and he said, "Hi, how are you?" I told him, "Good... how are
you?" and he said good. Then, he looked at my shirt - which happened to
be my Handsome one - and he said, "I like your shirt. They're a good
band." I couldn't believe Page Hamilton complimented me! ;)
Then, we went to our seats to watch Local H and they were awesome,
especially from the 6th row! ;) I don't remember their setlist because
they played for a whole hour... Scott said something about all the bands
playing and played pieces of some of their songs. He did part of 'Abuse
Me' and sang the "need to ask a question" part. Joe beat the shit out of
his drums and hurled water bottles at the crowd. It ruled.
After Local H, we walked around for awhile until it was time to see
silverchair! We found Jenn who was chatting with the security guard.
There were people squished already and we had an hour to wait! So Amy and
I staked out our places in the front. There were a few people that were
cool and a bunch of stupid little girls that were complaining about
people pushing. It was retarded.
Amy and I were watching Ben set up his drums and discussing his mohawk. I
think it looks really cool. He had on a navy blue Billabong shirt and tan
pants... and the little girls didn't even notice he was there. Bailey was
tuning Daniel's green PRS and that was cool. It was getting kinda crowded
(even for a concert) pre-band and the security guards were already
telling us to back up. I tried - it didn't help.
So, we got jostled for another few minutes and then we started harassing
the little girls. We pretended that one of the cooler chicks that we were
talking to had backstage passes. One of the 9-year olds asked, eyes
wide, jaw dropped, "How did you get that?!?" and I looked her square in
the eyes and retorted, "She blew one of them..." and I think she almost
fainted ;)
After another 15 minutes, it got darker out and the safety lights went
out. They walked on stage and everyone went crazy. Daniel's dreds are
awesome. He had on that blue 'bouncers' shirt - I think - and those same
cream colour pants with the tan stripes from the last 2 tours! Also, he
had his same belt on. Chris had on the 'bud' shirt and Ben was
shirtless, like usual.
Then, I heard the opening riff to 'Madman.' I couldn't believe it!
Where were the elongated pauses to the beginning of 'Slave'?!? I was
ecstatic! Daniel was all over the place, riding his guitar like a horse.
Then, they started to play, 'Freak.' The security guards were lined up
all across the stage, blocking my view... and everyone was crushing my
ribs, so I strayed to the side of the stage.
I couldn't see from there, so I wandered thru the whole crowd - which was
fucking enormous - while they played 'Abuse Me.' I got to the right side
of the stage and it was much roomier over there. They began 'Pure
Massacre' and I made my way up to the front - directly in front of Chris,
about 4 people from the front. They busted into 'Tomorrow' which the
crowd really loved. Of course, he said, "The water in Chicago..."
After that, Daniel commanded all of us to jump and they started playing
'The Door.' Chris was jumping around a lot, like usual, and they all
seemed really into it. After that, they started 'No Association' and I
knew that they were almost done. He said, "You say you care, but fuck
you... Fuck you... Do you?!?" instead of the usual lyrics on Freakshow.
I thought it was a nice touch.
So, I was hoping they would play 'Spawn,' when Daniel said, "This song is
off a soundtrack. It's a silverchair song." I went nuts! All the people
by me thought I was crazy! It sounded soooooo fucking wicked! I loved
it! After that, they started 'Israel's Son.' It sounded good, but I was
sad because I new that was the last song. He did the, "Put your fucking
hands in the fucking air!" thing... and everyone did.
During the feedback shit, Daniel trashed the stage and stood with his
back to the crowd and his head up - screaming insanely. It looked really
awesome. And then they left. It was a really excellent peformance and I
couldn't have asked for better. The vocals were really loud... and the
sound of the guitars varied, depending on where you were standing. They
were quiet in back and muffled in the middle.
Daniel was really talkative, which was nice. He told us that we had to
back up a few steps...Then, he said, "Effective... effective. If I was
anywhere else, the crowd would've went, "Fuck you!" and I would have
went, "No, fuck you, motherfucker!" and I would've had to come kick their
ass!" He got a few giggles out of the crowd with that. People tried to
mimic his accent, too, since it wasn't strictly a silverchair-crowd.
He said something about one of the songs being about masturbation, etc...
He introduced Bailey Holloway as Tommy Iommi, as usual, and everyone
loved that. He looked like he was having fun and it was nice to see! ;)
Chris jumped all over and Ben smiled a lot! ;) I was really glad to see
them like that, instead of how they were in April. I loved every second
of it... but I was still kinda expecting them to play 'Cemetery!'
Anyway, after that, we went and cooled off for a while. I got in line to
get Veruca Salt autographs for one of my friends, but they cut off the
line about 4 people in front of us, after we'd been in line for a half
hour already. Amy and I watched some of Faith No More and there was this
nutty guy hurling his body at the stage and screaming. He'd double over
when he sang sometimes! It was hysterical! ;)
Later, when we met up with everyone, I learned that Raquel had met Daniel
- since she works at the World and gets to go backstage. He was really
polite to her and he shook her hand... and he knew the universal skater
handshake (which I don't know myself). So I thought that was cool. Also,
Rob had talked to Wes from Limp Bizkit and Wes got his number because he
wants one of their demo tapes!
So, finally, we left... We piled Jenn, Mike, Amanda, Brent, John, Amy,
and me in Amanda's little Ford Tempo. The whole way home, we made John
duck and we covered him with shirts and my coat - because of all the
police - and since there was 4 of us in the backseat. When we got home,
I had to drag my leg out of the car with me because it was asleep... but
it was all worth it and I'd do it again in a second.
take care,
PS - Ben's sticks say "Ben's Wood" on them!
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To:schubert@uic.eduTo:schubert@uic.edu
***SARAH'S ADVENTURES AT ROCKSTOCK*****
LINEUP:
Third Stage (these aren't in order):
Well, we went back to find Heidi, but she wasn't there, so we went to
see the Nixons. I have seen them before, but it wasn't as good as the
last time. I was sooo bored, but Julie liked them. I finally dragged her
out after about 10 minutes. Then we went to the second stage and saw the
silverchair shirts for cheaper. They had hidden all the good silverchair
stuff by the second stage. I bought a hat =) Then we decided to see who
was hanging out backstage. See, the coolest thing was that for the
second stage, everyone could hang backstage. So we were talking to the
security guard and we asked who's tour bus was the ugly blue one..
Helmet =). Soon we found Heidi. She's the coolest! Anyway, so soon
Helmet was off, but I had managed to be broken up. Heidi went to eat and
Julie was moshing. I went to the backstage area. All of a sudden I hear
"Daniel!!!!" in a REALLY FREAKING HIGH voice. Those teenies sure can
screech. Anyway, I swear to the silvergods that Daniel and Ben appeared
out of nowhere (they came out of the ground Heidi! I swear!!!). Daniel
does have dreads and Ben does have a mohawk. It looked really good =)
Anyway, they didn't come to sign anything. The teenies I'm sure scared
them off. Soon Helmet was off and Page Hamilton and the drummer came to
sign stuff. They were being really nice. Page is one of the awesomest
people. Soon Heidi and Julie appeared. Julie had gotten Page to sign her
shoe. Well, Days of the New came out, and they were really stupid. Ya'
know, the stereotypicial rockstars, the sex, drugs & rock n roll type.
But, two of them resembled Daniel, so of course the teenies were all
like, oh wow! Daniel's smoking.... geez. Well, when D.O.T.N went on, me,
Julie and Heidi were staking out the crowd. This one girl, who was maybe
all of 8 wearing a really scary shiny shirt and a Garfield sweater was
talking all about how she was gonna ask Ben out.... it was one of the
funniest things.... Then this really nice girl came over in tears and
was like, "Has, has silverchair come out??" I said that they had walked
by and she was telling us how she was being led around by some guys who
were taking advantage of her obvious teenyness. She was really sweet, so
we couldn't help but to act nice. She kept saying how she had something
for Daniel (I swear everytime she said that, I kept thinking, yeah, her
virginity. But, I didn't say it =) She ran to her seat and brought back
a RATM poster and two other things. She was really sincere. I felt kinda
bad for her.
K, I'm sick of typing. There's so much more, you're gonna have to wait
though. All the important sc stuff tomorrow...\
Laters, Loves, silverchair
From: "*zerogirl* *chairgirl*"
K, so where was I.. oh yeah, the girl. So after she came back, she
showed us the stuff and left. Didn't see her again. Well, DOTN came off
and all the girls were going wild over the 2 Daniel lookalikes. I swear
at least one person saw the singer smoking and thought "Ohmigod!!!
Daniel smokes!" *sigh* So, um, yeah. Joan Jett came out then and about
five minutes or so in to her set, this white van drivew by and voila!
silverchair. Daniel's got this little puss on and Ben looked kinda
weary. I couldn't see Chris 'cause he was on the other side. Well, of
ocurse after about a minute, all the teenies started to scream (yes, it
took them that long after a bunch of "is that daniel??" "I don't
know.... I think so!" me & heidi & julie knew from the start) well, that
happened and then about 15 mins. later, after all their equip was
unloaded (yet another teeny thing: they didn't realize that the drumset
that was being set up was indeed Ben's) Ben came out to practice his
drums or something (this was all backstage). The teenies were screaming
"Ben Gillies! Come here!" Gee, they knew his last name! Wow! And like he
was going to come to that anyway....
Well, after about 10 minutes of them screaming and me and Julie yelling
"Big Brown Eye!" *which, I swear, he heard us and he was grinning like
an idiot.....* Chris came out. He was wearing a white shirt with brown
shorts. He was drinking water. Barely anyone screamed...poor guy =(
Well, he went to watch Joan Jett. This older woman came up to him and
started talking to him...poor kid looked soo scared. ;) He was friendly
and started talking to her. Ben was still fixing his drums. But, poor
teenies, no Daniel....
K, I'm stopping. I cut my wrist so it hurts to type...
continue on with part two of this super long issue!