Date: Sat Dec 30 07:45:20 2000 Name: klik City/State/Country: oxyville Comment: just wanted to let you blokes in england know that xmas & boxing day was hot and beachy (jealous? :-))) as this will probably be my last cheery note b4 2001, all the best on NYE & happy recovery on NYD !! (or NYD + 1) K
Date: Fri Dec 29 15:09:12 2000 Name: Chris City/State/Country: England Comment: Dave, i left the video in Stafford and i’m back in Peterborough now so it’s going to be another month or so before i get it sorted. Take your time with it mate, i’m in no hurry. I PROMISE I WILL SORT IT OUT THOUGH!!!! Nice One Mate.
Date: Fri Dec 29 04:44:48 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: lapdanceland Comment: aahhhh…lots of heartwarming xmas cheer! mr rudolph’s nose – yeah, i saw swervies in 1990 and adi did sing a song and it was quite cool as i remember. it was that gig that got me into swervies – i wasn’t sure about mustang ford (“WHHHAAATTTT??!?!!!!”) but ravedown came out just after i saw them and i realised the error of my ways!!! is adi still doing Skyscraper?? Chris – i WILL copy that video for you before we all die – i promise!! gotta go and ruffle up my mane…
Date: Wed Dec 27 06:14:11 2000 Name: Pierrot The Mad City/State/Country: Berck sur mer 62600 FRANCE Comment: Hi I discovered swervedriver playin’ ROADRASH 1 on my sega saturn I only know Last train to satansville and Duel…THese songs are very good…Good job…
Date: Tue Dec 26 18:05:44 2000 Name: Santa City/State/Country: North Pole Comment: Look under the tree for two more chapters of Jez’s book. Love, Santa!
Date: Tue Dec 26 05:39:13 2000 Name: Rudolphs nose City/State/Country: Endoffaceshire Comment: Chris,A friend of mine saw Swervedriver in 1990 and he seems to remember Adi Vines singing a song,but he may be wrong.But could it be Adi singing?Shit Im secreting mucus
Date: Mon Dec 25 17:48:12 2000 Name: Chris City/State/Country: England Comment: I’ve been getting some cool Swervie live stuff off Napster, i just have a few questions. There’s this ‘rare live session’ that some of you have probably seen. i’ve got ‘tender trap’ and ‘blowin cool’ off it. does anyone know what the other tracks are? and what’s the deal with ‘over’ it sounds a lot different than Adam’s acoustic version, who is singing? And does anyone know what tracks were done during the peel session – i know for a fact that ‘out’ was done – anything else???? Nice One Kids!!!!!
Date: Mon Dec 25 16:29:08 2000 Name: Chris City/State/Country: England Comment: Merry F**king Christmas everybody
Date: Mon Dec 25 02:15:47 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: ok ok Comment: btw check out ttp://www.teleport.com/~elliotl/spectsh.htm for some cool mandelbrot screensaver effects for new year’s early morning hours !
Date: Mon Dec 25 02:13:40 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: oxy Comment: merry xmas indeed – hope santa was fun n all. billie you are a slut but what more can i say about hipE ? the gimp was in pbc with a vinny cut… disturbing indeed but no half so cool as the 55 yr olds who were dancing like carlos castenda on peyote… any way. off to the surf with a few bottles of champers under mah belt
Date: Mon Dec 25 01:41:50 2000 Name: Art City/State/Country: On the road Comment: Happy christmas and hanukkah and kwanza and whatever the hell us existentialists are supposed to observe during the holiday season. Tis the night before christmas. Oh shit, tis already christmas according to my watch! Well, to all a good night. Look for more presents from Jez under the tree in the next day or two. Cheers and beers to all, Art
Date: Sun Dec 24 20:24:48 2000 Name: Bertrand City/State/Country: Liège\Belgium Comment: Yep merry X-mas to the band and all of its fan from everywhere in this ******* world
Date: Sun Dec 24 19:47:54 2000 Name: anne-marie City/State/Country: melbourne Comment: oi! BDO featuring pj harvey…nothing sucky ’bout that! merry christmas all!
Date: Sun Dec 24 09:39:36 2000 Name: neoJedi City/State/Country: sydney Comment: 12am.. Merry Christmas!!! just been nite-swimming down @ Coogee beach, beat that 😛 BDO this years suxxorz. (Placebo bout tha only band worth seeing). well, c u crazy kidz when it’s 2001: A Space Travel Rock & Roll Odyssey 😉
Date: Sun Dec 24 07:59:04 2000 Name: jez City/State/Country: Comment: Just 2 say Happy Chrimbo and all that to all you lot from all of us here at Swervie Towers.It never ceases to amaze me how supportive of a set of ne’er-do-well layabouts like us y’all are.So thank you – and we hope to see you at some point soon.With all love,jez….xxx(swd)
Date: Sun Dec 24 02:23:19 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: RVA Comment: What a schmuck I am!!! Happy holidays to you Art!! Without you, none of this would be possible… thank you
Date: Sun Dec 24 02:18:48 2000 Name: very fooken drunk Erik City/State/Country: Richmond, Va Comment: In case I don’t get the chance to say so later, happy holidays to Tuomas, Kik, Billi, Ricky, Fester, Dave, Chris, Jez, Jimmy, Adam, Steve, the roadie with the long hair, and… fuck…. Happy holidays to everyone in Swerve-land everywhere…”never lose that feeling”…
Date: Sun Dec 24 02:14:08 2000 Name: Billie City/State/Country: Aus Comment: Kik sorry to say I didnt make it to the Grove.Xmas do went to the Elephant & The Wheelbarrow then ended up at The Hip-e Club (hmmm!!) where I got picked up by a nice girl and we didnt get out of bed till 4 in the afternoon(the cheap floozie I am)nice early xmas present.So no I wasnt the gimp why what was he/she doing?Did Team Jedi play?Enjoy your swordfights and to everyone else all the best and enjoy your holidays.
Date: Sun Dec 24 00:36:34 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: oops Comment: hey, were you the gimp???
Date: Sun Dec 24 00:35:59 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: oz Comment: billie, sorry i didn’t catch up with you at Grovenor, but Red Jezebel rocked ! (did you see the gimp?)
Date: Sat Dec 23 08:20:07 2000 Name: dan City/State/Country: Comment: as if
Date: Sat Dec 23 08:19:52 2000 Name: dannnnnnnnn City/State/Country: bbbbbbbradford Comment: good one dave
Date: Sat Dec 23 08:14:37 2000 Name: Billie City/State/Country: Aus Comment: Kik Id just look for the girl screaming “Play some Swervedriver goddamnit” to the DJ
Date: Fri Dec 22 23:08:08 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: oxytabs Comment: bertrand the story of Oz for orphans/family 5k away: get pissed on champers before 10.00am, or carry on the previous night’s festivities, give your wildy extravagant prezzies (eg plastic sand buckets and shovels or plastic swords and breastplates) and play in a drunken brawl until about noon when the heat just draws you to the champers/beer/vodka depending on your preference (again), then hit the beach for some waves (or undulating nothingness as you get at cottesloe or swanbourne) then return late afternoon for a cool bbq with seafood with other stranded orphans with champers and js long into the evening. beats the family thing with snow hands down.
Date: Fri Dec 22 18:47:07 2000 Name: Bertrand City/State/Country: Liège/Belgium Comment: Hep? Have you got the same tradition in the Usa and in Australia for X-mas as we have here in Europe I mean White Christmas (not in Oz for sure) the x-mas tree with the decoration, the wonderful diner etc? What’s the traditions for each country?
Date: Fri Dec 22 12:07:48 2000 Name: Fester Toe City/State/Country: Canada Comment: White Christmas for sure! A happy and safe holidays to everyone. May 2001 be the Year of the Swervie. Good luck to Finland in World Junior Hockey. You may be fast, but we know how to catch you…Cheers!
Date: Fri Dec 22 07:14:56 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: ozland Comment: Billie, BDO is at the old Bassendean Oval which sux and limp bizkit is the main “draw” which also sux. the grove sounds good, but it always does. hope U’re recovery goes well & mebbe i’ll see U there – oh. you have no idea who i am. bummer.
Date: Fri Dec 22 04:13:59 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: bothered by phones Comment: last train to santasville! ho ho ho
Date: Fri Dec 22 02:01:25 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: Helsinki Comment: merry X-mas to everyone!!! (well, at this time of the year it really pays out living here in Finland… another beautiful white Christmas’ on it’s way…enjoy yer suntanned sweaty bodies in OZ 🙂 )
Date: Fri Dec 22 01:58:38 2000 Name: Billie City/State/Country: Perth Comment: Kik the Grovener Hotel looks pretty good on Sat 40bands free entry whether I make it is another story got our xmas pissup tonight depends how I recover pretty sure ill do Big Day Out. Where is it this year?If anyones curious check out Ariel M cover of The Misfits Last Caress mellow version of a intense song even has singing birds in the background.Ya cant get more rocknroll than that!!
Date: Thu Dec 21 21:28:06 2000 Name: sam City/State/Country: Comment: hey adam and jez, have you ever checked out “the sea and cake” or “tortoise” ? an album called “the biz” is so solid….ps, merry x-mas to everyone!
Date: Thu Dec 21 19:02:53 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: ozland Comment: nah mate, just ready for some new tunes
Date: Thu Dec 21 10:16:37 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: spoofland Comment: what, you on a promise kik??! (apologies if that ‘joke’ doesn’t transalate to far flung swervie fans)
Date: Thu Dec 21 09:12:55 2000 Name: kikster City/State/Country: ozland Comment: nah. fek father xmas. i’ll wait until new year & jez’s swervedriver promise.
Date: Thu Dec 21 05:16:07 2000 Name: Father Christmas City/State/Country: Lapland Comment: If you’ve asked me to bring you a Toshack Highway cd for Christmas, then you’re going to be disappointed. My ‘Toshack Highway cd making elves’ have gone on strike!!! I could offer you Betty Boo???
Date: Wed Dec 20 18:30:27 2000 Name: VPRO City/State/Country: Netherlands Comment: click onto 3voor12.vpro.nl to hear Toshack Highway live in Amsterdam
Date: Wed Dec 20 17:08:42 2000 Name: vdub City/State/Country: kc Comment: please record another album swd. please.
Date: Wed Dec 20 06:01:23 2000 Name: daniellejaneparker@yahoo.com City/State/Country: sydney n.s.w australia Comment: I am looking for swervedriver guitar tab please help!
Date: Tue Dec 19 22:00:10 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: xo Comment: ps. what’s the swervies’ plans for the new year???
Date: Tue Dec 19 19:46:57 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: oz Comment: erik luv to get yer band stuff if Tuomas’ shoes. my email : kristen.perry @bdw.com.au or sperry@aone.net.au
Date: Tue Dec 19 19:41:09 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: l19 Comment: billie, there is no meaning in age … other than a reason to get loaded anohter night of the year! i guess that’s why most people have a hard time thinking i’m 28! plus i never stopped studying…2 degrees and another on the way. i saw human traffic on sunday night under the stars and it really agreed with me esp the line – i want a normal doctor cuase i’m fuckeddddddddddddd-. hey bills, you off to any festivals this year? they all look like shit to me, but lemme know what you think, k
Date: Tue Dec 19 15:42:17 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: R,VA. Comment: Hey Kik, you sweet thang… I want you know that I did look on line for tickets to the OZ, but found out that my band has many shows coming up for the next month or so. So much for sunny Oz for J Nevada. I’ll have to take a rain check with you. Tuomas, if it’s pain for you to check email, don’t worry about rushing to check the one I sent. It’s just my address for T-star things and me just dropping you a line to say ‘ello. Hope all is well with my Finlandian, Austrailian, Canadian, Brit, and Yank bruthas and sistahs out there.
Date: Tue Dec 19 08:11:28 2000 Name: Billie City/State/Country: Perth Comment: Erik aussie dollar is 55US cents time is now for a cheap holiday downunder plus its fuckin hot here at the moment cant ask for more!!Kik I thought you were younger than 28 shit I cant say much im 28 aswell
Date: Tue Dec 19 04:17:54 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: oxo Comment: hey erik. one month. a coupla grand. its only cash.
Date: Tue Dec 19 02:01:41 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: Comment: Erik, haven’t read it yet…but I could find the time to go and check that mail on the 28th….
Date: Tue Dec 19 02:00:42 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: Helsinki Comment: Tummyache….check out November (I reckon) entries for futher information on that subject.
Date: Mon Dec 18 18:20:18 2000 Name: tummyache City/State/Country: ma. Comment: hey folks-just wanted to know about this song called “snowmobile”-is it a swervie song?-doesnt sound like them-found it on napster-thanks and happy holidays!
Date: Mon Dec 18 13:26:33 2000 Name: E City/State/Country: RVA Comment: typo..
Date: Mon Dec 18 13:25:54 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: RVA Comment: After tonight I’ll have about a month off of work… How much to plane tickets to Oz run these days? Tuomas, did get my email brutha?
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Date: Mon Dec 18 08:18:52 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: perking up Comment: cool – cheers AJ! if you’re on this site, you obviously know what your talking about!!
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Date: Mon Dec 18 07:59:38 2000 Name: Marcus City/State/Country: Liverpool Comment: Adam who?
Date: Mon Dec 18 07:50:53 2000 Name: AJ City/State/Country: Doncaster Comment: Re Brazil – fantastic. I’m bringing my girlfriend cos I told her how good you were
Date: Mon Dec 18 07:47:50 2000 Name: Chris City/State/Country: England Comment: Liverpool Swervedriver Appreciation Society? It’s Adam isn’t it?
Date: Mon Dec 18 07:42:34 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: mundane morning Comment: we sure are…as long as gwyn comes back from his honeymoon on time!?! hope he’s still got his mojo now that he’s married…. hopefully should be a belter of a gig cos we haven’t played together for ages.
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Date: Mon Dec 18 07:36:11 2000 Name: AJ City/State/Country: Doncaster Comment: If that Brazil guy is on-line, are you still playing in Doncaster tomorrow?
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Date: Mon Dec 18 05:33:31 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: Helsinki Comment: Congrats Erik… you old bastard 🙂
Date: Mon Dec 18 04:33:41 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: aus Comment: man when are you coming to visit?
Date: Mon Dec 18 04:25:25 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: RVA Comment: Straight A’s baby…
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Date: Mon Dec 18 02:58:18 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: l19 Comment: happy birthday Erik – & congrats for making it to 26 and still being cool !! i remember 26… fek it was only 2 years ago but it feels like sooo many days ago. these last two years have been soooooooooooooooooooo long. anyways. enough about me. what did U score?
Date: Sun Dec 17 22:58:38 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: Richmond, Va. Comment: I just celebrated turning 26 this weekend. There was a little sha-bang at my house for the occasion. At one point in the evening, a friend of mine put on Mezcal Head and cranked it up to 11. It was beautiful being drunk, having a houseful of people and hearing Swervedriver as loud as my stereo could kick it out… Hope all is well with everyone
Date: Sun Dec 17 16:56:57 2000 Name: The Liverpool Swervedriver Appreciation Society City/State/Country: Liverpool Comment: Oh yeh, we beat those manc bastards. Celebrate by playing Swervedriver tunes at FULL BLAST in your neighbourhood
Date: Sun Dec 17 16:52:30 2000 Name: Adam Ant City/State/Country: England Comment: I’ve lost some ants. Has anyone seen them?
Date: Sun Dec 17 14:14:36 2000 Name: steelsun City/State/Country: france Comment: does anyone know if Toshack Highway tours in France? i can be damned if i miss them!
Date: Sun Dec 17 10:46:53 2000 Name: babygirlamw City/State/Country: USA Comment: this is the guestbook. And i suppose i am a guest! YEA!
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Date: Fri Dec 15 12:50:57 2000 Name: Fester Toe City/State/Country: Canada Comment: Ah, yes, Lee’s Palace Feb98′. My girlfriend bought a round of JD’s at the bar for the boys and we all ended up backstage with the wrong treats. More of the same when you came through in June. Great times, thank-you! She says drinks are lined up on the bar for when you boys come back.
Date: Fri Dec 15 11:53:24 2000 Name: Paulo City/State/Country: Real Comment: Just couldn’t help dropping a line after laughing my head off with Jez’s description of that incredible scene at Chicago’s Metro and the “lovely burgundy” on Jim’s face.I’d actually like to ask what has Jim been doing these days. He’s a central piece to Swervedriver’s puzzle since the very beggining and I hope he’s still around. PS:Jez, your french’s very good down there!
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Date: Fri Dec 15 07:47:38 2000 Name: berserque City/State/Country: berlin/germany Comment: What a nice SWD-site! Tink i´ll be here again… And thanks for the AUDIOGALAXY-Tip… Even napser found no matches for the band “self”, which is one of the best bands in the hole multiverse! (Of course SWD is more ähmmm swervie!) bye
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Date: Fri Dec 15 03:54:28 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: still here Comment: and i cant spell
Date: Fri Dec 15 03:53:38 2000 Name: Kikster City/State/Country: l19 Comment: T & E thanks for the info, much appreciated. T U ROCK ON DUDE!! why not reform & get out some stuff? Erik things have been way cool – new job is good indeed, i;ve scored an HD at uni (again) & topped the course (again), but not that I’m counting or anything. it’s kinda cool to know you’ve got spare neuerons up yer sleeve especially when i tend to spend lots every weekend…oh well. it’s friday night again and i’m off to do the champagne thing. take care y’all & turn it up to 11
Date: Fri Dec 15 02:59:08 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: Helsinki Comment: you could send me your address and I could send you a collection of some of the material we have… you could also give a eyefull at www.listen.com (just type T-star on the search field) They just recently removed a soundclip (non-released “Dancing Fecility”). So my e-mail is tuomas.vanamo@webzone.fi
Date: Fri Dec 15 02:50:59 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: Helsinki Comment: Well, cheers for the interest… (if only you had started that a year ago). We don’t actually got any albums, we were suppose to make a 7″ with four songs but somehow we just lost the feeling and the master never got sended to the pressing firm… But we do have shitloads of demo material on casettes… (lazycame is beoynd my choice of quality… allthought I do like Syd Barrets work)
Date: Fri Dec 15 01:45:35 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: down there Comment: Tuomas: www.geocities.com/tstarnet Me: www.geocities.com/dragstripsyndicate How the hell have you been Kit?
Date: Fri Dec 15 00:41:50 2000 Name: kik? City/State/Country: up here Comment: Erik, T whoever… what’s T-Star’s url? i’ve no time to scroll through 3 months worth of scribbles (but i do remember it being here somehwere, rather like the famous last tab in the freezer somewhere) and a search threw up 10,000 star trek hits. hmmm something in that for all of us really.
Date: Thu Dec 14 23:39:37 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: Richmond Comment: Tuomas, does T-star have any albums available? I’ve been listening to your mp3s lately, and I’d like to tangibley own some of your music if possible. The mp3s don’t always open up here. I hope things are going well for you. Oh, I just recently got “Saturday the 14th” by Lazycame, but I’m a little unsure as to how I feel about it. Jez, exactly what is too British of humor? Did you guys bother those poor pumpmkins? You all probably inadvertenty added to his “melancholy and infinte sadness”.
Date: Thu Dec 14 21:55:22 2000 Name: CHris City/State/Country: ENgland Comment: Jez, i am pissed but i deserve a mention in your book because i am the biggest swervedriver fan ever and you know it’s all good.
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Date: Thu Dec 14 03:48:07 2000 Name: Rick City/State/Country: Calgary Canada Comment: Jez you rock!!
Date: Thu Dec 14 01:51:36 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: ozy Comment: those pesky corporate dudes … tell me about it. when you need help re distribution rights etc down under let me know. i can get them from the inside (very baldrick)… Y! & i have, once more, proved how much of a closet spock i am today!
Date: Wed Dec 13 21:44:52 2000 Name: jez City/State/Country: Port is ‘the gig’ ce soir. Comment: So happy you like my literary offerings – so far!Got one more chapter to finish writing,about “The Men In Black” – our crew.Really hard cos I want to say so much yet as concisely as possible (Bastards!Always make it SO difficult for us,now don’tcha Boys?!).Nearly there…After that,oh – and a shed load more negotiating with publishers (it’s just like the record biz – you just want someone to say “OK,let’s do it.50/50!”) – I guess it’ll be around march/april. Toronto with the Pumpkins in ’93?Top gigs.And yeah,we did “take” them that first night.We ended up accidentally leaving our sound man in the toilets of The Bovine Sex Club,having been thrown out of the venue by Billy Corgan (his security,actually) for “being too British of humour” with Blur in our dressing room after the show.Lovely people in Toronto though.Is that where Lee’s Palace is?LOVE that place/promoter/crowd/street/Iguana Bar/blah/blah/blah. Tigress in Canada – haven’t forgotten.Will burn RRR DAT 4 U tomorrow(ish!).Promise… Later,jez….xxx
Date: Wed Dec 13 21:44:48 2000 Name: jez City/State/Country: Port is ‘the gig’ ce soir. Comment: So happy you like my literary offerings – so far!Got one more chapter to finish writing,about “The Men In Black” – our crew.Really hard cos I want to say so much yet as concisely as possible (Bastards!Always make it SO difficult for us,now don’tcha Boys?!).Nearly there…After that,oh – and a shed load more negotiating with publishers (it’s just like the record biz – you just want someone to say “OK,let’s do it.50/50!”) – I guess it’ll be around march/april. Toronto with the Pumpkins in ’93?Top gigs.And yeah,we did “take” them that first night.We ended up accidentally leaving our sound man in the toilets of The Bovine Sex Club,having been thrown out of the venue by Billy Corgan (his security,actually) for “being too British of humour” with Blur in our dressing room after the show.Lovely people in Toronto though.Is that where Lee’s Palace is?LOVE that place/promoter/crowd/street/Iguana Bar/blah/blah/blah. Tigress in Canada – haven’t forgotten.Will burn RRR DAT 4 U tomorrow(ish!).Promise… Later,jez….xxx
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Date: Wed Dec 13 04:59:33 2000 Name: Neil Cole City/State/Country: London Comment: Ahh, you can’t beat stories about high jinks on tour! Nice one, Jez. You’re full of surprises. Looking forward to the book.
Date: Tue Dec 12 15:10:57 2000 Name: Michael Lynch City/State/Country: San Francisco, CA Comment: Jez — really enjoyed your first chapter. Nice job! You’ve got a really great writing style, very loose, very funny. A great read. I hope you talk about the two mindblowing shows you gave us in San Francisco in 1998 (jan and july) at Slims. I want more! When can I buy this book? –mike (mlynch@excitehome.net)
Date: Tue Dec 12 12:08:37 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: helsinki Comment: I really can agree with j duel. Is there any way to get the book in Scandinavia, or do we have to order it via net?
Date: Tue Dec 12 11:46:48 2000 Name: j duel City/State/Country: sweden Comment: jez, you’re the man, but where can I get hold of your book when it comes, I can’t wait…..
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Date: Tue Dec 12 10:48:25 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: in-ger-land Comment: steve irwin is cooool. he does like annoying animals that quite obviously don’t like being annoyed though…did you see south park where cartman thought he was steve irwin?? heh heh heh… first time i saw the pumpkins was the gig that they later said was the WORST they had ever played and almost made them break up. oops!
Date: Tue Dec 12 10:12:20 2000 Name: Fester Toe City/State/Country: Canada Comment: Me thinks there were Politically Incorrect postings over this BJ thing that I had not seen. Screwdriver?! Evil, naughty boys…Steve Irwin a.k.a. The Crocodile Hunter, is the Jackie Chan of wild life shows! He picks up Cobras like they were wet noodles. We can’t get enough of him. First time I saw SWD was when they opened for the Pumpkins in Toronto. Everyone thought, inluding the local radio, that SWD blew them off the stage.
Date: Tue Dec 12 09:28:34 2000 Name: Jason City/State/Country: Boston Comment: The first chapter of Jez’s book is a most entertaining and amusing insight into the existence of the world’s greatest rock n’ roll band. I can hardly wait until it all gets released! Thanks for sharing.
Date: Tue Dec 12 07:31:26 2000 Name: Snapperhead City/State/Country: Aus Comment: The Crocodile Hunter hey I dont know what that dudes on but I want some!!!Must be one arking up the crackpipe one to many times
Date: Tue Dec 12 05:45:28 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: stark Comment: cheers for yer support kik!! – actually poison in curries would be better than what goes in round here if the chef doesn’t like you (or is that just an urban myth?!)…shit, i must be a sad case cos a swervie quiz sounds like a great idea!!! (and i know dan would like it) come on, art – it’s christmas!!
Date: Tue Dec 12 04:15:19 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: oz` Comment: dave you gotta watch those BJ fundamentalist revolutionaries. they’ve probably hacked into yer computer, found where you regularly buy curries and are awaiting yer return to put poison in yer dinner. or not. mebbe Art should insert a Swervie quiz which you’ve got to pass b4 U get access to the guest book !!!!!!! na just joking – the BJ shit was quite a hoot really
Date: Tue Dec 12 03:49:48 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: sleepy’n’sloppy Comment: careful what you say fester, you never know when mr and mrs BJ are listening!! don’t know what’s worse – people not knowing about swervies, or skinheads thinking your swervedriver t-shirt actually says ‘skrewdriver’ – which is a fucking nasty horrid racist band…SURELY i’m safe slagging THEM off??!?!?!!?..thought i was safe with bon jovi and we all saw what happened there!!
Date: Mon Dec 11 20:45:03 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: aus Comment: Fester i’ve no idea who/what u’re talking about. Jez the concrete moat is soooo Spinal Tap ! Rock’n’fuckin$’roll !!
Date: Mon Dec 11 13:37:52 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: Richmond, Va. Comment: I was in England in ’97. In every record store that I went into, I would ask employees if they had any info. on the new Swervedriver album (99th dream was yet to be released at this point) The typical response was: “Swervedriver? Christ mate!! I haven’t heard that name in years” It was aggrevating to say the least. …Jimmy Hartridge drawing a giant dick on the wall, I just about pissed myself when I read that!!
Date: Mon Dec 11 11:43:43 2000 Name: Fester Toe City/State/Country: Canada Comment: To those of you in Australia–The Crocodile Hunter kicks ass! The other day a watched him wrestle a wild Bon Jovi! What a naughty boy he is!
Date: Mon Dec 11 11:00:15 2000 Name: Tim Brookes City/State/Country: Derby / England. Comment: I am so sick of record store employees looking blank at Swervedrivers name.Nice one about the website. I have only just got the modem connected. So I was well pleased that my firm expect lots more work with this laptop and i can access Swervedriver. TIM
Date: Mon Dec 11 09:24:11 2000 Name: sebhorse City/State/Country: c ommuter hell Comment: Saw the Delta 72 @the garage on Sat night. Fucking awesome. Then almost had a fight with some Prince william lookalikes outside the end,the que was massive so we went to blowup at the Wag. I was having a piss when the lead singer walked in and we had a chat. apparently hes touring with the black crowes soon
Date: Sun Dec 10 19:52:17 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: monday morning ho hum Comment: what a way to brighten up an otherwise tawdry morning at the laptop !!! thanks Jez & Art for the early Xmas prezzie
Date: Sun Dec 10 12:38:59 2000 Name: Art City/State/Country: NYC Comment: Sorry guys, we’ve experienced a fatal flux in the spacetime continuum and subsequently lost 4 days of messages. My bad. Can everyone who posted a message between 12/6 and 12/10 re-post in the exact order that they did the first time? Just kidding. I am really sorry about that. I was enjoying the Bon Jovi bashing. Well, to make up for it, I’ve put up a chapter from Jez’s book “Rider.” Click the link in the Menu to the right. Art
Date: Wed Dec 6 02:00:11 2000 Name: Fester Toe City/State/Country: Canada Comment: Didn’t see the CN Tower show, but I caught them at the SkyDome (which is right beside the tower) when they opened for Curve and JMC way back when. I’ve been to the club that they played at up there, and yes, it would have been amazing. SWD at the Sears Tower is next.
Date: Wed Dec 6 01:34:44 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: R.Va Comment: …listen to the girl…as she takes on half the world…
Date: Wed Dec 6 00:27:52 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: ox Comment: man, sometimes i feel like i am still living in 1993
Date: Wed Dec 6 00:13:23 2000 Name: City/State/Country: Comment:
Date: Wed Dec 6 00:02:47 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: oz Comment: hey billie check out www.sunsetcinema.com.au for the film list prgrm. lots junk but some faves in there. tuomas thanx for the jmc info – nice to know my teenage idols haven’t curled up their toes with smoking jackets on for good.
Date: Wed Dec 6 00:00:23 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: oz Comment: i was weaned on JMC.
Date: Tue Dec 5 19:01:00 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: R. Va. Comment: Thanks for the info Tuomas. I do own William’s “Tired of Fucking” ep. I dig that. I’ll certainly give Jim’s project a listen. I always did love those two pompous schmucks. Fester, what part of Canada are you from? Did you happen to see Spiritualized at the CN tower in ’98. I heard it was amazing except they had to chill out on the light show to not interfere with low flying jets.
Date: Tue Dec 5 13:02:27 2000 Name: Dan City/State/Country: Yorkshire lalala,Yorkshire lalala Comment: Get in there Mr james
Date: Tue Dec 5 11:42:42 2000 Name: Fester Toe City/State/Country: Canada Comment: Unfortunatley, Flamming Lips didn’t come around my neck of the woods on the latest tour. However, I did see them for “Clouds” and their light show was unbelievable. I remember the entire crowd gasping when they turned it all on. Christmas lights and laser wheels everywhere. Great music, great night. Speaking of bands that bring a little “extra” to the stage, anybody ever see Skinny Puppy?
Date: Tue Dec 5 10:45:43 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: hang on a minute! Comment: space travel, rock’n’roll and…er…fly fishing?!?!!
Date: Tue Dec 5 10:21:33 2000 Name: City/State/Country: Comment:
Date: Tue Dec 5 10:09:32 2000 Name: sam City/State/Country: canada Comment: hey jez, that’s cool that you’re going fly fishing….are you going for trout, or are you going in the salt? i live 150 feet away from what is considered to be one of the very best trout streams in the world!!! the browns are quite often 50cm’s!!! and then there is this other stream where you can catch a cutthroat on every well placed fly…april to october are the months….i could show you a good hole or two!!!
Date: Tue Dec 5 08:22:32 2000 Name: Billie City/State/Country: Perth Comment: Kik to be honest havent really given it much thought about sunset cinema.I assume your going are the details in Xpress may have to look into it!! Erik I agree with you statement about Polvo ,there an aquired taste but will be sorely missed
Date: Tue Dec 5 05:44:35 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: flip flop Comment: yeah jez, that was way cool. they even managed to get a rhythm track out of smoking a fag??!!! he’s a cool drummer, big beats…AAAARRRGGGH!! shit…muso alert!!! i will stop now!
Date: Tue Dec 5 05:25:34 2000 Name: Chris City/State/Country: England Comment: Jez, you seem to have a lot of time on your hands, how about a toshack highway-esque side project?
Date: Tue Dec 5 03:36:22 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: Helsinki Comment: oops, sorry for that…
Date: Tue Dec 5 03:35:42 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: Helsinki Comment: Erik. The Reid brothers are still definetly “there”. Jim has a band called Freeheat (www.freeheat.com) and William is still going strong with the “Syd Barrett-thing” (www.amniisia.com/war/index.html) Allaround info can be found at Niina’s suberb April Skies site at www.amniisia.com/aprilskies/ …and I’m not even a brit 🙂
Date: Tue Dec 5 03:31:30 2000 Name: Tuomas City/State/Country: Helsinki Comment: Erik, The Reid brothers are certainly still “there”. Jim’s has a band called Freeheat (more info at www.freeheat.com) and William is still going strong with the “Syd Barret” -thing (try www.amniisia.com/war/index.html) allaround info of the JAMC can be found at Niina’s April Skies site www.amniisia.com/aprilskies/… and I’m not even a brit 🙂
Date: Tue Dec 5 01:24:11 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: RVA Comment: Was Steven (flaming lips) ever in Mercury Rev? Are you not hitting Mt. Hood, Jez? That’s some mighty fine news about some more Swerve in the works… Pyschocandy has been sounding nice lately. Do any of you brits out there possibly know the whereabouts of either one of the Reid bros? …too many questions, I know.
Date: Tue Dec 5 00:36:31 2000 Name: jez City/State/Country: on the golf course (sorry – in the studio!) Comment: Stella – studio huh?Well,Adam’s still on tour,Steve is in Florida (last seen heading that way) and Jim’s,well – Jim. . .I do believe there’s a Swervie release or two pencilled for the New Year – stay tuned. Art – thank f***.I finally suss it myself,after all my pee-cee bod mates have had a go! Lemmy know what U reckon. Dave – yeah Flaming Lips live – what a top night out!I love the pre-recorded thing.You know the drummer is also the keyboard’steel’guitar player live,so they have all the drum tracks recorded on video,so as well as hearing his drum parts,you can see him playing drums on the screen behind the band while he’s doing his live multi-instrument thing!Steven – talented f****r. jez….xxx
Date: Mon Dec 4 17:17:25 2000 Name: Stella Caprice City/State/Country: Washington DC Comment: Jez, We need MORE Swervedriver!! GET BACK IN THE STUDIO, NOW!! I COMMAND YOU!!
Date: Mon Dec 4 16:47:34 2000 Name: art City/State/Country: nyc Comment: jezz, got the chapters!! Can’t wait to get them up for everyone to see. Hopefully by mid-week. The ball’s in my court now…
Date: Mon Dec 4 16:40:01 2000 Name: City/State/Country: Comment:
Date: Mon Dec 4 09:34:18 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: poor-typingsville Comment: whoops!
Date: Mon Dec 4 09:32:38 2000 Name: dave City/State/Country: is it safe? Comment: anoyone see flaming lips when they toured? (in the summer, i think?!)…they were fantastic! eventhough they were playing to pre-taped backing. the films they used were brilliant. ahhhhhhhhhh….lovely………
Date: Mon Dec 4 08:23:17 2000 Name: jez City/State/Country: Comment: Art – I reckon I got those chapters 2 ya @ art@ address.Drummers/technology?Nightmare…Let me know,jez….xxx
Date: Mon Dec 4 05:09:37 2000 Name: jez City/State/Country: uhuh Comment: Art – look 4ward 2 it!Not really a drinker you know (ahem!!!).Intern sounds good – long as they don’t look too much like Monica L.Polvo is Spanish 4 fuck isn’t it?Learn something every day – Spanish equivalent of Big Brother was El Gran Polvo!!Billie – west coast YES!!Fester Toe – I agree!!F Lips R one of my fave bands,so of course I’d love 2 tour with them.Me and Steven just hang out a lot when he’s in town.Newest album is top I reckon.Get it!!Later, love Jez….xxx
Date: Mon Dec 4 00:50:16 2000 Name: Art City/State/Country: NYC Comment: Jez, you sound like you need an intern! I know the feeling. Well, I’ve cleared out a space here in the living room for when you get tired of fishing and fancy a bit of the city life. I should be well stocked with home brew by then and will need some help consuming it! Waiting (im)patiently for those chapters!!!
Date: Sun Dec 3 23:40:35 2000 Name: Erik City/State/Country: Richmond, Va. Comment: Actually Billie, Kentucky is a good 10 hours away from me, so I hardly make it there. I never did see Slint, but this past March, Will Oldham came to Richmond and Slint’s drummer was playing with him. I actually know Steve from Polvo fairly well. He’s the part owner of this really great club in Raleigh, NC called “Kings”. I don’t think he’s too interested in doing any music in post-Polvo life at the moment, but Polvo will certainly never easily be forgotten.
Date: Sun Dec 3 00:30:11 2000 Name: Fester Toe City/State/Country: Comment: If SWD and the Flamming Lips were to tour together, it would bring peace and reflection to a troubled world. Jez, for the sake of mankind, do your duty.
Date: Sat Dec 2 09:57:26 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: subster Comment: billie, not sure about munkimusic’s status, but i’ll check out dadas and 78s next week & let u know the score. R U going to sunset cinema this summer?
Date: Sat Dec 2 08:53:18 2000 Name: Billie City/State/Country: Perth Comment: Erik,Being close to Kentucky and Nth Carolina did you ever see a couple of my favorite bands Slint and Polvo play live?
Date: Sat Dec 2 08:34:58 2000 Name: Billie City/State/Country: Aus Comment: Kik,Do you know by any chance if 78records or Dada’s has any Swd posters or T-shirts.Is Monkey Music across the road from Hyde Park still going or has that been closed for ages?Jez,looking forward to seeing your solo stuff just dont forget the west coast. Cheers!!
Date: Sat Dec 2 00:46:16 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: aus Comment: jez you make me look like a boring old fart.
Date: Sat Dec 2 00:15:08 2000 Name: jez City/State/Country: uhuh Comment: First,yeah I speak French.And German and Japanese and Turkish and a little Italian.Spanish no se hablo.Lo siento.But this christmas I’m gonna start to suss it.A month on a bike around Spain,followed by some time riding around in Thailand,Laos,Cambodia and Vietnam.After that Australia with my Powderfinger buddies,then a little solo touring in said country (look out Kik!),then the States (fly fishing with Todd from former Zero Hour in upstate New York,visit my mate Steven from the Flaming Lips in Oklahoma,then LA,Oregon (the Marigold and Dandy Warhol boys and girl),Boston – cos why the fuck not and then home!!It’s a shit life,but someone’s got to live it etc…By the way,if Napster ain’t doing it,try Nutster (they can’t close that down!) and if there’s something you need (musically – SWD),let me know.I’m pretty untogether,but can arrange most bits of music.Been trying to let poor Art have a few chapters of my book for weeks.Sorry,Will get it together.Been doing other stuff.I nearly got all our videos compiled,but ran out of energy.I will,however,sort it.blah,blah.Love to all,jez….xxx(swd)
Date: Fri Dec 1 12:03:51 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: ne’er do better Comment: outta my head i say…
Date: Fri Dec 1 10:06:07 2000 Name: candy City/State/Country: Comment: it feels alright, thanks.
Date: Fri Dec 1 07:35:28 2000 Name: Mat City/State/Country: Penzance Comment: can i just say, be careful when downloading the audiogalaxy program – i got nasty horrible errors. Last time i got these i lost EVERYTHING on my computer and had to start from factory setting type blankness!!! If you know what you’re doing you’ll probably be ok, but i am abit crap with technology. Shame, as it looks quite interesting.
Date: Fri Dec 1 03:14:06 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: l19 Comment: thanx fer the ref to audiogalaxy – cool new stuff
Date: Fri Dec 1 02:47:14 2000 Name: neoJedi City/State/Country: syd Comment: just a tip for tha swervie fans: forget napster, goto Audiogalaxy for 90% of ur rare-music needs. it has its own ‘satellite’ download mp3-share prog (most highly recommended) to use, as well as ftp for tha die-hards. Audiogalaxy’s ‘satellite’ population is sooo much more reliable than napsters’ half-baked bunch of tossers. “Snowmobile” is not SWD, but has an ok sound. And count me in for Ash’s new CD, can’t wait.
Date: Fri Dec 1 01:31:53 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: l19 Comment: typos. corvette in case you were wondering whether i’d just invented a new fish
Date: Fri Dec 1 01:31:03 2000 Name: kik City/State/Country: l19 Comment: oh adn did i mention that i listened to a shiteload of SWD on my hols, honed my game of pool and played chicken with a really ugly corette? hmm. and erik. you’ve got it round the wrong way. boys have to make me happy….
Date: Fri Dec 1 01:12:14 2000 Name: Kik City/State/Country: l 19 same street different building Comment: yup jez es DA MAN. billie no i was quite reserved dwn sth, the epitome of fucking elegance mate. got drunk and drunker … wasnt really up to trashing/thrasing anything really…. anyway back to the now, the new jobbie is as cool as it is ever going ot get (not very). you get that. anyone heard some new tunes worthy of my attention lately? and the napster transfer problem is the biggest pain in the butt i’ve ever had the misfortune to sit on.
Date: Fri Dec 1 01:06:03 2000 Name: dmm City/State/Country: CAN Comment: hey all… was just watching a movie called BLUE JUICE and heard DUEL by SWERVEDRIVER.. ha ha.. i am sure all you diehards knew about this.. but i was pleasantly surprised.. the movie is about surfers in england–pretty good–starring ewan macgregor and catherine zeta jones… ..anyone know about that?.. i don’t knoww what year the movie was made..i think recently though. xo