From: "Gail Warren" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 4:49 AM Subject: INXS: INXS on Foxtel in Sydney Hi All, If you live in Australia and have Foxtel you should try channel 16. There is a special on at the moment with a chance to win some of INXS stuff. They normally repeat the program at least 3 times. Get those recorders working. Gail From: graziella To: Liste Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 9:09 AM Subject: INXS: INSX sounds Hello everbody and Happy NewYear Im looking for sounds of INXS. I once downloaded some sounds ( piece of tracks) on the web but I don't know where. Can you help me? you could hear Suicide B, the Strangest Pty.... Graz From: Michelle McFerran To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 9:44 AM Subject: INXS: happy new year!! hello everyone, the list has been awfully quiet lately, so i hope everyone is doing well. :-) i just wanted to take a moment a wish all of you, no matter where you are, a very happy and safe new year. best wishes to all of you. i'll see some of you real soon!! take care, michelle (Dutchie) "though all are different, all are great..." RIP Michael. Love & miss you, mate. You'll always be in my heart and you'll never be forgotten! From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 3:55 PM Subject: Re: INXS: happy new year!! Happy new year to you too, and everyone else!!! Dancing on the Jetty, ~Jennifer "Why must we fight for peace? Why do I see what I see?" ~Collective Soul From: To: Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 12:25 AM Subject: Re: INXS: happy new year!! Hello Friends, We have been away and just returned,it was great to spend some time with my daughter and 2 month old grandson,he gives me a whole new lease on life and it just wants us to wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! at difficult times lik now we truly need some Peace & Love in the world,and I hope we all attain it. God Bless, Bonnie,Joe,Heather and our precious little Zachary From: To: Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 7:23 AM Subject: Re: INXS: happy new year!! HAPPY NEW YEAR, MICHELLE AND THE REST OF THE INXS LOVING FREE WORLD!! Better late than never :-) And stick to those New Year resolutions everyone. From: "K WithaKris" To: Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:04 PM Subject: INXS: NYC INXS/MH Party Info Hi Everyone!!! Thanks to all who sent in your input on the date for the party in NYC. The majority of people said the 26th was better for them than the 19th, so I changed my move date so I could make the party date better for everyone. Here is the info: Place: Barramundi on the Lower East Side of Manhattan (we had it here 2 years ago and had a blast) - 146 Ludlow St Time: 8pm - ??? Price: $0! :) - You just pay for what you want to drink! Music: YES! They have agreed to play INXS/MH music again for us... Goodies: Working on it! Of course, everyone will get something as usual, just don't know everything we will have yet! If you need further info, please email me: inxsive23@hotmail.com Also, I'd appreciate a quick email letting me know if you hope/plan to attend - the bar would like a round about # of planned attendance. Thanks! ...Kris (with a K) From: mystifyme To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 7:51 PM Subject: INXS: Minnesota get together Hi area INXSer's. We're hoping to have a get together this year. We're trying some thing a little different though...a dinner on a Sunday, around 1:00-ish, instead of at night. More than likely it will be at Billabong's. If any one is interested, please email me privately at mystifyme@chartmi.net No date has been set yet, so if you have any suggestions, let me know. THX. amy lynne From: To: Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 12:14 PM Subject: Re: INXS: NYC INXS/MH Party Info Hi, Kris!! Unfortunately, I have to skip again this year....too much stuff going on. Maybe next year-take lots of pictures, 'kay?? Cathy in MN From: To: Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:28 PM Subject: INXS: Underneith the Colours or Max Q? Hey guys, Well my birthday is coming up(January 27th) and My friend has found Underneith the Colours and Max Q. She wants to know which one I want. I think Im leaning twards Max Q, but what do you guys think is a smarter choice? Which one would I have a harder time finding? Thanks! Dancing on the Jetty, ~Jennifer "Why must we fight for peace? Why do I see what I see?" ~Collective Soul From: To: Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:38 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Underneith the Colours or Max Q? you would have a harder time finding max q.I have got it and it is not bad but still prefer underneath the colours.have a look on ebay.com you will probably find them on there bye bye good luck shelly From: "Michelle McFerran" To: Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:48 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Underneath the Colours or Max Q? Hi Jennifer... Happy early birthday to you... :-) I would go for the Max Q CD. It's hard to find these days and I am sure you can always order "Underneath the Colours" off of a website or E-bay. That's my vote, Max Q. It's one of my favourite CDs actually. My favourite track is: "Ghost of the Year." Let me know which one you get and what you think of it. UTC is a good CD, too. It's classic INXS. Different from everything they've done all together. :-) Take care, Michelle McFerran Factiva Product Organization Group direct number: 609-627-2568 fax number: 609-627-2940 Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company Factiva Product Organization Group P.O. Box 300 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0300 e-mail: michelle.mcferran@factiva.com www.factiva.com From: To: Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 3:35 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Underneath the Colours or Max Q? In a message dated 1/4/02 10:49:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, Michelle.McFerran@factiva.com writes: << Happy early birthday to you... :-) >> Thank you Michelle thanks to Shelly also, Yes I think Ill go with Max Q, thanks again! Dancing on the Jetty, ~Jennifer "Why must we fight for peace? Why do I see what I see?" ~Collective Soul From: Erica Nicole To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 7:17 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Underneith the Colours or Max Q? hey there! i personally think the smarter buy would be "underneath the colours." i have seen copies of max q all over ebay... and although i love the album to death, i just finally got my own CD copy of UTC last may. it is very difficult to find given it was only released in the US for a short period of time. just a thought :) -erica ------------------------------------- Falling down the mountain End up kissing dirt Look a little closer Sometimes it wouldn't hurt -INXS, "Kiss The Dirt" 1985 >From: Jjtough@aol.com >Reply-To: inxs@topica.com >To: inxs@topica.com >Subject: INXS: Underneith the Colours or Max Q? >Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 13:28:44 EST > >Hey guys, >Well my birthday is coming up(January 27th) and My friend has found >Underneith the Colours and Max Q. She wants to know which one I want. I think >Im leaning twards Max Q, but what do you guys think is a smarter choice? >Which one would I have a harder time finding? Thanks! > > >Dancing on the Jetty, >~Jennifer > >"Why must we fight for peace? Why do I see what I see?" ~Collective Soul > From: "Fists of Fury Eric Reed" To: Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 9:51 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Underneith the Colours or Max Q? hi jennifer : ) I agree with erica. UTC is a bit harder to find. MAX Q is a great album, but it's a good idea to get UTC while you still can. or, heh, why not ask for both? maybe she can get you both and you can pay her back for one of them yourself ; ) Fists of Fury Eric Reed From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 2:45 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Underneith the Colours or Max Q? Hi Jennifer, Happy Birthday!! You are in a no lose situation,We have both CD's and both are worthy of a gift.As far as me (Joe) MAX-Q is a masterpiece I have said that since I 1st heard it you will truly hear and appreciate Michael in a different format ,really a class act,however if you want to complete the INXS collection and all you need is UTC go for it!! I wish you the best of luck,Take care & Bless and make most of your Day!! Love & Peace, Bonnie & Joe P.S. Good luck to all my friends Down Under I hope and pray the fires subside and life returns to normal!!! From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Underneith the Colours or Max Q? In a message dated 1/4/02 6:52:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, skippythefrog@yahoo.com writes: << maybe she can get you both and you can pay her back for one of them yourself ; ) >> LOL Do you know what? thats not a bad idea ;-) Dancing on the Jetty, ~Jennifer "Why must we fight for peace? Why do I see what I see?" ~Collective Soul From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 1:34 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Underneith the Colours or Max Q? In a message dated 1/4/02 11:47:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, showbizkid@webtv.net writes: << Hi Jennifer, Happy Birthday!! You are in a no lose situation,We have both CD's and both are worthy of a gift.As far as me (Joe) MAX-Q is a masterpiece I have said that since I 1st heard it you will truly hear and appreciate Michael in a different format ,really a class act,however if you want to complete the INXS collection and all you need is UTC go for it!! I wish you the best of luck,Take care & Bless and make most of your Day!! >> Thank You Joe! Ok, now I think I had originally planned on Max Q and now I think I may change my mind to UTC. Anyone else? thank you so much guys!!! Dancing on the Jetty, ~Jennifer "Why must we fight for peace? Why do I see what I see?" ~Collective Soul From: "K WithaKris" To: Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 12:53 PM Subject: Re: INXS: NYC INXS/MH Party Info Cathy: You should contact Amy Lynn about the MN get together!!! She posted last week about the possability of a party there :) ...Kris (with a K) From: naseem akhtar To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 6:02 PM Subject: INXS: INXSIVE Hi everyone! Does anyone have any information on INXSIVE, the INXS tribute band? Justin is REALLY HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nas From: Troy To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 4:28 AM Subject: RE: INXS: INXSIVE Justin isnt the lead singer anymore, he quit about a year ago, unless his re joined them again........... Troy From: naseem akhtar To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 5:26 PM Subject: RE: INXS: INXSIVE Thanx for the info Troy.....so do they have a new singer? From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 6:54 PM Subject: INXS: Dont Change Heya, I was just wondering if there is an update on the "Dont Change" documentery. when is it supposed to be come out? Is it already out and I just didnt know it? lol, just wonderin' Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: naseem akhtar To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:41 PM Subject: INXS: Rock Star I've just watched the 'Behind The Movie' for the new film Rock Star. The soundtrack looks like it's full of 1980s rock music and apparently INXS are on it....anyone know which song? Anyone seen the film? Is it any good? Nas From: To: Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:43 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Rock Star the song is Devil Inside I belive, they show part of the video for a few seconds :-D Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: Troy To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:53 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Rock Star i heard the movie was crap, and the song on it is devil inside, which is funny considering it wasnt released yet as the movie was set before 1987, so i dont know why its there Troy From: graziella To: Liste Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 5:38 PM Subject: INXS: NIC: looking for someone Hello Im looking for a gril named COURTNEY. there may be more than one Courtney on the list but Im looking for the gril who once made a website on INXS. If someone could give me her addy, It would be great. Thanks Graz From: mystifyme To: INXS List Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 6:53 PM Subject: INXS: Get togethers I just sent this to the old list, and seconds after I sent it, I get the message that the list has moved. Hopefully this will work. I'm curious, are NY and MN the only places having parties this year? What about LA and Sydney? We're having one in Minnesota, but it's the same 4 of us who always get together anyways. And I know there are others in this area? Where are you???? It seems kind of sad that it's down to only 2 parties. Well, if you're not going to a party, I hope you play INXS and celebrate some how!!! On another note, what ever happened to the INXS Survivor game? I don't remember doing a final vote, or hearing the final results? Dave? amy lynne From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 7:02 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Get togethers I would love for there to be a party in LA, but my parents probably wont let me go :-(. Hey, Im almost 16...I should drive, right? I think it would be a great place to have a party Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 8:56 PM Subject: INXS: face to face "dont change" Does anyone have this MP3? I really wanna hear it, also does anyone have Collective Souls cover of "Shine Like it Does"? Ive been looking EVERYWHERE for that one! Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "Davy Jones" To: Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:27 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Get togethers * On another note, what ever happened to the INXS Survivor game? > I don't remember doing a final vote, or hearing the final results? Dave? I got a little caught up in taking care of things around Christmas and New Years. There is only one round left I will try to get it moving before the weekend. Davy From: "Davy Jones" To: Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:35 PM Subject: RE: INXS: face to face "dont change" ----- Original Message ----- > Does anyone have this MP3? I really wanna hear it, It shows up on WinMX from time to time, but you do have to be a bit persistent at looking to find it. > also does anyone have Collective Souls cover of > "Shine Like it Does"? Ive been looking EVERYWHERE > for that one! If I recall, and I could be wrong, this was only done at one or two concerts; its not a studio release. I've looked for it quite a few times and never been able to find it. It may be that a bootleg of the song simply doesn't exist. (The fact that the song isn't listed in Neil's Discography would seem to support this theory.) Davy From: "Davy Jones" To: Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:51 PM Subject: INXS: INXS Survivor: Round 19 Voting was very close in the last round. Don't Change was guaranteed a sit in the final when it won immunity, but the two remaining contestants kept a tight battle going with only a couple of vote separating the two. However, in the end, the current fan favorite, Never Tear Us Apart, managed to squeak out just ahead of Kiss the Dirt. So now the final round is on: Don't Change vs. Never Tear Us Apart. Voting will continue through the weekend until Sunday evening giving everybody plenty of opportunities to vote, so vote early and vote often! http://www.nightswimming.com/inxs Davy From: "Marlene Casias" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:48 AM Subject: RE: INXS: face to face "dont change" I have a copy of it (face to face) I found off audio galaxy (a prog. kinda like napster).. I'm not sure how to send it to you,, as it's about 4.71mb.. would your email handle that ? (I know some email addy's throw a fit over 2mb..) Or, you could get into audio galaxy yourself ? (requires registration/download of the prog. etc..) I'll work on making it smaller, or uploading it to a site so you can get to without having to email it.. Ciao M From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:48 AM Subject: RE: INXS: face to face "dont change" > If I recall, and I could be wrong, this was only done at one > or two concerts; its not a studio release. I've looked for > it quite a few times and never been able to find it. It may > be that a bootleg of the song simply doesn't exist. (The > fact that the song isn't listed in Neil's Discography would > seem to support this theory.) It *should* be in the covers discography -- unfortunately, Mario and I have been exceedingly busy with our professional lives for the last many many months, so the website has been on pause (except for sporadic news updates.) We hope to kick things back into gear later this year... Keep the updates comin'! -neil From: "Leah Sungenis" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:24 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Get togethers On Sun, 13 Jan 2002 17:53:33 -0600 mystifyme writes: > I'm curious, are NY and MN the only places having parties this year? > What about LA and Sydney? We're having one in Minnesota, Hey all, I've been wondering the same thing! There doesn't seem to be any discussion about any Michael Bashes. This has been a huge event in past years, and we've heard reports of celebrations from all over the globe. What's going on out there? Who is planning parties? Cheers, Leah From: "K WithaKris" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 3:07 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Get togethers I wonder why nothing is being mentioned about a party in Sydney! While I was there, and talking to Ange (prez of MH fanclub), she said she wanted to coordinate all of the parties so they happened on the same day...I originally had it planned for this Saturday, the 19th - but she asked me to change it so I would have it on the same day as "everyone else"...that's what prompted the change in date for the NYC party (now being held on the 26th, the day she asked me to change it to)...I wonder what happened!?!?! I've tried emailing her about it, to get some info on what she wanted to coordinate, but have not gotten a reply :( I know she wanted to do something at the Hard Rock in Sydney, but like I said...Haven't seen anything about it. It is sad that only 2 parties seem to be happening this year...each year, the number of parties get smaller and smaller...This was to be a way to keep Michael's spirit and memory alive...At least he still lives in NYC and MN! :oD Here's hoping the parties rev back up again next year...he (and the band) deserve to be celebrated! :) ...Kris (with a K) From: "Marlene Casias" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:39 PM Subject: Re: INXS: face to face "dont change" Ok, hopefully I have it where you can download it from my site, to your computer.. if anyone wants a copy of it,, it will be up for about a week.. http://www.childoflight.worldzone.net click on the 'Click Here' message, if you have probs, email me MCasias@satx.rr.com and I will try and help.. M From: "Marlene Casias" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:45 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Get togethers We had a TX area thing going for awhile, but one by one, people got caught up in life I suppose, first bash we had alot of people, including Courtney and Davey, (hi guys!), then one by one people moved away, or lost net access etc...etc.. I think the only 2 TX listers left communicating now, are me and Jesse, but that's sporadic at best, life just seems to have taken over for alot of us. My goal is to be able to attend one of the bigger ones one of these upcoming years.. you guys sound like you have a blast. Haven't been in the same room with die-hard INX-ers in a few years M From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:45 PM Subject: Re: INXS: face to face "dont change" In a message dated 1/14/02 8:41:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, davy@nightswimming.com writes: << If I recall, and I could be wrong, this was only done at one or two concerts; its not a studio release. I've looked for it quite a few times and never been able to find it. It may be that a bootleg of the song simply doesn't exist. (The fact that the song isn't listed in Neil's Discography would seem to support this theory.) Davy >> Yes, It was only done at one show (Im a huge CS fan) but I heard that there was an MP3 for it, so I hope there is. Thank you though! Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:47 PM Subject: Re: INXS: face to face "dont change" Im sure my e-mail can handle it, and as for audiogalaxy, it doesnt work on my computer, none of those programs do :-( Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "karma" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 9:07 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Get togethers Hi Kris, That seems really strange that there has been no mention of the Sydney party yet for Michael's birthday and strange that you didn't get a response from Ange, it makes me worry about her and hope that she is okay! You should try and e-mail her again maybe?!!! I have tried to have one in Queensland before to no avail! So looks like I will have to celebrate Michael's birthday alone with my husband and friend and light a candle and go out for dinner to celebrate...It's sad that there are no more parties...I hope next year will pick up again... Michael's spirit and memory will always stay alive and it's up to people like us to make sure this happens.....As you said he sure deserves to be celebrated! Cheers and I'm glad that at least he is being honoured and remembered in NYC and MN..Good on you Kris (with a K) :o) Judy x From: "Janie Wright" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 9:50 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Get togethers Hey ... Well, I was originally supposed to go to NYC, but finances do not allow that. I would have a Hutch/Inxs party here ( Portland,OR), but I did that one year and we had 4 people show. If I get a responce from a bunch of PDX or Seattle people I will do another one!!! Lord knows I have a great place for it ( ie my house is a great party house , or there is The Hutch Tavern here) Soo you want more parties Let me hear it !!! all who would come to a Portland party please e mail me Janie at xspoohie@hotmail.com, hell if we get six we can all go out and get drinks at Kells ( an Irish bar here) !! Hope everyone is well !! Janie From: Stefan To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:26 AM Subject: INXS: INXS reports in germany Hi everybody ! Well, last time the list is very calm. So I decided to tell you something that might be interesting. First in the new PLAYBOY in germany their is a 4-side article about Michael ! A friend gave me a copy ( only of the article ! ) cause my girlfriend would.....zudrkmhüu45 w??() (&=)9o cfkju ...... you understand ! It is a report from a reporter who knows Michael since 1989. I have to stay cool after reading this cause in the eyes of this friend our Michael was just an Exctasy, drug and alcohol problem for eachone ! Each time he met him he was high. So I don´t spend so much interest in this. Their were photos just with michael showing his fu....ing middle-finger ! The autor/ reporte has moved to Bob´s side after Paula and michael got together. So the reason is clear I don´t have to tell you. michael "kills" Paulo with his drugs and alcohol - she never drunk before he met him.I don´t know if the translater or the reporter called "Adriane Devoy" Maybe you know. I also found 2 articles about INXS in a german street/city magazin in Hambourg. First time in October 2001 there was a brilliant concert review about their brilliant gig in Bonn, germany in summer. In December I found an interview which Kirk and Jon did at the Bonn concert. I tried to translate it in english. Hope that everybody could understand..... Great to see you again in germany after so long time ! KIRK: normally, we would have been to the U2 Concert in Dublin, but then there was this question about doing a show in Bonn, Germany JON: The reactions was just positive. People wants to see INXS. I´ve always been an INXS fan - now beeing a part of it it is my part to sing these fantastic songs. Have you recorded new stuff with Andrew ? Jon: not yet. Andrew is just genial/brilliant - but who knows..... KIRK: After Michaels death INXS did not excist for me any longer. As time goes by the music has been returned more and more. Sometimes last year we needed a singer and we called JON who has been a longtime friend of the band. JON: Yeah, we recorded in the same studio and Michael sang a song with my former Band Noiseworks. Our first European concert was in Hambourg in the late 80´´s. KIRK: ... two weeks after this call we are back on stage at a club in Melbourne seeing people screaming, laughing and dancing. It was the first time after the opening show with TTD that we did a whole gig/show.The first real gig after Michaels death. It was a fantastic night. JON: After that we did the JUST FOR KICKS tour in Australia and New Zealand. WHICH music do you like actually ? KIRK: My girlfriend is DJane and so I hear a lot of Dance-music., thats ok JON: Lash for excample - nice pop songs. or Powderfinger. both are australien bands. Are there favorites in your own set ? KIRK: There was an album which we never toured. It was " Welcome to wherever you are" in 1992.Strange desire is my most favorite song. JON: .... with those songs ?! - I like everything. Well, thats INXS, man ! Have fun Stefan From: "Michelle McFerran" To: "'Inxs@topica.com'" Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: INXS: Sydney party 16th January 2002 Once again Michael's birthday is here and it's his 42nd on the 22nd January 2002. Its hard to imagine that four years have passed since Mike left us.... we miss him heaps and his music lives on. Mike's birthday will be celebrated on Saturday 26th January 2002 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Sydney starting at 8pm - the address is 121 Crown St, Darlinghurst and all friends and fans are welcome. For reservations email Ange Perou on ange@michaelhutchence.org or phone her in Sydney on 0414 554 122. Michelle McFerran Factiva Product Organization, Staff Assistant direct number: 609-627-2568 fax number: 609-627-2940 Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company Factiva Product Organization P.O. Box 300 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0300 e-mail: michelle.mcferran@factiva.com www.factiva.com From: "Michelle McFerran" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: RE: INXS: INXS reports in germany danke schon, stefan... :-) i enjoyed reading the interview with jon and kirk, but was disturbed about the article in playboy. i am not familiar with who the author is who wrote the article, but i think what he wrote was horrible. i know michael had his faults, but he makes michael to be on drugs all the time. oh well. just goes to prove, you can't always believe what you read. michael wasn't on drugs all the time. :-( take care, michelle (Dutchie) Michelle McFerran Factiva Product Organization, Staff Assistant direct number: 609-627-2568 fax number: 609-627-2940 Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company Factiva Product Organization P.O. Box 300 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0300 e-mail: michelle.mcferran@factiva.com www.factiva.com From: "Leah Sungenis" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 7:20 PM Subject: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Hi all, Unfortunately, I too have heard from other sources that Michael introduced Paula to drugs. I always wondered why she died a heroin addict when she was never known for drug abuse earlier in her life. I believe it's true. When you are an addict, you don't tend to hang around long with people who are not also addicts. Either you don't want to be with them because you want to use and they don't, or they don't want to be around you because you use and they don't. That is my personal experience as a recovering addict of 15 years. We cannot pretend Michael was a saint. I believe his drug addiction was another factor in his death, because it is a known fact that addicts suffer from depression and arrested emotional development. Cheerio, Princess Leia Leader, Rebel Forces Liberty-Outpost@Juno.com From: "Chris & Cathy van der Woerd" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 7:33 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Hi Leah, According to Paula's autobiography, Paula used heroin as a teenager, living in Majorca. She claimed she smoke it with a boyfriend who was older. So it wasn't Michael who introduced her to drugs. Cheers, Cathy From: To: Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 7:53 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Paula always was a bit on the wild side and we all know Michael definately was. I suppose it does not take much to get "back into" the drugs when your partner and lover is a user. I really do believe that the drug use was a major factor in Michael's suicide. The years of Ectasy use has a prolonged effect on the brain and slows the production of seritonin which results in depression. It is one vicious circle which can have devastating results. Regardless of what Michael did as far as drugs go I still believe that Paula the drama queen of all drama queens complicated his life and drug him down and eventually between her and the drugs he just could not cope anymore. I guess what I am saying is that I honestly believe had Michael not been involved with Paula that he would still be alive. Linda From: Erica Nicole To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:01 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Michael's drug abuse to my understanding, paula was also the product of a broken home. and she didn't exactly lead a very desirable lifestlye in her younger years. i don't think she was regularly abusing drugs when she was married to bob, but i think when she met michael, he re-invited all of those things back into her life. of course, if she were a strong enough person, she could've refused, but she chose not to and it caught up with her. we all have choices... michael had his too. what is all boils down to is that neither one of them were strong enough people... and neither one of them had very much faith either. i'm not talking about religious faith (although, if you want to interpret it that way it would make sense). the only way to get yourself out of this type of complex situation (i.e. abusing drugs) is to stand up, admit you have a problem, and get help. this takes a VERY courageous person from what i understand. michael nor paula were that. you have to WANT to help yourself. just thought i would give some input. -erica "A lot of people look at me in a very cartoon fashion. They look at me in a very blinked way. They just think I'm some guy that's around night clubs all night or something and getting in trouble or something. I'm not that person. That's a very tiny part of me that gets blown out of proportion by assholes in the media." -Michael Hutchence From: karma To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:47 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Michael's drug use was not out of control, his biggest problem was the prozac which does cause massive swings of depression! I believe he died while his sub conscious mind was in control induced by the mixture of prozac, alcohol and cocaine with all the Bob and Paula drama not to mention all the other baggage in his life! I still think another 5 minutes and he would not have done it! As Martha Troupe commented even in 1997, he would have weeks with no drugs but when the pressure of the Bob and Paula situation got too much then he would revert to his drugs, and who can blame him! As for Paula it bugs me how many blame Michael for her drug use! When she admitted herself she first tried heroin at 12 years old! She wasn't corrupted by Michael and it's not fair how he gets the flack for it, especially now when he isn't here to defend himself! Just my thoughts! Cheers, Judy From: "Leah Sungenis" To: ; Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:00 AM Subject: INXS: NYC Hutch Party Hey all, I've been talking to Kris, and she says we can expect quite a few people at the Michael Hutchence Birthday bash in New York City. I'm really excited about it and am going all out producing tidbits from my collection to give away. So far, I've been making cassettes, videos and CDrs. Everyone will get cassettes, and the CDrs and video tapes will be raffled off. I've got an unreal video of INXS performing live in Toronto in 1997. The video is in perfect condition, because I believe I got it directly from the guy who shot it. It only has five songs on it because he was busted and thrown out, but for anyone who didn't get to see them live in 1997, these five songs are priceless. Michael singing I'm Just A Man is absolutely breath-taking. It's one of the most beautiful moments ever put on video, as far as this INXS fan is concerned. I made six copies, so you have a decent chance of getting one if you're there. I've also made CDrs of all these INXS periods, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994 and 1997. But aside from the giveaways, this party is going to be a blast because there's nothing better on earth than a bunch of INXS fans partying together, dancing to INXS, drinking to INXS, shouting our heads off every time the next INXS song comes blasting over the PA!!! I'm so excited!! Jeez, I can't wait!! Cheerio, Princess Leia Leader, Rebel Forces Liberty-Outpost@Juno.com From: "Leah Sungenis" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:16 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:47:28 +1000 karma writes: As > for Paula it bugs me how many blame Michael for her drug use! When > she admitted herself she first tried heroin at 12 years old! She > wasn't corrupted by Michael and it's not fair how he gets the flack > for it, especially now when he isn't here to defend himself! Well, This is a fair point. Paula made her own choices. And yes, as someone reminded us, she did try heroin early on, but she was not known as a drinker or drug abuser until her years with Michael. There is a difference between experimenting and becoming a full blown addict. Since she was a much worse person than Michael, who had a good and loving heart, I would certainly never say she was corrupted by Michael. But she did develop some of his worst habits. Unfortunately, Michael is not here to defend himself due to his own stupidity, and that is no one's fault but his. I know it's judgemental to say that, but he was a man with every opportunity and endless money. He had the wherewithal to get clean and get therapy to escape Paula, and he chose to do neither. L. From: "Leah Sungenis" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:10 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 19:53:15 -0500 lrm99@juno.com writes: Regardless of what Michael did as far > as > drugs go I still believe that Paula the drama queen of all drama > queens > complicated his life and drug him down and eventually between her > and the > drugs he just could not cope anymore. Hi all, I have to say, I agree with this too. Paula was dangerous to herself and others, and it was a fatal mistake of Michael's to fall in love with her. I've always been interested in the conflicting rumours that one the one hand, he had about had it and was going to leave her, and on the other hand, that he was eventually going to marry her. Regardless of how much talk I've heard on the subject, I've never been able to form an opinion. I'll always wonder. Leah From: Angusted To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 6:08 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse G'day Erica > we all have choices... michael had his too. what is all boils down to is >that neither one of them were strong enough people... and neither one >of them had very much faith either. That gets straight ta tha point, tha e was well put 2gether Erica. I agree but i kinda look at it in a diff way(from life experiences'n were i work), a more 'nature' way, it was just their turn. No matter how safe or dangerous sum1 lives, does'nt mean that their lifes gunna b longer or shorter....we all 'leave' when we're meant ta....nuth'n will ever change that fact, that's life........ That's tha basic way i look at life. ROCKON Angusted From: "karma" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 8:13 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse ----- Original Message ----- From: Leah Sungenis To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 3:16 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse > On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:47:28 +1000 karma > writes: > As > > for Paula it bugs me how many blame Michael for her drug use! When > > she admitted herself she first tried heroin at 12 years old! She > > wasn't corrupted by Michael and it's not fair how he gets the flack > > for it, especially now when he isn't here to defend himself! > > Well, > This is a fair point. Paula made her own choices. And yes, as someone > reminded us, she did try heroin early on, but she was not known as a > drinker or drug abuser until her years with Michael. There is a > difference between experimenting and becoming a full blown addict. > > Since she was a much worse person than Michael, who had a good and loving > heart, I would certainly never say she was corrupted by Michael. But she > did develop some of his worst habits. Unfortunately, Michael is not here > to defend himself due to his own stupidity, and that is no one's fault > but his. I know it's judgemental to say that, but he was a man with > every opportunity and endless money. He had the wherewithal to get clean > and get therapy to escape Paula, and he chose to do neither. > > L. > I still believe and from what I've heard that Michael was able to handle his recreational drug use, what pushed him over the edge was the prozac..especially mixed with the alcohol which is documented to give massive mood swings! How could he get off the drugs with all that baggage he was carrying? When he couldn't even think straight about his own life with or without the drugs, especially with Paula pushing him to support her in her fight against Bob!! I thought your comment about him chosing neither option was a bit harsh!! J > From: "Courtney Chase" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:08 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse >I still believe and from what I've heard that Michael was able to >handle his >recreational drug use, what pushed him over the edge was the >prozac..especially mixed with the alcohol which is documented to give >massive mood swings! What killed Michael were his choices - he made some incredibly stupid ones. One of the biggest *choices* he made, as you pointed out, was mixing prescription drugs with alcohol and recreational drugs - there's a reason they put those little stickers on the bottles telling you not to do that. Michael had a problem for which a medication was prescribed. Regardless of whether or not the medication did what it was prescribed to do, he didn't use it as he was supposed to. To blame that medication for his eventual death is just plain silly - not to mention naive. Courtney From: "Jenny Green" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 5:11 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Perhaps we shouldn't be judging others' choices but surely if Bob Geldof had chosen not to engage in such a bitter custody battle with his former wife, both Michael and Paula would probably be still alive. After all, Bob supposedly had many affairs whilst married to Paula and apparently found another woman quite easily when Paula left him. Why couldn't he have left Paula and Michael in peace? For me, Michael's kind and loving personality greatly outweighed his perceived faults. I certainly would not have liked to have been under the pressure that Michael was under. Like all of us, his choices were sometimes unwise. Jenny From: "Chris & Cathy van der Woerd" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 8:36 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Paula was not a heroin addict. The amount of heroin in her system was not enough to kill an addict. Had she would have been one, she would have been able to tolerate it. In regards to Michael's drug use, a person has to WANT to get help. He chose not to. but no one should judge him and call him stupid... you have no idea what was going on in his life. I think he was just overwelmed, and Paula died of a broken heart, trying to kill the pain. Cheers, Cathy From: "Tony Doreika" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:23 PM Subject: INXS: The drug thing........ Leah wrote............ Well put, Leah!! As a long time member of this list that doesn't post much, I agree wholeheartedly with this outlook on MH's life. As most of us are devout fans of INXS as a whole, I view Michael's life as tragic in many ways, especially with the drug thing, which of course, he brought upon himself. It inadvertently BECAME his life in my estimation, and I really think that it was up to HIM to have done something about it! Why not? Certainly others have changed their lives.........................for the better. Just my 2 cents worth, Love & Peace, Tony D. From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:34 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse I guess that I will have to throw my two cents worth in also regarding Prozac. I have been on Prozac for quite a few years after trying many, many of the other prescription antidepressants that did not help. Prozac is a very good medication to treat depression. Unfortunately if it is taken with other drugs/alcohol it can be lethal. If taken as prescribed it does what it is suppose to. Unfortunately Michael loved to drink and do recreational drugs. I think his need for an antidepressant stemmed from years of drug use complicated by all the other issues going on in his life. He loved life and he loved to live life and if he could comment he would probably do it all over again the same way. I do think that there was a point where he did lose perspective and became very overwhelmed (and who wouldn't be if they were in his shoes?) which led to deeper depression and paranoia, mix in the prescription drugs, recreational drugs and alcohol and you have a lethal recipe. Antidepressants and depressants don't mix. One other thing I have to say about Prozac is that it does have a profound effect on achieving a orgasm for a lot of people. Kind of like climbing the mountain but never making it to the top and I am pretty sure that it had that effect also on Michael. He was a very sexual man and sex ranked high on his list of pleasures. I guess we can all speculate forever. The fact is that Michael had more than his share of problems to deal with, add getting older ( I think possibly a mid-life crisis), add Paula and her baggage, add the fact that the new CD released by INXS was in his eyes a failure, add trying to please everyone and also trying to keep the peace within his family, friends and the band, add prescription drugs, add recreational drugs, add alcohol and then add sexual dysfunction and who would not consider taking their life? Regardless of what we think, it was his life and he was in too deep to see the light. It happens, it was fate, his fate. No matter what is said about Michael and the life style he lived he was still a beautiful, sensual, talented and gentle man and I will always love him no matter who drags his name through the mud! Linda From: "karma" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 10:30 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Linda, A very intelligent and honest post, thank you and I agree with you! I'm also on anti-depressants and drink and have had my fair share of drugs too! The deep despair finally got to him and with all that baggage he was carrying, I just hope that he is finally at peace! We can only speculate and it's not fair to judge because only Michael really knows what he was feeling..I just don't like the tag that he was a drug addict because my definition of a drug addict is a person that can't function without it! There were months when he wasn't on drugs. I myself believe that he needed the anti-depressants due to his accident in 1992! I don't know about the effect with Michael, Prozac and his sex life but I remember hearing somewhere that he thought it was great as it made him last for hours! So who knows, everything affects people in different ways! I'm finished with this sad subject and prefer to remember Michael for his loving and sensitive nature and for all that he gave..maybe he gave too much! I too will love him no matter who tries to drag his name through the mud for all that he was within, a beautiful caring man with such a sensitive nature who I think would never judge anyone...for good or bad.. Cheers, Judy From: "Nanci Lamb Roider" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:05 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Michael's drug abuse On Thursday, January 17, 2002, at 05:11 PM, Jenny Green wrote: > Perhaps we shouldn't be judging others' choices but surely if Bob > Geldof > had chosen not to engage in such a bitter custody battle with his former > wife, both Michael and Paula would probably be still alive. After > all, Bob > supposedly had many affairs whilst married to Paula and apparently found > another woman quite easily when Paula left him. Why couldn't he have > left > Paula and Michael in peace? Maybe I'm just an overprotective parent...BUT...I think Bob owed it to his girls to fight tooth and nail for their custody. After all, who would to knowingly put their kids in a situation where they're living with drug users (addicts or otherwise), people with instability issues, etc? --Especially when these people have all these problems and more? I know I wouldn't have let my son spend one second in the care of anyone with Michael and Paula's known problems. (And who knows what problems we *don't* know about?!?) Having a loving and kind personality just doesn't cut it when there's heroin, cocaine, valium, Prozac, Zoloft, or whatever lying around. Not only is is dangerous in the obvious sense, but sends a horrible example of how *not* to make some serious life decisions. Nanci We thought we had all the answers; it was the questions we had wrong. --Bono From: LuvNPce99@aol.com To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 10:25 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse What killed Michael were his choices - he made some incredibly stupid ones. One of the biggest *choices* he made, as you pointed out, was mixing prescription drugs with alcohol and recreational drugs - there's a reason they put those little stickers on the bottles telling you not to do that. Michael had a problem for which a medication was prescribed. Regardless of whether or not the medication did what it was prescribed to do, he didn't use it as he was supposed to. To blame that medication for his eventual death is just plain silly - not to mention naive. Courtney Ok...whoever has taken a prescription drug and NOT drank at the same time, please raise their hand...... Mine is firmly by my side...anyone else?? Love & Peace - roro From: karma To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:55 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Yes, Mine is firmly by my side as well! Maybe the question should be..Which person does not have any vices?!!! Love, Peace and Happiness.. Cheers, Judy! From: "Leah Sungenis" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 10:55 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 13:30:01 +1000 karma writes: >.I just don't like the tag that he was a > drug > addict because my definition of a drug addict is a person that can't > function without it! There were months when he wasn't on drugs. Don't kid yourself. I'm a food addict and I can diet for months and then slip back to my bad ways. L. From: "karma" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:41 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Nancy, The girls were living with Michael and Paula and they were quite happy and obviously safe!..Wasn't it the drug setup that enabled Bob to get custody? Before that he only had visiting rights! Also, supposedly Bob hadn't been in their house for ages, yet there was a prescription found that belonged to Bob dated a few days before the drug bust set up and Michael and Paula were in Australia at the time! I'm not being disrespectful to Bob but surely he has also had drugs! If not now, in the past, when his children were young! How do you know that he isn't taking drugs now? If it's true how affected he was by all that happened in his life, since Paula left him.. I bet that he also has anti-depressants in his house! He is a very private man and knows how to handle the media very well, to suit himself! It's just that the british media respect Bob because he is saint Bob! Where as Michael and Paula were crucified by the press! Pressures easily lead to drugs for escapism! As for Prozac and Zoloft or whatever anti-depressants, over half the population is on some sort of anti-depressant! I think Michael and Paula were intelligent enough to keep their prescription drugs and other drugs out of the reach of children! Most households have some sort of prescription drugs or alcohol in them! My point is basically that Michael's and Paula's problems were probably due to the fact that people wouldn't leave them alone, the papparazzi were like sharks around a dying whale, taking nips off where ever they could and Bob came out smelling like roses because the media was kind to him and he was able to contol himself because he wasn't being harrassed where as Michael lost it at times due to the incredible pressure of the media..(who wouldn't) I'm sure the drugs wouldn't have increased had they been left in peace to live their lives privately! I think what they (especially Michael who was so sensitive) had to endure would have been incredible beyond imagination, I know I wouldn't be able to handle it for a few days let alone month after month! Certain gutter press thrive on making up gossip and innuendo add that to an emotional personality and you end up with a volatile situation...for which some seek solace in drugs or whatever...Bob is a strong headed person with a healthy ego and could keep his emotions in check...Michael wore his heart on his sleeve and was an honest person..I know who I would prefer to be... Also, the difference between Michael and Bob regarding manners, was quite obvious! I know who's influence on children I would prefer... Just my opinion! Judy x From: "Chris & Cathy van der Woerd" To: Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 11:55 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse I'm finding this topic a bit exasperating. I'm a parent as well, and of course no one wants to put their kids in danger. Who's to say Sir Bob is such a saint?? Wasn't there a bottle of his prescription pills left behind after the invasion into Paula and Michael's home while they were away? And who's to know what message he's giving to Tiger while in his "care". None of us know anything! We only speculate. I guess my point is... why are some of you putting Michael to so much blame? This time of year, especially, should be a celebration of his life! I celebrate it everyday! Cheers, Cathy From: Catherine To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 2:18 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Well said. This is getting tiring. Besides, Michael's B-day is just around the corner. Let's celebrate that! Cat From: To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 7:48 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse I think this says it all. I agree wholeheartedly with your angle on this whole affair and couldn't have expressed it as well. From: "It's Brian" To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:56 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse That's true. It's hard to accept responsibility for your place in life, particularly if you're not happy with that place. It's always easier to shift the blame. On the other hand, it's important to understand the "reasons" something happens--like how and why that American joined the Taliban, or how and why Hutch self-destructed the way he did--as long as those reasons don't get turned into "excuses" to absolve the person of blame and control. I believe, like most people on this list, that Hutch was under the influence of several drugs, as has been documented in the coroner's report--prozac, coke, alcohol, etc--and that these all taken together had a profound side affect that led him to take his life in a moment of terrible despair. The drugs may have made him take his life, but who made Hutch take the drugs in the first place??? Even if some of the drugs were prescribed, as has been mentioned, he should have known better (or CARED more) than to mix it with other drugs casually. Brian From: cybergrl@space.com To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:37 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Ok...whoever has taken a prescription drug and NOT drank at the same time, please raise their hand...... +++++ Me, for one. I have a very low tolerance for most drugs. Yeah, I've done my share of stupid things, but I am not that much of an idiot. Besides, my best friend's mother is a nurse, and **she** would kill me if I did anything that stupid. From: "Leah Sungenis" To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:33 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Continuing, One of the biggest problems in our society today is that people refuse to take responsibility for their lives. It's always the fault of the Prozac maker if something happens to someone on Prozac. It's the fault of the media that Michael and Paula did drugs. Deliberately drown your five kids in the bathtub, one after another? Post partum depression made you do it. An American becomes a Taliban fighter and takes up arms against his own country? Misguided youth. I am absolutely amazed at the excuses people come up with for themselves and each other. Anything not to face the fact that we are all hit with heavy challenges in our lives and it is up to us to take the bad with the good and deal with what comes of our decisions. Michael was a brilliant musician and a really wonderful guy. He was not a saint. He was a drug addict who hooked up with a woman with serious emotional problems. That was a recipe for disaster. Disaster happened. The kids got the fallout because they have to suffer now. Thank God Bob kept the family together. Whatever his sins, he has always appeared to be a STABLE person, something neither Michael or Paula aspired to. It is time to stop excusing bad and dangerous behaviors and grow up a little!!! Cheerio, Princess Leia Leader, Rebel Forces Liberty-Outpost@Juno.com From: To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 3:08 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse I'd just like to make my final comment on this debate for what it is worth.(which I can see going on and on, until there comes a time when the generation who saw the INXS-star rise and shine so brightly and had Michael as its beacon) As a parent too, I cannot understand the apparent glossing over of the crime to his daughter, the overuse the term "recreational drug use" is getting. To indulge into your own pleasures at the risk of possible harm/neglect to your children is totally beyond my comprehension. Some of you may not like the term neglect being used where Michael and Tiger are concerned but like it or not it is a fact that to indulge in drug use while trying to raise a kid is neglect morally and in this case eternally unforgiveable. Some of you have used the phrase "Michael was no saint" as a throw-away line as if to underplay the whole of his wrongs. The bottom line is Michael was an idiot to himself. No excuses. He wasn't a victim of Bob, the media, or his youth, he was a victim of self indulgence, and his daughter is paying the ultimate price for his thrill-seeking. My opinion of him as an artist will never wane, my opinion of him as a mortal man is best left unsaid. I loved his look, his image, his charm, and his eloquence. At the end of the day though he was selfish and arrogant to think his indulgences were harmless or fun. Planted drugs or not, there obviously would've been drug taking in Michael and Paula's home so to pin a frame up on Bob is a bit naive. As for Paula, there can be no doubt she was an addict or almost there by the time she died. The ultimate cause of her death is irrelevant. She died taking a powerful horrid drug which she couldn't resist. Addiction in a nut-shell. She was a disgrace to her child in that she risked taking the drug in the same house as her daughter slept and freely roamed. What if Tiger had found these drugs and unfortunately ingested them herself? To say she couldn't have done is bull-shit, and the chances of her having stumbled onto a stash of her father's drugs was also more than a possibility. She found her mother's corpse for god-sake. The downfall of Michael can be seen in the incredible ageing in his face in photographs over the period of the last 2 years he was alive. No-one ages that quickly and looks that much a shadow of him/herself that quickly. It was there for family, friends, and fans alike, to see he was very ill in one form or another. I think that it had become the norm to see Michael abuse himself that way for so long that people switched off to the reality of the impact his vices were having on him and assumed it would just be a phase. I pity his death for my own reasons, but I pity it more for Michael himself (who I'm convinced did not commit suicide) a man of great presence, talent, style and "class" when clean and high just on life, and Paula (love her or loathe her you have to conceed that his death totally destroyed), and Tiger. I can only hope that Tiger will grow up to posess the total beauty of both her parents and not their weaknesses. If she does she'll be a greater star than both of them were. There I've said it and none of it was meant to offend. I hope none of you will think badly of me for expressing myself on this but I say it as I see it and I'm not blinded by my devotion to what was a singer of songs produced by a BAND not by an individual. I miss Michael daily and his legend will remain in my heart along with all the INXS guys, who provided the soundtrack to my youth. Love to the world Jim From: "Nanci Lamb Roider" To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 3:58 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Michael's drug abuse On Friday, January 18, 2002, at 03:08 PM, Jimavfc@aol.com wrote: > As a parent too, I cannot understand the apparent glossing over of the > crime > to his daughter, the overuse the term "recreational drug use" is > getting. To > indulge into your own pleasures at the risk of possible harm/neglect to > your > children is totally beyond my comprehension. Some of you may not like > the > term neglect being used where Michael and Tiger are concerned but like > it or > not it is a fact that to indulge in drug use while trying to raise a > kid is > neglect morally and in this case eternally unforgiveable. Here, hee! My thoughts exactly. > The downfall of Michael can be seen in the incredible ageing in his > face in > photographs over the period of the last 2 years he was alive. No-one > ages > that quickly and looks that much a shadow of him/herself that quickly. > It > was there for family, friends, and fans alike, to see he was very ill > in one > form or another. I'm glad someone brought this up. When I met him in August 1997, I was SHOCKED at how old his face looked. I'd not met him until after the show that night, and after he'd had a post-show shower (significant because all his stage makeup had been washed off). On stage, he seemed the same old Michael. Front the photo pit and the front row he looked great, sounded better, and was a delight to watch. But backstage, he was just sort of sad; wrinkly, smaller than I'd imagined, and obviously unhappy. Though he was polite and spoke to me and some friends for a few moments, he was out of there as quickly as he could be. It was obvious that the joy was just gone - most likely surrendered to the drugs, alcohol, and who knows what else going on with him at the time. Though I loved hanging out with and talking to the rest of the band, I'm almost sad that I spoke to him that night - the aging and other problems were def, coming down on him hard, and it's sad that this, rather than the vibrant guy form the Kick era, is the image of him I'll have in my head for the rest of my life. Nanci We thought we had all the answers; it was the questions we had wrong. --Bono From: To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 4:02 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse One last addition is the fact that Paula thought so little of her child that she would not stop taking even prescription drugs while nursing her own child. It is no wonder that Tiger was such a quite and sleepy baby, she was getting drugs that her own mother was supplying. That really saddens me and to think that Michael let it happen saddens me more. I honestly feel that Tiger is much better off now that she is away from that situation. Shame on the both of them! When I was pregnant for my daughter I did not take so much as a tylenol. I stopped smoking, drinking, using products that contained caffeine and most importantly did not take any drugs prescription or non prescription. I ate nothing but healthy food. I said to myself when I found out I was pregnant that I would do everything humanly possible to ensure that my child would be a healthy child. There would be no guilt on my shoulders if something did go wrong because I did it the right way, for my child. Sorry if this offends anyone but when two people have such disrespect for another life, especially one that they created something is radically wrong. It is stupid, selfish and just plain WRONG! Linda From: To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 4:42 PM Subject: INXS: (no subject) Some people obviously have not been through traumas because things that happen in your life to you do effect the way you grow up and the way you act.It is very stupid to say that you can control everything you do because sometimes you cant.It could be drugs or anything but life does have a way of making you a different person.That doesnt mean to say you shouldnt take responsability for your actions but you cant always help what you do and way you react From: To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 5:19 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Get togethers Is anyone up for celebrating Michael's birthday in the LA area? I live in the West Hollywood area and would be open to having a party at my house on either Friday, January 25 or Saturday, January 26 if there are enough people interested. If only a few we could still go out on the 22nd or the weekend for a few drinks or eats. E-mail me if you are interested. Rebecca From: "Jenny Green" To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 5:41 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Society nurtures those people whose achievements we all collectively applaud. Surely, if we are all willling to bask in others' glory, we should also collectively be willing to take responsibility for those who 'fall by the wayside'. It is true that we all have a choice as to what we should do, but some people are able to make a choice more freely than others. If Michael's decline was so obvious to his fans, and his ill health so noticeable, why didn't those close to him show some responsibility for his welfare? Inxs has had wonderful success due to the talents of all its members. However, it is naive to believe that they would have achieved international success to the extent they did, without Michael's showmanship, talent and charisma. No doubt, the other members of Inxs have some 'skeletons in the closet' as well. We don't judge them for this,instead, we celebrate their talents. Long live Inxs, indeed, but please no more negative comments about Michael, or any other member of Inxs, for that matter. From: naseem akhtar To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:16 PM Subject: INXS: VH-1 100 Most Shocking Moments In Music VH-1 is airing the 100 most shocking moments in music all next week at 9pm & 11pm in the UK - the trailers have featured Michael so keep a look out - not sure whereabouts in the 100 he appears... Nas From: To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:22 PM Subject: Re: INXS: VH-1 100 Most Shocking Moments In Music Im not sure but I believe its number 46, its really sad, made me cry... Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "Tony Doreika" To: "INXS List" Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:23 PM Subject: INXS: The Paula & Michael thing...... Holy Schmoly!!!!!! :) This thread on the list has been pretty extensive and also quite extreme!! (thats a good thing!!) It's good for all to express their opinions..................makes most interesting reading as well!! I applaude those of you that expressed their inner feelings on a pretty delicate subject! Love & Peace, Tony D. From: To: Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:34 PM Subject: Re: INXS: VH-1 100 Most Shocking Moments In Music i think he is 65 ...this is a rerun From: Erica Nicole To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:39 PM Subject: INXS: "love and peace" hello everyone... wow. i got about 18 e-mails from the list today. i don't know about all of you, but i'm actually glad that people are starting to post again! it was so quiet there for awhile... i completely forgot that i was even on this list! anyway, i would like to write a little something about the whole drug debate on michael. what i have to say has probably been said in a million other posts to the list, but i feel like getting it out, for the sake of michael... i know the main focus of the posts lately have been centered around michael's substance abuse. i know that michael had some problems... some serious demons that were chasing him his entire life. i know that some of you believe that michael's "decision" to commit suicide (if that's honeslty what you think he did) was heavily influenced by the amount of chemicals in his system at the time. but let's analyze the facts. michael was very much a loner and started getting depressed at early stages in his life. he once told a girlfriend of his that he honestly did not picture himself living to see his 40th birthday. he said this when he was about 22 years old. michael was pre-destined to live a hectic and painful life. he made the wrong decisions from the time he was very young. did anyone ever think that michael wanted to commit suicide? i know it seems like a selfish act, but for someone who is so deeply depressed that they cannot possibly seek help (and let's face it, if you're that low, you are beyond medical or personal help. i truly believe this... it has to come from yourself... and people who usually get "better" or "recover" from depression eventually slump back into the same situation... paula for example.) it is the only way out. but i don't really want to focus on all of these things. what would've been michael's 42nd birthday is coming up on tuesday. let's remember everything michael gave us... and that was a lot, at least for me it was. and he continues to give. every day i think of michael... sometimes it's just the little things but he always manages to enter into my scheme of things. i truly believe that i was meant to discover michael hutchence to learn from him and grow as a person. and i have. michael also had a lot of great qualities... he was VERY talented, VERY compassionate, and above all, he loved him family very much. let's celebrate michael's life. it doesn't matter how many drugs you take or how many women you've romanced... as long as you treat others with goodness and manage to make people smile, you are achieving something great. even the most troubled person can be caring and loving at heart, and i believe michael doesn't deserve to be remembered for anything but that. erica "A lot of people look at me in a very cartoon fashion. They look at me in a very blinked way. They just think I'm some guy that's around night clubs all night or something and getting in trouble or something. I'm not that person. That's a very tiny part of me that gets blown out of proportion by assholes in the media." -Michael Hutchence From: karma To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 10:21 PM Subject: Re: INXS: "love and peace" WOW!!! Erica, That was very well put... :o) I can't help but to be protective towards Michael's memory, for all the good that he gave which far outweighs the bad! We all have demons..".Everyone of us the devil inside" Michael had plenty of them and gave so much of himself away for the joy of others... Remembering Michael with love, respect and dignity! There is not a single day when I don't think of him! I am much older than you Erica and he has also changed my life and made me so much more of a deeper person...I have so much to thank him for...... Love & Peace, Judy x From: INXSED 2 To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 11:17 PM Subject: INXS: MH parties in Chicago or Indianapolis? Anyone in the Chicagoland or Indianapolis areas going to get together this year for Michael Hutchence parties? (Doug Cruz, are you still on this INXS list?!) I'd love to know where and when if anyone is planning! Thanks! Rhonda From: LINDA PETERSON To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 10:16 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse "Ok...whoever has taken a prescription drug and NOT drank at the same time, please raise their hand...... Mine is firmly by my side...anyone else?? " Love & Peace - roro Hello one and all. It's been a while since I last posted. I can raise my hand in the air here. Back in late '96 I went through a life changing moment. It made me an emotional wreck. At the time I was not drinking, smoking cigarettes, or doing drugs of any kind. I needed something to help keep me functioning, help keep my head above water so to speak. So, I began my anti-depressant usage. Trust me....all by themselves, they're nasty little things. Sure, I managed to stay functional in life, but if you don't take those suckers at precisely the same time every single day, you definately know something's off. I started off with Prozac and tried a couple of different ones before giving up and sticking with one that seemed to allow me to at least keep a lid on my emotions. I took two different rx drugs at the time, one was the kind that allowed me to exist with some amount of sanity and dignity during the day, and the other allowed me to sleep a decent amount of time during the night. I had transitional insomnia, had it for a few years and didn't realize it. Sleep for a few hours and then be wide awake. That was pretty annoying. I guess it was all just part of the depression that I was in at the time. Anyways, I couldn't begin to imagine what it would have been like to do any other chemicals at the same time. As it was, during the time that I was on anti-depressants, I couldn't concentrate worth a damn. I didn't feel like 'myself'. I wasn't particularly extra happy, but I wasn't going off on a crying jag every 5 minutes. I kept with the drug therapy for about 7-8 months and then weaned myself off of them. I hope never to have to resort to that ever again. As to Michael, "god" only knows what he did that produced the 'perfect' time for his suicide. Suicide wasn't his style, but somewhere along the way it seemed to be the only answer for him at that time. I can relate to that. I used to be afraid of death, but I'm not anymore. I'm at a stage in life where death seems welcoming. A long cold sleep, no one to bother you, just peaceful nothingness. Michael was searching for something, and he looked in all the wrong places and found all the wrong answers. I hope he finally found peace. I don't choose to judge him, I'm no better. As he said in 'Fear': "I'm not preachin 'cause I'm full of sin". Life is full of danger, in one manner or another. All you can do is your best, whatever that might be at any give time. One other thing...Michael wasn't weak. Weak people don't get up on stage in front of thousands and bare their souls to the world. Michael used drugs to find a way to feel something that he wasn't feeling. Drugs make some people able to feel 'happy', or able to be in the company of others and not be so inhibited. That's not weakness. That's trying to find a way to fit in where you don't feel you fit when you're 'straight'. Self medicating, if you will. I can speak from experience in that area. Drug abuse is not a weakness or an illness. It's a symptom of something much deeper that's wrong with people, and not necessarily the people using the drugs. I think it's a bigger problem, more to do with society as a whole. There's so much pressure to be/look/act something that everybody else expects to be the perfect way to be/look/act. There's many reasons for drug use and abuse. But the last thing it is is weakness. I think the weakness is in allowing the drugs to become your whole life. I don't get the impression that Michael did that. I don't truly think any one person can point at Michael and say what he did wrong. Only Michael can do that. Except now he can't. That therein is the sadness. Sorry for the diatribe. Back to the lurker's corner. "Love and Peace" From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 1:38 PM Subject: Re: INXS: face to face "dont change" In a message dated 1/19/02 3:33:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, Jjtough@aol.com writes: << Im sure my e-mail can handle it, and as for audiogalaxy, it doesnt work on my computer, none of those programs do :-( Girl on fire, ~Jennifer >> Ok, this is a old e-mail...just ignor it LOL, It was sent to me, so just ignore it LOL Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: nkoth@yahoo.com To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 5:29 PM Subject: RE: INXS: INXS reports in germany This was part of an interview sent to the list a few days ago -- it's always nice to see the band recognize how wonderful "Welcome..." is as an album. Truly their most underrated and underappreciated record. Hmm, perhaps the band should look into re-releasing some of their older albums as "remastered" editions with extra tracks, etc. It's all the rage these days, and besides the monetary aspect for the band, it allows a whole new generation of fans (and older fans as well) to (re)discover a band. Anyway, random musing on a snowy Saturday afternoon. -neil Are there favorites in your own set ? KIRK: There was an album which we never toured. It was " Welcome to wherever you are" in 1992.Strange desire is my most favorite song. From: "Pedro Queirós" To: Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 5:59 PM Subject: RE: INXS: INXS reports in germany Hi, I totally agree with Neil, not only on welcome but speccially on albums like the swing,x and live baby live wich don't have as good sound as some others from the same time, maybe because they are from different generation cd's( i believe there were 2 or 3 in the beginning). Take care, Pedro From: Jenny Green To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 9:58 PM Subject: INXS: Michael's art 'Weekend Australian' had an article on an abstract painting done by Michael a few months prior to his death. He had donated it to an AIDS charity and it is now up for sale on the internet for $US40000. The article claimed that the painting was displayed on the website Auctions.com, however, I was unable to locate it at all. Jenny Green From: "K WithaKris" To: Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 1:56 PM Subject: INXS: NYC Party Info For those that missed it last time, or are new, or lost it, here is the info for the NYC Birthday Bash/INXS Party :) Saturday Jan 26 8pm-?? (Bar closes at 4am) Baramundi - 147 Ludlow (just below Houston) Closest Subway is the F or V Train - 2av Stop I can't promise we will have our music all night again, but I have been garaunteed 8-10pm will definately be all INXS and Michael... I hope Syndey's party is a blast, and good luck with the possible LA party (it would be great if you guy were to have one),,,Also, have fun in MN!!! :) ...Kris (with a K) From: "Abbey Fisher" To: Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 5:05 PM Subject: INXS: Hi from a newbie - Looking for a bootleg - Minn. '88 - Kick tour Hi everyone! I'm new to the list and wanted to say hello! I'm very much enjoying the list and really appreciate the respect you show one another! I'm also a huge U2 fan and I am so happy to see people with a love of good music - I think U2 and INXS fans are a natural fit! Anyhoo, I have a request and am hoping someone out there can help. I am looking for an audio (preferably CD) or video (any analog format) bootleg of the Bloomington/Minneapolis show in June, '88 - during the Kick tour. I'm pretty sure it's June 18th, 1988, but it could be June 16th. A very good friend of mine went to the show (he's from Leitchfield, MN) and I would like to get it for his birthday, February 17th. I've noticed a large group of folks from Minnesota on the list, so I'm hoping one of you has it!! I obviously would like great quality, but I also want to see what's available, so if anyone has it or knows anyone who has it, please email me privately at abulous@hotmail.com. I can send blanks and postage or a check for a guestimated amount of b&p. I'm sorry, but I don't have any INXS boots to trade, but I do have some great U2 ones if you'd like to trade. Either way, I promise to be prompt and hope you'll do the same. Also, I've tried to look for INXS bootleg trading websites or online directories, but with no luck, so if no one has it but someone can point me in the right direction, I'd very much appreciate it! Hope to hear from someone soon - thanks so much and have a great day! the goal is Elevation, Abbey Fisher York, PA, USA http://www.jubileeusa.org "Just as you find me, Always I will be, A little bit too free, With myself..." --U2, "Summer Rain" From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 5:09 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Hi from a newbie - Looking for a bootleg - Minn. '88 - Kick tour hello Abbey, well I cant help you on your search, unfortunatly, but I just wanted to say welcome to wherever you are! Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 10:49 PM Subject: INXS: Just got X and Just a man Hey, I just came back from the store, and Im listeing to X, which is awesome so far, and Just a man. Im on page 5 of "Bitter Tears" and im already crying.....Why did they have to start it off that way? oh well, just wanted to say that my little collection has been growing pretty good for only being a fan for a 1 1/2 years... Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: Rachel Taylor To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 11:53 PM Subject: INXS: Hard Rock Cafe Just wondering if anyone is going to the Hard Rock Cafe on Saturday as I would love to go but don't have anyone to go with and don't fancy going on my own. Please let me know as I'd love to come with you. Thanks............... Rachel. From: Jenny Green To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:54 PM Subject: INXS: Michael's birthday As today is Michael's birthday (Australian time) I thought I would share with you part of a review of the first Inxs concert I saw in 1988 during the Kick tour. It was at Memorial Drive in Adelaide. The review said " Inxs gave Adelaide a memorable performance..there were no superfluous gimmicks or visual trickery. The band simply took to the stage and played its songs - superbly. Adelaide was fortunate to witness the band in supreme form. The discipline of enduring a long global tour has hardened the unit into a perfectly tuned performing machine.....Inxs is a band which relies on the cohesive effort of its six players. However, Hutchence was still a focal point, prowling the stage and gesturing grandly to punctuate his powerful vocals...Little wonder the Americans hailed him as a major star this year....(the crowd) were mesmerised..." Happy birthday, Michael, and rest in peace. Jenny Green From: To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 5:13 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's birthday As I sit here listening to "By My Side" and I cant help but push back tears. Today is the 42nd anniversary of the birth of the most beautiful, talented man ever. This is a joyus, yet melloncolly day. Michael, are very own Heaven Sent, you are dearly the loved one. Stay Young, and Shine Like it Does. We Love you, Happy Birthday, you are the gift Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 5:47 PM Subject: INXS: Videos I was wondering what video tapes of INXS are out, I know of "The Swing and Other stories" "Kick the Video flick" and "What You Need" I think thats what they are called at least...are there anymore? Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 7:37 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Videos Hi Jennifer, I can only tell you what I've got...Australian Made Feat INXS, Greatest Video Hits, Inxs in search of excellence, INXS Kick Flick, Live Baby LIve, Living INXS, INXS Great Video Experience and Swing and other Stories. If I can help any further email me. Shining Star, Jason. Mmmm, I've got a plan, make you go rich, make you go far. LIKE A CLOCK AT TWO. Guns in the sky and fuck em all!!! From: "K D" To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 9:33 PM Subject: INXS: jon farriss stopped by inxs.com today and of course looked at Jon's info :-) I listened to the groups that he is currently into (Air, Weather Report, etc.) . Cool groups Jon! I also read that he wanted to do an album centered around my fave instrument, drums. I then started to think how cool it would be if he did like Neil Peart and got a bunch of people together and did a tribute album to a drummer. Neil already did a two volume tribute to Rich. Anybody know of anyone they would want to see Jon tribute? I also checked out Pearl Drums site. I noticed that Jon is no longer listed as being an artist who uses their percussion products. Anyone know why? Has he switched manufacturers? Karen in Maryland From: "Pedro Queirós" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Videos Hi Jennifer, There are some more: -In search of excellence (documentary with some great live stuff from the kick era) 1989 -Live baby live ( wembley show) -Greatest hits videos (1990) -The great music experience( 1994 doc with live footage and remixed songs) I think that's all, hope i could help. Cheers, Pedro From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:22 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Videos thanks guys! Now all I have to do is find them, I have no idea where to look, and unfortunatly dont have any. Hopefully someone in my family will find them for my b-day this sunday, and REALLY make it a sweet 16 :-D Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "Marlene Casias" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:23 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Videos ebay is a great place for INXS stuff.. you wouldn't believe all the goodies they have listed :) Happy Birthday btw!! Marlene From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:27 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Videos In a message dated 1/22/02 3:25:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, MCasias@satx.rr.com writes: << ebay is a great place for INXS stuff.. you wouldn't believe all the goodies they have listed :) Happy Birthday btw!! Marlene >> Thank You Marlene! the problem with the ebay is my parents wont alow me buy stuff off the internet, so I need to find them in stores :-( Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "Marlene Casias" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:31 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Videos what area/state do you live in ? (don't need exact details) maybe I can help figure out what stores in your area are more likely to have stuff like this.. M From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:34 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Videos In a message dated 1/22/02 3:33:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, MCasias@satx.rr.com writes: << what area/state do you live in ? (don't need exact details) maybe I can help figure out what stores in your area are more likely to have stuff like this.. M >> I am in California Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: naseem akhtar To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:39 PM Subject: INXS: VH-1 100 Most Shocking Moments In Music Hi everyone!! I've just been watching the 100 Most Shocking Moments In Music - Michael's death - number 65?!!!!!!!!!!! Who on earth ranked these events?!!!!!!!!! The Black Crowe's album cover was more shocking than Michael's death?!! C'mon!!!!!!! From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:13 PM Subject: INXS: Hear that sound Anyone else LOVE this song? Man I just heard it for the first time Sunday, and I think its taken place of "Need You tonight" for my favorite song... Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: scoobydoomusic@aol.com To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:01 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Hear that sound a very underrated song...i can listen to it all day. my fav song by the boys. From: "K D" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:49 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Videos Tower Records used to have Great Video Experience in their regular stores. As for the other video tapes, most of them are special order or ebay items. Sometimes Suncoast Video and Sam Goody will order VHS tapes out of the phonolog(?) book. I hope everyone has a great time at their get-togethers. Hopefully we will have one in the DC area one of these years :-) Karen From: "K D" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:57 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Hear that sound I dig this song. I think it was discussed in Keyboard magazine back in 91. I like the way it progresses in full chromatic scale format. I can't remember what key the song is in though. Karen From: "Danilo Meira" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:26 AM Subject: RE: INXS: Hear that sound Hello!!! > Anyone else LOVE this song? Man I just heard it for the first time Sunday, > and I think its taken place of "Need You tonight" for my favorite song... This is the one I call "see ya! Thanks for listening...and take this to remember us" song :-) This is certainly one of my favourite songs. Wonderful lyrics...along with Mystify, Deepest Red and Shine Like It Does is on my top 4 INXS ballads heheh See Ya! Danilo Meira From: To: Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 4:10 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Videos In a message dated 1/22/02 9:50:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, inxsbabe@aol.com writes: << Tower Records used to have Great Video Experience in their regular stores. As for the other video tapes, most of them are special order or ebay items. Sometimes Suncoast Video and Sam Goody will order VHS tapes out of the phonolog(?) book. >> Thank you so much! Towar isnt too close by, but we have a sam goody about 15 minutes away, so thank you! Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "Leah Sungenis" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:30 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse * Society nurtures those people whose achievements we all collectively > applaud. Surely, if we are all willling to bask in others' glory, > we should > also collectively be willing to take responsibility for those who > 'fall by > the wayside'. This comment is downright hilarious. We can not collectively eat the same meal. We cannot collectively take responsibility for someone we have never even met. > If Michael's decline was so obvious to his fans, and his ill health so > noticeable, why didn't those close to him show some responsibility > for his > welfare? I've read enough of Michael's biographies to know that everyone who knew him tried to help him. Have you ever heard the phrase, "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink?" > Long live Inxs, indeed, but please no more negative comments about > Michael, > or any other member of Inxs, for that matter. I was wondering how long it would take for someone to tell us to shut up. I love it the way as soon as certain people get tired of a topic, they want to censor all the rest of us. Try pressing your delete button if you aren't interested in a topic. Don't tell others what to do. This is a free list and as long as we discuss things rationally and without bad language, we are allowed to have our say. You don't have to read it. Best, Leah From: "K WithaKris" To: ; Cc: ; ; ; Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:39 PM Subject: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... Hey everyone! Someone posted this on inxs.com and I think it's a great idea! E! Entertainment is taking votes for their "Only the Good Die Young" week. Michael is at 0% :( C'mon...Michael deserves to be supported and shown he is missed!! Vote here: http://www.eonline.com/On/Holly/Dying/poll.html ...Kris (with a K) - getting ready for the NYC Birthday Bash! Woohoo From: "Leah Sungenis" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:24 AM Subject: Re: INXS: (no subject) On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:42:05 EST shellmichael2484@aol.com writes: > Some people obviously have not been through traumas because things > that > happen in your life to you do effect the way you grow up and the way > you > act. This is an incredibly naive comment. It is precisely because we have been through the trauma of drug abuse, drug use, and had tragedies in our lives that we have learned some of these lessons ourselves. Some of us have lost friends in terrible ways. Some of us have watched people we know abuse their children. And all of us have simply lived life, loved, had children or helped to raise them. It is these things that have made us stronger and taught us right from wrong. If you continue to excuse Michael's behavior, you are in danger of making the mistakes he made in your own life. Live and learn from him. Love him, but don't let your love turn him into more or less than he was, just a man. Best, Leah From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:15 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... Tu pac is beating him? >:o I voted...Love you Michael! Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:53 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... I voted too! Lets do Michael proud! Ooops that did not sound right. Love you Michael! Linda From: "Donna B" To: Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:57 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Hard Rock Cafe Hi there Rachel, There's lots of people going on Saturday night Rachel, so just turn up..when your at the door, just tell them your with the MH Birthday group, and they'll tell you where to go.. Last november for the Memorial get-together it was upstairs.. I'm going on my own too..I wont be there until around 9.30ish as I have to work, then I'm travelling by train to Syd (I'm on the C/Coast) then will taxi it from Kings Cross to the HR.. Some of us are going to the Cross after the HR, so if your traveling by train, we'll be there 'till dawn (because the trains stop running) So come Rachel, then you'll know everyone next time.. See you there chick Donna B Here's my pic- http://www.comcen.com.au/~blandon/inxs_index.htm check out 'Tims charity cricket day' that's me with Jon F(the first pic) isn't he so cute-o.. Or check out 'the fans' that's me in the first pic too..and Helen in front she'll be there too bye now From: "karma" To: Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:29 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... I voted too..today and yesterday and I'ld love to know why Michael still shows 0% ? when a few of us have already voted!! Confused... Take care, Judy x From: INXSED 2 To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:11 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... OK guys, I just voted and it STILL shows 0%!!! Is this thing fixed or do 500 people have to click on it just to make it go up to 1%?? From: Chris & Cathy van der Woerd To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:16 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... Hi guys! I believe this poll took place several months ago. At that time I DID vote for Michael! So he shouldn't be at 0%. Something must be amiss with E! Cheers, Cathy From: "Janie Wright" To: Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:39 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Hard Rock Cafe Hey there Donna B !!! OMG are you going to drink another poor innocent person under the table again !!!??? LOL.... She beat us 3 yanks when we were there for Michael's Memorial. Whatever you do , don't let her take you to Beefsteak and Bourbon .. that place is crazy !!! LOL it is several clubs in one .. Ahhhh... well Donna you know the next time the yanks are in town we will have to have a re match with the parting !! Hope you all have a great time.. I was supposed to go to NYC.. but couldn't due to money problems. I am going out this weekend and gonna harrass some inde rock bands to play some INXS.. don't worry I will have a few Cape cods for Michael!!! Smooches , Pooh ... Who misses Kings cross Like Mad !!! > >Hi there Rachel, > >There's lots of people going on Saturday night Rachel, so just turn >up..when >your at the door, just tell them your with the MH Birthday group, and >they'll tell you where to go.. >Last november for the Memorial get-together it was upstairs.. >I'm going on my own too..I wont be there until around 9.30ish as I have to >work, then I'm travelling by train to Syd (I'm on the C/Coast) then will >taxi it from Kings Cross to the HR.. >Some of us are going to the Cross after the HR, so if your traveling by >train, we'll be there 'till dawn (because the trains stop running) >So come Rachel, then you'll know everyone next time.. >See you there chick >Donna B >Here's my pic- >http://www.comcen.com.au/~blandon/inxs_index.htm >check out 'Tims charity cricket day' that's me with Jon F(the first pic) >isn't he so cute-o.. >Or check out 'the fans' that's me in the first pic too..and Helen in front >she'll be there too >bye now > > From: "K D" To: Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:57 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... I voted about five minutes ago and we are still at 0% :-( I can't believe Jerry Garcia is only at 1% with the large following the Dead had. Go Michael!! Karen From: "Jenny Green" To: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:41 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse Oops! I hit a really raw nerve! Leah, it takes a brave person to disagree with you! Peace. Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leah Sungenis" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 2:00 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Michael's drug abuse > > > Society nurtures those people whose achievements we all collectively > > applaud. Surely, if we are all willling to bask in others' glory, > > we should > > also collectively be willing to take responsibility for those who > > 'fall by > > the wayside'. > > This comment is downright hilarious. We can not collectively eat the > same meal. We cannot collectively take responsibility for someone we > have never even met. > > > If Michael's decline was so obvious to his fans, and his ill health so > > noticeable, why didn't those close to him show some responsibility > > for his > > welfare? > > I've read enough of Michael's biographies to know that everyone who knew > him tried to help him. Have you ever heard the phrase, "you can lead a > horse to water, but you can't make him drink?" > > > Long live Inxs, indeed, but please no more negative comments about > > Michael, > > or any other member of Inxs, for that matter. > > I was wondering how long it would take for someone to tell us to shut up. > I love it the way as soon as certain people get tired of a topic, they > want to censor all the rest of us. Try pressing your delete button if > you aren't interested in a topic. Don't tell others what to do. This is > a free list and as long as we discuss things rationally and without bad > language, we are allowed to have our say. You don't have to read it. > > Best, > Leah From: "Donna B" To: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 7:36 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Hard Rock Cafe Hey there xs-poohie gal & all That's too bad you can't make the NYC party..so anyhow, you have yourself a great night wont you.. Good luck with the band getting them to play INXS, hope your lucks better than mine with these guys at the B&Bourbon, I've been asking nicely for a year now to get INXS on the bill..grrr To all who are attending parties, have a fun time now celebrating MH Birthday.. Try not to get too sad when your sharing Hutchy stories bye now Donna B From: To: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 10:47 AM Subject: Re: INXS: (no subject) i am an extremely strong person i am not naive at all. im not excusing his behaviour im simply saying life and things that happen in it change our behaviour and sometimes when things are really tough you can turn to drugs or drink or another outlet.I have been through some terrible experiences and im very lucky because i have the strength and help of people around me to get me through this.some people have no-one or feel they have no-one when really they have lots of people.please dont say that i will make the same mistakes you dont know anything about me.i work with traumatised people everyday and i see their lives.i have a happy home and a lovely daughter my life is great but my point is anything can happen in your life to change you and i dont think michael should be judge.it sounds to me like your naive michelle firestar From: "Michelle McFerran" To: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:35 AM Subject: INXS: NIC: for all those EmPTV (MTV) & VH-1 haters out there Hi all, I haven't found any new INXS or Michael Hutchence articles lately to post on here, but I did find this article and I really enjoyed reading it. It really hit the nail on the head about MTV and Vh-1. I even wrote to the writer of the article telling her what a great job she did. I agree, the VH-1 Classic station is the absolutely best. I LOVE that station. I am addicted to it. Brings back a lot of memories. :-) Anyway, so, I thought you all might enjoy it also. I'd like to hear what you all have to say about it, too. Take care, Michelle **************************************************************************** *********************** WEEKENDER WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ; MUSIC VIDEOS THRIVING ON DIGITAL CABLE Melissa Ruggieri; Write to Melissa Ruggieri at the Richmond Times- Dispatch, 300 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23219, call (804) 649- 6120 or e-mail mruggieri@timesdispatch.com Music Critic 01/24/2002 Richmond Times-Dispatch City D-13 (Copyright 2002) By now you've probably thrown up your hands in frustration for the last time and abandoned any hope of finding a music video on MTV or VH1 at times other than 2 a.m. or 2 p.m. It's obvious that the kids trained on "The Real World" and "The Tom Green Show" could give a hoot about the latest John Mellencamp video, otherwise the channels would carve out less air time for reruns of "Ren and Stimpy" and "Jackass" and devote more than a "TRL" tidbit of time to videos from people wearing clothes. To its credit, VH1 has always prioritized music when not airing videos. "Behind the Music," "Fan Club," "Before They Were Rock Stars" - at least you learned something, however trivial or predictable, from these shows as opposed to, oh, say, MTV's "Spyder Games." But you don't need me to preach for the umpteenth time about what the original MTV and VH1 are (or, actually, aren't) doing. Instead, allow me to invite you in on a little secret. There are channels where nothing but music videos live. At least for those of us who subscribe to digital cable. At AT&T Broadband, MTV2, MTVX, VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul and VH1 Country are available as part of the Music & Movies tier, its most popular "bonus category." Comcast offers all of the above plus MTV Espaol in its standard digital package. What MTV2, MTVX, VH1 Soul and Country provide is a throwback to the early days of MTV when new videos were cause for celebration. For those of us who grew up in the heyday of MTV, VH1 Classic is required viewing because of its nostalgia hook - all videos hail from the '60s, '70s and '80s. Never knew After the Fire's "Der Kommisser" had a video? Well, you'll see it here, along with gems from Elvis Costello, INXS, The Rolling Stones, David Lee Roth (am I the only one who misses that guy?) and those video princes otherwise known as Duran Duran. What VH1 terms the "digital network group" was launched in 1998 with VH1 Country and VH1 Soul, then VH1 Classic was added to the mix in May 2000. The idea, says Eric Sherman, vice president of digital TV for MTV and VH1, came from VH1 President John Sykes. "If you look at the baby boomers, they're spending more on music than anyone else and no one is serving them on TV," Sykes said. VH1 Classic targets an audience between 35 and 54, though Sherman realizes the channel often sucks in those in their late 20s and early 30s who despise what the original MTV has become. "We have so many people who haven't watched music videos in years saying, `I can't stop watching [VH1 Classic],'" he says. The channel, available in some markets on analog cable and satellite-dish services, operates with a library of about 20,000 videos that MTV Networks has accumulated since its inception in 1981. Both MTV and VH1 are owned by Viacom Inc. Additionally, Sherman says, a lot of artists retain the rights to their own concert videos and submit the material personally to VH1 Classic. That's often how you'll see ancient footage from a Blood, Sweat & Tears concert or Karen Carpenter shuffling out a drum solo on some forgotten variety show. And coming later this year to VH1 Classic - hosts. But not to be distracting in that Carson Daly kind of way, but to add context to the music. Now, over at VH1 Country and VH1 Soul (plus regular VH1), current videos are the staple, with some recurrents mixed in. It's a similar setup at MTVX, which focuses on hard rock and heavy-metal clips, and MTV2, which will celebrate its fifth year on the air in August. The beauty of MTV2 is its willingness to take a chance with artists not yet at Creed and Britney status, such as hot new British import Starsailor, rising R&B crooner Glenn Lewis and critically panted-after rock duo The White Stripes. Interestingly, it isn't all that rare that the new Mary J. Blige and Alanis Morissette clips are squeezed into rotation, perhaps for a little exposure with the hipster-dipsters expected to tune in. On another MTV2 note, the channel now also has its own CD, "Handpicked," featuring songs from already-minor stars such as Travis, Ryan Adams, Cake and Coldplay, plus bigger folks (Radiohead, David Gray) and those bubbling up (Pete Yorn, Remy Zero, Tenacious D). So take a listen or tune in. The options are a lot broader than you might have believed. ************************************************************** Michelle McFerran Factiva Product Organization, Staff Assistant direct number: 609-627-2568 fax number: 609-627-2940 Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company Factiva Product Organization P.O. Box 300 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0300 e-mail: michelle.mcferran@factiva.com www.factiva.com From: To: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 10:33 AM Subject: INXS: (no subject) ive also voted for michael so whats going ONNNNN is it a scam!!!!!!! michelle firestar From: "Jenny Green" To: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 5:17 PM Subject: Re: INXS: (no subject) Well said, Michelle! We are all entitled to our view point, and yours is just as valid as anybody else's. Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 2:17 AM Subject: Re: INXS: (no subject) > i am an extremely strong person i am not naive at all. im not excusing his > behaviour im simply saying life and things that happen in it change our > behaviour and sometimes when things are really tough you can turn to drugs or > drink or another outlet.I have been through some terrible experiences and im > very lucky because i have the strength and help of people around me to get me > through this.some people have no-one or feel they have no-one when really > they have lots of people.please dont say that i will make the same mistakes > you dont know anything about me.i work with traumatised people everyday and i > see their lives.i have a happy home and a lovely daughter my life is great > but my point is anything can happen in your life to change you and i dont > think michael should be judge.it sounds to me like your naive > michelle firestar > From: "Jenny Green" To: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 5:49 PM Subject: Re: INXS: (no subject) I, personally, have never been tempted to take illegal substances, and certainly would never encourage others to do so. I still maintain though, that we shouldn't judge Michael's behaviour too harshly. Many of us have lost loved ones and friends tragically, indirectly or directly, through substance abuse. It is not a question of 'excusing' Michael's behaviour. We don't even know what his behaviour was! All we know is what the media has told us. Anybody who believes what the media says without question really is naive! Michael was just a man but he had incredible talent. I would rather celebrate his talent and not dwell on his bad points. Peace, Jenny From: "Janie Wright" To: Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 10:28 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Videos OMG yes .. insearch of excellance(1988), Living INXS (1985), Australian made ( 1987), greatest video hits (1990), greatest video experience(1994), and if you can find it the Full Moon dirty hearts video comp... actually it is pretty endless.. I have 2 shelves of tapes.. Lol good luck .. e bay is your best bet . Janie From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 12:38 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... HI Friends, We also have voted and have had pals of ours cast a vote in his favor,I would say 20-25 total and still no change,maybe they are shocked we even responded. (Sharon Tate 30%, I am a tad surprised !!! which brings me to a trivia question,After seeing that and collcting my thoughts I remember a song a while back with lyrics something like this:"It,s to late, to fall in love with Sharon Tate",if someone remembers the song and can tell me who did it I would really appreciate it,as it has been bouncing around in my head for an hour or so,and truthfully this is with no disrespect to Sharon Tate or any body else involved in that tragedy.Thank You in Advance. Love & Peace, Bonnie & Joe P.S. Have a great time at all the parties,even if it involves 2 people or 25. From: "Courtney Chase" To: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 3:37 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... >song a >while back with lyrics something like this:"It,s to late, to fall in >love with Sharon Tate",if someone remembers the song and can tell me >who did it I would really appreciate it,as it has been bouncing >around >in my head for an hour or so, That's Jim Carroll Band "It's Too Late" Personally, I was surprised to see Sharon beating out Marilyn. -Courtney From: "Angusted" To: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 7:51 AM Subject: INXS: Q G'day all Found an article in tha Tele, it's bout a Pommy mag, Q. It says that there's a special edition with top rock pics, 1 b'n MH. Angusted From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 10:20 AM Subject: Re: INXS: (no subject) cheers jenny im glad someone appeciates what im saying ta babexxx luv michelle firestarxxxxx From: To: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 3:22 PM Subject: INXS: I just heard you never used to cry! LOL!! My friend just sent it to me, she knows that I have been looking for it EVERYWHERE. That was one of the weirdest INXS songs ive ever heard LOL.... ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "K D" To: Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 1:13 AM Subject: INXS: INXS and Real Life Ok, so INXS is not the only Australian band I listen to. I happen to be into Real Life and Icehouse, too. I went to Real Life's Unofficial website Heartland. Jon and Michael were the presenters for the Best New Talent Award for the Countdowns in 1983. Real Life took home the award for best new talent. RL is awesome I finally got to see them in Nashville in 98. The link to the award presentation is below. If it doesn't work, please feel free to email me :-) http://www.scoutnet.net.au/users/pjeffrey/heartland/media/cd83_new_talent.htm From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 1:52 AM Subject: Re: INXS: Show that you miss Michael... Hi, Thank you Courtney for the quick fix,sometimes a small thing like that ( remembering lyrics with artists and vise versa) can throw you off track for a while,but I still can't believe in the tabulations on this polling,I mean REALLY!! even Lennon @ 4%,it;s absurd. Thanks. Love & Peace, Joe From: "Angusted" To: Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 8:11 AM Subject: INXS: articles G'day In 2days Sunday Teley, there is 3 diff 'INXS' related articles. !. Jon Stevens was naturalised on tha 26th, Australia Day as an Aussie. 2. Kirks ex missus face'n another break up with her nxt partner. 3. Tha Ritz hotel is 'swamped out' is tour'n bands. Angusted From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 3:32 PM Subject: INXS: NIC: look whos 16 :-) He He! sorry im just excited that im finally at that milestone "sweet 16" :-D Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "Janie Wright" To: Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 4:14 PM Subject: Re: INXS: INXS and Real Life OMG ... Michael looks soo wasted in that picture, and not elegantly soo! LOL Janie >From: K D >Reply-To: inxs@topica.com >To: inxs@topica.com >Subject: INXS: INXS and Real Life >Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 01:13:03 EST > >Ok, so INXS is not the only Australian band I listen to. I happen to be >into Real Life and Icehouse, too. I went to Real Life's Unofficial website >Heartland. Jon and Michael were the presenters for the Best New Talent >Award for the Countdowns in 1983. Real Life took home the award for best >new talent. RL is awesome I finally got to see them in Nashville in 98. >The link to the award presentation is below. If it doesn't work, please >feel free to email me :-) > >http://www.scoutnet.net.au/users/pjeffrey/heartland/media/cd83_new_talent.htm > From: "Danilo Meira" To: Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:33 PM Subject: RE: INXS: NIC: look whos 16 :-) Hi!!! > He He! sorry im just excited that im finally at that milestone "sweet 16" :-D Hey!!! Congratulations!!! It is nice to see some party over here! Did you have your "Strangest Party" goin´on??? heheh See Ya! Danilo Meira From: To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 12:02 AM Subject: Re: INXS: NIC: look whos 16 :-) Hi Jennifer, Happy Birthday,make the most of it, as it is a special day.Good Luck, God Bless & Hope you have Many More. Love & Peace Bonnie & Joe From: "karma" To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 1:30 AM Subject: Re: INXS: NIC: look whos 16 :-) Hi Jennifer, Congratulations and a very happy 16th birthday to you!! Best wishes for the years to come... Cheers, Judy :) From: "Michelle McFerran" To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:28 AM Subject: INXS: happy belated bday, jennifer! hey jennifer... wow! sweet 16th birthday, eh'? well, i know i am a date late in wishing you a happy birthday, but i hope you had a wonderful day. take care and hope it was full of everything you wanted... btw: which INXS cd did you end up getting: max q or UTC? happy bday... Michelle McFerran Factiva Product Organization, Staff Assistant direct number: 609-627-2568 fax number: 609-627-2940 Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company Factiva Product Organization P.O. Box 300 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0300 e-mail: michelle.mcferran@factiva.com www.factiva.com From: To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 1:00 PM Subject: INXS: (no subject) happy birthday sweet 16 what out for all them men hahaha luv michelle firestarxx From: "Marlene Casias" To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 1:02 PM Subject: INXS: Happy Birthday to you!! happy bday!!! Hope you get everything you want :) Didja ever find the videos you wanted to get ? What did you decide on ? M From: To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:01 PM Subject: Re: INXS: NIC: look whos 16 :-) Thanks guys :-D and yes, of course I did have my strangest party :-D my present to myself was "Live, Baby, Live" Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:03 PM Subject: Re: INXS: happy belated bday, jennifer! Thank you Michelle! well she has sent it from North Carolina, I should get it tonight and it was at her discression so it will be a suprise...if she did end up getting one, so im in as much suspence as you LOL. thank you!! Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: To: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:04 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Happy Birthday to you!! In a message dated 1/28/02 10:04:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, MCasias@satx.rr.com writes: << happy bday!!! Hope you get everything you want :) Didja ever find the videos you wanted to get ? What did you decide on ? M >> I have not yet found the videos unfortunatly, I am still "Searching". but I did get the CD "Live, Baby, Live" now I just need to find that video! Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: To: Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:01 AM Subject: Re: INXS: face to face "dont change" Hi All, I have a question for anybody willing to respond. Whenever I try to listen to music that is on a site it gets interrupted by the buffering note that comes up on the screen. I would assume it means there's static on the net that is interfering with the song's transmission. I clicked onto the site where Don't Change is being covered and I could only listen to the first 4 seconds of the song before the buffering notation came up and the music went silent. Anybody have any advice? Chris the girl From: "Fists of Fury Eric Reed" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:31 AM Subject: Re: INXS: face to face "dont change" hi chris! try right clicking on the link to the song and then choosing the option "save target as...". make sure you save the song in a place you'll be able to find it. once finished, you can listen to the song anytime you like, even when you're not online. however, some songs are encoded a special way and are meant to only be listened to while connected to the internet, hence the streaming problems you described. in which case, the only solution might be to get a faster modem. Fists of Fury Eric Reed From: To: Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:58 AM Subject: Re: INXS: face to face "dont change" Thanks a lot Eric!! I'll give it a shot. Chris From: "Deirdre Jennette" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 3:24 PM Subject: INXS: INXS at Vegas Hard Rock Cafe Joint July 1997 Does anyone have a good, clear bootleg of this show? If so, please PRIVATELY email me at violet729@hotmail.com Thanks Dee From: "K WithaKris" To: ; Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:05 PM Subject: INXS: Some Party Pics I have a FEW pictures up from the party this weekend...More coming soon, this page FAR from being complete! http://www.geocities.com/JoyXS23/hutch2002.html ...Kris (with a K) From: "karma" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 7:37 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Some Party Pics Thanks so much for sharing the pictures Kris (Wisth a K)..It was fun seeing them and WOW!!! What a great Tattoo of Michael Vic's got...I want one too... Cheers, Judy :o) From: To: Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 7:21 PM Subject: INXS: Hes got no pants on!!!! Ok...I just got "Live Baby Live" this weekend...and really...what the hell is that after "Mediate" that was the funniest thing I have ever heard...very....strange....who are they singing about? and what were they on?! Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "Erica Nicole" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:23 PM Subject: Re: INXS: Hes got no pants on!!!! lol, i've always wondered that too. From: "Marlene Casias" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:33 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Hes got no pants on!!!! lol, if you look at www.inxs.com, the '99 interview with Jon, I think he said it was about Kirk lol, something about him 'never having any pants on'.. it's a cute little song, well timed to bring out the laughs lol M From: Stefan To: inxs@topica.com Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: INXS: new INXS remix ??? Hi everyone, well I´ve got news about an unauthorized new INXS remix called " I need you " Does anyone knows about it ? INXSteFAN From: "Jenny Green" To: Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:34 PM Subject: RE: INXS: Some Party Pics Thanks for sharing the party pics with us, Kris. Looks like you all had loads of fun. It is good to be able to put 'faces' on the names of people on the list. Jenny. From: "Fists of Fury Eric Reed" To: Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 9:17 PM Subject: Re: INXS: new INXS remix ??? I'm not sure, but while browsing winmx last night I ran across a mix of need you tonight that I've never heard or seen before. it's very similar to the liebrand mix...it uses a lot of the same samples. but the beat is different and there are a lot of changes. my guess is that it's another mix liebrand did but wasn't commercially released. it appeared as "special remix". anyway, of course I downloaded it ;) Fists of Fury Eric Reed From: "K D" To: Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:04 PM Subject: Re: INXS: new INXS remix ??? Speaking of remixes, I found one online of Garbage v. INXS called "When I Grow Up I'll Never Taste It." I'm not sure what DJ/group created this. Karen From: "Fists of Fury Eric Reed" To: Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:14 PM Subject: Re: INXS: new INXS remix ??? oh wow! I would LOVE to hear that! I'll have to look for it! speaking of...there is a beastie boys mix that uses need you tonight as a sample. intergalactic, if you want to look for it. I also have bloodhound gang vs INXS, with need you tonight being the sample in bad touch. I also got a queen vs INXS mix a long time ago, with another one bites the dust being mixed with need you tonight. if you think about it, they have similar bass lines...DUN DUN DUN! Fists of Fury Eric Reed From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:17 PM Subject: Re: INXS: new INXS remix ??? In a message dated 1/31/02 8:15:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, skippythefrog@yahoo.com writes: << peaking of...there is a beastie boys mix that uses need you tonight as a sample. intergalactic, if you want to look for it. I >> intergalactic?! the original? I have that CD and I didnt notice it.... Girl on fire, ~Jennifer "Tonight tonight, its on tonight I dont want your boring life, and I dont want your 9 to 5 or anyone to tell me how to live my life"~Good Charlotte From: "Fists of Fury Eric Reed" To: Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:31 PM Subject: Re: INXS: new INXS remix ??? it's called the soulwax remix. it's beastie boys vs herbie hancock vs INXS vs ACDC. it's intergalactic rapped over a bunch of different songs. it's the best INXS sample I've heard to date. Fists of Fury Eric Reed