From: Automatic digest processor To: Recipients of SOMMS digests Subject: SOMMS Digest - 3 Jan 1999 to 4 Jan 1999 Date: Monday, January 04, 1999 2:01 AM There are 2 messages totalling 99 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. jeff buckley 2. ben To UNSUBSCRIBE from SOMMS, send email to LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU with the following in the body of your message: SIGNOFF SOMMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 13:53:08 +1100 From: mysweetheart'sdrunk Subject: Re: jeff buckley i just read your post re jeffy buckley. jeff is my favourite artist of all time and sg my favourite band, so naturally when i found out about thier friendship i was very interested! not much has been documented about their relationship, but i do know they were friends. they respected each others music hugely. infact i heard that jeff was one of the only performers that chris would make the effort to go out and see play live. it was for these reasons that chris was brought in to take what would have been jeff's place in the production of sketches. i recently heard that there may be a recording of a jeff/chris colaboration out there somewhere. a guy wrote to me and said that his friend who works for a radio station was on the case. it seems highly unlikely that one does exist, but that hasn't stopped me from holding my breath. surely two such musical genii as these could not have helped but jam together! anyways, that is all the information i have been able to get hold of, but believe me it's not through want of trying! if you find out anything interesting don't hesitate to forward it on to me. i would greatly appreciate it! kate ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** Kate Miles Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Dept. of Mathematics University of Newcastle Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia c9806781@alinga.newcastle.edu.au "Just hear this and then i'll go You gave me more to live for More than you'll ever know" Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley (17/11/66-29/5/97) ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 13:23:03 +1100 From: mysweetheart'sdrunk Subject: ben man, i'd never heard about that episode at their last gig! i saw sg twice in three days about a month before they broke up. first in sydney, then in newcastle in australia. i noticed that ben looked really withdrawn at the newcastle gig. he stood right off to the side of the stage and at times played with his back to the crowd. he remained very stioc throughout the whole gig and i don't think his facial expression changed once. when they broke up i always thought it had something to do with ben. it just all seemed so sudden. one month they were in australia headlining our biggest music festival, the next they were playing their last gig in hawaii. still makes me sad when i think about it, kate ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** Kate Miles Dept. of Chemical Engineering & Dept. of Mathematics University of Newcastle Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia c9806781@alinga.newcastle.edu.au "Just hear this and then i'll go You gave me more to live for More than you'll ever know" Last Goodbye Jeff Buckley (17/11/66-29/5/97) ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** ------------------------------ End of SOMMS Digest - 3 Jan 1999 to 4 Jan 1999 **********************************************