The Savage Gardener #109
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> The newsletter's out a bit early tonight because my
> wonderful brother gave me
> whatever sickness he just got over and I don't feel
> too well so I'm going to
> bed :P
>
> My mistake...last week's issue was supposed to be
> #108, not 107! Anyhoo, I'm
> so thrilled at the response I got to the Savage Song
> Awards! You seemed to
> enjoy this round, so hopefully I'll be around to do
> them again when the 3rd
> album comes out (if there's a 3rd album!). I haven't
> even gotten the chance
> to mark down my votes yet, but while marking down
> yours, I'm having a hard
> time deciding what I'm going to choose...and I made
> up the categories! Anyoo,
> I'm up to date on the tallying of the votes, but
> there's going to be a
> special project so don't expect to see the results
> for another 2 weeks or so.
> The details of the project are later in the issue.
>
> It's Monday as I type this and I just took a trip
> down memory lane. I was
> searching for an empty spot on my Savage Garden
> tapes and decided to go
> through an older tape which included when I saw them
> in concert and met them
> for the first time (2 and a half years ago!). I
> couldn't help getting a
> little smile on my face while watching it! I think I
> had nearly forgotten
> what an awesome experience that was. I watched a few
> appearances and I
> noticed something...the entire band cut their hair
> when Darren did! And
> another thing that I don't think I ever brought up
> (you'll have to break out
> the SG Video Collection for this one), but when the
> video for "Truly" just
> starts and Darren's walking down the street, right
> as he begins to sing, a
> leaf falls right in front of his face and he almost
> cracks up - you can SEE
> the smile start to form and him fight to control it!
> And one more thing...how
> priceless Regis and Kathie Lee's reaction was to
> their performance of
> "Truly". They were genuinely stunned (and nearly
> speechless!) at the
> "beautiful sound" which only goes to prove why
> "Truly" should have been #1 of
> the century on EVERY CHART!
>
>
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SaVaGe
> NeWs
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> **"I Knew I Loved You" is #1 on VH1's Top Ten
> Countdown! Thanks to
> [email protected] for the terrific info!
>
> **"I Knew I Loved You" is at #2 this week on the
> Rick Dees Weekly Top 40
> chart!
>
> **Walter Afanasieff, the non-Savage man behind
> "Affirmation", is Grammy-
> nominated for Producer of the Year for "The Animal
> Song" (among others!).
> This was my first time seeing the Grammy nominee
> list, and woooooowie...have
> the Grammys always been this way?! What a sucky
> group of nominees! Well,
> mostly...there are some that aren't completely
> commercialized mass-market
> produced pieces of music on there! Come on, Grammy
> people...the People's
> Choice Awards and the American Music Awards are for
> the predictable, popular
> groups that will likely have a life-span of 5 years
> or less! Who's in charge
> of the Grammys anyway?! It isn't even the fact that
> Savage Garden isn't on
> there (they won't be qualified until next year, just
> in case you were
> wondering), but sheesh...I've completely lost faith
> in the awards program now!
>
> **Note: don't forget about Darren's appearance on
> "Politically Incorrect"
> tomorrow night (Friday) at 12:05am on ABC. However,
> Darren was sick on "Leno"
> (did anyone else think he looked like a Mexican
> salsa dancer in that outfit??
> I expected Anna Maria to break out the marachas and
> Darren to start dancing
> around a sombrero or something!), so I wouldn't
> surprised if he cancels
> again! In fact, they were supposed to be on Star (my
> fave radio station) on
> Wednesday but they had to cancel because Dazza's
> sick. But they'll be there
> on Tuesday so I'm a happy girl :) Anyhoo, don't
> forget about the American
> Music Awards with which the guys are performing (8pm
> on FOX), AND "The Donny
> and Marie Show" on Thursday, the 20th, at noon on
> FOX. We're in for a special
> treat - the guys will be performing "I Knew I Loved
> You" AND "Crash and Burn"
> (the next single, as you know). So don't miss the
> handful of appearances!
>
> **Billboard stats! "Affirmation" has jumped up to
> #24 this week (it was #28
> last week) and "I Knew I Loved You" is at NUMBER 2
> on the Billboard 100!!!!!
> If they jump to #1, it'll be their first #1 hit
> since "Truly Madly Deeply"
> almost EXACTLY 2 years ago! Cross your fingers!
>
>
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SaVaGe CoMmEnTs
>
> Note: So you don't think Tiara's a bit crazy (or I
> tricked her into thinking
> I'm Leonie!), she's gotten into the habit of calling
> me Leonie, after Darren
> and Daniel's personal assistant, Leonie Messer. The
> best compliment I've ever
> gotten!
>
> Hallo Leonie!
>
> I've read a LOT of emails telling people to request
> for SG in the UK in the
> hopes that their chart rating will shoot up, but
> unfortunately (sorry to burst
> your bubble) it WON'T WORK. Requesting does nothing.
>
> The UK charts are determined by single sales ALONE.
> So even if a song gets
> terrific airplay, if it doesn't sell much then it's
> no use. As it is singles
> over at UK are quite expensive (according to my sis,
> who lives there) so
> buying a lot of singles can set the bank account
> back a bit. What people do
> is pre-order the single, which does affect the
> charts.
>
> This gives me an idea. As because Crash & Burn is
> the next world-wide single,
> could you please tell all the SGer people who live
> in the UK (or have people
> living there) to place orders for CNB now?
> Affirmation comes out in Oz on
> 10th Jan, so the release of CNB should be around the
> same time. So PLACE
> THOSE ORDERS!
>
> [email protected]
>
>
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> *******************
> I am thinking about starting a newsletter for Savage
> Garden and I was
> wondering if you could put this in next weeks issue.
> If anyone wants to join
> e-mail me at [email protected] or you can also
> e-mail me at [email protected]
>
> [email protected]
>
>
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> I just have to say I almost rolled off my chair
> laughing about the Star Wars
> and X-files warped title thing, they're hilarious! I
> think you should try to
> find a way to let Darren read the Star Wars things,
> bet you he'd love it!!
>
> [email protected]
>
> I would DIE if Darren saw that (and Daniel saw the
> X-Files one since he loves
> the show). Feel free to send them to Darren and
> Daniel (free publicity!).
> ~Lauren :o)
>
>
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> Hey Lauren! I just thought I'd tell you something
> cool that happened the
> other day when my friend and I were at the mall...I
> was in Sam Goody just
> looking around, and all of a sudden Two Beds and a
> Coffee Machine came on in
> the store. I thought " This is so cool!" and was
> singing along....but then
> later, IKILY came on too, and all the people working
> in there were singing
> along...and they were all guys....hehe....it was
> pretty funny watching them!
> And later on, as we were leaving, The Best Thing
> came on too! I thought it
> was really cool how they were showing their support
> for the band by playing
> them in the store. From now on, I am doing all my
> shopping at Sam Goody!
> Keep up the good work!
>
> [email protected]
>
> That story is so cool! Thanks so much for sharing
> it! ~Lauren :o)
>
>
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> **If you haven't voted yet for the Savage Song
> Awards yet and are planning
> to, I need your votes ASAP (by midnight, Saturday,
> to be exact!). Thanks!
>
> **I'm doing things a bit differently this year
> regarding the Savage Song
> Awards. I'm going to try to make as much like an
> awards show as possible.
> Last year I just announced the winners, but this
> year we're going to actually
> "present" them. I'm looking for people to write up a
> "presenting speech"
> (think: the Oscars) to present the winners for each
> category. Two categories
> are already taken (I gave first choice to two people
> who helped me out with
> the awards), but if you'd like to participate, email
> me for the list of
> available categories which you can choose from. I'll
> include the format of
> what exactly the presenting speech should be like,
> also, as well as the due
> date. Thanks in advance for the help!
>
> **Don't forget, if you were planning to join the
> "Hello, the true fans are
> out there" Project, the letters are due this
> Saturday, January 15th!
>
> That's it for this week's issue of the Savage
> Gardener. Remember, I need your
> votes for the Savage Song Awards right this second,
> so send them in now! And
> don't forget to let me know if you're interested in
> presenting an award! In
> the meantime, catch ya next week!
>
> Peace, love, and Savage Garden!
> Lauren ( <A HREF="mailto:
> [email protected]">[email protected]</A> )
>
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