The Savage Gardener #47

As promised here's my review of the WMA. They did beautifully, as always, but
those camera people really need to zero in on the other half of Savage
Garden!!! We saw Daniel, what, once? Twice? Three at the most. And here's
something my little brain thought of...you know how Darren sometimes walks
over to Daniel when they're performing? Could this, now this is just a theory,
be so the camera people show Dan too? Just a theory!

DELITES COUNTDOWN: 23 DAYS

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                                         SaVaGe NeWs

**A new city for the Delites concert!! On August 14th the Boys will be
appearing in Sedalia, MO at the State Fair Grandstand. And get this, tickets
will only be $10-$20!! Yeesh, I wish that's how much it'd be here in
California!! Tickets for Sedalia are on sale now!

**Ok, Americans! Get ready to flaunt your Savage pride in your apparel! That's
right, the very first Savage Garden T-shirt in America was released on May
19th!!! It's not yet available in stores but keep your eyes peeled for it
soon!! Thanks millions to [email protected] for telling me about this!

**Here are this week's Billboard stats. Truly has moved up one to #8 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and the album has moved up to #13. These two seem to be
bouncing back and forth!!

**The last dates of the European tour are here:
Fri 5 Paris - Hit Machine TV
Sat 6 Lisbon, Portugal - Expo 98

**Darren, Daniel, and the band leave for home in Australia on June 7th. After
that, they hit the road for the American branch of the Delites tour!!

**Ok everyone, here's an updated list of the Delites tickets that are ON SALE
NOW:

29-JUN-98, BLOOMINGTON, MN.
06-JUL-98, SEATTLE, WA.
07-JUL-98, PORTLAND, OR.
11-JUL-98, LAS VEGAS, NV.
15-JUL-98, DENVER, CO.
18-JUL-98, DALLAS, TX.
20-JUL-98, SAN ANTONIO, TX.
21-JUL-98, HOUSTON, TX.
27-JUL-98, FT LAUDERDALE, FL.
28-JUL-98, ORLANDO, FL.
29-JUL-98, TAMPA, FL.
13-AUG-98, INDIANAPOLIS, IN.
14-AUG-98, SEDALIA, MO.
15-AUG-98, SPRINGFIELD, IL.

Also, tickets for you Los Angeles people (such us me!) go on sale this Sunday,
June 7th. Don't miss out!

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                                        Savage Trivia

Last week's trivia quessie was "Why will America never hear Mine?". The
ridiculous answer is because the people at Columbia felt the song was
"lyrically overblown, offensive, and quite frankly has no place in the
American market because of its religious content", Darren said in an
interview. Congrats to the few who got it right:

SexxyAquaa      Tigger3019         FPeachL

Next week's trivia is: What was the original name of Truly Madly Deeply?

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                                       SaVaGe CoMmEnTs
 

For AquaSJG...

The way I get posters of the guys is I find a picture on the net that I
love, put it on a disk, and take it to Kinko's copy place. They will
enlarge it and print it out and it will be of super quality. All you
need to do is find a place where they do photo-quality enlargements onto
poster-sized paper!

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That's a great idea!!! I'm really impressed! I think I'll go do this
sometime...~Lauren :o)

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**I need your input! What do you think of Columbia's ban of Mine? They won't
even release it on a B-side of a single. And if they're so against religious
references then why did they allow I'll Bet He Was Cool to be released on the
B-side of Truly?? That one really stumped me. And there are tons of songs with
religious content so why all of a sudden do they not want it anymore? Mine
contains one line of religious content ("I'll bear all the crosses and the
crucifixes you can provide") which, according to Darren, isn't even meant
literally. He interpreted it as meaning "I'll do anything, you can pin
anything on me as long as you decide", something most people were able to
figure out the first time they heard it. So let the other members of the SGer
know what you think! And you don't have to be an American to send in what you
think. Since Columbia caters SG to the rest of the world except Australia,
this affects you too! And you Aussies can let us know how you feel since it's
on your release of the CD. So here we go, what do you members think?

**If you haven't checked out Sarah's wonderful website for the SGer, then go
now! And if you have, go again! The main reason is to see pics of Daniel and
Darren when they were young kids!!!! Yup, take a look at the growing years of
Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones from the Aussie Rolling Stone! From Dan's pic
you can tell he's a born musician! And what beautiful kids they were! Ohhh,
you must have been a beautiful baaaaaaaabeeee!. And while you're there, sign
the guestbook!

**I am going to propose an idea!! I think it'd be fun to have a special issue
dedicated to the Future of Earthly Delites tour as soon as it wraps up. If you
go/have gone to one, I'd appreciate having you send in your review! And this
is open to ALL Delites shows, not just the American ones. Just email me and
let me know if you'd like to be part of the special Savage Gardener staff to
review the Delites concert!!

That's it for this week's ish of the SGer. Remember to send in your thoughts
about Columbia's refusal to release Mine! And also, let me know if you want to
sign up to send in your review of the Delites concert! In the meantime, have a
Savage week!

Peace, love, and Savage Garden!
Lauren ( <A HREF="mailto: [email protected]">[email protected]</A> )