Hi everyone!! Well, I got a reply back from VH1 about Hard Rock Live
and
Savage Garden's absence from it. Turns out the programming department
messed
up (to put it in easy terms!) and there were some miscommunications
between
several VH1 departments about it. SG will be on, it's just not sure
when. I'm
supposed to check back with them in about 3 weeks (since I'll be on
the east
coast at that time, I'll do it as soon as I get back) to get an airdate,
so
when I do I'll be sure to let you know!
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**HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DANIEL!!! Our dear Mr. Jones celebrated his 25th birthday
yesterday, July 22 while on the Austin, Texas leg of the To the Moon
and Back
Tour!! Tons of love to Danny on his special day and may all his dreams
continue coming true! We love you, Daniel!!
**Another Savage birthday!! Nicole McIntrye, the blond backup
singer,
celebrated her birthday on July 20th. Not sure of how old she is, but
oh
well!! Happy birthday to Nicole!!
**I've been asked by [email protected] to start including the status
of
Savage Garden on the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 (I broke away from that
a while
back when the Top 40 did a special on divas and not the regular lineup).
To
the Moon and Back, spending its second week on the countdown is at
#23 and
rising(!) while Truly Madly Deeply is at #26.
**Billboard stats!!! Truly is now at #19 while the album is at #23.
**If you missed the boys' appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell Show this
past
April, you're in luck!! The rerun will air this Tuesday, July 28th.
**The very first US To the Moon and Back video has been seen again!!
On 1:30
am early Tuesday morning, my dear friend KaraBugg had a freakout attack
while
watching MTV's Eye Spy Video when the very first TTMAB (also her favorite)
came on!! The show will not, unfortunately, repeat again. It's been
a year
since I last saw the first video but now I have it on tape so I can
watch it
again and again! Many thanks to Kara for being awake to catch this,
and I know
that in no time you'll be breathing normally!!
**Savage Garden has a magazine appearance!! They're featured in this
week's
edition of People Magazine, in the music section titled "Spotlight
On...Savage
Garden". It's a teeny little article about the thanks Darren and Daniel
feel
they owe Rosie O'Donnell for playing I Want You on her show so often.
A nice
little blurb on the boys and includes a cute (as always!) pic. Worth
checking
out? Sweetie, you're talking to the wrong person! They're ALWAYS worth
checking out in my opinion! Enjoy!!
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Savage Trivia
Last week's trivia question was: What is the nickname of Savage Garden's
guitarist, Ben Carey? The answer is: Squiggy!! Darren called him that
in an
interview and claimed that Ben gets more attention than they do! Anyhoo,
stumped you again!! Nobody got it right! Nobody even tried to guess!
Let's see
if I can do it again this week!
This week's question is: what did Daniel give Darren for Christmas this
past
year?
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Alrighty, we have a special concert review from SexxyAquaa. Since I've
only
gotten her review I figure I'll never have enough to do a special issue
so
I'll put hers in here now because hers is unbelievable! So here you
go, the
special event!!!
Here you have it!!! The long-awaited review of the Las Vegas leg of
the "Moon
and Back" tour.........gosh..where to start???? OK..I'll
tell it in the
first person...
I got to the Hard Rock Hotel at about 3:30 because I was scheduled
to get
backstage at around 4:30 (Oh...to have friends in high places...)...so
I go
backstage at 4:30 and all I saw was the road crew setting up, so I
watched for
awhile....examined their stuff, and went out to check out the tour
bus...My
it's huge!!!
So...I go back inside where I make the kewlest friend Inge (wow, an
SG fan
older than me..that's rare!!!) and we go on an extended wild-goose
chase
throughout the hotel to get a mere glimpse of My Dream Man, Darren.....after
a
while..we sneak into the back of "The Joint" to witness some of the
sound
check..and OMG there they were!!! We were very excited,
but managed to keep
quiet...till some silly people came in and blew our cover...then we
happen
upon a reporter form Phoenix (Inge's hometown) and I pursuade him to
take my
name and Screenname back and give it to Darren....hoping he would remember
me....so the reporter (we refer to him now as Santa Clause) comes back
after
about 15 minutes and says that we have to keep this very quiet, but
the band
has invited us to the private after-show party hosted by Columbia
Records....of course..we scream, then fight off all of the teenagers
dying to
know why ( I felt so bad not able to tell them) anyway........fast
forward to
the show.....well....as for the concert itself....nothing short of
Spectacular!!!!! I can't believe how close I was to the
stage !!!! All SG
songs were performed with the exception of FITM, Memories, ATW, and
Violet......along with a couple of covers that I will let you all see
for
yourself! I thought the guys were adorable on TV..in person..they
are simply
delicious!!! I really thought that the show ended way too
fast, but of
course for the encore they finished up with TSOM, and Truly.....as
for the
crowd, a few of us die-hard SG lovers were up on our feet dancing and
singing
our hearts out, but for the most part, most of the crowd stayed in
their
seats!! Darren even commented that it was OK to get up "if we
felt the need
to boogie".....after the show, Inge
and I race to the entrance to the exclusive little party, and I give
the
security my name, only to be ushered in!!! We couldn't believe
our
luck...after waving off several waiters with plates laden with little
delicacies (as if I could eat a thing!) Inge tells me to turn around....and
yes...there they were!!! Daniel and Darren....in the flesh! After
letting
them greet all the well-wishers (hey I wanted them to myself!)
I saunter over
to Darren, and he looks up at me and says "Hello" and smiles at me....now,
one would think that I'd faint at this point, but I did stay upright....lucky
for me too, because it gets way better!! I give the guys their roses,
and am
in the process of getting an autograph from Darren, when I blurt out
the
stupidest thing he's undoubtedly ever heard....."You are the most beautiful
man I've ever seen in my life" Did you see Dirty Dancing? It was just
like the
scene where Baby tells Johnny "I carried a watermelon"..anyway Darren
looks up
and says "awwww" and puts down the pen and grabs me and drops a tiny
lil kiss
on the left corner of my lips and envelopes me in the awesomest hug
I'll
probably ever experience!!! So...then I tell him he smells yummy,
and he
tells me I smell like bubble gum! So I tell him I'm chewing gum, and
to smell
my neck closer....(I'm soo bad!!!) and he does and tells me I
smell sexy
(Victory!!) After some small talk about the internet, and
other stuff I'm
not repeating (heh heh) Darren announces that he wants to go
to bed (no I did
NOT offer to tuck him in!!! I AM a lady, you know! ) but not
before we pose
together for a picture...you bet I got my arms around him! There
was an
adoring crowd of kids outside the party, and as tired as the boys were,
they
graciously posed for more pics and signed more autographs, and were
all-around
incredibly friendly and sweet...and My My My what a flirt Darren is!!!
Is
this the end of my encounter with SG??? NO!!! I go back the next day
to the
hotel..(is that stalking?) and wait for a chance to....uh..I dunno!
I just
wanted more of them!!! I saw Darren once, but he was dashing
out with some
pals of his from out-of-town.....and Daniel's family was in town too
from
Australia, but I did get to talk to him for a bit, and when I went
to dinner
with my friend Sarah, Daniel and his family were at the table right
next to
us, and he is very sweet......a lot of fun to talk to...and what adorable
accents they both have!!! All in all......I'd have to say that
July 11th was
a dream-come-true in every sense of the word.....I'm still smiling
6 days
later......Getting kissed by Darren has put me up on a cloud I'm not
likely to
descend from for a while :) I hope all of you readers of
Lauren's awesome
newsletter have as wonderful a time as I did......keep in touch and
let me
know!!!!
SexxyAquaa
Hmm...you gotta wonder how Colby keeps Darren in line!! He sure is a
flirt!!
But wow...that is the ULTIMATE Savage experience!!! I have a few questions:
did Daniel's parents look like him!? Was his girlfriend there?! Was
Colby
there?! Ok, I think that about does it!! ~Lauren :o)
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Hi!! I'm a new member of the Savage Gardener and I just wanted
to note on one
thing. I think it's so great that people aren't fighting on who's
the bigger
Savage Garden fan!! That's all I ever hear, and I
get sick of it. This is sooooo great though!! I think everyone
understands
that if we work together, we can all be the biggest Savage
Garden fans!! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR MAKING BEING A SAVAGE GARDEN
FAN
ENJOYABLE!!!!!! Savage Garden FOREVER!!!
I am SO glad you sent this comment to me!!! From the first moment I
came into
contact with other SG fans, I have always been impressed with them.
Nobody
fights over who gets who (which is pretty ridiculous anyway!!), or
at least is
serious when they do it, both the guys are extremely loved, whether
you favor
one or not, nobody fights over who's the biggest fan (like you said),
and SG
fans are extremely loyal to one another!! Like my friend Kara said:
"We may
not be close all the time, but when one of is in trouble we band together
like
a high school reunion!", or something of the sorts! That is so true!!
Darren
and Daniel are so extremely lucky to have fans like all of you, and
I'm so
thrilled to be a part of it!! ~Lauren :o)
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Hey, Lauren! I just wanted to tell you that I think it's great
that Daniel
got your sign and then he smiled and waved at you! That's really
cool! I was
hanging out on Fri. nite and I suddenly remembered that the boys were
playing
out your way and thought of you. (I remembered reading about the sign
thing!)
Anyway, I"m glad it went well and you had a great time! :-)
RGalFriday
Wow, that's really sweet (I occupy minds even when you're not reading
the
newsletter?!)!! My dad keeps joking that we should send Daniel a bill
for the
sign (since its value is about $125!) but I'm really glad that he got
it!
Thanks again for the sweet email!! ~Lauren :o)
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Be4 saying something about the duet with Mariah, I'd like to hear the
song !!!
I think it's the most logical way to express the right opinion, isn't
it ? I
just hope it'll be a good surprise for all the fans all over the world
!
Hmmmmmm, if some members wanna exchange stuff with me, they just have
to send
me a list of what they already have ! They can also send me addresses
of their
fave SG websites ! I've a lot of articles, pix, videos,
interviews, ... Just have to e-mail : Mr Samy Sam at
[email protected]
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Hi everyone. I just wanted to say to all the American fans that can't
hear
"Mine" (yet,I hope)that on this site
<http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Frontrow/5243/> if u go into
RealAudio
you can here the whole song (not just a clip)! And sorry if I'm a little
late
with this news(I mean like if everyone else knew this but me) but I
just discover it myself. Later!!!
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Um i would like to tell you something about the tour t-shirts they
spelt
something wrong on the t-shirts ! instead of indianapalis they put
inianapalis
i would like to know if you could post that for me thanks
HapiFac3
Actually, ya know what? Merchandise with incorrect spelling tends to
become
worth a fortune later on! I think it's because it's so rare or something.
I
hope you got one and hang onto it!! ~Lauren :o)
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Hayes!
I know that all of us Savages want nothing more than to have Mine released
here in the states, but I was thinking about the line that got it banned,
<<I'll bear all the crosses and the crucifixes you can provide>>
While it doesn't offend me, it could be taken as our sweet adorable
Daz
comparing himself to Jesus Christ, and for some people, that's the
kind of
thing that could start major problems for Savage Garden, and for Columbia
records. So I figured that all of your Savage Gardeners might
like to have
that in mind before they sign too many petitions to get it released,
it might
be better to leave it banned, most of us can still get the song over
the net
on CDs and things.
Thank you for your time
SG83JP
It had always been a big mystery to me what was the big deal about that
line,
but after reading this I can see why religious people would get offended.
It
personally doesn't offend me at all either, but I still think it's
such a
little thing and just ridiculous to ban it because of that. And come
on - - if
you want to talk about offensive, try thinking about Marilyn Manson.
Just his
CD's title (Antichrist Superstar) is offensive and nobody's stopping
him.
Besides, I knew from the first second I heard that line that it was
an
illusional statement and not to be taken literally. And if I knew that
than
everybody else can!! ~Lauren :o)
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**You want to show your Savage support? Then add your name to the Mine
petition!! Let Columbia know the only thing you find offensive about
Mine is
their refusal of releasing it! Don't let Columbia keep you from hearing
that
beautiful heart-wrenching Savage song!! If you haven't put your name
on the
petition, then do it now by sending me your name and city/state (city/country
if you live outside the US). Join the rest of us fans as we fight Columbia!!
That's it for this week's issue of the Savage Gardener!! Stay Savage
and I'll
check back with VH1!
Peace, love, and Savage Garden!
Lauren ( <A HREF="mailto: [email protected]">[email protected]</A>
)
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