I'm eating nuts. Nuts! NUTS! It's nuts I tells ya. I like cracking them in my nutcracker. Hmm... I wonder if there's any symbolism in that... oh well....

ugh... I hate my internet providers, if it wasn't so cheap I'd rip their throats out and change companies...In that order. blergh.

Bent came and went. I never said hello. I never said goodbye. Just how I prefer it. The bitterness of one who's left alone...

Apart from that there's nothing, nothing. Nothing.

Nothing

G'night, my everything

np: Pumpkins - sweet sweet (and they all want you to change...and they all want you to change)

and now for something completely uninteresting:

MASHED POTATOES

DISC 1 of 5

01 Happy Fucking Valentines

Time: 00:48

Desc: stage banter

ID: 02/14/92 London, UK

Source: Soundboard

Detail: Transcription

James: "Stop the strobe light, it's giving me a headache.

It's giving me a big headache."

Billy: "You sound like an audience who's not sure whether

they want an encore. (pause) We're unpretentious

midwestern folk, you know."

D'arcy: "I've just been reminded, we almost forgot to say

happy fucking valentine's day..."

02 Tristessa

Time: 03:42

Desc: live 92

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: fades out to Offer Up

03 There it Goes

Time: 05:10

Desc: demo 88

ID: unknown

Source: 4-track home demo

Detail: -

04 With You

Time: 02:47

Desc: demo 89

ID: unknown

Source: 16-track Reel Time Studios demo

Detail: -

05 Jesus Loves His Babies

Time: 03:07

Desc: outtake 91

ID: Gish outtake

Source: Smart Studios, Madison, WI

Detail: Begins with drums; Vig can be heard saying 'We're rolling'

in the background. Jimmy stops, and Vig says "Yeah, now we're

rolling".

Jesus loves his babies

Outside in the sunshine

I don't mind, no I don't mind

Jesus loves his babies

Even when they're out of line

I don't mind, no I don't mind

I'm fine

Jesus loves his crazies

Keepin' pace with her rhyme

I don't mind, no I don't mind

Jesus

Loves his

babies

Outside in the

Outside in the

sun/shine [doubletracked and overlapping]

Sunshine

Over him

[phone rings twice]

Billy (pitch-shifted vocals, high):

"Hi, this is Billy. I'm not home right now,

but leave your name and number and I'll get

back to you. Beeeeeep!"

Jimmy (pitch shifted vocals, low):

"Billy... Billy... pick up the phone, Billy. I

know you're home. It's Jesus. I'm very angry

with you. I'm going to punish you, Billy. Ah

hah hah hah hah hah! I'm going to punish you

Billy. Can you hear me, Billy? Are you listening?

I hope you're listening, Bil-ly."

[as track finishes, several static-heavy radio

broadcast samples overlap and phase from channel

to channel before fading out.]

06 Stray Cat Blues

Time: 04:40

Desc: live 90

ID: unknown

Source: Audience

Detail: Rolling Stones cover

07 Snail

Time: 05:50

Desc: radio 91

ID: 01/15/92 VPRO radio

Source: Soundboard

Detail: true soundboard, not broadcast

08 Bob Speaks

Time: 00:37

Desc: stage banter

ID: 1990

Source: Soundboard

Detail: transcription

audience member: "Rock and roll!"

Bob English: "We have a 45 for sale from this band. It

sounds better than in this place. Three

dollars for a single."

audience member: "Pumpkins rock and roll!"

Bob English: "Includes the hit single I Am One!

audience member: "Don't play no [unintelligible]"

Bob English: "If you wanna hear more you gotta be a little

bit louder and applaud real hard, you know?"

[audience cheers]

Bob English: "That's all? (pause) LOUDER!"

09 Window Paine

Time: 07:43

Desc: live 90

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: band plays a rawkpower jam in the middle of the song

10 Wave Song

Time: 04:12

Desc: demo 91

ID: unknown

Source: studio

Detail: James Iha song, which he also sings

11 Blue

Time: 04:00

Desc: acoustic 91

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: full band, sounds like a studio outtake.

12 Lie I Lie

Time: 03:25

Desc: live 89

ID: unknown

Source: audience

Detail: -

13 My Eternity

Time: 07:00

Desc: radio 88

ID: 03/16/89 WZRD Chicago

Source: Soundboard

Detail: Mislabeled. Track starts with the DJ interview before the song:

"right, right... Velvet Underground. That's off the, ah, Banana

LP, right, right..."

14 Jesus is the Sun

Time: 02:52

Desc: demo 90

ID: unknown

Source: Studio

Detail: -

15 Sookie Sookie

Time: 07:11

Desc: live 91

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: The version circulating is not from Mashed Potatoes.

This version is played very differently.

pre-song banter transcription

Billy: "This is another one of them motherfucking covers

we can't seem to shake off like a cancerous

disease."

(to somone offstage) "Ah?"

(back to mic) "Oh yeah, crank it up!"

[after about 4 minutes:]

Billy: "Alright, this is the last motherfucking

time I ever play this motherfucking song...

I can't take it anymore. Fuck Steppenwolf

and fuck this motherfucking song."

[to audience heckler] "Fuck you, whoever said that!"

[band breaks into Purple Haze]

Billy: "See, even that didn't get it going. We

don't know how to kill this beast."

[more jamming]

Billy: "This is HORRIBLE. This is just terrible..."

[fade out]

MASHED POTATOES

DISC 2 of 5

01 Chump

Time: 02:44

Desc: live 92

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: the version currently circulating as being from Mashed Potatoes

is not. This is a straight version with Billy on vocals.

02 Rocket

Time: 04:59

Desc: acoustic 93

ID: 07/26/93 Chicago, IL

Source: Soundboard

Detail: from the Siamese Dream record release party at Tower Records.

03 Under Your Spell

Time: 03:53

Desc: demo 88

ID: unknown

Source: 4-track home demo

Detail: -

04 Honeyspider

Time: 03:03

Desc: live 90

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: -

05 STP

Time: 03:30

Desc: demo 91

ID: unknown

Source: studio

Detail: up until now this song has been incorrectly known as

"What You Wanted".

lyrics

This is where I've left my friends

Some are real and some pretend

All of you you knew me well

Cause I've never ever been

strong

Now I know

Now I'm strong

I don't want it

What you got me

When you want it

to be

through me

to be

through me

Cause I will

?

Cause I will

?

Right through you

06 Snap

Time: 03:44

Desc: demo 89

ID: unknown

Source: 16-track Reel Time Studio demo

Detail: -

07 Rhinoceros

Time: 04:42

Desc: live 93

ID: Chicago, IL

Source: Soundboard

Detail: pre-song banter transcription

James: "Let's see some evil hands. Yes! Alright Chicago!"

Billy: "So, we'd like to do a couple oldies for you. Feel

free to hum along."

08 Let's meet the band (stage banter)

Time: 00:43

Desc: stage banter

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: transcription

James: "At this point in time I'd like to introduce

the band. We've never done this before, and

uh... on bass, Dave Grohl. Everybody, Dave

Grohl. On drums, Jim Kerr. Jim Kerr. And on

guitar on my left, George Wuhl, everybody.

And uh, I'm Kurt Cobain."

09 Bleed

Time: 04:53

Desc: live 88

ID: unknown

Source: Audience

Detail: -

10 Opal/Worship

Time: 06:05

Desc: live 90

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: introduction transcription

Announcer: "Ladies and gentlemen... the Smashing Pumpkins!"

lyrics - Opal

Can't see the difference

I can't see the change

what am I missing

?

My little opal

what am I missing

I can't feel you now

what am I missing

and can't feel you now

I been with someone simple

right between the eyes

and I'll be a fool for you

she's my little opal

she's my little opal

she's my little opal blue

right here by your side

wondering where to hide

right here by your side

I been with someone simple

right between the eyes

and I'll be a fool for you

she's my little opal

she's my little opal

she's my little opal blue

lyrics - Worship

Baby

please don't change

baby

I'm still here

baby

Can you hear?

Baby

Baby

Baby

mmmmmm

11 Drown

Time: 08:10

Desc: live 92

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: pre-song banter transcription

[fade in]

Billy: "...red light on him. Can't take the white one."

12 Fat Man Blues

Time: 03:20

Desc: live acoustic 89

ID: unknown

Source: Reel Time Studio session

Detail: -

13 Try to Try

Time: 03:46

Desc: live 90

ID: unknown

Source: Soundboard

Detail: -

14 Venus in Furs

Time: 05:28

Desc: radio 88

ID: 03/16/89 WZRD Chicago

Source: Soundboard

Detail: Mislabeled. Track starts before the song.

DJ: "...shing Pumpkins. Hey gang, you out there? Is everybody

out there? And the band? Let's see. I don't think their

mics are... yeah. One second. Aaaahhhmmm. Let's see. Can

you guys hear me? Yeah, of course you can hear me. Of

course you can hear me."

Billy: "Check!"

DJ: "Alright! There we are. Hey everybody."

Billy: "Hey."

DJ: "Hey everybody. Alright, we've got the Smashing Pumpkins,

and you guys lugged down all your equipment and we've got

a very live show that's happening right now. Hey, the

stage is all yours. This is the Smashing Pumpkins on the

Wizard, WZRD Chicago."

15 WNUR interview

Time: 04:08

Desc: radio 88

ID: x

Source: radio broadcast

Detail: transcription

DJ: "...introduce yourselves."

Billy: "I'm Billy. I'm the lead singer, guitar player."

James: "I'm James, guitars."

D'arcy: "My name is D'arcy and I play the bass and

sing backup."

DJ: "You guys are really really good at this microphone

stuff. I tell them to lean into the micrphone and

they really do..."

Billy: "and, uh... and, uh Jimmy the drummer is in

Joliet. We have a drummer now."

DJ: "Oh, OK."

Billy: "Because.. a lot of people saw us in the beginning,

saw us with the drum machine, but we finally got a

drummer, so..."

DJ: "Now but you played today with a drum machine."

Billy: "Yeah, 'cause we just thought it would sound a lot

better."

DJ: "Yeah, yeah, that's something that's kind of difficult

to deal with in our completely minimal studio in the

other room. Uhhmm, so you guys played in Milwaukee

last night, said it wasn't too great..."

Billy: "Yeah, it was a bad gig..."

[James laughs in background]

DJ: "But you're playing tomorrow night at Exit."

Billy: "We're playing tomorrow night at the Exit with the

Swinging Dicks, who we played with in Milwaukee

last night. They're like, they're kinda like,

we're, um, tagging up with Swinging Dicks and we're

gonna try and start doing the same thing with [The

Crows?] and, like, book gigs together and go down

as like... you know, like Champaign..."

DJ: "Yeah, yeah, it probably makes it a lot easier,

definitely, and bring out more people..."

Billy: "Well, it's just nice to have a lot of, like, you

know, you bring both bands out and that way if

there's any sh... uh, bad stuff [D'arcy laughs] that

happens, uh, that way you know, we don't have any

problems, we're kinda like our little teams, so...

it makes things easier."

[James laughs]

DJ: "OK, team effort. You're listening to 89.3 WNUR FM,

Evanston, Chicago, the new music FM, and it's 4:57.

You're listening to Airplay, that's all just for

your personal information, so you know what's going

on, and we're sitting here with the Swinging

Di--no, with the Smashing Pumpkins..."

Billy: "Can we... can we tell you about our, our soon-to-be

demo?"

DJ: "Oh, yeah, and talk about... what's the deal with

this... this, ah, cable thing?"

Billy: "Alright, yeah, um, today we're taping a cable uh,

thing in Addison on Pulse Cable but I don't know

what channel it is, and I don't know when it's

going to air but, it'll be with Love & Addiction

and the Eisenhowers..."

DJ: "Well, when you go down... you're doing this after

you leave here?"

Billy: "As soon as we get off here..."

DJ: "Well, as soon as you get down there, tell them to

call Octavia at WNUR and tell her what the heck

this is all about because I wanna know... if all

these local bands are going to be taping and on

the air..."

Billy: "Jimmy, our drummer's done it with a guy named

Daver, he's done stuff with him, and I guess they do

very... you know, like 16-track audio and..."

DJ: "Wow..."

Billy: "...they use 4 cameras and it's all for free, and

it's supposed to be very good quality."

DJ: "Neat, that's really great. And so is it like, is

it like a, do you think it's kinda like a MTV-type

thing, like a music video show and they slip it in

once in a while, or it's like a local video show?"

Billy: "You know, I've heard cheesy things and I've heard

good things. I mean there's not much you can expect

when you go in for free... free audio and free tape.

It might be a nice promotional thing, and it might

be just be nice to have it on TV, I don't know. Be

nice for all my old high-school pals that didn't

like me to see me on TV."

[Everyone laughs]

DJ: "So that's why you're in this band... revenge, yeah."

Billy: "We don't have a... like, the tape we sent you is a

4-track demo, like bedroom stuff, but um, the, uh,

I shouldn't say his name, but um, this guy from

Elektra really likes the band, and he's going to

pay for our demo..."

DJ: "Neat!"

Billy: "...so, we're going to be doing that, like, probably

the first week of December before he goes on the

road with Metallica..."

DJ: "There you go... I see a definite connection between

you and Metallica there." [laughs]

Billy: "Well, he's all connected to all like..."

[James says something unintelligible to Billy in the

background]

Billy: "Yeah, oh yeah, and we're opening for Jane's

Addiction next Wednesday at the Metro."

DJ: "Oh, that's right. I almost forgot about that...

yeah, that's a really big show. Jane's Addiction,

all ages show..."

Billy: "Yeah, we are quite the lucky puppies..."

DJ: [laughs] "Uuuumm.. yeah, that's the Wednesday before

Thanksgiving, for those of you who aren't up on

what's going on around here, all you lazy bums who

don't know what's going on. Let's give away a pair

of tickets to your show tomorrow night, how's that?"

Billy: "That sounds nice."

DJ: "Does that sound nice and good and happy? OK, I

have a pair of tickets for you to see the Swinging

Dicks and the Smashing Pumpkins at the Exit on

Sunday, November 20th if you're the second caller

at 866-WNUR. Tickets are courtesy of the Exit and

can be yours if you are the second caller at

866-WNUR. You've gotta be 21 or over to attend

shows at the exit so keep that in mind when you

call. Ummm... so go out and see two great bands,

uh, Smashing Pumpkins, Swinging Dicks, go out for

free, you and a friend, free night on the town

courtesy of Exit and WNUR, and get to see two

bands in the works. Ah, so, give us a call,

866-WNUR, second caller wins it. How about we go

to another song, I'm going to play a request,

play the God's Acre song and then you guys wanna

add anything before we go to..."

[fade out]

MASHED POTATOES

DISC 3 of 5

01 And from the westside... (stage intro)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

02 Girl Named Sandoz (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

03 365 (live 90)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

04 Spaceboy (outtake 93)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

05 The Joker (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

06 Suffer (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

07 COming attractions (radio ?)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

08 Egg (live demo 89)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

09 Bury Me (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

10 Moleasskiss (demo 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

11 I Am My End (live 90)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

12 My Dahlia (demo 88)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

13 Vanilla (demo acoustic 89)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

14 East (demo 88)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

15 Kill your parents (stage banter)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

16 Terrapin (live 91)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

17 Luna (acoustic 91)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

MASHED POTATOES

DISC 4 of 5

01 Interview a go-go (European radio ?)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

02 Morning Jam (live 90)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

03 I'm Free (live 90)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

04 Jennifer Ever (demo 88)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

05 Plume (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

06 Disarm (live 93)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

07 Siva (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

08 Translucent (demo 90)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

09 Not Worth Asking (live 89)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

10 Over You (live 90)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

11 Where's Vince? (outtake 93)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

12 Smiley (acoustic 91)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

13 Geek USA (live 93)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

14 Crush (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

15 C'mon (live 90)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

MASHED POTATOES

DISC 5 of 5

01 Hello Kitty Kat (demo 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

02 Nothing and Everything (demo 88)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

03 Mayonaise (outtake 93)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

04 Out of Focus (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

05 Offer Up (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

06 Silverfuck (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

07 Rudolph (live 93)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

08 Stars Falling (demo 89)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

09 Godzilla (live 90)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

10 Bye June (live 92)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

11 Spiteface (demo 88)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

12 Daydream (demo 89)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

13 I'll Never Change (live 90)

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

14 Melon Collie (outtake 93).

Time: 00:00

Desc: x

ID: x

Source: x

Detail: -

Talk about wasting space!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!! Now go to bed, my everything.