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HMV In-Store Appearance
Sydney, Australia
Jan 21, 1999
Updated: Sun Feb 7, 1999
Reviews
Julia (Feb/7/99):
Okay, well apart from the beginning being a disaster it was still utterly brilliant. Hole were great and even tho Security were saying that they could only sign one thing , they signed more than one thing and actually talked to the fans and stuff which was really great. I think they started a riot or something coz all these people started running and stammping their feet and shit, but I don't know. You weren't allowed to take photos once you were right in front of them but you could from a distance HOWEVER for some reason none of the photos I took or the photos my friend took came out, I think they did something so they couldn't....or something dumb like that....or we've got really dodgy cameras..but just one thing to the guy who complained about the instore...If the people outside in the rain were SUCH big Hole fans they would have gotten there early enough to get the tickets in order to secure their place in line.
Sharee (Feb/6/99):
I have to say first of all that, to begin with, I was so determined to get in and see Hole that nothing was gonna fucking stand in my way. Marilyn Manson did an instore appearance the day before and after standing in the rain for 5 hours I still didn't get in because I was polite, didn't push and I didn't go mental to get infront of the 5000 other Mansonites that had gone to see the Mechanical Animals. Today was going to be different. Fair enough I didn't get to meet Manson, but Clove? No one was gonna stop me.
Me and a couple of friends got to the store at about 12pm (the signing started at 5pm) and there was only about 100 people sitting around so we thought we'll grab our tickets and come back at 4pm. Yes, they had tickets for the first hundred or so people that arrived that morning. So we ask the security dick for a ticket and it turns out they are all gone already, plus I found out that some girls had been waiting outside the store since 5am (now that's what I call diehard). Anyway, we made our way towards the front of the queue (pushing is rude I know, but when it comes down to it nobody else gave a fuck who they pissed off so why the hell should I?). During the day I have to say that we, the 'sheep' that had herded to see our idols were treated with absolutely no respect and, like I just said, we were herded. "Everybody move back or get out!" said one of the assholes. Then came the worst time, at about 5.30pm when people were first allowed in, this girl was about 5 seconds from getting inside when one of the shaved ape security gaurds pull her out from behind the barricade and told her to go home. If that isn't fucking cruel what is? Poor thing, I would have killed ALL the security team if they did that to me, oh, I might as well name them, Blue Falcon Security, once again incase you missed it, Blue Falcon Security. If there are any Aussies reading this feel fucking free to make as much bad press as possible against these losers. They were acting like they were in the goddamn army or something, then one of them made a gun with his hands and held it to my head because I wouldn't shutup talking. What a wank. Anyway, getting back to why I was there in the first place…
As soon as people were allowed in the store all you could here was screaming for about 5 minutes straight which ment they were in their. That was probably the weirdest part. Hole were inside the store I was queuing infront of. That's what pissed me off a lot too about the Manson signing the previous day. Had the shaved ape security been a bit more organised and tactful in their handlings towards us I would have met the band. But no, you can't teach a shaved ape new tricks can you.
Anyway, after being told off about 100 times for breathing, I was at the front of the line…I can't describe how it feels to be so close to your dream coming true…for five years I'd been waiting for this day, to meet Courtney fucking Love and here I was five minutes away from it…then the security guard tapped my friend Louise's shoulder signalling that it was her turn to go in, but being the beautiful bitch she is she wouldn't go in without me, so the security dick let us both in together! We had a bit of an attack and screamed a little then joined the queue inside the store (which I didn't expect to see). It's hard to explain the store except that to get in you go down a flight of stairs then your in. By this time I was exstatic, but I felt a little bad cause two of my other friends were still outside waiting. HMV were playing Live Through This and I remember there was about six or seven grrrls (including me of course) singing Credit In The Straight world at the top of our lungs, you had to be their I guess. It was fucking mad. Then the line was moving and the closer we got the more we could see them! I kept screaming Courtney and shit like everyone else was, until the shaved apes ONCE AGAIN told us to shut up. Okay, here's who you could see. Samantha was sitting at the end of the podium video taping the signing, then there was Clove, then another girl who was tiny and everyone kept saying was Bean (keep reading), then Eric and Melissa.
Then, this guy, doing the full punk thing you know, mohawk, checkered pants, chains etc ran passed the security out of nowhere from the top of the stairs and just piss bolted down the stairs for the hell of it…god it was so funny you know, definate anarchy. That's when the security thought they were in combat and pounced on him like he had a grenade or something and dragged him off to the back of the store where, according to local newspapers, he was taught a 'lesson' for his behaviour. He was so cool, everyone was cheering and laughing, even Clove stood up to see what was going on.
Then Courtney started a little discussion because Live Through This was still on for like the 3rd time in a row and she goes 'God I'm so sick of my own voice, put something else on,' then she asked us, "What do you guys wanna hear?' and there were yells for everything from Pearl Jam to goddamn Nirvana. Which brings me to another subject.
Kurt Cobain. I lost count of how many fucking Kurt shirts I saw at the signing and at the concert the night before. Why do people do that? Fair enough you know, you like Nirvana, they're your fav band, whatever. Why do people insist on rubbing it in to Clove? What, do they think she's all of a sudden gonna spill her guts on her marriage to him? As fucking if.
Anyway, the line kept moving so eventually I was, like, there, at the fucking front! Then Melissa was looking around at everyone and I waved to her and she waved back! That's when I started going ape shit cause I knew it was gonna happen. I was gonna meet Hole (minus Patty, poor darling)…then this dumb bitch who Courtney should have bludgeoned to death gave Clove a 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' shirt to sign…you can guess what my reaction was. Courtney looked at the girl and said, 'I won't sign this, I can't sign this,' then turned to this guy (her minder? A roadie?) and said, 'I am not gonna sign anything to do with Kurt, I just won't,' then the dumb bitch with the shirt walked off like she'd accomplished something. Whore.
Then it was my turn and to say I thought I was gonna faint was an understatement. I said hi to Clove and as she was signing the cover of Pretty On The Inside for me I said, 'do you think I could get a kiss?' and she looked around to see if anyone was looking cause I don't think she was allowed to touch us (like we all have Hepatitis C or something). Then she leant over the table and I grabbed her around the neck and we kissed each other on the cheek!!!! My god, this was the best day of my life!!! Anyone who has ever met Courtney knows what I mean when I say that she is like a fucking magnet for energy…not really energy but, when your talking to her it's like you can't leave because your in awe, there is just something about her that draws you in…
Next was the tiny girl I was talking about who everyone thought was Frances Bean, well, if Frances is 16, has a nose ring and drinks beer then yeah, it was her. I was so curious I just had to ask who she was and Courtney goes, 'oh this is our new guitarist Alison' and I was like, oh my god, cause I'm so gullible I thought Courtney was serious. So I shook Alisons hand and congratulated her then Eric took my POTI booklet of me, signed it and passed it on to Melissa who is soooo nice. I regret not talking to Eric but what can you do? I told Melissa that I went to their concert the previous night and it kicked ass and she goes, 'have you seen us before' and I go 'no, cause the last time you came out I wasn't allowed to go' and she goes, 'oh,' then that was it! Shaved ape no. 3 told me to get out of the store so I tried frantically to get my camera ready but she busted me so out I went…and that, my dears was the best day of my life.
Julia (Feb/3/99):
The instore was only a disaster in one sense. THAT IT WAS VERY BADLY ORGANIZED. And as I was there from 8 in the morning I can explain why. You had to go and get a ticket from HMV which told you what number you were in the line. There were black tickets which were the first 80 or so people, and then green tickets which were another 80. Or something like that. Anyways, I was there at 8 in the morning to get a ticket, and I SHOULD have been the 19th person in line to meet them, but the fuckhead of a security guard told me to be there at like 4.15pm (the instore was at 5pm) and everything would be okay. But they fucked up bigtime and half the people who had tickets weren't there at the time they were SUPPOSED to be in there, which was 3.30ish. So I ended up in the rain with other people, being promised that I would be next, along with two girls who had tickets number FOUR AND FIVE ... HMV sucks.
Simon Ray (Jan/27/99):
Hole's HMV instore appearance on 21st January was a complete disaster!! About 10% of people attending actually got inside to meet the band and those who did get in wasted the bands and everyone else's time by spending much too long in there!! My Friends and i were standing in the rain for 8 and a half hours but still didn't get in.
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