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*Long Day 'Zine*
~Issue #1 September 15, 1997~
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**Table of Contents** 


It's Been a Long Day...........................................Greetings
What Did You Hope to Learn About Here..............................News
Don't Rush This Baby................................................. Tourdates
It's Better Than Nothing.......................................... Merchandise
I Wonder What It's Like To Be The Head Honcho......Chart Stats
If You Want You Can Get To Know Me Well.........Meet the Band
I Hang On Everything About You...................... Article
Pull Out Some Hope for Me.......................... Interpetations
Rain's Gonna Wash Away I Believe This...................... Stories
Funny How it Comes to Pass....................... Concert Reviews
Keep This Hat of Broken Dreams............. Poems/Dreams
In Fact It's Phony as Hell................................Marketplace
Don't it Make You Wanna Think Damn....................... Whatever 
All These Feelings Cloud Up My Reasoning................... Feelings
I Forget When Words Were Only Words..............Questions
Don't You Think I'm Good Enough........ Webpage of the Issue
Cause I've Been Cheated, I've been Wronged...........Advertisments
We Always Say it Would be Good to Go Away.... Thank you's/Good-bye 
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*It's Been a Long Day*
Greetings
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~Hello from all of us at Long Day 'Zine~ 

Hey all and welcome to our first issue of "Long Day"!!! We all hope you enjoy our magazine and we all put a lot of time and effort in to this. We aren't official and are in no way affiliated with Matchbox 20. We just love the band so much that we wanted to do this for them. We have our connections and we are letting the band know what we are doing and what it is about. We have questions sent to them, and if we're lucky, they'll answer them sometime soon. All of us would like to tell you a little bit about ourselves so below is a little autobiography of ourselves. Well enough babbling... time for the 'Zine! Enjoy and if you have any questions/comments please e-mail one of us! - Meera - MatchboxZ0@aol.com OR RubyTues23@aol.com
- Carrie - LngDayZine@aol.com OR Carrie6896@aol.com
- Ali - LUVMB203EB@aol.com
- Michelle - Shelly1717@aol.com 

Hey! I'm Meera from Cleveland, Ohio. My favorite bands are BUSH!, OASIS!, The Beatles, MB20 (of course), Radiohead, Bare Naked Ladies, Cake, The Verve Pipe, Tori Amos, and I like alot of soundtracks. I'm not set on liking one set music genre (like Alternative(even though I tend to like Alternative the best)) I like everything. I even have the Puff Daddy CD! I'm 16 yrs old and a Junior in High School. That's about it! See ya! 

Hello, hello, hello! I'm Carrie and I'm from South Bend, Indiana. I love Fruit Loops and bananas. Some bands/musicians I think that rock besides MB20 are: Bush, Fiona Apple, Live, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, Bob Marley, The Beatles, 311, Tonic, Reel Big Fish, Nirvana, Lazlo Bane, The Prodigy, Silverchair, Oasis, Psychadelic Furs, Tricky, REM, U2, Chemical Brothers, Moby, and loads more. 

Hey! My name is Alicyn, and I am 13 years old. I live in Columbia, Maryland, right near Baltimores(Fells Point, for all you drinkers. Rob?). I enjoy listening to music, my two favorite bands are Matchbox20 and Third Eye Blind. I also enjoy playing tennis, going to the mall, hanging with friends, going crazy over Stephan and Rob, and going on AOL. Well I hope you know a little bit about me, and I hope you enjoy the best MB20 Zine! 

Hey! I'm Michelle, and I am 16 years old. I live in St. Louis, Missouri. Some other bands I love are Bush, 311, No Doubt, Dishwalla, and Garbage. I love going to work (that's odd, but I have my reasons!), hanging out with my friends, and going to concerts! Be sure to stop by the webpage & let me know what you think :) 

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*What Did You Hope to Learn About Here*
News
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~What's up with the band~ 

A few birthdays as you may already know have been happening in the band. Let's all wish Paul and Kyle a Happy (late) Birthday!! Paul's birthday was on August 22nd and Kyle's was on the 29th! 

As everyone probably knows, Matchbox 20 was on Leno the 4th. They played "Push" and all together it was a awesome performance! 

Matchbox 20 has been added to the list of artists who will be doing covers for the Fleetwood Mac Tribute Album "Rumours." They will be covering "Never Going Back Again." Is that great news, or what? -Dana 

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*Don't Rush This Baby*
Tourdates
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~Here is where you can find out where Matchbox 20 is headed~ 

- Carrie6896@aol.com 

09/06/97 W. Lafayette,IN Purdue University
09/07/97 Lawrence,KS Jay Hawk Festival
09/12/97 Sacramento,CA KWOD Radio Show
09/13/97 Mountain View,CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
09/24/97 Sydney,AUS Globe
09/29/97 Austin,TX University Of Texas 

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*It's Better Than Nothing*
Merchandise
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~Find out what's out now and how to get it~ 

All right, for all you folks who are out there scavenging for merchandise, from Matchbox 20. We have some information for you. They have no singles out, at least not yet. A whole bunch of merchandise is due out in stores, late this fall. But if you go to one of their concerts you are sure to see some merchandise there. Their shows sell a black t-shirt with Matchbox20 written across the front of the shirt. They also sell a girl shirt, which is a satin, white and blue colored, sleeveless vest type of shirt. Matchbox20 is embroidered in red letters on the left breast of the shirt. -LuvMB20EB@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------
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Hey guys just making sure that ALL of you know about the Music Connection Issue featuring Matchbox20...THEY'RE ON THE COVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU HAVEN'T YET...HERE'S HOW TO ORDER : To order the issue, send a check or money order (or cash, if necessary) in the amount of $5.00 (U.S.) per copy (for the issue and shipping), payable to Music Connection, to: 

Music Connection
ATTN: Back Issues - MATCHBOX20
4731 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91607 

***Make sure to specify that you want the issue featuring Matchbox20 : VOLUME XXI, ISSUE #17. ****email me at Glycrin92@aol.com for any questions! --------------------------------------------------------------
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Burning Airlines is now carrying Matchbox 20 merchandise in their Aug/Sept catalog. They have at the moment three t-shirts: 

ES-274 Matchbox 20: Logo
ES-282 Matchbox 20: Photo on black
ES-283 Matchbox 20: LP cover on black 

The shirts are $16 a piece plus S&H. Burning Airlines is a mail order company and you can order items through a catalog. To get a catalog write to: 

Burning Airlines
P.O. Box 3757
Trenton, NJ 08629-0757 

Include $1 for shipping and your name, address, and phone number. Or you can Call: 1-609-585-1888
Fax: 1-609-585-1881 

Expect a catalog in 4-6 weeks. To order the t-shirts I believe you have to have an order form which comes with the catalog. I might be wrong. If you have any questions please email me . ================================
*I Wonder What It's Like To Be The Head Honcho*
Chart Stats
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~Find out where MB20 ranks on various charts~ -

Carrie6896@aol.com
Recorded: September 15, 1997
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MTV's Top 20 Countdown (US)
#2 MATCHBOX 20 - Push / (Lava/Atlantic Records/ The Atlantic Group)
September 13, 1997
(Compiled for the week of September 8, Airdate September 13.) 
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Billboard 200 Top Albums
#7`` Yourself Or Someone Like You, '' Matchbox 20. Lava. (Platinum)
As of Wednesday, September 3, 1997
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Mainstream Rock Tracks
#8 `` Push, '' Matchbox 20. Lava. 
As of Wednesday, September 3, 1997
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Modern Rock Tracks
#6 `` Push, '' Matchbox 20. Lava. 
As of Wednesday, September 3, 1997
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The Top 250 Albums
Compiled by SoundScan, Inc.
#7 "Yourself or Someone Like You" Matchbox 20 (Atlantic)
September 19, 1997 
(chart is dated one week ahead of its actual date of publication) 

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*If You Want You Can Get to Know Me Well*
Meet the Band
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~Everything you need to know about the awesome band Matchbox 20~ 

Meet the Band: 

The Band Is:
Rob Thomas- Lead Vocals
Kyle Cook- Lead Guitar, Vocals
Adam Gaynor- Rythm Guitar, Vocals
Brian Yale- Bass
Paul Doucette- Drums 

How It All Began:
The band members Rob, Paul and Brian got together in 1992, and Adam and Kyle got together with the Trio in 1994, through a mutual friend. Together the 5 formed the band Matchbox20. How'd they come up with the name? While Paul was a waiter in a diner, he saw a guy with a #20 on jersey walk into the diner. All he could read on the jersey was the word matchbox and the number 20. So they said Matchbox20. Rob hated the name but they stuck to it. The band came up with the name for their CD, when Rob and Paul were at a cafe, they were both drunk, and a girl was playing a song called "Yourself or Someone Like You." They had originally had named their album "Woodshed Diaries" but they thought the other name was so cool so they called up their record label and told them they wanted to change it and they had already had everything sent out. So it took the band 2 years until they released their album, and it is heading towards platinum! An interesting fact about the man on the cover of the album is, that the man used to sit outside of the studio everyday. The band members would go out and talk to him between takes. He had been a welder. He got paid a modeling fee, but in the beginning he wasn't supposed to be used for the cover, then they changed their minds. Quite fickle band members wouldn't you say? 

Getting To Know The Members:
Rob:
-Born on February 14, 1972
-Born on a military base in Germany
-Ran away from home at the age of 17 and hitch hiked and lived on the streets until the age of about 20. But he called his mother to let her know how he was.
-Wrote most of his songs while sitting on exit ramps
-He is really good with kids
-Rob does his own nailpolish 
-Thrift Shops
-Has a picture of Elvis on his guitar
-Favorite song on the album is "Kody"
-Favorite song to perform is "Back 2 Good" He likes it a lot
-"My Heather" is his ex-girlfriend
-Decided to be a musician at age 13
-Biggest influence has been Steve Burry
-Did the record in an hour and a half
-Likes Jack and Coke 

Kyle-
-Born on August 29, 1975 
-Lived in Indiana
-Went to the Atlanta Institute of Music
-Great Cook
-Not good at washing clothes 

Adam-
-Born on October 23, 1964
-Likes to sport a print hat, which he got at The Gap
-Used to work in a recording studio
-Allergic to dogs
-Hard to believe what he says
-Neat freak
-Likes apple juice 

Paul-
-Born on August 22, 1972
-Dyes his hair a lot
-Drums are red
-Decided to be a musician at age 10
-Biggest influence has been R.E.M. 

Brian-
-Born on November 14, 1968
-The goofiest 

Interesting Facts:
-The baby on the cd lining is Cody, Rob's friends' baby
-The choice of cigarettes: Rob- Camel Special Lights, Kyle- Camel Hard Pack, Paul- Marlboro, Brian- Marlboro. Yes, that's right, Adam is a non-smoker, yet he is a second hand smoker.
-Are very into the internet and the website, and Brian and Adam tend to answer and read all the messages and mail they get.
-Rob, Paul and Brian were in a band before MB20, called Tabitha's secret 

Facts On Their Work and Future
Well, on an interview that they did on MTV, they explained the lyrics for "Push". See, ya know how everyone thinks that "Push" is deragotory towards women or something? Rob Thomas said that he actually wrote it about a girl that treated him like crap, basically.
Ali and MissTudy@aol.com
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*I Hang On Everything About You*
Article
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~The Article of the Issue~ 

The article of the issue was about Matchbox 20's name.

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*Pull Out Some Hope for Me*
Interpetations
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~Where you interpetate a song, vid, or lyric~ 

I have a interpetation on the song "Push" by Matchbox20. I think the song could be from a woman's point-of-view but with a guy singing. The lyrics are "I wanna push you around.....I wanna take you for granted.." and the rest. Many people have told me that the song was from a woman's point-of-view, but I'm not sure. Maybe...maybe not. 
I am a female and I know how some female's can be....and it fit's them perfectly. 
Rob said that he got the lyrics to the "Push" song from his own expierences also from other people's expierences on MTV this month....he referred to it with the album name. -Angel1725@aol.com 

I have an interpretation of my own on the song "Kody," which is by far my favorite song. Kody sat down on the avenue "That pretty much describes itself" 

He tapped his feet, to the humming of the highway "This signifies that he is lonely, feels left out, down on life, or something like that by the fact that the humming of the highway is all that he is listening to" 

He watched the light shine down on the broken glass and thought I don't got no reasons, yet There it is and there it was "Kody is thinking that his life has amounted to nothing thus far, and he needs to have someone signifigant to help him through life" 

It was clear to all of us "everyone else knew that he was lonely, but no one wanted to take the time to care" 

We kept this hat of broken dreams and we pulled them out when we needed them around "people used him when they needed him, but not when he needed to be loved" 

So please hand me the bottle, I think I'm lonely now "Kody knows that he is alone, so he turns to alcohol to help him feel better about himself" 

And please give me direction, I think the hurt set in "This indicates that he knows that the alcohol is just making it worse, and he knows that he is unloved" 

And I don't feel nothing "He keeps drinking untill the pain is gone, and he is numb to everything in life" 

There's a squeak hinge down on the back gate it lets us know if he comes around "Kody has been coming home less and less, where it seems as if he is almost non-existant" 

I don't sleep that good anyways, and if you've never heard that silence, it's a God aweful sound "everyone has gained a conscious, and feel sorry for what they've done to Kody, but he is never home anymore, and no one knows if he's alive or dead, and they blame themselves" 

I don't feel nothing, no I don't feel nothing, there's nothing to feel good about "This indicates Kody's death, no one really knows how he dies, but everyone is saddened and hurt" 

Don't get down much to the avenue, I could drive but it takes too much to get there "No one can bare to go to Kody's grave to apoligize and to seek forgiveness, even though it is too late for that. They can easily get there, but it is too hard for them to forget the past" 

Don't get off on the broken glass, the cadillac scene "This implies that Kody's death had to do with a car wreck, the fact that it is a Cadillac makes one believe that he was hit by a Cadillac, but he could have been driving it while he was drunk" 

Well, I've seen alot of good things die and I'm in an over emotional way "This is the finale, everyone knows that Kody was a great guy, an he can't forgive himself for not being a better friend to him while he was alive, and the fact that he's in an over emotional way makes me think that he is crying and mourning Kody's death, but at the same time, he is thinking of turning to alcohol himself to get Kody's death off of his mind" 

That's pretty much it. Sorry it's so long, but hey, it's an awesome song, and that's just how I see it. I would LOVE to hear what you think about my interp. Good or bad, just E-Mail me. -SrDilhead@aol.com 

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*Rain's Gonna Wash Away I Believe This*
Stories
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~Short stories on or inspired by Matchbox 20~ 

A short story inspired by the Matchbox 20 song "3 AM" It's about a guy and a girl who have fallen out of love. 

3 AM 

Funny how quiet it is at night. All that can be heard is cars passing and my drunken next door neighbors argueing again. The rain pelts the helpless window relentlessly as I stare out into the black, black night. If I listen carefully I can hear her sleeping soundly in the bedroom. Such a steady and reassuring beat. God, I love her... 

Have you ever been in a relationship that is having you? Like you can't control how it goes or how it will end up. Even though you try so hard. You hope that this is it, and hope this'll be the one. Cause I guess really that's all you can do. Than one day you find out that things have changed. So scared that the only person you love is going to slip through your hand... 

I've got to stop thinking like this, I scold myself as I lay down on the couch. Nervously I rearrange the silver rings on my fingers. I know that its not going to last, and I know you can't make someone love you. Funny how you refer to a relationship as "it". Just a thing. You know, "it's" over and "it's" never going to work out... 

"Baby?" 

I turn my head as I hear a small voice coming from the doorway. 

"We need to talk..." 

"I'll be there in a minute", I whisper as I slowly close my eyes with a sigh. I swear that I could almost hear and feel my heart actually breaking. Rubbing my eyes with the back of my hand I struggle to stand up. On my way to the bedroom with the single though of "it's over" blaring through my head I couldn't help but glance at the window. Despite of the storm brewing inside, outside its stopped raining... -Carrie Dieringer