Hmmmm. Is drummer Stacy Jones (of Veruca Salt and Letters to Cleo fame) auditioning for the Smashing Pumpkins' vacant drum slot? According to Kay Hanley, lead singer of Letters to Cleo, that seems to be the case. At a recent Letters to Cleo show, Hanley said something -- onstage -- to the effect of his trying out for Billy Corgan & Company. However, a spokesperson for the Pumpkins couldn't confirm or deny the report. As previously reported, the Pumpkins' forthcoming album, Adore, features the drum work of three skinsmen -- Matt Walker(Filter), Matt Cameron(Soundgarden), and Joey Waronker(Beck) -- but the band has yet to hire a permanent player behind the kit for their forthcoming six- to eight- week tour, which is tentatively slated to include many European dates...

From Cleo Digest # i dunno:

....."I asked him about the tryout with the Smashing Pumpkins and he said it went ok but Billy Corgan said he is sick of having a "kid" for a drummer and wants someone older and more experienced.".....-Anon

.....(Well, u certainly can't go any older than Kenny Arnoff!:-).....-Marlie