The following is the transcript from a recent chat held on June 12, 1997 with Stacy Jones and Steve Lack of Veruca Salt. It was held at the Web Cafe in Vancouver, and was facilitated by Mindscrew Productions and Ross Harvey. Steve was somewhat traumatized by the whole experience, so Stacy did most of the typing. Also, please note that the person calling themselves LouiseNina is a fan and not in Veruca Salt. The only two members of the band in the chat were Steve and Stacy. They went by the name VERUCA SALT. Oh yeah, the dork between Stacy and Steve in the photos is our very own Dustin Rabin.

[18:42:07] VERUCA SALT: We are going to be with Localh and Fig Dish.
[18:42:10] LouiseNina: Did Kirk Hammett do the lead parts in Shutterbug?
[18:42:18] VERUCA SALT: no Jim did
[18:42:27] LouiseNina: I NEW IT
[18:42:36] Melissa: I really admire the fact that you can play drums and bungee jump Stacy
[18:42:37] nab: what are your tour plans for the summer?
[18:42:37] Pedro: I love you guys, and is Louise datying Dave Grohl for real?
[18:42:41] LouiseNina: What guitar work did Steve do?
[18:42:43] Brianna: Stacy... I read an article where you said that when you were on tour with LTC you used to listen to american thighs every night.. I thought that was cool. Do you like the new album as much?
[18:42:45] Scarah: Stacy, who are some of your influences as a drummer?
[18:42:50] Chris17: The show is at Clutch Cargos in Detroit
[18:42:59] VERUCA SALT: Thanks. I trained for months.
[18:43:09] Scarah: Do you keep in touch with Letters To Cleo?
[18:43:09] ShimmerGrl: I messed up my backstage passes....damn it all
[18:43:19] Pedro: Louise and Dave Grohl, rumors or the real thing?
[18:43:20] ShimmerGrl: im a dummy :P hehe
[18:43:26] VERUCA SALT: Yea, I love th new album
[18:43:33] Chris17: We saw you before the show in and started to say but you missed us
[18:43:34] treesapp(2): Pedro: they aren't rumours...it was in Spin magazine =*)
[18:43:41] tabitha: what's your favorite song off the new album?
[18:43:51] Scarah: What songs do you like to play live?
[18:43:55] treesapp(2): Steve: what are your music influences?
[18:43:58] VERUCA SALT: With David Bowie
[18:44:05] Pedro: Well, you never know, is she here yet?
[18:44:10] VERUCA SALT: AC/DC
[18:44:15] treesapp(2): Pedro: true =*)
[18:44:17] Brianna: With David Bowie reminds me of Letters to Cleo
[18:44:21] Melissa: Stacy... I want to apologize for keeping you away from your parenst at the Cleveland show just to bug you.
[18:44:22] VERUCA SALT: yea
[18:44:23] ampersand: DO YOU LIKE ANY KILL ROCK STARS BANDS?
[18:44:25] Scarah: Stacy, as a drummer, who influenced you?
[18:44:30] Pedro: I love you guys[veruca@compusmart.ab.ca]
[18:44:30] LouiseNina: Hey Stacy, do you do a lot of Jim’s drum parts or do you change them to your style?
[18:44:32] treesapp(2): Steve: isn't that hard to play though ?
[18:44:33] Brianna: Because it's so bubbly and happy and stuff
[18:44:38] VERUCA SALT: Tommy Lee from Motley Crue
[18:44:45] skyway: hi everybody.
[18:44:53] Scarah: Cool...
[18:44:54] Brianna: Stacy.. what's the last band that really blew you away?
[18:44:54] Pedro: wicked, I love Motley Crue
[18:45:05] ampersand: Is Ultra Swiss coming out an album any time soon?
[18:45:07] Chris17: Stacy, I like the srum thing you do at the end of your set
[18:45:17] Melissa: Stacy… do you know who The Frans are????
[18:45:22] Brianna: I'm eating smarties!
[18:45:29] VERUCA SALT: Yea Ilove the Frans
[18:45:33] Chris17: Stacy, what was it like being with Jenny McCarthy?
[18:45:37] ShimmerGrl: which smurf is yer favorite smurf?
[18:45:38] VERUCA SALT: Mandy is a babe
[18:45:42] Pedro: Are the gals coming at all? No offence guys
[18:45:43] treesapp(2): Steve: how do you write the bass tabs, do you listen to the guitar
parts first and do it, or do you sit down with the guitar tabs and make out bass tabs?
[18:45:43] tabitha: when did letters to cleo break up?
[18:45:44] VERUCA SALT: I'm in love with her
[18:45:46] Melissa: They told me to tell you hi!!!!!!!
[18:45:47] jazzfly: E-mail your questions to jazzfly@mindscrew.com
[18:45:59] Scarah: How are you dealing with the change of going from a relatively unknown band, to joining a popular one? Any difference treatment wise?
[18:46:08] Chris17: Is she hot as she looks on Tv in real life?
[18:46:08] VERUCA SALT: Tell them to come to the show in Cleveland
[18:46:12] jazzfly: we are also accepting questions by e-mail at jazzfly@mindscrew.com
[18:46:21] Melissa: Can I come with them?????
[18:46:25] Brooke: why isn't the web cam thing not werking?
[18:46:26] VERUCA SALT: sure
[18:46:27] LouiseNinaWhat do you guys do after you play a show?
[18:46:31] Scarah: Bob the bear suit guy from Wisconsin told me to come on here cos he couldn't make it....(he's at work...)
[18:46:36] Chris17: Not a bad choice to be in love with!
[18:46:42] Melissa: Thank you thank you!!!!!!!
[18:46:45] ShimmerGrl: stacy if i bug roadies enough can i get backstage in philly? hehe
[18:46:50] Pedro: OKay, I love you guys, please, I would love to hear from you guys [veruca@compusmart.ab.ca], the address is not because I'm a psycho fan
[18:46:50] ShimmerGrl: i'll bring gifts ;)
[18:46:53] Chris17: Where is her show filmed at? Audience?
[18:46:55] VERUCA SALT: Mabee
[18:47:14] ampersand:Louise is so adorable. I rilly rilly love her!
[18:47:18] Chris17: Jenny McCarthy
[18:47:20] Scarah: Play Summerfest....please!!
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[18:47:27] tabitha: nina is cool too
[18:47:32] treesapp(2): Bri: having fun?
[18:47:33] LouiseNina: .Really Rilly Rilly the guy from Metriod?
[18:47:33] ShimmerGrl: did she really cut and put red streaks in her hair?
[18:47:35] Volcano Girl: STACY: I can't hear the audio please ask somebody there for help!!!, It says somethething about wrong handle. HELP!!!
[18:47:36] Pedro: I love Louise and Steve!!!!!!
[18:47:37] Scarah: Milwaukee fans are the greatest.....we love you here!
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[18:47:49] VERUCA SALT: Does anyone know if we were on Jenny last night.
[18:47:53] treesapp(2): I just love Steve =*)
[18:47:55] Scarah: My friend and I want to start a fan club, would you guys help us?
[18:47:57] Volcano Girl: I can’t hear!!!!
[18:47:59] ShimmerGrl: yep, you rocked
[18:47:59] Brianna: yes
[18:48:00] Chris17: yes you were
[18:48:03] treesapp(2): Stacey: I taped it =*)
[18:48:04] tabitha: stacy how come u didn't go on 120 minutes w/ nina and louise?
[18:48:07] MissSexy: hey
[18:48:07] Melissa: Now Stacy, if you marry you could spend lots of time with Mandy Mandy!!!!
[18:48:07] Chris17: You guys were great!
[18:48:09] VERUCA SALT: Did it sound good
[18:48:11] Brianna: I saw Jenny last night and the peformance was awesome
[18:48:17] Forsynthia: Yes
[18:48:17] ed_s: Did I miss all of the Veruca Salt chat? Was this the right place for it?
[18:48:17] Volcano Girl: StacyL: you guys rocked!!!
[18:48:20] ShimmerGrl: i'll send you a tape if you want ;)
[18:48:21] Chris17: Of course it did you always do
[18:48:22] treesapp(2): Stacey: Didn't Nina sort of mess up on the words, it was cute =*)
[18:48:23] Pedro: I love Veuca salt altogether
[18:48:24] Brianna: It sounded great.. nina messed up some words but it was still great
[18:48:30] Scarah: Do you mind that Nina and Louise attract most of the attention?
[18:48:34] Whisper from Brooke to [jazzfly]: I can't see or hear anything.......whats wrong with this?
[18:48:40] treesapp(2): STeve!!!!
[18:48:40] Brianna: Steve welcome back :)
[18:48:40] ShimmerGrl: did nina mess up words? she smiled it off it was cute
[18:48:42] Pedro: What's your next single?
[18:48:43] tabitha: hello steve
[18:48:47] Pedro: What's your next single/
[18:48:49] nab: hi steve
[18:48:50] treesapp(2): Steve: !!!!!! !!!!!!
[18:48:51] Brianna: It was cute
[18:48:52] VERUCA SALT: Is Mandy still going out , I forgot his name?
[18:49:00] ampersand: Rock stars kill!
[18:49:02] LouiseNina: Stacy I thought you would use some big old drums setI thought you would break the one you used on Jenny’s show.
[18:49:04] STEVE LACK: If anyone has a question for Steve, he will answer them on the microphone, type them in
[18:49:19] Melissa: Yep, she’s still seing Derek but I could put a good word in for ya
[18:49:21] treesapp(2): STEVE: I can't hear the microphone =*(
[18:49:25] Scarah: Hmmm...I wish I could listen to the microphone!!!
[18:49:25] Brianna: STEVE... why do you always make funny faces in your pictures?
[18:49:28] VERUCA SALT: Ok Thanks
[18:49:37] Brianna: I'm really dying to know
[18:49:38] Chris17: So what’s for dinner?
[18:49:38] Brianna: :P
[18:49:40] nab: hey steve, i can't hear over the mic, but are you guys gonna headline in canada aanytime soon?
[18:49:41] ampersand: Kill rock stars!
[18:49:41] VERUCA SALT: That is his real face
[18:49:45] Brianna: haha
[18:49:47] tabitha: steve- do you like to hqve orgis with your fans
[18:49:48] Pedro: Steve, yu're the youngest, right, or is it now Stacy?
[18:49:50] tabitha: ?
|[18:49:51] Melissa: Hey, I’m here for ya
[18:49:52] treesapp(2): *laughing*
[18:49:52] Volcano Girl: Stacy!!!I can’t hear!!! Help!!!
[18:49:56] Scarah: Stacy, what's your favorite part about being in Veruca Salt?
[18:50:01] Brianna: Stacy you look like my brother
[18:50:03] Brooke: ?????
[18:50:07] ampersand: Do yo like team Dresch? They thank you in Captain My Captain.
[18:50:10] Pedro: What's your next single?
[18:50:10] Brooke: broken
[18:50:12] Volcano Girl:I can only see the video!!
[18:50:17] treesapp(2): STEVE: if I ask you questions...will you wait a second to let my camara load up please?
[18:50:19] ShimmerGrl: oooh, can you introduce me to yer brother then brianna?
[18:50:21] ShimmerGrl: hehe
[18:50:25] Brianna: haha
[18:50:26] Chris17: Steve and Stacy, Do you feel that the girls only get the spotlight
[18:50:27] treesapp(2): oh yeah...you can't aswer that =*)[18:50:31] Brianna: And my bro plays drums too
[18:50:33] Brianna: haha
[18:50:35] ampersand: Good camera work!
[18:50:37] ShimmerGrl: awww yeahhh
[[18:50:45] Scarah: Does it bother you that you don't get as much attention as the girls?
[18:50:47] treesapp(2): ok here I'm going to ask questions...give me a second to get the live feed up
[18:50:48] Volcano Girl: Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[18:50:51] Brianna: Well.... he's married girls :)
[18:50:52] tabitha: stacy- was the volcano girls video fun to make?
[18:50:53] Chris17:I kinda noticed it
[18:50:56] VERUCA SALT: No. We feel bad for them because we get all the attention\
[18:50:57] Volcano Girl:I can’t hear!!!!
[18:51:00] Pedro: I love you guys, but I can't hear a thing, and you gut=ys don't answer my questions
[18:51:11] VERUCA SALT: Sorry Pedro

[18:51:22] ampersand: Insid ethe Eight Arms To Hold You insert, Is that Jody Bleil with Nina and Louise?
[18:51:24] Volcano Grrl: Please come to Toronto!!!!
[18:51:26] Volcano Girl: Veruca Salt!!!!I can’t hear the video!!!
[18:51:26] Scarah: Hehe....of course you guys get the attention!
Whisper sent to [Volcano Girl]: turn up your audio
[18:51:30] Chris17: Your typing speed gets faster and faster Stacy
[18:51:36] Scarah: It's always the men!
Whisper sent to [Volcano Girl]: can you see?
[18:51:53] nab: Come to Ottawa!
[18:51:54] Chris17: Keeps getting faster
[18:51:55] VERUCA SALT: Hey tree
[18:51:56] Pedro: I 'm just a girl who loves VS , please tell Louise she;s my idle in a way veruca@compusmart.ab.ca
[18:52:02] treesapp(2): STEVE: How do you make the bass tabs for the songs, do you listen to the songs and then make them or just look at the guitar tabs first and write them...??? Also....I love you, you are my favorite member of Veruca Salt...What is it like now with all the m
[18:52:03] VERUCA SALT: ok
[18:52:09] Forsynthia: Are you coming to Buffalo Steve, please answer
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[18:52:12] treesapp(2): Loading hold on
[18:52:12] ShimmerGrl: hey stacy, you guys didnt happen to see a cool drawing of the girls when you were in california did you? ;)
[18:52:13] STEVE LACK: if anyone wants the video and AUDIO, go to www.vxtreme.com
and download the software. Hurry!!
[18:52:14] LouiseNina: Hey is Jim still alive. Where is he now a days?
[18:52:15] treesapp(2): now I can't type =*(
[18:52:16] Volcano Girl: Yes, I can see it. But I can't hear it!!!
[18:52:16] Violator: Veruca, what CD's do you have spinning in your players at home?
[18:52:17] Pedro: Steve and Stacy, what 's your next single going to be?
[18:52:25] tabitha: i already saw veruca salt in buffalo
[18:52:29] Brianna: Stacy do you like smarties?
[18:52:36] VERUCA SALT: yes Jim is still kicking
[18:52:38] STEVE LACK: DOWNLOAD VIDEO AND AUDIO SOFTWARE AT www.vxtreme.com
[18:52:40] Grevets: hi all
[18:52:42] ShimmerGrl: i need better pics of the boys in the band so i can draw them
[18:52:46] Scarah: Stacy, do you still keep in touch with Letters to Cleo? Are there any hard feelings about you leaving the band to join Veruca?
Whisper sent to [Volcano Girl]: try adjusting your audio preferences
[18:52:50] Chris17: Stacy ad Steve, are youguys going to be on Leno or Letterman soon?
[18:52:50] ampersand: Rock stars kill!
[18:52:56] Melissa: Stacy, if you were yogurt, would you be the kind with the fruit on the bottom or the kind that’s already mixed?
[18:52:59] Chris17: Come to Letterman on Luy 14^th I’ll be there
Whisper sent to [Volcano Girl]: see the bottom right hand corner... is there a little speaker icon?
[18:53:15] VERUCA SALT: Yea, I still talk to Cleo. They are making a new record
[18:53:16] Brianna: Do you know of any future tv appearances?
[18:53:25] Scarah: How much longer are you guys gonna be on here?
[18:53:26] Brianna: STACY.. oooo when will it be out?
Whisper sent to [Volcano Girl]: double click it and you can turn up your audio levels!
[18:53:34] VERUCA SALT: I dont know
[18:56:47] Scarah: Hehehe...yup, it sure does...
[18:56:53] Scarah: :)
[18:56:59] ShimmerGrl: did you like to watch the bugaloos?
[18:57:02] ShimmerGrl: hehe
[18:57:04] Chris17: Stacy if we write to you can you get us backstage for a show?
[18:57:07] ShimmerGrl: they inspire me ;)
[18:57:11] Pedro: poor you guys, here's me sitting on my asss all day, and youo guys are rocking all day, I wish I could rock
[18:57:58] ShimmerGrl: yeah i dig you in that little thingy ...i dunno what it is though...but it was neat...haha
[18:58:00] ampersand: Nice close up… what the hell is that camera guy doing?
[18:58:03] ShimmerGrl: so descriptive
[18:58:05] Pedro: Steve, what did you think about Nina and Louise's kiss in Seether?
[18:58:06] Scarah: I wish I could see...
[18:58:13] treesapp(2): STEVE: you so rock totally =*) Thanks Mr. Camara Man, I see his head now =*)
[18:58:16] Brianna: Steve was probably turned on
[18:58:22] Chris17: Do you guys do small shows?
[18:58:23] VERUCA SALT: It makes me hot
[18:58:26] Scarah: I hate that....everyone's trying to tell me that they're bi....god, just grow up!!
[18:58:40] ShimmerGrl: how did they do those springy things? i bet it was a workout
[18:58:51] treesapp(2): Steve: you are so awesome I love you
[18:58:52] Brianna: yeah
[18:58:52] Brianna: "trendy" bisexuals...lol
[18:58:54] Scarah: I saw them at a small show...it rocked!! Stacy, you're a great drummer... fun to watch you play!
[18:58:59] Pedro: Thet're not bi, they juist have a stable friendship, and it's soo cool
[18:59:01] AndrewFu: Who would win a fist fight? Stacy or Steve?
Whisper sent to [Volcano Grrl]: ??????????
[18:59:03] Chris17:In my small town we are going to have a theatre/arena open up and they’re trying to get all that they can to play there
[18:59:03] VERUCA SALT: thank you
[18:59:09] Chris17: How can we get you to come?
[18:59:16] Scarah: Can I say hi to Steve?
Whisper sent to [Volcano Grrl]: quit leaving!
[18:59:21] Brianna: Is this Steve or Stacy now?
[18:59:27] VERUCA SALT: Well I always win at thumb war
[18:59:27] Pedro: I luv you guys, I hope I get to meet you in Edmonton
[18:59:39] Brianna: 1 2 3 4
[18:59:41] treesapp(2): STEVE: How do you come up with the bass tabs??
[18:59:49] Violator: What of a Montreal/Ottawa show?!?!?
[18:59:55] Volcano Grrl: im VOLCANOGRRL its VOLCANOGIRL that keeps leaving :)
[18:59:57] Forsynthia: COME TO BUFFALO!
[18:59:57] Scarah: Milwaukee??
[19:00:02] VERUCA SALT: What is a Bass tab?
[19:00:02] ampersand: I love Alex Mack on Nickelodeon!
[19:00:03] ShimmerGrl: is the tour bus filled with stuffed animals from fans ? hhee
[19:02:36] Brianna: Any cats maybe?
[19:02:44] Scarah: Exotic dancers?
[19:02:47] ShimmerGrl: hahaha, ok i'll get my sister to strip for you...
[19:02:47] Pedro: You guys rock, but are the girls coming?
[19:02:47] Wolverine: ;)
[19:02:56] ShimmerGrl: her pics on my veruca page ...check it out ;)
[19:02:57] VERUCA SALT: When?
[19:03:00] Brianna: yeah.... are Nina and Louise coming?
[19:03:02] Pedro: I really wat to alk to them
[19:03:03] ShimmerGrl: july 30th
[19:03:03] Forsynthia: YES
[19:03:11] treesapp: IT's not my fault I'm on laptop =*P
[19:03:15] Chris17: Next fall or winter?
[19:03:15] VERUCA SALT: no
[19:03:19] tabitha: i'm a stripper
[19:03:21] Whisper from Wolverine to [jazzfly]: Get some women? OK...
[19:03:26] VERUCA SALT: cool
[19:03:32] tabitha: i'm going to see you guys in july
[19:03:33] ShimmerGrl: robins a perdy girl, almost looks like louise ;)
[19:03:38] Chris17: Is that a yes?
[19:03:38] treesapp: STEVE: I can't hear you or see you anymore =*(
[19:03:40] Wolverine: K
[19:03:43] ShimmerGrl: look at me selling my sisters ass ;) haha
[19:03:49] Pedro: I've been here for 2 hours, and I have no idea whose questions you're answering!!mt brain's sore
[19:03:51] tabitha: maybe a little exotic dancing will be there, courtisy of me
Whisper sent to [Wolverine]: tabitha's a stripper, talk to her
[19:03:52] louiseNina: man i back\
[19:03:52] Scarah: I could never hear or see Steve on this thing!! :o(
[19:04:06] Whisper from Wolverine to [jazzfly, tabitha]: Hi?
[19:04:09] treesapp: Scar: your missing out...steve is very hot =*)
[19:05:28] Chris17: Where is Nina and Louise?
[19:11:00] louiseNina: Studded Inffant rocks
[19:11:02] tabitha: thanx stacy 4 talking to us