DECEMBER

2000 - 12 - 28

Hi ladies and gentlemen!
Nicholaus Arson is my name and the diary is my game. Although it hasn't really been so lately. Christmas got a hold on me and almost ripped my torn and worn out body to pieces. I belive I am in a in such a state though that my fingers can tell you what is coming from your favourite band. This is today and this is where our rest begins. No gigs until february. We have work to attend to at home. This coming year however will take us over continents and waters previously uncrossed by The Hives. A new time is in front of us. People expect great things from The Hives and The Hives have never been late to deliver. Watch out in Europe and America for coming attractions featuring The Hives. My body has retaken it's previous shape and it will hopefully stay the same for a couple of days. Mind you there has been a change of great importance in the world today and The Hives are as always right in the middle of things wether they want it or not.
-TRUTH WILL EVENTUALLLLLLLYYY COME!!!!!!!!, people say. And perhaps if watch the world with the same eyes as The Hives you will notice what people claim to know.
Go to bed!!! Tomorrow is a big day!
Nicky aka king of keyboards

2000 - 12 - 08 Time: 11:33

Hi this is Mr Guit-Arson again.
Thought I'd drop a line once I had the time. Yesterday we played Madrid and it was really good. Today we're going to Bergara in the north of Spain. I'm expecting one million people to the show. It should be packed. I tried to buy a record just now but I suspect that siesta just kicked in and ruined my possibilities of finding some audio delight. My hands have started to grow. My right hand ring finger is now over one and a half meters long. It looks strange on an otherwise pretty reasonably human proportioned body. It might be just a swelling of some sort. Perhaps a reaction of too much guitarplaying.
See you in a flash
Nicholaus

2000 - 12 - 07

Hello dedicated followers of the Hives.
This is your singer talking. Something has happened. The Hives are falling apart physically. Sometimes the strenght of our will far exceeds that of our bodies. This imbalance results in pain. For the last week or so we have all experienced this. Busted shoulders and backs and soforth. It's kind of hard to pace yourself when you have so much to give. Our verdict follows:
THE FIRST MONTH OF 2001 WILL SEE NO ACTIVITY FROM THE HIVES. It will be spent in seclusion trying to repair these recent damages. On a different note we have been nominated for the best liveact award in sweden known as the gold mic. I dont know who the jurors are but how could we not win. More on this as i get it.
Bye now ye fearless knights of modern technology/
Howlin Pelle pure and simple.


NOVEMBER

2000 - 11 - 29

the hives are still law... ooohh yes.
The hives are having a great time in europe, every show has been sold out so far. But we have a problem!!! Mr. Arson has no longer two arms Chris has taken one away, I'll let you know more about this a bit down the road.
I think I love U.
Vigilante Carlstroem by the keyboard.

2000 - 11 - 24

Hi kids!
ed yesterday in Halmstad and it was a pretty good show. It's a This is Nicholaus Arson in Malmö. We playlways nice to see The Saveges aswell. Great band! We're missing The Hellacopters though. You become quite attached to those guys after only a short while. Today we're playing in Hässleholm. Never played there before. I bought a record today. Some collection of old Dale Watson demo like songs
released on a new swedish label. I like Dale Watson. Our names are increasing in popularity. Especially Mr Destructions. Made a million dollars for just being me. It's hard though being a celebrity.
Nicholaus Arson man of letters aka Tough touch

2000 - 11 - 24

Hola Amigos.
This is HOWLIN PELLE ALMQVIST. Yes I think I deserve to be in all CAPITOLS after last nights show. So, this might be the first letter I get to the famous the Hives diary. I have tried on numerous previous occations but technology sometimes disagree with my more-than-human metabolism. Weird, huh. So, back in the R.A.V. (RockAssaultVihicle) after a few days spent in robe and slippers in the library of HIVE MANOR, yes all CAPITOLS again. It has been very pleasant. I have a tingling feeling important things will happen during this, our last tour of 2000, important things. More on this later though. The Savages are fearless knights in the face of reality, alround top blokes and a fantastic musical construction. Soon... 2001!!!!!
HOWLIN PELLE ALMQVIST with extra sauce.

2000 - 11 - 24

Hi!
I got up this morning. Put some clothes on. Kiss my ass!!!
Chris Dangerous also speaking for Dr Matt Destruction and Vigilante
Carlstroem

2000 - 11 - 20

Three nights ago we played the last show of the Scandinavian part of the The Hives and The Hellacopters tour. Now we will conquer Europe once again. Two days ago we played in Malung with the mighty Savages. It was great! Now we have four whole days off for personal recreation before we head downwards in Sweden. I'm really looking forward to this European part of the tour. We especially enjoy coming back to Hamburg and Berlin. These four days of vacation have given me some time to think. I thought I'd shed some light upon one of the things I've been thinking about. In Sweden we have since like April when our latest record came out noticed a steady increase in the use of our names. Parents are naming their children after their own idols it seems. On the list of most popular names for boys we only two years ago found Nicholaus at a ghastling 234th spot while in June this year we found me on a more reassuring 5th spot. Infact this is what the top ten list for most popular names for boys looked like in August last year:

1. Ove
2. Lennart
3. Leif
4. Johan
5. Greger
6. Jens
7. Jesper
8. Jyrkki
9. Thomas
10. Repoman

As you can see no real surprises except maybe for Jyrkki which is more common in Finland. Also notice that none of our names are featured on the list. Around december 1999 The Hives moved into the studio to record VVV. It was released in April following year. Summer passed and this is how the very same list looked in August this year:

1. Howlin'Pelle
2. Lennart
3. Dr Matt
4. Nicholaus (moved up a notch as you can see)
5. Vigilante
6. Chris
7. Ove
8. Matteus
9. Rolf
10. Roine

All our names are as you can see very well represented on the list. All our names are infact within the top six. All the more striking is that this is what the top ten list of most popular girls names looked like the same month this year:

1. Lisbeth
2. Howlin'Pelle
3. Annika
4. Dr Destruction
5. Dr Matt Destruction
6. Matt Destruction
7. Maria
8. Eva-Lena
9. Josefine
10. Nicholaus Arson

Even amongst girls names we are heavily featured. Note positions 4 to 6; strange! I can only applaud parents all around this country and conclude that times ahead are looking very good indeed. I'll try to get back to the matter anytime sooner or later if I can get my hands on a computer somewhere in Europe and say goodbye for now with a familiar line:
"Goodbye, I love you all".
Nicholaus Arson man of letters

2000 - 10 - 28

Nicholaus Arson is back!!!
Today is saturday. I'm a bit of a dull boy today. Apparently the sleep
patent isn't working so well and the millions of swedish crowns I went to the bank to discuss, well... as it turns out they were not mine at all. I've got some ideas for the sleep patent and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It's not dead yet I tell you!
Today we're playing in Köping. Köping is the biggest city in Sweden. It holds approximately 10 million residents. Only 8 million people live in Sweden but Köping has got a great big university and the exchange students are numerous, thereof the rather high numbered surplus. Köpings main source of income is vinegar. They drill for vinegar in the high mountains surrounding Köping. They also hold a large chemical industry that develop sharks and other predators. That's all I know so far cause that's all there was to read about Köping in this months issue of "Higgledy-piggledy facts". I also heard that asorted jelly beans are the coming months flavour. It's going to be a long next month. A Nicholaus Arson pro model guitar is also in the making. The final touches to the loose plan are being dealt with any time soon. My ultimate wishes, and yours, have finaly been granted. We have done three shows I think on the The Hives/The Hellacopters tour. The scandinavian part that is. So far everything has been going according to plans. I almost got my head knocked off by a filmcamera yesterday at the gig in Uppsala at Sten stures when the filmcrew were testshooting our gig to obtain some knowledge of how to film The Hellacopters gig. Standing on the PA can be treasonous at times. I now have to fill up internal parts of my body with what you eartmen call food. See you in a flash.
Yours truly
Nicholaus Arson; Man of letters

2000 - 10 - 18

Hi it's me again.
Today I went to the local bank to discuss figures exceeding milions of
swedish crowns. It all comes with the territory. I also found the time to listen to some records. I searched for hours through the files only to find a record that couldn't raise an eyebrow even if it poked you in the eye. Round trip by The Knack. I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy. It doesn't make you mad nor happy nor anything. So if you ever find that you don't have anything to do you can perhaps put this one on and continue with what you're doing. Ooups... I seem to have found a purpose for this record after all. If doing nothing is doing something that is. Right now I'm listening to Nina Hagen. She seems to have quite a lot of good to offer. The Hives by the way have got some stuff in the making. Smokin' hot! As always. That might be it for now. My fingertips are getting mighty soar from tampering with the keyboard. I also belive that Nina Hagen is gonna have to give way to The Didjits.
See you later
Nicholaus Arson

2000 - 10 - 16

Try to figure this one out. Imagine it being sung with a bounce.
Is she really going out with him. Ah!!!
I've got a feeling inside of me it's that we played this weekend. Uppsala
and Eskilstuna. I never thought this could happen to me. Ah!!! I've got a feeling inside of me it's kind of strange like a stormy sea. Gooood shows by the way.
Vi kommer tillbaka till båda städer inom två veckor. Jag trodde inte
spelningar hade någon följetång. 500 armhävningar till den som kan lista ut
vilken klasssssssssiker jag mixade in i min ingress.
Back to english for all you nonswedish- speakers/understanders/understandbutwithoutinterpretorpresent.
Money is not gonna be a problem in the future for The Hives. Wanna know why (Rethorical Q stand by for full story)? We are well on the way now with our SLEEP PATENT. That's right The Hives have recently got some positive news that a patent for sleep will soon be in
our hands. Just think of it! Millions/billions of people use it every
day/night and so far it has all been for free. WHAT A WASTE! The Hives will open their hands and just cash in on dollars/tollars/kronor/yens and all that shebang. Sometimes the world with all it's strange twists and turns and in rotating (if that really is the case) glory just hands over opportunity on a silverplate. I'm feeling tired now. Too many lines too little time. Where do you go after metric time? Need my beautysleep.
So long
Arson

2000 - 10 - 10

Mr you know who by the you know what again.
I think Howlin' Pelle is giving you a full sum up of the tour since we're now back in Sweden. He'll tell you all about everything I guess.
Therefor I myself do not have anything to write really, but I just remembered a joke that Danny from the Yo Yo's managed to spit out during breakfast.
Once upon a time (that's how a story should start this one did not though I added that myself for dramatic effect)....... a skeleton walks into a bar and says:
- I'd like a pint of whiskey and a mop please.
That's it. It sure is funny. We're gonna do some shows in Sweden now. Playing some of them with the great Savages from Fagersta/Vad/Norberg. Looking forward to that. If you excuse me now I've got some important guitarplaying to do.
See you all you know when //
You know who aka Him aka Too big to fit in an envelope


SEPTEMBER

2000 - 09 - 28

Hi again!
Thought yesterday that the van had broken down. It hadn't. It ws only a leaking hose so here. Spent the night in a mobile home anyway and loaded our gear into Groop dogdrills van. We're in Manchester now and we're supposed to go to the venue in 15 minutes. We played as fourpiece once again yesterday. Mr Destruction was sick and could not extract the divine sort of power that it takes to get through a The Hives set out of his body. Vigilante held the bassguitar. We were all
right but not great. Two shows left now, London and tonights show. We will be great. I'm keeping it short now to get back to the van in time for departure to wherever we're playing.
Sincerly yours
Nicholaus Guitarson

2000 - 09 - 19

Guitarson here.
I just thought I`d take the opportunity at hand to send a third letter and try to use the word hence a third time aswell.. We`re in Bristol the lovely british pretty near lands end pearl. Play tonight then sleep then go to Exeter. That`s the plan at the moment really. I have a couple of band collegues here aswell and I sure hope they drop a line to you all. Mostly to prevent the possibility of making this collection of thoughts the collected work of Nicholaus Arson. Yesterday Mr Chris Dangerous flooded the hotelroom when trying to tap up a bath. No less than four firetrucks arrived when the water ran down through the ceiling and shortcircuited the firealarm. Pretty fun stuff! What`s with the english and carpet in the bathroom anyway, beats me. I`ll get back to you all whenever I get the chance.
Till then affectionately yours
You know who aka the man

200000000000 - 09 - 04

I am Nicholaus Arson. I am a man. A bad man. This is my medium. Aswell as pens..... and my guitar. Read the date! That's right. The Hives do own the future. This is ladies and gentlemen the first letter in what will be The Hives words of wisdom to the public, apart from what we say at liveshows and on recorded material. Hope you get the picture! I'm three.... no wait four days away from leaving my home and spending the next month touring. One week Germany, two weeks Great Britain and one week Norway. Better watch out in geographical places listed above. Better watch out for The Hives boys and girls in geographical places listed above. Friday is the day I tell you to open ears and eyes and welcome the experience that only The Hives could bring. I'm looking forward to spending the coming days with the Doctor, Chris Dangerous, Vigilante and Hollerin' Pelle Almqvist. I love those guys. Love is a strong word. A delicate one aswell.
Here I am opening my heart to the public and this might very well be what this newly added part to The Hives homepage is going to be all about. Notice the word might since I really don't know what will be written here by my fellow bandmates but I can assure you all that everything ever written or said by a member of The Hives, asleep or awake is worth the rumination it takes to fully penetrate the meaning of the words presented to you. Hence I will leave you wanting more of my delicate pen with these last words.
Till next time I'll be thinking of YOU.
Affectionately yours
// Nicholaus Arson aka N. Arson aka N.A. aka Mr A aka Nicholaus A.
See you l-l-l-llllater!