Hey everyone.
I'm Hunter, and I've been a fan of STP for a long time. Probably started when I was in second grade or so, Core was on it's 10th anniversary and my local rock station was playing STP non stop. Then in the summer of 2011 (how I remember these times I'm not sure of..maybe STP had that much of an impact on me?), I heard Trippin on a Hole in a Paper Heart, and fell in love with STP again. From there on it spiraled out of control, rediscovering songs I hadn't heard in years but loved (Big Empty, Wicked Garden, etc), and here I am, nearly two years later, and STP is my all time favorite band, with Core being my all time favorite album and Piece of Pie as my all time favorite song. I've started to collect STP memorabilia as well, like a record store flyer from 1994 promoting Purple, Interstate Love Song/Lounge Fly on Vinyl, etc..
Still haven't seen these guys live yet outside of concert DVDs and Youtube, so I hope Weiland's termination is just some sort of sick joke :p. But I'm glad I finally found this site and forum, it's great to be in a place with so many other lovers of STP!