March 19, 2001

Road Trip
Flying Blind has just made the California circuit and has been playing in Bakersfield and Reno. They are playing to some great crowds and are working out some new songs. Can't wait to hear them around here.

X-Fest is taking shape.
The city has approved the event for downtown on July 21. There wil lbe more theme areas, a bigger disco, zydeco, classical, rock, acoustic and everything and best of all two entrances. This is a Chris Ricci presentation and will be a blast. He is booking bands now so call him.

A pint of Guiness.
Hey there from Guinness (the band, not the beer)!! for those of you not familiar with us, we are a four piece rock band consisting of former members of Nitrous, Oblivion and R.E.H.A.B. the band plays everything from classic rock to metal and is due to release a CD very soon (we'll keep you udated). our schedule is filling up nicely with the following upcoming shows:

March 30th - tentative show at Season Tickets (call for details). show starts at 9:30.
- April 4th - Season Tickets. show starts at 10:00.
- April 5th - Dirty Duck. show starts at 10:00.
- April 7th - Season Tickets. show starts at 9:30.
- April 19th - Dirty Duck. show starts at 10:00.
- April 28th - Dirty Duck. show starts at 9:00

Built Wins!
Hey all, we just wanted to share some of our good fortune with you, and also
let you know about our next upcoming show.

On Saturday, March 24th, we won four seperate awards at the 3rd Anniversary
of Bands 4 Bands, who are a coalition of bands supporting each other. All
the bands nominated and winning were voted on by all of the members of each
band, which makes the awards mean so much more, as they are voted on by our
peers. We were lucky enough to win:

"Best Website" - Thanks Adam.
"Best Bassist" - Shout out ot EVAN!!!
"Best CD - Structured"
"Best Band" - wow

New Fan Club
New band, N20 has a new fan club. From their debut at P. Wexfords on St. Paddy's, they have a new fan base. Cool huh? Listen to their MP3s on ModestoView. Email N20 at

Also, from the N20 scene, bassist Dave Mundy also does double duty in the band Spellbound. That is a lot of work.

Built Breaks Bones
Also from the Bass Tales, Built bassist, Evan has broken his ankle during some Dirty Duck skydiving. All gigs are off right now. Built singer Bryan says he will keep us posted.

National Airplay
Flying Blind is still climbing up the charts. Their national airplay is getting stronger and their music is being heard all over the country.

On more Flying Blind notes, you should hear the new music that the band is creating. New songs like Another Day are mesmerizing. You heard those live at the CD release party.

The Rock House
Yes Charlie's has reopened, but it is under new ownership and is now called The Rock House. We have been open since march 9th on Fridays and Saturdays. The club is all ages and does not sell any alcohol yet. We plan on getting a beer bar and opening two days a week for 21 and over and two days all ages. This Friday check out Charybdis and on Saturday we have Prosper and West of Nowhere More info 209-238-3901 for booking ask for George

Feed gets print.
Check out what ZERO MAGAZINE has to say about Fe9d. Zero is a free mag. that is really popular in the bay area. I am very proud of this! Zero Magazine Hugs & kisses!!!! Jeremy/Fe9d

Vinnie Smith Notes.
The new radio station, THE PLANET, has been very good to Vinni Smith,
giving his music a little airplay, and featuring him during yesterday's
LIVE REMOTE at the Stage Door in Oakdale (Sunday, March 18th). The Stage
Door has also gotten behind Vinni in a big way, promoting him with free
T-Shirts, banners and radio advertisments. Limosine service to and from
the Stage Door when Vinni has been performing has been a great
perk.......he says all of his neighbors are wondering about that REALLY
LONG limo that has been coming to his front door!