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MKOC Newsletter Part 2, Hi All, This is the last of it for today… and hopefully for a week! LOL I hated to clobber y’all with so much news in one day, but it was do it or die in my mind… and I think I really like this new “Zinestar” service for the news. It has some cool features for a free service. J ********** MORE COUNTRY NEWS *************** ~~~ Clay DuBose ~~~ For Immediate Release For Further Information Contact Robert Weingartz – President / Lazy River Records 678-318-1900 RADIO & RECORDS FEATURES CLAY DUBOSE AS THEIR “ “After scoring an impressive showing with his debut solo outing, Rewriting History, at John Schoenberger Radio & Records *** If you are in the industry and have not received an artist package including "These Days" and would like one please contact Robert Weingartz. robert@lazyriverrecords.com ~~~ Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan ~~~ ABOUT THE CMA LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS. Needless to say, we are especially honored at this recognition of our life's work. Our sincere thanks to CMA and to the friends, colleagues, and others who have wished us well with emails and phone calls. We just read the message from CMA that came with our Lifetime Memberships. In their words.. "The Country Music Association gratefully acknowledges... your contributions to our industry with this lifetime membership." "...It's important that those artists who have built the Country Music Industry with their talent and performances will continue to lead with their Lifetime Membership in CMA. Their careers will serve as a beacon to those coming in the future, and their membership adds strength and dignity to the role of the Country Music Association." This journey has been a great adventure so far, and we still have miles to go. Thanks again. Your friends in music, Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan This 2002 interview may be the most in-depth one we've ever had. Click here to read our story... http://birdwalk1.tripod.com/jandmtheinterview.htm Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan ------------------------------------- A little preview for you "HIGH ON YOU" our next Stardust single, is on its way to radio stations worldwide. click this link for a fast loading preview: http://www.kokosuniverse.com/jm/wma/high_on_you.htm DJ's, find it on Stardust comp #54, track #18. ------------------------------------- THE COMPULSIVE WRITER. Writing is an obsession with me. I think it started a two or three years ago. I always had to dig for ideas like everybody else. but now, as soon as I finish one thing an idea shows up for the next. Once it's in my mind it sticks like a song you can't get out of your head and I can't let go until it's done. The neighbors see my light still on as they go to work many mornings. I've never been good at moderation in anything... music, sports, reading, love, alcohol, and on and on. Sports and alcohol seem to have run their course and after reading a lot I now write more than I read. After listening to a lot of music I like I now compose more than I listen to. A shrink would ask about my childhood. As a kid I knew all the sports names and statistics but I had other heroes like writers and musicians. I hope this might be a little help to another writer but I wouldn't try to teach anybody how to do it. I can just tell what works for me. Roger Miller said a lot of his song ideas came from misunderstanding what other people say. Thomas Edison said that Ideas come from space. Woody Allen says he gets his ideas from a post office box in I think my ideas come from being pleasantly nuts but it's not a bad kind of mental illness. I should have come down with it sooner. I think a computer is better than a legal pad for stories. and a piano or guitar is better for writing songs. A lamp is good. To me, a piano, a desk, or a guitar in soft lamplight is hard to resist. I've been asked if I write words or music first. It varies, and sometimes it's both at once. Writing every day becomes a helpful habit. It's a nice feeling to have a finished story or song. Hey! I did this! How the hell did that happen? At first the hardest part is starting and once I get started the hardest part is stopping. Compulsive writing could be a side effect of getting older. Age can bring this realization... Time doesn't grow on trees. Get it all down now if you want to leave your mark. Jack Blanchard © 2005 www.jackandmisty.com Jack and Misty on MKOC! http://www.mkoc.com/Horizon/jack-misty.htm ~~~ Aldo Calabrese ~~~ “A Warning for anyone living at or considering Brandywine Apts. in Hello fellow musicians, friends and associates, This email is a warning to anyone living in or planning to move to Please read mine, appropriately titled, "Liars and Thieves", and all other reviews here: http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/TN-Nashville-Brandywine.html The entire complex is infested with roaches and worse...BLACK MOLD! Management does nothing and in fact, cheated us out of money and other compensation for personal belongings lost. I want to make sure that no one becomes victimized as we have. To those of you who distribute music industry newsletters throughout the country, PLEASE forward this to everyone as a public service announcement. I can and will back up all claims, including a medical report after one of us was examined for severe and continued illness. We have and will continue to tell everyone we meet what happened to us, and into every microphone I step in front of. I will also be placing a warning label on the home page of my site at aldocalabrese.com, and am about to contact every form of media and government agency in middle TN that handles these matters. Black mold is a silent killer. It's a disgrace to see human beings treat others as these people do with absolutely no concern for anything but the money. Please pass this on to everyone you know. Thank you, Aldo Calabrese aldobreze@yahoo.com http://aldobreze.com/ ~~~ Wade Hayes ~~~ WOWW!! A Word on Wade's World << .. >>>>>>> ============================================== IN THIS WOWW! * WADE PERFORMING ON COUNTRY MUSIC CRUISE (Oct) * WADE HAYES - WOWW WEB SITE UPDATES since the last WOWW! (3/4) .... News .... Tour .... Fan Zone .... Gallery .... Links and Archives * COUNTRY STARS ONLINE FAN TRIBUTE SITE OF THE WEEK * ARCHIVE LINKS .... Another resource added * TOUR DETAILS * CLICKABLE LINKS (HTML and AOL) ============================================== * WADE PERFORMING ON COUNTRY MUSIC CRUISE ============================================== Wade joins Trent Willmon, Shelly Fairchild and Jeff Bates as performers on a 4-night Western Caribbean Cruise - to http://www.kingscruise.com/3rdAnnualCruise.html ============================================== * NEW WADE HAYES WEB SITE ============================================== A complete site - News, Bio, Music, Links and Archives, Fan Zone ... is now on-line. Updates since the last WOWW! (3/1) ~ Tour Update ~ MacKenzie on the Fan Zone Page ~ Gallery: Billy Bobs pictures added We'd love to have your pictures and your comments. http://www.wadehayes-woww.com This site has been chosen as the Country Stars Online Fan Tribute site of the week for the week of March 6 - March 13. ========================================= * WADE HAYES MESSAGE BOARDS AVAILABLE ========================================= Gayle, our great Wade Hayes' supporter and talented computer programmer, has met the requests for a message board. She's set up an ad-free forum site for fans. She kicks it off with the first post - "Welcome Wade Hayes Fans." Check-it out and add your comments here: http://www.elvinsystems.com/invision/index.php?showforum=5261 In addition, she's providing a forum space for concert reviews. Cari's kicked it off with comments about her favorite Wade Hayes' concert and she invites you to share your stories, too. (I'm looking forward to reading them.) I've started a thread for current concerts and posted the comments from Lorne and Susan about the November 6th show in Post your Wade Hayes Concert Reviews here http://www.elvinsystems.com/invision/index.php?showforum=5262 ========================================= * ARCHIVE LINKS ========================================= You can view past issues of WOWW! beginning with http://www.ymlp.com/pubarchive.php?wadehayesnews Were you there for the first fan club party at the lake? Laurie Paulik and Heather Baniszewski have an extensive gallery of photos on their Mountain West Music site. You'll enjoy reminiscing with their pics. Here's the link to their Wade gallery. http://www.mountainwestmusic.com/PhotoGallery/whphotos/ ========================================= * A WOWW! EXTRA ========================================= Occasionally, we'll publish a web page that can only be reached for a limited time through the link that we list in WOWW! Consider it a bonus for subscribers. One of my favorite songs on the unreleased "Lessons in Lonely" is "Tele-Man. You can hear a sample on this page. (It will expire on 3/31). http://www.wadehayes-woww.com/teleman.html ============================================== * TOUR DETAILS - Longnecks and Rednecks Tour with Jeff Carson, Brian McComas, Wade Hayes ============================================== ============================================== 2005 ============================================== 9/9 .. Fri .. AZ, Window Rock .. Navajo Nation Fair and All-Indian Rodeo .. This is listed as a tentative date. >> Thanks to 10/27 .. Thu .. TX, http://www.kingscruise.com/3rdAnnualCruise.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMEMBER: << All dates are subject to change >> << Make sure to check before traveling >> << For maps/driving directions: >> << http://www.mapquest.com >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ========================================= * ABOUT WOWW! ========================================= WOWW!, an e-mail newsletter to Wade Hayes fans, began in December, 1997. Subscribers reside in FIFTY (50) states as well as - Send replies, questions, comments, changes of address and requests to be added to the WOWW! list to mailto:WadeHayesNews@comcast.net Keep us up to date on your address. When you make a change send us the old one (so we can remove it) and the new one so that we can add it. We don't want to lose you. ================ ....... WOWW! News (Helen Neal) ....... ....... Messages for Wade can be sent to this address: ....... Wade Hayes ....... WOWW! News ....... ....... ================ HTML LINKS <A HREF="http://www.wadehayes-woww.com">NEW Wade Hayes Site</A> <A HREF="http://www.countrystarsonline.com/tributearchive.htm">Country Stars Online Fan Tribute Sites</A> <A HREF="http://www.kokosuniverse.com/concert_pages/cmainpg.htm#request ">Venue Listings by States</A> <A HREF="http://www.elvinsystems.com/invision/index.php?showforum=5261">Message Board for Wade Hayes Fans</A> <A HREF="http://www.ymlp.com/pubarchive.php?wadehayesnews">WOWW! Archives</A> <A HREF="http://www.mapquest.com">Mapquest - Maps and Directions</A> <A HREF="<http://countrymusic.about.com/library/valentine05/blwade.htm>http://www.kkng.com">King Kountry (KKNG) Radiothon Pics</A> <A HREF="mailto:WadeHayesNews@comcast.net">E-mail to WOWW!!</A> ~~~ http://www.songwriting.net ***************************************************************** *** BONUS DEADLINE ENDING IN A FEW DAYS – 10th ANNUAL Yes, the 2005 USA Songwriting Competition is accepting entries and we would like you to send in your song entries now. Win a top prize of $50,000 prize package. Also winning songs will get radio airplay. Win cool gear from Sony and Steinberg, such as the top-of-the-line Nuendo and Cubase digital audio/MIDI software and more. Sponsors of the 2005 Competition are: Rolling Stone magazine, New Music Weekly, Sony, Steinberg, Audio-Technica, Ibanez Guitars, D'Addario Strings, Sam Ash Music Stores, IK Multimedia, Terratec, East West Sounds, MixDownMedia.com, Indie Bible, Garritan Music Software, Acoustic Cafe, Livewire Contacts, Loggins Promotion, Singer magazine, Electronic Musician magazine, Superdups.com, XM Radio and SonicBids.com Also, there are two 10th ANNIVERSARY early entry BONUSES - first 1,000 entries postmarked by March 31 or earlier will each receive a FREE Rolling Stone magazine subscription (1 full year! $12.97 value) and Singer magazine subscription (3 issues - $11.50 value). That's great value just by entering! To obtain the entry form, please go to: http://www.songwriting.net/entryform.html *** For online MP3 entries (powered by SonicBids.com), please go to: http://www.sonicbids.com/usasong ===[ Sponsored in part by IBANEZ Guitars ]======================== Ibanez Acoustic Guitars... Diversity in Size, Sound, and Style. Ibanez has over 75 different acoustic guitar models in 12 very different body shapes to help you FIND YOUR VOICE. http://www.ibanez.com/acoustics/ ================================================================== *** IAMA Results The results of the 1st Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) are out. Singer-songwriter Jason Harwell took home the top award. Other winners include The Creaking Tree String Quartet ( For full results such as finalists, please go to: http://www.inacoustic.com/winners.html ================================================================== Kari Estrin Management Kari specializes in coaching artists through her Career Assessment System, with a career plan tailored to the individual. Follow-up services include the Momentum Program and Hourly Intensives, with topics ranging from marketing to effective touring. Kari has extensive music business expertise and is editor of "How To Be Your Own Booking Agent." http://www.kariestrin.com ================================================================== *** IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) Featured Artists Spotlight Featured Artists of the Month are: ~Dave Gunning ( ~Dave Potts ~Jamie Green ~Dale Willis ( ~Natalie Howard ( For more details of the artists, please visit: http://www.inacoustic.com/artists2.html ===[Sponsored in part by MUSIC BOOKS PLUS]====================== Music Books Plus - the Songwriter's One-Stop Source for Books, Instructional Videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs. Features Thousands of Titles Covering: Songwriting, Theory, Publishing, Recording, Music Business, Directories ... and much more. Mention Code: ================================================================== ** COMPILATION CD [sponsored by WWW.SUPERDUPS.COM] "NEW MUSIC NOW Vol 2" - THE USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION COMPILATION CD sponsored by SUPERDUPS.COM. USA Songwriting Competition will be releasing the CD Compilation which will include the top winners such as Patrice Pike and more. Details will be available in the upcoming months. ===[Sponsored in part by New Music Weekly]====================== NEW MUSIC WEEKLY covers the radio and music industry within its weekly magazine, website, NMW-mail and fax services. NMW, built by radio stations who "break" the hits first, has become the standard for tracking radio airplay nationwide. For information visit: www.newmusicweekly.com or call 310-325-9997 ================================================================== * Audio clips as well as information on featured up and coming acts heard on Acoustic Cafe, a popular radio show is featured on USA Songwriting Competition's site. It is syndicated in over 60 radio stations nationwide. March's featured Artist is Ellipsis. February's Artist was Thea Hopkins. For more information, visit: http://www.songwriting.net/onetowatch.html *RADIO STATIONS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MATERIAL: XM Radio Unsigned http://unsigned.xmradio.com IndieBandRadio For Unsigned Rock! http://www.indiebandradio.com Sheena Metal-Music and Talk Radio Host (KLSX/KIEV/KCLA/SPIKE) New Radio Show!-The sheenametal@onemain.com - 15030 Ventura Blvd. Suite #843-Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 http://www.sheena-metal.com RadioIndy.com support@radioindy.com http://www.radioindy.com Radio Crystal Blue http://www.live365.com/stations/142950 Sundays Info at www.radiocrystalblue.com http://www.radiocrystalblue.com Presenting music for the eclectic ear in the old freeform tradition, and shining the spotlight on outstanding independent and unsigned talent from the Web since October 2000. Archived programs at http://cblue.lunarpages.com Internet radiospotlighting great indie & upcoming talent from all over the Web! Indie Jukebox craig@indiejukebox.com www.Indiejukebox.com FemFrequency FemFrequency radio show #001 has been recorded and will be airing on our website in the next few days. It features some great new releases, as well as some classics ... by artists such as Juliana Hatfield, Patti Smith, Tootsie, and many others. KSER Ann McCoy/Music Director annkser@aol.com www.KSER.org PH: (425) 303-9070 FX: (425) 303-9075 Independent, non dot com broadcasting from Indie Artist Radio http://www.indieartistradio.com/ clagrone@indieartistradio.com 'Nette Radio This is a weekly internet radio show hosted by Annette Conlon from http://www.netteradio *The list of radio stations are brought to you by INDIE BIBLE. You can find the Indie Bible in these stores: Borders Books & Music, Barnes & Noble, Sam Ash, Virgin Records, Tower Records and Mars Music. All USA Songwriting Competition subscribers can get the $5 discounted Indie Bible. Go to: http://www.indiebible.com/usasong ===[ REFER A MUSICIAN FRIEND TO US ]============================== Tell a musician or songwriter to sign up for this FREE informative e-mail newsletter of USA Songwriting Competition with chock full of opportunities for the musician or songwriter, please e-mail them on where to sign-up: http://www.songwriting.net/join.html ================================================================== PAST WINNER'S COMMENTS & UPDATES Gabriel Mann (USA Songwriting Competition Top winner in 2003) will going out on the road as the opening act for Alanis Morissette on her "Diamond Wink" tour on April 2005. Alanis Morissette, as you "Outta know" hold the record of having the best selling debut album of all time. Frickin’ A (Honorable mention winner in the 2004 USA Songwriting Competition) has scored a major track placement with Universal Music. With a faithful update of Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl,” which hit # 1 the first week in August 1981, Cincinnati-based pop/rock band Frickin’ A is gunning for a repeat 24 years later. This fresh remake of “Jessie’s Girl” and its currently building commotion caught the attention of Universal Music Group who were in the midst of putting the final tracks from U2, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Lindsay Lohan, Chingy & Nelly on the 18th installment of their blockbuster series ‘NOW That’s What I Call Music!,’ a series which has sold over 40 million units. The inclusion of this song on this platinum-plus revered collection is a testament to the belief that this song is a bona-fide smash. Millions of pop music fans buy each installment of ‘NOW!’ with the latest edition hitting stores on March 15. Footage of the band will be included in TV spots that will run to advertise the CD. “Jesie’s Girl” also becomes the first song (among 360 total to date) chosen from an independent label. "This is the first songwriting contest I ever entered. It feels great to be respected by other pro writers. Now there are 2 different artists cutting my song. I'm really fired up to write the next one. Thanks for the opportunity"...Josie Aiello, 2004 USA Songwriting Competition Honorable Mention Winner “We are ecstatic to win the competition. As a group, it emphasizes once again the credibility of our work as Sister Seven; and as individual songwriters [it emphasizes] our solo efforts apart from each other.” said Patrice Pike...Overall Grand Prize Winner of the 2004 USA Songwriting Competition. “I am very pleased and very honoured to have won. Other writers I admired have been past winners. Thank you!”….David Francey, First Prize Winner (Folk), 2004 USA Songwriting Competition. In addition to the USA Songwriting Competition win, David has also won 2 Juno awards (Canadian equivalent to the Grammys)! ~Were you a finalist or past winner of the USA Songwriting Competition and have some interesting news on yourself? If so, please e-mail us at: info@songwriting.net ================================================================== Artistopia offers music artists and songwriters with the ultimate platform to collaborate on musical projects and with industry professionals. With a full suite of marketing and productive tools not found anywhere else, music artists and songwriters can manage their respective careers and develop their artistic talent with utmost efficiency while building industry contacts. Artistopia is has a FREE Indie Plan or a fully functional Professional Indie Plan with a one-time fee, for life. All that's left is for you to come and see what the big hype on the web is all about because Artistopia is artist development at its finest. http://www.Artistopia.com ================================================================== MUSIC RESOURCES * The 2nd annual Durango Songwriter's Expo/Santa Barbara Wine Country will take place June 2-4 at The Rancho Santa Ynez Marriott, just north of http://www.durangosong.com *XM Radio - Sign up for XM Radio to get XM Unsigned, the radio program hosted by DJ Billy Zero http://www.xmradio.com *The Local Mix http://www.thelocalmix.com *Bathtub Music - An online CD store dedicated to selling and promoting all genres of independent music with FREE CD SETUP for musicians. Artists can also sell other music merchandise (t-shirts, posters, etc.), sign up to be included in their customizable LISTENING STATION, and much more. www.BathtubMusic.com *Top 40 Charts - music magazine devoted to the music industry: It maintains over 40 internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs or albums in various categories on a weekly basis. http://top40-charts.com/go?fsrm *LATIN MUSIC ARTISTS.com (LMA) is the leading subscription based service pairing up Latin bands, artists and songwriters with the music industry, film/TV music opportunities and promotional opportunities http://www.LatinMusicArtists.com * http://www.floridamusicfestival.com *MediaFeast - devoted to helping independent artists reach new fans. Featuring current services such as selling prepackaged CDs or on-demand CDs (avoid paying hundreds of dollars up front!), and upcoming services will include tour-planning resources, distribution to all the major digital stores, and online radio. http://www.mediafeast.com *Muzik Reviewz - an Musicians Promotion Outlet, with the musician/artist/band always in mind. We offer music news, artist reviews, cd and demo reviews, interviews, press release, etc. www.muzikreviewz.com *musicSUBMIT.com Music Promotion and Internet Marketing for musicians http://www.musicSUBMIT.com *NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) http://www.naca.org *Music Industry Showcase - Australian based Music industry showcase aims to unite the music entertainment industry where music goods and music services will be educated and promoted to musicians, music teachers, music students and people with interest in music. http://www.musicindustryshowcase.com.au *Auctionsongs.com - place to sell your songs http://www.Auctionsongs.com *Canadian Music Direct http://www.canadianmusicdirect.com *Berklee Press http://www.berkleepress.com *Music2deal.com facilitates a direct link between professionals in music business worldwide. Music2deal.com is offering the first 3 places of the contest a 6-month membership at music2deal.com, so the Songwriter can offer their material to the professionals of the music business at: http://www.songs2deal.com *ArtistNow.com provides the most comprehensive, professional, on-line networking site for the Arts & Entertainment industry. ArtistNow.com has been designed to give artists and industry professionals an interactive medium to showcase or discover talent, interact with colleagues and network with industry members. http://www.artistnow.com *Hal Leonard http://www.halleonard.com *Rolling Stone Magazine http://www.rollingstone.com *New Music Weekly http://www.newmusicweekly.com *Loggins Radio Promotion http://www.logginspromotion.com *Ibanez http://www.ibanez.com *SONY PRO AUDIO http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com *Livewire Contacts http://www.livewiremusician.com *IK Multimedia http://www.ikmultimedia.com *Songwriters Showcases of Producing original music shows and festival since 1999. We also provide many other music related services geared towards performance opportunities. The new SSA National Gig Network is designed to connect original music artists with venues throughout the http://www.ssa.cc *Onlinegigs - Automated Booking & Promotional Tools http://www.onlinegigs.com * http://www.OrlandoBands.com *Songsalive! - a non-profit organization supporting and promoting songwriters and composers worldwide. http://www.songsalive.org *Hot Indie News http://www.hotindienews.com ===[ To Advertise ]=============================================== To advertise in the newsletter, please e-mail: ira@songwriting.net ================================================================== ~~ Many thanks to Acoustic Cafe radio show for airing songs of the 2004 winners two weeks ago. Thanks to all that attended our SXSW showcase last week. Thanks to Keyboard magazine, Guitar Player, EQ, Music Connection, Nashville Music Guide and other magazines for releasing news on USA Songwriting Competition. Happy Spring and have a great week! ....Jessica Brandon, Artist Relations ~~ ******************************************************************** If you would not like to receive any more updates on any songwriting competitions or music news, or to unsubscribe, simply go to http://www.songwriting.net/join.html and click on "leave" This message is in full compliance with U.S. Federal requirements for commercial email under bill S.1618 Title 111, Section 301, Paragraph (a) (2) (C), passed by the 105th U.S. Congress and cannot be considered SPAM since it includes a removal mechanism. ******************************************************************** Jessica Brandon Artists Relations *World's Leading International Songwriting Competition* http://www.songwriting.net info@songwriting.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Walker AristoMedia 615-269-7071 ext. 123 jwalker@aristomedia.com Katelynn Knutson AristoMedia 615-269-7071 ext. 132 katelynn@aristomedia.com Danny Combs AristoMedia 615-269-7071 ext. 125 danny@aristomedia.com ~~~ IFCO Announces 38th Annual IFCO Fun Fest Show! ~~~ announced plans for the 38th Annual IFCO Fun Fest Show. This year the concert will be held at Auditorium. Headliner Craig Morgan will be joined by Jimmy Wayne, Aaron Lines, Trick Pony and Mark Wills with more to be announced shortly. Robert K. Oermann will be the night¹s host. IFCO will also present Bill Anderson with the prestigious IFCO Tex Ritter Award. The award, established in 1974 to honor Country legend Tex Ritter, recognizes recipients for their contributions to Country music and its community. Past winners include Mother Maybelle Carter, Loretta Lynn, Ernest Tubb, Charlie Daniels, Robert K. Oermann, RCA Records and The Oak Ridge Boys. "We are excited to announce the first details of what promises to be one of the biggest music events in IFCO's 38 year history," Loudilla Johnson, co-president of IFCO said. " We will have an array of some of the biggest and newest faces in country music, along with IFCO Center Stage Star Search Winners, all rolling out to benefit "Fans Care" for St. Jude Children¹s Research Hospital." Since 1995, IFCO has staged its annual show in the historic Ryman Auditorium. Billed as the "music kick-off for the CMA Music Festival (Fan Fair) celebration," the show has consistently played to a sold out house. Sales for this year¹s IFCO Fun Fest Show will benefit St. Jude Children¹s Research Hospital. This is the third straight year IFCO has worked with "Fans Care" for St. Jude Kids. "Although most shows are made up of fans, we're usually traveling to be with them," headliner Craig Morgan said. "But there's something very special about doing a show just for fans who have traveled to my hometown because of their love of Country music. I am honored to be headlining the IFCO show this year. It's a chance to give back to the people who provide me with an outlet to do what I love and for a good cause." IFCO is widely regarded as the foremost authority on establishing and operating fan clubs. Founded in 1967 by Loudilla, Loretta and Kay Johnson, IFCO has become a respected force in the entertainment industry acting as a clearing house for fan clubs and a consumer watchdog for Country music fans. For more information about purchasing tickets for the event, please visit www.ifco.org or call 615.371.9596. Ticket costs are $38 for Platinum seating; $32 for Gold seating. All seats are reserved. International Fan Club Organization (IFCO) Loudilla, Loretta & Kay Johnson, Presidents Mail: Ph: 615-371-9596 * Fax: 615-371-9597 eMail: 4info@ifco.org * Website: http://www.ifco.org ~~~ Bill Littleton – thebridgeworks ~~~ The March issue of thebridgeworks has been up a few days on the website below; my apologies for the many distractions in letting you know. We keep focusing on material that might get overlooked elsewhere; feel free to help us in that search. We ran out of space for record reviews, but the April issue is being built around the review page -- we'll use two pages if we need to. New material comes in quite steadily. Connie and I continue to be healthier than we've been in a while -- our best to all, Bill There is always a chair with your name on it at Uncle Willam's Place http://members.ispwest.com/billlittleton/ And it ALWAYS comes down to the music: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/1/billlittletonmusic.htm ************** That’s All Folks! *************** Let’s hope this takes care of news for at least a few days. Maybe I can get caught up…. Or at least close to it. J Take care and as always, thanks for being there! Marli The MKOC Newsletter is sent with the permission of the recipients. Feel free to pass the newsletter on to your friends. Those of you with news you’d like to have posted in the MKOC News please send your news submission to me at marli@1st.net and let me know it is for the newsletter. 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