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NEWSLETTERS The August 2002
Issue Welcome to another edition
of the Express newsletter! By now many of you should
be receiving your copies of the latest release by the band called
“Welcome To Blue Island”. We would love to hear your comments up on
the “message board” that you can access from: www.eznexpress.com or through Jeremy’s site at: www.enuffznuff.com as well. I have three locations that you can purchase
it from up on my site right on the main page and listed in this
newsletter as well. News from
the Z’nuff camp: Donnie has been working with none other than Vikki Foxx on Donnie's solo material and Donnie Vie & Warren DiMartini (of Ratt) both confirmed to me that they have written songs together. Warren is originally from Chicago, so I think they see eye to balls and will work well together. Chip also mentioned
that Japan had big plans for them on their promotional tour...they were
putting up big bucks to promote the show. As some may know by now the
promo tour has been pushed back to August 10th last time I
talked to Chip due to Donnie’s grandfather falling ill again. Our
thoughts and prayers are with him! When I spoke with Chip
recently he said Tom Feeley is working for him (personally) even
though Obi has come onboard. Makes sense to have one guy on the west
coast and one on the east. Tom has been very busy with the NFL anyway so
this gives him more freedom to do what he can for Chip. Also they still
are unsure of what song they will be doing for the George Harrison
tribute disc as of yet for Koch Records. A North American deal to release the new record is being worked on and hopefully it will happen soon. Chip said that they are working on it but for now you can get the Japanese import. I know Jim from RAM in Wisconsin and he will have ample copies in stock for anyone that wishes to buy a copy that needs their “fix”! Go to: http://www.rammusic.com or they have a phone// fax number that is the same at: 262-820-9582. I also got my
hands/ears on a Final Mix of "Welcome To Blue Island" from
Chip. The final track line up for Europe and Japan should look
like this: Some places to order
the Japanese release of “Welcome To Blue Island” for now are: http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/index.asp http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/,
which are in the land of the rising sun. Japan! Incidentally,
the new release of Welcome To Blue Island entered the chats at #90 on
the Pony Canyon label with over 3000 copies sold it it’s first week!
Good start and the more people hear it and know about its release the
higher it will climb! Their highest charting in Japan thus far has been
Paraphernalia, which reached #26 on the Japanese charts with over 26,000
copies sold there alone. The
best one in the states again is: http://www.rammusic.com Also former Ace
Frehley’s (Kiss) Comet guitarist and vocalist Richie Scarlett has a
new disc out that was available at the Kiss Convention here in New
Jersey with a KILLER version of Donnie’s “Fly High Michelle” on it
for anyone that can find it on line. He’s an old friend of Donnie’s
and I met him in the 80’s in Fort Lauderdale when he first started
working with Ace. He does the song justice! Look for “Gray
Matter” which is the second release by “Radio Earth” on the Stoney
Records label coming sometime in mid to late September. It will include
a redone version of Chip’s “My Heroin” from Tweaked with a heavy
edge to it. Chip digs it so I hope you will too! Websites to purchase
the disc will be: www.stoneyrecords.com
and www.tecworks.net. Special thanks to Jeff
O. for his contributions in this newsletter! Till next time… Chris Capozza,
Jeff Overstreet and Mike Bendixen at the Express. “Life is not
merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences. But rather,
it’s a tapestry of events that culminates in an exquisite sublime
plan.”
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