Fuelies.net - a Collaborative Fuel Fan Site » Notes From The Band http://www.fuelies.net A Collaborative Fuel Fansite Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:31:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 HEY HOUSTON http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/hey-houston http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/hey-houston#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:33:18 +0000 rich http://www.fuelies.net/?p=520 In appreciation of all our devoted Fuelies in Houston, we will be playing The Scout Bar on Wednesday July 14th for FREE! ($9.45 for those under 21)
Thank you all for your support and see you in Houston!
-FUEL

]]> http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/hey-houston/feed 0 Hello to everyone in the land of Fuel! http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/hello-to-everyone-in-the-land-of-fuel http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/hello-to-everyone-in-the-land-of-fuel#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:49:27 +0000 rich http://www.fuelies.net/?p=460 Hello to everyone in the land of Fuel! Hope everyone is doing great and are gearing up for the next leg of the tour. We’ve got some fun dates on the tour and everyone in the band is chomping at the bit to get back on the bus and rock some shows for ya. Speaking of the band, I always try to have good news to balance out the bad news and today I have both. Unfortunately, Yogi will not be able to perform as Fuel’s guitarist anymore. Yogi has accepted a gig in Japan for the next three months and it conflicts with the schedule that we are trying to put together for Fuel. I have nothing but the utmost respect and appreciation for Yogi and I’ll miss having him next to me on the stage. He’s a great guitarist and a wonderful friend. I can’t wait to play with you again, my brutha. Ok, enough with the bad news. The good news (actually great news) is that Jasin Todd (Shinedown) is available and will be joining us as our new guitarist! I know, I know. There’s more Shinedown on the stage than there is Fuel. I can’t wait to hear the jokes. Jasin is a great guitarist and a very talented songwriter. I can’t wait to sit in a room with him and the boys and flesh out these songs in my head that keep me up all night. If everyone could please stand up and give a warm Fuelies welcome to Jasin that would be greatly appreciated. See you all very soon! Brett

]]> http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/hello-to-everyone-in-the-land-of-fuel/feed 1 Week 1 of the Fuel tour… http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/week-1-of-the-fuel-tour http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/week-1-of-the-fuel-tour#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:48:14 +0000 rich http://www.fuelies.net/?p=458 We hopped on the bus on Sunday night and woke up in Flagstaff, Arizona. Ken and I had a beautiful day to play golf so we hit the links and talked about how excited we are to be back on the road. Hung out on the bus during the evening and rejoiced with the band and crew on our first day together. We have a fun group of guys and I love them all. Yogi on guitar. I’ve known Yogi since around ’98 when he was playing with Buck Cherry and he’s been a dear friend to me since. Ken Schalk on drums. Ken was introduced to me by me friend and writing partner, Eddie Wohl, when we needed a drummer for the World Fire Brigade record we are almost finished with. As soon as I heard him play I knew I’d never let him go. He hits the drums harder than anyone I’ve ever seen. Big pocket to play in. Brad Stewart on bass. I met Brad about 5 or 6 years ago while he was playing with Shinedown and ran into him again at the NAMM show last year. I thought he would be a ton of fun to play with and I was right. Big bass tone and knows how to come up with sexy bass lines. That’s the band. We fucking rock.

For the first time in my career, I have my brother, Greg, out on the road with me. It’s so awesome to have him with me on a tour and to know that he’s always there to have my back. He’s taking care of Ken and Brad on this tour and I don’t think that they’ve ever been happier. Rob Starr is taking care of myself and Yogi and all of our guitars. He’s by far one of the best guitar tech/stage managers I’ve ever had. Our guitars always play and sound great. Gregory Wright, mainly known as “G”, is tour managing and running front of house. He’s a helluva babysitter. Takes damn good care of us and is a lot of fun to be around. When you come out to a show feel free to say hello to any of these guys.

After Flagstaff, we woke up in Amarillo, Texas. Had the best (and only) Mountain Oysters I’ve ever had. If you have to ask what they are don’t bother ordering them.

A couple of days later we arrived in Birmingham, Alabama. SHOW DAY FINALLY!!! It was us, Seether, Theory of a Deadman, and Alice in Chains. Great crowd and a great bill of bands. It was nice to hear the screams of 10,000 people. The next night we played in Destin, Florida for our own crowd. All I can say is awesome. They were with us every step of the set. Singing and dancing like they’ve never sang and danced before.

Now I sit on a bus and wait for show number 3. Sebastian, Florida right on the beach. Been a perfect day and it will only cap it off with a fun show. The tour is only started and I’m looking forward to each and every one of these shows. I know that they will only get better and better as the band matures and as we see all of your smiling faces. Peace and love, Brett

]]> http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/week-1-of-the-fuel-tour/feed 0 Calendar Girl http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/calendar-girl http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/calendar-girl#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:25:01 +0000 rich http://www.fuelies.net/?p=342 Yo everyone. We are still trying to get things squared away here. Not sure of what the outcome will be, but in the meantime, I’ll let you in on one small bit of what I’ve been doing. I’ve been working with Hawaiian Tropic and a television show production company and did the theme for their proposed reality show “Calendar Girl.” The show was to feature Hawaiian Tropic girls competing for a shot to be the Miss Hawaiian Tropic calendar girl , a representative for the company, and money and prizes. So one afternoon I redid a version of Neil Sedaka’s Calendar Girl and gave it a more current feel. It was a fun little project. Unfortunately, they could not all come to terms regarding the show and after working for a year or so, the show fell through, however, I still have the version of the theme song that I recorded. Check it out. Keep in mind it was a song from the 50′s so it’s a bit quirky for me, but it worked well. Also, it was all performed and mixed by me, just like I’ve always done all my Fuel demos, so it is a bit rough. Hope you like it for what it’s worth. Hope you are all well out there and hope to see you soon, Carl.

[audio:calendar girl mix 4.mp3]

]]> http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/calendar-girl/feed 2 Hey Fuelies!! http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/hey-fuelies http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/hey-fuelies#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:34:33 +0000 rich http://www.fuelies.net/?p=243 Just wanted to swing by and wave hello to you all.. I hope you all had some amazing holidays and that your 09′s are off to a good start! I’ve done a lot of traveling this past year and met a lot of great new friends.. even picked up a few cool new tricks.. (Like how to properly order a beer in finnish… haha.. well, maybe not so properly) -Hope I get to see you all again real soon ;)
- See ya out there!
ROCK!
t

c

]]> http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/hey-fuelies/feed 0 Happy Holidays!!!! http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/happy-holidays http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/happy-holidays#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:50:14 +0000 rich http://www.fuelies.net/?p=142 Yo, hope you are all having a great holiday season! I hope everything good you’re hoping for comes to you and yours. May you have strength, patience, and fortune to find abundant happiness through all the craziness. Happy Holidays! Carl

]]> http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/happy-holidays/feed 0 Thanks for all the words of encouragement http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/thanks-for-all-the-words-of-encouragement http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/thanks-for-all-the-words-of-encouragement#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:46:26 +0000 rich http://www.fuelies.net/?p=148 What up? Wanna say thanks for all the words of encouragement while we deal with current issues. Hope you are all looking forward to the holidays. In the meantime, here is a piece from our friends at WWE.
http://www.wwe.com/subscriptions/wwetunes/3242484/rockthering2

Thanks. Enjoy, Carl.

]]> http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/thanks-for-all-the-words-of-encouragement/feed 0 Until there is some clarity in our situation, what are you gonna do? http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/thanks-for-all-your-interest-and-concern http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/thanks-for-all-your-interest-and-concern#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:48:42 +0000 rich http://www.fuelies.net/?p=152 Yo, okay … I’ve read all you concerns and comments as I always do. I’ve no desire to leave you all without any knowledge of what is going on in the Fuel camp, but perhaps it’s better legally if I don’t comment. Sucks, but whatya do? Maybe we should just get lawyers to put out or next record, I dunno? As usual, we have the between record legal issues. If you think you are frustrated, please imagine mine. Tommy took the Everclear gig, because we weren’t touring and talked to me before going out with them. You gotta eat, right? Same basically for Toryn. Until there is some clarity in our situation, what are you gonna do? In the meantime, we’ll try to see if and when we can bring this plane in for a landing. We’ll all just keep on keeping on. Thanks for all your interest and concern. As I get more info, so will you.

On a different note, I see the best selling author Stephenie Meyer has us on her playlist. Nice. Check it out:

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/ms_playlist.html

Thanks to all of you for your continued patience and interest. You are basically all that really matters. Carl

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]]> http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/happy-4th/feed 0 What up .. http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/what-up http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/what-up#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 12:57:55 +0000 rich http://www.fuelies.net/?p=165 Okay, so the latest word I’ve gotten here is that the Austin show has been “postponed indefinitely.” That’s coming from the promoter, so, there you have it. I’m not exactly sure what that means either, but that’s the word. Due to the sad events that fell upon the promoter and that surrounded that show, that’s understandable. I’ll keep you posted as soon as I know more. As far as Fuel and Epic go, wheels are in motion to break off that 10 year relationship and move on. Of course that will take a bit of negotiating and the usual legal drudgery. Following that, we’ll see where we all are and make decisions accordingly. I’m feeling good about what’s ahead, it’ll definitely be uncharted waters, but hey … it’s always crazy, especially in this industry. You never know what’s ahead ….
Here’s to all of you and Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms! Carl.

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