The power of the Riff

Help Mark Lanes!
Hi your probably wondering why I havent posted here, well I dont know why to tell you the truth. I said things I dont regret, but I have something important here in my community I need to get off my chest. Mark Lanes bowling alley in Bay Ridge Brooklyn maybe taken over by century 21 which owns the property, or has bought it already. They are going to make it into a parking lot slash retail. If you go to www.markandmelody.com/ where you can find out on how you can help. Go to www.petitiononline.com/rush06, to sign the petition and view this blog which you can view right here at:
http://markandmelody.blogsource.com/

We need all the help we can get thank you for reading this!

Tom

Happy April
Hey everyone i hope april fools went well and everyone had lots of fun pulling pranks or didnt'do anything but the usual like i did. Well in the last few days looks like we are finally getting some spring like weather here as this week looks to be all in the 60's lets hope that keeps up i am all for the cold and snow but certainly not damp rain!.

On the metal front Megadeth's sales were revealed on cheap link blabbermouth.net here are some more recent ones a few notes to that i was suprised somewhat that some have sold well more than others.

Countdown to Extinction Debuted at #2 spent 58 weeks on the chart and has sold 2,250,865 copies so far all remasters included with that.
Youthansia Debuted #4 spent 23 weeks on the chart and has sold 928,637 copies and is selling about 200 copies a week.
Cryptic Writings Debuted #10 spent 29 weeks on the chart and has sold 781,412 copies about 150 copies a week.
Risk debuted at #16 spent 8 weeks on the chart and has sold 318,853 copies and about 130 copies a week.
The World Needs a Hero has sold 216,771 copies and sold 82 copies last week.
The System has Failed debuted at #18 and spent 5 weeks on the chart and has sold about 150,000 copies and about 1200 copies a week and still continues to sell.

Some are out of print such as Hidden Treasures which sold 286,032 copies and the orginal greatest hits capitol punnishment which sold 199,053 copies.
On the DVD front Rude Awakening sold 52,604 copies and was certified gold.

Look for the reunited Anthrax lineup to come back and play the beacon theater most likely in sept/oct. Overkill is playing BB Kings on the 14th and Motorhead the 21st i am pretty sure on that one.
Neil Peart is in the new issue of BMW weekly in regards to motorcycles Neil is a big time biker and has been riding for 10 years and does it as a major passion.
Motley Crue's greatest hits Red White and Crue has been certified platinum and is #64 this on the billboard 200 and has sold aboit 292,000 copies it's a double disc and has sold about 584,000.
Look for Pantera's enitre catalog to be remastered similar to Megadeth with bonus tracks and possible unreleased tracks of Damageplan.
Well hopefully has in thier thoughts Pope John Paul the 2nd even if ure not a catholic or into his beliefs but just appericate that he was a good man and his heart was in the right place and hopefully he is taken care of as i know i have said a few words for him. Well i may be back later if there is not too much to talk to you can check my meetspot profile at rushcpvt and myspace profile lol at myspace.com/users/rushcpvt.
I hopefully will buy a cd this week hopefully Exit Stage Left from Rush well hope to hear from everyone soon godbless keep up the good work long live Rush get Feedback and the remasters and the world is full of kings and queens who will bilnd your eyes and steal your dreams.

Thanks
Tom Brice

Greetings from John Jay
Hello everyone hopefully someone is out there. Reminds me of the queensryche song anybody listening. Well so far i been going to a lot of school, using myspace.com, meetup.com and if you wanna view both profiles just on myspace search shabrilu@aol.com and my profile name on meetspot is rushcpvt though i have no pic on there yet or will bother lol. I think that site is more geated toward people who can't write english. On the metal front we have seen now Anthrax reunite, Testament reunite and of course Judas Priest return to the studio and release thier first cd in 15 years with the Angel of Retribution which was released earlier this month and debuted at #13 on the billboard 200 and currently has sold 103,000 copies to date and still on the charts, there also going to be touring starting on May 31 with Queensryche as the opening act who will be only playing material before 1988's Operation Mindcrime which means there only gonna play a 40 minute set and prolly just from a few cds they only have 3 so far lol from before that era. On the news front Ozzy's new box set debuted at #36 selling over 32,000 copies its first week since it's 4 cd's it sold over 128,000 in the first week and the last cd which is a covers cd will be released by itself sometime in July called undercovers and the first single so far Missippi Queens is currently at #16 on the mainstream rock tracks more t o follow on that most likely. Well my classes so far are speech113, math 104, com 110, eng 100 which is next lol and music on fridays. Well i will update later for sure, long live rush get feedback its almost 10 months old now lol and get the remasters godbless and i hope someone is reading this.

Godbless
Tom Brice

Hey
Hey everyone i hope everything is going well, i hope everyone survived and enjoyed the snow storm. As we await what looks like some more snow here in these next few days, if you love this weather, this is your time. Well i validated my bill over at John Jay, So i am gonna be back there this semester, but not sure on anything after that. I also applied to the united states post office, since my cousin eddie just got hired and i am hoping i can get the same. If youre wondering they get a lot of benfits, you dont need college either, and you don't have a boss running down your throat each day, and you get a different scenry each time. Well thats my take i hope i get hired, In 2 weeks i am going to get some "Feedback" no pun intended to Rush.

I go into this great cd store in the city called future legends, naturally look into the Rush section they damn had all the remasters for just 8.99 and i was like i have 15 bucks on me, thats gotta last for the week, how am i gonna do this and i also want a date to go on too, Only if i could have that story where Jesus stretches all that bread for everyone, and relate it to Rush Cd's and women!.

Well i think i posted a little eariler, i did join a bookclub we read girl with a pearl earring. It went really well special thanks to everyone who joined, i hope on Feb 10 it goes if not better and we can finally get The Awakening to read.

Well i told her to read this so i hope she does, Jenn i really enjoyed talking to you tonight, it was only 5mins but i still like you, everyone else turns me down or doesn't give me a chance, I know you are talking to that guy and you like him and whatever, But if you gave me a chance to get to know you i assure you, I won't screw you or anything, since i met you are the one to me. And i can't get over not talking to you again. Please read this cause i really wanna well its not too early but if you can put up with my Rush music and post about them on this site lol. Maybe you can be my valentine or just go out this weekend, Instead of that guy. I hope you read this and just email me "I have got a heart full of Soul" and " I am sick and tired and lonely" I'm in deep despair without you. Thanks Rush again that was from "Feedback: its out now go get it. Well i am out Jenn read this asap, hope to hear from you godbless i will be on soon, and as always "Headbangers don't die and go to heaven they become bikers". P.S. Rush.com! Feedback go get it.

Godbless
Tom Brice
Miss you Jen.

R.I.P Dimebag

Current Mood: hopeful
Current Music: Rush-Nobodys Hero

Happy New year a little too late.
Well hey everyone i hope the holidays went well, christmas and new years. Lets not forget now another holiday Martin Luther King day, Today is actually his death, but he honor it on a monday, weird huh, well it gives people a day off and thats what should count right. Bascially not too much going on here to report, I do wanna wish everyone the best with the Tusunami relief efforts and hopefully everyone is having this on thier mind somewhat and just say a prayer for everyone out there, this is truly a tragedy and we should keep in mind that we have it good here and our middle class would be those countries kings and queens. And i hope more people will be found and look around to give back as i am as well.

Well on the band front Tesla is returning to tour for the first time since their tour with the Scorpions last fall. Look for them to due a one hr acoustic set followed by all their past and present and hits. And look for the band to release a 3rd single on their New album Into the Now which debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 133,000 copies in the U.S to date.
Megadeth which just finished their 1st leg of their final and most recent album the system has failed, will be filming a 2nd video for the song "Of Mice and Men" go to megadeth.com for how you can be in the video, as within the next few weeks they will shoot. The album debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 131,000 copies in the US to date.

Well thats for the most part all i can think of i will try to write here more often if there is need lol. I just want to give a shout out to everyone friends and family, past and present and especially to Jennifer after 3 months you finally responded, But i dont know if i should do this but well Jenn do you wanna go out with me! After all this talk i gave you an email about this and i was hoping maybe you could decide, I really like you and i hope you could say the same.

Well godbless to everyone keep rocking long live Rush and i just wanna thank them with thier appreance on the Canadian Benefit concert, And you showed you are hereos not to just their fans but others and that will never be taken for granted. Go get Feedback not just for the sales but for great people who deserve it and Jenn i hope to hear from ya, Visit Rush.com and Atlantic-records.com and thanks again and remember "Headbangers don't die and go to Heaven they become bikers"-Unless ure Dimebag R.I.P. Darrell Abbot

Godbless
Tom Brice

Merry Christmas...
Hello there i figured i would post something here considering the holidays are aboard and i figured here i would say a little few words. Well first off i would like to say hello to my friend and American Hero Ben Liu who is back for a 2 week stay from Alaska he is currently in the 2nd Batallion from the U.S. Army and i am glad i got to see him and he is enjoying Christmas and New Years here and he maybe soon going to Iraq in the upcoming year so lets hope God is watching over him and he will come back home safely. As we dont know when he can come back so lol i bought him Vapor Trails from Rush naturally and gave him 4 of my other cds that i let my Cousin Peter borrow and i dont think i was going to listen to em anytime soon. So heres to that getting off that on my side.

I would also like to wish a Merry Christmas to all my family and friends who are getting ready to open their gifts and await Santa's arrival joy to all. All i can say is i hope i get the best gifts i ever had and i think this is the point i wanted to come across, The meaning of Christmas to me is about being with your family, being greatful of what you have and whether you are reglious or not the birthday of Jesus as the annual Christmas Eve Mass is upon us otherwise known as Midnight Mass.

I know i am gonna sound like a freak and all on this but i would also like to thank Rush. As i just couldn't help but watch the Chronicles Dvd and the videos from Presto and Counterparts and just couldn't help but thank Rush really as all their videos had a message of some sort and i really think many people would enjoy this. Well i am going to eat dinner i hope everything is well with everyone once again, Finals are over, School is out and now it's time to catch up with friends and family and whatever hobbies you missed out on. For me hopefully my bass, guitar, Rush, and Halo lol. Well godbless goodnight and thanks and of course R.I.P Darrell Abbott 1966-2004.

Merry Christmas
Tom Brice

Dimebag Rest in Peace!
Hey everyone i hope everyone is enjoying thier night and getting ready for the holidays happy hanukah to those and christmas. I normally would come on here and talk about Rush i may get to that or something related to my day but i feel enthralled to instead talk about a tradgey that occured last wed. As you might have heard of Dimebag Darell Abott of Damageplan/Pantera was senselessy gunned down by a man who blamed Dime for the result of his fav band broken up as you know Pantera offically broke up in 2003. Well Nathan Gale shot Dime 5 times in the face and killed 3 others before finally a cop shot Gale. I also want to send my thoughts and prayers to those families and Gale though he was a sick man his family none the less lost someone and we are all grieving.

I had just bought a Pantera cd on Monday and Gave Peter my cousin the tabs to Floods from The Great Southern Trendkill the day i heard this news. I was a fan of Pantera i have most of thier cds and liked Dime's playing he had a unique style one i could never gasp i remembered 2 years excited i could play half the solo of Psycho Holiday though lol. It was just like 3 notes lol but i admit i felt shock as someone like Dimebag who was truly a unique one of a kind great guy musician family man and guitar player of course. And as my brother Brian put it best God needed another Guitar player long live Dimebag and i know he is in Heaven looking down the world sheds a tear for one of metal's greats.

I normally say a quote "Headbangers done die and go to heaven, they become bikers" Well in this case Dimebag is in Heaven having a beer and getting a kick out of those people talking so much of this regular guy who just happened to have been in 2 of the biggest heavy metal bands thanks Darell.

R.I.P. Dimebag Darell 1966-2004

Godbless
Tom Brice

Current Mood: sympathetic

Hey
Well Happy December glad to be back i hope someone out there is reading this. Another week near end and the weekend is upon us and to that pat urself on the back just one more day to get through to. Well since for some reason as always i am in a Rush of a mood i wanted to list most of Rush's Albums here since maybe someone will buy em and maybe they will take my advice so here goes nothing.

Feedback June 29 2004 Atlantic
Rush in Rio oct 21 2003 Atlantic
Vapor Trails May 14 2002
Different Stages Nov 10 1998 Atlantic
Test for Echo Sept 3 1996 Atlantic
Counterparts Oct 19 1993 Atlantic
Roll the Bones Sept 1 1991 Atlantic
Presto Nov 2 1989 Atlantic
Chronicles July 20 1989 Mercury
A Show of Hands Jan 2 1989 Mercury
Hold your Fire Sept 14 1987 Mercury

I figured i would stop here considering there is so many to list you wont want to read my journal about Rush, I mean if Rush put out a journal than you would read it but than again Atlantic-records would sue me for that and they would promote a Rush Journal unless you cheap plug buy Ghost Rider Neil Pearts Book out now via ECW Press or Rhythm and Light well that is just pictures of Neil live mainly on the Feedback tour and Vapor Trails but i could be wrong since i only saw the snap shots but its really nice.

On a few side notes the New Anthrax Album the greater of two evils sold just 3,421 copies this week thats pretty bad considering they have a video for it Deathrider, and their last studio cd We'Ve come for you all sold 61,561 copies and is selling about 150 copies a week since its release last may i mean thats just bad Anthrax prolly needs to go back to making a true metal cd lol not that i am the most metal but a cd like stomp and Anthrax would be cool like songs like in a zone or riding shotgun damn that was heavy lol.
The System has Failed the new Megadeth Cd out since sept has sold over 110,000 copies so far in the US that ain't bad but still about half of the 215,000 or so The worlds needs a hero did. Hopefully it will still sell about what the last cd but i do hear the tour is going great but i cant even ever go to a Megadeth with just only Mustaine it feels too much like a solo tour just making money cause he owns Megadeth which is cool and all but he should admit as a solo artist he is gonna suck and the damn members who played on that cd get no mention in the press or live to me that sucks and not even fucking Metallica would do that i mean does Bob Rock count lol.

Well i am out for now fucking school is tomorrow still we got about 3 weeks i just wanna say whatsup to everyone and i am glad that steve came back from the army this week i hope to see him soon. Dec 15 Ben lol i am gonna see you glad ure ok too so you can listen to Vapor trails lol 7th person i bought that cd for am i gonna be on the credits for the next cd ppl are pushing me to write to Atlantic but i doubt it we will see. I will be back on the weekend since it's cool outside and here well go get Feedback and anything i blab on about go to Rush.com and Atlantic-records.com for more well godbless and long live Rush and "headbangers dont die and go to heaven they become bikers".

Godbless
Tom Brice
12/2/04

Long time no talk!
Good afternoon everyone i hope everyone is having a good thanksgiving weekend. Sorry i have not updated in the last few months i guess i got lazy and i wasnt sure if it was worth updating. But i guess i might as well since i have time on my hands. I made it after all to John Jay and i guess time flies as there is just 2 weeks left in the school term, As finals and projects are upon i would say my experienced has been mixed but i guess this is what i expected and i have met some good ppl along the way and even some got into rush or at least i hope long live the Trio from Canada.

I would though like to send condoloences to the family of my moms Doctor Dr.Moretti as if you hadnt heard already he had passed away in a airplane accident he was a very good man who i had the pleasure of interacting with i send my condolences as i feel very bad and i also want to send my condolences to my friend Rob's Uncle he will be missed as if he is half the friend that you are Rob i am sure you have nothing to worry of. I am sorry to update on that note, But Rush is returning the studio looks like next spring and the remasters are doing pretty well and i wound up picking up Counterparts and it sounds just about the same except the drums and bass i think Ged's Bass sounds even better but i think they could have left it alone but if new ppl will listen i am happy.

Well i guess i had somethings on my mind i guess not that many but i am glad George Bush won i was tired of ppl badmouthing someone for no reason and didnt have a clue on what to bad mouth of i know it's a old subject but i wanted ppl to know that George Bush is the better man. You know Rush and Bush do rhyme lol two north american icons, Also 15th year anniversay of Presto lol i am prolly gonna pick up the remaster of it as i was listening to Show dont tell and the Pass lately obvisouly the two videos off the album and i was like damn if they can make it sound a little more louder this will be perfect.

Well godbless for now i should be updating more as it is time and i have the time though most are stressing out which aint rock is all about lol thats from Alice Cooper from the song "Hey Stoopid" if interested lol. Well long live Rush go get Feedback the remasters and Rush in Rio etc. Visit cheap plug Rush.com and Atlantic-records.com for more and "Headbangers don't die and go to heaven, they become Bikers"

Godbless
Tom

Finally...
Hey everyone hows it going good evening and good to be back sorry i have not updated as much i dont know everything was happening so soon and sudden and it was hard to update though i should have i seemed like i was in a dark cloud and a different stage and i didnt know if it was gonna pass really. I dont even think i am out of it or ever will be though we are working again and i finally ended the crap with John Jay though school started already i have to start the day after labor day or a week from today as best put. Though i do wanna thank everyone for their support i can name names but by now godwilling you should know you are and i am glad to know i didnt let you down and i hope only the best for everyone and bless all your'e hearts. Today we are working for the first time in a week as i had gotten a job for 10,000 flyers pizza place none the less me andre and ozz were working i would say everything went well we had pizza afterwards and had some good laughs as we always do but well one the way to meeting them something different occured i was walking up to victory bl and i see these two kids one maybe 12-13 and his bro about 15 or so well i guess it was the younger one who said something though i know it was the older kid i saw his mouth move lol well i said why dont u say that to my face and go f@ck yourself and from there words excahnged and i filpped em off thinking i am going to catch up to the guys and than i see the kid charging at me and i pull out my chain he starts yelling whatever i had a surplee on me and well i threw at him and bascially grabbed his neck and had him in a hold none the less i stopped after i had him and started running only cause the area is very filled with cops as a lot of disputes are there and its a very odd area but i dont know if i did the right thing at all and i was afraid a cop saw it and they id us i go to jail cause i am over 18 and the kid is not i hit a minor which is jail none the less. Did i do the right thing? did i? Should i have walked away? Well i hope nothing happens of this as i am not in that area much but i just hope all of us who work watch our backs and i admit i am lerrely of now working alone as i always do but i know i will put it behind me as my "Counterparts" would lol i couldnt "Resist" none the less should i have "Showed dont tell" lol just a little "Feedback" for you lo Let's go Rush.. and Lets go Bush just to let u know i believe in Bush n Rush North America's Hereos! Well good to be back i am glad to have filled you in on everything good to be back well godbless goodnight for now and Feedback is out now its up for grabs rush.com and atlantic-records.com for all of the info u need and Best of Both Worlds is out vh.com and wbr.com for the info on America's greatest hard rock band ever.. I am out and again thanks to everyone and lets hope business keeps rolling and thanks! "Worlds can't explain how i feel to you"
"Headbangers don't die and go to heaven they become bikers"

Godbless
Tom Brice

Major Announcement
Hey everyone good evening how is everyone doing i hope this week has been kind to you, as the weather hasn't been its felt like it has rained every day in the last month maybe not but close. Anyways been seem to have been picking up as tomorrow and the next week we or so we have some jobs coming up all i can say is i wanna thank Andre,Ozz,Anup,Brian,Sean,Laura and whoever keeps up with the business it makes ure head spin around by hearing of it so much but lets just pray we all work on the weekend lol lol.
Well anyways my big annoucement is that along with the flyer business i am deciding on taking up guitar lessons to instruct ppl i figure i can print out a bunch of flyers deliver em and see the response i will do even bass lessons as well since i am fluent with that as well and really i figure with a little promotion i can do it right and maybe increase business as well the more the merrier lol i dont want to be too greedy but anyone who knows anyone who needs lessons lemme know cause i am working on the most affordable and sufficient way to help those licks...

Anyday now
Hey everyone i hope ure all enjoying your evening and are bearing for this storm that is about to hit us in the next few hours and my prayers go out to everyone in the florida keys and in around that area who are bracing for hurricane Charley. Well i know i havent updated like everyday like i used to its just i dont know sometiems i feel really great of things and than my luck or twist of the situation goes sour i dont get it maybe the lord upstairs is pushing my buttons or its just the timing of things i suppose...
Well anyways things have been very stale and not eventful my cousin's Peter, George, Paul and Joesph went away to Michigan for god knows how long i am guessing like 6 weeks so i know there will be no contact with them but i wish them the best and i hope they got there safe as i had seen them at thier home in Bay Ridge on Thursday as i returned thier book which they needed so that was kinda sucky, as well as my business kinda slow this week things fell through and i am not sure about this week but i will try and be resourceful i hope the best so Andre, Oz and Brian be patient i know in a few weeks u will all leave me anyways but hopefully we all can work again before that and put some wad of cash in our pockets.
Well as Marta can atest to since i was talking to her from there yesterday i went to i guess my college John Jay to see if i am going in a few weeks i think on this site i told everyone the story so if u have a question or u dont know the situation just ask lol. Well they gave me some info put through my registration and i guess most likely i may be in when class starts but than again things can fall through and i am not or i am not allowed to go for fall i dont know really its very complacting didnt help me much i got some paper work and some answers but kinda of a whimper on things of the week not a good caper. And today wasnt any better since i did not go to 8th av with AC and the place i do flyers with didnt seem to want to do anything right now and i can't get business since its a weekend all i can say is at least this time i have money to get to places but i gotta be careful on and when i use it i just hope soon we get something. Well i was supposed to hang with this girl Lauren today but i couldnt i didnt want to waste money to hang out i can but i gotta be careful and i couldnt call her cause i was at the chinese place trying to see what happened so to her i am sorry but i promise we wil hang out soon u are the batman babe lol lol..
I think though i am going to end this entry as it was not very eventful lol just like the day and go figure Rush is playing in the rain at PNC and i have A show of Hands which has show's from the area there playing in New Jersey where they have a gay gov lol small world well i do wanna thank everyone for their support and time i do appericate i could name names but u know who u are well all the worlds a stage and we are living players so in that i will say a farewell to all you kings and queens for now tomorrow i will post cause i will be bored unless i blow my money on a printer so in that thank you and godbless.

"I can learn to resist anything but frustration, I can learn to get along with anything but aiming low, I can learn to resist anything but injustice, I can learn to get along with all the things i don't know"- Rush Resist Test for Echo

Godbless
Tom Brice

It's about time
Hi everyone hows it going good evening i know long time no hear but i guess i been busy doing other things just mainly with business and finally had a day to myself today. I was just finishing ordering some stuff on Rush.com as i got the pins for "Vapor Trails", "Presto" and "Counterparts" so u might see that on my bookbag soon when i am working lol. Well the day was ok i guess i hung out for the first time in like 6 days or so and i wound up hanging out with my cousin Peter which was kewl as we went to the city to get some shit since i got there like 3 hours early than usual since he had to be home before 4 which was kewl cause the city gets too be too much after like 4pm.
Well we got off at Union Square and met up with Johnthan at Guitar center there which was ok i guess i was hoping the two of us would just hang and maybe George would show but he got up when we left so ah well he came he is a nice kid John i will say and i do feel bad he got kicked out of his house and i may give him a job but i dont know if he is going to do anything with his life since he really seems out there and really has to be a little more motivated when it comes to getting a job but than again i am not in the situation every day so i dont know really and i guess i shouldnt comment too much since i dont know whats going on but i do wish him the best and godbless him really as we goes to see his birth dad in a few days hopefully God is looking down on you.
From there we went to Best Buy and walked there as its on 23rd and 6th as i bought my 6th copy of "Vapor Trails" lol well i bought the last 5 for someone other than me in hopes to boost the sales and i plan to give it to my man Ozzie well oz here it comes so come and get it lol as Peter got the Megadeth Dvd "Rude Awakening" which i saw one song and it looks really good and i may check it out this weekend and looks like something worth to see...
From there we walked to the Colony music store on 48th and Broadway as i looked at more cd's and he got some guitar tabs "Rust in Peace and "Capitol Punnishment" which was kewl from there since John was broke really and i wanted to eat at Pizza hut but he couldnt afford anything really we walked around in different places til we got to the Mcdonalds next to the Virgin Music on 7th av and ate there though it is a lot of money as i spent over 6 bucks on a 2 burger meal with large fries and a coke but it was good and i was starving from there we went home but we both got on the wrong different trains lol cause i was like fuck it i am getting home lol but i took it to 57th and they took it to 59th and 5th as i jumped back on the W to 34th and somehow ran into them funniest shit of the day though i wasn't laughing lol....
From there we took the n to 59th in Bay Ridge and than walked to Pete's house and i got my walkman watched a song off the DVD and now where i am 3 hours later, so now you know what i been doing lol lol. Tomorrow i am back to work and hopefully everyone we get some jobs and i am not sure what we got but we should have a few things in line for this week and next i just wanna thank everyone George,Peter,Paul,Joesph,Rob,Ac,Andre,Brian,Sean,Ozzie,Katie,Ashley,Kelly,Laura,Marta etc. lol its good that everyone has support in me well i am out and godbless long live rush go get feedback its out in the stores now rush.com and atlantic-records.com for more info as Rush is coming here to play on Saturday at Jones Beach, Sunday PNC and Wed and Thurs at the famous Radio city Hall if someone has tickets give them to me lol lol. Also Rush remasters out in 2 weeks from today and it should be good as the Megadeth ones are which i gotta pick up Peter lol i will well i am out and thanks to everyone again.

"There aint no cure for the Summertime Blues"-Rush, Feedback

Godbless
Tom Brice

Hey
Hey everyone good evening i hope the last few days have been well for everyone so far and i hope the weekend is going as planned with this perfect weather not hot and not cold lol if we had this weather every day i think it would be heaven!. Well for us i would say things have been going well me Ozz, Brian and Andre have been working our asses off lately trying to get All State's business up lol so we can get more work and that i commend you for and your help as we still have 7,000 more flyers to go lol. Well even the chicken we are almost done with well the 2nd box so hopefully we get something out of this and all will go well and we get the big jobs rolling for next week and we all continue this ride that has been unbelievealbe and i just wanna thank everyone for the support and patience it means more than the cash in our pockets!.
On some other news it does feel good to have real money in my pocket it kinda feels like i never thought this would happen this good and i dont know what else to say as to quote a Def Leppard its all "Euphoria" some more good Rush news as there coming for 4 shows next week one at Jones Beach, PNC and 2 shows at the famous Radio City Music hall as Feedback as now passed the 100,000 sales mark and is currently in its 5th week in the US Charts and more details on the show as they come in but i think all of em are sold out and my giving blood for a ticket is out...
Well i am out i am tired as hell well maybe not but we got some more work as it comes in i just wanna say sup to AC,Ozz,Rob,Peter,Amananda,katie,Brian,Sean,Andre etc..
And to Ally all i can say is how can u think i am annoying when u when ally i did was say hey if u think that in all i can say really is ure losing out cause all i am doing is talking and u imed me first lol well i hope the best for you and whatever else u do but sucks the way that ended well godbless goodnight and thanks again to everyone i appericate it.

"one day in the life of the lonely, back again on the round about what do they need somebody to love somebody to love again a supermarket of salvation take a look inside the store shop around forgivness for yourself and commit another tv crime- tv crime tv crimes"

Godbless
Tom Brice

Long time no talk
Hi everyone good evening a little early well i am sorry i didnt do any posts yesterday but my aol is fucking up and i am on the internet explorer right now which i though admit is pretty fast and might even be better than aol cause u can still have aol lol almost like more bang for ure buck except ure not spending anything to get the buck lol. Well yesterday i guess went well me oz and Andre worked and it went quick i would say i gave them maybe a little more than i should have but with the heat and the amount of work we did yeah u shake ure head 2 hours of work thats nothing but we have to do a lot in the 2 hours we work more than say the local cashier in 5 hours work at a Rite Aid or Eckered none the less it went well as i even bought them drinks and bus fare. The chicken guy was happy unbelieveably with the amount of work we did as he had gotten a good amount of response in just 2 days enough to give us the job again in a few weeks though looks like Friday we will be back out there with him and the All state guy but 2 different areas as i am going to have Brian come in and join the party with this one.
It did feel well getting the rest of the money from him and i was shocked that they even offered me food lol dont worry guys i will order some food from u this week and yeah there is some response with that even lol... Well today was finally the day i had been waiting for i got to hang out with everyone back in Brooklyn as i first went to hang out with AC around 12:30 as we went to 8th av in Brooklyn and yes i actually play yugioh and got some yugioh cards i spent 8 bucks on this card "Mage Power", while he had gotten a more newer card its so new the title silpped my mind but it does some pretty good damage so to say and it was great dueling i hope we can do it again it felt great and AC i am not waiting 6 weeks to duel again lol well hopefully saturday i will be back at 8th av for some more....
Than at around 3 i went to my cousin Peters and let him borrow the classic Anthrax cd "Among the Living" as he gave me back "Sound of White Noise" and his house has changed lol good seeing everyone though George,Paul,Joesph and everyone he got a new Black Jackson flying V 500 bucks damn him lol and a new crate amp for 280 bucks at guitar center i definitely gotta play that guitar hopefully tomorrow if i have time or saturday his playing seems better not that it was bad since i last seen him but i am just glad and thankful noone forgot me lol lol hell even the guy who i buy cards with on 8th av was suprised to me but just kept laughing lol he is kewl and than i got some pizza on 92nd st right next to the old All State go figure lol and than got home maybe an hour ago and now i am right hear as we speak i just wanna thank everyone on a great day and special thanks to Rob,Andre and Oz for ure support with the business.
Moving on before i go a few notes Metallica's new album is off the US 100 lol and has sold about 58,000 in 3 weeks not too good for them, Tesla sold another 1,223 copies i bought one also lol and is now just over 116,000 good lol hopefully 150,000 by the year's out Van Halen drops to 13 on the charts and is already sold 201,049 copies in 2 weeks and since its double disc over 402,000 lol Van Halen III sold only 515,000 lol wow it should pass that in the next 2 weeks. Velvet Revolver sold another 40,000 as its now moving in on 750,000 and silpknot sold another 25,000 and is at 624,000 a little over full charts and sales at Metal-sludge.com credit to them on most of these sales lol well i am out long live Rush and Feedback go to rush.com and Atantic-records.com i just wanna thank everyone again godbless if anything else happens i will post some more shit i might have the time but my arm hurts for now so long and thanks!.
"The World is full of kings and queens who bilnd your eyes and steal your dream, It's Heaven and Hell" Heaven and Hell-Black Sabbath
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Tom Brice

Mighty Mouse
Hey everyone good evening i hope ure day was well and are enjoying this basking heat as we are now offically in the dog days of summer. Well today was a good day i guess so to speak so far though it was always seem for something to happen the night is still young! Well we did work for the chicken guy today me and ozz and it went well the 2 hours seemed long maybe a little more we worked our asses off and with the heat it was tougher and tomorrow will be similar as i think i am being in Andre and Ozz to work so we can knock off this area and bascially finish up quickly i dont think i wanna work for 2 hours lol hopefully with the 3 of us we can do maybe a hour and a half and have them work together sounds easy i just hope the weather also is easy lol.
I spoke to Peter today for longer unexpectedly i was gonna hang with him tomorrow but i decided with the job tomorrow and i got one more day of work with Ozz and Andre and i am going to collect the finally money of the chicken place and hopefully pick up the All State job so we can have some more work so hopefully everything goes well i will see Peter finally Wedensday it will be good to hang out and maybe i can go get some shit in the city we will have to see good everything is well with you cous...
I finally got that John Jay monkey off my back or for now lol looks like i will have to go there next week and give them a copy of last year's taxes a Student Aid Report copy online, Verification Worksheet Papers and thats it it took 2 weeks to get through to them on the phone but it went well and looks like i may not even have to re-register wow thats great really saves me more stress with the city especially with The Republican Covention and the highente terror alert lets just hope everything is safe and get everything over with. I do admit though with all this work and giving everyone money it kinda feels good i may not be making a ton of money well a fair amount but i am happy i can give other ppl a chance and bascially interact with ppl i hope this is as good as the new Tesla cd i just keep listen to the song "Mighty Mouse" i almost feel like i can relate to the superhero since i am in a way saving the day allbeit i am being unrelaistic well i am going to go and let u read this jibber lol i just wanna say thanks to Ozz,Brian,Sean,Peter,George,Paul,Joesph,Andre,AC,Rob etc. lol and i just wanna commend my fathers friend Kurt who yesterday in Jersey actually saved a 13yr old kid out of the water thats a lot of guts and if it was me i would be dead cause i cant swim if u know me and i am not a fan of water well he is a great guy and i have known him since i was a kid and well godbless him and Kurt ure the real hero not me lol well thanks to my Dad for telling me cause he is the true hero Kurt!
Well godbless long live Rush get feedback its in stores now go to Rush.com and Atlantic-records.com for more well thanks to everyone for ure support with everything well i am out thanks and godbless.

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Tom Brice

Sunday
Hey everyone good evening i hope the weekend went well and youre prepared for another long week and much sucess to everyone. Well i guess the day had 2 days the first part where i finally got the monkey off my back and got the chicken guy and got paid most of the money lol and just happy we got a job and i got the new Tesla Cd "Into the Now" which just flat out rocks and i was shocked so far its this good and the top songs to me are the titled track "Got no Glory" "Heaven9-11" "Look@Me" and the new single "Words cant explain" in a nutshell and i use that term go out and get it visit teslatheband.com and thesanctuaryrecordsgroup.com for more info or bestbuy.com it just rocks and might be the best cd of the year behind of course drum roll please Rush's Feedback and as i always say thank you Rush and go to Rush.com and Atlantic-records.com for more info and than there was my 2nd part of the day...
Well as i got home i found out the Mets lost so that dimmed things since there now out of the running it looks like and there might be a terror alert going on as it was pushed to orange and all the bridges trains and everything will be prolly delayed so anyone who is traveling i hope nothing happens and godbless to everyone who is trying to make it out there and as well as my parents who have to travel and well we were at the dinner table having pork roast and my bro Sean was about to leave to go to buy shoes with his friend and well he looked in the jar for 10 dollars he saved little did i know and when my mom looked naturally she started yelling and asked me and Brian if we took it so i just said no the whole time til she kept saying i did it kinda like a bitch so i just said i did it and she is like why didnt u ask and i said i needed it for the job to pick up the flyers the previous job which i did for car fare and well she called me a thief and my dad joined the party and now they dont wanna talk to me and say business still aint good its like honestly...
I cant have one moment of glory and i guess its fate cause it seems everything blows up in my face i just dont get it and i just tried to play some guitar it was finally tuned and the strings were changed lol if ure intrested i got a few guitars if u know me i usually play a floyd rose seymour duncan jackson cherry red model holy shit its prolly the best metal guitar still and i have had it for 3 years it just rocks and rocks some more i wouldnt trade that for a gibson maybe a geedy lee fender jazz lol u know u rule geddy lol.
Well i am sigining off well godbless i wanna thank everyone marta,ozzy,andre,brian,sean,peter,george,rob,ac,viktor,alally etc. and thanks for being there really and godbless and i hope to hear from yas soon.

"as the world crashes down, Heaven's looking better everyday, as the sun burns the ground, theres gotta be another way, Is our good looking down, and does he feel everybody's pain, as the world crashes down"-Tesla " 9-11"
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Tom Brice

No time for the past and No time for the future
Well everyone good afternoon good evening and good morning lol for those other times zone out there like anyone reads this in Nebraska if they do i thank you for your time. Well i guess nothing too much going on in my day i was suppose to hang out with Peter today but i am sure he went to Guitar center lol since thats all he every goes to in the city so that kind of bummed my day cause i was looking forward to hang out for the first time in almost 2 weeks oh well i cant do much about that honestly speaking. All i did since it was so hot though i wouldnt have mind if i had somewhere to hang to i mean i coulda went out but i just didnt want to walk around with only bus fare for me just doesnt feel right. So i bascially just kinda of pondered and contemplated and since all i had enough money was a 50 cent bag of chips lol i sat there in the park with a pepsi and just sat my mood i would say was bleak just do to the fact everything hasnt gone in my favor it seems though i am trying to get whatever i can and i guess being broke and the last job the way it went and what happened with John Jay has kinda left things with a bad taste in my mouth though tomorrow it could change with the next job its something but i still have to contemplate whether its worse on monday to get to John Jay and fix the errors there and i do need this job to do well i dont know honestly i wish i could just have it disappear but it wont lol.
I dont honestly i dont want to use this as a forum to complain about my life cause i do not think that is fair to ppl who actually take time out of their day to read this and again i thank this but all i can say to myself and anyone who has this same problem or something of this like just be patient which is hard advice to give someone since its hard to live up to advice but i guess anytime there is a dark cloud you feel is upon just try and have an umbrealla or just try not to take it too hard this is life and not every time can be peak but it sure would make the fall from grace a lot easier or a cushion would be nice lol.
Well all i could say is really since there isnt much rock news or any other tpye things out there important unless youre a baseball fan and the trade deadline is upon us and who will get Randy Johnson lol i think he is a overrated in my eyes but than again maybe i am not a baseball expert well i am out for now well all i can say is enjoy your afternoon godbless and go get feedback visit rush.com and atlantic-records.com for more info thank you and godbless for now.
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Tom Brice
"It's hard to tell, when innocence comes and goes i am sure there was times life could be unkind when there wasnt always a shoulder to cry on can you can you please shine the light"- Joesphina Van Halen III

Ballot or the Bullet?
Hey everyone good evening and in a nutshell no not a few days aritcle lol how is everyone i hope u enjoyed the weather as it was a perfect day weather wise if u were near a beach or hanging out with your friends though i wish my day was as perfect as the day. Well bascially let the fireworks begin as i leave my house with about 700 or so flyers from the diaster as the chinese restaurant we did yesterday so i figure i would live up to my word and go there and they would pay me. Basically i was wrong well it wasnt good from the start as the bus was like a half hour and i had no strength to walk there too hot and in a enough leg pain from walking there and working yesterday lol.. So anywho i get there fine the lady is like ok wait for my husband so i wait about maybe 5 mins and he comes looks at the amount as i drop everything on the table and there like we want 2000 more since we only saw one line full of houses where are they u lie u like quote on quote and i am like i gave u the flyers back thats all i got so i said i lived up to my end of the deal now you live up to urs and there like we only give u 10 dollars unless u give us more so i am like whoa i am not giving you anything til i get something back since u agreed and they were giving me a lot of lip threatening to call the cops on me lol over a few hundred menus so i am like i am not getting anything til i get something but to no avail and a half hour i just walked out i wasnt going to argue.
I was now broke and tired and hot since i knew the walk was long and i knew Ozz was there since i told him to come since i might have some money well unfortuantely since i am sure his dad is pissed at him that i had no money and you will have to wait til the next job so he was just like shit and i understand it happens i am just not gonna give em anymore flyers for 10 bucks lol i got like 700 left lol i was gonna use but i am dumping them lol lol. Well suprisgnly though about 3 hours later i got good news this chicken place i was suppose to do about a month ago i call em and there like Tom come in we got about 5000 flyers wanna pick em up sunday so i am like wow yeah sure thank god that will save my weekend and week though i gotta make sure to do the right thing and get some money so i am not a sucker no matter how much i can trust em or they trust me lol lol.
I just wanna say thanks to Ozz and my bro Brian for thier patience and you will be working monday and lets just hope this does well so we can get more since they might have more to do lol and i just wanna say wasup to everyone online and tomorrow i will finally hang out lol Peter i am calling lol so be ready where my Anthrax cd lol lol.. Not too much heavy metal news that i can think of but Van Halen was on billboard for thier new album "Best of Both Worlds" which just entered the charts at #3 and its out now go to wbr.com and van-halen.com for more info as it is their 14th straight top 20 apperance and record 11th straight apperance in the US top 5 its not a record but its close and go to chart beat for info on that as the first single "It's about Time" debuted at #5 on the mainstream rock charts and was the most requested song on the R and R charts thank you Eddie "It's about Time" well also remember Feedback is out so if u havent gotten get it go to rush.com and atlantic-records.com for more info and the Rush remasters lol long live Rush well its long enough so thank you everyone for your time and support of whatever i am doing it means a lot and godbless and you rock long live rush!
"Headbangers dont die and go to heaven they become bikers"
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Tom Brice

How could i?
Hey everyone good evening and i just wanna say wasup to everyone and i hope everyone is joining this nice beach like weather today. Well all i can say was the way things were looking today was gonna be a great day i got up nice and late lol we finally had some work i had more work in align and bascially i was feeling good, well me and Ozz worked today we did and we did a good 2 hours maybe 2 and a half out there and i was feeling good we didnt really go too far out of the way and i did deicde on not doing the area i was supposed to i just didnt feel right and i wanted everyone involved not there was much lol but to feel safe and not in harm's danger well me and Ozz came back to my house figuring things went well we went to get some food in my house and well i get a call from my mom that a lady named Kathy from the chinese place had called so i am like ok what could it be maybe to come in and get paid now well she calls saying her husband checked the area and saw nothing i was like whoa these fucks are checking and are not going to pay i am thinking well...
I call back my mom and whatever i call her back and tell her the area we did i fibbed a little i admit but i had to get paid lol so i get dressed and tell her ok i am gonna come in now with the map and show you so as i am about to leave she calls me back and is like we checked again we see nothing we think we are getting no reponse i am like whoa it will take a week for you get reponse and i am sure we did it so she is like come down so i do.
I get there a half hour later and she is like come in the car with my husband but i refused like twice i just didnt trust to be in a car with someone who i dont know in a foreign area well for like 2 hours i am pleading with this women and i actually had to go all the way down to the area me and Ozz did and point in on the map as i waited for her husband but he didnt show so i walk back to the store keep in mind each way was like a half hour walk so i get there and they decide ok he is gonna check and we are only going to pay you half i am like shit but allright cause these ppl were not going to pay me a dime actually so he comes back i wait a half hour i cant call anyone cause i am still broke and cant borrow from my parents and summer classes ended which blew i wish i did have money cause i coulda sent someone to meet me and give me some flyers well all i can say is summing up that i never again will do chinese restaurants and i will only do the one i did 2 weeks ago cause honestly and i hope my parents dont find out since i told them i made about 25 bucks all igot was 5 bucks and i had to walk home dying of thirst and leg pain lol and i saw Ozz and i knew he didnt have much money so i am like here take it man i am sorry they screwed us over though tomorrow i gotta give em the rest of the flyers and to thier word i hope they give me 20 bucks cause than shit i dont know i need that money cause i really gotta hang out and i might have to pick up some jobs this week or just to even hang out with Peter or AC i feel really bad not for me as much just for Ozz cause i made him work and i didnt give him what i said and than i had Andre call and i was like i hope he doesnt know cause i am glad he didnt work with me today cause i couldnt have sent him home that really sucked if i couldnt but i am hoping tomorrow i get these two All-state jobs at least i know they wont screw me all i can say is i took a nap for a little while but i am still tired as hell and i just hope tomorrow morning when i return them some of the flyers they will give me the money they said this really sucks...
Sorry for such a long post but this was such a long day i just wanna say thanks to Ozz my bro's Brian and Sean my family friends and everyone who supports World Wide Flyers and i wont let this be the end and i just hope we have some work soon to make up for this i feel bad this happened but it did...
I could prolly post some news so i guess i will to make this not such a sad post lol.. Morbid Angel and thier label Earache records do not look to be bringing them back as sales of their latest album "Heretic" has sold just 21,295 units since it was released last year and just 4,000 its first week as thier previous two records 2000's "Gateways to Annhilation" sold 38,271 and 1998's "Formulas Fatal to the Flesh" sold 45,000 so they have lost some fans but they are a band that has a draw in the death metal scene not my taste but i am sure they have thier base not as popular as say Cannibal Corpse or Decide but they did remember open for Pantera on the Reinventing the Steel tour lol. Velevet Revolver's new album "Contraband" is now certified platinum and has sold 707,832 copies not bad in just 7 weeks and is currently at #16 well i just cant get into it and to me the cd is flat but a lot of you and my friends like it lol... Tesla thankfullys new album "Into the Now" has now sold 114,778 copies lol, Gene Simmions "Asshole" 25,082 Gene u are an asshole and its good to see ure album sucking lol... Metallica's new EP "Some Kind of Monster" is at #72 and has sold about 45,000 copies so far some kind of flop like i said lol.
Well thats the news for now well i got more but u got enough time painfully reading this well thanks to everyone again who reads this i cant thank you more and thanks to everyone u know u are and i appericate you and supporting this business and godbless thanks goodnight and i should be posting later if i am not tired lol lol.
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Tom Brice

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