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6/29/04 (i think) This is the first entry of the new news page. Im not sure where to start so i'll take it from this past weekend.The boys and I cruised over to the east coast to visit our good friends at THE COMPOUND.It's the home of BONY ORBIT RECORDS and it's like an old spanish style 2 story apartment building in a run down part of Cocoa that has probably 6 or so units. It has been taken over by the punks of Brevard County. Everyone who lives or hangs out there is involved with the Cocoa scene in some way..Everyone from the artists to photographers to promoters to the dudes that run the studio and the bands that record there. Its truely a self sustaining scene. The waters not safe to drink and I noticed you can't plug much into the walls without "Blowing a fuse." But there's plenty of electricity to power the amps, if in need of a late night practice.Theres a fire pit in the corner of the parking lot where most nights folks stay up to the early hours , listening to the train zoom by,drinking, smoking and talking about whats been done and whats next on the "To do list".                                                       

This weekend we were asked to play a show down in Melbourne (about 30 min. south of Cocoa). It was a two night "festival".There were probably 10 bands or so.Shane promoted the show at CLUB TOBAGO,which is a huge venue (with sticky floors and really bad tasting soda..REALLY BAD!!) that can easily pack 500 people or so..I dont think there were that many people there this time, because the band from England that was supposed to headline cancelled due to some bad dealings out in California or something.Never the less, it was still a good turn out and a good time.We also got a good first chance to sell some records.We moved quite a few this weekend.

We also got to see BONY ORBIT's new merch booth, holy shit its insane!! It has to be assembled by a crew inside the building where it is going to be set up.Its probably 10ft. tall by 20ft.long..I cant even explain it. Moving parts and lights,the whole thing is just crazy!!! We also got a copy of THE GREEN GOBLYN PROJECT's new CD.Its good!!! X-TAIN GOBLYN had a song mastered by MASS G.(the dude who works on SCREECHING WEASEL's stuff) for a semi new zine called AMP. The track is on the CD sampler that comes with the magazine.(you can pick a copy of it up at any HOT TOPIC anywhere in the country for like 3 bucks or something, its got NOFX on the cover. )He also based the rest of the mastering around that one track and picked up a few hints so the CD sounds really good, although it leaves you wanting more!!!

ROB got to listen to a track from THE OBSCENES upcoming CD, but didnt get a chance to get a copy. WAY TO GO ROB!!! So it looks like we'll have to wait to get the whole thing when its finished. Those guys just got back from touring the lower states.

The PINK LINCOLNS are now ready to master 1 of their 2 new records with BONY ORBIT. This should be a lot a fun.This will be their first release in in nearly ten years!!! Those guys have done so much stuff with LOOKOUT, VML, STIFF POLE, JUST ADD WATER, and the list goes on...

BRIAN BRANNON from J.F.A. just got the WISENHEIMER records we sent to him and he wrote back saying-"We're honored you guys chose to cover one of our songs and did a killer job of it!" He says hes gonna be sending us some J.F.A shirts and stuff.CANT WAIT!!! Brian's the man!!! Hopefully we will be able to work with them in the future with some distribution or shows...I have half a mind to set up the worlds biggest old school punk rock show ever...it would be......well you'll have to wait for the flyer!!! Check back soon.-JJ

7/4/04- We finally got to play SOUND IDEA in Brandon with BAD EATING HABITS and THE DIRTY SLUTS and huge thanks to all those dudes for making us feel welcome in their town.We really appreciate that!! That's what makes their town something great..Those guys really have something special over there with Bob and SOUND IDEA.We've been watchin' what local records come out of there for some time now, we see how they stick together to make things happen. Its fuckin awesome! I hope they keep that going!! We are looking forward to playing there again at the end of July. Also thanks to those who bought our records, and to that one guy who bought two of em'!!! And the other guy who went out to his car, came back 10 minutes later with a handfull of pennies, nickels, dimes, cigarette butts, lint and hair and paid for a record....WOW!!!  If you didnt get a chance to get one, Bobs got a few left inside the store..Thanks again!!! We'll see you soon. -JJ 

7/7/04   The package came from J.F.A. this week. Inside were 4 shirts, some stickers and buttons. We about shit our pants! I don't know of too many bands that would let you cover their song, press it on to a record, pay for first class shipping to send you a bunch of their merch. And do it all for FREE!! Kids this is punk! Not only is it punk..but punk as fuck!! So Brian if your reading this, thanks a million! You are the man!!!

     We also got a phone call from the PINK LINCOLNS,saying that they will be ready in two weeks to start mastering their new record. Chris B.also mentioned about kicking up some dust with this new record and possibly having us on the road with them. We should know more in a few weeks. Terry Godamnit is working out the details.

      This has been a real crazy week for shows. We played in Bradenton last night and had a great time. We really liked the part where we got banned from ROCKAFELLERS. Its weird but me and Rob were talking on the way there about how this might be our last show at that night club. Somehow we knew. We just knew.

     Here's my take on things. It's simple really. If people have to pay to see the bands, then pay the bands! Give us gas money, or give us free beer, or food, cigaretts, Something!!! Anything!!And at the end of the night don't tell us it was a free show when people had to pay to get in!!! Our van doesnt run on "free" gas and we are not covered by "free" insurance. You see they got us pegged. Bands don't usually last for more than a few years,so in a years time you might play the same club 12 times. Well you will probably get fucked 12 times befor your band breaks up. Then what? You end up putting something new together only to get fucked again because you're a new band and mabey you dont think you're worth much. I got news for you,you're at least worth a pitcher of beer! I remember a few years back,the same promotor(John D.) asked Rob a few hours before a show if we could help him out. He needed a band to open for THE INDEPENDENTS. Tickets were like 10 bucks and even more if you were under 21. There must have been 150 people in the club that night. Needless to say,we had to track that guy down for a week after the show,just to get paid a lousy 50 bucks. We will play free shows, when they are FREE! But when moneys being passed around don't be afraid to say,"Hey,how 'bout a little for the effort?" Someones got to take a stand and say,"Enough is enough!" The time has come. And for us, that time was last night! "We're not gonna line the pockets of half ass rock promoters and venues with the cash from ours!" Keep in mind, this is our take on what's been going on for a while. So figure out what's best for your band. Keep in mind, If every band stopped doing shows there,We'd own that club!!! We could call the shots!! Revolution,Revolution! So go get that beer,and we'll see you in the underground!!-JJ  

(7/11/04) Sunday night we ran sound up at THE FLY. We also played a 20 minute set to a killer crowd. S.U.B.,DAVIDS BAR.,LOKI played among a few other bands. Check out LOKI if you get a chance,HOLY SHIT-those fuckers RIP!!!-There might be shows at THE FLY every Sunday evening from now on,if there's good turn outs like last nights.If your interested in playing there,contact us and we'll point you in the right direction.-JJ

(7/18/04) Might have put a MP3 on the web site.Go to the Merch page.Click on the link and wait a bit....It might work!-jj

(7/19/04)(qd-117.ir) Updated show page. Bony Orbit found another distributor through RAT TOWN RECORDS.BONY ORBIT products should be posted at the end of the week. The PINK LINCOLNS have contacted BONY today,they will be ready very soon to start mastering. One of the new PINK LINCOLNS records will be called "Background Check".-jj

(7/21/04) BONY ORBIT SKATEBOARDS will be available soon.They are being shipped today,from Atlanta,Ga. to the COMPOUND.-jj

(7/22/04)(qd-111.ir) Added shows to show page and photos to the photo page.-jj

(7/24/04)(qd-274.ir) Another killer,out of town show! Tampa-Big thanks to Matt and Beth for taking care of all the bands, and Julie for giving us free beer. FELIX and the HALF KRAUTS and SO FAR NO GOOD for making sure the whole place was hammered and yeah,....we'll be back!!!-jj

(7/27/04) More buttons came today. Different designs. Updated show page. Added new link(FULL AUTO)-jj

(7/28/04) FULLY AUTOMATIC put the MP3 of "COMPUTER" up on their web site. Click HERE to listen. Also linked the gitterdones-"THE MONISTATS" to our cool mo-fo's page. Check out their stuff, cause them bad boys are gonna be coming here soon,hopefully with "THE OBSCENE". So if your interested in playing that show let me know.Let's disinfect!(sweet)-JJ

(7/28/04) Updated show page. New show for Fri. Aug. 20th-JJ

(7/29/04)(qd-119.ir) Stickers made with new design.The "UNTITLED" cd is going to be repressed at a plant in Orlando,along with 4 other BONY ORBIT records. We should know more later next week.

(7/30/04) J.F.A has added us to their links page. THE OBSCENE and WOLFY LONESOME are coming down here for a show that THE DOWNSHIFTERS are throwing.It's SATURDAY AUGUST 28th @ P-MANS CLASSIC CYCLE PAINT. I'm finding out today if they are going to be playing that SUNDAY at THE FLY as well.Stay tuned.-JJ

(8/01/04)(qd-193.ir.A) We played at SOUND IDEA last night and had a great time! We love playing there.THE DIRTY SLUTS opened the show up with their kick-ass style of hardcore that quickly warmed up the room. After we played,BIG FIST rocked out with thier unique blend of acoustic,mandolin and sometimes flute melodies. Chalk one up for originality. Despite the flat tire we had on the way there, it was an all around excellent time. We also talked with the dudes from BAD EATING HABITS and we may finally be able to play a bathroom show. You're right mom...some dreams do come true!-Stay tuned.-JJ

(8/07/04)(qd-173.ir) RAT TOWN RECORDS has agreed to distribute "United State of Hysteria". A small tour of Georgia,Tennessee,Alabama and Florida is in the works with THE OBSCENE.

(8/8/04) Added new link.-jj

(8/9/04)(qd-287.ir.B) Were gonna be doing a set at THE FLY this upcoming weekend. We got to make some dough! Come give us your CASH!-jj

(8/16/04)(qd-373.ir) We played our worst set ever.Thanks for not showing up.-jj

(8/20/04)(qd-158.ir) Benefit show in Cape Corals tonight.

(8/22/04 (qd-205.ir) Finally a KICK ASS show. RISING TIDE RECORDS raised like $80+ and bags of food for FOOD NOT BOMBS.We saw some crazy damage from the hurricane on the way down there.Don't forget about the show on Sunday August 29th at THE FLY. THE OBSCENE are coming over early to do a surprise set Sunday with S.U.B and we are also trying to get our good friends FELIX AND THE HALF KRAUTS on the bill. We should know tonight if FELIX can make it up for that...Also the show for Sat. Oct. 2nd is still on (unless the club stops doing shows) THE OBSCENE(Cocoa),THE MONISTATS(Gainesville) FELIX and the HALF KRAUTS(Ft.Myers),WISENHEIMER,THE IN CROWD,THE CATATONIX,FIRE FIRE are booked for Sat, Oct. 2nd @ THE FLY.(venue could change) Ill find out what time and how much..Hopefully the owner will have it all ages.Cross your fingers!!!

(8/24/04) (qd-72.ir) X-tian sent over the new artwork for the "Untitled" cd. Its killer! As is all his stuff hes does.The CDs should be here in the next few days. They seem to be selling pretty good on the B.O.R website, so we figured we might as well repress them. Also more dates for the tour have been set.We will have them posted as soon as the whole tour is booked and set in stone. Dont forget about this sundays show, it needs to be a good turnout so they'll want to come back for the Oct.2nd show.YIKES!-jj

(8/27/04)(qd-67.ir) The cds came today!!!

(9/05/04) Our friends from HAZZARD RECORDS are starting to distibute BONY ORBIT RECORDS and the complete line of wisenheimer merch. Hopefully the full catalog will be available within the next month or so. Thanks fellas!!!-jj

(9/06/04) Added new "merch" page.

(9/13/04) updated "show" page. the tour is almost completely booked.

(9/19/04) Sweet show last night in DELAND,FL.(where?)The GGP opened up the show with a kick ass, tight set as always and put SATURN NINE on their set list.Ahh,what a treat!Those guys freakin rule! We played next and ripped it up followed by RACIN FOR PINKS who put the show together and rocked the last hour of the night. What a great time! Big thanks to Steve and his downtown record store for having us and buying a bunch of our shit and all the kids who left CHECKERS to come hear us play. It was a fun ass time and we didnt want to have to come back home.So on that note,we will see all you guys next weekend for the ORLANDO show!!-jj

(9/24/04) Ordering 48 double sided black t-shirts with the record cover on the front and the Bony Orbit logo on the back.-jj

(9/27/04) The new record also being distributed through RAT TOWN RECORDS.Thanks Dan and X-tian!! Updated merch page

(10/5/04) Tour posters came yesterday.Go to the "photos" page to see them. The show at 688 Skatepark was fun as hell.Theres a slalom that launches you like 15 feet in the air and dumps you into a pit of foam blocks!!! Hell yeah!!!

(10/7/04) Added new shows

(10/10/04) The Obscene/Wisenheimer tour stickers are printed. If you want one, send me your address and I'll mail one to you. Only 135 made. Also Reverend Spike will be the "Roady" for the tour.

(10/12/04) Added new shows

(10/14/04) More bands playing @ THE FLY NOV 14th. check the "shows page".Also the t-shirts should be here any day.$12.00 pp or get em for $10.00 at our shows.

(10/17/04) The shirts are here! Get one now from the longest running punk rock band in Bradentons history.(Yeah,I said it..Doh!) HEY,thanks to all the bands that will be playing the last show of the FALL TOUR,NOV.14th @ THE FLY. The final line up is THE CATATONIX,SUNDAY AFTERNOON,NOT SO SOBER,BROKEN IMAGE,THE OBSCENE(from Cocoa,Fl)and WISENHEIMER.(Check the "shows" page to see what the hell were doin'.) Plan on being at THE FLY @ 8:00 pm and plan on playing a kick ass 30-40 minute set with a 15-20 minute change over between bands. This show is gonna freakin'Rock!!! I cant wait!!! We'll see all you guys there,and if you have any questions about the show while were out of town, call Crea @ 351-0304, Hes throwing the "shin-dig!"-JJ

(11/18/04) We're back and the tour went extreamly well.This was the first time that touring didnt cost us any money.(most of the time we slept in the van at rest stops,or at other bands houses so we didnt have to sleep at hotels,exept the 2nd to last show,the club bought us 2 rooms at the RAMADA INN-we were all smellin a little ripe after not showereing for 11 days).The clubs all made sure both bands were taken care of(what?) 

     The van ran well thought the mountains,and gas prices were cheaper than they are down here.There is a new "whistle" sound the van makes but all in all we were surprised that we didnt break down.

In other news,we heard that Monday nights at the BRASS MUG has a tough/dead crowd to play too for there open mic night,...so we're thinking.... hmmmm...lets do a "kamakazi" set and see if we can hold there attention for a half hour or so(heh heh heh-suicide mission)..also the Pink Lincolns are putting together a show for DEC.4th in tampa with us and LAST GREAT HOPE(ex-NO FRAUD members).I'll be posting that as soon as its confirmed.Thanks to all the bands and people who show'd up for the NOV 14th show..ALSO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SECOND GUITAR PLAYER(again!)

(11/19/04) Updated show page

(11/24/04) The BRASS MUG show went surprisingly well.After the CCR cover band and the TOOL cover band played, we woke the place up.Next stop....Country bars! Make sure you check out the "shows" page because somethings have changed. Some bands have been taken off some shows while others have been added.

(1/10/04) YES we are still playing!!! After the tour we took some time off to write new material. Actually we have embarked on a bit of a side project of sorts. JJ switched with Jr.(DOUG) to play guitar and sing.Jr's now playing bass while Rob remains playing drums.After a few practice sessions of "Trying to find the right sound that fits these new songs" weve decided that simply an acoustic/electric guitar,jazzy sounding drums and a slightly deeper bass tone fits the bill.This new material is far different than anything we've ever done and is sure to be a shocker.Should we dare label it "Retirement Rock?" eewww!

2/23/05 Updated show page.3 new shows coming up.

3/14/05 Finally an all ages show.Were playin' with FELIX AND THE HALF KRAUTS and T.B.A. Check the show page for details.

7/11/05 Recorded a couple new tunes @ ROCKET CITY STUDIOS.Totally different type of stuff.-JJ

7/27/05 A new video of the song "Sweettart" was made by X-tian Goblyn and it is freakin awsome!!! im trying my best to find out how to put it up on the web site.The master copy is in Maryland right now getting duplicated by our friend Brian @ TUNA FOR SUSHI RECORDS.They should be finished by next week. If you would like a copy of it, contact me. Oh, and this song clocks in at a whoppin' 3 min. and 11 secs. HOLY CRAP!!!!

11/20/05 Click on this and see where it takes you!