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ApologetiX in LA, TN, PA, ME, OH, VA, TX, NH
Fri., Aug. 20. 2004 11:47am EDT

1. Saturday: Calhoun LA
2. Sunday: Gray TN
3. Monday: Elizabethtown PA
4. Next Weekend: ME, OH & VA
5. Two Weeks Out: TX, PA & NH
6. How You Can Help Our New Single on the Charts
7. We're Coming to Austin in Two Weeks
8. Upcoming Concerts (Including New Ones in TX and WI)

J. Jackson, lead singer and lyricist for ApologetiX (That Christian Parody Band) here.

They're coming to take me away. No, seriously. The other guys in the band are coming to take me away at 6 a.m. EST, just a few hours from now, and we're going to spend 15-20 hours driving from Pennsylvania to Louisiana in one day. We're meeting at my house this time (When we go north, we usually leave from Keith's polar locale; when we go south, we usually leave from my tropical abode :)

Anyway, that means, I have to get up at 5 a.m. EST, and its already almost 1:30 a.m. as I type this, so I'm going to make it brief. Thanks to everybody who came to see us in Cleveland, Rockford IL, and Indianapolis last weekend. Hope to see many of you in Louisiana, Tennessee and Pittsburgh in the next few days. Please note this "weekend" of concerts starts on Saturday and ends on Monday, rather than our usual Friday-Sunday.

Also, don't miss the news about our big Austin TX concert in two weeks. See sections #5 and 7 below. God bless you all!


1. Saturday: Calhoun LA

Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 7 p.m.
West Ouachica High School Auditorium
4061 Caples Road
Calhoun, LA Tickets
$10 advance, $15 door,
can be purchased with all major credit cards at Lifeway Christian Store/Monroe 318-325-0336 and
Blessings Christian Store in West Monroe 318-323-7440
Sponsored by Awana Club of First Baptist Church Calhoun and 88.7 the Cross (WAOYfm
CONTACT: church 318-644-5101
EMAIL: ClaytonPoland@Lazenbyengr.com
WEB SITE: http://www.lifewaylink.com


2. Sunday: Gray TN

Sunday, August 22, 2004 at 7 p.m.
$3 tickets!
Sponsored by WOW 1090 RADIO
APPALACHIAN FAIRGROUNDS
Gray, TN 37615
CONTACT: Barry Brickey WOW 1090 423-878-6279 RADIO STATION
WEBSITE: www.wow1090.com
FAIR WEBSITE: www.AppalachianFair.com


3. Monday: Elizabethtown PA

Monday, August 23, 2004 at 8:30 p.m.
FREE
Main Stage Elizabethtown Fair
E. High Street
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
For more information: 717-367-6586


4. Next Weekend: ME, OH & VA

Friday, August 27, 2004 at 8 p.m.
Festival starts at 3:00 PM
Ticketed Event call for prices
ACADIAFEST/Family Bible Church
460 High Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
CONTACT: Church 207-667-9586 OR
Kelly 207-667-9650
EMAIL: Ktaylor@kidspeace.org
WEBSITE: http://www.familybiblechurch.com

Saturday, August 28, 2004 at 6 p.m.
Tickets $2.00 per person
WAKW Family Fest
Parky's Farm in Winton Woods (Hamilton County Park District)
10073 Daly Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45231
CONTACT: WAKW Radio Station Office 513-542-9393
WEBSITE: www.wakw.com
11:00am WAKW Band
11:30am Petra
12:30pm Nicole C. Mullen
1:15pm Seventh Day Slumber
2:00pm Eve
2:35pm Overflow
3:10pm New Identity
3:45pm Julie Nickel
4:20pm Eddie Hedges
4:55pm Building 429
5:25pm WAKW Trip give away
5:45pm ZOEgirl
7:00pm Apologetix
8:00pm Tait

Sunday, August 29, 2004 at 7 p.m.
Tickets $7 Advance and $10 door
Family Christian in Harrisonburg, Staunton,
Sharon Bookstore in Waynesboro and
Church Office
Community Fellowship Church of the Nazarene
2959 Hermitage Road
Waynesboro, VA 22980
CONTACT: Church 540-943-5064
WEBSITE: www.cfcnaz.org


5. Two Weeks Out: TX, PA & NH

Saturday, September 4, 2004 7:00 PM
Purchase Star Tickets on sale August 18th
$20 General Seating, and $30 Premium Seating
Benefit Concer for KNLE Radio
Round Rock Performing Arts Center
5800A McNeil Drive
Austin, TX 78729
STAR TICKETS: 512-472-0813
STATION PHONE: 512-257-8881
WEBSITE: http://www.candle88.com

Sunday, September 5, 2004 8:30 PM
Free Concert
WCTL Kingdom Bound by the Bay
Pepsi Amphitheater,
Liberty Park
Bay Front Highway
Erie, PA
CONTACT: WCTL radio station office 814-796-6000
WEB SITE: http://www.wctl.org

Monday, September 6, 2004 5PM
FREE
Harvest Christian Fellowship
34 Elm Street
Walpole, NH 03609
CONTACT: Pastor Tim Golden 603-445-2343 EMAIL: pgolden@hcf.org
WEBSITE: http://www.hcf.org/walpole


6. How You Can Help Our New Single on the Charts

If you've read the previous few newsletters, you know that "Downer of a Sister," the third single from our "Adam Up" CD, has been doing fairly well on the national Christian rock charts. If you'd like to see it do REALLY well, believe it or not, there is something you can do.

"Downer of a Sister" is a pretty hard-rocking song, so there are a number of stations that ordinarily play ApologetiX that are still considering whether to play this single. What helps convince them? People contacting the station and requesting it. If you'd like to help, here's a list of the stations that are still undecided:

AOL Christian Music Channels (Internet) CJLF Life 100.3 (Barrie ON) CKCU (Ottawa ON) Commission Christian Radio Productions (Syndicated) Jones Radio Network (Consulting Firm) KAIM (Honolulu HI) KCLC (St. Louis/St. Charles MO) KGNZ Light Brigade (Lubbock/Abilene/Graham/Snyder TX) KOKF (Oklahoma City OK) KRNG Renegade Radio (Wadsworth NV) KSBJ Light Force (Houston/Galveston TX) Latin CCM (Network in South America) The X Station (Internet) WAYK/WAYG (Kalamazoo/Grand Rapids MI) WBHY (Mobile AL & Pensicola FL) WBOP (Harrisonbug VA) WCLQ (Wausau/Stevens Point WI) WERR (San Juan PR) WIBV/The Alien (Mt. Vernon/Central & Southern IL) WJIS/WLPJ (Sarasota/Tampa Bay FL) WLSR/The Other Side (Galesburg IL) WMKL/The Call (Key Largo/Miami) WOLR (Jacksonville/Gainesville/Tallahassee FL) WORQ Q-90 (Green Bay WI) WSCF (Ft. Pierce/Stuart/Vero Beach FL) WSNL (Flint MI) WYSZ Yes FM (Toledo/Wauseon/Fremont/Lima OH)

Thanks for your help!


7. We're Coming to Austin in Two Weeks!

In case you didn't notice in section #5 above, we are coming back to Austin TX in two weeks! It may look like this is a recent development, but it's actually been in the works for a long time. Unfortunately, we couldn't give you the info until all the details were solidified and verified.

On Saturday, September 4, we'll be performing a special benefit concert for KNLE, a station that blazed the trail for Christian radio stations in the early days, and one of the first Christian radio stations to ever give ApologetiX significant airplay (These guys have been known to play entire ApologetiX albums at a time!)

We've done concerts with KNLE in the past, and we get great turnouts for these events. This time around, we'll have our keyboardist, Bill Hubauer, with us for the first time, and we're also doing a special $7 CD sale at the merchandise table at the concert. All you Texas fans who have been asking us when we're coming back, this is the one you don't want to miss!


8. Upcoming Concerts (Including New Ones in TX and WI)

This list adds concerts frequently, so stay tuned for more info. For the full details on all of the concerts below, please go to http://www.apologetix.com/tour.html and scroll to the bottom.

To inquire about booking a concert, please contact
Kathleen Burke
booking@apologetix.com
Burke Communications
949-770-3001 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST).

Aug 21 - Calhoun, LA Aug 22 - Gray, TN Aug 23- Elizabethtown, PA Aug 27 - Ellsworth, ME Aug 28 - Cincinnati, OH Aug 29 - Waynesboro, VA Sep 4 - Austin, TX NEW Sep 5 - Erie PA Sep 6 - Walpole, NH Sep 10 - 12 West Linn, OR Sep 18 - Alton IL Sep 25 - State College, PA Oct 2 - Grand Rapids, MI Oct 9 - Peachtree City, GA Nov 27 - Green Bay, WI NEW Dec 31 - Smithland, KY

Apologetically,

J.

-- J. Jackson Lead Singer/Lyricist ApologetiX (That Christian Parody Band) www.apologetix.com j@apologetix.com


1 John 5:13
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.