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A Soul Patrol Convention is coming up for a two-day event where Taylor’s fans can meet and raise funds together in Birmingham, Alabama from May 9-10, 2008. The event will be full of socializing, games, activities, raffles, food and entertainment.
HERE IS THE UPDATED INFORMATION (I called around this afternoon until I got this sent to me):
SOUL PATROL CONVENTION EVENT BREAKDOWN!!
May 9th 2008
- 12:00pm – 3:00pm SP Convention Double Tree Hotel South Side (Five Points) Harp lessons, Guitar lessons, Taylor Trivia, Taylor Holdem, Taylorokkee (for Prizes only)…and more.
- 4:30pm – 6:00pm SP Dinner Open Door Cafe
- 8:00pm – 11:00pm “A Night of Soul” Silent Auction Open Door Cafe *not part of Sp Package…can purchase tickets at website
May 10th
- 9:00 am SP Breakfast Pancake House (Five Points) *not part of Sp Package
- 12:00 – 9:00 pm “A Soul Affair” @ SLOSS Furnaces
Finalized Line-up
Ricky Carden
Andrew Tyler
Adam Guthrie
Clay Connor and the Criminals
Frankie Velvet and the Mighty Veltones
Intermission
Erin Mitchell (Acoustic)
Spoonful James Spoonful
LiMBO - 10:30- 2am – WWTG (Where Would Taylor GO!!!) “Crawling for Soul” Pub Crawl Marty’s, Oasis, Open Door Cafe, ONA’s Music Room
- 2am Until – Marty’s/event afterparty!
Proceeds from the event will be donated to Kid One Transport www.kidone.org and the Alabama/Georgia chapters of Make-A-Wish Foundation www.ga-al.wish.org. More information can be found and tickets can be purchased at Harmony for the Soul’s official website: www.harmonyforthesoul.org.
To become a Soul Patrol sponsor, click here!
image provided by event organizers
Thank God!
Jeanne, just delete my post in moderation, I copied it and posted again…Thanks~
I have been receiving emails of posts and I have seen alot of different points of view. I received Jeanne’s last post today after work and I agree that this is getting nowhere. Not all people are going to agree. I do however, have something that I would like to say. I am not going to get personal but want to say that I always got along with Claudia but with all of the problems that I feel were her mistakes and alot of mistakes from Harmony…then, the magazine, well, IMO, I believe that if Claudia comes clean on some of the issues and I know she has admitted some of the problems but, just apologize then so many that got burned would at least not feel so compromised. I certainly don’t want to see someone crash and burn. Emotionally, there are consequences to having done wrong things and sometimes it can destroy a person and I don’t think anyone wants to see her destroyed. I don’t. Also, Bluzkat had a harmonica jam for kids and I went to take a look at the video. I think what she did was successful. I know that the biggest beef anyone has had with her is the whispering. I think if Bluzkat would just bite the bullet and not be so snarky…then, she would be accepted more. I don’t want to see her crash and burn either. I feel that everyone should have a second chance. Even though she and I have not gotten along…I don’t doubt that she is doing a good job to the best of her ability. I would do things differently on both accounts but we are all not alike, as stated above. I just don’t want to see anyone get emotionally knocked down into the dirt face down…and even though I am profound in my opinions…I also have a heart. I have been angry from time to time and with good reason…and I don’t mince words. This blog, to me, has opened that can of worms and I believe it was good to hear what everyone thought and also to find out information. Jeanne is a good egg. I will check out her blog. I also think she is fair. I belong to a blog where the owner of that blog is also fair. That is where I lay my hat. So, for all out there that have been angry and hurt for things that have been personally done to them or a friend…I personally think it is time to bury the hatchet. It is a rough world to live in right now…and money does not come easy. I do expect honesty when dealing with anyone out there in the world…and when someone is in a business the biggest lesson they can learn is to be NICE to those that can make or break you. Well, nuff said, just want Claudia and Bluzkat to know that I wish them the best in the future and hope that others will come thru with the same positive message. I am no pushover…but, I do worry about women and their futures. We have to stick together thru thick and thin. Later folks… :)
Jeanne, I am in moderation? If you would check, I would appreciate it. Thanks~:)
Word Mark MODERN WHOMP
Goods and Services IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Clothing; namely, tee shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, and caps distributed in connection with musical concerts and musical sound recordings.
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The Trademark only pretains to merchandise and is only specific to concert related items. Trademarks are very specific. Claudia is well within her legal right to use the name. She can also print up t-shirts and sell them in stores with Modern Whomp on them. As long as they don’t indicate anything directly regarding Taylor, sold at venues or carry any logo on them that indicates musical recordings or advertising concerts.
Taylor can’t Trademark the actual phrase “Modern Whomp” just like he can’t Trademark “Soul Patrol”.
I am closing the discussion portion of this post at midnight tonight. I’m letting you know so that you can have a chance to respond to something.
I will also say that I am happy to have left this open so that you can voice your concerns. However, the event has now passed and I’m not sure how many times we can discuss the same points over and over again.
I continue to cover Taylor’s stories so please feel free to comment in those areas (and send me tips if you like).
Claudia, you are unbelievable…you stated in one of your many above posts that you changed the name of your magazine from MODERN WHOMP,see part of your post below:
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Went after advertisers had a hard time due to the “Modern Whomp” title changed it to Neo-Blue………………………………………….
This is why you had to change it Claudia! You used a name that Taylor Hicks had tradmarked with the US Patent and T’mark Office. I bet Taylor’s laywer wanted to sue you and realized that you had nothing. Bet it was really quick that you were notified that you were not to use that name ILLEGALLY! How Obsurd. Cheater!
Below: The Official Site for Trademarks!
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Home|Site
Trademarks > Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
TESS was last updated on Sat May 17 04:13:07 EDT 2008
Please logout when you are done to release system resources allocated for you. Record 1 of 1
( Use the “Back” button of the Internet Browser to return to TESS)
Word Mark MODERN WHOMP
Goods and Services IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Clothing; namely, tee shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, and caps distributed in connection with musical concerts and musical sound recordings. FIRST USE: 20060214. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20060214
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 77235001
Filing Date July 20, 2007
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) Hicks, Taylor Reuben INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES P.O. Box 43219 3800 Colonnade Parkway, Suite 650 Birmingham ALABAMA 35243
Attorney of Record Michael J. Douglas
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE “INC.” APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator
Wow! Nothing has happen with that mixed up person and Claudia or Bluz. Haven’t you figured it out yet?
That sad little person is bored to tears with nothing better to do with her selve but out cyber people!
No one with legitimate concerns would be up on a blog discussing their “concerns”. Instead they would be contacting the correct people and voicing their complaints.
Yes indeed, Figures.
1. First of all, she flipped what she meant to say. Would this be called a Freudian slip? Bluzkat lives in California. Wow is saying that she lives thousands of miles away from Alabama. This is obviously where she forwarded her message, to someone in Alabama. So that her IP would show, ALABAMA. Instead, she stated that she lives thousands of miles away from Alabama. Oh Mercy! I have just split my pants in laughter. So, “Wow”, you live thousands of miles away from Alabama, do you? Would that be California? hahahahahaha! Who lives in Alabama? One of your cat buds?
Are you psychic? If you are there is a woman in Chicago that is missing by the name of Stacy Peterson, could you please tell us where she is? It sure would be appreciated.
For the last time I am NOT bluzkat! I thought she was from Ala. and had no idea she lived in Ca. Guess what? I live 1000′s of miles from there too! That’s how much I know about this person.
Hell I don’t even know why I am doing this! I would suggest that you stick to the “facts” that you say you know and STOP trying to discredit people that you have NO idea you are talking about (me).
You are a very sad person. At this point I am thinking that maybe you deserve everything that has happened to you with Claudia and Bluzkat. You run your mouth about things you know nothing about and I or anyone on the board is suppose to trust everything you say? Get over yourself!
Yeah, figures…
Figures.
Folks, this aught to be enough for ya. Don’t try to tell me that she talked bad about Bluzkat on her post, as this is what Bluzkat does all the time. She posts under many names and has on the fansites using multiple names and tries to get in good with people just so she can come back and post more gossip. Notice how she was STILL taking up for herself in the post? I do hope that after all the scamming- that the Soul Patrol is wise enough to see through all the shenanigans. (Peace Out) hahahahahaha!
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How do you know this to be fact? Do you have proof? For all we know YOU are the one going under different screen names. It’s been my experience that the first one to cast stones is usually the guilty one.
Everything on this blog is only speculation and nothing has been proven. All any of you have is words and I have yet to see any proof.
Perhaps all should rethink and come back with some evidence. This is all getting boring.
This is really funny! “Wow” has now really shown us that she is indeed “BLUZKAT”. How easy is it to forward your message to someone and have them post it for you. Laugh Out Loud! Get ready to join me in laughter! Read this carefully and if you over the age of 5, you will understand it.
Quote:
Wow!!
May 18, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Jeanne if you have my IP address could you please let those accusing me of being bluzkat that I am not. Too funny I live 1000’s of miles away from Ala.
1. First of all, she flipped what she meant to say. Would this be called a Freudian slip? Bluzkat lives in California. Wow is saying that she lives thousands of miles away from Alabama. This is obviously where she forwarded her message, to someone in Alabama. So that her IP would show, ALABAMA. Instead, she stated that she lives thousands of miles away from Alabama. Oh Mercy! I have just split my pants in laughter. So, “Wow”, you live thousands of miles away from Alabama, do you? Would that be California? hahahahahaha! Who lives in Alabama? One of your cat buds?
2. SO, she meant to say the following:
Too funny, I live 1000′s of miles away from California. She even gave away the Alabama location.
3. She thought that Jeanne would come online and post an IP from Alabama, showing that it could not be from Bluzkat because she lives in California. This is a riot!
4. Admitting that she is NOT from Alabama, if Jeanne would show that the IP is from Alabama, then we know that her little cat buddie is indeed from Alabama. Wouldn’t that be someone like Maggied? How literally ignorant of her.
5. Now, “WOW” a/k/a, Bluzkat, will come back and post and give some lame excuse and state that she made an error in her post. This is what bluzkat does all the time. Neither she nor Claudia have any sense. Most of the time their posts are written with mistake after mistake. I may have to go lie down because my stomach is killing me from laughter.
Folks, this aught to be enough for ya. Don’t try to tell me that she talked bad about Bluzkat on her post, as this is what Bluzkat does all the time. She posts under many names and has on the fansites using multiple names and tries to get in good with people just so she can come back and post more gossip. Notice how she was STILL taking up for herself in the post? I do hope that after all the scamming- that the Soul Patrol is wise enough to see through all the shenanigans. (Peace Out) hahahahahaha!
“I lost money on my magazine actually a little under $5000.00 so those of you that are here must can’t do basic math 70 subscribers at $30.00 each equals $2100.00 about 60 bought the first issue on it’s own at $5.00 each $300.00 for a total of 2400.00 printing 250 copies of the first issue $5124.00 at FedEX Kinkos in Beverly Hills, CA that is -2724.00 loss plus -1750.00 in refunds you people who think I got rich off this whole thing are really retarded!”
You’re calling others retarded when even a kid knows to figure in how much the lemonade costs before he has a lemonade stand. Dont tell people that you didn’t go to Kinkos and ask for a printing quote before you put a price on the magazines. You didn’t lose money. Anybody can type out figures. Doesn’t mean the figures are right. You spent the money instead of shipping the magazines out. Someone that takes charity money to buy a BlackBerry meant for a womans shelter isn’t believable anyway.
TF1 you are your own worst enemy here. If you want for this nonsense to stop then you need to stop responding. You are being baited and continuing to take it. This blog was dead for weeks till YOU posted again so you have no one to blame but yourself.
If you have done nothing wrong then so be it.
At least bluzKat had the sense to get off this blog and stop posting. You should do the same.
BTW-Your spelling sucks! If you want to be a writer you should get spell check. Your writing is downright horrible!
*yawn*
I will give you this – you sure can paint a pretty picture…
What do you think was put in the last letter to my subscribers…it was also posted on all the boards and they are who I need to answer too.
Let me see I started a business printed the first issue, sent out the first issue to those that purchased and to those who subscribed. Went after advertisers had a hard time due to the “Modern Whomp” title changed it to Neo-Blue and got some intrest but too late to go into full production. So I let my subscribers know and closed my doors and have been issuing refunds. So where is the scam again?????
Is all this really about me having credentials knowing how to obtain them and getting interviews. Is it only regarding Taylor because I have also interviewd Alicia Keys, Anthony Hamilton, Ms. K Cole, Robin Thick, and Joe McIntyre regarding his last solo album before the NKOTB reunion. I also covered the AMA’s, Grammy’s, and ESPY awards. What is the deal…all you have to do is start your own publication get it registered and write to the media department of each event or contact the artists pubicist through the lable, it is not rocket science!!!
I have worked in and around the entertainment industry a lot in my life and I knew the channels to go through…am I being attacked because of that if so that is really strange….
I wish you all love, luck, and happiness in LIFE!!!
TF1
Ohhhhhh, Honey – it was ALL about the magazine and the convention – getting to the truth, anyway. Bluz was one of your biggest supporters until AFTER the convention flopped, then tried to act as if she wasn’t a supporter – that’s why she was brought up here – and all her pathetic innuendos about Taylor and Joni.
And you don’t have to just MAKE money on a venture to scam those involved. Just because you said you lost money on it doesn’t change the fact that you lied to people, took their money, sold a product you couldn’t pull off. That is a scam. I would hope you do in fact refund their money to them, but the fact remains that your business practices are shady to say the least.
And – I believe the mods have to delete your account from TOSP – we should ask Maggie – she would know.
My God. If you at one time had just come back and said, “I screwed up – I am sorry…” But you are too proud or ignorant to do that. Keep running your mouth – spew your venom – it only validates what has been said here. Same goes with Bluz.
QUOTE:
“Claudia you haven’t move on. If you did then you wouldn’t still be over here. You have been banned from various Taylor Hicks fan sites these past few days with more coming.
You didn’t sell enough subscriptions to your magazine to warrant refunding 1,700.00. Stop your lies and really move on!”
If i am not mistaken $30.00 X 70 is $2100.00 – $5.00 for the first issue each received = -1750.00 in refunds. I do have all paypal records to prove said sales. Funny first I am a con artist who I guess some of you say got rich and ripped people off, now I did not sale many magazines which is it?????
Also I was not banned from the fan sites I requested to be deleted alll anyone has to do is email the lead mods at TMS/the Boogie board and TOSP/ to find out the truth…in order to delete your account you have to request it through them exept TOSP i believe i was able to delete my own account there…also my THHQ was over April 16th and the way the site was run I did not care to renew my membership. Who really picks the FOTW any way because I doubt it is Taylor…I kind of see a theme with those selected.
Anyway it seems this whole thing is not about my magazine or the convention, just those who have something against me personally. Whispion/Terdanator 1/Trite is Trite or whatever you are calling yourself this week…I do not know why you have this issue with me but i hope you get the medical attention you really need.
Anyone who wants a PDF of sales please feel free to email me.
Through http://www.modernwhompmagazine.com
TF1
I, for one, am not interested in going after bluz or tayfan legally – yet, anyway. That does not mean someone else won’t or has not already. I was only interested in getting to the truth, or as much of it as I could. It was time to get to the truth and expose these two for what they really are. I was sick and tired of watching them lie on the fan sites.
And this is exactly the correct place for this. You can’t post the truth on the boards – they don’t want the truth – they want everything to be peaches and cream in case “Taylor comes by” (lol) – they will delete anything they don’t agree with – they can’t be objective, and I guess don’t have to be. This also means they don’t care if their members are getting screwed up the wazoo, either.
Whatever – if nothing else, it got people thinking and asking questions. And although the two in question did not have the decency to answer our concerns honestly, we were able to expose them for what they really are – just look at their replies – that says it all. Hateful, irrational and twisted.