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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
“Bluzkat Whomps for Kid One!!!!!!!!!!!!
Due to a recent collaboration with The Firm and Taylor Hicks and his touring band, BluzKat/Whompin Pawz has been able to obtain instruments used by Taylor during his Spring 2007 Whomp tour that have been autographed and will be going up for auction on Ebay throughout the summer with all proceeds going to Kid One Transport located in Hoover, AL. These instruments include the orginial “dancing queen” tambourine and the cowbell (yes, you heard me right!). Each instrument also includes a signed document from Taylor attesting to their origins. So the winner of each instrument gets 2 autographes from our Soul Man! ”
If this is true then I stand corrected however it should be reported. If what she did was wrong and against any laws report her! There was just so much to read here and I was aware of the problems with the convention.
The only reason I even came here is because of the convention and what I was reading. I was upset that they are non profit but yet refuse to release donation money. I was upset that in some circles Taylor was getting blamed.
In the future maybe any donations should be given directly to the charity of choice? I know I wouldn’t trust anything with SP name on it. There are some good honest people in the SP but those such as bluzkat and the people from the convention are being accused of “stealing” money from hard working people. That is a crime!
LOL at peace out. I have never used that word before but my kid uses it all the time. When she is pi**ed at me, that’s what she says.
Geez look at me. I hate the drama of the SP and you people have sucked me in. I have said what I wanted to say. (But keep thinking I am someone I am not and I will probably continue to be sucked in!)
You people have it all wrong. I agree with those of you bringing these people to task. I do not think it should be done here but through legal channels. That was all.
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.
Let me say this, I do not know the players involved in all of this. I said in my post if bluzkat has done something wrong those with the information not attacks should turn it in. I only backed him/her because I only see 1 or 2 accusing them of anything however there are 100′s angry about the convention.
I happen to have been involved in a youth board where there was money taken so I speak from experience. A very hard learning experience. BTW the person who stole the money? He was a good friend of mine and a few other board members. What a slap in the face!
I only asked for it to stop because of Taylor’s name NOT because I give a sh** about any of the involved parties!
I am a nobody. I listen to Taylor’s music read 1 board only but felt that Taylor has had enough bad press he doesn’t need this sh** to get out there. I found this place with a simple web search looking for news on Taylor and boardway. Sure wish I hadn’t.
Once again if bluzkat or anyone connected to the convention has done something wrong and you have the proof give it to the proper people and stop airing it out on a board!
Jamie is the only one that puts “peace out!!” at the end of her posts – regardless of what name she is using. She did it posting under bluz AND Wow!! Guess she forgot what name she was using when and didn’t think when she closed her post with the same phrase. lol
You are right, and you could be one of them!
“I have seen no PROOF of where Bluzkat has done anything wrong… ” I did! The proof is from a post Jamie did back last summer. Read up and see for yourself. They took money that they raised from this auction for Kid One and gave it to NORMF. The proof is in Jamie’s own post from one of the TH boards – wannaknow found it and posted it here… This is the original post from Jamie saying the money was going to Kid One. Then SHE decides to donate the money elsewhere:
“Bluzkat Whomps for Kid One!!!!!!!!!!!!
Due to a recent collaboration with The Firm and Taylor Hicks and his touring band, BluzKat/Whompin Pawz has been able to obtain instruments used by Taylor during his Spring 2007 Whomp tour that have been autographed and will be going up for auction on Ebay throughout the summer with all proceeds going to Kid One Transport located in Hoover, AL. These instruments include the orginial “dancing queen” tambourine and the cowbell (yes, you heard me right!). Each instrument also includes a signed document from Taylor attesting to their origins. So the winner of each instrument gets 2 autographes from our Soul Man! ”
She definitely lied about that… the only thing she could reply with was:
“Bottom line….the money went to charity and the winner wanted the bell donated someplace that Taylor would be recognized.”
She couldn’t explain why she pulled money she promised the Firm would go to Kid One, that actually went to NORMF. It was not her choice to decide where the money went – it had already been decided by the Firm.
Sorry – she lied… and this is not hear say, nor is it just “rumors”. It is fact, plain and simple and the proof is from Jamies own post. Trust is the issue here – when you are lied to, and the liar is not willing to admit you screwed up, it is hard to believe anything they say from that point on. Same with Harmony.
The person posting under “Wow!!” is bluzkat. Now, that is funny. Complaining about how everyone is posting under another name and she does the same. The victims in all of this needed to be alerted. The people posting under the names bluzkat and tayfan1 have given reference to their websites, and bluzkat even left her phone number, I would think it would be her since no one would know that. Also, the writing styles are identical. I am sure that Jeanne has their IP address. As far as anyone doing anything, that is happening as we speak. No one has to reveal who and what they have done as they have been victimized. I would hesitate to say that bluzkat can not quit her posting and ranting thus, the new screen name. This is sad but also so revealing.
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!
After reading through all the above posts, filtering past the bull@#*& posted by the imposters, it is plain to see that each time Claudia and Bluzcat were shown proof of their actions or lies, they could only come back with snide remarks and name calling and could not back up what they were saying with anything rational.
Okay some good points here but here is my question.
This is a forum where anyone can post under any name. Heck I am not posting under my real screen name but then again I don’t post often anyway. There is just too much “drama” in some of these “clicks” of the SP.
How do you know that this entire thing isn’t just 2 people posting under different names? It’s all a game to them. If they were serious they wouldn’t be posting here but instead they would be phoning the IRS, The AG or their lawyer.
I have seen no PROOF of where Bluzkat has done anything wrong but I have seen PROOF that the convention that was held and the people involved need to answer some questions. These questions need to be answered in a timely manner. That was my reason for saying that I thought nothing had been proven against bluzkat.
The rumors about Bluzkat is just that “rumors” from people on a board that won’t state their true name. Don’t be so chicken. If you have proof of any wrong doing you need to present it in a “legal” way not under an assumed name on some stupid board. This become a liability to you because you are committing a crime if you cannot prove any of this. Please think about this.
As for the organization that put together the convention, you are ALL in trouble. When you applied for status as a non-profit you opened yourselves up a huge can of worms. As board members you are ALL responsible for all aspects of the non-profit. You cannot point fingers. I read above where on each meeting the President or CEO (choke) made each of you write down your name and position. Well folks, I am sure that he/she has printed out each of those and/or has kept records of these meetings. This will make all of you responsible for any wrong doings that have transpired. I sure hope that someone else kept notes of these meetings either by recording them or taking screen shots because as you all know in the cyber world anything can be altered.
I realize that many of you probably did this for 1 of 2 reasons or maybe both.
1. You wanted to try and get close to Taylor. (I am thinking this is probably the biggest reason) I have seen this happen with my own eyes! They think that if Taylor sees them he will either “fall” in love with them or want to be their “best friend”. Sad but true. There are a hell of a lot more SP’s that have been “dubbed” by board members or members of their “click”!
2. You really have met some nice people and you wanted to have an affair that all SP that attended would remember. (I think only those that didn’t attend felt this way)
I understand that many of you come from all walks of life and probably didn’t realize the problems that could come from this. You just wanted to “help” and really didn’t think before becoming active in this farce.
You can equate this being the President of your local youth sport league. Let’s say that one of your board members steal money. Because this crime was committed in 1 state it is usually handled by your local PD. Usually the PD doesn’t go after the board however what you don’t read in the newspaper is that usually the AG will go after the league. It is usually a fine for the board members but it is also a huge headache for the board members. In our state people involved in the above usually obtain insurance in the event of any wrong doing by any board member.
About the Non-Profit aspect of this. Claudia is wrong when she stated that they only need to report to the IRS on April 15th. Due to their status as a non-profit they must furnish any and all documents pertaining to “funds” within 14 days of a written request. The IRS usually won’t step in until 90 days however they frown upon hearing about any Non-Profit hiding their documents. Why would any organization refuse to release their financial documents? It just doesn’t make sense to me. If everything was done according to the rules set forth by the IRS they have nothing to hide. I don’t care if they are non-profit or not! They have a responsibility to fulfill any and all requests to “where in the hell did our money go?”
Now let’s get into the bigger picture here. I would suggest that if any of the board members are reading this, you contact a lawyer on Monday just to get some legal advice. You see this mess may seem small in your eyes but here’s the cold hard facts.
1. If any of the money was used for room and board, transportation etc for the any of the board members this is FRAUD. If these funds were used without the vote of the entire board or a quorum of board members, it is FRAUD. Any board members with knowledge of funds used has committed FRAUD.
2. This mess doesn’t involve only 1 state. This mess involves people throughout the US thereby making it a Federal Crime because transactions were done across State lines. Any SP member that has made donations to any of these organizations in questions can file a claim with their State AG office. Trust me, it will be investigated. Cyber crimes are #1 right now with most AG offices. You can also file a claim with the BBB. They will investigate (saves you a lot of money because they do the leg work for you) and if they find in favor of the member it will be recorded for public knowledge.
3. Contact the IRS. They frown upon things like this happening with Non-Profit groups. Trust me when I say that out of any of the agencies you get involved, the IRS will be their worst nightmare!
To end this part, I realize that many of you are innocent for many reasons and just wanted to do something good for the SP. You trusted people. That was your mistake. I think all of this basing on this site is uncalled for. The name calling, the finger pointing belongs in High School. Damn it you people are talking about crimes being committed and you have a responsibility to put the proof out there for all to see. If you don’t have the proof SHUT-UP because you are committing the worst crime of them all, defamation of character without warrant!
Claudia, you are a con artist IMO. I could see it months ago. A photographer? My 12 year old takes better pictures than you do. (This is not a slam but I would expect that if you were a professional as you state your pictures would be a lot better). You now say that the DVD will not be produced but the advertisement is already been placed. It has your name all over it. You had a magazine that went under but you say this happens all the time. BS. Most people have the capitol behind them BEFORE embarking on such a huge endeavor. You conned people out of money and you are just trying to cover your a** now. Give it up! All of this will come back and bite you. You have made a large number of people very angry and many of them are justified. Usually people DO NOT like to be conned! You make promises but you never fulfill them. This has happened with everything you have “stated” you have done for the SP. If there is anyone who can ask Taylor if he even knows Claudia (or does he think she is another SP stalker?) please for the sake of putting this to rest please do that. I think many of you will be surprised with his answer. I do think that from this point on anything that has to do with TAYLOR (not his fan groups) needs to be endorsed by Taylor. It may even get to the point that Taylor will have to “trademark” the SP name to stop any of this from happening. This would be the best thing because if he did that we would know that if we saw something with SP we would know that Taylor was backing it. Hell because of this Taylor may prevent anyone from using his name without written permission. Good going people!!!
I wish all of you the best of luck. To those that have done wrong, it will be found out and made public. To those of you that are just spouting off I too hope that you pay for that. Gossip and rumors have ruined too many people for no reason and there is no place in this world for that. To the board members that did this out of the goodness of their heart I thank you
Just ask the Harmony treasurer for more money. Tell her to forget the womens shelter you need more BlackBerrys to sell. Where’s Candy? Did she run off to Mexico with the rest of the money and leave you high and dry?
Actually, the DVD has been cancelled and Amazon was sent an email to remove the listing…i do not own Harmony or received any money from anything they sold/tickets/merchandise or what have you. 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! I have moved on I think you should also….
Tf1
I have sent my letter off to Amazon, as well. I was too stupid to accept the truth prior to the convention, but my eyes are wide open now.
I want to thank those of you who stuck with this blog, trying to get the truth out. It is obvious that Bluz and Harmony will stoop to lowest of lows to get what they want and not care who they hurt along the way.
After reading through all the above posts, filtering past the bull@#*& posted by the imposters, it is plain to see that each time Claudia and Bluzcat were shown proof of their actions or lies, they could only come back with snide remarks and name calling and could not back up what they were saying with anything rational.
Again – thank you for getting proof for at least some of our concerns out in the open. The rest will take care of itself in the end.
Claud will say the money is going to charity. HA!!! Just sent off my email and suggest that everyone does the same. If not she’s gonna make money off this too like she did with everything else.
http://www.amazon.com/%2522A-Affair%2522-%2522Where-Music-Gives/dp/B001693O70
Buyer Beware!! Check out the director and company producing the DVD. Bad News!
This is another MWM in the making. Let Amazon know how you feel and stop this sale.These wonderful artist will suffer when the DVD is not delivered.
The bottom line is that whenever their is a star and fame comes around then there are fans. Lots of fans, in the case of Taylor Hicks. That brings in all kinds of people that want to use his name to better themselves. Using Taylor and knowing that he is such a nice person just makes me sick. Why can’t the world be a nicer place? People got used and their money got taken. People were told lies about how these businesses operated and what their motives were and are. I feel sorry for the people that did all of this because they are in big trouble now. This will all work out in the end, now that this blog is bringing out the truth, but in the meantime, people got used and got hurt and some don’t even know it yet. That is not nice. At all!
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I have to say that this is all very disturbing. I would hate to say that anyone has won anything in all of this. I say that it is all about losing. All of this fighting and calling out someone like Karen from KOPS, who is doing a good thing? This is not funny. This should be reported. Neither Claudia and HFTS nor Bluzkat should be allowed to post their business on any of Taylor’s fansites. The language used, the hatefulness and the obvious wrong doings are hopefully not going to be carried over to effect Taylor. He should not have to associate with any of them.
Wow are you people really all growed up?
Life must be pretty sad for some of you! Nothing but a bunch of “old ladies” trying to “one up” each other…
You peole think the press is bad for Taylor? Take a look at yourselves! No wonder some of the SP is considered crazy! I think they all posted on this sorry a** site.
Sorry folks but I think bluzkat has won this round. The rest of you, may I suggest that you get a life?
So sad that a man with a dream of making music ends up with some of you as his fans.
Peace out!!
Me too! I have my water wings and nose plug ready to go! See yas!
Thanks Jeanne! It’s been a blast!
You are so right, and I for one am taking that jump. Look out river – here I come!
Geronimoooooooo!
I am outta here!
The fact is that Taylor Hicks and all of the charities would be better off if everyone of you went and jumped in the effin river.
No, Maggie, I have it exactly right and you know it. The funny thing here is you would fall off your chair if you really knew who I was. If you think REAL hard, you will figure it out.
Need a hint? I was at the Bluegill event with my family AND though I frequent most of the fan boards, TOSP is where I started and is my home site – come on now… think! TOSP is where you know me from and I witnessed everything I said about you – first hand. You were banned from that site and a couple others after that because you couldn’t keep your mouth shut. Wonder if Robyn could help jog your memory?!?
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