Its proving to be difficult to get the band together to record the second half of the new album, so the first half (5 tracks) will be released in late September by themselves. The "Everything You Know Is Wrong" EP will go on sale exclusively on our webpage, www.jbf500.com, for $3.99.

The "One Day Soon" LP will remain at $6.99.

All Jimmy B and the Fortune 500 songs will become available on iTunes Music Store sometime this fall, so individual tracks can be downloaded for a fixed price, which will probably be $.99 apiece, as set by Apple. That being said, the band is definitely on hiatus for a while.

The "War Machine (remix)" music video is still in the works, and will most likely simply be released on our webpage for free this fall. More info on this later.

Well, even though the band will not be recording this summer, I will be hitting the recording studio to begin work on a solo album. This is going to mainly be a "piano" album, with simply the piano and vocals, as well as occasional synths thrown in, and certainly some guest appearances by friends. It will be released in November 2003.

There will be re-interpretations of JBF500 songs, such as an interesting new version of "Before The Day Is Done" that has lyrics changed to be about divorce, instead of the original version (which will appear on the EYKIW EP in the fall) which was about the war in Iraq. I plan for this to be a duet, but haven't contacted anyone about singing it yet. I got the idea after reading about Hillary Clinton's new book that's coming out...interesting stuff.

There will be about 4 or 5 new songs, about 4 or 5 "re-interpreted" JBF500 songs, and about 4-5 piano instrumentals, for a total of somewhere around 13 or 14 tracks. The disc will go on sale on the www.jbf500.com site, as well as a new as-yet-unveiled page, for $8.99. There will also be some sort of deal where purchase of my solo album or "One Day Soon" will get you the EP for free.

I've been thinking about titles for the solo album, but nothing definitive yet. Recording begins July 11 in Birmingham.

Work here in Nashville at Extreme Writers Group has been going great. They pitch songs to different country artists, and also manage several acts in different genres.

I will start a new job to raise some extra $ on weeknights, working for this company that grades elementary/middle/high school standardized tests from around the nation. I'll work at night, so weekends will still be free and my internship isn't affected.

Lori and I are still dating...she is working at Dillard's at Green Hills Mall. We will be going to Arlington to visit her family over July 4th weekend, that will be fun. We'll even get to see the Mariners destroy the pathetic Rangers in the process!

Current book: "Built To Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies"
Current album: Really not enjoying the latest Train disc very much, although "Calling All Angels" is just a great song
Current movie: Animatrix is incredible! Go get it!

I'll update this blog regularly throughout the summer as I have time. If you're coming through Nashville, let me know!!

Bradley