dg rockin away 400The Delp and Goudreau song Rockin Away is currently #20 on the rock charts according to America's Music Charts from January 15/08, up from 23 in the previous week with 99 spins. If you would like to help the song climb the charts, you can call your local rock radio station and request the song.

Rockin' Away is still holding at #20 with 105 radio spins

Update Jan 29/08:Rockin' Away has inched up to #19 with 111 radio spins

Update Feb 05/08:Rockin' Away is now at #18 with 101 radio spins

The Brad Delp Foundation, created in honor of the lead singer for the bands Boston and Beatle Juice, is awarding its initial grant this week, according to foundation director and spokesman Bill Faulkner.  The presentation to the non-profit John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will be made at the NAMM winter conference this week in Anaheim, CA by Delp's daughter Jenna.
 

In case you haven't seen the document from the lawsuit of Tom Scholz/DTS Foundation vs Micki Delp, Connie Goudreau and Jane Doe, it is available in the articles section. The original Microsoft Word document as well as an Adobe PDF are available at the top of that article for download. The document has been made available as well through Gonna Hitch a Ride and the Boston_rocks group.
From the Boston Globe:
Brad Delp's ex-wife sent us a statement yesterday claiming that she has never received a copy of a lawsuit filed against her by her ex-husband's onetime Boston bandmate Tom Scholz.
 

From the Boston Globe:
Brad Delp's death hasn't exactly healed old wounds. Far from it. Since the Boston singer committed suicide last March, relations among members of the multiplatinum act have become poisonous, as evidenced by a lawsuit filed by the band's mastermind, Tom Scholz, against Delp's ex-wife Micki and Connie Goudreau, wife of Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau.
 

I'm sure I'm not the only person who has air guitared to Boston, now you can take it further, thanks to Air Guitar Rocker.
 

Fran Cosmo is now a member of the popular online community Facebook.

On a recent bulletin from Fran's Myspace page, it was announced that Fran now has a Facebook profile, which will allow fans to interact with him and keep updated on what's new with Fran. If you have a Facebook account, you can just add him by clicking this link and add him as a friend. If you don't have a Facebook profile yet, you can sign up at Facebook and create a profile.
If you attempted to access the site between Dec 31-Jan 02, you may have been surprised to be greeted by an error message instead.
 

This past year has been full of ups and downs in both the Boston community and this site, I thought I would take a few moments to reflect on the highs and lows of the year - both with Boston and thirdstage.ca.
 

Happy holidays from thirdstage.ca. Hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season.

bandboston.com has posted a holiday greeting on their front page, along with some info:

  • Jeff Neal and his wife Ann Marie welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Lauren on October 31.
  • The tribute for Brad in August raised $11,325 for the DTS Charitable Foundation, which was donated in Brad’s memory to The Humane Farming Association. Tom also made a matching contribution from the foundation to Earth Save.
  • Tom recently took some time out from recording some new BOSTON songs to lay the lead guitar tracks for Stryper’s “Peace of Mind” cover that will appear on their next CD. Both Gary and Tom are planning to make a guest appearance with Stryper at a benefit concert on 25 February 2008 in Providence, RI. Proceeds from this show will be going to the Station Family Fund, which provides survivor relief from the horrific February 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island.
  • Rolling Stone asked Tom to share some memories of Brad for their December issue. Only a portion of what Tom wrote appeared in the magazine, you can see the full response on the website.