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April 18, 2009 - Saturday 

My condolences go out to the family and friends of Gregg Fulkerson who passed away on the 14th of this month.  He was 44.  Gregg was a huge influence on my life and a great inspiration.  I personally thanked him in the liner notes of our first Fuel record and was always amazed at his talent.  Back in my college years I still remember walking across campus and hearing the sound coming from an open window of someone ripping on a guitar.  I followed the sound and walked upstairs to an old auditorium and to find this guy playing every Van Halen song note for note.  Mean Street, Hang'em High, Atomic Punk … everything.   It was Gregg Fulkerson.  I was blown away.  Coming from a very small town, Gregg was the first person I ever saw up close that could really play guitar, much less play what he was playing.  It was amazing.  It was like having someone open a Guitar Gods manual and being shown note for note.  I never knew how he knew so much and how he could execute all that was coming from his fingers and his gear.  I still can't play half of what he was playing.  He truly had a gift. We became friends and I rarely missed a chance to watch him play.   I remember one day he pulled up in his car and wanted me to take a ride and listen to some songs he had been writing for his band Blue Tears.  We rode all around campus listening and I remember the energy and euphoria I got from listening to someone I knew performing, writing, and recording songs and then playing them back through the car stereo, just like they were being played on the radio.  I remember thinking, “I gotta do that!” He really opened up my eyes to what was possible.  He went on to be in a few signed bands (Blue Tears, Attraction 65, etc,) and worked with other artists, but as it is in the entertainment industry, you gotta have a thousand things go right to even have a chance, and the bands never were able to have their stars line up or match the amount of commercial success of the pure unbridled talent that Gregg possessed.  I'll always have great memories of Gregg, of times we spent together, of his kindness and generosity, and of his energy.  Thank you Gregg, you will be missed.
- Carl Bell


9:14 PM 
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February 24, 2009 - Tuesday 
This is an email I got from Fuel's original attorney, Bob Donnelly, a
few days ago. He's a great guy and his account of his Inauguration
Experience is worth the read, no matter what your politics are. Just
reading his account speaks volumes about him personally. Bob, thanks
for the email. Hope all is well with you and all of you out there,
Carl.

Read the letter: page 1 | page 2 | page 3 | page 4


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December 27, 2008 - Saturday 
Yo, hope you are all having a great holiday season!  I hope everything good you're hoping for comes to you and yours.  May you have strength, patience, and fortune to find abundant happiness through all the craziness.  Happy Holidays!

-Carl
10:15 AM 
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November 26, 2008 - Wednesday 

Wanna say thanks for all the words of encouragement while we deal with current issues.  Hope you are all looking forward to the holidays.  In the meantime, here is a piece from our friends at WWE. http://www.wwe.com/subscriptions/wwetunes/3242484/rockthering2

- Carl

4:30 AM 
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September 13, 2008 - Saturday 
Yo, okay ... I've read all you concerns and comments as I always do.  I've no desire to leave you all without any knowledge of what is going on in the Fuel camp, but perhaps it's better legally if I don't comment.  Sucks, but whatya do?  Maybe we should just get lawyers to put out or next record, I dunno?  As usual, we have the between record legal issues.  If you think you are frustrated, please imagine mine.  Tommy took the Everclear gig, because we weren't touring and talked to me before going out with them.  You gotta eat, right?  Same basically for Toryn.  Until there is some clarity in our situation, what are you gonna do?   In the meantime, we'll try to see if and when we can bring this plane in for a landing.  We'll all just keep on keeping on.  Thanks for all you interest and concern.  As I get more info, so will you. 

On a different note, I see the best selling author Stephenie Meyer has us on her playlist.  Nice.  Check it out:

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/ms_playlist.html

Thanks to all of you for your continued patience and interest.  You are basically all that really matters.  Carl
3:02 PM 
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July 21, 2008 - Monday 
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July 5, 2008 - Saturday 
Hope you all had a great 4th of July and no one lost any fingers or toes ... or worse ... to the festivities! Happy 4th, Carl.
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May 13, 2008 - Tuesday 

Okay, so the latest word I've gotten here is that the Austin show has been "postponed indefinitely." That's coming from the promoter, so, there you have it. I'm not exactly sure what that means either, but that's the word. Due to the sad events that fell upon the promoter and that surrounded that show, that's understandable. I'll keep you posted as soon as I know more. As far as Fuel and Epic go, wheels are in motion to break off that 10 year relationship and move on. Of course that will take a bit of negotiating and the usual legal drudgery. Following that, we'll see where we all are and make decisions accordingly. I'm feeling good about what's ahead, it'll definitely be uncharted waters, but hey … it's always crazy, especially in this industry. You never know what's ahead …. Here's to all of you and Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms!

-Carl.

1:48 PM 
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April 23, 2008 - Wednesday 
Still going here.  Sorry to keep everyone in the dark, partly because we're a bit in the dark about what is happening.  Trying to get a game plan together.  None of us are real happy about the way things went down with the last record.  Lots of things are happening to perhaps correct that from the label on down.  I'll let you guys know something as soon as I do.  Working on direction and other possible maneuvers to try to better our position.  It can be frustrating!  Hey, but if it's meant to be, it'll work out, right?  Just wanna say ... once again ... thanks for caring and your patience is appreciated.  Looks like the Austin show may be rescheduled for May 9th.  Hopefully that will happen.  Thanks again, Carl.

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated!

Twain ...
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April 19, 2008 - Saturday 

Just wanted to let everyone know that "Leave The Memories Alone" is available for download! If you download the new album "Angels & Devils" from iTunes, you'll also get exclusive acoustic versions of Shimmer, Hemorrhage, Falls On Me, and Forever! Thanks and keep Rockin!
Download / stream at: iTunes | Amazon
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