what's Up friends?    Hope you're all doing all right.   
We're lucky enough to be on the ballot again this year for the 52nd Grammies.    Happy just to be on the ballot as an Independent band.  

We're on  in 3 categories,  all for Roller
Derby
Girl.   Best short form music video (where we're up against Beyonce,
Coldplay, Eminem, Lady Gaga, and U2 amongst others), Best Hard Rock
performance (where we're up against AC/DC, Guns n Roses, Linkin Park and
Metallica), and
Best Rock Instrumental Performance-(where we're up against Steve Vai, Jeff
Beck, Brian Setzer, and Billy Sheehan). 


Hope you're all surviving in this economy and taking care of yourselves.
Peace!
Johnny Baker for 900 Pound Gorilla

He just doesn't get it.    I'm sure a lot of you wanted to jump through the screen last night and knock Kanye West out.     He  needs a good slap on the hand and a kick in the nuts.
As always the VMA"s as well as most other awards shows could use some more rock/metal.
Green Days song was cool .       Talk to you all soon,
jb

What's up friends,  why not be happy to be 4th Place in the Just Plain Folks Awards for best Punk Song?     this was voted on by musicians and music fans and we we're glad to be part of it.
   I got to meet the founder of this organization,  Brian,  while he was out in Los angeles.
Here's to anybody that really supports indy artists  and thanks again to all who voted!

what's up friends?
been recording Donny's bass for the 2nd album
and today I'm calling the tone
Dirty bass in your face
he's definitely going for the wild tones,  not afraid
to push the amp or the system to come up with something raw
Hope you're all doing well,  Here's to the genuis Les Paul
and his life.
Our friends Healios play tonight at the Ventura Theatre in Ventura,
ca

check them out!
till next time ,
go for the throat!
jb

Hello Friends,  I got to meet some fellow nominees for the JPF Awards last night at an
Q and A ,  Survey sort of thing setup by some people looking to start a
new Online service Provider for independent musicians.   I met Robert Szeles from "Kiss the Girl"   ,   Andy Hill,  and Michelle Armstrong,   all independent musicians.
Mr. Brian Whitney  from the JPF Awards was there to meet us all as well.

The reason this was interesting to me was here were some people who gave
a crap about their careers and had done some research into the
ever changing music industry.    They we're trying to figure out the best
business model for an independent musician now that the record companies
we're only interested in Mariah Carey and already platinum artists.

Best of luck to these people in the JPF Awards and great to meet you!
Johnny Baker
for
900 Pound Gorilla

Hello Peoples?!,
we've been nominated in the 2009 JPF Awards in the Punk Song category.
This is a company out of Nashville , Tn  that puts on shows at BB Kings there
and other venues.   Every little bit helps , huh?
We're happy to be part of it.
There website is www.jpfolks.com

Hello to all we met at the Sans Souci Gig in Ventura, Ca.    We had a blast and really had something going on with the crowd.   Thanks to the guys we met at the liquor store, Frank and Ryan ,  who brought their friends to the club!   Great gig and we hope to play there again sometime.   Johnny Baker for
900 Pound Gorilla

We Really had a great time playing last night in Ventura Ca. at Sans Souci!!!!
Big Thanks to CRASH the soundman from the Key Club in LA....We know he had us sounding good....And of course to all the ROCKERS who were there enjoying the night!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....That was a A LOT of Fun!

So Sans Souci, where we're playing friday the 3rd is prodly called a dive bar
they serve pabst blue ribbon talls and have a lot of punk rock.
The address is : 21 Chestnut St.,  Ventura, Ca 93001 805 643-4539
off Main St. in Ventura right across from the Ventura theatre.
We're on at 10 o clock and hope to see you there,
shotgun a Pabst with you !
jb

Hello!
We've posted some cool new Troubadour Pictures taken by our longtime friend
Gilbert Riley!
you can reach him at
Photo(s) courtesy of Gilbert Riley 310-804-7513 MySpace - GRiley3
Photo(s) courtesy of Gilbert Riley GilbertRiley3@aol.com MySpace - GRiley3


thanks,
jb