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From Robin - It's All Goo Message Board;

Who Influenced YOU? Please nominate the Goo's!

Got an e-mail from Music For America. They are looking for people/bands/artists who influenced you to vote or get involved in politics. I personally can say it was the Goo's who got me to vote for the first time (yes I am ashamed to admit that) back in 2000 so I am going to nominate them. If the Goo's influenced you please click on the link and nominate them. I think it would mean a lot to them if they knew their efforts to get people out to vote in the last election (or previous elections) made a difference.

http://www.musicforamerica.org/

Scroll down to the Who Influenced YOU section!

Thanks!

Robin

It seems Robin and I have something in common there! And to those of you seeing live GOO in Milwaukee, WI tomorrow! Have a GOOd time!

For a great interview of Mike and John at the ASYM Awards visit Wild Axes. It is the second to the last video in the Exclusive Interviews section. A big thank you to Qtemc for posting about this on the Absolute Goo message board!

It is rumored according to Media Play that the new GOO album is set to be released 9-1-05. I emailed Krista (Mike's girlfriend) about this and the information is incorrect. Like I always say you can't rush a GOOd thing. And GOOd things come to those who wait!

Hello everyone! Thanks to the people over at Absolute Goo! I ended up seeing live GOO! They were giving away tickets to the Senior Players Championship held in Dearborn, MI!!! I'll have a review up later. And I finally got one of Mike's drumstick's!!! Not from him though. Maybe next time you never know! Anyway, I did get to say a quick hello to him. It was an AWESOME show! It's been almost three years sense I've seen them LIVE!

The GOOd people over at Absolute Goo are giving away tickets to another GOO concert! 'The Big Brew-Ha' on August 20, 2005 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI! You can find all the information you need at their website and in their updates on how you can win yourself tickets!

And an FYI about MySpace.com. The following link http://www.myspace.com/googoodolls IS NOT THE BAND!!! I sent the link to Mike's girlfriend, Krista. She showed it to Mike and unfortunately they can't do anything about it.

And DON'T FORGET TO VOTE FOR LAUREN BARRETT!

I need your help, everyone! As many of you know, based on my original song, 'Last Time' and my image, I was chosen as one of five finalist in the VO5 Red Hot Rising Stars Contest, sponsored by Alberto-VO5 and Conde Nast Publications. I am up for a demo deal and a four-page spread in various magazines. Currently, my photo is featured in the August editions of JANE, LUCKY, ALLURE, GLAMOUR, and TEEN VOGUE. If you get a chance, pick one up.

Online voting started July 5th and goes through August 16th. When you receive this email, I'd be grateful if you would go vote for me!

There are two ways to vote (and you can do both): go to www.vo5style.com, listen to the song, and vote through the normal voting process AND go to http://www.vo5mobile.com/cast2.php?artist=4 and type in your cell phone number.

If you could forward this email on to friends and family, and continue the forwarding process through July and August, I would really, really appreciate it.

Thank you so much for your love and support,

Lauren Barrett

www.laurenbarrett.net

Thursday night the Goo Goo Dolls recieved the "2005 Most Awesome Band" award by the American Society of Young Musicians. CONGRATULATIONS GOO GOO DOLLS!!! That was certainly an award that was quite overdue to say the least! Click below for some AWESOME pictures of Mike and John from Thursday night! And what is up with Getty Images taking photos of Mike ALONE?! Not that Mike fans are complaining! ENJOY!

It's All Goo Message Board

Absolute Goo Message Board

Thanks to Robin and Absolute Goo for posting these photos on their message boards. I haven't found Mike's results from the San Diego Rock N' Roll marathon he ran last weekend. When I do I'll post them.

Check out http://www.googoodolls.com/ and read the latest journal entry!

And here is some running information about Mike! As always thank you to Krista (Mike's girlfriend)!
I wanted to let you know that Mike is running the Mt. Wilson Trail Race tomorrow. He runs this thing almost every year, as you know, but this year is just for fun. Also, he is pacing a friend of ours at the San Diego Rock N' Roll marathon next weekend.

And the results; The 39th Mt. Wilson Trail Race(5/28/05)1:27:58. Great job as always, Mike! And GOOd luck to Mike next weekend!

I'm beyond words! What a rockin show the GOOS did last night on Sirius Satellite Radio! I haven't seen or heard the GOOS live in so long! If you didn't get to hear the show do to a dial up connection and what not. There are a couple message boards where you can. And those are; Absolute Goo and World Of Goo. There were more pictures posted of the Disney event on the World Of Goo message board click here to see those. Be checking out the band's website as well they updated for May 6th and May 7th. Happy Mothers Day to all the Mom's out there!!

Some big Goo News and SIRIUS Satellite Radio BMW channel. This all happens May 6th (Tomorrow!) All the information you need is on the Absolute Goo message board. And for those of us who do not have Satellite Radio someone on that same board (ColoradoGoo) has posted the link to SIRIUS Satellite Radio where you can sign up and try it for free for three days! Also the GALB single comes out soon with a studio version of Sympathy and a song I have never heard of. Maybe it's NEW GOO! Anyway if you want to order it online click here. And Thanks to Krista I have a correction for the recent marathon Mike did. Mike ran 36.29 miles during the six hours!!! First place for the men's 35-39 age group. AWESOME!!!

Came across another picture of John and Mike from the VH1 Save the Music Benefit. Thanks to 'Gnat' on Ragdolls message board for posting the link to it. You can click here to see it. Incase you missed the show the GOOS didn't perform. :-( I did caught a glimpse of them on the show 'Extra.'

And on April 17, 2005 in Buffalo, NY. Mike ran in the The 25th Annual BPAC 6-Hour Distance Classic(Buffalo Philharmonic Athletic Club) and here is how he did; 0:4:04. WTG, Mike! I doubt I could run a mile! A Big thank you to Krista (Mike's girlfriend) for this information!

Here is an email I received from Krista a couple days ago about the VH1 Save the Music Benefit! As always a huge thank you to her! :-)

Just wanted to give you a heads up, in case you haven't heard yet... you know you fans always know stuff before we do!! But Mike said that he and the guys are going to take a break from working in Buffalo this weekend to go to NYC and attend the VH1 Save the Music Benefit. They won't be performing, as far as we know, but they will be there in attendance to just hang out and help out. I think Johnny may be doing something there, speaking or whatnot, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, just thought I would let you know to keep an eye out for them!!

Talk to you soon! ~Krista

So at the Wire Image website they have a couple pictures of John and Mike arriving at the VH1 Save the Music Benefit. There is a link below to those micro pictures. Check out the caption underneath the pictures of John and Mike! It says 'Johnny Rzeznik and guest'! Huh?!?!

Wire Image VH1 Save the Music Benefit pictures

And a much larger picture of John and Mike at Getty Images!

The show airs Sunday, April 17 at 9pm

The passing of an extraordinary human being. I realize I'm beginning this update in a way I usually do not. Having attended Catholic schools for most of my education one would think I learned all there was to know about the Pope. Surprising as it may sound I did not. It wasn't until the last few months of the Pope's life that I did. He will truely be missed!

And on with the update! I updated the following page; Mike & GGD and other links If you have a Goo Goo Dolls fansite and want it listed just email me. I'll be happy to add it! And incase you didn't already know Rockin Robin's "It's All Goo" website is gone.:-*( The message board is still up though!

A while ago I sent Krista(Mike's girlfriend)a few questions I noticed that were being asked frequently on the message boards. Below you'll find the questions and answers. And as always a big thank you to Krista!

Will Greg be on the next album?
As far as Greg being on the album, he most likely will be. He's not involved yet in the process and won't be until they actually go into the studio to record. But Greg's been keeping very busy on various other projects.

Did Mike run the L.A. Marathon?
He is, however, co-directing a 50K race out here through the mountains in August. He's very excited about that.

Why didn't Mike do a drum solo for "Naked" at the July 4th show for the DVD?
"I don't know... I thought it would flow better without it." (I like the drum solo too!! But I guess I'm a bit biased!)

Why did Mike decide to do a drum solo for "Naked"?
"John and Rob told me to do it... it was just added as an intro for a while."

What was the name of the Keyboards they're using now or used in the last few shows?
I'm assuming that you're taking about the keyboard player. His name is Paul and he's been filling in on keyboards since the fourth of July show.

Do they like performing in small or large venues better?
"I like both for different reasons. Large venues are great because you get to play in front of a lot of people, obviously. But there's something cool about an intimate venue that gets lost in bigger places."

Will they be having another online chat anytime soon?
"Probably not for a while, but I'm not sure."

Who decided to do a cover of GALB?
Johnny