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Dec 27, 2000

Eric at Circadia
Eric will be doing a show at Circadia, SF on December 29th, 2000. (from Eric Martin mailing list)

Dec 24, 2000

shuffle
CORRECTION:
Video which includes "shuffle" will be released in autumn, 2001. There will be recording scene on "shuffle".

Dec 21, 2000

shuffle
Billy and Richie played on Masami Okui's album. They played a song called "shuffle" for soundtrack of "Yuugiou". CD and video will be released in April. Billy played on another song.
(Thanks Yuki at The Steakhouse Studio)

Dec 13, 2000

Happy Birthday to Pat!

Dec 4, 2000

The Family Man
The Song "To Be With You" is featured in the upcoming movie "The Family Man". The band is set to go into the studio early in 2001 to record the new Mr Big CD.
(from http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)

Dec 2, 2000

Slow
A MP3 file of Richie's new song "Slow" on Richie's official site.

Oct 10, 1999

Happy Birthday Eric!

Aug 9, 2000

Tribute To Ozzy
"Tribute To Ozzy" was released in Japan on August 9th. Richie and Pat played on the album.

V.A. / Tribute To Ozzy - Bat Head Soup
TOCP-65443 / TOSHIBA EMI / JAPAN / 2000
  1. Mr. Crowley
    Tim "Ripper" Owens (vo) / Yngwie Malmsteen (g) / Tim Bogert (b) / Tommy Aldridge (dr) / Derek Sherinian (key)
  2. Over The Mountain
    Mark Slaughter (vo) / Brad Gillis (g) / Gary Moon (b) / Eric Singer (dr) / Paul Taylor (key)
  3. Desire
    Lemmy Kilmister (vo) / Richie Kotzen (g) / Tony Franklin (b) / Vinnie Colaiuta (dr)
  4. Crazy Train
    Dee Snider (vo) / Doug Aldrich (g) / Tony Levin (b) / Jason Bonham (dr)
  5. Goodbye To Romance
    Lisa Loeb (vo) / Dweezil Zappa (g) / Michael Porcaro (b) / Stephen Ferrone (dr) / Michael Sherwood (key)
  6. Hellraiser
    Joe Lynn Turner (vo) / Steve Lukather (g) / Billy Sherwood (b) / Jay Schellen (dr) / Paul Taylor (key)
  7. Shot In The Dark
    Jeff Scott Soto (vo) / Bruce Kulick (g) / Ricky Phillips (b) / Pat Torpey (dr) / Derek Sherinian (key)
  8. Children Of The Grave
    Jeff Martin (vo) / Paul Gilbert (g) / John Alderete (b) / Scott Travis (dr)
  9. Paranoid
    Vince Neil (vo) / George Lynch (g) / Stu Hamm (b) / Gregg Bissonette (dr)
  10. Suicide Solution
    Adam Paskowitz (vo) / Peter Perdichizzi (g) / James Book (b) / Nick Lucero (dr)
  11. I Don't Know
    Jack Blades (vo) / Reb Beach (g) / Jeff Pilson (b) / Bobby Blotzer (dr) / Paul Taylor (key)

Aug 1, 2000

Eric's upcoming gigs
Eric's upcoming gigs from http://www.ericmartin.com/gigs.htm
date time venue address
Aug 5 10:00pm The Last Day Saloon 406 Clement St, San Francisco, CA
Aug 11 10:00pm The Minnow 1700 Clement Ave, Alameda, CA
Aug 24 9:30pm The Sweetwater 153 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA
Aug 25 10:00pm The Boardwalk 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, CA
Sep 7 10:00pm Red Devil Lounge 1695 Polk St. @ Clay, San Francisco, CA
Sep 8 10:00pm McNear's Mystic Theatre *show pending 21 - 23 Petaluma Blvd, Petaluma, CA
Sep 15 10:00pm New George's, with About Face 842 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA
Sep 29 10:00pm The Boardwalk 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, CA
Oct 1 3:00pm Konocti Harbor Resort, with STYX, Kansas & Eddie Money 8727 Soda Bay Rd, Kelseyville, CA

Jul 29, 2000

Deep Cuts (The Best Of The Ballads)
Deep Cuts (The Best Of The Ballads) was released in Japan on July 26th.

Jul 15, 2000

Video messages
Video messages from Billy and Richie
http://www.musicfront.net/advisors/index.html
http://www.musicfront.net/advisors/billy.html
http://www.musicfront.net/advisors/richie.html

Jul 12, 2000

Where Are They Now?
Single "Where Are They Now?" was released in Japan on July 12th.

Jul 10, 2000

YOUNG GUITAR (Aug. 2000)
On YOUNG GUITAR (Aug. 2000)
: Interview with Richie Kotzen and Mr. Big live report at Birch Hill, NJ

Jul 6, 2000

at L'amours Club
Setlist at L'amours Club in Brooklyn, NY on June 3rd, 2000
(From BURRN! (Aug. 2000))

  1. Electrified
  2. Take Cover
  3. Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
  4. A Rose Alone
  5. Alive And Kickin'
  6. Static
  7. Superfantastic
  8. Price You Gotta Pay
  9. Hiding Place
  10. Wild World
  11. Drum Solo - Dancin' With My Devils
  12. Voodoo Kiss
  13. Hole In The Sun
  14. To Be With You
  15. Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy
  16. Bass Solo - Addicted To That Rush
    - encore -
  17. 30 Days In The Hole
  18. Colorado Bulldog

Jun 25, 2000

Tour in the States
The shows in the Steates in July were not confirmed in the first place.

Jun 24, 2000

Deep Cuts
"Deep Cuts (Best of Ballads)" will be released on July 26th. Single "Where Are They Now?" will be released on July 12th.

Deep Cuts (Best of Ballads) / east west japan / AMCY-7150
  1. Where Are They Now? (New Song)
  2. I'll Leave It Up To You (New Song)
  3. Had Enough (New Version)
  4. Promise Her The Moon (New Version)
  5. Just Take My Heart (New Version)
  6. Superfantastic
  7. You Don't Have To Be Strong
  8. Anything For You
  9. Wild World
  10. Ain't Seen Love Like That
  11. Dancin' Right Into The Flame
  12. The Chain
  13. Goin' Where The Wind Blows
  14. If That's What It Takes
  15. To Be With You
  16. My New Religion (Live)
Where Are They Now? / east west japan / AMCY-7175
  1. Where Are They Now?
  2. Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (Live)
  3. Take Cover (Live)
  4. Green-Tinted Sixties Mind (Live)

Jun 24, 2000

Video Clips
New video clips will be released.
Where Are They Now?
I'll Leave It Up To You
Superfantastic
Static
(from METALLION VOL.11)

Jun 24, 2000

Eric's solo gig
(from http://www.geocities.com/~pepmartin/gigs.htm)
date time venue city
Jul 8th 22:00 The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
Jul 14th 22:00 The Minnow Alameda, CA
Jul 21st 22:00 New George's San Rafael CA

Jun 24, 2000

Richie's solo gig
(from http://www.richiekotzen.com/tours.html)
date venue city
Jun 22nd 14 Below Santa Monica
Jun 23rd Paladinos Tarzana

Jun 7, 2000

Pictures
Pictures of MR. BIG in Allentown, PA
(Thanks Kori)

Jun 5, 2000

Ozzy Osbourne Tribute

Richie Kotzen played on Ozzy Osbourne Tribute Album. It will be released in this summer.

Jun 3, 2000

MR. BIG tour date in the States

MR. BIG tour date in the States
date venue city
June 2 Xhale Baltimore, MD
June 3 L'Amour Brooklyn, NY
June 6 Toad's Place New Haven, CT
June 8 Tink's Scranton, PA
June 9 Birch Hill Old Bridge, NJ
June 10   Poughkeepsie, NY
July 22 The Gorge George, WA
July 24 Rose Garden Arena Portland, OR
July 26 Idaho Center Boise, ID
July 28 Shoreline Amphitheater Mountain View, CA
July 29 Sacramento Valley Amphitheater Sacramento, CA
July 30 Concord Pavillion Concord, CA
Aug 1 Selland Arena Fresno, CA
Aug 2 Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV
From Eric Martin's official site

May 21, 2000

Ballad Best

MR. BIG's ballad best album will be released in Japan on July 26th.

Apr 26, 2000

official MR. BIG web site

New official MR. BIG web site:
http://www.mrbigsite.com/

Apr 26, 2000

Live in the States

Mr. Big live in the States
May 26   Shakey's      Hershey, PA
May 27   JAXX          Springfield, VA
May 28                 Allentown, PA
May 29                 Roanoke, VA
June 2   Xhale         Baltimore, MD
June 3   L'Amour       Brooklyn, NY
June 6   Toad's Place  New Haven, CT
June 8   Tink's        Scranton, PA
June 9   Birch Hill    Old Bridge, NJ    
June 10                Poughkeepsie, NY
(from http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)

Apr 13, 2000

Richie Kotzen's official site

Renewal of Richie Kotzen's official site

Apr 11, 2000

Live in the States

Mr. Big live in the States
May 28, Allentown, PA
May 29, Roanoke, VA
Jun 10, Poughkeepsie, NY
(from http://www.gordygale.com/page8.html)

Apr 11, 2000

Submarine

Richie Kotzen appeared on Gregg Bissonette's Submarine. It will be released in Japan on April 21st and in the States on April 25th.

Gregg Bissonette / Submarine / Favored Nations / ?
Gregg Bissonette / Submarine / Victor / VICP-61033
  1. Marbles - with Frank Gambale
  2. Submarine - with Doug Bossi
  3. No Hay Parqueo - with Gary Hoey And David Garfield
  4. Lum Lum - with Joe Satriani
  5. Train To Willoughby - with Steve Stevens
  6. Noah's Ark - with Steve Vai
  7. Cloudy Day - with Robben Ford
  8. The Son Man - with Tim Pierce
  9. Sasquatch - with Michael Landau
  10. 12 To 3 - with Matt Bissonette
  11. So Many Notes & So Little Time - with Richie Kotzen

Apr 8, 2000

Official site

Notification service for official MR. BIG site

Mar 24, 2000

Eric's upcoming gigs

Eric's upcoming gigs from Official Eric Martin Home Page
March 24, The Minnow
April 15, McNear's Mystic Theatre
April 20, The Sweetwater
April 21, The Last Day Saloon
April 22, Earth Day 2000 at the Marin Center
April 29, New George's

(Thanks Cat)

Mar 22, 2000

Get Over It

"Get Over It" was released in the States on March 21st.

Mar 7, 2000

Eric's gig

Eric's gig (from http://www.ericmartin.com/gigs.htm)
March 3rd, New George's
March 10th, New George's
March 11th, Big Shots
March 24th, The Minnow

Mar 6, 2000

1999 The 16th Annual BURRN! Reader's Pop Poll

Group : 9th / Mr. Big
Vocalist : 6th / Eric Martin
Guitarist : 4th / Paul Gilbert, 6th / Richie Kotzen
Bassist : Champion / Billy Sheehan
Drummer : 4th / Pat Torpey
Album : 17th / Get Over It
Album Cover : 6th / Get Over It
Feb 8, 2000
Happy Birthday to Richie!

Jan 26, 2000

Get Over It
Mr. Big's "Get Over It" will be released in the U.S. March 21, 2000 on Atlantic Records.
http://www.billysheehan.com/news.html

Jan 19, 2000

Bi-Polar Blues
Richie Kotzen's "Bi-Polar Blues" will be released in Japan on January 21st. It has already been released in the States.

Jan 1, 2000

MR. BIG tour date in Korea and Indonesia
MR. BIG tour date in Korea and Indonesia
date city venue
Korea Jan 20, 2000 Seoul Sejong Cultural Center
Indonesia Jan 22, 2000 Jakarta Bengkel Night Park
Jan 23, 2000 Pekanbaru Sahid Hotel
Jan 25, 2000 Pontianak Kapuas Hotel
Jan 26, 2000 Surabaya Shangri-la Hotel
Jan 28, 2000 Semarang Plaza Simpang Lima
Jan 29, 2000 Yogykarta New Java Cafe
Jan 30, 2000 Bandung Sasana Budaya Ganesha

Jan 1, 2000

Pictures
Pictures of MR. BIG live and Eric Martin live
Eric Martin live at the Usual in San Jose, CA (Nov 20, 1999)
Mr. Big live at Hobies Roadhouse in Concord, CA (Dec 9, 1999)
Mr. Big live at Big Shot in Roseville, CA (Dec 10, 1999)

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