Your new(est) street team general has arrived! (Page 2 of 5)

Welcome General Andy! Lizzee in Lexington reporting for duty! I've been a fan of Joe's since I discovered SILT in 2002 and I found out about the Street Team in 2010. I was the Captain for 2 recent shows in Louisville & Lexington Kentucky. Also helped out with the Cincinnati Ohio show last year and should be on the list to help again with Cincinnati in November. I'm sending an email with my contact information.

I think you'll find this forum and a lot of the folks here as a great resource for finding information as well as an efftective tool to get the information out to Street Teamers. Please do not hesitate to ask for ideas and feedback.

Good morning Andy & Welcome to the group
I'm from Pa-Pittsburgh ...south west near the Ohio/West Virginia borders.....
Let me know if you need my help as I've been a fan/street teamer for a very long time.
Hope to hear from you soon...
Don

Hi Andy, I'm in Brisbane Australia and happy to help in way needed.  I work at a Uni with 40,000 students and 10,000 staff so there's plenty of traffic past the bill posters.

Cheers
Richard

Hi, Andy!  Your post is the best Bona-news I've heard in a bit.  I also live in Iowa, but closer to Omaha, Nebraska than Des Moines.  I also have occasion to travel to the Kansas City/St. Joseph area in Missouri fairly often, so if you need someone to cross state lines, I'm your man (as Leonard Cohen might say)! 

Hi Andy and a hearty welcome. Standing by to help in any way down here in San Diego, just as I've done in the past. Good luck in the job and we're all looking forward to good things from you.
Rick

Hi Andy!!!
I'll send you an email with my contact info and more details. I am in the Baltimore area and I am very glad to hear from you here.
Besides wanting Joe to have success, my motivation as a street teamer / fan is also to help others find his music so that they can feel as good as we do.
Please let me know ASAP what you need from us. I also think the forum is a great place to leave info so that when we see others asking elsewhere we can direct them to the official word and help eliminate any potential confusion.
As Cathy mentioned I got the title of captain a time or two for the area but last year's show was the only time I really helped other teamers on a specific task with flyers for a show etc. I have always looked at the street team as a day to day, fan to fan fun thing too. I am on FB and can share stuff there but I am best at the personal testimony type of teaming so I am very much interested to find out what the General can use us for at times when there is not a show nearby or a new release.
Please look for my email.
Thank you! Welcome! Good Luck!!!!

PS: I am also interested in Street Teaming for Black Country Communion if that is also under your command now

Hi Andy!

I've been with the Street Team promoting Joe in the St. Louis area since 2007! I also photograph on average 5-7 shows a year and my photos have been used in Live From Nowhere in Particular and on t-shirts and the web site. I plan on attending and photographing the Kansas City show on 11/2 and St. Louis on 11/3.  Let me know what I can do for St. Louis!

~Rhonda Pierce

Hello Andy.  I'm active in the SE Michigan and NW Ohio regions.  I'd like to get a flyer template/file that I can print out and distribute in order to promote the upcoming show in Toledo.  I used to live in Toledo and have some great contacts at 2 indie record stores, as well as some music stores (instruments and lessons) and a few other ideas.  I can't make anything professional looking on my own, but I can certainly print and distribute flyers you guys help me with.  I'm ready when you are!

Wow Andrew has really went the extra mile!! He has provided fast and really warm, enthusiastic service!

Not only did he assure my M+G, he also checked out my website in my email signature and watched one of my live performances, what an absolute champion! Can't express how grateful I am!

All I can do is congratulate the J&R office on their excellent selection for Street Team 'General'!!

Thank you Andrew!

All the best from Australia,

- Stefan

Hi everyone,

I wanted to introduce myself as the new director of the JB Street Team! I know there's been some turnover and subsequent unresponsiveness in this position over the past few months. I assure you that I plan on sticking around and offering the stability, communication and leadership to channel your love of Joe and his music into unforgettable experiences. With all of your help and insight of course.

A little about me: I'm a music lover. I was raised on it and love all types. I've been a musician myself (piano and trumpet from elementary through high school) and even joined a music fraternity in college (Phi Mu Alpha). I understand and share your passion as his most die-hard fans. I've been there. There's nothing else in the world like seeing your favorite artist lose himself on stage during a performance, especially one with as much raw talent as Joe. I've moderated forums before and plan on checking ours daily.

During my interview, one of the things Roy told me that really stuck with me and helped seal the deal in my mind was that not only are his fans some of the most passionate and loyal around, you guys and gals truly want to see him succeed. You want to see him do well and are ready and willing to go above and beyond to help promote his shows, CD's and the man himself. It's for that reason that you street teamers are his most valuable assets. You're there for Joe, I'm here for you.

There are a lot of ideas running through my mind and I want us to do something huge together- this is just the beginning. Need fliers for an upcoming show in your area? I've got you. Your feedback is invaluable, I want it. Share with me your thoughts and concerns, this forum is a great means of direct communication. Tickets for those willing to really bust their hump for Joe? I can do that. Special promotions for my street team? Of course.

We're 8800 strong. I want to see us at 10,000 by the end of this year. Get your friends involved, everyone can appreciate good music.

My email address is andrew@jr-adventures.com, don't hesitate to contact me directly and please bear with me for these first few weeks while I learn the ropes and familiarize myself with the Joe Bonamassa-verse. I'm beyond excited and really looking forward to serving as the leader of the JB Army.

Yours,

General Andy

P.S. I know I have a huge list of ST members, but I'd like to know who the most active and involved are, so if you can share your name, email and location with me (either by posting in this thread or sending me an email), I'm going to start compiling my list of captains that can lead the ST efforts in their respective areas. Thanks! Any questions?