Topic: Welcome - Posting Guidelines, FAQs and Suggestions
Welcome to the forum for Joe Bonamassa's official website. This
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all things that are Joe Bonamassa related. Just like any place, when you
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to Joe.
IF YOU ARE NEW HERE (OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO) PLEASE STOP BY THE INTRODUCTIONS FORUM AND TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF!
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How to receive emails about Joe's upcoming shows
One of the most common questions I get is:
"I have been a member of newsletter/fan club/street team since Joe was 2. Why did I not receive an e-mail with information about Joe playing in the venue across the street from my house that I walk past every day." (obviously exaggerating a bit I'm on here at 11PM on no sleep, it happens)
Well there may be some reasons for that, these trouble shooting questions will make it a little easier:
-When's the last time you actually used the e-mail you signed up with?
-do you have multiple e-mail accounts?
-did you check all of those e-mail accounts?
-Have You checked your junk mail folder?
-did you sign up with a fake e-mail address?
-Maybe you unsubscribed and thought magically you were still on our e-mail list?
Going through this trouble shooting list will make it a little faster for you to get the desired result.
How do you properly sign up for the newsletter and receive e-mail notification of upcoming shows and other super wicked cool Bonamassa stuff?
Step 1: Go to www.jbonamassa.com
Step 2: look for the button that says subscribe or newsletter (we constantly update it to keep it fresh/hip/frustrating)
Step 3: fill in all your information Name, e-mail, country, state with the CORRECT information.
If you live in different parts of the country please put the part that is most convenient for you to find out about shows.
The geographical information is not for us to spy on you. It is how we know that Joe is coming close to your city and we can let you know about it. In other words, if you don't tell us where you live then there is no way for me to know Joe is going to be playing near you.
Just set it and FORGET IT!
Hope this clears up some stuff.
Please send any feedback, concerns or suggestions to ericd@jr-adventures.com