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Tune-In NoticeWednesday, November 17, 2009 Don't miss Billy Bob and J.D. of The Boxmasters on FoxSport Radio.
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From the "When Bad Santas Happen to Good Rodents" Department . . .Boxmasters Cover the Chipmunks!
When asked why the band chose this particular song, J.D. Andrew had this to say. ""The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"" was my favorite Christmas song growing up and I wore the LP out on my Fisher-Price turntable. So when the time came to do another song for the holidays, it was the first song that popped into my head that we should do, and Bud agreed that it would be a lot of fun. The fact that that song was recorded in 1958, given the infancy of recording technology at the time, really makes it amazing and Ross Bagdasarian was really a genius." Christmas Cheer, The Boxmasters' first holiday record, is an album full of seasonal cheer and just about every mixed Yuletide emotion in between but ultimately a record that speaks to the eternal child in all of us. USA Today said of Christmas Cheer, "Billy Bob Thornton’s hillbilly-rock trio stuffs their stockings with twangy tunes like "We Three Kings" done in the style of "Ring of Fire." CMT cited “The Boxmasters bring considerable swagger to Christmas Cheer." Los Angeles Times noted, “check out their Johnny Cash-on-the-range take on “We Three Kings of Orient Are” and glorious downer honky-tonkin’ originals such as “My Dreams of Christmas” and “I Won’t Be Home for Christmas.” Click here to listen to “The Chipmunk Song." And while we try to figure out if J.D. is Simon or Micheal is Theodore, we have new concert dates to announce, with more to come! 12/8/09 Petaluma, CA - McNear's Mystic Theatre 12/15/09 Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall 12/16/09 Carls Corner, TX
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Coffee Fool Brews Up Special Boxmasters Blend
Looking for something with that certain Waffle House je ne sais quoi? Coffee Fool has conjured up a smoky, Italian-roasted (and why not? Billy Bob's part Italian and he smokes!) Kona blend to celebrate the launch of The Boxmasters' debut CD. How would you like that ground? At Coffee Fool, you can get a 12-ounce or 2.25-pound bag ground to your exacting specifications: Whole Bean, French Press, Coarse Grind, Perk, Drip Grind, Grindhouse (no, wait, that's a Tarantino flick), Very Strong Drop Grind, Very Fine Grind, Turkish, and Espresso. Like Billy Bob himself, it's a little bit country, it's a little bit rock 'n' roll. If the up-tempo ballads don't rouse you from your post-roadhouse stupor, then a shot of this stuff'll cure whatever ails ya.
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MY RUN Wins “MY RUN” Wins 2009 Austin Film Festival Audience Award for Documentary!
The audience favorite also moved critics who attended its world premiere. To wit: “Touching documentary... there’s a tear on my couch” – NickGioBarbieri, Austinist Narrated by Billy Bob Thornton, MY RUN is the true story of how Hitchcock ran 75 marathons in 75 consecutive days, from St. Paul, MN to Atlanta, GA. What drove him? The death of his wife, Sue, from breast cancer, the ensuing loss of his corporate job, and his struggle in the aftermath to raise their three sons, ages four, six, and nine, as a single father. More than ten years later, he set out to run the marathons to symbolize how anyone can overcome insurmountable odds to keep his family together. By running, he hoped to call attention to the difficulties faced by families headed by single parents. Despite a heart attack during his pre-marathon training, multiple fractures in his ankles and feet, and a course that took him through some dangerous parts of St. Louis, Hitchcock ran on, inspiring hundreds of Americans to meet him along the way and share with him their tales of familial loss and survival. Those stories helped spur him across the finish line in Atlanta. And now, Hitchcock's story has been made into the inspirational documentary MY RUN. Directed and produced by Tim VandeSteeg of Indiewood Pictures and produced by Mark Castaldo of Destiny Pictures, Meanwhile . . .
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From the "Caught Between The Rock and a Hard Place" DepartmentBilly Bob Goes FASTER With Dwayne JohnsonBilly Bob Thornton will star opposite Dwayne Johnson in FASTER, a co-production of CBS Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group. The project, which is scheduled to start principal photography in mid-January, will be directed by George Tillman, Jr. (NOTORIOUS, MEN OF HONOR, SOUL FOOD). Written by Joe and Tony Gayton, this actioner follows a an ex-con (Johnson) who is hell-bent on avenging his brother's murder, and he's got a deadly to-do list to check off along the way (talk about an organized offender!). Billy Bob plays a veteran cop in hot pursuit of Johnson's character. Adding further fuel to the fire is an egocentric hit man (not cast yet) also hot on Johnson's trail. The film will be produced by Castle Rock Entertainment's Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer, with Tony Gayton and Robert Teitel. Joe Gayton will executive produce. |
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BBT Goes to Bat for THREE NIGHTS IN AUGUSTNaw, he's not stepping into Christian Bale's Dark Knight costume. This bat is strictly for baseball, Billy Bob's favorite sport. Our favorite die-hard Cardinals fan has signed on to produce THREE NIGHTS IN AUGUST, a baseball tale based on the book by Buzz Bissinger. If that name sounds familiar, it should. Buzz Bissinger wrote the book that eventually became the film FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. Bissinger's book covers the 2003 series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, as seen from the vantage point of Cardinals coach Tony La Russa. Red Bird Cinema managing director John Loar joins Billy Bob in producing the picture, with actor Kevin Pollak (TROPIC THUNDER), La Russa, and Bissinger on board as executive producers. "There are a lot of baseball movies out there, and a lot of them are based on the won-loss component," Loar said. "What this does is go inside the day-to-day happenings of the locker room and how a manager thinks about all the decisions he has to make. It's going to be challenging, but Billy Bob has a good handle on it." |
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Damon and Stella Foundation Appeal
Established in 2006, the Damon and Stella Foundation For Mental Health is an alliance of artists and health care professionals dedicated to expanding cultural awareness of mental disease. With over 30,000 completed suicides in the United States each year, and with 250,000 to 790,000 estimated attempts, they aim to draw attention to this crisis through aggressive communication, compassion, and community campaigns. Billy Bob joins Randy Travis and Greg Halsted in helping to raise public awareness. The Damon and Stella Foundation's Web site includes a gallery of striking original artworks donated by the artists to raise money for the Foundation's PSA efforts. Visit today and show your support! |
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From the "That Burger's About the Size of Texas, Mr. President" DepartmentK-Bob's Steakhouse Features BBT's HideawayThe Sorocco El Defensor Chieftain (one of the best newspaper names we've ever heard) reports that John Woodworth is the new operations director for Billy Bob Thornton's Hideaway, a mini-restaurant bar and grill adjacent to the famous K-Bob's Steakhouse located in Sorroco, New Mexico. Woodworth has devised a menu with an average entrée price of about $7 and a selection of 20 rare wines from around the globe. Entrees includes the secretly spiced Armageddon Burger on a Kaiser roll, plus beer batter fries, which Woodworth serves with Roseblum Zinfandel from Paso Robles, California. Additionally, Woodworth has instated Wednesday Night Wine Dinners and a wine club called the Hideaway Club. As the El Defensor Chieftain puts it, "The Wednesday Night Wine Dinners consist of a three-course dinner paired with three wines specially selected by Woodworth. The price of the dinner is $19.99 per person. Membership for the Hideaway Club is $40 per month and includes an engraved wine glass, a wine club T-shirt and four wine dinners." Hey! Sign us up! The restaurant is located at 1123 NW Frontage Road in Sorocco. Call (575) 835-2900 for further information. |
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Planet Billy Bob Moves to Lake Balboa, CAYep, we're bidding adieu to the Burbank address we've called home for 9 years. Requests for unsigned photos, letters 'n' greetings for Billy Bob, and other whatnot now go to: Planet Billy Bob |
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What rhymes with Billy Bob Thornton?Thanks to Planeteer Patrice Gerrior, you can hear the answer on her song, Crush On You. Patrice's gritty ballad of lovin' on ya devotion to Hisfineself is the Official Song of Planet Billy Bob. Click here to sing along with Patrice!
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It’s beginning to look like a Boxmasters Christmas once again. On November 10th, the song popularized by Alvin, Simon, and Theodore now takes a fresh turn from another trio. The Boxmasters' rendition of “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” will be available exclusively on iTunes beginning November 10th ! In addition, those who purchase a copy of The Boxmasters’ full length holiday record, Christmas Cheer, will receive “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” as a bonus track. “The Chipmunk Song” will also be included in iTunes Holiday Sampler for 2009! 
MY RUN--Tim VandeSteeg's moving documentary account of widower Terry Hitchcock's grueling, 75-day run from Minneapolis to Atlanta to call attention to the challenges facing single-parent families--was voted the Festival Audience Award for Documentary at the 16th Annual Austin Film Festival.
MY RUN features Billy Bob's narration. The film was recently awarded the Dove “Family-Approved Seal” and 5 Doves from 
Billy Bob Thornton is currently appearing in a 
