.: News Archive :.

Things are just crackin' right along here at FlipOnline, and over the past year, the news page had gotten to be about a mile long. So yeah...I finally caved and created a 'News Archive.' Now you can still look back and see everything that has gone on since this site began, without necessarily scrolling for twenty minutes...*lol*

8/25/05: Happy anniversary to Scott & April, as WELL as to FlipOnline. This week marks our THIRD full year in existence...who would have EVER thought it'd go this far?!? I certainly didn't--but its been a great road traveled, thats for sure!

8/22/05: Check out the tour dates page for the most recent listings!

8/8/05: Holy lack of updates, Batman! My apologies for that, but I've been crazy busy and yeah...there really hasn't been much in the way of AB or Flip news to report to you guys anyway!! Hopefully, I'll get some stuff worked up here on the site within the next month--we've got a treat for all the Flip fans...its just a matter of me gettin' my butt in gear!! Soon...i promise!

6/6/05: "Alter Bridge" was on LA Lloyds Rock 30 this past weekend (ie: Mark & Myles). You can access the download for the next few days by visiting this portion of the Rock 30 website. There is nothing new on the status of our message board--ezboard is still tinkering with restorals, but I have a pretty good feeling we're screwed and pretty much lost everything, including about 90% of our members. Please feel free to go post there to re-establish your membership....rank names and post counts should automatically pick up right where they left off.

6/1/05: Happy June!! As a "special treat", hackers decided to basically shut down the entire ezboard server, which means our bulletin board is royally screwed for the time being. We were hit pretty bad and ended up losing a lot of board data...I'm praying that is only a temporary loss. *GAH!* Thanks for your understanding, and if you're THAT bored without the board, feel free to hunt through the site to check out some of the pictures and "stuff", or visit me on myspace.com.

5/31/05: Alter Bridge to co-host LA Lloyd's Rock 30 this weekend. This is a NEW taping, not the same one that aired in November. Check your local station info here~!! I will be trying to rip the audio and will hopefully have it for download.

5/24/05: With a break in the AB tour schedule, Scott is taking some much needed time off to be with his family and friends before heading to Europe. As for the site, I just added a bunch of pictures from Alter Bridge shows I've been to, as well as some photographs of the opening bands. Good things are coming...stay tuned.

5/1/05: If you are the person that sent an email to me today with the subject line "Alter Bridge question", could you kindly resend it? Yahoo is a punk and I'm a putz---a bad combination, which together inevitably means I couldn't open it, read it or respond to it... and on top of that I don't even know who sent it! Thanks!

4/24/05: A feature article by Scott's drum tech, Tony Adams, has been posted on our bulletin board. It's a great read...so please make sure to check it out!

4/18/05: Additional dates for festivals in Europe have been added for June!

4/17/05: 1st confirmed US tour date for summer '05 has been added!

4/9/05: Two more European tour updates added for June! Also, thanks to Rob (retro10), I was able to record the audio from an interview done on Sirius radio.

3/29/05: The Jagermeister Tour featuring Alter Bridge with special guests Future Leaders of the World & Submersed officially kicks off in NY today! Be sure to check out the current tour date listings!!! "Broken Wings" also hits Rock Radio TODAY!

3/28/05: The Alter Bridge show that was going to be broadcast from
Canada had "technical difficulties" and should be broadcast on one or
more stations within a few days. Keep looking for details on the bulletin board !!

3/23/05: Additional details regarding the Jagermeister Tour and the local opening band line-ups have been posted on the bulletin board!

3/22/05: The new "Broken Wings" video is up in the exclusive e~team area at alterbridge.com. It's got some pretty good Flip footage, so check it out!

3/18/05: HEADS UP!!! Alter Bridge will be on Rockline again on 4/4/05--mark your calendars!!!

3/17/05: Happy St. Patty's Day! Things have been a little crazy this week, so I finally got to add 3 more tour dates that were confirmed on alterbridge.com.

3/9/05: Two more tour dates have been added for the 2nd leg of the US tour...

3/1/05: The newest Jagermeister show listing has been released and loads of tour dates are posted...they're still being updated, so keep watchin' for 'em!

2/25/05: Even MOREEE tour updates! No excuses! Get out there and ROCK~!

2/24/05: The first tour dates for the Spring '05 tour have been released. Check things out on the tour dates page for the most recent venues and dates...

2/22/05: Happy Birthday, Scott!! May all your wishes and dreams
come true on your special day and always! You Rockkkkkk...!!

2/20/05: Heads up, FlipOnliners!! Spring '05 Tour dates will hopefully begin to come out within the next week, so keep checking back! You can look for Scott and the AB guys to be a part of the Jagermeister Tour coming to a town near you!

1/15/05: LOOOOK OUT! Alter Bridge is now headin' to Italy on their European tour, too!! Check out the tour dates page for the most up to date show listings...

1/4/05: Happy New Year! 2005 is going to be a rockin' year with all of the tour dates that keep getting added!! Get out there and ROCK with Alter Bridge~!!!

12/25/04: Happy Holidays to all from FlipOnline!! This is an "outdated" holiday greeting from Scott but it still counts!! We just need a new "...from Alter Bridge" one now! heheh...Thank you for being a part of our community and making the site and board all that they are. We hope 2005 will be a great year with lots of news & information on Scott & Alter Bridge and that you'll continue to be a part of it!!

12/16/04: Yowza! Europe is gettin' a WHOLE lotta lovin' from Alter Bridge!! Check out all the new tour dates that have been added for March 2005...! Have fun, and remember! Take lots of Flip pictures and send 'em our way! *grin*

12/13/04: Keep an eye out for the February '05 Modern Drummer magazine, where you'll find a short "update" on Scott~!! Also, additional dates for Alter Bridge's 2005 European tour have been released...

12/11/04: Baltimore & Fort Wayne added to the 2005 tour. Also--look for Alter Bridge to perform "Find the Real" on Jay Leno on Tuesday, January 18, 2005~!

12/10/04: Lots of tour dates are being added daily! Scott and the guys will be heading to DC, San Antonio, Reno and more! Make sure to check 'em out!

12/8/04: HAH~! *THE* FLIP Beanie was spotted over in Manchester, England on 11/29/04!! Check out the photographic evidence in the photo gallery~!!

12/7/04: Alter Bridge is FINALLY coming back to the northeast!! Three new dates added for PA & MA, plus one confirmed date for March 2005 in London!

12/6/04: Two by two~! Dates released for Cleveland, OH & Springfield, MO!!

12/3/04: MORE TOUR DATES!! Look out Ohio and Phode Island!

12/02/04: Four new dates have been confirmed, including the Jersey show on 2/13 that I posted yesterday!! Click here to check 'em out~!!!

12/01/04: Two more confirmed tour dates added, as well as one date in NJ that has not been released by the band, however, it is listed on the venue website~!

11/30/04: Lubbock, Texas added to the tour dates for January 2005~!

11/29/04: The Alter Bridge guys were co-hosts on LA Lloyd's Rock 30 radio show this past weekend. I recorded the full show and then cut out the 'extras'. For your listening pleasure, you can email me to get the edited down version~!!

11/26/04: Metalingus tabs from DRUM! Magazine can be found in the FanZone under "tabs".

11/25/04: Happy Thanksgiving from FlipOnline~! Thank YOU for making this site everything that it is...! Just a bit of news from the AB camp--the tour openers for the 2nd leg of the US tour have been confirmed as Silvertide and Submersed!

11/24/04: Heads up!! Check out an interview with Scott in the Dec 04/Jan 05 issue of DRUM! Magazine, along with a transcription of Metalingus!!!! Several scans can be found on the equipment page.

11/19/04: Scott was a contestant on ESPN Radio's One-on-One segment of the show Game Night. He kicked ASS against Cubs 2nd baseman, Todd Walker, and took home the prize as "Smartest man aliiiiive!!" Email me for the full audio~!!!

11/18/04: WOOHOO!! Four new tour dates have been added for January 2005~!!

11/16/04: Tune into the Billboard Music Awards on December 8th as the guys from Alter Bridge are scheduled to be presenting an award during the show!

11/15/04: Be a part of the madness: Click here to post your location on the FlipOnline GuestMap! The first leg of the Alter Bridge tour if winding down...did you get the chance to meet Flip? I'm always looking for fans who have pictures with Scott and those who want to share their experiences. Got any? Shoot me an email, and I'll be more than happy to add your pictures with Scott to the photos page!

11/07/04: Official radio add date for Alter Bridge's next single "Find the Real" is November 16th! Start calling your stations to request it! Also--thanks to Kristin, who took a few photos of Flip dressed up as "Captain Alter Bridge" at the beginning of the Seattle show on Halloween night.

10/27/04: Don't miss Scott & the boys performing "Open Your Eyes" LIVE on Jimmy Kimmel TONIGHT!! Check your local listings for show times~!!

10/25/04: Flip got his new kit!!!! Check out the Equipment page for two new pictures taken by Livin4Always at the Dallas show! Updated info is on the way!

10/24/04: So THIS Yankee fan isn't very happy with the Boston Red Sox right now, but you've GOTTA check out the great video available on AlterBridge.com. Johnny Damon, Bronson Arroyo and crew joined the AB guys on stage at the Avalon on 10/8/04 for a rendition of Open Your Eyes that is just downright CLASSIC.

10/23/04: Check out the pictures page for all the new stuff I finally got around to adding!! There are lots of Alter Bridge pics from the Allentown, Irving Plaza and Philly shows, as well as pics of both Crossfade & Submersed from those same shows, too. Oh yeah, our FlipFest 2.0 pictures got added while I was at it, too!

10/19/04: The Corpus Christi show has been postponed due to continued illness. Head to the tour date page to see the rescheduled dates. Get well soon, Myles!

10/15/04: More updates to the tour dates page. The Myrtle Beach concert that was scheduled for tonight has been postponed since Myles has been pretty sick for a couple weeks now. Both make-up dates for Myrtle Beach & St. Pete have been posted, as has this years "choice location" for rockin' on New Years Eve!

10/13/04: Check out December's issue of Metal Edge for an Alter Bridge poster!

10/12/04: Two more tour dates added for Europe, plus the St. Petersburg show that was postponed on 9/4/04 due to the hurricanes has now been rescheduled!

10/11/04: Alter Bridge is heading back to Europe! Check out the updated tour dates page for more information. I just got back from my own "run" of tour dates, seeing the boys in Allentown, NYC and Philly. I don't know when I'll be adding the pictures to the actual site, but if you head over to the bulletin board, there are LOADS of pictures floating around. Yeah, did I mention that we got to experience soundcheck and sit in with Flip and the boys on Open Your Eyes and THENNN get some kick ass photos with Flip and his kit?! Here is my "overview" of the day.

9/30/04: The new Submersed cd, "In Due Time" came out this week and Scott Phillips is credited for the drum tracks on 6 out of the 11 songs on the disc. If you haven't done so already, click here to go buy your copy!

9/29/04: Another tour date added. Still dates that are out in the midwest. Now, Listen carefully and repeat after me, boys. "E-A-S-T C-O-A-S-T!!" Got it?! *lol*

9/27/04: Alter Bridge added a stop in St. Louis to their U.S. tour dates !!

9/25/04: The U.S. tour is officially underway. Fans at the Pontiac, MI show on 9/23 reported back that the band played the b-side song entitled"Save Me", as well as a cover of Deep Purple's "Highway Star". Definitely not a show to miss, so if they're in your area, head out to see 'em!! Side note: FlipOnline will to be getting a complete facelift within the next few weeks. I hope you'll enjoy the new layout!

9/12/04: "FlipFest 2.0" was a success...I have lots of pictures to post in a few days. Cute lil' side note: I got home tonight to see that Kelly & I actually "tied" to win the "#1 Flip Lovers" category in the "Creedpit Academy Awards"!! *lol*

9/9/04: One more tour date has been added for Wisconsin fans!

9/7/04: The St. Petersburg show has been postponed until further notice. The band is heading to Europe this Friday and was unable to get a make-up date prior to that. They will attempt to reschedule the St. Pete show within a few weeks. Also--check out the October issue of Metal Edge for a cool Alter Bridge calendar!!

9/6/04: Per Mike Tremonti, the only confirmed news about the St. Petersburg show is that the band won't be able to make it up on Tuesday, 9/7/04 as hoped. Thursday, 9/9/04, remains a possibility, but that date is still tentative.

9/3/04: The St. Petersburg show scheduled for Saturday, 9/4/04, has been postponed due to Hurricane Frances. The tentative makeup date is Tuesday, 9/7.

9/1/04: Alter Bridge tour dates for Seattle, Tulsa & Oklahoma City just added!

8/31/04: Happy "SPAC-iversary" to mah girls. Two years ago tonight was a kickin' time!! *sigh* In other news, an Iowa date was added the tour dates page!

8/30/04: A few updates were made to the tour dates page!

8/27/04: Happy 2nd Anniversary to the FlipOnline site & bulletin board!!

8/26/04: FlipOnline has been 'down' since Monday due to server issues. Kindly excuse our appearance while we get everything straightened out!!

8/25/04: Happy 3 Years to Scott & April...!!

8/24/04: New interview with the band available on VH1.com

8/17/04: Congrats to Alter Bridge for coming in at #5 for album sales on their 1st week! They sold 109,334 units during the week ending 8/16/04. Way to go, guys!

8/13/04: The Alter Bridge guys were presented with their certified gold plaques at after a performance for the staff of WindUp Records on the 11th. The first of many milestones, I'm sure...Also, keep an eye out for upcoming issues of Modern Drummer, Hit Parader and Revolver Magazine for articles on Flip and/or the band!

8/10/04: FlipOnline ROCKKKSSS!!! Flip says so!! (Thanks to Rob & Josh~!!)

8/9/04: FlipOnliners got some questions on Rockline!! Check out the FanZone to hear the entire audio from my question, Kelly's question and Holly's question, TOO! Flip definitely gets major points for being such a good guy~!! yep, he ROCKS...

8/7/04: Alter Bridge will be live on Rockline tomorrow at 11:30pm ET. Head over to Rockline to check your local radio station listing or listen online at WRIF.com.

8/6/04: New Texas date added to the tour dates page! Also, be sure to check out the all new AB e~card and send it to your friends!!

8/5/04: E~teamers! Log in to check out a special message from Alter Bridge!

8/4/04: Two new tour dates have been listed on Pollstar for Oct/Nov '04.

8/3/04: SPECIAL NEWS~!! You don't have to wait another WEEK to hear the ENTIRE album. Keep checking VH1.com throughout the day today as they will be releasing all of the songs for fans to listen to. NOT just clips...we're talking the FULL songs!! Heads up~!!! A few new tour dates have also been confirmed!!

7/30/04: More tour dates released today!! Presale info for e~teamers can be found on the e~team site. Today's song clip called "Broken Wings" is there, too!

7/29/04: E~teamers! A clip of the single "One Day Remains" is now available~!!

7/28/04: Make your way over to the e~team area of AlterBridge.com
to hear a two minute clip of the song "Find the Real"...

7/26/04: Per Mike Tremonti, keep checking AlterBridge.com for new song clips as there is currently an "Alter Bridge Pager" in the works~!!

7/24/04: Another tour date listed on Pollstar, but confirmation
from the official Alter Bridge site is still pending.

7/22/04: New October tour date confirmed!! Also, be on the lookout for a feature article about Flip in an upcoming edition of Modern Drummer magazine.

7/20/04: Mark Tremonti's brother, Michael, advised the fans that after 6 months of non-stop hardwork and dedication, "One Day Remains" is officially complete and was been sent to the manufacturer this morning! This news comes exactly three weeks to the day before the album will be available to fans on August 10th~!

7/19/04: Stills from the video for "Open Your Eyes" have been posted on our bulletin board. A one minute promo of the video is now available in the e~team area of Alterbridge.com, but the full video will premiere on VH1.com tomorrow.

7/17/04: Alter Bridge hits the Top 10 with "Open Your Eyes" on Billboard.com!!

7/15/04: The very first Alter Bridge European tour dates have been confirmed!

7/10/04: "Open Your Eyes" just keeps climbing the charts! Check out
AlterBridge on Billboard.com and Radio&Records.com

7/4/04: Happy 4th of July! Photos from the video shoot in Spokane have been posted on AlterBridge.com and they look GREAT~!! Check them out on AlterBridge.com~!!

7/2/04: Happy 1st Birthday Cadence!

6/29/04: The video for "Open Your Eyes" was reportedly shot in the mountains of Spokane last weekend. Keep YOUR eyes open for it on VH1 sometime soon!!!

6/28/04: Send requests for "Open Your Eyes" to all of your local radio stations~!

6/27/04: Alter Bridge has been included on the list of bands featured on the upcoming soundtrack for the EA game Madden NFL 2005, available on 8/17/04.

6/26/04: Scott & the guys are still out west working on recording the last bit for their upcoming cd, and beginning the mixing process. They played a private showcase for about 100 industry reps on 6/23 and are also prepping to shoot the video for "Open Your Eyes" within the next week ~ all info per Mike Tremonti.

6/24/04: The entire transcript from Scott's interview with the Shark on TK101 has been posted on our bulletin board. Thanks to Sammers for typin' it up~!

6/21/04: Scott Phillips on the air with the Shark on TK101 in Pensacola. Click here for some 'notes' taken from the interview. Full transcript to follow~!!

6/16/04: It's FINALLY here~!! Today is the day VH1.com will start streaming the first single from Alter Bridge, "Open Your Eyes." Starting around noon (EST), Use this link to go to the Alter Bridge page at VH1.com and take a listen for yourself~!

6/13/04: Looking ahead: rumors from the SubmerseD camp say that they will be teaming up with Alter Bridge for a Fall '04 tour. Also, there is now an Alter Bridge "flipbook" at VH1.com. All five pictures are posted on our message board.

6/10/04: "Open Your Eyes" will be reportedly be available to internet listeners starting at noon (EST) on Wednesday, 6/16 as part of VH1.com's "Hear Music First" promotion...not on Monday 6/14 as previously listed here. Other good news: Scott Phillips has been listed at #184 on the Greatest Drummers List.

6/8/04: The first Alter Bridge single "Open Your Eyes" is being mailed out to rock radio stations across the country on Monday, 6/14. It's time to get these guys some airplay, so start calling your local radio stations *NOW* to request to hear "Open Your Eyes" first thing next week!

6/4/04: AlterBridge.com is now up and running!! Check it out!! Alter Bridge debut album entitled "ONE DAY REMAINS" due in stores 8.10.04 !!! The first single will be called "Open Your Eyes" and should be available to rock radio after June 21st! Holy HELL!! Other related news articles are being posted on our bulletin board, as well. The not-so-good news here is that Creed is officially over ~~> Press release.

6/2/04: An 'official' press release of some sort is expected this Friday (6/4/04), possibly regarding the status of Creed and/or the release of Alter Bridge. Keep checking back for more details as I'll post 'em when I see 'em!

5/31/04: Congratulations to Randy, Tania, Jill & Stacey, the winners of the FlipOnline Listen & Win contest. To find out what they won, click here! Stick around...we'll try to get a different contest going again for you soon!

5/30/04: It's down to the final hours before we select the winners in our Listen & Win contest. If you haven't done so already, get those entries in!! If you don't know...GUESS! *lol* The deadline is 12pm (EST) on Monday, 5/31/04~! Good luck!

5/27/04: Per Mike Tremonti's post at alterbridgerocks.com, the bass tracks are now complete and Mark is currently working on the guitar tracks. Approximately 15 songs will be recorded in all, with 11 or 12 of those songs going on the cd. In FlipOnline 'site related' news, more 'schtuffff' was added to the FanZone.

5/24/04: Only one week left to enter the FlipOnline Listen & Win contest. Keep those entries comin'~!! The deadline is noon on Monday, May 31st, 2004~!! Also be sure to check out the new June 2004 calendar in the FlipOnline FanZone~!!

5/23/04: Mark Tremonti confirms that new music is, indeed, right around the corner: "there is no more waiting around...it is all about to happen and we plan to work around the clock to get things started. Thanks for being there, your loyalty means the world to us."

5/22/04: After taking a week off, the Alter Bridge guys are back to work. Brian is currently working on layng down the bass tracks, which are now about halfway complete. Rumors are also circulating that the first single has now been selected and should be hitting the airwaves rather soon! *woohoo*

5/13/04: Enter to win an autographed poster of Scott Phillips from FlipOnline!! Visit our contest page for all the details. Thanks for playing & good luck~!!

5/7/04: Hot damn!! Things are movin' right along ~ the all new Alter Bridge logo has been released!! Check it out on the Alter Bridge homepage!

5/6/04: Sign up for Alter Bridge e-news through Wind-Up Records here.

4/30/04: Awesome news...! Scott, Mark, Myles & Brian are out in LA now to mix the three songs that have the potential to be their first single (all info provided by Michael Tremonti). You can read a copy of Michael's entire post by clicking here.

4/29/04: The provider for our bulletin board has been upgrading their server, which has caused interruptions on all ezboard community sites. Our board appears to be back in working order, but feel free to email me if you have any questions.

4/22/04: The word from Mama Flip is that "The New Band" has GOT their name & "Alter Bridge" is it. They have the drum tracks done for all 15 songs now...You can read the rest of her post on the FlipOnline bulletin board. Of course, be sure to keep checking back at FlipOnline and at www.alterbridge.com for more information.

4/21/04: Michael Tremonti confirmed with Mark that 13 out of 15 songs have drum tracks completed for "The New Band's" upcoming album. The release of the first single is possible in June...tentative album release sometime around August.

4/11/04: Per Michael Tremonti: preproduction efforts have started on the cd for 'The New Band/The Side Project." Scott, Mark, Brian & Myles are working on the final arrangements with producer, Ben Gross, who has a resume that includes other bands such as Sevendust, Fuel, Vertical Horizon and Filter. The name for 'The New Band/The Side Project' should be chosen on Monday, 4/12, however it will still be several weeks before eager fans learn of the final decision about the name.

3/27/04: April calendar added to the FanZone.

3/24/04: Mrs. P was kind enough to give us a few details from her experience of seeing 'the new band' in action. Read her 'review' on the message board. Many thanks to both her and Scott for always remembering us & keeping us up to date...

3/19/04: 'The New Band' had their first 'showcase' for friends and industry representatives tonight. Thanks to Alicia (CreedGoddess) for posting her review. Mike Tremonti invited her along to witness the private showcase and after the fact, she had this to say about Flip: "...I've never heard Flip play like he played tonight! He is really coming into his own...He was sweating his ass off. He was workin' it!" You can find the rest of her review posted on the FlipOnline message board.

2/26/04: A huge 'thank you' goes out to Mama Flip for volunteering on behalf of FlipOnline to have Scott sign the Creed Towel for us. Mission Accomplished!! Click here for more: Scott Phillips signs the Creed Towel

2/25/04: Awww YEAH!! Mission Accomplished~!!! Details coming soon!!

2/22/04: Happy Birthday, Scott... Wishing you a
wonderful, fun-filled day surrounded by those you love...

2/13/04: Sending many happy birthday wishes to Todd...

2/5/04: Congratulations to Creed ~ from Creed.com, 'Human Clay' has been certified 11x platinum by the RIAA, bringing total sales upwards of 23 million copies!

2/2/04: The likely candidate to be the lead singer of 'the new band' is
Myles Kennedy. He is probably best known for his role in the movie
'Rockstar', as well as being the front man for the Mayfield Four.

1/20/04: Happy New Year...my apologies for the lack of updates...I'm working on getting a few new things together, but in the meantime...I received a lil' something in the mail from Mrs. P that had a GREAT new picture of both Scott and Todd in it. You can check it out in the Flip pictures area of the gallery. (Thank you, 'Mama Flip'~!! *hugs*).

1/19/04: A new picture of Scott's kit taken at the NAMM 2004 Premier display has been added to the Equipment Page, along with snapshots of the Premier backdrop with Scott's picture on it. Thanks to Sonja for snaggin' those shots~!!

12/27/03: LOADS of new video stills added to the pictures area including 'Creed at Ease' & 'Fairway to Heaven 2003'. Also added pics to the 'Other Bands' section.

12/23/03: Check out a very special holiday greeting from Scott Phillips~!

12/15/03: WAHOO~! The FSC's made CreedInk again! Brand new Flip pics from CreedInk Volume 4 added today! Also added Flip pics for a new scan direct from the Zildjian catalog~!

12/04/03: Yowza. They must be insane to send out a press release like this. From MTV.com: "Creed members Mark Tremonti and Scott Phillips are looking for a lead singer for their as-yet-unnamed side project. Interested parties should send demos to JHMP, P.O. Box 616608, Orlando, Florida 32861." Rumors has it that the new band will definitely include original Creed bassist, Brian Marshall.

11/21/03: *sobs* I did it. The Four Years Past website & forum was 'officially' taken off the 'net today. FYP is now off the FlipOnline Links page...Bummer.

11/18/03: Wind-Up issues press release detailing 2004 agenda, which includes solo projects for Stapp & Tremonti (including Flip), plus an audio anthology.

11/04/03: *phew* I finally was able to set aside a block of time to revamp the overall layout and add a bunch of additional pictures to our collection of Flip pictures.

10/11/03: New Scott Phillips Signature Series Sticks now available for purchase. Click here or go to the Equipment Page for more details.

10/4/03: Happy Autumn, kiddies! Lil' bit of info for ya: Mark Tremonti did a radio interview before his PRS signing on 10/3. He said the goal is for recording to start around Feb/March 2004, with a new Creed cd release by Sept. 2004. He also noted the possibility of a few shows around New Years. I recorded the audio from the interview, so if you want it just email me.

9/26/03: I apologize for the lack of updates. I have a bunch of video stills that I need to update, but things have gotten a lil' crazy around here with work and classes. Not really too much to report, anyway. Word has it that the guys are getting studio time in, which is a bonus. I got some pretty crappy news yesterday that Four Years Past is no more. That's just a MAJOR bummer for me. *sigh* Best Wishes to all the FYP guys with whatever they choose to do next. It looks like Todd has to go through with the operation he was talking about back in May. You're in my thoughts, bubs!! I sincerely hope that the 'no drumming' rule is only temporary because that would just be a shame if it's not. But anyway...hugs & good luck to him with the whole 'procedure'. I know he'll be fine cuz' he's the tough-guy!! *lol*

9/9/03: The 1st Annual FlipFest was a success!

8/31/03: One year ago today...I had the pleasure of meeting the man this website is alllll about for the very first time...Check it out: SPAC Pictures.

8/29/03: New Vic Firth ad in Modern Drummer: October 2003 issue Click here.

8/27/03: Listen to a very special message recorded exclusively for FlipOnline.net by Morgan Rose of Sevendust. (Thanks, Morgan!! *wink*) Simply click here and prepare to giggle.

8/26/03: Would you BELIEVE that this week marks the one year anniversary of FlipOnline.net and the FlipOnline.net message board?!?!? Thank you to everyone who has made this lil' random idea grow into more than I ever imagined it would have. You guys all ROCK...I love my FlipOnliners!!!! The domain name has already been renewed, kiddies...so here's to many more adventures in Flipland~! Side note: the 1st Annual FlipOnline Fest will be taking place on 9/5 & 9/6...By now, you guys should know you can expect pictures & a full 'report' from me when it's all over~!!

8/25/03: Happy Two Years to Scott & April ~ !!!

8/10/03: Not much new around here...Everything is set for our 1st Annual FlipOnline Fest get-together that is just about three and half weeks away. Anyone that is still interested should email me as soon as possible. Ohhh yeah. Only other thing worth noting right now is that I finally finished getting all of my pictures cropped and mounted in the Creed Scrapbook tonight~!! I actually took the time to sit and look through all 48 pages...front & back, when I was done. I knew it was heavy, but hot DAYUM, that sucker is really HAHYOOOGE~! lol Memoriesss...*sigh*

7/27/03: LOADS of updates on the pictures pages. I added a TON of stills from 'Opening Night Live' as well as from 'VH1 Doors: Storytellers' and 'Riding the Edge.' I've been a busy lil' bee!! Hey...another cool thing worth mentioning: would you believe one year ago today was when I got my very first 'FlipStick'?!? Some of the girls on the bulletin board were reminiscing earlier and that was a lot of fun to think back and realize how much we've all changed since the matter of a year. *sigh*

7/17/03: I've been waitin' for these puppies!!!!!
The all new Vic Firth "FLIP" Model sticks are coming SOON~!! Check out the Equipment Page for a picture and some more details!!

7/13/03: 'Grandma Phillips' stopped by again to let us know that Scott, April & Cadence are all doing fine settling into their 'new' lives. Direct from her post, here are a few of quick stats on "Grandma's Lil' Girl": she was born on 7/2/03 at 7:57am. 5lbs 3oz...and she said Cadence looks a lot like her daddy did as a baby, too! *grin*

7/2/03 (again): CONGRATULATIONS TO SCOTT & APRIL!!!
Their daughter , Cadence, was born earlier this morning...Mom, Dad & Baby are all said to be doing quite well. I was told that the baby has got lotsa brown hair and she's probably going to luck out and get those infamous 'baby blue' eyes, too...In any case, on behalf of the members of FlipOnline, I am sending my best wishes out to the entire Phillips clan as you welcome your new love into your lives. May she bring you much love, happiness and hopefully, not too many sleepless nights!! *lol*

7/2/03: YAY~!! I finally got around to doing updates on the Equipment Page to list all of the most up-to-date specifications for Scott's drum kit.

6/26/03: Less than one month until Scott & April 'officially' become parents! A post from a user on one bulletin board reported that their daughter was to be born today because April & the baby were 'in distress', howeverrr...that rumor has been clarified on our very own buletin board by the soon to be 'Grandma Phillips,' herself. She said that after a little rest & relaxation, both mom and baby are doing well.

6/15/03: Happy Dad's Day~! I revamped the links page: broke it down into categories a lil' better & added a BUNCH of new ones that are pretty cool! The newest ones aren't marked, but most of the new stuff is under the 'Drum Related', 'Other Bands', and 'Venue' categories...plus a few others under 'Equipment Manufacturers'. If you've got the time, it's definitely worth takin' a look at...!!!

6/13/03: I'm bored senseless, so I've been playin' around with reformatting some of the pages on here...changed a few colors here and there. Nothing major. Oh...and can I just say HOWWWW much I love new toys....?!?! CHECK out these animations!! *thud* Hot DAYUMMMMM, right?!?!

6/12/03: The rumors were flying back in early March...but now it's been confirmed by Flip in the most recent 'CreedInk', which I will take as the go-ahead to finally release the information on the website....Looks like the welcomed addition to Scott & April's family will be a baby GIRL. April is due on July 18th, which is coming up fast!! *Sending our best wishes to Mom, Dad and baby*

6/11/03: I've been INKED~!! CreedInk Issue THREE, baby. *rockon* Ellen asked a few people to write up a quick story for the FMF 2003 event back in April...I only thought they were going to use a few bits~n~pieces from it ...but they used the WHOLE thing!! *oface* I got to be a 'contributing writer!" HAH!! At first, I was kinda feeling a bit sheepish about it being in there, but THEN I was told that there is a picture of BOOMER on the SAME page!! How friggin' awesome is THAT?! Talk about appropriate placement...he's ONLY my favorite ballplayer, y'know?? *thud*

6/10/03: New pictures added...*Thanks Anita!* Also check out the animation I did of FlipStick#5~!! More sounds added to the FanZone. Be on the lookout for the newest issue of CreedInk...Volume 3 is now available!!

6/6/03: Per Mark Tremonti...Scott Stapp is currently writing new material and Creed is planning to be back in the studio sometime in JANUARY 2004~!!

5/16/03: Check out the FanZone for our newest audio files, as well as the pages with the new MUCH Music video stills and the MadTV video stills~!!

05/11/03: Finally added two more pages to the Fan Pictures. ...Luva also sent me some footage from a 'behind the scenes' video taken on the Universal lot during the 'My Sacrifice' video shoot. Go to the gallery to see the 'making of' video stills. Awesome stuff. *wink*

05/9/03: We've gotten so many sound files together that we really can't have the old 'one column' setup anymore, so I ended up updating the FanZone a little bit in the past day or so. While you're over there, be sure to check out the new calendars for May and June that were created by Jenn & Susan from the bulletin board. Neither Kelly or myself really had the time to get those done, so thanks a lot for helpin' us out, girls~! Speaking of the bulletin board, Kelly got the 'itch' to change the coloring around. Yes, it's very 'girlie', but never fear. She'll get the 'itch' to change it again soon!! It never fails!! lol Otherwise? Things are pretty quiet!

04/24/03: Wahoo!! Finally got 'em posted!! Check out the pics from Orlando~!!! I still want to go BACK~! The rainy-nasty weather here in NY doesn't help that very much! lol Would you believe it actually SNOWED again today. *grumble* Oh yeah...while I'm at it? Today was a "milestone"...I hit 10,000 posts on the FlipOnline bulletin board. Ask me how the HECK I did it?!?! And I couldn't even begin to tell you. I think a lot has to do with keeping the silly thing GOING...but Yeah...I have a tendency to TALK. But STILL...TEN GRAND!! Can you BELIEVE it!?!?

04/21/03: Just got back from my first ever trip to Florida earlier this week. Kelly & I went down and had a great time at the Florida Music Festival (FMF 2003). I've got a LOT of great pictures that I need to get loaded up...I've got lots on my plate right now, but I promise... they are on their way!! I also got another stick from Todd at the FMF, so click here to check it out. Also on that page, I added video stills from the PSU show where I got my 5th"FlipStick". It's awesome...you can actually see the hand-off!!! HAH~! I also added a sound file to the FanZone from that PSU show...All I have to say is 'Go FLIP with the rockin' drum solo~!!' Oh yeah...I added links for "missions" and "The Beanie" to the navigational bar. Check 'em out.

04/4/03: Ahhh...I FINALLY got to see my very first Four Years Past show last night~!! I had a great time with the girls, which was cool because we haven't been able to get"all of us" together in a long time. I think I'm still on a wee bit of a 4YP overload...but screw it. The music was amazing. The guys were incredible. It was so damn worth the long ass wait for them to hit NY. I'm definitely ready to see them again next week. Check out some pictures from last night by going HERE. Ummm...what else...Oh...heheh. I also added my Todd Stick to my 'collection'.

03/31/03: Click here to see a picture of Scott from this years VH1 'Fairway to Heaven' Tournament...!! Other sports related stuff... Baseball Season officially starts TODAY, babyyyy... 'Let's Go Yankeeees~!! WAHOOO~!!!!' *ahem* Also, I decided to go with a new font for the FlipOnline web pages. There were a couple of cool ones I wanted to use, but they can get to be a little hard to read sometimes. *shrug* I added some cute audio files from Old School Creed bootlegs with Jagger up on stage: "I wanna play drums!" Oh yeah...and just one more lil' side note...?? FOUR YEARS PAST...NEW YORK CITY...THREE DAYS, BABYYY~!!!

03/29/03: WAHOOO...I am SoOoOo proud to say that I checked the web counter for the site and FlipOnline.net got its 10,000th "unique visitor" TODAY~!!! *sniffle* My lil' pride~n~joy is gettin' so big.....*tear* hehehe....

03/27/03: hehehe.....Happy Birthday to MEEEEE~!! hehehehe...
BUAhAhA...I just *LOVE* reaping the rewards of Kelly's 'downtime' at work...lol

03/25/03: Whoa. Got some...really good news today that made me scream with excitement. But as Holly said, "Stapp's the word~!!" *zips lips* In OTHER news...got three AWESOME dvd bootlegs in the mail yesterday, so of COURSE I just *HAD* to get some stills from at least ONE of them put up online. Click here to start checking out the first page of my newest video stills from the 7/17/02 show in Columbus, Ohio.

03/23/03: Oyyyy...You have GOTTA check out the farkin' BIRTHDAY cake that *I* got. Hot DAYUMMM...I think they were trying to prevent me from getting another year older because they nearly KILLED me with a very awesome "Phillips" birthday cake.

BUAhaHaHAHa~! It's the "Official Phillips Brother's O~Face Birthday Cake"...!!! I swear I hadn't laughed THAT hard in a LONG time. Y'see...being that Kelly & Karen live almost 3 hours away, they wanted to come up here to New York to celebrate my birthday a little...early with Holly & I. As usual, we had a great time...did a nice lunch and then the four of us went back to my house for some 'bootleg action'. Can I just say, "Holy HELL!?!?" I swear...everytime I see and/or listen to one of these...I remember how much I *love* old school Creed. GOD I wish they could find that..."oomph" all over again...It's amazing to see the differences between "Now" and "Then." Anyway...whenever we seem to get together...it's nothin' but TROUBLE...lol. We did take some other pictures from our day...I'll try to make an actual page with some of them in the next few days. But *THIS* was just something I HAD to share TONIGHT. lol

03/17/03: Happy St. Patrick's Day...!! Not really a damn thing new to report in FlipLand, just a new calendar for the month of April has been added to the FanZone. Ummm....no new site updates for a while. I just got my hands on David Wells new book, "Perfect I'm Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches and Baseball," so my nose has kinda been buried in THAT. I'm tellin' you...it's awesome. I've been laughing my ass off~! Just don't ask me anything about the $100k fine he has to pay...(JMHO, but I think that's a crock of sh*t...ahem. heheh *adjusts halo*) ANYWAY. I hope to get some new stills made and put up on the pictures page, but I have a feeling that I won't be getting that done for a WHILE. Lots of stuff to do in the next few weeks. First, there's MYYYY birthday on 3/27...hehe...And then I've got the 4YP show at CBGB's on the 3rd of April...exactly one week AFTER my birthday....(happy birthday day to MEEEE again~!! LMFAO~!) And THENNN....Kelly & I are going to Florida for a lil' vacation...Yes...*I* am ACTUALLY going to get my booooootay on a plane. I seriously don't know HOW I'm gonna do this...lol.

03/04/03: Word around town is that it's been decided that Scott will do ~ALL~ of the drum tracks for SubmurseD's new cd, rather than just five of them as was originally indicated. Oyyyy...I cannot *WAIT* to get my hands on this....

02/22/03: Happy 30th Birthday to Scott Phillips...As always, I have to say thank you for all you've done and for just being you & keepin' it real. I hope you are surrounded by all the friends and family that you love...Enjoy your day... and the many years of health, love and happiness that lay before you.
Keep on rockin'...

02/20/03: WOOO HOOOO~!! FOUR YEARS PAST NEWS~!!
I am SO happy to say...HALLE-FARKIN'-LUJAH!! FINALLLLYYY!! The TIME has COME!! 4YP at CBGBs for a major label showcase...April 3rd, 2003. EEEP~! Four Years Past is coming to town!! Well...kinda. It's about an hour for me to get down to NYC by the train...but I have been DYING to see these guys live for close to a YEAR now...so to ME?!?! It's DEFINITELY worth the trip.

.: 2003 ~ the YEAR of FOUR YEARS PAST!!:.
*Disclaimer time*: ahem. A lot of people know my 'take' on the whole 4YP/Creed thing...which if you DON'T know it...basically it's THIS: I love Creed. I love 4YP...but for the LOVE OF GOD, PEOPLE!! Stop referring to 4YP as "That guy from Creed's brothers band." Please?? Granted, it was that 'association' that first introduced me to Four Years Past...but that is where it ended. Maybe it's a bad thing for me to go on & on about 4YP on a site that is BLATANTLY related to Creed and more specifically to "that guys brother" but I have just GOTTA support James, Craig, Todd & Stefano because they ROCK...so...screw it~! *curtsies & steps off her soapbox*

02/17/03: Holy HELL...there is nearly TWO FEET of snow sitting outside now. UGH~! Thanks to Mother Nature, it's been one big 'site update weekend' for me! I'm happy to report that I *finally* added 'buttons' to the bottom of each photo page. Hopefully, that will make it a little easier for you guys to navigate through all the pictures...hehehe...One other thing...wanna see one of our new bulletin board guys?? It's "Tweek" from South Park....hehehe...I'm friggin' LOVIN' it....
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...very SLIGHT resemblance, right? hehehe...must be the hair...Dig it~!?!

02/16/03: Holy MEGA UPDATES, Batman!! Let's SEE. Where to start. Well...for starters: #1---I FINALLY got around to adding all of the fan pictures with Creed pages. The files have just been sitting and WAITING for me to get my butt in gear and put the pages together. Given the FREEZING cold temps outside and the CRAPLOAD of snow we are about to get slammed with...you could say I've finally gotten some free time. Therefore, make sure to check out the photo pages to see all five pages of fan pictures that I have up. If you know of anyone else that wants their pictures added...just have 'em email me and I'll gladly put them up! Okkkk...On top of THAT...the BEANIE now OFFICIALLY has its VERY OWN page, "It's ALL about the Beanie". Go see the nice lil' collection of Flip-beanie shots we have goin' on...(shaddup. It's amusing for us, ok?? lol) Ummm...what else?!? *thinks* OH! I *ALSO* added some more audio files to the FanZone. Yowza. I *THINK* that's it...for now, at least! lol *Ohhhh...and don't forget!* This is a BIG week coming up....We've got the big 'ol special 3-0 birthday for "Mr. Phillips" on 2/22/03 and then the Grammy's are the day after on 2/23/03~!

01/29/03: Thanks to Ellen for hookin' me up with this info: starting in February, Scott Phillips will be recording 5 tracks for the upcoming cd from SubmurseD...expected release in April 2003.

01/26/03: Sheesh!! Things are slow with the guys on break...!! So...what's new around here? heheh...Nothing. YET. I've made a few minor site updates including the addition of some audio files, a few calendars and wallpapers to the FanZone, not to mention an awesome picture of Flip & Scott Stapp that was drawn for me by Holly's 5-year-old daughter, Sydney. That's mah lil' PUNK~!! The fan pictures will be updated soon...I've got a BUNCH, so keep checkin' back for those. Ohh...I finally got to add the scan for Flip's new Gibraltar ad. Click *Right HERE* to check it out!!

01/14/03: Many *high fives* go out to the guys again; this time for winning TWO American Music Awards on 1/13/03. They picked up the honors as "Favorite Rock Band," as well as the "Top Alternative Artist" ... Awesome job guys!! So, what's next for the boys?!?!? Make sure to tune into the Grammy's on 2/23/03 to see if "My Sacrifice" wins, allowing Creed to take home the bragging rights for the "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group"...!!!!

01/12/03: Congratulations to CREED for winning a People's Choice Award at this evenings ceremony. The band tied with the Dixie Chicks in the category for "Favorite Musical Group or Band," completely knocking out N*Sync....... ~*~ Way to go, Guys!! ~*~

01/09/03: New ad for Gibraltar Racks featuring Scott Phillips now appearing in the March 2003 edition of Modern Drummer magazine... "It's the rack thats gonna rock your world." Special thanks to 'Techie Mike' for hookin' me up with the info before the magazine even hit the stores!!!

01/02/03: Photos from our night out in Philly on Monday night, plus pics from the New Years Eve show are up on the pictures pages!!

01/01/03: Happy New Year!! I got back a lil' earlier today from Philly...the New Years Show was absolutely AWESOME...I'll be writing up a full review in the near future plus putting up some pics. (He wore our beanie! No pics of THAT though....YET!!) Got to hang out with Flip on Monday night, too. Always amazing, as usual...!!! No big surprise there...'cuz FLIP ROCKS!!! \m/

** The last few days brought some BIG NEWS to 'FlipLand' **
It gives me great pleasure to say that the Phillips clan will be getting a lil' bigger when Scott & April welcome their first child later on this year...!! Scott Stapp announced this at the New Years Eve show, right before 'Weathered,' by saying: "Mark Tremonti had a wonderful wedding a couple weeks ago.....Scott Phillips is going to be a father....(muffled) We have a lot of things to be happy for..."
Congratulations and many happy wishes to Flip & April, plus Mr. & Mrs. Phillips (whom I believe will be grandparents for the very first time!!), and I don't want to forget April's parents, too...not to mention 'Uncle Todd' and the rest of the clan! I have no doubt that Flip & April will be GREAT parents. I'm sure this baby will be a wonderful addition to their entire family. May the happiness of creating this new life bring much more love, joy and laughter into your home... hehehe...I'm thinkin' this lil' one will learn pretty quickly how to sleep right through 'daddy' practicing...

12/30/02: Chicago concert-goers report a 'wacky' experience...but the best part is?!!? Flip wore his 'FLiP' beanie ON STAGE!! This is the VERY hat that I bought back in November and then Kelly and I gave to him at the November 19th show at Penn State...!! YEAH BOYEE!! Waiting to see if we can get pics of this! ** ANYWAY....I'll be starting the three hour hike down to Philly to see my girls TONIGHT.... and then I'll be rockin' out to Creed on New Years Eve...!! Sucks that I have seats and the girls have pit...but OOOHHH well. No biggie....plus my seats should be pretty good...*crossing fingers that all goes well with the show...!!* You *KNOW* there will be a FULL report when I get back!!

12/22/02: Happy Holidays from FlipOnline.net....!! Video Stills from Creed's performance on "A Home for the Holidays" added to the picture pages!!! Plus, pictures from PSU were added, too!!

12/9/02: Congratulations to CREED for picking up some impressive awards in the past week: Creed won the 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' Award (For consistently putting out great albums) at the VH1 Big In 2002 Awards to be aired on December 15th. Plus, the band was honored on 12/9/02 at the 2002 Billboard Music awards, taking home four awards including group/duo of the year, catalog artist of the year, and group/duo albums artist of the year, and the band's "Human Clay" album was named catalog album of the year. The topped off the night with an awesome performance of 'Weathered' from atop the roof of the infamous Vegas' Stratosphere...I hope to have some video stills coming soon...!!

11/30/02: Creed was nominated for Top Rock Band and Top Alternative Artist in the 30th Annual American Music AwardsAMAs. The show will air next Jan. 13th on ABC-TV. Vote for the band in the Fan's Choice category !!

11/25/02: LOTS OF UPDATES!! Photo pages, Tour dates AND the fanzone!!!

10/16/02: Another Tour update: More West Coast shows postponed... New sound files & calendars have been added to the FanZone ...!!!

10/10/02: Tour update: West Coast shows rescheduled...Plus, two pages of our favorite "FlipPics" added to the ohoto page...!!

10/5/02: Tour update: Two shows on the West Coast get postponed-- DSD Video Stills & Higher LIVE performance stills added to pictures page!

9/24/02: Even more Tour dates announced!

9/20/02: A few more Tour dates have been listed on creed.com * pssssst....c'mon...hurry up & come back to the east coast, guys!!! *

9/4/02: Visit the Fliponline.net FanZone

9/2/02: More New Audio added to flash introduction!! Recorded LIVE on 8/31/02...!! Check it out HERE!! * Also...Various photos have also been added to the pictures pages*

8/31/02: I met Flip! (and Mark & Brett, too!!) Read all about it in my Bulletin Board review, Flip's Stick Chicks met the Man. I was wayyy too wound up to SLEEP...even after that looooong ride home!! We had QUITE the experience and it was something that Kelly, Karen, Holly and I will NEVER forget...Thank you for *everything* Flip...!

~Flip, Belinda, Brett, Karen, Mark, Holly & Kelly~
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY 8/31/02
*Click Here to see more pictures from SPAC*

8/30/02: Welcome to FlipOnline.net!! ~ The site is officially up and running... ~ There are still plenty of items that I am working on....primarily the pics and downloads...but this is gonna be a non-stop adventure... so... make your way around...and let me know how ya like it!!