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Posted by Patrick
The B5 Bahama Bash Cruise has been announced. If you've ever wanted to spend some time with B5 in a boat, this is your chance! From a bulletin on their MySpace:

It's official. We have 25 rooms reserved for anyone and everyone who wants to go on a bahama cruise with the B5! Here's a little more info:

Date: Feb 21-24
Departure Location: Port Canaveral (Orlando Florida)
Price: 300-500 dollars per person (not room) all inclusive (cruise fare, taxes and fees, prepaid gratuities, and inclusion in ALL group functions)
* 2 people per room.
*Travelling to: Nassau, Bahamas ...

Info about minors travelling alone:

How old do you have to be to travel alone?

Guests are required to be 21 years old (on embarkation day) to travel. Guests under the age of 21 must be accompanied in the same stateroom by a parent or guardian 25 or older. The exceptions Carnival will make to this policy are:

Married minor couple - The booking must be documented that the couple is married. The couple must have proof of marriage at embarkation or they will be denied boarding without the benefit of a refund.

Domestic Partners/Same-Sex Union minor couple - The booking must be documented that the couple are legal Domestic Partners/Same-Sex Union. The couple must have legal proof of partnership/union at embarkation or they will be denied boarding without the benefit of a refund.

Guest ages will be verified at embarkation. Guests not conforming to this policy will be denied boarding and assessed a 100% cancellation penalty. NO exceptions will be made at embarkation.

The Group policy is slightly different because of stricter group terms and conditions including mandatory chaperones, damage deposits and other considerations.

HOWEVER, if given a letter of consent signed by both parents you may travel alone if above 18.

As part of B5’s Bahamas Bash GROUP, you will enjoy the following...

Special ID Badge showing your membership in B5's Bahamas Bash GROUP.

Plenty of photo opportunities.

Special “meet and greet” sessions.

A Chance to spend the entire day with your favorite artist.

Dining, Dancing, and MUCH more!

SHIP FACILITIES!

see: http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Static_Templates/Virtual_Tours_Sensation.aspx

note: our rates include the first room with two twin beds.

So, with this information.. those who feel they can commit to the trip must e-mail jessiembre10 [at] yahoo.ca with the following info:

Name
Email
Phone
Age
Number in group.
Brief description of your group: (me, my mom, and dad; me, my sister,
my
aunt and mom; etc...)
Are you IN?:

*We MUST have ATLEAST 50 people to make the trip happen. So please, talk with your parents. Remember, this is also an opportunity to meet other B5 fans and make amazing new friends! EVERYONE is welcome! Mom, aunts, uncles, grandma, sister, brother, friends... you name it.

Posted in B5
Posted by Patrick
From their MySpace:

Oct 16 2007 7:30A - KCAQ Morning Show - Ventura, California
Oct 16 2007 9:00A - KVYB Morning Show - Ventura, California
Oct 16 2007 11:00A - KCAQ School Promotion - Los Angeles, California
Oct 16 2007 6:00P - KPWR Basketball Game @ Van Nuys High School - Los Angeles, California
Oct 17 2007 9:00A - Westchester High School Assembly w/ KDAY - Los Angeles, California
Oct 17 2007 1:30P - KPWR w/ Felli & Yesi Ortiz - Los Angeles, California
Oct 17 2007 5:00P - KKUU - Los Angeles, California
Oct 27 2007 8:00P - Schoolaid Concert Series - Ft. Myers, Florida
Nov 2 2007 8:00P - WJLB - Detroit, Michigan
Nov 3 2007 8:00P - WJLB - Detroit, Michigan
Nov 26 2007 8:00P - Dirty Awards - Atlanta, Georgia

Posted in B5
Posted by Patrick
B5 will be performing at the Germain Arena in Estero, FL on October 27, as part of the Journey's Academy School Aid Concert Series. The show, which features multiple performances (see the flier below), starts at 6:00 PM ET.

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Via soccachic00 at the B5 forums.

Posted in B5
Posted by Patrick
From their MySpace:

Sep 28 2007 6:00P Fort Sam Houston Sam Houston, Texas
Oct 6 2007 8:00P 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 8 2007 2:00P Fort Lewis AAFES Fort Lewis, Washington
Oct 11 2007 5:00P Travis Air Force Base Fairfield, California
Oct 12 2007 5:00P Luke Air Force Base Glendale, Arizona
Oct 13 2007 1:00P Fort Huachucha Fort Huachucha, Arizona
Oct 14 2007 8:00P Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 27 2007 8:00P Schoolaid Concert Series Ft. Myers, Florida
Nov 26 2007 8:00P Dirty Awards Atlanta, Georgia

Posted in B5
Posted by Patrick
Alloy.com has a cool video quiz with B5. You get different videos depending on whether or not you answer the question right.

Posted in B5
Posted by Patrick
Though it may not have much in the way of impact, you can vote to help B5 decide their next single. My vote would be for "In My Bedroom". As I write, here are the poll results:

1. "She Got It Like That", 44%.
2. "In My Bedroom", 28%.
3. "Right to Left", 16%.
4. "Teardrops", 12%.

Posted in B5
Posted by Patrick
There are only 2 days remain in AOL Breakers voting. B5 is, of course, nominated in the Southern Comfort category. They have a slight edge over Hurricane Chris, 41% to 40%. Plies is a distant 3rd at 19%.

Posted in B5
Posted by Patrick
Here it is: most people don't like what they've heard from B5. That's the simple fact here. People do not like what they have heard up to this point. If they did, their sales would be higher.

To blame Bad Boy, Diddy or promotion in general is an excuse - and an absurd one, at that. B5 has been promoted well. They've been on BET's 106 & Park (twice), including one performance. They've been on Access Granted. They've been promoted heavily online through the Bad Boy and label channels. They've had a paid ad campaign online and on TV. They've been featured on heavily trafficked websites like TeenHollywood.com, Meez and AOL. They've been featured in major publications. They've participated in a good sized media tour, dealing with TV, radio and internet (including me), providing them with a solid amount of coverage and interviews. They've been on tour. And that's just what is coming to mind at this moment. And then, of course, you have the various fan based efforts and street teams that exist.

Do you know how many artists would kill for one performance on 106 & Park, let alone the rest of that stuff? Artists with a quarter of that marketing sell 18,500 records. It's not promotion. It's the fact that what the public has heard of B5 isn't clicking with them. With the first album, this meant "All I Do" and "U Got Me". With this one, it means "Hydrolics". People just aren't into what they've heard and see of B5.

B5 has their fans, yes. And that's mostly a good thing and, hopefully, those fans bought records. (I don't know if I'd consider myself a B5 fan - I'm a Bad Boy fan - but I bought 2 copies). But, it's just not enough for their fans to like them. Their music has to click with a wider audience and it has not. This is an album that has had a solid promotional push, at least, with some money behind it. On top of that, this couldn't have been a cheap album to make, either. Not everyone gets to work with Mario Winans, Bryan Cox and Danja. For the most part, a song is either going to catch or it's not. Promotion can be a reason for poor sales (it is plainly not, in this case), but at the end of the day, songs either catch or they don't. None of their songs have.

With any group that doesn't sell well, you have a set of fans that blame everyone and act like everyone is out to get them and/or the act they are a fan of. It's sabotage! The label, the executives, TV stations, retailers, the media, whatever. They're not doing their job, they're not realizing how great the act is, they're "hating" and on and on and on. It doesn't matter how much promotion they've had, some people would always say it wasn't enough. At some point, you have to step up and stop blaming everyone.

Personally, I want them to be successful. When I interviewed them, they all struck me as nice, polite young men. Like I said, I'm a Bad Boy fan and I bought 2 copies of their album. I cover them like I cover every other artist here. But, this is just how I see it. We're 2 albums and 3 singles into their career. Neither album has been a measurable success (their first album has sold 230,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and they have not had a single song chart on the Hot 100. To put that into perspective, Gorilla Zoe's "Hood Figga" is currently at 72 on the Hot 100 chart. It's his first single - ever. The reason is simple enough - more people want to listen to it.

Does this mean that this album is not going to be a success? No. You can't dismiss albums in their first week. That said, for most albums, their first week is their biggest week. It's more of a rarity that albums have better weeks than their first. But, it can happen. Maybe, just maybe, with their 4th single - their 2nd from this album - something will catch with that larger audience that will lead to increased sales. I hope that happens. If it doesn't - you don't know how many chances they are going to get.

Posted in B5
Posted by Patrick
MTV reports that B5 has debuted at #27 on The Billboard 200 with first week sales of 18,500 units. It goes without saying that this is a poor showing. I'll have more later today.

Posted in B5
Posted by Patrick
AOL Music has a full CD listening party for "Don't Talk, Just Listen".

Via ballergirl at the B5 Online forums.

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