March 2003 2 Skinnee J's Taking a Break; Announce National Farewell Tour *see attachment note on bottom of letter The rumors are true. This year will see the end of 2 Skinnee J's as we know it. After 11 amazing years of being Skinnee - over 1300 shows and 500,000 miles of driving - we all feel the need to explore new experiences that go beyond the collective. Our plans for the immediate future are to tour all of March, April and May 2003 to support our new album "Sexy Karate", play a final show in New York City some time in June and then enter an indefinite haitus. There is a possibility that we may continue touring through the fall depending on the success of the new record. We have had an incredible experience playing in 2 Skinnee J's and we are indebted to you for making this period in our lives so extraordinary. Truly these years would have been nothing if it weren't for the unyielding support and dedication of the people who have come to our shows and shared the experience of live music with us. All of us will have lasting memories of these days to last us a lifetime. Our journey easily could have been a short unnoticeable blip were it not for you. We owe you our thanks. But while the end of this era may be a period of sadness and disappointment for many, it is brightened by our personal excitement over the release of our 3rd full length CD "Sexy Karate." We are very proud of our accomplishment and hope you enjoy it as much as we do. The album is currently available only at shows or on the web at 2skinneejs.net, but will have nationwide release in stores on April 8th. As of now, we are not yet settled on the date of our final show, or what the end really means for us, but our upcoming tour will be our last nationwide one. We will likely be going through many of our favorite Southeastern cities twice this spring, but for those of you in the Midwest, the Northeast and the Louisiana/Texas areas, these shows will be our final chance to get together and celebrate the great times we've had, so take advantage. We are excited to get to visit the country one more time and to get to see all our wonderful friends and fans who have made the past ten years so memorable. Please come and say goodbye and jump around and get sweaty with us. We'll miss you if you're not there, and, trust us, you'll miss us when we're gone. Not to mention Stumpy will be taking attendance so don't even think of ducking out on this one. No late passes and no notes from your parents. With that said, this final tour is dedicated to all the clubs who screwed us out of money, all the industry scumbags who lied to us and all the auto repair shops who ripped us off. You Can't Fire Us!!! Fuck You, We Quit!!! It's our National Farewell Tour!!!! Let the fun begin!!!!! 2 Skinnee J's F**** You! We Quit! National Farewell Tour That's right. This may be your last chance to come get crazy with us so don't miss it. Wear your craziest duds, put on your dancing shoes, and let's have a three month party. March 7 Friday Albany, NY Northern Lights (16+) 8 Saturday Hartford, CT Webster Theater (all ages) 11 Tuesday Pittsburgh, Rosebud (18+) 12 Wednesday Trenton, NJ, Conduit (all ages) 13 Thursday Chameleon Club Lancaster, PA (all ages) 14 Friday Baltimore, MD, Recher Theater (all ages) 15 Saturday Kill Devil Hills, NC The Pit (21+) 17 Monday Spartanburg, SC Magnolia Street Pub (18+) 18 Tuesday Hilton Head, SC Monkey Business (18+) 19 Wednesday Charleston, SC Mandalay (all ages) 20 Thursday Wilmington, NC Marz Theater (all ages) 21 Friday Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater (all ages) 22 Saturday Columbia, SC Senate Park (all ages) 24 Monday Greenville, SC The Handle Bar (21+) 25 Tuesday Pantana Bob's Greenville, NC (all ages) 26 Wednesday Harrisonburg VA Main Street (18+) 27 Thursday Charlottesville VA Starr Hill Music Hall (all ages) 28 Friday Richmond VA Canal Club (all ages) 29 Saturday Norfolk VA The Norva (all ages) More Dates to Come!!!! Don't worry, we'll be hitting Chicago, St. Louis, Lawrence, Omaha, Atlanta, Louisiana, Boston and many other haunts in April and May. NEW ALBUM SEXY KARATE AVAILABLE AT SHOWS AND ON THE WEB!!!!! Our brand new album, "Sexy Karate", is now available at shows. You can also buy it on the web at 2skinneejs.net. The new album has ten new studio tracks and also includes the long version of the Riot Nrrrd video, never before seen by the public!!!!! And for all you guys who downloaded "Volumizer" and "promised" to buy a copy when it came out BUT NEVER DID!!! -- It's time to hook a brother up!!!! Help us out and buy our new CD, damnit! SPECIAL ONLINE OFFER!!! If you are one of the first 250 to order "Sexy Karate" online you will also recieve a copy of the original Capricorn printing of "Volumizer" which includes 2 tracks not on the Volcano release, "Stockholm Love" and "Secret Frequency." Other Merch News Brand New T-Shirts for 2003! Check out the new T's based on the back cover art of Volumizer. Available at shows and soon on the web. Also, the new California J's T's are now available on the web. Sing, Earthboy, Sing Reprinted!!! In response to popular demand, we have printed up a limited run of the 2SJ classic, Sing, Earthboy, Sing. As with previous releases, the disc will only be available at shows and online at 2sj.com and earthboy.net. There are only a few copies left so get yours soon. It's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying it on ebay!!! WEBSITES 2SKINNEEJS.NET We'd again like to thank Paul Jobson for putting together a great site for us. His site can now be found at 2skinneejs.net and is the most comprehensive site for news about the J's. 2SJ.COM 2SJ.Com is getting a facelift as we speak. New artwork. New attitude. Found on the 2SJ Message Board: This is one of our favorite posts ever. Rob, you're on, Muthafucka!! He writes..... The J's are probably too scared to come to Omaha. We'd rock too hard. I'll call out the J's right now to a full-scale rock off. I bet the crowd (namely, me) would rock harder than the entire band at an Omaha show. This is no small task, I realize... But, I believe so much time has passed and the desire to rock at a 2SJ show is so extreme that, by myself, I have the capability of outrocking the lot of them at show even before we take into consideration the untold thousands of similar feeling folk in the immediate Nebraska area. Our collectively harnessed rock would likely destroy not only the band, but likely all forms of life within a half mile radius leaving an enormous rockioactive crater that would be unsuitable for any organic matter for a half-life of 12.7 million years. Keep it real, Rob We'd also like to thank all the fans who've put their time in making new fan sites for us. The latest was done by Maria James, check it out at http://members.lycos.co.uk/twoskinneejs Check these other great sites, too!!!! irresistible_force.tripod.com 2sjpromo.tripod.com www.angelfire.com/va3/2sj totaldomination.cjb.net www.jsolar.com/skinnee Todays attachment is fairly large, so it is only available online to view or download. I urge all to check it out, it is memorable in many ways. View it online @ http://members.aol.com/famousrt/admat1.jpg Love and kisses from Joel, Eddie, Steve, Noah and Lance. And Stumpy! <---- back