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HELIX - Scrapbooks, The South Texas Rock Festival, And 'The Tequila Song'

HELIX frontman Brial Vollmer has issued the following update:

Helix Scrapbooks And Memorabilia:
"For years I’ve been collecting Helix memorabilia, to the point where I have a six foot dresser stuffed with clippings, posters, buttons, you-name-it. I’ve come up with the idea of putting it all in scrapbooks (with the help of my friend William Carter from Windsor). I want to add little 'asides'- notes throughtout to explain what everything is, or to give my opinion on certain clippings or pics. I’m also going to get former members - Bruce Arnold, Don Simmons, Keith Zurbrigg, Brian & Brent Doerner, etc., etc. to sign each of them as well. When they are all finished I plan on selling them, either through Ebay or through Planet Helix, and donating the money to the S.P.C.A. Another idea was to have a benefit concert (for the S.P.C.A.) and have the auction the same night for the scrapbooks. Either way, this is to let everyone out there know they will be available so this opportunity to grab a little bit of rock and roll history doesn’t pass you by."

The South Texas Rock Festival - July 13th:
"This week I booked our flights for The South Texas Rock Festival in Bourne, Texas (just outside of San Antonio). We’re flying in on Thursday, July 10th, arriving mid-afternoon. Tom Mathers from Perris Records (our U.S. label) has arranged an instore for us at CD Trader:

10724 Perrin Beitel Rd.
San Antonio, TX 77217
Ph 210.590.0045
Also appearing Mad Margritt
Thursday July 10th, 2008
7 - 9 P.M.

We’re hoping fans drop by to say hello and get whatever memorabilia they have signed. The next day we’ll be going around to the different retail stores in the city (there’s 16) to say hello to everyone and thank them for stocking the new CD The Power Of Rock And Roll. Saturday we’ll probably do some sight-seeing and catch some of the other acts. Our set time is 5:30 on the Sunday afternoon, right before FIREHOUSE."

We've Started Writing Again (Or Is It Still?):
"Last Monday Gord, Steve, and I got together here at Planet Helix to begin the writing for the new CD. We’ve still got a lot of material left from previous sessions, so that’s where we picked up-where we left off. We ended up working on 'Make ‘Em Dance', 'Your Love’s A Heart Attack', and 'The Tequilla Song'. We hope to have a new disc out in early 2009."

'Fill Your Head' Continues To Receive Airplay:
"Lately I’ve had several fans tell me first-hand or by email that they have been hearing 'Fill Your Head With Rock' (our new single) on the radio. I appreciate those emails as they then allow me to contact the station and develop a relationship, or just to say 'thanks for the airplay.' If any of you know of a station giving us some spins, let me know!

Thanks."

HELIX - Video Footage From South Texas Rock Festival And More Posted Online

HELIX frontman Brial Vollmer has issued the following update(s), including video footage:

"Here’s some video clips of our recent trip to Texas last weekend to play South Texas Rock Festival. We all had a great time. 30,000 fans over the weekend, although we only had a couple of thousand on the Sunday. Poor time slot and 110 degree heat! However-we blew the place away and many loyal fans cheered us on. We had fans come from as far away as Mexico City to see us and the line-up at the Perris Records booth was a block long to meet the band. This was just the gig we needed to help gain a foothold back in the US. Thanks to all of you who helped make this such a memorable event, especially Tom Mathers.

More vids to follow."

Click the following links to check out the footage: Helix In Texas Part 1, Helix In Texas Part 2, Helix In Texas Part 3, Helix In Texas Part 4, Helix In Texas Part 5, Helix In Texas Part 6.

Vollmer continues, "This is a restaurant on Riverwalk where you pay to get insulted! LOL. Funnier than hell, but you have to be a good sport. Incidentally, the reason I’m calling this waiter "Cock-face" is because when I asked him for a coffee he shot back, '...who are you calling Cock-face?' They also have condoms they put over your head that read, "...last night I blew chunks..." and someone else wearing another condom saying "...my name is chunks..." You get the drift..."

Footage here.

More from Brian, "As I’ve said in my previous emails, there were around 30,000 metal/rock fans over the 3 daze of the South Texas Rock Festival. The crowd had dwindled to about 2-3,000 by Sunday afternoon. BUT IT WAS 110 DEGREES OUTSIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was the hottest gig we’ve ever played in the history of the band - even hotter than when we played in Trinidad. I kept trying to stretch out the breaks a little bit between songs so that everyone could get a breath of air. I thought at one point Ned was going to pass out on the kit. Rick was sweating profusely, and Paul told me he did a spin with his guitar and couldn’t catch his breath for the next 4 bars. As for myself, I was constantly pouring bottles of water over my head. The crowd that was there was awesome - they cheered us on like no tomorrow and then lined up for over an hour in the hot sun to shake my hand and get autographs and pictures. What a buzz!!"

Footage here.