MADERA NEWS 10-08-08

DAVE MCDERMOTT, BRYCE TOOLE, AND FRIENDS IN TALLAHASSEE

Last weekend, Bryce Toole, Dave Mcdermott, John Mahoney, and Conall Keenan headed up to Tallahassee to continue filming for the Madera video. Dave had nothing in particular to say other than some new spots were found and plenty of wild stuff went down. Here are the photos care of Bryce Toole's camera and one of the other three behind the lens...

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Back in March on the Profile Tally trip, McDermott went on a spot hunt and found some unridden stuff on top of a hill. This spot was right near it. Newly discovered on their end, Bryce Toole hops the rail.

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If you've been to Tally, you've more than likely have either driven past this stadium or have ridden something around it. Definitely an easy bust, John Mahoney hops the kinker.

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Right near one of the oldest graveyards in Florida, this left side rail couldn't be any more perfect for sessioning. Bryce does it on the right--hop over 50/50.

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Not sure where this is going? You'l have to wait for the footage this winter...but you can get a grasp on how good this set up is. McDermott and some wizardry...


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MADERA NEWS 10-05-08

New Midwest Video

Check out the new edit Jeff K. made of the new ramps at 4 Seasons Madison. Includes shredding from Mike Hinkens, Jeff Dowen, Jeff K., Grant Castelluzzo and many other midwest shredders.

http://vimeo.com/1871552?pg=embed&sec=1871552

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MADERA NEWS 10-01-08

MORE INTERBIKE STUFF
We went to the show intending to make this McDermott V-2 hub a "limited edition" piece with a total of 20 or so thrown into production. But with the response we got, we might actually do a run of these in both front and rear and kick up the numbers to make the limit a little higher. We're really stoked on the way this came out.

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The original idea was to have McDermott's new soft goods design match the wrap on the hub. Here's the original...these should be out in a couple weeks available in either grey or baby blue.

Here are the new Pivotal seats from Madera that will be available by the holidays.

The Madera Team Seat.

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The Madera Cursives.

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John Ludwick made his rounds at the show passing out his new music project. I, as well as a lot of people, didn't realize how musically talented that dude is. Its bare bones--guitar, singer song writer type stuff but it pretty much blows out a lot of the stuff lumped in that genre. Contact him on myspace for some samples, you will be surprised.


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MADERA NEWS 09-27-08

ITS BEEN A WEEK SO HERE IS A PILE OF AWESOMENESS FOR YOU!

LIL JEFF AD IN DANS

Check out the new Madera ad featuring Lil Jeff Kocsis that we are running in Dan’s Comp. Sweet!

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MIKE HINKENS ON SPUTNIC

After leaving The Take, Mike Hinkens has started riding for Sputnic. We are pretty stoked since our man Bryce Toole is also on the team with him. Here is what Johnny had to say on www.sputnic-bmx.com :
We would like to welcome Mike Hinkens as the newest member of the the Sputnic family. Mike has been an awesome friend of mine for a while now and we are extremely psyched to have him apart of Sputnic. Check out Mike’s video below. Thanks to Grant Castelluzzo for the vid.

http://vimeo.com/1588129

MIDWESTBMX.NET AND MIKE HINKENS’ VIDEO JAM

Check out Mike’s latest event…

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NEW MIDWEST VIDEO OF OLD FOOTAGE!

Jeff Klugiewicz has slowly been releasing footage leftover from a video he was going to make. Some of this footage is really old but some is still really solid. Check out all sorts of our friends…

http://vimeo.com/1797216


NEW LAKE OWEN RAMPS

Woodwards sister camp and Wisconsin’s summer retreat Lake Owen is receiving a face lift as you read this. Mike Hinkens and much of the midwest crew frequents this camp all summer long and always have a blast. The improvements to some of the older ramps really make it a perfect place now…If you are interested, click the links below for pics and blogs…

Lake Owen Blog:
http://blog.lakeowencamp.com/


Lake Owen Construction photo site: http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=Lake+Owen+Camp

Lake Owen Myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/lakeowencamp


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MADERA NEWS 09-18-08

HELL YEAH! BILL POLITIS BACK ON A BIKE!

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Just got an email from flow rider Bill Politis. After recovering from knee surgery and being out for quite a bit of time, he's back on the bike at what looks to be full speed. Here's some photos by Jody Stoddard at Timeless Bmx. Somewhere in Massachusetts...Bill is real good at riding impossible architecture. It's good to have you back...

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AMAZING NEW JOSH EILKEN WEB VIDEO
This video is nuts! Kids are going crazy about it I hear! Check out the fakie madness!

http://www.bnqt.com/media.php?ms=BMX&pid=8601221585459

MIKE HINKENS LEAVES THE TAKE
Mike Hinkens is back on his bike and working on getting back up to speed. It appears that things are changing in a few ways for Mike as he has decided to part ways with The Take. He assured me that it was on good terms and that there was no bad blood; but rather a difference in direction seemed to dictate a change for him. I know that Mike is busy filming for his upcoming Madera section so look for some new pics coming up soon. For the time being, check out this photo of Mike this summer.
Wallride to boost over a pole in Milwaukee while airplanes fly over so low that it hurts your ears. Thanks to Luke Mouradian for the shot!

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Mike also has a new video jam contest thing running in the midwest this coming month. Go to midwestbmx.net for more details!"

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MADERA NEWS 08-31-08

NEW MADERA SITE IS UP AND RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!

The new Madera site is up and running…Finally! There is new content all over the place so check it out.
- New McDermott interview in the news
- New photos and bios for the riders
- New video page
- New product shots

SOME NEWS FROM THE TEAM!

Walking Wounded
Here's a bit of news from the dudes:
Mike hinkens is out for a few weeks with various random injuries including a strained achilles, sprained ankle, and seperated ligament in his hand. He said he is healing up in anticipation of filming for his upcoming madera part. Stay posted for an edit of his trip with Grant c. to Colorado. And finally, Mike got a job teaching at his old high school, so have some kids and send them to Milaukee to get a good education from mike.
From McDermott:
"I fell the other day and my handle bar jab me straight in the thigh. I haven't been able to ride for over a week. I have a huge bruise the size of my entire thigh muscle. I also just started my internship. I now control the minds of young america."
Post Script-
Stop by the Madera/Profile booth at Interbike and check out McDermott's Madera v-2 art piece. We're getting them painted this week and we'll be taking pre-orders. I think at most, we'll do 25 total. I'll have to hold you in suspense for the finished piece. Stay Tuned.
John Ludwick just had his acoustic CD release show up in New Hampshire over the weekend. He said a ton of people showed up and the response was good. To celebrate, he went down to NY for the weekend to ride and accidentally left his bike at a friends house 6 hours from home. John's having a little separation anxiety....but will hopefully be reconnected with his bike soon.
Here's a preview of the new Madera product catalogue featuring Ludwick.

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MADERA NEWS 08-31-08

NEW MADERA SITE IS UP AND RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!

The new Madera site is up and running…Finally! There is new content all over the place so check it out.
- New McDermott interview in the news
- New photos and bios for the riders
- New video page
- New product shots

LITTLE JEFF INTERVIEW IN RIDEBMX

All Little Jeff, All the time
We just got Ride Issue #149, opened it up and got a nice surprise. Congratulations to Jeff Kocsis on a 6 page Interview! To see photos of Jeff is one thing, but to see him ride during a daily session is another. Jeff is so consistent its scary. Pick up a copy and enjoy.

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MADERA NEWS 08-26-08

BRYCE TOOLE!

Congrats to our boy Bryce! Check out this cover shot he got in the new BMXPlus! Hell Yeah Bryce!


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MADERA WEBSITE???

Our site went up and looked good, bit some sort of server error has it back down again. Stay posted for when it will be ready to peep once again. Sorry for the delay!



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MADERA NEWS 08-18-08

NEW MADERA WEBSITE UP AND RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-You heard me! Go check out our new website and have some fun.
-Especially sweet is the video section where you can watch many of our videos and have lots of fun.
-Also, a new interview should be up for all of the riders soon so check out the team page as well!



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MADERA NEWS 08-13-08

MCDERMOTT IN RIDE UK!

Check out Dave shredding a two page spread in RIDEUK!

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AND WHERE THE HECK IS OUR NEW WEBSITE?!?!?

Seriously, I don't know what's holding up the back end portion of the website from being ready to go, but the front end of the new site has been in the administrator's hands for a long while now. Supposedly it will be posted as soon as possible, but I've turned several shades of blue so I'm no longer holding my breath…

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MADERA NEWS 08-11-08

LOTS OF STUFF FOR YOU!

VIDEOS!

New Little Jeff Video

There is a new video of Jeff Kocsis up on the Madera site. One day of filming, add a little but of Bruce Springstein and there you go.
Click on www.maderabmx.net and go to "video" section.

New Midwest Video

Madera’s own Mike Hinkens and Profile Rider Jeff K. appear in this sweet edit by Logan Reynolds. Check it out!

http://www.vimeo.com/1474406

PHOTOS!

HEADING WEST:
Mike Hinkens, Grant C., and Austen Welter headed out for the west this summer but unfortunately Austen would come home 2 days after he left due to a blown ACL at the first stop. Below are some pictures of a night of camping where we all still were together. Check out the photos and keep your eyes open for a web edit featuring the dudes shredding some of the beautiful west.

Wyoming- The Big Horn Mountains

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Setting up camp at the foot of the mountains!

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The city-slicker’s camp fire and dinner…

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Street riding? More like dirt road riding…

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LAKE OWEN CAMP:

Mike Hinkens also headed up to Lake Owen to teach young kids the true path of street riding. Unfortunately many of them rejected the idea and decided to shred the multitude of ramps they were surrounded by.

Here are the campers for week 9. About 30 of them rode BMX.

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While on a day off Mike and Grant went street riding and needless to say, it did not end well. Mike with a rolled ankle, temporarily on crutches.

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MADERA NEWS 07-28-08

NEW DAVE MCDERMOTT INTERVIEW

I just spent a week with McDermott in Milwaukee. It’s always a good time, riding, catching up and B.S.ing. I put together an interview this week to catch up with his life and times. School, surfing, riding, and soon, the professional world.

Enjoy.

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1.I know you’re close to a degree in Art education? How close?

-I will have my bachelors by Christmas.


2.With doing your internships, what's the response been from students to art in general? Do kids seem into it? Do they find value in the ideas of art?

-My first internship was with elementary students, so it was a challenge trying to present information in a way that the kids could grasp it. I think everyone enjoys art, but the younger kids are especially fascinated by it.


3.After graduation, what's next?

-Hopefully get a real job.


4.Surfing is something you've been into pretty heavily the past couple of years. How often do you head out?

-It depends on the seasons. Winter is more consistent with swell. I'll go once a week in the winter. Summer is generally flat unless a hurricane or depression rolls through. But they always produce the best waves. In the summer you will go a few weeks without surfing and then a cane will come through and you'll be out for three days straight.


5.What's the wildest thing you've seen out there?

-I think one of the best moments was when me and Mulville paddled out on a glassy day. The water was real clear and all of a sudden about 25 dolphins swam right under and around us real slow in about 6ft of water. It was amazing and I was scared.


6.Any situations with sharks?

-Look it up. New Smyrna beach is the shark attack capitol of the world. That is one of the best breaks in Florida and probably where I surf the most. My girlfriend was there yesterday and a shark nailed the bottom of her board when she was standing next to it in the water. It is more rare to go there and not see one. We were out at Cocoa one day and this huge shadow was cruising up the beach right at us. I think it was a bull shark because they are real fat. It was getting way too close and there weren't any waves coming for us to get in. We were so far out. I started to freak, and then finally one came.


7.Living out in Orlando the past three years, has it been better for riding as opposed to living in Bradenton for most of your life?

-It was a great change because the spots back home were getting really old. Orlando has a lot more to offer as far as street riding goes.



8.You planning on getting out of there soon?

-I'm not sure where I will end up once I graduate. I might have to move for a teaching position, but I’m definitely staying in Florida. I'm too tropical to move up north.



9.People think of you as this rail boss, but have no clue you're pretty well rounded as your able to ride park and trails as well...I know you started out riding this stuff as street came later. What veered you towards street?

-I think I rode street before anything. I would ride my bike all over town and jump shit and steal cigarettes. I never had any money to pay for skate parks and the closest one was an hour away so I didn't make it over there too often. We would have sets of trails here and there, but they would get plowed and the Florida sand prevented us from building new ones. I kind of think I just rode ramps and trails because I thought I was supposed to. I always loved street and I remember when Don't Quit Your Day Job came out and how I was psyched to see guys riding like that.

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10.Did it have anything to do with limited spots and limited people to ride with in Bradenton?

-I don't think so. The spots are not all that bad. Me and Conall would drive around all day and find the good set ups.


11.Actually, what was it like growing up riding in Bradenton?

-It was good. Looking back now I think it had a lot to offer. I think there are worse places to grow up and ride. And Sarasota was 10 minutes away with more good spots so it wasn't all that bad.



12.Out of your recommendation, we added Bryce Toole to Madera this year. What's your favorite story about Bryce?

-When he was hitchhiking to NYC or somewhere and took a dump truck on a joy ride.


Best five:
1.Best three Movies:Dumb and Dumber, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, and Monster Squad.
2.Best three surf spots in Florida: Anna Maria, Spanish House, and New Smyrna.
3.Best three carbonated drinks: Postobon, Wild Cherry Pepsi, and Natty Ice
4.Best three spots to ride for hours: Albertson’s ledge, the ditch, and Tampa pyramids.
5.Best three spots of all time: That’s way too hard!

Questions by Matt Coplon….

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MADERA NEWS 07-27-08

NEW MADERA WEBSITE SOON!
A Madera website revamp is nearing completion; look for it to appear here within the next couple of weeks. New pictures, new features, old background, and new fonts! Also, no i-frames. Nice.

JOSH EILKEN AND FRIENDS VIDEO

http://www.vimeo.com/1389648


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MADERA NEWS 07-19-08

NEW MADERA WEBSITE SOON!
A Madera website revamp is nearing completion, look for it to appear here within the next couple of weeks. New pictures, new features, old background, and new fonts! Also, no i-frames. Nice.
JEfF KOCSIS BIKE CHECK AND A PIC OF JOHN LUDWICK

Greenfield, Wisconsin. July 3rd. A handful of bike check photos care of my canon point and shoot 620-A, lighting by the Midwest sun.

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John Ludwick. Last night of the trip at 4 Seasons. This building is where Jeffrey Dahmer worked, packaging chocolate treats.
Photo by Jake Geisel.

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MADERA NEWS 07-11-08

SECOND NEWS POST FROM THE MADERA MIDWEST TRIP!

Somehow we not only beat the rain that has been sweeping across the midwest, but we caught unseasonably chilly weather for Wisconsin through the 4th of July weekend. There were points when we were actually cold during the day. That is until Monday morning, when cloud cover unleashed a fair amount of rain and plenty of lightning. Lucky for us, it cleared up by noon, not lucky for us, the sun began to rage making Milwaukee as hot as Florida.

On my part, filming was simple with the team. At any spot, I just pulled the camera out, turned it on and pointed it in any given direction where either Ludwick, McDermott, Eilken, Kocsis, or Hinkens were sessioning. Too many great spots to list, too many amazing things pulled. We'll save it for the video. Overall, we mixed up the many amazing sessions with trips to "Noodles," plenty of greasy spoon diners, and too many heated games of grand theft auto.

Thanks to Casey, Hinkens, and all their roomates for the hospitality. Grant Castaluzzo and Tony Malouf for filming and showing us how to properly ride a bike. Nate for his help as second driver. Kevin Porter for being a guide in Chicago. And Jeff K. for tagging along and getting us into 4 seasons.

The Madera Milwaukee/Chicago roadtrip (July 3rd through July 7th):

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Milwaukee Court house. For about an hour we rode these medians. At one point, Hinkens said "of all things to ride in Milwaukee, we're riding curbs."

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The wall climb down to the "waterway sub." A Milwaukee staple spot. One of 2,000 subs in the city, literally.

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Where these garbage pail stickers circa 1988 come from, I'm not sure. McDermott's head tube.

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More unlit fireworks for the taking at some pristine street spot in downtown Chicago...just minutes from Cabrini Green.

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Looking upward to the Sears Tower. Behind me is a below ground level sub box. We got kicked out immediately.

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Madera plus Josh Eilken and the Chicago sky line.

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On Sunday afternoon, on some bike path is West Allis, Hinkens threw the last annual "Ghettoer Street Jam." Longest 180, highest bunny hop, longest launch (off a makeshift ramp), and foot down.
Jeff Kocsis, 42 inches with ease.

Thanks to Madera for making this happen...don't let anyone tell you there's nothing to ride in Milwaukee.

-Matt

HERE ARE SOME BIKE CHECK PHOTOS WE TOOK ALONG THE WAY

McDermott’s Ride

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Hinkens’ Ride

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Kocsis’ Ride

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MADERA NEWS 07-09-08

FIRST NEWS POST FROM THE MADERA MIDWEST TRIP!

The Milwaukee trip has been pretty amazing so far. Three days down between Milwaukee and Chicago. Two days left between the Milwaukee ghetto jam and a day trip to Madison. So much wild stuff happened the first day we could have ended it then and everyone would have been stoked. But it just keeps getting more wild. Here's some photos until I can do a more in depth report. We're off to set up the ghetto jam....

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Mcdermott's first rail out of the gate was dialed. Unfortunately, the landing was absolutely terrible. First day of the trip, a couple hours in, hello gravel.

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Kevin Porter showed us around Chicago on Saturday. The first spot he took us to was a school deep in the cut. We're assuming the locals got too drunk to finish shooting off their fireworks...they left a grip of them for us to light off.

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Mcdermott's sprocket....inspired by the garbage pale kids circa 1988.

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Jeff Kocsis, perfect rail to hard 180. Northern Milwaukee.

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Instead of shooting of fireworks on the 4th, we lit Mike Hinkens' yard on fire.

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More to come in a couple days.

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MADERA NEWS 07-01-08

Kurt over at bmx union did an interview with Matt Coplon about profile/madera's shop and team. Go check it out and learn something! Click the link below!

www.bmxunion.com

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MADERA NEWS 06-28-08

UPDATES, UPDATES, UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A WHILE SO I HAVE LOTS OF STUFF FOR YOU.

THE MADERA TEAM WILL BE IN THE MIDWEST SHREDDING THIS COMING WEEK AND WEEKEND. HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE STREETS OR AT THE JAM BELOW!

MIKE HINKENS: NEWS AND SOME CONTESTS

Mike has been out and about riding, shooting, filming, and getting some BMX action ready for some of you.
- stay posted for an out west web edit featuring mike, grant c., and some awesome Colorado dudes.
- check out the two events coming up real soon in the Midwest. The full Madera team will be attending the ghetto-er jam and lots of people will be shredding the cancelled baco jam the following weekend.

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BRYCE TOOLE NEWS AND PHOTOS

Degroot just spent a couple days up in Pittsburgh with Bryce Toole, Jeff Smee, and Mulville. Besides wild times, some unconventional riding went down on some standard Pittsburgh spots. Bryce Toole: nomad, man of inner peace, and steel toe cowboy boot supporter.

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MADERA NEWS 06-16-08

MIKE HINKENS PICTURES

Here are some pictures mike has been holding onto. Check em out!
(STOLEN FROM THE TAKE WEBSITE: thetakeonlife.com)

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MADERA NEWS 06-10-08

JOHN LUDWICK AND HIS BAND!

My band (how near how far from you) just finished our 4 song ep called "The Loved & Lost ep" over the 1st of June. We are really psyched on how it all came out and you can hear two of the songs on our myspace (3 by this sunday) at the link above. We are in the midst of playing a bunch of shows and getting the cd to everyone we possibly can. We are also trying to get back on our feet financially so we can get a van and trailer and be able to start touring.

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If you'd like a copy of "The Loved & Lost ep" please send us a message on our myspace and we will gladly get on instant messenger and send the songs to you!

myspace.com/hownearhowfarfromyou

Hope you guys enjoy the songs!

-john ludwick

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