Hey everyone!

Just a note to let everyone know, Four Star Mary made it back to the U.S. safely.  Derrick and I a little worse than ZU.

After braving weeks of freezing cold and rain, staying up till the wee hours of the morning with our favorite beverages, eating the majority of our meals at the Welcome Breaks, we safely land in LA where the temperature was a lovely, sunny, 80 degrees, and THEN Derrick and I get sick.
We really had a great time seeing all the old familiar faces, and of course meeting some new family members as well.  Claire, Duncan, and Mad got some great photos that we'll be getting up soon.

A huge thank you to Laura for helping organize everything.  Not an easy job, and she pulled everything off flawlessly.  A huge thank you also goes out to Rich Willoughby for being one of our managers, for driving us EVERYWHERE, and for playing drums for us and making us realize drums can ROCKKKK!!  Rich runs Cold Room Studios in Oxford so check out his myspace site and if you are in a band make sure to book some time!  Franko Mario did it again by not only managing us with Rich, but also being head of merchandising, security, and ALWAYS keeping a level head on his shoulders and our feet planted where they need to be.  Jake Roos, for being an exceptional bass player for us on this tour and also pulling double duty playing in his band Fatally Yours.  Fatally Yours??  I think the point was proven how amazing this band is.  We were so proud to have them on our bill.  Marc, Andy, Gareth, and Jake thank you.

f course all of these thanks wouldn’t be possible if it wasn't for all of our fans that came out to see us and who have stuck by us all these years.  I really hope you enjoyed yourselves and that you keep spreading the word.  Make sure to sign up on our message boards if you already haven't done so.  Also, check out the Myspace page and all of our personal ones too.  Jaime (Sweet J)  always takes care of our Myspace site and Will and Skidachu take care of our message boards.  Drop by and say hello, and we'll let you know what's going on in the world of Four Star Mary!

lot's of love

 Tad

January 21, 2008

Hello Patients

It's been awhile since the journal was updated, so,  ZU called the Doctor to cure the disease.

As you all may be aware,  Four Star Mary is making another trip across the pond to the U.K. in
March of 2008.  Another thing you may know, is that, the Message Boards are back up and
running.  Make sure to sign up (again) and post something.  now remember, as an "administrator",
I, Dr. Looney, DON'T have time to break up silly little spats, fights, or arguments.  so this time, make sure
you mind your P's and Q's,  I mean really WE ARE ALL A LITTLE BIT OLDER SINCE THE LAST TIME
THE BOARDS WERE UP.....and I'm sure some of us learned our lessons one way or another.   I know
my knuckles are still bloody from being smacked with the ruler.

I've decided that since I'M writing this article, it's mainly going to be about ME  and what I'VE been doing
the last time we spoke.  Sorry ZU and Der, but I'm sure I'll make some kind of mention about you two.

Let's start awhile back (like three years ago).  Does anyone remember that show ROCKSTAR?  The one where
they were auditioning people to be the next singer for INXS?  NO??!!  Well GOOD, because they actually
called me and had me send in an audition reel because the casting person (who will remain nameless) told
me she "couldn't think of anyone more perfect for the job"!  I thought to myself,  FSM has approved it, no waiting
in a huge line, and then I can have my own private audition.  Well that damn audition reel must have made
a huge impression because THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK!!!!!!

Ok, after that little bit o' humiliation, I got another phone call the following year.  Because ROCKSTAR was
apparently a huge SUCKFEST, oh, I mean SUCCESS, no I'm not bitter I swear, they had a NEW show
they thought I would be even more "perfect" for.  The great thing about this one, was that I didn't even
have to make an audition tape, just go in and sing a song for the new group, no waiting in line my time
was already set up.  I thought great!,  I'll do it!  So, ZU agreed to go with me and play his acoustic and basically
laugh at me when it didn't happen.  He was EXTREMELY supportive.
This show was entitled ROCKSTAR again, but this time I would audition for SUPERNOVA,
the members being Tommy Lee, Jason Nuestad, Gilby Clarke, and of course the casting agents.  After the audition, and
THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE, Jason (he was always my favorite) came up to me and told me he loved
the song and that it was one of the best versions he had ever heard!  Well I guess I made another huge
impression because THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK!!!!

No harm done, well guess what happened the next year?  You guessed correctly, they called back
with another show being done called The Next Great American Band....sort of like American Idol, but
for bands.  I told ZU about it (who groaned), I told Der about it (who was excited like moi), and when I told
Barb (ZU's wife, she was thrilled).  I thought to myself, if we get it, at least we can get some more exposure.  The only
thing we had to do was make another "audition reel".  Well we know what happened after the first one don't we?
To hell with it,  we made one anyway!  It was actually pretty funny, but guess what?
THEY NEVER CALLED US BACK!!!!

Now I know what your thinking,  3 strikes your out.  But come on, we're talking about MOI!  So after all was said and
done, I decided to do something a little different as a side project.  That project is TAD LOONEY AND THE INMATES, and
that involves another big diatribe.  That will come in a different journal entry because my microphone hand is
getting a cramp and you know I need that for "other things".  So what our big lesson learned in the Music Asylum?
NO MORE FUCKING AUDITIONS!!!  YAYYYY!!!!!

THE DOCTOR IS OUT OF HERE
XOXO
DR. LOONEY

ps. I'm still available for auditions if you want to call.

June 22, 2006

Hola Que tal?

I've been working on my Spanish for a bit now so I thought I would lay some on you guys.

Everything is moving along now. We are gearing up for our jaunt to the UK in September and playing a few shows on the Left Coast.

Here's what we have been up to catch you up with FSM

Tad is busying himself with origami. He is actually really good. He can make a unicorn out of a gum wrapper. I was impressed.

Der is well as always. Hanging out living the LA life of booze, women and rock and roll. He's also thinking of taking up male modeling. With his amazing hair there should be no problem. He's working on a new look he is calling "Hurricane"

Adam has been learning to scuba dive. No shit. He going to be the resident Jacques Cousteau. I think he might become a marine biologist and go in the shark cage to study the mating habits of great whites. Let's hope he doesn't interfere with a male shark trying to get his groove on or Adam might become chum.

Scotty has been hanging out in Vegas. Word has it that he has locked himself in the High Roller penthouse at the Bellagio and ordered nothing but lemonaide and old Elvis Presley movies. No word on when he will come out of seclusion.

And finally there is ZU. I lied my way into teaching Spanish to high powered executives in Hollywood. A very exclusive list of people who are learning Spanish to "Get in touch with the Latino community" Little do they know that I am only teaching them phrases that will make them look like asses.

for example

"Mis burritos estan frio" My burritos are cold
"Soy un pendejo muy grande" I'm a very big stupid person

We'll see you soon

ps. some statements made in this message may be exaggerated for dramatic purposes.

XOXO
ZU
 

April 9, 2006

hey there guys and gals,

it's been a while and i hope you're loving the new stuff. now that the cd is finally finished and out, it looks like it's time to start planning more live shows. to get ready for any touring it seems we need to play around california first and then we'll hit the u.k. and europe. in the meantime, here are some lyrics for you to look over and ponder just what the hell i was writing about. i think some of these lyrics are pretty straight forward, more in your face than i've ever written.

enjoy
tad


And now for some lryrics-

HELLO IT'S ME.....there's a lonely house locked from inside, and i could take you out through the window, but big black bars on old grey panes hide the scars in that awful frame. i'm gonna' drive through this town and i'll call out your name, when i get to your door i'm gonna' break, break down....hello it's me, can you see me laughing in the front yard? i'll be hanging from the trees. hello it's me can you see me standing? can i show you things that you could only dream of? you could only dream.... they set ten traps and you still kept running but you never saw me coming, hiding in your room alone the lights are never on. bleeding on a bed you made of thorns and you will one day feel again 'cause when i get to your door, you're gonna' know, you're gonna' know it's me...hello it's me, can you see me laughing in the front yard? i'll be hanging from the trees. hello it's me, can you see me standing? can i show you things that you could only dream? some lives are getting old with stories never told. you'll never be one of those, i'm gonna' keep you laughing, so leave time alone, leave time alone. you'll never be one of those, i'm gonna' hear you laughing, i'm gonna' hear you laughing

HOLLOW....stay so i can breathe in your air, then i'll never have to share you with anyone, anyplace, or anytime. just don't keep me guessing i can't bleed you from my mind. all that we do won't leave us empty. i'm here always i will never let you go, i'm here always you will never be alone. they can say that i'm hollow but i won't let you go, i won't. at least i said i'm sorry, even though it makes you worry that i won't pretend i like your friends. everytime it makes me crazy when they come around and kick me to the ground. all that we do won't leave us empty. i'm here always i will never let you go, i'm here always you will never be alone, they can say that i'm hollow but i won't let you go, i won't. just stop, it's not that bad, look at all the things we have. i've got you to keep me laughing, shut up, why aren't you happy? all that we do won't leave us empty. i'm here always i will never let you go, i'm here always you will never be alone. they can say that i'm hollow but i won't let you go. i'm here always i will never let you go, i'm here always you will never be alone. they can say that i'm hollow but i won't let you go, i won't let you go

EVERYTHING....little things i've said on pages that you read, nothing's left no secrets to pretend. put me on your wall, i'll see you in the fall when summer's gone and festivals have ended. on another plane, going home again, the first time i cried like a baby, i felt that everything in this world could come to an end, 'cause we've made it now and we don't have to pretend to our friends. you're in love with me, don't know what to do, can't get too close 'cause i'll be leaving soon. oh no, what is happening to our little dream? woke up in a nightmare that told me what to do, what to do. "everything in this world could come to an end, 'cause you've made it now and you don't have to pretend to your friends" i'm the one that's living high on the tallest mountain, they say with everything. now i've got the gold and it's never ending, but is that everything? everything in this world could come to an end, 'cause you've made it now and you don't have to pretend to your friends. everything in this world could come to an end, 'cause you've made it now and you don't have to pretend to your friends. gave it all that i had, do you know who i am? where are you? where are you? where are you now?

LITTLE TOO LATE.....it's a little too late to be saving it. couldn't just wait, had to be over it. there's just one small tear in my eye and i'm crazy. i'd give you the world but i'm an idiot. you can immerse me full of life, curse me with happiness. i tried to walk there from the start but just kept tripping, 'cause there's one small tear in my heart that just keeps ripping. i want to stop always taking, i want to be -10 and not be shaking, if i made you smile, you'd still be far from laughing, and you won't hear a sound when i come around for you. leave it to me to always fuck it up. always in the wrong place, wrong time, wrong everything. with just one small tear in my eye and i'm soaking wet, with just one small fear in my mind and i'm crazy. i want to stop always taking, i want to be -10 and not be shaking, if i made you smile, you'd still be far from laughing, and you won't hear a sound when i come around. it's a little too late to be saving it.....for you

BELIEVE....today i saw the faces staring from the pages, and i saw the sun burn out of them inside. we don't have to face this the past we will erase it. there's a whole world full of promises we can break. if you believe me at all this world won't seem to swallow us. believe me at all. you don't have to say a thing, you don't have to speak your mind, and i won't ask you for anything or why. if you believe me at all this world won't seem to swallow us. believe me at all. if you believe me at all this world won't seem to laugh at us. believe me at all. there's a storm coming in and the sky's gonna' spin. lay on the ground as the thunder sounds. rain's gonna' fall, and the rain's gonna' fall, watch it pour over us, watch it pour over us....watch it pour. if you believe me at all this world won't seem to swallow us. believe me at all. if you believe me at all this world won't seem to laugh at us. time won't steal me.....

DETERGENT.....can you spare a dime or spend a little time? i have something you need to hear. it won't require assistance, i won't be that persistant, i'll even take the gun out of my hand....and wash it off. my mind's full of dirty things, this line hardly ever rings, crime never feels a sting....getting away with it. slow down, your making a scene. no sounds, it can be cleaned with a little hope then holy water will drown these sins and we'll start all over, bound by chance running for cover, feel the dirt making us feel alive again....wash it off. my mind's full of dirty things, this line hardly ever rings, crime never feels a sting....getting away with it. we won't be found underground by anyone. we won't be found underground by anyone. we'll wash it off. my mind's full of dirty things, this line hardly ever rings, crime never feels a sting....getting away with it. i'm stripped bare, i know you see what's rising up in front of me.....getting away with it.

I'LL BE HERE.....phone rings but no one's calling. the sky's blue but leaves are falling from every single tree that i see. i had plans but nothing happened. had friends that kept me laughing, didn't get me anywhere when your look became a stare. if eyes light up, eyes might tear. i'll be here, i'll be here waiting like the dog i seem to be. heard you leave early morning. never saw a sign or warning. am i too dumb to see anything or am i crazy 'cause i stayed too long? never waking never being strong, i don't really mind that you've left me here behind and holding on. i'll be here, i'll be here waiting like the dog i seem to be. i'll be here, i'll be here waiting like the dog i seem to be. i'll turn up the songs that made you smile. pour another glass, come over and stay awhile. 'cause i don't mind if you are seeing someone else. i don't mind, i don't mind. i'll be here, i'll be here waiting like the dog i seem to be. i'll be here, i'll be here waiting like the dog i seem to be. waiting on........

BAD RAIN.....cut my heart at the seams, live a life of shattered dreams, it's not so hard for me. if your lost you'll be found, when the sky starts coming down, let's go underground 'cause there's a bad rain beating on the window again. there's a bad rain..bad rain. love that song in my head where the rain is pouring red, give me that instead of morning's that are gonna' shine, heavens that are always blue skies go away, go away, go away. 'cause there's a bad rain beating on the window again. there's a bad rain..bad rain. will this winters fallen spring bury summers voice that sings?.....a broken wing. i don't want to feel the curse, i don't want to heal the worst things that i know, that i know, that i know. when there's a bad rain beating on the window again. there's a bad rain..bad rain. bad rain beating on the window again. there's a bad rain..bad rain. i don't want to feel the curse, i don't want to heal the worst things that i know, that i've known.....bad rain