Phobiac - 8-18-2004 at 08:05 AM
Damn! I leave Chicago on the 25th. Missing Ima Robot by one day.
Here's the news:
American Eagle Outfitters Kicks Off Back-to-School With Coast-to-Coast Events Guaranteed to Rock You The Donnas, Ima Robot, The Walkmen, DJ Danger
Mouse and DJ Green Lantern to Perform in Three Flagship Cities Guitars From Gibson Guitar Designed by Top Musicians to be Auctioned on ae.com
Benefiting VH1 Save the Music Foundation
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18 August 2004
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To celebrate the AE Jeans Will Rock You campaign and kickoff the back-to-school season, leading
lifestyle retailer American Eagle Outfitters (AE) will host coast-to-coast events in three flagship cities: Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Each
event will feature performances by some of the hottest bands in music and marks the kickoff of an auction of customized guitars from musical giant
Gibson Guitar by some of AE's target customers' favorite musicians.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040818/LAW028-a)
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040818/LAW028-b)
On Tuesday, Aug. 24th, girl-rockers The Donnas and hip-hop producer DJ Danger Mouse will perform to a celebrity crowd at an undisclosed location in
Hollywood. Two days later, New York City and Chicago will host simultaneous blowouts when The Walkmen team up with Danger Mouse in New York, while Ima
Robot and DJ Green Lantern rock crowds in Chicago.
Customers can go to ae.com to bid on one-of-a-kind Gibson guitars customized by musical artists such as The Donnas, The Black Eyed Peas, N.E.R.D.,
Danger Mouse, The Mooney Suzuki, D12, The Darkness, and Ima Robot. Bidding on these rock-star guitars begins August 24th and ends September 2nd. All
proceeds from the auction will go to the VH1 Save the Music Foundation.
"Music has always been an essential element of the AE brand," said Michael James Leedy, chief marketing officer, executive vice president of
strategic planning and e-commerce. "These artists draw from every genre of current popular music and represent the diversity of our customers and
their eclectic taste in music. We are proud to support VH1 Save the Music as its mission matches that of the AE Foundation, to embrace diversity and
encourage youth development through its support of music programs for teens."
These exclusive events were inspired by the AE Jeans Will Rock You marketing campaign for which the Company secured rights to the lyrics and
soundtrack of the 1977 classic Rock anthem "We Will Rock You" by Queen. In addition to having a presence in-store and online, the song
serves as the backdrop for AE's back-to-school :30 second TV spot which is currently airing on MTV through September 13th, 2004.
"WE WILL ROCK YOU" by Brian May(c) 1977, 1978 QUEEN MUSIC LTD. All rights for the U.S. controlled & administered by BEECHWOOD
MUSICCORP.(BMI). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used By Permission. "WE WILL ROCK YOU" by Brian May
(C) 1977, 1978 QUEEN MUSIC LTD. All rights for the U.S. & Canada controlled & administered by BEECHWOOD MUSIC CORP. (BMI). All rights for the
rest of the World controlled and administered by EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Used By Permission.
About American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters is a leading lifestyle retailer that designs, markets, and sells its own brand of relaxed, casual clothing for 15- to
25-year-olds, providing high-quality merchandise at affordable prices. AE's collection includes modern basics like jeans, cargo pants, and
graphic Ts as well as a stylish assortment of cool accessories, outerwear and footwear. AE's Canadian subsidiary, Bluenotes/Thriftys, offers a
more urban/suburban, denim-driven collection for 12- to 22-year-olds. American Eagle Outfitters currently operates 758 AE stores in 49 states, the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 68 AE stores in Canada, and 107 Bluenotes/Thriftys stores in Canada. AE also operates via its Web business, http://www.ae.com/, which offers additional sizes and styles of favorite AE merchandise.
About VH1 Save the Music
Since VH1 Save The Music was created in 1997, more than $25 million worth of musical instruments has been donated to 1,000 public schools in 80
cities, improving the lives of more than 500,000 children. VH1 Save The Music's many honors include the Governors' Award (a special Emmy
Award), the George Foster Peabody Award for broadcast and cable excellence, and many Beacon Awards.
About Gibson Guitar
Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins
and banjos. Gibson's digital guitar, introduced in 2002, represents the biggest advance in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in
1894 in Kalamazoo, MI, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.'s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer,
Valley Arts, Steinberger, Tobias, Slingerland, Maestro, Baldwin, Hamilton and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson's website at http://www.gibson.com/.
Web site: http://www.gibson.com/
Web site: http://www.ae.com/
[Edited on 8-19-2004 by draconian]
poobs - 8-18-2004 at 08:12 AM
Ick..I hate American Eagle..They try so hard to be Abercrombie and Fitch..
BUT, whatever gets the guys some exposure!
happysmilely - 8-18-2004 at 08:21 AM
super for um... ta bad ya be missin Phob... one day darn
TurtleEnterprises - 8-18-2004 at 09:10 AM
My lil sisters LOVE AE they think its like the coolest thing ever ! Which it's not cause i am. 
EvilMotivator - 8-18-2004 at 09:36 AM
I'm not one for AE either, it's boring as hell. Damn, this show is on my birthday. If only I could get to Chicago.
WarholDisciple - 8-19-2004 at 01:36 PM
Chicago is the best city.. damn, I wish I lived there!
AE sucks. I really don't like all those prep high-class brand names. Why spend so much for regular jeans and tees when you can get them for half
the price somewhere else? I don't like that style anyways..boring.
esqfool - 8-22-2004 at 12:32 AM
Does anybody have a clue where this is gonna be in Chicago, and I'm guessing its free?
car539 - 8-26-2004 at 03:35 PM
where are they playing???
TurtleEnterprises - 8-26-2004 at 03:59 PM
happy bday evil
poobs - 8-26-2004 at 04:05 PM
Good call, Turtle! I didn't even notice the date!
Happy Birthday! :duh:
JunoRedneck - 8-26-2004 at 10:59 PM
I know I've already told you a million times in person, but... HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVILMOTIVATOR!!!!!!!!1 How does is feel to be as old as me? And
only a year younger than Mike. Woo hoo!!
EvilMotivator - 8-26-2004 at 11:24 PM
hey thanks. oh man, juno, you barely made it. one minute later and you would have been screwed. literally. not. hahaha. anyway, i wish i could've
seen ima tonight. i hope everyone who went had a good time for me.
MichelleRene - 8-27-2004 at 04:44 AM
Happy Happy Birthday!
TurtleEnterprises - 8-27-2004 at 09:22 AM
So did anyone go? who wha where when?
car539 - 8-27-2004 at 03:26 PM
i didnt go. i would have but i didnt know where it was. it didnt say on .com either.
TurtleEnterprises - 8-28-2004 at 08:55 AM
Damn thats effed up sorry you didn't get to go. 
bananaboat - 8-28-2004 at 01:30 PM
I like the jeans at AE...
car539 - 9-6-2004 at 08:45 PM
thanks, turtle. i was disappointed too. still dont know where it was.
That70sGirl - 9-14-2004 at 06:09 PM
I attended. It was private show by invite so it turned out, but my friends and I happened to run into the boys at a bar the night before and they got
us in. It was held in the parking lot in front of the AE store in the city (north and sheffield). Nobody seemed to care they were playing when they
took the stage except my two friends and myself. It was like a private show and so badass. A couple members of Kill Hannah were there as well. Good
times.
EvilMotivator - 9-14-2004 at 06:25 PM
Oh man, that's sweet. I wish I could've been there.
happysmilely - 9-14-2004 at 08:10 PM
don't we all 
TurtleEnterprises - 9-14-2004 at 09:39 PM
I would have cared, we all would have cared! So if you guys never ran into the guy at a bar, there would'nt have been anyone there ? Strange....
happysmilely - 9-15-2004 at 07:40 AM
Yeah IMa was telling me about it and how no fans would be there and it was going to suck. they weren't very happy to play it. but "it's
a gig"
if I had the $ I so would have gone