TBP June 2014 Newsletter, Vol 2, Issue 6

June 2014

Volume 2, Issue 6 The Brit Pack-OB

The Brit Pack - OB

2013 Highlights:

Bobby Long

headlines BPATG

Robert Pattinson

cast in Idols Eye

Marcus Foster

signs on to

Somersault

Festival

Lee MacDougall

sets up Summer

Tour

Tom Sturridge

starts Remainder

Sam Bradley works

on debut album

Individual News:

Bobby 2

Marcus 2

Sam 3

Lee 3

Johnny 4

Andrew 4

Robert 5

Tom 5

Friends of TBP 6

Street Teams 7

Fan Page 8

Brit-Pack Store 9

Moderated and written by Mindy Marin and Tawa Witko

The 67th annual Cannes

Film Festival took place this

past month and it was a

wonderful time for fans of

Robert Pattinson as he

premiered not one but two

movies.

On May 17th we got the

press screening of THE

ROVER and what followed

were overwhlemingly

positive reviews of not only

the movie but specifically of

Roberts perfromance as

Rey.

But its Pattinson who turns out to be the films greatest

surprise Variety http://tinyurl.com/m3j2k97

Pattinson, who we were initially worried might be too tic-laden to fully convince,

actually turns in a performance that manages

The King of Cannes

TBATG Show

On May 17, 2014 Admins Mindy & Tawa embarked on a journey to Gatlinburg, TN to host the 1st Annual Brit Pack at the Gate private show featuring Bobby Long and special guest Ruston Kelly.

Also joining the crew was

to be more affecting than affected The Playlist

http://tinyurl.com/kcfp98p

Pattinson delivers a performance that, despite

the characters own limitations, becomes more

interesting as the film moves along THR

http://tinyurl.com/m2d9dup

The following day Robert and the cast of THE ROVER appeared at the photo call, interview and press conference and finally the premiere that night.

On May 19th Roberts MAPS TO THE STARS began its press tour. First with the photo call, interview and press conference and then on to the premiere.

Initial reviews of the film were mixed but critics all seemed to agree that Robert did a great job.

Pattinson and Cronenberg are developing a nice

collaboration, however, and here's to hoping we get to see more from the two of

them. The Wrap http://tinyurl.com/mhr6u2a

Continued on page 6

Mindys mom Diana Facenda and fellow TBP group member Tamara Lane. Although things started a bit rocky with flights being cancelled and/or delayed the night of the event went off with a bang!

We started our evening with food as we gathered around and got to know each other. Some of us had never met in person and were excited to put faces to names and avatars.

Some of the most wonderful

ladies joined us in a very private, cozy setting where we listened to two amazing artists perform, each taking 20 minute intervals to play and finally joining together to sing a few cover songs for us.

Prior to the start of the show the boys couldnt decide who would go first so a game of rock/paper/scissors was suggested. That had us all laughing and we knew then and there it was going to be an amazing night.

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Bobby has kept himself busy throughout the month of May with touring. Part of that of course was putting on an exceptional set at TBATG Show in Gatlinburg.

From the time Bobby showed up he was great with everyone. He rested for a short bit and then came down and made sure to shake everyones hands and introduce himself.

What really impressed us was the fact that when Bobby wasnt performing he was in the audience cheering Ruston on. Such

Bobby Long News

Marcus announced early in May that he will be part of Communions Somersault Festival.

Marcus Foster News

Each month the Brit Pack-OB

will be doing either a raffle or

a giveaway.

The money earned in the

raffles goes directly back into

the Brit Pack account and is

used towards prizes for the

giveaways, tickets to shows

and to help raise money for

things such as private shows,

etc. so your participation is

crucial to our ability to

April Raffle

support is part of what makes him a great person as well as musician.

Another cool announcement he made at the show was that he was working on his next book of poetry and then on May 22nd he confirmed that on his Facebook page.

Starting work on "Losing my brotherhood 2". Exciting times, hope to have the

book and the album ready for next year.

Bobby has also announced a couple of upcoming tour dates. One in Toronto and

one in Brooklyn. So be sure to check out his Facebook page so you can get your tickets. Bobby never disappoints.

Bobby Long Facebook http://tinyurl.com/lbqafvw

Upcoming Dates Jun 01 - Jammin Java

Vienna, VA Jun 15 - McCabes Los

Angeles, CA Jun 20 - Club Cafe

Pittsburgh, PA Aug 6 - Drake Hotel

Toronto, Canada Aug 16 - Rough Trade

Brooklyn, NY

The festival takes place from July 17 to July 21 in Castle Hill, North Devon.

The festival includes not just music but also comedy acts, circus performances and theatre groups. There are also tents where you can do arts and crafts.

You can find pretty much everything from where to camp, who will be there, and purchase your tickets from their official website:

http://tinyurl.com/poevdkd

And according to this post

on May 6th by Marcus he will be performing on Friday, July 18th. Glad we know the specific day and line up.

This sounds like another great event that Marcus is performing at. We hope lots of people will take part in it.

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With Cannes happening

during May we decided to

revisit COSMOPOLIS. We

were able to get our hands

on a 29 piece set of 5x7

black and white press

photos from the movie.

Most of the pictures were of

Robert playing his part as

Eric Packer but there were

also some of other cast

members as well. It was a

rare find and an amazing

collection for anyone.

The winner of this amazing

set was Ellen Woodard.

Congratulations Ellen!

Once again thank you

everyone who participates.

Your help allows us to

continue what we do.


Sam has done a wonderful job this month keeping us up to date on the progress of his upcoming album.

He advised us that he has got the song list down to 18 which Im sure will be whittled down even further.

One of the amazing things he let us know was that he has decided to produce his album himself. We are so proud of you Sam and know you will do a fantastic job!

Through the process of producing his album Sam

Sam Bradley News

Lee has begun to slow down slightly now that his German tour is completed.

He is now taking time to line up some summer house concerts.

I will be playing some house concerts over the

summer. Email [email protected] if you would like me to play at your summer

party xoxo

So if you are interested in having Lee play for your

Lee MacDougall News

asked for our help in getting everything together. Obviously recording an album takes a lot of work and money. You can check out the blog post that Sam made HERE and if you can help him out, he would definitely appreciate it.

http://tinyurl.com/m52lkdv

To celebrate Not Your Kind's year release I am

very proud to finally share with you the video we

made. http://tinyurl.com/n9twl3t

The video features Sams little sister, Millie Lindsey, and is a beautiful visual that fits the song perfectly. What a pleasant surprise that was for all of us fans.

In addition, Sam also did a great interview with the fantastic ladies at Shack of Soul on May 28th. They asked a lot of wonderful questions about his Just Ask campaign and got some info on how the album is coming along. You can read it HERE: http://tinyurl.com/kab9ed5

group be sure to contact him before he books up.

Lee has spent most of his time this month promoting his new album.

Order my new CD online here! Worldwide delivery. 5

new tracks including the brand new studio version of

"Falling in Love for the Last Time" and also 4 brand

new B-Sides xoxo http://tinyurl.com/kpg8vr3

If you havent got Lees CD be sure to order it. Its a great album.

To round out the month Lee introduced us to a new song he premiered on tour called Youre Not Her. You can watch the video on his YouTube page HERE:

http://tinyurl.com/lce62z9

Tweets from the Brit Pack Sam Bradley @samueltwitt1 May 16

Sat here last night. Had a few very simple but inspiring ideas. Will tell soon. Just gonna think a little more.

Bobby Long @BobbyLongNews May 19 Thank you to all the kind people this weekend!!! Was a pleasure to meet and play for

you!

Marcus Foster @MarcusFoster1 May 28 Katy P http://instagram.com/p/oi7ZSrsO-U/

Lee MacDougall @LeeMacDougall May 26 More wedding offers coming in for summer... maybe I should put together the worlds

first ever wedding tour


Johnny Flynn News

We at TBP decided that we would expand our group just a tad and added two new people to the mix.

We have discussed Johnny Flynn before. He was highlighted in the November Newsletter but now he will become a permanent feature.

As many of you know Johnny Flynn is an accomplished actor, poet, singer/songwriter.

He was last seen on the

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Andrew Garfield News

big screen in Olivier Assayas Clouds of Sils Maria which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

In CoSM Johnny plays Christopher Giles, the friend and love interest of Chloe Moretzs, Jo-Ann Ellis.

Now heres a bit of trivia for you. Fellow Brit Packer, Tom Sturridge was initially hired to play the part but was offered one of the leads in Far from the Madding Crowd

which was filming around the same time as CoSM. When Tom pulled out of the production, Johnny Flynn was suggested.

On the musical front, he has been keeping busy and has a full festival line up for the summer. He has shows scheduled across Europe. For specific information and to purchase tickets please check out his website.

http://tinyurl.com/py4ryrt

Upcoming TBP Movie Releases

The second new addition to the monthly newsletter is, Andrew Garfield.

Andrew has had a very busy month with the promotion of his feature film The Amazing Spiderman 2. He has appeared on many talk shows and even did a stint on Saturday Night Live. For those that did not see his turn as guest host you must go check it out.

Saturday Night Live saw Andrew do several skits including a hilarious TASM2 parody where he and Emma Stone (who came on to support Andrew) engaged in a humorous kissing skit. Andrews impersonation of Justin Timberlake in the Celebrity Family Feud Skit was insanely funny. And then see what happens when Andrew dares to say that he doesnt like a Beyonce

song. The results are crazy! Andrew had said he was afraid to host SNL but he really did a great job!

If you didnt get a chance to watch the show when it aired on May 3, here are some of the skits:

The Beyagency Skit http://tinyurl.com/ldb9gjp

ASM2 Kissing Skit http://tinyurl.com/lnzt33h

Celebrity Family Feud Skit http://tinyurl.com/plmynh5

Robert Pattinson

Opens 2014

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Johnny Flynn

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May was probably one of

the busiest months for all of

us that are following

Roberts career.

Of course the biggest news

of the month was Roberts attendance at Cannes. He

arrived in Cannes to a

whirlwind of promotion for

both THE ROVER and

MAPS TO THE STARS. As

was reported in the Cannes

feature on page 1 of the

newsletter Robert received

amazing reviews. Everyone

appears to finally be seeing

what we have seen all

along, Robert is a fantastic

actor with a wonderful

career ahead of him.

It was nearly impossible to

keep up with all the news

from Cannes as there were

constant interviews and

articles. Please check out

the Cannes Index post at

Robert Pattinson Lifes blog for links to everything.

Robert Pattinson News

As is generally the case

with our ever so elusive

Tom Sturridge, gathering

information is like a

scavenger hunt but its always worth it!

As was reported in last

months newsletter, Tom has one movie completed

and waiting for release

(EFFIE GRAY) and two

movies in post-production

(UNTITLED TERRENCE

MALICK PROJECT and

FAR FROM THE

MADDING CROWD).

Tom started filming Omer

Fasts REMAINDER this past month and should be

completed sometime in

July.

Tom Sturridge News

http://tinyurl.com/pqlmh4v

The other huge news that

came out of Cannes was

Roberts involvement in Olivier Assayas feature film entitled IDOLS EYE (formerly, Hubris) along with

Robert DeNiro and Rachel

Weisz.

IDOLS EYE is based on Hillel Levin's 2007 Playboy

feature "Boosting the Big

Tuna," it's about the grisly

murders of a group of

burglars who, in 1978, made

the fatal mistake of stealing

a 70-carat diamond from

organized crime kingpin

Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo.

IDOLS EYE is scheduled to begin filming in Chicago in

October. We will keep a

look out for more filming

news about this.

In addition, this month it was

announced that LOST CITY

OF Z will begin filming in

January 2015 not June as

previously reported. In addition

CHILDHOOD OF A LEADERs filming date has shifted as

well.

So as of right now it appears

that Robert will begin filming

CoAL in July, HotM in

September, IE in October and

LCoZ in January.

As if filming wasnt enough Robert will be promoting THE

ROVER at the Sydney Film

Festival in June and then will

be on hand for the red carpet

premiere of TR in Los Angeles

on June 12th.

UPCOMING PROJECTS:

* The Rover (2014)

* Maps to the Stars (2014)

* Queen of the Desert (2015)

* Life (2015)

* Childhood of a Leader (2015)

* Hold On To Me (2015)

* Idols Eye (2015)

* The Lost City of Z (2015)

We have just started to

have some information

trickle through related to

REMAINDER including the

first official still for the film.

In addition we were able to

get sight of Tom on set.

The pictures were taken

by an observer who was

able to catch some filming.

Olly Kendall indicated that

they were filming in

Loughborough Junction.

You can check out his

tweets about filming at

@OllyKendall, posts occurred

on April 22nd but we didnt get wind of it for a few weeks

later.

With filming on the way we

just need to get some release

dates for his completed films.

We will keep you posted once

we hear something.

UPCOMING PROJECTS:

*Effie Gray (2014)

* Far from the Madding

Crowd (2014)

* Remainder (2015)

Robert took Cannes by storm

and it is only the beginning!

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Holly Conlan is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles who some of you might remember from her tour with Sam Bradley in 2011.

She has carved out a nice niche in the LA music scene and performs at various indie venues across the city.

Only Pattinson, in a handful of scenes, is

underutilized - yet the new context of his celebrity in this anti-celebrity project

marks one more satisfying ingredient in Cronenberg's

subversive mixture Indiewire

http://tinyurl.com/kxg58v2

In addition to his films premiering he also did numerous interviews and

Cannes 2014, continued from pg. 1

Street Team Contact Information

Holly Conlan

Friends of the Brit Pack Lee Lindsey

Canadian Singer/Songwriter (and mother to Sam Bradley!)

www.leelindsey.com/

Ryan Keen English Singer/Songwriter

www.ryankeen.co.uk/

Andrew Garfield British-American Actor

www.andrewgarfield.us/

Johnny Flynn British Actor, Musician and Poet

http://www.johnny-flynn.com

Ben Howard English singer/songwriter

www.benhowardmusic.co.uk/

Holly Conlan Los Angeles based Singer/Songwriter

http://www.hollyconlan.com/

Ruston Kelly Nashville based singer

songwriter/multi-instrumentalist www.rustonkelly.com

Sean Rowe Musician and Naturalist

www.seanrowe.net/

Michael Bernard Fitzgerald Singer/Songwriter

http://www.ilovembf.com/

ROVER received stellar reviews. And MAPS TO THE STARS Julianne Moore took home the best acting Palme for her role as Havana. A huge honor.

With all the films Robert has coming up I can imagine that we will be seeing him and at least one of his films gracing the Croisette at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

appeared on several talk shows. There are simply too many to list in this newsletter but if you go to the Robert Pattinson Life Blog they have a Cannes 2014 Index Post for easy access to pictures & videos: http://tinyurl.com/pqlmh4v

Cannes was an amazing journey for Robert and for the cast of both of his movies. Specifically, THE

She has produced a few albums to date. The first EP, Bird, was released in 2008. The album produced a couple of songs, Winter and Okay, which appeared on several television shows including One Tree Hill, Drop Dead Diva, and The Ghost Whisperer.

She was then asked to contribute on the soundtrack for Natalie Portmans film The Other Woman.

In 2010, she did her first national tour, opening for Sara Bareilles. Then in

2011, she started another US and Canadian tour, this time with our very own, Sam Bradley.

She released her LP, The Sirens, in October 2013 and is touring to promote it. You can find her at Hotel Caf.

Sugar Mama, with Sam Bradley

http://tinyurl.com/klq7ob5

Stay and Play http://tinyurl.com/o43kdjv

Only Girl in the World (Cover)

http://tinyurl.com/lj57tp8


ADMINISTRATORS

Mindy Marin Tawa Witko

E-MAIL:

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

WEBSITE:

www.thebritpackob.com

FACEBOOK PAGE: facebook.com/TheBritPackOB

TWITTER:

twitter.com/TheBritPackOB

INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thebritpackob

The Brit Pack - Official

Britster

Street Team Contact Info

Street Team Contact Information

While the Brit Pack-OB

promotes all the guys in a

consolidated format most

of the guys also have

specific Street Teams that

help publicize their events.

These street teams post

flyers around town and

host events geared at

bringing awareness to the

individual guys albums, shows, etc. They are an

invaluable asset to the

promotion of the Brit Pack.

If you would like to be a part of any of the street teams please contact them at their Twitter or Facebook pages. They can always use more help.

Bobby Long Street Team: T: http://tinyurl.com/mgjj3ab FB: http://bit.ly/Sqjafq

Sam Bradley Street Team:

T: http://tinyurl.com/kvzqoev

FB: http://tinyurl.com/muy76y9

Marcus Foster Street Team:

T: http://tinyurl.com/kdmx88t FB: http://tinyurl.com/kr8khbt

Lee MacDougall Street Team:

T: http://tinyurl.com/l6og2p6 FB: http://tinyurl.com/mklshm2

BPATG Show, continued from pg. 1 As Ruston began his set he shared with us some fun stories including a few about Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney while Bobby sat in the crowd amongst the ladies to enjoy Rustons performance and interact along with the rest of us.

Bobby treated us to several new songs including Pretty Little Pennies, Kill Someone and Something Blue Something Borrowed. The story that prefaced Kill Someone had all of us in stitches as Bobby explained the song was about his sisters balding ex who was losing his teeth!

Ruston and Bobby then performed together much to the delight of our small gathering.

The night came to a close (much later than we had anticipated) with each of the boys taking photos and signing autographs for everyone who attended.

We ate, we drank and we laughed the whole night through!

It was wonderful to finally meet some of our fellow Britsters and spend a few days taking in the water park with our kids as well as witnessing the breathtaking scenery of the great Smoky

Mountains.

All in all this show was a huge success. We learned a few lessons along the way as to how we can make it even better next year!

Thanks to everyone who made the trip and those who werent able to make it but supported us throughout the year with fundraising. If it wasnt for all of you this couldnt have happened!

About the Brit Pack Official Britster The Brit Pack Official Britster was started by Mindy Marin with the help of Tawa Witko as a place to come to get the most updated information about all the Brit Pack boys.

Mindy Marin and Tawa Witko

have both been avid supporters

of all the Brit Pack for years but

it wasnt until last year that they realized their common vision of

promoting these amazing

musicians and actors to the

world.

This newsletter is for all of us so if you would like to submit an article or photo, or would like us to cover a particular event please contact Mindy or Tawa. We welcome all ideas and suggestions. We do ask though that all submissions be received by the 25th of each month to be considered for the next months issue. Thank you everyone for your continued support of the Brit Pack.


besides the talent, that I've been dying to see. Tawa ... you are just as I imagined you'd be. Beautiful and friendly and giving to a fault (*blushes* thanks babe!).

Tawa and Mindy, you did real good! Food, drinks, good-looking men who know how to swoon women with their heartfelt singing. What more could one ask for? Oh yeah ... for a certain someone to tag along next time (LOL, well work on that Jen!)

I can't wait for the next time btw. In fact, I am really looking forward to it! This show was one of the best memories I'll carry with me. Another amazing memory I can thank a certain British guy for ... never would have known any of these fine folks if not for that one fact.

The Brit Pack Official Britster Fan Page We would like to feature all Britsters and their fan encounters here. So if you have been to a show, got some pictures and

are willing to tell the tale. Please email Mindy or Tawa so that we can get your story in one of the newsletters.

A Night in Gatlinberg by

Jennifer Stinson

I've been there dozens of times but this time was different.

First of all, this is the first time I've ever spent only one night there. The first time I've not gone up Clingman's Dome to see the sights. The first time I've not gone to Ole Smoky Candy Kitchen and come home with sweets. And the first time I've had the pleasure of being in a room full of wonderful women and three awesome men.

Meeting Bobby Long and Ruston Kelly was great. Listening to them play and sing was fantastic. They are both very talented artists and I expect to hear great things out of them in the future.

The intimacy of the setting was wonderful. It was like being in a room full of friends; a small party for Brit-loving folks. Oh wait ... that's exactly what it was~!

Later, when I revealed that I was a few blocks down listening to Marcus and Ruston sing, Bobby called me on it. Yeah ... I must admit that while I shouldn't pick favorites ... I will. Bobby is way cooler than Marcus, sorry Marcus!

Bobby and Ruston seemed like old friends and the music and laughter made the night one that I'll never forget. I think we should vote Ruston in as an official member of the Brit-Pack =) (we think so too Jen!).

I'd be lying if I said I came down there just for the music. Truth is, there were some people there


The Brit Pack Store Feature of the Month The Brit Pack Canvas Tote

A white canvas tote with a large pocket in the front sporting the Brit Pack logo. The perfect way to carry all your nifty devices to and fro. The cost is $25 (US) and $30 (International). You can order it through the Brit Pack-OB website:

http://tinyurl.com/m3n54sv

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