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1/05/99  Tommy will be appearing on the NPR radio show "Beale Street Caravan" the week of 1/12/99. The show is broadcast worldwide to all affiliate NPR stations.

3/01/99  Tommy begins his radio and road show throughout the West. Check his "Tour Dates" page for updates on radio shows and live performance dates.

7/01/99  Tommy wraps up the incredibly successful West Coast tour. Thanks for all the support!

8/15/99  Tommy does an early CD release on his web site.  Thanks to all of you who e-mailed demanding a copy!

9/01/99  NPR has recorded ANOTHER live performance to do a full hour long special on Tommy early next year!  Thanks to everyone at the Telluride Blues Festival for making the show such a success.

10/15/99 Tommy will be a featured artist the entire month of December on the Digital Satellite Network show Music Choice Unsigned.  The show will be beamed to well over 30 million households. It is a great show dedicated to new signed and unsigned artists. The show will be aired twice a day seven days a week.  Look for him on Showcase 1.

11/15/99 Tommy is back in the South.  Tommy has moved to the New Orleans area, where a man who believes "the pirogue is a magical device" belongs!  Expect to see him performing in the area regularly.

12/03/99 Tommy will open the show for Greg Allman December 26th at the New Orleans House of Blues.  Come on down for some fun and great music!

 2/20/00   The team is coming together for Tommy's official "Bohemia" release. Press will be handled by Lance Cowan of Lance Cowan Media.

3/15/00    The "Bohemia" support team adds another player.  Jon Grimson has joined the team to handle radio. Jon is with the CounterPoint Music Group. Welcome aboard Jon!

4/20/00  It's Official, Red Eye Distribution has signed on to distribute "Bohemia" here in the states.  They will also cover the internet for us.

4/25/00  The official street date of "Bohemia" will be 5/23/2000. You should start seeing availability after that date. If you do not see the CD in your favorite store contact Red Eye and let them know.

5/23/00  Our first product ships. Waterloo Records in Austin is one of the first to request copies of "Bohemia". They are in stock now. Thanks for the support Waterloo!

6/10/00  Radio is jumping on-board and showing their support! We have put up a new page to list the stations that are playing "Bohemia". We will update it regularly. Thanks for the support!!

6/25/00  Lance Cowan our press guy is really starting to cook! We have received confirmation of quite a few articles and reviews of "Bohemia". We will post them on the new Press Articles page as they roll in.

7/25/00  Tommy has officially announced a radio and retail promotion tour beginning this September. You can check back regularly and click on the Tour Dates page.

10/01/00 Tommy will be appearing on “Louisiana Jukebox Live” TV show on November 9, 2000. He will be performing three or four tracks on the show. He will perform solo!

5/31/01 Finally an update! Tommy has relocated again. This time back to his musical roots in Austin,Tx. He is performing all over the South now. His dates should be on the site.

7/21/01 Tommy is included as a featured new artist on Music Review Quarterly release going out to radio stations.

10/15/01 Tommy’s record label Horizon Records has just kicked off a new radio promotion program for “Bohemia” targeted at AAA/AC formats. They have signed up Paul Crowley to do the job for them. Paul has been in the industry over 20 years, with several of those being at A & M Records. He is very well respected in the music industry and should be able to help take Tommy to the next level.

10/30/01 Paul has already begun working his magic. He has managed to get Tommy on the current TM Century hit disc with the likes of Mick Jagger. The hit disc goes out to key radio stations all across the country to promote the hottest new music being released.

11/14/01 Paul is doing a great job. We are now getting airplay all over the Southwest with more stations being added literally everyday!

01/05/02 Well Tommy has finally put a rocking all-star band together, seasoned veterans from the Austin area. They will be doing shows around the South Texas area to sharpen their chops. It is not completely official yet, but it looks like the band will be called “Tommy Elskes And The Voice Of Reason”, let us know what you think!

07/20/02 Tommy has a new booking agent! We hope to have everything up and running by the end of August with a bunch of new shows all over the Southwest. The site should be current by the end of August.

07/29/02 Tommy has decided to take the month of August off to concentrate on writing. We hope to be back in the studio early next year to do the followup album to “Bohemia”.

07/29/02 MyTexasMusic.com has added Tommy to their site. They are such wonderful supporters of good music. Please stop by and visit the site. Tommy’s page is up and running, it can be found at http://www.mytexasmusic.com/tommyelskes/

08/26/02 Tommy is out of the hospital and doing much better! Tommy will be spending some time with his family in New Mexico to rest and begin the challenging healing process ahead. As of a couple days ago the doctors were very optimistic that Tommy will make a 100% recovery. Tommy hopes to be back on stage by Thanksgiving. His sprits are positive and he said he is ready to get to work on his road to recovery. Stay tuned for more updates!

09/27/02 Tommy is back in Austin and doing much better. He still has a cast on his arm but that will be coming off in the next few weeks. Looks like no more operations will be necessary! Tommy is anxious to back to work. He has been overwhelmed by all the support of his family, friends and fans. Picking up the guitar is out of the question for another couple of months so Tommy is putting together a show that will feature his voice and wit backed up by other musicians. They are rehearsing now and should be ready to go sometime in October.

10/18/02 Well, as one can imagine, the healing process never moves along fast enough. Despite the intense pain, Tommy is determined to get through this in a positive state of mind. Smokey’s festival has been the perfect antidote! Please tell all your friends and come out to the party. If you can not stay the weekend come out for a day. Let’s all get together and support a friend in need!

02/15/03 Another tough day. Tommy has been diagnosed with Cancer! He will have to have one of his kidney’s removed. The doctors believe the cancer is very localized and are confident they can get it all. We will let you know how it goes.

03/01/03 Tommy has had his operation and it was a complete success! The doctors are confident that they have removed 100% of the cancer. Tommy will be moving back to Albuquerque to rehab at the best facility in America, his Mom’s house.

05/01/03 Tommy is doing much better. The doctors are very pleased with his progress. He is on track for a 100% recovery! Thanks to everyone for all the prayers and well wishes, there is no doubt it has helped Tommy get through this latest challenge.

06/10/03 TOMMY IS BACK! He played his first real gig in almost a year. He said it was fantastic to be back on stage where he belongs. Tommy will be playing select shows for a while to get his show legs on. He should be back on the road by the fall, he said he has a lot of catching up to do. Most important, he wants to get out there and personally thank everyone for the support!

6/28/03 Tommy was invited to play a festival in Buda Texas right outside Austin and decided at the last minute to drive down with his Brother. The show went great, sorry we could not give everyone a heads up. We will get back to posting shows on the site soon.

7/23/03 Add fire fighting hero to the list of Tommy’s qualifications. We flew him to CA to perform at a private party which went great. The next morning Tommy walked outside for a swim in the pool and saw the hills behind the house where he was staying were on fire! He shouted warnings as he bolted toward the fire to attack it with water. Had he not reacted so fast the fire would have surely been out of control. The hills where this occurred are covered with million dollar homes! After 4 intense operations in the last 11 months it just shows what adrenaline and dedication can do.

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