"On The Rebound - Jim McGorman Newsletter" Issue #28 October 30th, 2009 Hello Jim McGorman Fans! Welcome to Jim McGorman - On the Rebound, our festive Halloween edition! Happy Halloween! Click to view our special Halloween slideshow! In the spirit of Halloween (and as our long time subscribers know we love to celebrate special occasions and holidays here at Sunfired.net!), the site has transformed into a Halloween look including a fun slideshow themed around Jim and the scary movies of Johnny Depp! Simply click on the slideshow and allow the file to run. Also important, be sure to turn up the volume on your speakers for the music for the full experience! Enjoy! Jim Serves As Musical Director For Weezer! Jim performing with Weezer on Sirius XM Artist Confidential - Click on photo to view in full From the band that brought you hits such as Hash Pipe, Buddy Holly, Island In The Sun, and Beverly Hills, Jim has recently been working with Weezer as musical director in preparation for their upcoming tour in support of the new release Raditute (drops November 3rd). Not only has Jim been serving as their musical director, but recently performed with the band at an LA show and also a mini-concert filmed on Jimmy Kimmel (show to air on November 23rd - so watch for Jim on that!). This past week Jim also joined Weezer during a number of promotional shows in NYC. *Note Jim is not a member of the touring band*. So to get caught up on the news (including an update from Jim), head on over to the news page! Also be sure to check out our Videos and Gallery section of the newsletter (below) for tons of videos and photos of Jim performing with Weezer! Jim on MTV's P.Diddy StarMaker Click on photo to view in full Over the last number of weeks we have compiled all ten episodes of Jim on MTV StarMaker (Jim was a member of the house band on the show). To catch all the great moments featuring Jim during band rehearsals and performances, you can view a summary of each week, with the Jim moments in our StarMaker Video Page! Jim featured during WXPN 88.5 Tribute To The Boss (Bruce Springsteen) On September 23rd, Jim was one of the 27 local Philly artists who performed renditions of Bruce Springsteen songs that were featured at various times throughout the day on WXPN, all in celebration of Bruce Springsteen's 60th Birthday. The 1984, Born in The USA performed Jim McGorman style was played during the 11 AM hour. Visit our news page (October 22nd entry) for more details about the tribute show! The Day I Met Cher Jim with Cher - Click on photo to view in full If you haven't had the opportunity to do so as of yet, we encourage you to visit our articles section of the site and read a truly beautiful and heartful piece written by Jim's mom, Ellen Zionts entitled The Day I Met Cher. In this article Ellen shares her personal memories and admiration of Cher and how it all comes full circle years later as her son, Jim, performs with Cher on tour right in front of her eyes. We thank Jim for sending us this article to post for everyone to read, as this is truly a very special treat! Gallery Updates! Jim w/The Best Damn Bandmates and Deryck Whibley - click on photo to view in full! Below is a list of all the gallery updates including Jim with Weezer, StarMaker, Goo Goo Dolls and more! Sirius XM's Artist Confidential w/Weezer - October 27th, 2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live and I Heart Radio Secret Show w/Weezer October, 2009 More photos of The Best Damn Band courtesy of Steve Ferlazzo! Two pages of screenshots from MTV Starmaker Jim animation from MTV Starmaker Goo Goo Dolls, Joliet, IL - July 9th professional photos taken by Bari Baskin - thanks Bari! More photos w/Goo Goo Dolls, Joliet, IL - July 9th Thanks to SuzieH and gooeygirl2! Peak Corporate Show w/Goo Goo Dolls, Chicago, IL - August 1st, 2009 Thanks Steve Bidny! For a complete collection of thousands of Jim photos, animations, graphics, slideshows and more, check out our main McGallery index! Jim/w Weezer Videos! Jim on lite touch drums w/Weezer at I Heart Radio Secret Show Just in, new videos of Jim from a number of recent shows and promotional appearances this week. Check it out, there are some really cool clips including Jim playing lite touch drums and all decked out in the Weezer appropriate track suit uniform in NYC! # 1 - Viva La Vida w/Weezer - October 28th, 2009 - PC Richard & Son Theatre - NYC # 2 - Viva La Vida w/Weezer - October 28th, 2009 - PC Richard & Son Theatre - NYC # 3 - Viva La Vida w/Weezer - October 28th, 2009 - PC Richard & Son Theatre - NYC If You're Wondering If I Want You To... w/Weezer and Sara Bareilles - October 24th, 2009 - Palladium, LA For the entire catalogue of an endless number of Jim clips, please visit our Video page! From Jim To Les Paul Tribute Page Click to view Tribute Page in full Unfortunately 2009 has brought with it the loss of a number of incredible music legends that certainly have had an inspiration in Jim's life. In celebration of the life of Les Paul, we have crafted a special tribute page entitled From Jim to Les Paul. We also invite you to visit our electric guitars section of our Jim's gear page to give you a real sense of the impressive collection of Les Paul guitars Jim owns and plays on a regular basis. Fan Map Thanks to everyone for visiting our ever growing Jim international fan map. Jim clearly has fans from all corners of the world and we're delighted to see all the visitors and pins added to the map. For all our new subscribers, please take a moment and add a pin! Thanks for reading our current newsletter! If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or feedback, please contact us anytime! And as always, check out our site daily for regular ongoing updates, stay tuned for more coming soon!! Have a truly safe and Happy Halloween!!   kim_marica@sunfired.net