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Flashpoint Forced to Pull Out of OZZfest 2000 Tour.


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LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 20, 2000

Atomic Pop recording artists, Flashpoint, whose debut album "On The Verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955.  ..." will be released this Tuesday, March 21, were forced to pull out of this summer's OZZfest 2000 due to an unfortunate accident to its lead singer, Ollie Ollie may refer to the following:
  • Shortened form of the given name Oliver
  • Ollie (skateboarding trick), the skateboarding trick invented by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand
  • Ollie Impossible, a variant of the trick first performed by Rodney Mullen
 Luttgenau.

The band, who got their start on last year's OZZfest '99, were one of two unsigned bands An unsigned band is a rock band that has not been signed to a record label. Bands that release their own material on self-published CDs can also be considered unsigned bands. Often unsigned bands primarily exist to perform at concerts.  on the tour, which enabled them to land a record contract with Atomic Pop. While on OZZfest '99, Luttgenau struck up a friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and was invited back by the OZZfest creator to perform again this year.

Ozzy commented, "I'm really bummed that my good friend, Ollie, won't be joining me this summer, but I'm holding a slot open for Flashpoint on the final date of the tour in L.A. in L.A. In is a compilation of studio recording by Various Artists. It was originally released in 1979 as an LP by Rhino Records. Track listing

 
Side One
The Kats
 hopes that Ollie will be well enough to perform."

Luttgenau was in a snowboarding accident a week ago at Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain is a large lava dome complex[1] that lies to the west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest.

Mammoth Mountain is home to the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area which is notable in that it gets an unusually large amount of
 in California. To send get well greetings, e-mail Ollie directly through the Web site, www.flashpoint12.com.
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