Here's our tour bus and its bus driver, Grego "the Polish Power" Loboz. anybody got a gas card?

Our good friend Bob Ammonet had a dream- to build his own recording studio. But not just any recoding studio. One with state of the art tek Mology, perfect acoustics and isolation, bold style, sleeping quarters for the bands, and above all- a cozy creativity inducing atmosphere, nestled in the Texas Hill Country scenery. Well, Bob's now livin the dream- cuz Goliath Studios is officially open for business.

But we're not only Bob's friends- we're also a client.

The Portal Allstars have already recorded some demo material and GG is laying down a couple toons for an upcoming "Goliath Studios Presents" compilation CD. Please take a moment to check out the website (designed by Outcasters) and spread the word to your musical bretheren. Tell'em GG sent'cha.

Yo Kids-
We're excited about the new PODCAST feature on the GG website. If you don't know what a podcast is- think of it as TiVO for audio. You can "subscribe" to GG's Podcast, then every time we post a new audio file, it will automatically be downloaded to your PC and/or mp3 player. You can also listen to all the entries from the cute little player on the right side of our home page. Some things you'll hear on our FREE Podcast:
+ Audio Tour Journal- straight from the road updated daily
+ Fresh live tracks
+ Studio Demos-
+ Archival gems- from GG's history

Again, this is FREE- its quite an amazing service and you'll be at the forefront of Teck-Mology- here's how to get started...

PODCAST DIRECTIONS:

1. FREE! Download the latest iTunes 4.9 >>
2. select and copy this url:
http://www.garageband.com/user/GroovinGround/podcast/main.xml
3. Launch iTunes, select "Subscribe to Podcast" from the "Advanced" menu
4. Paste the xml address above into the popup window

No iTunes? No iPod? No problem! Download & install iPodder for free. Select "Add new feed" and paste the
xml address above into the popup window. (alternatives)

GG has begun to rehearse for the upcoming tour and everyone is extremely excited. we brought our buddy Erick "Evl_E" Tatuaca back from LA to be our new drummer, and Grego Loboz has become the "7th Man" for the band. He will take on all sorts of roles - keyboards, vocals, producing, soundman, RV driver, etc. It seems as though 2 years ago GG gave birth to The Portal, now the Portal is fully grown and given back gifts of joy, happiness, and personnel to the mother - GG. what a ride it has been, and there is so much more to come on the horizon. Thanks to everyone who has stuck by us, we couldnt have made it this far without you.