Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages and, of course, my homies from the block, where do I start? First, I'd like thank those of you who have made time during our last few months of non-stop touring, to come out and support the family (Fozzy, Stuck Mojo, The Duke). An additional huge thanks goes to those of you who have taken the time to write the thousands of amazing emails of support that I get every month and to those of you who have made our forums the finest on the web. To my brother and new song-writing partner Ed (Breaker) and to Lee, who design and maintain our amazing websites, thank you!

Mark Willis, manager to the stars, without you I'm a retard with a guitar, so thank you. Toad, Lee, Dave, Corky, Matt, Richard, Bill, Brian and Chris, I am so lucky to have you as my touring family. You are without a doubt, the best road crew that any musician could ever hope to have. Mike, Chris and Greg, you guys made touring Australia one of the greatest experiences of my life. You redefine professional and I am counting the days until we come back over. Big John, you are the best! I've never been more honored to work with a record company owner in my life. Thanks for bringing some integrity to the music industry.

Adam, our European agent, thank you so much for all the hard work and for treating us like family and not another commission. Luke and Lee, you guys did an amazing job on the Mojo UK tour and I am honored to have you as a part of my family. Thanks to Panic Cell, Forever Never, Four Way Kill, Nineteenth Century, Reasons Disappear and The American Devils, for continuing our tradition of touring with folks that are not only in great bands, but are people that we are fortunate to call friends. The last big thanks goes to Sean, Mike, Chris, Bonz, Eric Sanders and Eric Frampton, who are not only the finest musicians that I know, but are the kind of people that make everyday on this Earth a pleasure.

2005 has been an amazing year for me and the guys. Four trips to the UK, two trips to Europe, one trip to Australia, one to Canada, two performances on network TV including one at a sold-out Charlotte Coliseum and the other in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden! Who would have thought; Fozzy and The Duke playing on three different continents and selling out almost every where we go? The other big story of the year, "hell froze over" and the Four Piece of Doom are back together. During the first few months of the year, Bonz and I had Stuck Mojo together on a trial basis of sorts to see if the water was truly under the bridge. Now, after 3 tours and several one off shows on two different continents, Mojo is proving again that it is the best live band in the world. You can take that to the bank, Bitch!

As 2005 has proven itself to be the year of growth, so has our family grown and we have been blessed with a new family member. New drummer Eric Sanders, who came aboard right before the fall UK tour, has brought a new energy and a sense of camaraderie to both the music and to us a family. Those who have not seen Eric play yet are in for a treat. While we are on the subject of family, I would like to announce a family reunion of sorts. Just about a month ago we tracked drums and bass for a Judas Priest tribute album with Andy Sneap at his "compound" outside of Derby, England. Although we've talked about working together over the past couple of years, this was the first time since 2001 that Andy and I have actually worked in the studio together. During the long hours and weeks of recording Mojo's “Rising” and “Declaration” albums, Andy and I became brothers. Since then our brotherhood has grown beyond music and I've been lucky to have Andy spend a few holidays with me in Atlanta as well as a memorable trip to the beaches of Florida. After that trip, I wheeled Andy onto his plane in a wheelchair and, when he got home, he spent four days in the hospital with sun poisoning. In the hopes of topping that adventure, in February of next year, Andy and I will enter the studio again to record the new Stuck Mojo record. 2006 will again be the year of Sneap and The Duke!

In some pretty amazing news concerning The Duke and Fozzy, both projects have made the short lists for possible Grammy nominations! The Duke song, “Show You The Way,” has made the short list for best male rock vocal performance and Fozzy's “All That Remains” has made the short list for Best Rock Album. The voting for nominations is done by The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, so voting is not open to the public which keeps this from being just a popularity contest. That being said, I've seen the list of artists that we are up against and they include some massive names (Robert Plant, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, etc.), so our chances of making the final 5 are slim to say the very, very least. Regardless, it's an amazing honor to have your name along side so many respected artists. Word!

In a couple of days I leave for Florida where we will start a short run of Fozzy dates in the southeast US. After that, I'm back in the studio to continue writing the new Mojo record. In response to all the great feedback that I have received from the Australia video, I've made a couple of new tour videos for your enjoyment. One of them features footage from the UK dates and the other is footage taken on the Canadian tour. You can find them on the Media page. Enjoy!

Again, thanks for continuing to support me and the guys and our music. I owe you more than I could ever express with words.