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Cheer Up CharlieTakes Two at this years Unity Awards.
Friday, October 27th, 2006
Every year The United Catholic Music and Video Association (U.C.M.V.A.) hosts the Unity Awards. Voting is made by the UCMVA members and acknowledges top albums, artists, videos, songs, and groups.
This year the 7th Annual Unity Awards was be held at Galvin Fine Arts Center, Iowa on Saturday, October 21, 2006 and Cheer Up Charlie recieved Unity Awards in two categories.
Modern Rock / Alternative Song of the Year for “Only One”
and
Modern Rock / Alternative Album of the Year
So a MEGA SUPER EXTREMELY HUGE THANKS to EVERYONE!!!!! for all your continued support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Link to Unity Awards
Each day we continue to feel more blessed.
God Bless,
CUC
DUUG THE GREAT!!!
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Ok, That is correct. The long awaited video of the new Drummer Doug is now up.
Showing in this video that he can do many things indeed!!23
Things that will amaze you.
Things that may make you hungry, or even may make you sick.
Things that make you lost and then found ….or possibly just confused.
SEE Duug The Great Now!!
Doug is here!
Good times indeed.
Peace,
Brant
Who is Austin Nolan??
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
You decide!!!
Is he man or is he machine?
Will he stay or will he go?
Can he handle the TRUTH?!?!?!
Check out the debut video of Austin NOW!!
Don’t worry we haven’t forgot about Doug……it’s on the way too. 
Peace and stay tuned….
CUC
Jason…You will ALWAYS be a part of the Cheer Up Charlie family!
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006
Yes you are reading this correctly. After much dedication, support and tireless efforts Jason Kopp has made the decision to leave Cheer Up Charlie.
Ok deep breath, here’s the deal… don’t get all crazy freaked out that Jason is going astray or that Cheer Up Charlie is going their separate ways or any other nonsense like that.
There just comes a time when God directs us in different directions for many great reasons. Please read(like now) the Journal entry from Jason. It explains things further and is very motivating.
Click here to read the full letter from Jason and words from Seth!
Jason will be playing his last show with the band on July 9th in PA. Please go and show your support.
Much love to you Jason, from the entire Cheer Up Charlie family.
You will forever be in our prayers.
May God be with you always.
CUC
NEW POLL—NEW VIDEO
Saturday, May 27th, 2006
Hey Kiddos… Check out the new poll… and check out the new video!
Street Teams Unite!!!
Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
Hey Rockstars and Starlets!
Jason here,
Just wanted to take the opportunity to thank the Spring
Hill, FL Street Team for sending us a photo of thier Street Team! They
are rockin it up big time and have been coming up with some cool stuff
for thier Street Team! So if you have Street Teams formed, the send me
your photos at jason@cheerupcharlie.com We want to showcase as many of
you as we can! And to the Spring Hill Street Team, YOU GUYS RAWK!!!!
Keep up the good work! Hope to hear from alot of you soon!
Take care and God Bless!
NEW VIDEO UP!!!
Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
HELLO ROCKSTARS!!! Brad here. I just thought it might interest you to know that there is a new video up in the video section… This is appropriate, as a video in the “Shows” section would be just silly…
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!!
Monday, May 8th, 2006
Hello Rockstars and Starlets!
We are very excited to come and see all of our friends up there!
But this is also good news for those not in NY and NJ. What’s that you ask?
CUC will be taking along the ol video camera once again! So you can
count on some brand new videos with in the coming weeks! So make sure
you keep checking back! Cause we will only top what we have done before!
Just wanted to give you guys a ray of hope and let you know there will
be new videos!
Thanks so much God Bless!
Jason
ROCK AND ROLL RETREAT BABY!!!!
Friday, March 31st, 2006
Good news! Get your hip-boots polished and your cheeze-whiz primed… Cheer up Charlie is going to be headlining the 2nd ever “ROCK AND ROLL RETREAT”!!! For those of you who went to the first one in Tampa, it was more fun than an entire bowl of jello in your overalls. Music, chatting about music, games, food, live rockers (CUC, of course)and an extremely intimate weekend with God… Whoah Nelly! It could not be more fun even if the previously mentioned jello was warmed up! Right now the scoop is that it will be August 25th through 27th (for High school)— AND!!! a middle school event on the 19th of Aug!!! These dates may change a little, but for now, call ANDY GOTSCH at 813 264 3313— He is the lead stallion… Yes, anyone can come. Yes you will have fun, and Yes, we will rock you…
Video, video, video
Monday, March 27th, 2006
As they say…video killed the radio star. It’s a darn tootin’ good thing that we’re not radio stars because we’d be more dead than Pauly Shore’s career. This video needs to be seen to be believed. I’m not proud of what I did but….no, no, wait…I am proud. Just go check it out and leave a message on our guestbook.
It seems like lately I’ve had a lot of people approach me with this kind of thing. I guess that I’m glad that they are coming to me because I can sincerely empathize with them.
I want you to take note and see that I used the word empathize rather than sympathize. There is a distinct difference. Sympathy means that somebody can feel sorrow for you, and understand that you are upset. While empathy means that they have felt or are feeling what you are going through.
I was messed up as a teenager. No, I wasn’t into drugs alcohol, or caught up in promiscuous sex, but I was a depressed mess. I could never shake the feeling that I was slopping through a mire of a life that nobody could possibly understand. Nobody could reach me to take my hand. My friends had no clue, and my family was even more clueless. There was literally not a single person who could understand a loneliness like I was being kept in a black box. I was sitting in a dark prison that the keys had been thrown away to just contemplating how bad my life was.
I didn’t realize that there was hope beyond anything I could have hoped for. There was a light that was so bright that it hurt to look at at first. I was afraid of the darkness that I still held within me. It was kind of like when somebody turns on your bedroom light in the middle of the night, and you can’t open your eyes all of the way.
When I saw the fullness of Truth that Jesus offered…no, when I accepted the fullness of Truth that Jesus offered, I wept. What else could I do? After years of sitting in my black hole, I caught a glimpse of a pin light. After coming to the realization that I needed Christ in my life if I was ever to survive, I might as well been walking on the surface of the sun. Jesus came to me. He was willing to climb into that dark box and sit with me. He sat with me and held me until I was willing to come to Him. He was the one the reached down and pulled me from that mire. I kept on looking for people around me to pull me through the mire, when he reached down and pulled me up and out. I had my focus all wrong.
I realized after a few years of being a Christian that God must have something amazing planned for my life. If I went through such a horrid personal hell He must have saved me for something worthwhile. He saved me from the emptiness and loneliness, and even from me taking my own life.
If you answered yes to either of the questions at the beginning of this novel, you can make it through. I’ve been through an incredible journey that started right where you are. I do encourage you to talk to somebody that can help you. There are people that genuinely care about you that would do anything to see you smile. More importantly, God wants to see you smile. Now I want you to go to our music section at http://www.cheerupcharlie.com/music/ and listen to the song More. More is a love song from Jesus. He loves you more than you’ll ever know.
As you read this know that I will be praying for you. And yes, I mean that. I will pray for everybody that reads this and has been affected. Hopefully this has meant something to you, and maybe even opened your eyes. I love you all. Peace.
Through our risen Lord,
Seth