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August 01, 2008
Hey everyone it's me. Just checking in to get you all caught up on
everything that's going on in my world. There's so much I don't even
know where to start. O.K. so it looks like LP's gonna be done touring
after this summer and we're going back to work on a new record that
will probably come out later 09'. So I think now's a good time to
finish the Dead by Sunrise record. That's really exiting because I've
been waiting for the right time for awhile now. As I'm working on the
record I'll keep you all posted on the progress. Ve' cel is doing very
well and we're gonna be building a street team from the LPU to pass
some stuff out at PR. Everyone on the team gets free Ve'cel clothes
for helping spread the love. If you can't find Ve'cel than go to your
favorite stores and tell them to put on the shelves. Chris Cornell has
been wearing our stuff almost every night on stage and I think that's
really cool. I'm glad people like what we're doing. The shows have
been great and all of the bands are kicking ass and I think I've made
some great new friends like Chris and the guys from SDC. That's the
best part of doing these kinds of tours. I've been on the beach for
like the past week in my mankini. I highly recommend it for it's
offensiveness and the freedom from long shorts that lead to horrifying
tan lines from the knees up. Anyway, that's enough outta me talk to
you guys soon.................C

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66 Comments:
Blogger Liliana said...
Thanks Chester for letting us know what's going on. I'm extremely excited to hear about the up and coming release of Dead by Sunrise. The anticipation has been killing me! =D I hope to get to see you in Texas for Project Rev. Thank you again and hope everything remains to rock out for you.

~Much love to you and LP,
Liliana

Blogger rosiababe said...
Chester I really want to know is LinkinParkTV2008 ur youtube account. everyone questiona and a lot of people bilieve so, so plz tell if it is or not.

Blogger Carmina said...
Chester, i REALLY wanna know is LinkinParkTV2008 really ur youtube account? Everyone really wants 2 know. So could ya tell everyone or something if it is or not. U guys rock and I can't wait 4 the new record!

Blogger raven said...
to the lovely chester!.. you f*n amazing!.. dont ever stop what you are doing.. i was in the pit screaming your name at the hartford CT dodge center show.. you guys rocked it like crazy!! cant wait to see you again!!!!
LOVE always, your fan!- Raven*

Blogger Tracie said...
when are we gonna get to SEE said mankini?

Blogger MikaelOlsson said...
Great with a new album !!

when you're coming back to sweden, take Ve'cel clothes with you, i would lovely buy them <3

Blogger Y said...
comeeeeee to israel :(

Blogger eva said...
Sorry for my ignorance but what exactly is a mankini? Sounds interesting, especially if you can call it offensive... Any picks? Good luck with all of your projects and take care, don't work too hard - we need you for another half century or something like it...
Without you and LP my life would not be half as beautiful and half as miserable... I take both these qualities and try to make it work in my life. You cannot feel happy if you don't taste misery.
Lots of love,
eva

Blogger Katie said...
Thanks for the update, Chester!

Keep up the awesome work on Projekt Revolution, and I can't wait to hear more about DBS in the coming months.

Stay cool on PR '08!

-Katie

Blogger meteora said...
hey thank you chester, for a info whats going on, by you:) i'm looking forward to the new album of lp, and of course of you solopriject dead by sunrise.
i can't wait. i hope so you guys coming to switzerland again.
take care, you and your familiy.

bye christina (switzerland)

Blogger skindesbous said...
Great :)

Blogger akitagirl said...
Thanks for the updates, really looking forward to the Dead by Sunrise release. Just saw you guys at Jones Beach - Amazing show!! On a personal note I must thank you for making my little girls night. Security let a couple of the younger kids up to the stage and you handed a little boy a pick, saw my daughter, then went back and did the same for her. She held that all night and put it in her jewelry box. I have always been a huge fan, but this seemingly small gesture made my daughter melt. Seeing the love of this band through her eyes was a moment I won't soon forget.

Thank you
Kim

Blogger Daniele said...
Hey Chester! Have a good days off!
I'm exiting about the Dead by Sunrise album!
And I'm also have a question, if PR 08 will finish on August, will you touring in South America?
Please come to Brazil, has been a long time! We wanna see LP live here.
Thanks, Daniele.

Blogger Amber said...
Hey Chester, thanks for your informations. I`m exitet for hearing the DbS album. The Ve`cel Shirts are looking great, but they`re only for men???!!!Shirts for women would be nice...The Show in Berlin was a fantastic experience, thank you guys for that. Greetings from germany

Blogger Jen said...
FYI: LinkinParkTV2008 IS NOT the Official LP youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/user/linkinparktv is the OFFICIAL youtube site. :)

Blogger RMD369 said...
Thanks for the update! I really can't wait for the Dead By Sunrise release. I was able to catch Projekt Rev in Virginia Beach and I am still buzzed. That show rocked!!!

Lots of love,
Deborah

Blogger Mary Delson said...
"I've been on the beach for
like the past week in my mankini."

Chester,you're crazy!
that is why I love you.
Kisses of Brazil!
Mary
Ps:Visit my fan site
the best fan site of Brazil on Linkin Park.
www.lpamerican.com

Blogger rockergirl122 said...
Thanks Chester for your updates. I'm looking forword to your release of Dead by Sunrise, and of LP newest. Looking forword to seeing LP again. Please enjoy your time off with your family. I love your ve'cel line and your etnies shoes and of course LP charities, awesome!!!! Keep up the good work!! Love to you and all of LP!!!RockOn!!! See Ya, Patti

Blogger linkinzzita =) said...
thanks chester
for letting us know
what´s goin on.

I await your disk
and I wish him the best

much love for everyone !!!!!

please, come to mexico

Blogger William said...
Im going to PR in St. Louis and I would love nothing more than to spread the word of Ve'cel

LPU MN= Hybr1d_7h3ory

Blogger alyeska39 said...
DBS: Awesome!
Ve'cel: Sweet!
Mankini: Oh good God... *insert :confused: and :eek: smileys from LPU here*

Jen: They aren't asking if LinkinParkTV2008 is the official LP youtube, I went and looked it up, they're asking if it is what it says it is, if it's really "Mike and Chester". At first you think it's bs since we already know there's an official LP youtube, but on closer inspection it gets harder to think it's not them. They are listed as "Musician", have upcoming shows listed, have almost all LP's videos uploaded and then some, and their only two subscriptions are projektrevolution and warnerbrosrecords. Furthermore, in some of their video descriptions, they says thing like "from our album". It threw me for a loop that they uploaded Faint/Toxic, but the description says, "Faint belongs to us,linkin park. Toxic belongs to britney spears. This is a great mashup in our opinion." Which, a) sounds like something they might say, and b) reminds me an awful lot of Mike's inability to capitalize anything. I realize that it'd be pretty easy to fake all this, but why would they?

Wow, long comment, sorry 'bout that.

Blogger Coline said...
GREAT ! dead by sunrise record comming soon and new LP record for late 2009, two awesome news in a day !! :D
and, mankinis... wtf xD xD i want some PICTURES !!
i hope we'll get lots of messages on this site to know how everything's going :)

peace

Coline

Blogger Marco said...
Man u rocks, i'm a big fan of u and LP, plx come back to Brazil, make a nation happie!!!!

Blogger l1nk-91 said...
Hello Chester, I would really like that you comes to see my blog on VE'CEL (the blog French usual first one in).
I have him to create last August, and a lot of people one to appreciate.

I bought 2 T-shirt VE'CEL on EMODA but shall be possible of a store in France?

I'm french ,no speak english

my blog on VE'CEL:
www.ve-cel.skyblog.com

Blogger DAGA280 said...
yaaay finally you're going to finish record your DBS album-really cany wait Chester xD and this new LP's album-words cant say how happy i am to to hear that^^


wait 4 new messages


TAKE CARE CHAZ

DAGA280-POLISH LPU xD

Blogger Coolbie said...
CC , we knew that u 're so busy ,
so very and very and very thank you for the words (unbelieveable),
it really warms a coldheart in this ironic age.Ur voice made LP music harmonious.Just like an extremely intellective robot got a real human heart.(pls forgive my Chinese tone English.)
Always wish you healthy , happy and by your s.
Beeeeeeee [11:44PM 3/8/2008]

Blogger Hybrid Phe said...
I'm Here...probably you will never read our comments...i'm sure...but U taught me that I have to try and try if i want to reach my dream...you are my dream..and now i only wanna say to you : Thanks for saving my life...You are my light...

Blogger Coolbie said...
Hey hey Chester Chester , hope u can relax completely , here a local MV is recommended , which made local citizens got a moment's leisure~~~~~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYQ9Nf02pUw

Blogger Linkin_Betty said...
hey chester! thnx for the letter! oh, i can't wait for new albums from dead by sunrise and linkin park! ^^
i believe i'll see you on next project revolution! :))
heh i luv ve'cel!
mankini? omg :D ur mad guy xD

ok. so... take care & have a nice day! <3 lp rocks!
xoxo

Blogger Juliet said...
OMG!! a mankini????? Are u serious?????? lol... I hope not... :-D JVR

Blogger Jen said...
Alyeska39, thanks for explaining. :) It still would be posted on there that is is Official if it was.

Blogger Victoria_LPF said...
^^ Thanks for letting us know what's going on! I'm so thrilled about DBS coming out and a new record from LP!! Look forward to it as always!!

"I've been on the beach for
like the past week in my mankini. I highly recommend it for it's
offensiveness and the freedom from long shorts that lead to horrifying
tan lines from the knees up." XD Love it! You're hilarious!!

Anyway, can't wait for PR on August 17th! It's going to be the best yet!!

Thank you and LP for helping me get through my life!
Love ya,
Victoria

Blogger Danielle said...
haha RAWK the mankini

Blogger Arash said...
This is my sin , I'm Iranian and my best dream is taking part in a Linkin Prak concert . what can I do ?

Blogger lpauli said...
HOLA CHESTER BUENO ESPERO K VENGAN A MI PAIS CHILE AUNQUE NO TENGO DINERO DESEO VERLOS YA QUE A BRASIL VAN QUEDA AL LADO

SON LOS MEJORES ¡¡¡¡¡¡
ADIOS
HELLO GOOD CHESTER I WAIT K COME TO MY COUNTRY CHILI THOUGH I DO NOT HAVE MONEY I WANT TO SEE THEM SINCE TO BRAZIL THEY GO IT(HE,SHE) STAYS TO THE SIDE
THEY ARE THE BEST GOOD-BYE

OpenID shamelessly said...
I think we reeeeeally need to see the mankini photos ;)

Where's that damn paparazzi when you need them??!?

Blogger Lucie said...
Thanks for the news. Can't wait for Dead by Sunrise. I've been to one of the LP shows recently, it was so good. I'm speechless.

Hope the mankini is comfortable haha. Love what you're doing, please don't ever stop it :) !

Blogger linkinlady said...
I am so excited to hear the dead by sunrise record! as well as always looking foward to any new linkin park stuff that may come out.

I just saw you guys @ PR in virginia, and it was an amazing show as always. Hungerstrike with Chris Cornell was awesome, it took me back to my childhood when i was actually a big fan of that song. it was a cool connection with my present favorite band to the bands i listened to when i was a little kid. i can't wait to see you guys again in about 2 weeks in Ohio (my moms mothers day present, she loves you guys too!)

and lastly, i know you are VERY busy, but how bout some Ve'cel for ladies...or at least smaller sizes in the men's clothing. i really like the line, but all the sites i find seem to only have huge sizes. i know it would sell veryyyyyy well!

keep up the good work and hope you have a nice break when PR is over!

<3 rachel

Blogger Marjorie said...
Hi!
Chester How are you?
I am happy that you are working on a new album, in addition you have new friends. I will go to stores to ask that ve'cel put on shelves in stores.
I hope you caring much.

OpenID PizazzyMom420 said...
I would absolutley LOVE to see Chester in his mankini.....Lol

Blogger Walter Orechwa said...
Did you enjoy Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey at Chastain? I took my wife and 12 year old son to see them, we were sitting off to your left a row or two down. I thought you looked familiar but my son confirmed it (I told him to just let you enjoy the show)--he would have rather been at one of LP's concerts. Journey was interesting with the new lead singer--if you close your eyes...otherwise cut the hair, stop jumping around so much (not since David Lee Roth) and definitely stop flipping the microphone in the air. Anyway good luck with the tour and next album. Always a pleasure to listen. Sincerely, Walter Orechwa

Blogger panta_rhei said...
hey it's great you can continue working on the dead by sunrise record :) I'm sooo looking forward to it :)

a little sad that the lp record will take a while, but this makes it even more exiting... by the way: where are you touring in fall? only asia?

i LOVE ve'cel, but there aren't any ve'cel shops in europe, it's a pity :(
so hope we'll hear more from you soon :D

Blogger Doggie24690 said...
Haha, freakin' mankini. You're right though, nasty tan lines are discouraging for the ladies. Anyways, I'm excited for the DBS album but I'm pretty skeptical on your statement. After the let down from live recordings of Club Tattoos Anniversary and years of leading on, I'm not getting my hopes up yet. Like you guys said for MTM, I'll believe it when I can go to the store, buy it, and open it myself.

Hope you are having an awesome tour.

Pete

Blogger ella said...
Thank you for what you are doing!
Would like to see you again in Russia =)
Благодарим Вас за то, что вы делаете!
хотелось бы видеть Вас вновь в России =)

Blogger Jo said...
I WANNA SEE THE MANKINI PICTURES! I WANNA SEE THE MANKINI PICTURES!!!!!

its so cool that lp are so big alover the world, i live in new zealand and me and loads of my friends think you are AWESOME!

thanks for keeping us posted!

Blogger yazdan said...
hi star of my heart(chester) iam yazdan in iran there are many fans of linkin park and chester bennington in iran . dear chester i have wish met you even once time in my life but i know this is imposible . ilove you ilove you dear chester

Blogger Je'ssicaa said...
Chester , Chester . . . Thank you for letting us know that you wear a MANKINI when you go to the beach . . . xD

Blogger gootchie said...
for the people that dont know mankini, just think Borat's bathing suit!! Chester is the sexiest man in my book but a mankini is just not right on anyone even him!! But he is one of the funniest people that truly makes me laugh.

Blogger JanineR1978 said...
Hey Chester,
tanks for your update.
I'm really looking forward to the Dead by Sunrise release. Just saw you guys at Germany-Berlin - that was amazing show!!
And for a few minutes saw i the video primier to LEAVE OUT ALL THE REST on MTV Germany (on the TV is bigger as on the PC ;)). I found the video ist wonderful and great - I love this.
Please telling me - was is a "mankini"? (How tankini for girl's? - just for men`s?)

I wish you have a nice break.

Love, best wishes.

Blogger kat said...
sup chester i love linkin park the first song i ever heard from linkin park was numb and from then i was hooked i absolutley love minutes to midnight and i think ur new album will be even better
can ya visit my syte: aintnocityslicker101.piczo.com

♥♥LoVe♥♥KaT♥♥

Blogger lillatina said...
Thanks Chester for all the info of when the next album is coming out. I can't wait. Buy the way when you guys came to Denver this summer you guys freakin rocked fiddlers Green. I can't wait for next summer when you come back to Denver.Hey Chester I think it's great that your doing a clothing line because alot of the stores don't have Linkin Park merchindise and I think it sucks.
Thanks for the memories LP
Rashelle

Blogger lillatina said...
Hey Chester I just want to say that I have learned alot about you and the LP group. I love you guys so much.. You all make my day, that is all day and year also... You guys are the greatest and have been for me since you guys all started the LP group. Chester your a gorgeuos man and you have the best talent in the world so keep your head hi and don't look back because your awsome in everything you do..Just remember one of your biggest fans is in Colorado.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LP!!!!!!!!

Blogger danielly said...
CHESTER OTHER ARE YOU!THANKS TO YOU BE SO!


The FÃS LINKIN PARK IN BRAZIL

Blogger 1989vn said...
how was the food at out Vietnamese restaurant in Cleveland ;)?It was unexpected to you see you there!

Blogger Greyhoundangel said...
Mankini? Hmmm not sure what to think!

Hoping you guys will make it back to Oz, we need some excitment in the apparently small 'state' of Western Australia!

The new Album is just amazing! Besides the talent that we all love, there is nothing better than songs that relate to 'real life'

Chester I am so happy for you! You've shown everyone that dreams can come true, you are an inspiration :)

Much love from Perth, Western Australia :)

Mel xx

Blogger dulcemdl said...
kissssss :)

Blogger ELI said...
Hi Chez! I'm an italian girl and I have a dream: YOU AND LP IN SAN SIRO stadium in Miln!!!!
Do you think it's possible?
Plz don't say "no!" ok?
Ciao ciao bello sei il migliore!
Ely

Blogger Dexter the Demon said...
Hey Chester!
Kinda off topic but...
i was wondering if you ever think about your highschool years
I mean.
Its the Greenway Demons after all!
And everytime i see you i think about when you played Ally Hakum in Oklahoma on stage.
I laughed soo hard lol.
anywho..
was wonderin if you'll ever drop by for old mems or sumthin...
you can e-mail me at
kyugan3@hotmail.com if you're wonderin who the hell i am lol.
anyway, hopefully talk to ya soon,

p.s. your wall is still in the Auditorium Hallway. No one has laid a hand on it since.

Blogger clairexUK said...
Hi Chester, i just wanted to say hi to you, and to tell you that i listen to your music all the time, and it always makes me smile x x plus your gorgeous x x

Blogger Lady Gaga Ali Baba said...
Bahaha, I think it's funny that you walked around at the beach in a mankini;P...Now you may think that I'm just another dorky little fan of yours, but that's not true(a):D, I'm a REALLY dorky fan of yours!

Blogger Lady Gaga Ali Baba said...
Oh, forgott...the dorky fan of yours thinks that you probably owned that beach....

Blogger SoUneik said...
What up-Homie Chuck
Yea you can't fool me. The pic of you on the MSHappening clearly shows you having black eyes and a cyborg beam coming out the side of your face. Its all good, I like robots anyhow. Big Up on your solo, I'll be looking forward to it.

Blogger Shellie Z said...
Hey Chester. I'm a big LP fan waiting for the tour to hit Portland, OR. Haven't seen you all since last time you were here, but I definitely keep up to date with your LP site and Google Alerts.

Anyhow, I heard you are doing some solo work and have been through a lot of ups and downs. First, I can't wait to hear your Death by Sunrise CD. You have such a beautiful voice.

Please know there are people out here like myself who have you in their thoughts. I know you've been through a lot and your emotions ring true in you music. Thank you for sharing that wonderful voice and the emotion as well. Stay strong!

-Shellie Z
Portland, OR

Blogger Mohd Danish said...
heyyyy this is yusuf and danish wanna ask that
rellly u r having throat cancer??????

Blogger Mohd Danish said...
hayyyy when you'll be launchng ur new album????????
pay some visits to india also.....

Blogger deaftones007 said...
Hey u people should sometime tour Indian .. You gus are awesome ... Rock on ...\m/

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