"This Is Me In Grade 9"
On Jul 16, 3:02=A0pm, Taylor <lukebenw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> from: CP
>
> Bare****dLadiesfans stunned by news of Steven Page drug charge
> 1 hour ago
>
> TORONTO =97 TheBare****dLadiesare thanking fans for their sup****t
> following news that frontman Steven Page has been charged withcocaine
> possession.
>
> A message posted on the band's website says "the validity of the
> charges against Steven will be strongly contested." Page was charged
> with possession ofcocainein the town of Fayetteville, N.Y., on July
> 11. Two women also face drug charges.
>
> He was released from custody after paying $10,000 bail.
>
> The charge couldn't come at a worse time for the 38-year-old singer,
> who recently released a kids album with his band called "Snack Time,"
> and is set to perform at a children's-themed event in Long Island,
> N.Y., next month.
>
> Page had been scheduled to appear in a Fayetteville court on Thursday
> but a court staffer says that has been adjourned to Aug. 26.
>
> "While this is happening, it's business as usual forBare****dLadies,"
sta=
tes the band message, posted atwww.bnlmusic.com.
>
> "We will continue to perform and look forward to heading into the
> studio later this year to record a new album. We want to thank our
> loyal fans for their continued sup****t during this difficult time."
>
> Fans have reacted with surprise and disappointment on the website's
> message board.
>
> "I've lost a lot of respect for him today," says one posting,
> submitted by someone identified as "shammes" from Albany, N.Y.
>
> "And great timing to promote a kids' CD! ...This is sad news but you
> see it all the time in the music biz where celebrity is fleeting and
> egos get bruised."
>
> "My heart has never sunk so fast," adds a fan with the moniker "80s
> Pro" from Toronto.
>
> "I have been a fan since day one. Was so proud to be able to show off
> Band Number One to my kids with Snacktime. Have NEVER thought of it as
> a sell-out. I still love ya, Steve. Not sure who I feel worse for -
> you and your family, or the band."
>
> ++++ ntv/nat media ++++
>
> Bare****dLadiessinger arrested on drug charges
> By WILLIAM KATES | Associated Press Writer
> July 16, 2008
> FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. -Bare****dLadiessinger and guitarist Steven Page
> faces acocainepossession charge after his arrest while visiting two
> woman at their suburban Syracuse apartment.
>
> Page, 38, of Toronto, was charged with fourth-degree criminal
> possession of a controlled substance, a felony that carries a maximum
> penalty of up to 15 years in prison, Manlius Police Capt. Bill Bleyle
> said Wednesday.
>
> The arrest comes as the band, known for its clean image and cross-
> generational appeal, recently put out a new album for kids titled
> "Snacktime," a collection of two dozen original children's songs.
>
> Terry McBride, the Vancouver-based manager for the band,
saidBare****dLad=
iesshows are still scheduled, but he declined comment on
> Page's arrest.
>
> "We cannot comment because the matter is before the courts, but we are
> confident our client Steven will be completely exonerated," McBride
> said in a prepared statement. "Until that time, it's business as usual
> for theBare****dLadies."
>
> Page was with the band when it performed Saturday at the Horseshoe
> Casino and Hotel Southern Indiana in Elizabeth, Ind.
>
> The band is scheduled to perform next month on Long Island at
> Playskool's Play Aid Benefit Concert to benefit four children's
> charities.
>
> Pages' lawyer, Mark Mahoney, did not immediately return phone calls
> seeking comment about the arrest. Page was originally due back in
> Fayetteville Village Court on Thursday, but a clerk said his case has
> been adjourned until Aug. 26.
>
> According to a felony complaint filed by police, Page was found with a
> total of 0.3 ounces ofcocainein a plastic bottle labled calcium with
> 10 capsules inside, another capsule on a table and two more in his
> pants pocket. All tested positive forcocaine, police said.
>
> Bare****dLadieswas formed nearly 20 years ago in Toronto and has
> released 12 albums, producing such hits as "If I Had $1,000,000,"
> "Brian Wilson," and "Too Little, Too Late." The group is known for its
> whimsical lyrics and comedic banter on stage. In 2002, the group
> performed an impromptu concert at Syracuse University for VH1.
>
> Police said Page was visiting Christine Benedicto, 27, at her
> Fayetteville apartment when they had an argument and Benedicto drove
> off in Page's vehicle.
>
> Just after 2 a.m., Manlius officers on patrol found a car parked
> across the sidewalk with its driver's side door open outside the
> apartment. An officer looked up the license plate and saw it was
> registered to that address, Bleyle said.
>
> As officers approached the house, they saw Page and Stephanie Ford,
> 25, at the kitchen table with a white capsule that later tested
> positive forcocaine, Bleyle said. Ford, who shared the apartment with
> Benedicto, was also charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of
> a controlled substance as well as unlawful possession of marijuana, a
> violation.
>
> Although Benedicto was not at home at the time, she was charged later
> Friday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled
> substance, a misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana.
>
> All three were arraigned in Manlius Town Court. Page posted $10,000
> bail for himself and $5,000 for Ford, Bleyle said. Benedicto was
> released on her own recognizance.
>
> Police said they were unclear on the nature of the relation****p
> between Page and Benedicto. Page and Carolyn Ricketts, his wife of
> almost 14 years, separated last year, according to newspaper re****ts.
> They have three sons.
>
> Bleyle said officers didn't become aware of Page's celebrity until
> after they arrested him. The rock star offered no resistance, he
> said.
>
> "To us, it was just a regular drug arrest," said Bleyle.
Bare****d Ladies Stripped From Disney Tour | Published by MTV News on
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:23 pm.
By Gil Kaufman
http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/b/bare****d_ladies/steven_page_=
mugshot_071808/281x211.jpg
We can=92t say we didn=92t see this one coming. While the Disney
Cor****ation has been willing to look the other way when young starlets
like Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Hudgens get snared in racy-picture
scandals, you can be sure they don=92t want someone accused of drug
possession playing to family audiences.
That explains why the Bare****d LadiesDan Zanes, They Might Be Giants,
Ralph=92s World and Raven-Symon=E9. Frontman Steven Page was arrested last
week in New York after admitting to police that he had been snorting
cocaine.
As of yesterday morning, the Ladies were still listed as playing at a
Long Island stop on the tour in late August.
But by this morning, their name and image had been removed from the
tour=92s official site. A message from manager Terry McBride on the
band=92s official site confirmed the cancellation. =93Members of the band
completely sup****t Steven Page,=94 McBride wrote. =93But we don=92t want
to
put Disney in an awkward position before issues involving Steven=92s
arrest are resolved.=94
Earlier this year, BNL released their first kids album, Snack Time,
which features the songs =93Bad Day,=94 =93Curious,=94 =93Allergies,=94
=93=
I Don=92t
Like=94 and =93Food Party.=94
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