MELLENCAMP SHOWS GOING ON SALE
Tickets for all shows on the first leg of the Words and Music Tour will be
on sale to the general public after this weekend. 10 shows went on sale
last weekend and the final 6 go on sale this weekend. Be sure to visit the
TOUR section of JohnMellencamp.com for all of the details.

VOTE FOR JOHN FOR THE CMT MUSIC AWARDS
CMT has begun the first round of voting for their CMT Music awards and John
appears in several categories. John needs your support, please visit
CMT.com and vote. Each person can vote once in this round of the voting.
Please go over to CMT.com and vote for John in the following categories:

cmt music awards collaborative video of the year
The best video that featured a special collaborative appearance by artists.
Awarded to the artists (male, female or group/duo): Travis Tritt featuring
John Mellencamp - "What Say You"

cmt music awards most inspiring video of the year
Video that celebrates the human condition in a positive and optimistic way.
Awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration): John
Mellencamp - "Walk Tall"
http://www.cmt.com/splash/2005_cmt_music_awards.jhtml

MELLENCAMP RADIO INTERVIEWS
John is doing a series of radio interviews in each city on the first leg of
the tour to promote the shows and the ticket on sales. Most interviews are
being taped by the radio stations to be aired at a later date. If possible
check with the station to find out when they will air. If you find out or
get them on tape please let us know @ feedback @ mellencamp.com. Visit the
NEWS page of JohnMellencamp.com for the full list of stations.

JOHN MELLENCAMP FAN CLUB UPDATE:
Club Cherry Bomb - The Official John Mellencamp Fan Club

We are also very happy to announce that John's Fan Club has been
re-launched! The club is now called Club Cherry Bomb - The Official John
Mellencamp Fan Club. The club is an all online club accessible at
http://www.clubcherrybomb.net. We are going to work hard to make it a fun
place for Mellencamp fans to have insider access, meet other devoted fans
and better enjoy John Mellencamp's career.

For a $30 annual membership fee members will receive the following benefits:

PAID Members only website featuring:
- Opportunity to purchase tickets via Fan Club Pre Sales
(access to some of the best seats at each show - subject to availability),
- Exclusive news and updates
- Members only multimedia content
- Members only Bulletin Board
- Members only Digital Minutes To Memories Newsletter
- Members only contests
- Members only access to exclusive Mellencamp events
(appearances/concerts/tapings not open to the public)
- Online Membership Card
- JohnMellencamp.com email address
- Mellencamp Merchandise Discount in the FanFire.com Store

There is also a FREE level of membership that gives you access to
JohnMellencamp.com's Bulletin Board General Forum and membership to the Fan
Club Email Mailing List. You can sign up for that @ ClubCherryBomb.net as
well.

If you are having trouble getting signed up for the club or recovering your
user name/password send us an email at help@johnmellencamp.com and we will
do what we can to help! FREE members will see a link once they are logged
in to ClubCherryBomb to UPGRADE to a PAID Club membership. If you have
questions about the club or want to learn more be sure to click the FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions) link at the bottom of every Club page! Please
contact us if you have questions or are having problems, we are here to
help.

CLUB WEBMAIL
In the next few days PAID members will be able to use their
@JohnMellencamp.com webmail accounts. Watch the site for more info.

CLUB TICKET PRE SALE
The Fan Club Ticket Pre Sale was a smashing success with thousands of
tickets being sold to members. Several shows, unfortunately, sold out in a
matter of minutes. We had a limited number of tickets in these smaller
venues which, when coupled with the lack of Indianapolis/Chicago/Major City
shows, led to extremely high demand. It looks like John is going to do many
more shows this year so we expect everyone will have the chance to get
tickets through the club.

CLUB MESSAGE BOARD
If you haven't visited it yet be sure to visit the Fan Club message board.
FREE and PAID members have access to the board. It is a great place to meet
fellow Mellenheads as well as learn a lot about John! Since it's launch it
has become a hotspot for fans to meet each other, ask questions and learn
more about John Mellencamp.

CLUB NEWS PAGE
Be sure to visit the Club news page every few days for updates. We are
going to post a lot of Mellencamp and Club updates there on a regular basis
that won't appear on JohnMellencamp.com. Depending on if you are a visitor,
FREE or PAID member you will see more or less information.

MEMBERS ONLY MERCHANDISE DISCOUNT
If you are a PAID club member sure to click the STORE link on the Club site
to visit the FanFire.com Mellencamp store. As a club member you get a
discount (between 10% and 50%) on all of the tour merchandise. Be sure to
browse all through the Mellencamp store to see everything available (not
just the featured items). There are a lot of great deals on some great
Mellencamp merchandise. Quantities are limited and when these items sell
out, they are GONE