Hi Subscribers, Just got this from Billy. A quick update on what he
is up to in the beginning of this new year:

From: Ant-Bee ( Billy James )
Subj: Re: Update
Date: 1/6/03 4:25:32 PM Central Standard Time

For the Ant-Bee And Friends Mailing List:

The Todd Rundgren book is finally out - for more information, go to:

www.goldentreasurespublishing.com

Just finished the basic manuscript to the Badfinger book now
called "When I Was A Boy - My Life With Badfinger" - Joey Molland
will be making the corrections and additions etc in the coming weeks.
Also just got a set of Temple Blocks and will be putting them
everywhere on Electronic Church Muzik - the new ANT-BEE album, not to
mention my Smile project. Also waiting for Bill Nelson to let me know
if he wants to do a book on Be Bop Deluxe.

Thanks for the support.

Billy

coordinator: Along those lines, here's a statement from Billy that he
posted on his website Ant-Bee's Web Bizarre back in February of 2002.
The topic is his up and coming Ant-Bee project; Electronic Church
Muzik:

Artist Disclaimer   

I realize it has been a number of years betwixt the release of ANT-
BEE - Lunar Muzik and my new album (still unfinished) Electronic
Church Muzik. Many of you have expressed concern as to why such a
delay in my work. It is true that I have been working on my new opus
for an exorbitant amount of time - I am very aware of this. But I
feel now is the time to explain why my spiritual extravaganza has
taken so long to finish. For one important reason -- when I do my
work it is done with great assiduous articulation. Therefore,
countless hours of studio time is required to accurately execute the
recordings. These hours translate into a considerable amount of
money - ah yes, money - the golden rainbow at the end of an artist's
sky. It is no secret that the ANT-BEE has been screwed more than once
from his former record labels, as well as many unsavory characters in
the music business that have detained, detracted and sucked much
precious energy from the downtrodden artist of the avant-garde.
Similarly, concurrent to the recent muck of innocuous muzak sprouting
from every corner of the globe - record labels are not willing to
sign an artist like ANT-BEE - "too progressive" - one label told me
that my work was way ahead of its time and to come back in 20 years
and we'll discuss it then (yuk, yuk). 

But hey, this is not a note of discouragement, rather encouragement -
for the album is a testament to GOD and therefore GOD alone knows
when, where and how it shall be released!!! So fear not - for you
will soon drink from the fountain of pure electric honey again - for
it is predestined...

ANT-BEE, February 2002

(Electronic Church Muzik confirmed guest appearances: Daevid Allen,
Gilli Smyth, Bunk Gardner, Don Preston, Michael Bruce, Peter Banks,
Jan Akkerman, Zoot Horn Rollo, Rockette Morton, Napolean Murphy
Brock, Moogy Klingman, Roger Powell, Motorhead, Bob Harris.)

More to come.

Gary Brown
Coordinator of Ant-Bee And Friends

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ant-BeeAndFriends/