Black Ops Agency: past missions

Breadstretchers
320 East Monroe
6-10pm ALL AGES

Springfield, IL

Saturday, August 21st

THE SHOW AT BREADSTRETCHER'S HAS BEEN CANCELLED (due to lack of bands to play we can't risk the chicago band not being able to get home).

Black Ops will perform ops with The Mad Hornet After Hour from Chicago as part of the MD 20/20 Show (Manifest Destiny). Here is the schedule of events for Manifest Destiny so far . . .

MD 20/20 Show:

Friday & Saturday, August 20th & 21st:

FRI 6pm-10pm
LIVE POETS SOCIETY
& reception

SAT 10am-6pm
Art Show w bands
Resident Genius, Black Ops, etc.

Agt. eted

Veile's Planet
corner of 2nd & Jefferson
9pm

Springfield, IL

Friday, July 2nd

I just talked to Dave from State of Mind, we're on for Friday. Not sure what time we're playing, but he said he will know all on Thurs. May be up to 4 bands there that night, but he says it's their gig, they booked it, and they would rather have us play than anyone else.

Just keep your guards up. As far us, we're on. I'd assume the usual late night shit that is Viele's, so plan on 9:00 pm arrival on the Planet, unless I hear different from Dave on Thurs....

Agt. Lizzard

Dooley Park
3-6pm

Downs, IL

Friday, July 4th

Gentlemen, here's the July fourth Downs flier. Hope you don't mind being
political....

-scott

Hey E*ted. I was seeing if the ops want to play a daytime show on the 4th of july in downs. It is 5 miles from Normal. It would kicks ass if you guys could make it.The first band goes on around 3 and next about 3:45. I imagine you could have what ever slot you want after that. It is cool because it is a daytime festival and you boys could be home that night if needed,

-Levi

Ok here is the shakedown. The lady 'one in command of the set up' said she was going to try and do it battle of the bands style. I told her that it was not a good idea. But she said the money prizes would be in check form. I told her that you guys would need to have it in cash. And the Champaign band too jiggsaw... She said sheíd have some cash to trade in the check.. Any way the money involved is $150 1st, $100, 2nd, $50 3rd, $25 4th There is a middle school band playing for 20 minutes so they will enjoy the 25 Iím sure..

-Levi

thelockedsound.com

We wanted to remind everyone about the guestlist guidelines. We have only gotten guestlists from 2 bands. Also here is an updated Map to Band Camp. The last one was not correct in how to get to the Campgrounds, as it is not actually in the town of Tallula, IL.

The campground is on RT. 97 between Petersburg and Springfield. If you cant see this map, go to the Bandemonium website to view it.

Also, if your band has gotten tickets from Rob, to sell to your fans, remember to bring leftover tickets and money to the gate as you enter the grounds. Any questions, dont hesitate to ask!

Please forward this to any band members you know that I have missed or that I dont have contact info for. Thanks, and lets make this the party of the summer! Oh, and dont forget to bring naked chicks! Rock on!

Razor
WQLZ Bandemonium
cell: 217-899-1947

Breadstretchers
corner of Monroe & 4th St.
320 E. Monroe
6-10pm

Springfield, IL

Saturday, June 26th

The Black Ops will rendezvous at Breadstretcher's with The Dutchmen & BHS on Saturday June 12th, ALL AGES, $5, early show! starts at 6pm, ends at 10pm.

thedutchmen.com

Breadstretchers
corner of Monroe & 4th St.
320 E. Monroe
6-10pm

Springfield, IL

Saturday, June 12th

The Black Ops will rendezvous at Breadstretcher's with The Locked Sound, The Pacemakers, & BHS on Saturday June 12th, ALL AGES, $5, early show! starts at 6pm, ends at 10pm.

thelockedsound.com
blackopsagency.net
thepacemakers.tk

CANCELLED - no explanation

Douglas Park Bandshell
Springfield, IL

2pm, Sunday, June 20th

The Black Ops will rendezvous at Douglas park Bandshell with Set Piece, Chaw bacon, & Luke Turasky on Sunday June 20th, ALL AGES, FREE, early show!

Band Camp
Springfield, IL

12pm, Saturday, June 26th

The Black Ops will rendezvous at Bandcamp, sponsored by Bandemonium on Saturday, june 26th, SEE BANDEMONIUM FOR MORE DETAILS AND HOW TO GET THERE click here.

Manifest Destiny
corner of Monroe & 4th St.
231 S. MacArthur
12am

Springfield, IL

Saturday, May 22nd

The Black Ops will rendezvous at 231 S. macArthur with Resident Genius, The Locked Sound, The Stash Riders, Experimental Orchestra, Eric Welsch & the Disputes, 95 Mental, Elements, Tom Phonic, & Untoward Quartet on Saturday May 22nd, ALL AGES, FREE!

Breadstretchers
corner of Monroe & 4th St.
320 E. Monroe
6-10pm

Springfield, IL

Saturday, April 10th

Black Ops S.W.A.T. Team will rendezvous at Breadstretcher's with The Locked Sound, The Pacemakers, & Two Months Waiting on Saturday April 10th at Breadstretchers, ALL AGES, $5, early show! starts at 6pm, ends at 10pm.

thelockedsound.com
blackopsagency.net
twomonthswaiting.tk
thepacemakers.tk

Breadstretchers
corner of Monroe & 4th St.
7-10pm

Springfield, IL

Saturday, March 13th

Black Ops S.W.A.T. Team will rendezvous at Breadstretcher's with The Locked Sound and The Idle Hours. This will be a psychedelic extravaganza!!! Very psychedelic ops . . .

Bandemonium
92.7 FM WQLZ
7-9pm

Springfield, IL
and surrounding area

Sunday, January 24th
LIVE INTERVIEWS AND LATEST SONGS
including a song performed at
Manifest Destiny's New Year's Eve party
as recorded by Marco Mulder

Black Ops S.W.A.T. Team will rendezvous at WQLZ studios with Razor and Rob on the Bandemonium show where they will debut a song recorded live to dvd on NEw Year's Eve at Manifest Destiny!! They will also be interviewed and play other new tracks.

Rob is also Agent X, founding member of the Agency and covert agent in the field.

Manifest Destiny
231 S. MacArthur
Corner MacArthur & Monroe

Springfield, IL

Wednesday, December 31st
NEW YEAR"S EVE!!!

with

TBA

Black Ops S.W.A.T. Team will rendezvous at Manifest Destiny's headquarters (Drink Pee) to help them bring in the New Year. We understand it's going to be very special OPS!!!

The Depot in El Paso. IL

Saturday, December 6th

with

The Locked Sound, Odysee, and Psuedo Community

Black Ops S.W.A.T. Team goes out in the field to El Paso, IL with The Locked Sound to play at the famed Depot in the Country School. Check out the link. We hear it's going to be very special OPS!!!

The Density of the Nation

Oct 10th, 11th & 12th, 2003
Noon to Midnight Saturday with bands!!
The ORIGINAL Space 830 S. College, SPFLD, IL

click here for flyer

$5 donation

Manifest Destiny Garage Art sale All three Days!!!!
- CALL TO ARTISTS: Come sell your work!!!

6pm to 12am - Friday - Spoken Werd (LIVE POETS SOCIETY)
12am to 12am - Saturday - Live Bands:

8 - 9pm - Untowards Quartet
9 - 10pm - The Locked Sound (from Normal. IL)
10 - 11pm - Mohrer Les with R2 and the B.U.C.
11 - 12am - Black Ops

12am to 6pm - Sunday - Acoustic Jam/Open House (open house consists of a potluck-BRING SOME FOOD TO SHARE, and a CD/Book/video sale)

spontaneous jamming and art and werd all weekend too!

GUESTS: The Locked Sound, Mohrer Les, Marvin the Madman, Manifest Destiny, The Untowards Quartet (featuring Frank Trompeter of Elevator Shoe, Jeff Cunningham of Lowphat, Joel Styzenz of Avatar, and Chad Minier on trumpet), and the Black Ops Agency S.W.A.T. team.

The Space located at 830 S. College in Springfield, Illinois, will hold a fundraising art festival on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday October 10th, 11th, & 12th , 2003, with The Locked Sound, Mohrer Les, Marvin the Madman, and the art group, Manifest Destiny (the art festival will continue all three days and bands will play on Saturday -- watch sunbeamthreads.com or springfieldmusic.net for up to date info).

The suggested donation is $5 each day. Interviews of artists, band members, and concerned citizens will be recorded for play on the Esoterica show on WQNA, Tuesday night at 10:00 P.M. The event will be filmed for airing on the Marv TV show and there will be CDs raffled (95 Mental, Underground Inc., etc.).

The event will include simultaneous activites and performances including music upstairs and downstairs and in the garage/gallery, poets open mic in the garage and back yard, musical open mic following band performances, art for sale including paintings and jewelry, possible performance painting by Michael Mayosky and Secret Nick as well as other members of the art group Manifest Destiny (who held their debut event Labor Day weekend at 231 S. MacArthur).

***The reason for the event is to raise money to help the Space pay back rent and bills that have added up faster than the funds have come in and the underground community is coming together AGAIN to try to save the day before the Space is no more. WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS SINCE THE LAST ONE!***

The Space has featured national underground acts such as the Mountain Goats and Martin Atkins of Invisible Records, Underground Inc. and Pigface, not to mention performance groups such as the Crimethinc Flying Circus and many bands touring through central Illinois such as Housebreaker and Self-Evident from Minneapolis and Springfield's own Gunga Dins.

The Space is home to several Springfield community organizations including the Springfield Greens, Heartland Peace Center, the Mutual UFO Network, and the Springfield Independent Media Center. Information for groups and individuals interested in joining/supporting The Space will be available as well.

For more information about this event the public may call Special Agent Ted Keylon at Black Ops Agency Headquarters at 528-8466 or Nick Wasmer at Manifest Destiny 726-6947.

springpatch.org/thespace
springfieldmusic.net
sunbeamthreads.com
blackopsagency.net

The Destiny of the Space

Sep 13th & 14th, 2003
Noon to Midnight each day
The ORIGINAL Space 830 S. College, SPFLD, IL

click here for flyer
12pm to 12am - $5 donation

GUESTS: Linus (from Lincoln), 95 Mental, Marvin the Madman, Manifest Destiny

The Space located at 830 S. College in Springfield, Illinois, will hold a fundraising art festival on Saturday, September 13th and Sunday September 14th, 2003, from 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM each day with Linus (from Lincoln), 95 Mental, Marvin the Madman, and the art group, Manifest Destiny (the art festival will continue both days and new bands to be announced will play on Sunday -- watch sunbeamthreads.com or springfieldmusic.net for up to date info).

The suggested donation is $5 each day. Interviews of artists, band members, and concerned citizens will be recorded for play on the Esoterica show on WQNA, Tuesday night at 10:00 P.M. The event will be filmed for airing on the Marv TV show and there will be CDs raffled (95 Mental, Underground Inc., etc.) and possible special appearances from members of Underground Inc. or their representatives as well as possible surprise, last-minute bands.

The event will include simultaneous activites and performances including music upstairs and downstairs, poets open mic in the garage and back yard, musical open mic following band performances, art for sale including paintings and jewelry, performance painting by Michael Mayosky and Nick "The Poet" Wasmer as well as other members of the art group Manifest Destiny (who held their debut event Labor Day weekend at 231 S. MacArthur).

***The reason for the event is to raise money to help the Space meet its final deadline of September 15th. Back rent and bills have added up faster than the funds have come in and the underground community is coming to try to save the day before the Space is no more.***

The Space has featured national underground acts such as the Mountain Goats and Martin Atkins of Invisible Records, Underground Inc. and Pigface, not to mention performance groups such as the Crimethinc Flying Circus and many bands touring through central Illinois such as Housebreaker and Self-Evident from Minneapolis and Springfield's own Gunga Dins.

The Space is home to several Springfield community organizations including the Springfield Greens, Heartland Peace Center, the Mutual UFO Network, and the Springfield Independent Media Center. Information for groups and individuals interested in joining/supporting The Space will be available as well.

For more information about this event the public may call Ted Keylon at Black Ops Agency Headquarters at 528-8466 or Nick Wasmer at Manifest Destiny 726-6947.

springpatch.org/thespace
springfieldmusic.net
sunbeamthreads.com
blackopsagency.net

Martin Atkins
Spoken Word/DJ tour

Aug 20th, 2003, 8:00pm
The ORIGINAL Space 830 S. College, SPFLD, IL

8pm to 1am - FREE

Martin Atkins, drummer of Pigface, producer and owner/founder of Invisible Records and organizer and promoter of the music collective, Underground Inc. will be in Springfield August 20th at The Space at 830 S. College to do a spoken word performance reading from his tour diaries and DJing rare unheard tracks from his many projects over the years. This is the first time Martin has visited us, let's show him some love.

Underground Inc. brought you Tub Ring! Martin Played with Ministry, NIN, Killing Joke, P.I.L., the Damage Manual, Skinny Puppy, Revolting Cocks and many many more. His tour diaries are full of stories from all these efforts and more, plus the guy has a sense of humor from HELL. Sure you have SEEN and HEARD bands and performers in Springfield, but have you ever gotten to sit down and hear some inside dope on the industry before? Don't miss this once in a lifetime chance to hear about inside details on the history of punk rock and industrial music.

For those of you who still don't know what we're talking about, P.I.L. was Johnny Rotten's band after the SEX PISTOLS! You got to get on board this because if for any other reason you decide to come to the Space that WED (like you will be busy or something) here is the best one . . . . IT"S FREE!!!

mDj>ETed will be opening for Martin. Here is Martin's setlist, and here is mDj's setlist.

Benefit Alert!

Aug 9th, 2003, 8:00pm
WQNA's Music from the 89th Parallel presents...
The Black Ops Invitational
The ORIGINAL Space 830 S. College, SPFLD, IL

8pm to midnight - $4

Special guests: Rufus & the Flycats

springpatch.org

cancelled

July 18th, 2003, 7:00 pm
3CW Wrestling presents "Blood, Sweat, and Tears"
Grandview Municiple Building at 1620 Milton St., Springfield, IL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
To: All Media
Subject: 3CW Wrestling presents "Blood, Sweat, and Tears"
Date: July 18th, 2003, 7:00 pm CT
Contact: (217) 793-6244, this phone # also contains rumors, information about upcoming events, and a lot more!

This wrestling show will take place at Grandview Municiple Building at 1620 Milton St., Springfield, IL 62702, on Friday, July 18th. Doors will open at 7:00pm and the show will begin at 7:30pm. Advanced tickets will be $8 and available at Country Closeouts in Grandview. Tickets at the door will be $10. There will be live bands.

3CW is located on the West side of Springfield at 3630 Great Northern Rd. Bay I. Our Business hours are Tuesday & Thursday from 6:30-10:00 p.m., Saturday from 6:00-10:30 p.m., Wednesday & Friday are by appointments only! (Which will be made within one business day before either day)

3cw's training facility gets its name "The house of pain", from the various screams and grunts of suffering and effort from the trainers and trainee. Spend one week in the ring and we dare you to see if we don't make a man out of you. The house of pains ring size is 16x16.

http://www.3cwpro.com

The Agency went on Red Alert

click here

Benefit Alert!

July 12th, 2003, 8;00pm
WQNA's Music from the 89th Parallel presents...
The Black Ops Invitational
The ORIGINAL Space 830 S. College, SPFLD, IL

8pm to midnight - $4

Special guests: TBA
springpatch.org

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Benefit Alert!

WQNA's Music from the 89th Parallel presents...

The Black Ops Invitational
June 14th @ The ORIGINAL Space
830 S. College, SPFLD, IL
8pm to midnight - $4

Special guests95 Mental!!!!

springpatch.org

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SPECIAL OPS!

Friday, April 18th
@ Babajees, 2901 W. Chatham Road
(former Ms. Lees, Jake & Elwoods, Armondo's))

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Friday, November 1st
@ The Space
830 S. College, Springfield, IL
Mission Captain: Agent eted

:we are booked to play the Space Halloween show with the Gunga Dins, 4th Rotor (Chicago), Resifdent Genius. 6-midnight i think we are playing first at six.

@ City Arts Venue
222 S. 6th Street (downtown), Springfield, IL
Mission Captain: Agent eted

:we are booked to play the final show of this, the only conceptual art gallery in Springfield. We will genneroniously celebrate their over two year committment to this sad town and sing the praises of those who dare to differ.

Thursday, August 29
@ Club Ten
1200 N. Bradforton Road, Springfield, IL
Mission Captain: Agent eted

:The Sangamon Valley Music Festival will include Black Ops on the line up for thursday, day one. More bands will play and we will post them here as soon as we know. Stay tuned...

"Ted,
I'm passing your project along to Jim Pemberton, for his consideration. We'll be happy to promote the event on the air. I'm looking for volunteers to sell CDs and T-shirts there. I'll let you know who turns up. I'll spread the word that you are looking for a PA system too. If anyone tapes the event we could also look at airing some later too. I'm out of town Wednesday but should be around most of the time the rest of the summer....

Date: 7/29/02 2:45 PM
Received: 7/29/02 5:49 PM
From: Anna, anna@deadpornography.com
To: blackops@springfieldmusic.net

XXXabortedXXX
Friday, August 23
@ The Space
830 S. College, Springfield, IL
Mission Captain: Agent Dj MsLisa

Surprise attack!
Thursday, August 18
@ The State Fair
Main Street, Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
Mission Captain: Agent Animl

ATTENTION AGENTS!
WE ARE CONFIRMED TO PLAY THE MAIN STREET STAGE AT THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR ON
SUNDAY AUGUST 18TH. YES, IT IS THE LAST DAY, HOWEVER; WE HAVE A TIME SLOT
FROM 3:00PM-6:45PM (NEXT ACT COMES ON AT 7:00PM). SO THAT'S IT, I WILL TAKE
CARE OF US ENTERING THE GATES BUT SINCE WE CAN'T DRIVE OUR CARS DOWN MAIN
STREET I'LL GET A MAINTEANCE TRUCK TO HAUL ALL OUR GEAR DOWN THERE! IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS PLEASE BRING THEM TO MY ATTENTION AND WE'LL WORK IT OUT. THAT IS ALL FOR NOW-I'M EXCITED!! OH ONE OTHER THING...I KNOW I'VE
SAID IT BEFORE BUT I WOULDN'T BE DOING MY JOB IF I DIDN'T REMIND EVERYONE
THIS IS A FAMILY EVENT SO WE SHOULD KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN WE CONFIRM THE
SET LIST AND WHAT CLOTHES WE WEAR ETC...WE DON'T WANT TO SCARE TO MANY
PEOPLE:)LOL

ok...the address is 1200 N. Bradforton Rd. You head west on Jefferson past Veterans, and drive for about 5 min. Then you'll hit a stop light next to some grain elevators. Turn left. Down on the left (i think) side of the road. He said you can't miss it. The cover charge is $6. We're going to start at 10 p.m. (or there about). He really wanted to know what time we would be there, so I told him 9 p.m. (opening time). I hope that is o.k. w/everyone. :-) The guys name is Justin Ford and his home phone is 486-2027, incase anyone has a ? for him that I forgot to ask. He said he would call me sometime before the show, just to reiterate. L8TR!