Dear "Apl Song" lovers,

July 26 has come and gone! If you missed that day's episode of
MTV's Total Request Live, you also missed a once in a lifetime
tribute to our veterans. A crowd of hardcore "Apl Song" fans
gathered outside MTV studios and proudly waved signs depicting
the Philippine flag and reading "Apl is #1", "Vanessa play APL",
"TRL loves APL", and "Support Filipino WWII Vets". And for the
few seconds they were shown, a national audience bore witness.

Unfortunately, the countdown belonged to Usher as his "Confessions"
video once again took the top spot. And yet, no sign of "The Apl
Song" music video in the Top 10 despite a national online campaign
of write-in votes. (I figured my own 100 plus votes online would have
been enough) Regardless, a total disappointment would not be
in the books as MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo acknowledged "The Apl
Song" crew outside during the end of the show:

"We gotta give a shoutout to fans outside showing their love, Black
Eyed Peas fans! Their new song "A-P-L" is actually a hot new song.
Great video. Great message. If y'all want to see it, you gotta vote it
on to [Total Request]..."

So just when you thought this was all a conspiracy theory to keep
"The Apl Song" video away from the countdown, MTV tells us they
know we voted and Vanessa herself lays down the following challenge:
KEEP VOTING!

WATCH IT HERE

MUCH LOVE TO THE NEW YORK "APL SONG" CREW!
"Thank-you to all the enthusiastic and amazing Black Eyed Peas" APL Song"
Supporters. Because of you we made our presence and our reason known
not just in NYC but throughout the United States. Hope you and everyone
had a great time and know that we made a big difference. Thanks again!"
-Ted Martinez

All of FAHSI Youth
Steven Raga
Albert Dela Pena
Mark Dela Pena
Marian Dela Pena
Elizabeth Barao
Kassandra Manjares
Edward Mendoza
Krystle Mendoza
Krystyna Mendoza
Jericho Joyas
Jade Calma-Capulong
Joylene TiraTira
Vicki Lucia Ealdama
Kristina Joyas
Roslyn Perez
Karl DeLeon
Casey DeLeon
Karen Costes
Oliver Meneses
Jean Pesquira
Jillian Faustino
Joanna Faustino
Lady Reyes
Will Santiago
Rizalene Zabala
Angelo Zabala
Kristin Zabala
Katherine Zabala
Mark Rodriguez
Jeff Cruz
Shei Reyes
Marilyn Alibutod
Alejandro Diosa
LA Tourist
LA Tourist
Cielise Lindo
Christina Dehaven
Kevin Ching
Sherry Cocsiose
Kristelle Pulido
Paloma Belara

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
The real work was spreading the word and voting! You emailed all
your buddies, posted on every blog and message board, bombarded
our website and destroyed our bandwidth. And most of all, you voted
not just once but multiple times! That's true dedication and
commitment. We here of "The Apl Song" cast/crew salute you.
The veterans salute you. The Black Eyed Peas salute you. Thank
YOU so much! We all appreciate your comments on our message
board.
http://www.xylophonefilms.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=xylobep

THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES...
Believe it or not, we did it! This July 26 campaign was just the
WAKE UP CALL. Make every day a day to recognize our "forgotten
heroes" and keep voting those write-in "Apl Song" votes! Make
it a part of your daily web-surfing routine... vote here:
http://www.mtv.com/onair/trl/vote/

Tell all of your family, friends, and THEIR family and friends and let
them know why this is important. Who's down? Gather as many of
them as possible to join our exclusive mailing list at:
http://www.coollist.com/subscribe/subto.cgi?l=the_apl_song&C=95312
We'll remind them with all our "Apl Song" updates!

The music video will be back online Monday, August 2 at:
http://www.xylophonefilms.com/bep.html
http://www.kidheroes.net/aplsong

By then, we'll also be posting pictures from the New York crew who
represented and waved signs in front of TRL. And of course, we'll
even post up the video clip from TRL to pump you up!

We'll be designating next Tuesday, August 3 as our next MTV TRL
voting day. Stay tuned!

AUGUST 3 IS "APL" APPRECIATION DAY
It's time to celebrate the success of "The Apl Song" thus far and the
end of "The Elephunk" era. On Tuesday, August 3, "The Apl Song"
has its industry premiere at Level 3 in Hollywood:
WHERE: Level 3, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (Hollywood and
Highland Center) in Hollywood, CA
WHEN:  Tuesday night, August 3, 9:00-1am
E-mail Jerry@Onproductions.com for more info

SFGATE.COM ARTICLE ON THE CAMPAIGN
Check out the cool article in SFGate.com about our music
video campaign:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/archive/2004/07/26/peas.DTL&type=entertainment

NEED MORE MOTIVATION?
Check out the following article:
http://www.orovillemr.com/Stories/0,1413,157~26686~2275596,00.html
California governor Schwarzenegger recently VETOED a bill
encouraging schools to teach students about the help Filipino soldiers
provided the United States during World War II. Their contributions
sadly continue to be ignored...

What are your waiting for?  Stop reading this and VOTE NOW! 

Peace and LUMPIA grease,
Patricio Ginelsa
Writer/Director "The Apl Song" music video, "LUMPIA"
http://www.LoveThatLumpia.com
http://www.kidheroes.net