MERRY CHRISTMAS!

VINTAGE SLIM JIM

VINTAGE SLIM JIM
The following photo of Jim appeared in Japanese magazine UpBeat in 1992.

VINTAGE SLIM JIM
The following photo of Jim appeared in NME in August 1980.

VINTAGE SLIM JIM
The following photo of Jim appeared in Finnish magazine "Suosikki" in 1981 (issue 2). Thanks to Jon for the scan.

PHANTOM FAN FEATURE
Today we wanted to share a couple of cool photos with you of our friends Richie and Patty from Cuenca, Spain. They met Jim and Lee in Zaragoza, Spain after the Stray Cats concert on 17th August.

PHOTOS - STRAY CATS
The Stray Cats photo section had been updated with a page of vintage publicity / fan club photos - click here to view.

PHOTOS - STRAY CATS
Check out a second page of photos from the Cats' Toulouse show on 6th September by clicking here. Many thanks Isabel!

VINTAGE SLIM JIM
The following photo of Jim appeared in French magazine "Salut" circa 1981/82. Many thanks to Jon for the scan.

SLIM JIM'S ROCKIN' WEB STORE - LAST POSTING DATES
The countdown to Christmas has begun! If you are planning on ordering anything from the web store that you want to arrive before Christmas please note the following last posting dates from the UK and ensure that your order is placed a day or two before. Thank you!

Last posting date from UK to Australia/New Zealand is 5th December *
Last posting date from UK to USA/Canada/Japan is 10th December *
Last posting date from UK to Europe is 12th December *
Last posting date from UK to UK/Channel Islands is 20th December **
To check last posting date from UK to any other country please click here.

* Using Airmail service
** First class mail

TOUR - STRAY CATS DOWN UNDER - CHANGE OF DATE
Please note that the previously announced Auckland, New Zealand show at The Powerstation will now take place on Tuesday 3rd March 2009 and not 4th March as initially advertised.

STRAY CATS EUROPEAN TOUR 2008 MERCHANDISE
If you've been yearning to get your paws on some of the Stray Cats 2008 European Tour merchandise then you'll want to head over to the Stray Cats Online Store right away - click here or graphic below to pick up your cat clothes.

PHANTOM FAN FEATURE
The next generation of drummers are on their way. Here's a photo of a young Slim Jim fan, Maikel Nederpelt from The Netherlands, putting his kit through its paces. Keep on hittin' not missin' Maikel!

PHOTOS - STRAY CATS
See photos of Jim, Brian and Lee in action at E-Werk, Cologne, Germany on 2nd September by clicking here. Kind thanks to Paul for providing us with this great page of photos.

PHOTOS - STRAY CATS
Plenty more photos coming your way from the Stray Cats European Tour. Today's additions were taken in Stockholm on 29th August - click here to view. Thanks Mats for sending in these fantastic shots. Check out more of Mats' cool rock pix by clicking here.

PHOTOS - STRAY CATS
Just uploaded is a brand new page of photos taken at the Cats' Toulouse show on 6th September - click here to view. Our thanks to Jeremy for these stylish shots.

TOUR - STRAY CATS DOWN UNDER
New Zealand date added; the Cats will play at The Powerstation, Auckland on 4th March 2009. Ticket pre-sale starts Wednesday 8th October (ends 9th October). General sale starts Friday 10th October at 9am. Tickets: www.ticketmaster.co.nz / click here: -

FEBRUARY
Sun 15 - Metro City, Perth
Tue 17 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Thur 19 - The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT!
Fri 20 - The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT!
Sat 21 - The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT!
Mon 23 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT!
Tue 24 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Thur 26 - The Tivoli, Brisbane SOLD OUT!
Fri 27 - The Tivoli, Brisbane
MARCH
Sun 1 - The Forum, Melbourne
Wed 4 - The Powerstation, Auckland (JUST ADDED)

TOUR - STRAY CATS DOWN UNDER
New dates added and shows selling out: -

FEBRUARY
Sun 15 - Metro City, Perth
Tue 17 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Thur 19 - The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT!
Fri 20 - The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT!
Sat 21 - The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT!
Mon 23 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT!
Tue 24 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Thur 26 - The Tivoli, Brisbane SOLD OUT!
Fri 27 - The Tivoli, Brisbane
MARCH
Sun 1 - The Forum, Melbourne

SLIM JIM - BREAKING NEWS - AN UPDATE

Hey everyone!

Firstly Jim would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has emailed the site, signed the guestbook or messaged us via myspace since his accident at Brixton - to say we've been inundated would be an understatement! We're completely overwhelmed by your kind and thoughtful messages. We know that those of you who were due to attend one of the three remaining shows are extremely disappointed about the cancellations but your unselfish reaction and heartfelt concern for Jim has really blown us away. You truly are "the best"!

Secondly we wanted to give you an update on Jim's situation. He's back home, taking it easy but in a lot of pain. He will be having surgery on his wrist on Tuesday (16th). He'll be in a cast for 6 weeks or so and will then need physio rehab on the arm. The prognosis is very good and The Phantom will be back bangin' n' yellin' in plenty of time for the Australian tour.

Once again we can't thank you enough for your support and messages. We're happy to know that you'll all be thinking of Jim on Tuesday.

From the Phantom's Lair,

Jim and Faith

Note: Faith is attempting to reply to all your emails individually but please bear with her, there's a lot to get through!!

PHOTOS - STRAY CATS
We've got some fantastic photos for you today taken at the Cats' Brixton show on Wednesday night - just click here to view. Many thanks to Ricardo for sharing his special photos with us.

STRAY CATS - GOOD NEWS AND BAD
Anyone who was at the Brixton Academy last night witnessed a truly AMAZING performance by the kings of Rockabilly. What an INCREDIBLE show!! Three encores, including a guest appearance by Dave Edmunds, and the crowd was still shouting for more!
At the end of the show Jim took a fall off the stage and "sprained" his right arm. However, a doctor's check-up has revealed that he has in fact broken the arm in three places and it's now in a plaster cast. Very bad!! Incredibly, Jim has asked me to let you know that he intends to try and play tonight's gig in Manchester (against doctor's orders!) as planned. So he'll see you at the Academy.
THANK YOU all so much for your support of Jim and the Cats.

STRAY CATS
~ Live tonight : Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK ~
REGRETTABLY THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED

PHOTOS - STRAY CATS
Click here or the banner below to view photos from the Stray Cats' Paradiso gig on Monday. A shout-out to Ben for sending his snaps in - thanks Ben!!

TOUR - STRAY CATS DOWN UNDER
New date added and shows selling out: -

Sun 15 - Metro City, Perth
Tue 17 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Thur 19 - The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT!
Fri 20 - The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT!
Sat 21 - The Forum, Melbourne
Mon 23 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT!
Tue 24 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney (JUST ADDED)
Thur 26 - The Tivoli, Brisbane SOLD OUT!

PHOTOS - STRAY CATS
We have a few more hot photos for you today taken at the Pacific Amphitheatre last week by the fabulous Tommy over at BrianSetzer.com... click the graphic below to view. Be sure to check out more of Tommy's amazing pix from the gig by clicking here. Thanks T!
We've also added a few more photos to Gloria's page which we uploaded on Wednesday - click here.

Europe are you ready?!

PHOTOS - STRAY CATS
Well Jim and the Cats rocked the Pacific Amphitheatre last night and here's the proof... click the graphic below for a page of photos. Huge thank you to our wonderful friend Gloria for providing us with these hot off the press.

TOUR - STRAY CATS DOWN UNDER
The Stray Cats are please to announce their forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand. The Cats will be heading "down under" in February next year; their first Australasian tour in 18 years. Details to follow.

PHANTOM FAN FEATURE
Here's some very cool Phantom memorabilia shared with us by our Australian friend Danny McDowell. The drum skin was signed by Jim for Danny at Ruby’s Lounge in Melbourne on 11th November 2006 and the photos were taken at the gig that night. Thanks for the pic Danny and a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Copyright Danny McDowell

THE HEAD CAT - FREE SHOW
The Head Cat will be playing a free show at The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas this Saturday 12th April. For details click here. Don't miss this great opportunity to tear it up with Jim, Danny and Lemmy.

THE HEAD CAT - Playing San Juan Capistrano for A One Night Engagement
WHEN: Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
WHERE: Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

LEMMY (Motörhead), SLIM JIM PHANTOM (The Stray Cats) and DANNY B. HARVEY (Rockats, 13 Cats, Lonesome Spurs), have teamed up in a high-energy, "take no prisoners" combo just to remind the world how Rock'n'Roll is supposed to f*ckin sound. Forget all those rock posers, who have nothing new to say, passing themselves off as the real thing. When it comes to real Rock'n'Roll these three guys have Lived it, Breathed it, Bled it and have set the lifestyle example that all you Rebels, Rockers and Outcasts should strive to follow!

You have seen the light now come over to the Darkside...

Tickets are now available at: The Coach House Concert Hall (949) 496-8930 and/or Ticketmaster.
Ticket prices are $15.00 in advance / $18.00 Day of show

For interview requests: Please contact Lila Sadeghi @ 949-496-8930 Ext.107 or lila@thecoachhouse.com

TOUR - STRAY CATS
New date added to the Stray Cats European tour in Austria at Vienna's Arean Open Air on Monday 25th August.

TOUR - STRAY CATS - TICKETS
Pre-sale tickets for the above Vienna show go on sale on Tuesday morning (25th March) via these links - German : English.

Pre-sale tickets for the show in Stockholm on Friday 29th August go on sale on Wednesday (26th March) at 8am via this link - click here.

PHANTOM FAN FEATURE
Here's a behind the scenes photo (taken some years ago) of the Stray Cats meeting a young fan on her 10th birthday. Many thanks Richie for sharing this cherished photo of your daughter with us.

TOUR - STRAY CATS - TICKETS
Pre-sale tickets for the Stray Cats Helsinki show on Wednesday 27th August are on sale now via this link - click here.

Pre-sale tickets for the Dublin show on Sunday 14th September go on sale tomorrow 8th March at 9am via this link - click here. The pre-sale password is: FAREWELL (note: Pre-sale ends 10th March 8am).

THE HEAD CAT - NEW DATE
The Head Cat will be supporting "X" at the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood on April 11th: -

Friday 11th April - Henry Fonda Theater, Hollywood, CA, USA

TOUR - STRAY CATS
14 dates have been confirmed on the Stray Cats 2008 European tour. The Cats will be taking in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, UK and Ireland!! Click here for details.

TOUR - DEAD MEN WALKING
We just wanted to confirm that the Dead Men Walking tour pencilled in for next month has now been postponed.

TOUR - STRAY CATS
Stray Cats announce European Tour - please visit www.StrayCats.com for more info. Dates will be posted when confirmed but for now here's a message from the one and only Slim Jim Phantom...

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