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December 17, 2003
A DAY AT THE FARM WITH FARMER JASON ends up on the KNAC's [LA's big ROCK radio station] online magazine's list of best cds of 2003! Also on the list are Alice Cooper, The Ramones, Jane's Addiction, Turbonegro.... The list was compliled by contributing editor Frank Meyer. Yes when you think HARD ROCK you think FARMER JASON!!!!

Novermber 24, 2003
Disneys FAMILY FUN Magazine picks A DAY AT THE FARM WITH FARMER JASON as one of the TOP FIVE Kids CDs of 2003!!!!!

Novermber 22, 2003
Farmer Jason performs to his first SOLD OUT crowd at Radio Cafe Nashville. The mosh pit was full of five year olds pogoing...

Novermber 21, 2003
Farmer Jason apprears on his first magazine cover: Nashville's RAGE

Novermber 14, 2003
Farmer Jason will make his first TV appearance on MORNINGS ON FOX

November 9, 2003
7:00pm Hollywood California The Arclight Theater- THE BIG EMPTY starring Jon Lavreau, Racheal Leigh Cook, Daryl Hannah, and Kelsey Grammar will premier at the American Film Institute Film Festival. Jason Ringenberg's alien spoof HONKY TONK MANIAC FROM MARS from the cd ALL OVER CREATION plays during the film and credits.

October 22, 2003
Jason Ringenberg's A DAY AT THE FARM WITH FARMER JASON (his children's cd) is the NUMBER ONE selling cd on the MILES OF MUSIC web retail site for the week ending October 22.

Oct 18, 2003
Jason debuts another new song "Chief Joseph's Last Dream" on 3RRR Melbourne Australia.

Oct 17, 2003
At the Espanade Hotel in Melbourne Australia, in spite of the curfew, the crowd refuses to leave without a third encore from Jason and his Aussie band The Spurs For Jesus. In fact the crowd cheers and yells for over 15 minutes until Jason and the SFJ return to do rousing versions of Golden Ball and Chain, I Saw the Light, and Both Sides of the Line.

Oct 16, 2003
Farmer Jason makes his first radio apprearance at Dave Heard's Acid Country Show on PBS Radio Melbourne. He sings "He's a Guitar Pickin' Chicken" and offers to help any of the radio listeners plant their corn.

Oct 13, 2003
Jason debuts a new song "New Fashioned Imperialist" on 2SER Radio Sydney and confirms that a new JR cd will be released in mid 2004.

October 10, 2003
While playing harmomica on the bar at The Healer in Brisbane Australia Jason jumps off the bar in mid solo. Unfortunately, there was not a floor where he landed, only a flight of stairs. With stretched ankle ligaments and in excruciating pain he finished the show but couldn't walk the next day. By showtime that evening the pain subsided and the show went on. He attributed this healing to "good Austalian soy milk, a liberal dose of good Aussie aspirin, and the Good Lord!"

September 26, 2003
Jason sees a moose... in his Anchorage hotel parking lot!! The enormous creature then walked right down a busy street and through the McDonalds drive through. Lets hope he didn't end up a Big McMoose.

September 4, 2003
Oslo Show is Sold Out!!!

September 3, 2003
Trondheim Show is Sold Out!!!

August 1, 2003
At the 156th Street Festival in Cleveland Jason brings up two roaming street musicians (guitar and dobro) to jam with him at the end of his set. They did Rt 66, Honky Tonk Blues, John Prine's Paradise, and of all things John Denver's Grandma's Feather Bed!! *

July 13, 2003
Jason hosts a songwriter seminar at Encore Cafe in Bloomington, Indiana.

May 24, 2003
Lerwick, Shetland is SOLD OUT! Jason is joined onstage by The Ramstans, a local group who know many old Scorcher songs. They perform BROKEN WHISKEY GLASS, ABSOLUTELY SWEET MARIE, LOST HIGHWAY, AND I SAW THE LIGHT complete with the entire crowd dancing and singing along. A similar event on this tour had happened in Enschade Holland with a local band called The Dickheads. They opened for Jason singing CRY BY NIGHT OPERATOR, GREETINGS FROM NASHVILLE, SWEET MARIE, AND COUNTRY ROADS.... IN DUTCH!!!!!!

May 20, 2003
Colne England show is SOLD OUT!

May 18, 2003
Brighton England show is SOLD OUT!

May 8, 2003
Dutch legend Rene van Barnsfeld , guitarist for the pioneer rock/rap/metal band THE URBAN DANCE SQUAD joins Jason on steel guitar for half his set in Nijmagen, Holland. A rocking encore of Lost Highway with Rene, The Seatsniffers, and Jason brings down the house.

May 1, 2003
Holland's OOR magazine does a story on Jason and his Holland/Belgium tour.

May 1, 2003
Good Sounds Records releases a Bruce Springsteen tribute cd which includes Jason singing MY HOMETOWN, produced by George Bradfute. Some other artists making a contribution are Elvis Costello, Cracker, Dion, Cindy Bullens, Billy Bragg Patti Griffin, Rosie Flores, and more. All royalties are to be donated to cancer research. The cd will be released in America in July.

April 25, 2003
In a fit of rock-n-roll passion Jason throws his guitar across the stage. The neck breaks off. April 26 Jason cusses himself all day.

March 1, 2003
Starry Plow in Berkeley is SOLD OUT!

Febuary 21, 2003
DIG INTERNET RADIO in Austrailia releases MUSIC IN DEPTH- a sampler that includes HONKEY TONK MANIAC FROM MARS from ALL OVER CREATION. It is the lead track on MUSIC IN DEPTH. Other artists on the cd include Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Kasey Chambers.

Febuary 12, 2003
Tift Merritt attends the Local 506 show in Chapel Hill NC. Jason and John Howie from The Two Dollar Pistols perform 3 duets together: Cold Cold Heart, You Win Again, and Why Baby Why. It brings the house down.

Febuary 7, 2003
North Shore Point House Concert in Norfolk, VA is SOLD OUT!

January 25, 2003
House concert in Peacedale, RI is SOLD OUT!

January 24, 2003
Kendall Cafe Show in Cambridge, MA. is SOLD OUT! Mike Gent from the Figgs played guitar on much of Jason's set at The Kendall Cafe. He knew almost all of FERVOR and LOST AND FOUND.

January 16, 2003
The film ROLLING KANSAS plays at the Sundance Film Festival. The Jason and the Scorchers song Golden Ball and Chain plays in the movie and during the credits.

January 13, 2003
Check out the Acoustic Cafe at http://www.mlive.com/cafe for a segment with Jason! It will be available via their archives after this date.

January 11,2003
The Afternoon Nap House Concert in Chapel Hill is SOLD OUT!