| Picture of the Day: The First Time I Met Avril Lavigne |
 Since today is my day for Picture of the Day and Kay started off my "birthday week" yesterday with a picture of Avril Lavigne and myself, I have the slightly awkward task of repeating with another picture of me for today's POTD. Officially, Tuesdays are supposed to be photos from the "Let Go" era, but this photo was actually taken 3 days after the release of Under My Skin on May 28th which was the first time I ever met Avril Lavigne.
At the time, the Globe & Mail had just run an article on Bandaids and put a picture of me surrounded by my Avril-covered bedroom walls on the front page of their Arts & Entertainment section. Because of the article, Avril's management invited me to a private taping that Avril was doing for CTV's Canada AM. During the entire Canada AM performance, Avril kept looking over at me and smiling - I just figured it was because I was the only person in the audience who actually knew the words to the new CD.
But after the performance, she walked over to me and said, "Are you the girl from the newspaper?" Amidst the resulting waves of shock that a) Avril Lavigne was talking to me, b) Avril Lavigne knew who I was, and c) Avril Lavigne had now seen photos of my bedroom, I managed to answer, "Yeah, the Globe and Mail." There followed some equally unintelligible conversationalism on my part (I'm sure if you asked Avril now, she'd tell you I'm much cooler at 20 than I was at 16), then Avril thanked me for being a fan and went on her way. I didn't get my photo with her then, but later that night when she performed at Much Music's Intimate and Interactive, we waited by her tourbus where she very happily signed autographs and took photos with a crowd of 50 or so fans. With me in this photo is Bandaids Staff Alumni Jenna and her friend.
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Jul 08, 2008 - 5:59 PM - by staticrebelle
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| Avril On TV2 News Hungary |
/23-1.png) Thank you TV2 Hungary for providing us with an awesome documentary on Avril Lavigne. The punk princess, just after finishing a show in Hungary, Budapest, was caught leaving her hotel with husband Deryck Whibley. TV2 News reported on this incident and added in some extra information about the star. Awesome right?! Well yeah, if only we could understand Hungarian. Watch the clip of the show here, and see if you can find any Hungarians to translate the show for you!
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Jul 08, 2008 - 1:57 PM - by Lewymocha Original
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| Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Tour in Budapest, Hungary! |
 Avril Lavigne took the simply amazing The Best Damn Tour to Budapest, Hungary last night! Yet another amazing show where Avril shows us just how talented she is, but of course we already knew that! Thanks to Banaids member Axon for posting, we currently have 11 live videos from Budapest, Hungary for you to check out! And of course some pictures from the show have started to come in! Thanks to Bandaids Member fanavril you can check out some awesome HQ pictures from Budapest, Hungary here! As always folks, keep yourself up-to-date with all the media from the tour by checking out Avril Bandaids' Galleries, Media Library and Media Forum for all your touring needs!
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Jul 08, 2008 - 1:00 PM - by *T.M.RiddlE*
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| So... what do YOU think of Abbey Dawn? |
 Avril Lavigne's Abbey Dawn clothing line has been available at many Kohl's stores across the U.S. for several days now, so whether you've purchased a few of the designs for yourself or seen the many, many photos posted in our forums, you are sure to have your own opinion on the collection - and what better way to measure opinion than by voting in a poll! Our member fanavril has set up a poll in our forums to do exactly that, so no matter what your views, get on over there right away and tell us how you feel about Abbey Dawn by Avril Lavigne! The consensus so far? An astounding 90% of you have a positive view!
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Jul 08, 2008 - 8:49 AM - by aep89
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| Picture of the Day: The Best Damn meet and greet! |
Hate Mondays? No worries because Monday's Picture of the Day theme is "The Best Damn Thing Era"! And what's a better way to kick it off then with a rather special meet and greet photo from The Best Damn Tour? Some of you will know, that the chick sporting the hot t-shirt is none other than the goddess of Bandaids herself (i.e. overall top dog and queen bee) Sharifa (staticrebelle)! But what some of you might not know is that it will be Sharifa's birthday, on the 10 July 2008, and she will be turning 21! So today is the start of Bandaids wishing the very awesome Sharifa a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY week! So keep your eyes peeled and help us wish Sharifa a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Jul 07, 2008 - 1:50 PM - by *T.M.RiddlE*
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| Brand New Promotional Abbey Dawn Video Featuring Avril Lavigne! |
 Thanks to Bandaids member OnlyAvril, you can now check out a small promotional Abbey Dawn segment recently posted on the internet featuring the one and only Avril Lavigne! The segment not only features a brand new musical intro by Lavigne herself (where Avril sings "This is the time; this is the vibe. Don't you wanna get onto the ride?"), along with some sneek peeks at a totally new unseen photoshoot in which Avril promotes her new line in some very interesting poses (for instance, who knew Avril was into breakdancing?). Avril also talks about the line, the designing process and her favourite items so far in this must see promotional video! Check out Avril Lavigne's first Abbey Dawn promotional video here!
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Jul 07, 2008 - 12:29 PM - by Running With 2 Scissors
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| Twist of Fate - an Avril Movie or Song? |
 Fresh rumors regarding two new Avril Lavigne songs! The first song is called 'You got me' and the second one is called 'Twist of fate' (yes, the same title as the rumored movie) with an alternate title, 'When will this be over'. According to BMI, Avril co-wrote both these songs with Kara DioGaurdi (who worked with Avril on 'Runaway') and Brian Howes (a Canadian songwriter who has worked with bands such as Hedley and Daughtry). Click here to find out more about these songs. Thanks to onlyavril for posting.
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Jul 07, 2008 - 5:13 AM - by Red Devil
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| Picture of The Day: Avril Lavigne in People Magazine |
The theme for Sundays' Picture of The Day is 'Photoshoot' and to start off with, I present to you Avril's latest photoshoot done with People Magazine. Here, Avril poses in front of her opened refrigerator, allowing you to see all the good food she eats. You can see from the amount of vegetables in there that Avril eats healthy, and rightly so. When you have to travel the world doing shows on consecutive days, it's very important to stay healthy.
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Jul 06, 2008 - 2:16 AM - by Red Devil
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| Avril-Guitar-Idol! - Win 100,000 BBux! |
 Do you think you can play guitar as good as, or better than, Avril Lavigne? That is the question bandaids member WhatHappenedToMySaturday? asked when he launched Bandaid's very own Avril-Guitar-Idol! The contest involves 5 stages that are each designed to test your ability on the guitar while rocking out to some of Avril's most amazing tunes! If you think you could be in for a chance of winning the amazing prize of 100,000 BBux, then you'd better hurry! Auditions for this contest end in 1 week, so get playing! Go here to check out more details about Avril-Guitar-Idol and to enter the competition click here!
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Jul 05, 2008 - 4:49 PM - by Havril!
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| Bandaider Andrejukas Meets with Avril Lavigne! |
 Bandaids member andrejukas got to meet Avril Lavigne at her The Best Damn Tour Vilnius concert on July 3rd and tells us all about it in the Bandaids The Best Damn Tour Forum! Only three other fans were at the Meet & Greet with him so VIP Coordinator-extraordinaire Lizzie took them on a special tour of the behind-the-scenes workings of an Avril show, including her dressing room! Click here to read about Andrejukas' Meet with Avril Lavigne and check out his photo with Avril!
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Jul 05, 2008 - 2:19 PM - by staticrebelle
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| This (cover of) "Innocence" is brilliant! |
 When Avril Lavigne declared that "innocence is brilliant", I wonder if she predicted that it would also be brilliant when translated and performed in Hindi? That is exactly what one of Bandaids' most vocally talented members, Kai.2k, has done! Now, I have absolutely no knowledge of Hindi whatsoever, but that doesn't stop this cover version from being a great listen, and i'm sure you will love it too! Click here to listen to Kai.2k's Hindi cover of "Innocence", and be sure to check out his other covers too!
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Jul 05, 2008 - 2:00 PM - by aep89
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| New Openers for the Atlantic Portion of Avril's Tour |
 New special guests have been announced for the Atlantic portion of Avril's tour, which takes place in August. Bandaids member catatoniaone tells us that Missisauga hitmakers illScarlett will take the opening spot formerly occupied by Boys Like Girls on the Atlantic leg of The Best Damn Tour. Read more about Avril Lavigne's Atlantic Tour and Her New Special Guests, illScarlett.
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Jul 05, 2008 - 1:27 PM - by Phili
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| Rumour: Avril's upcoming Austrian concert to be screened LIVE on TV! |
 There has never been a better time to suddenly pack up all of your belongings and move to Austria! Am I crazy? Not at all! Why? Well, one of our most valued members, onlyavril, has the answer! She has uncovered rumours that Avril Lavigne's July 9th concert in Leoben, Austria, could possibly be aired live on TV! Although the website of Austrian channel GOTV does not currently confirm or deny this rumour, it is certainly very exciting news! Just imagine - Avril Lavigne, live in your living room! We'll bring you more news as we get it, but for now, discuss the possibility of watching Avril Lavigne's Austria concert live on TV here!
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Jul 05, 2008 - 12:17 PM - by aep89
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| A new website for Avril Lavigne's favourite restaurant! |
 Proud to be Canadian? Well, whether you're Canadian or not, one thing's for sure - the people of Napanee, Ontario are certainly VERY proud of their town's most famous export, Avril Lavigne! As many of you will be aware, the La Pizzeria restaurant in Avril's home town has achieved worldwide fame as Avril's favourite place to eat - and now you can read all about it on the Unofficial Website of La Pizzeria restaurant, Napanee, which was discovered by Bandaids' member Evil J! The website is still under construction, but already contains some rare photos of a younger Avril at home in Napanee, a quote from Avril on her love for the pizzas there, and details on how to find it, so you've got absolutely no excuse not to visit (don't let the fact that you probably live several thousand miles away stop you!) Mmmmm, it's making me hungry just thinking about it!
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Jul 05, 2008 - 12:04 PM - by aep89
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| Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Tour updates from Latvia and Lithuania! |
 Well you know what they say, the best things in life comes in twos! Avril Lavigne recently took The Best Damn Tour to Riga, Latvia on the 2 July and to Vilnus, Lithuania on the 3 July 2008! Thanks to Bandaids Member Axon for posting, we now have 10 live videos from Riga, Latvia and 11 videos from Vilnus, Lithuania for you to check out! Want some pictures? No problem, thanks to Bandaids Member onlyavril you can check out some HQ pictures from Riga, Latvia and Vilnus, Lithuania here! With so many shows taken place and to come make sure you check out the Avril Bandaids Galleries, Media Library and Media Forum for all your touring needs!
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Jul 05, 2008 - 9:10 AM - by *T.M.RiddlE*
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| Picture of the Day: Avril Lavigne In Dublin, Ireland on The Best Damn Tour |
For today's Picture of the Day, I thought we could sum up the feeling of Avril Lavigne's The Best Damn Tour in one single photo, that photo being below, obviously. Featuring Avril Lavigne about to descend from the stage at the climax of her Dublin show on June 06 last, I think this photo proves just how exciting her newest world tour is. How would you sum up The Best Damn Tour? Fun? Exciting? Energetic? Pink?! Tell us by commenting on today's picture of the day!
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Jul 05, 2008 - 9:01 AM - by Running With 2 Scissors
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| The Best Damn Tour DVD Setlist Revealed |
 Can't wait for Avril's new tour DVD? Well thanks to Bandaids' members how does it feel and DanieL LavigNe, we now have the setlist of the regular and Japanese edition of the DVD and information about the special features, courtesy of Amazon. The regular DVD will feature almost every song from Avril's album The Best Damn Thing, all your favourite covers from this tour, and all the old hits. Check out The Full Setlist of The Best Damn Tour Live in Toronto DVD.
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Jul 04, 2008 - 11:04 PM - by Phili
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| Picture of the Day: Avril and Deryck in Venice |
Today's Picture of the Day is in honour of Avril Lavigne's engagement to Deryck Whibley, which happened 3 years ago the week before last. On June 23rd, 2005, Avril and Deryck were photographed in Venice, Italy having a romantic picnic. Out of the huge set of photos came this amusing photo of Deryck... well... massaging his soon-to-be fiancée's chest. Well, that's one way to prepare your girlfriend for a proposal. When asked about the photo, Deryck's best friend and bandmate, Steve, let us know that Avril was getting an unusual treat, claiming he had "never been touched that way, Deryck or otherwise." Well, Avril enjoyed herself, and we were amused. All in all, a good time all around.
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Jul 04, 2008 - 4:26 PM - by Phili
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| Avril Lavigne To Perform With Ai Otsuka And Puffy In Tokyo |
/32-1.png) Those lucky fans going to Avril's concert in theTokyo Dome on Septemper 16th will get another special treat! Puffy, the Japanese Female Duo whom Avril wrote the fabulous song All Because Of You for, will be one of two acts performing in this amazing show! The other artist will be Ai Otsuka, 25, who said "It’s an honor for to be asked to take part in this concert. I would like to make it an event where artists can cross borders.” Check out what Puffy has to say about their up and coming performance with Avril and read the article for yourself here!
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Jul 04, 2008 - 6:56 AM - by Havril!
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| Girlfriend On The Secret Life Of The American Teenager |
/2-1.png) If you have tuned into ABC family recently, you may have caught a glimpse of a new show called "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". You did? Well you might have also noticed that they used Avril's hit song Girlfriend as the opening song on their first episode, how cool is that?! They even state on their website that 'If it were your job to create a musician specifically for "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," if you worked for years in a lab with stylists and producers and talent coaches, you still wouldn't come up with anything better than Avril Lavigne.' They also talk about her amazing tour and how much they love her style and attitude, Go Avril!! Check out Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend On The Secret Life of the American Teenager here!
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Jul 03, 2008 - 4:40 PM - by Havril!
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Avril Lavigne Bandaids: The Best Damn Avril Lavigne Fansite
