Original message from Kristi Redman:

hey guys-

so sorry i haven't been on too much lately. as some of you know, i was recently laid off and have been job hunting like crazy over the last few weeks. i've been kind of wrapped up in that and haven't devoted too much time to all of you blaker boys and girls out there!! i'm sure you all understand, but i just wanted to let you know what's up. :)

as you know, the AI tour just wrapped up last week. so where does that leave our favorite idol? blake is back in good ol' rainy seattle and very happy. for the next few weeks he'll be finishing up his album. he's already got a TON of amazing songs and is very excited to share them with all of you. he'll be working in seattle and LA over the next few weeks while he finishes up.

blake and i had a chance to hang out earlier this week when we ran errands together at alderwood mall and grabbed lunch at claim jumper (he had the tri tip sandwhich with shoestring fries, for those of you who were wondering!). it was great to just catch up and see him! it's been MONTHS since just the two of us had hung out. he gave me the latest on his albums and also said what a great time he had on tour and how much he enjoyed meeting all of you!

a lot is up in the air for right now, but you know as soon as i hear it from him, i'll pass it onto all of you. hope you're all doing well and getting ready for blake's album, A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) to come out on NOVEMBER 27th.

xoxo
kristi
the blaker girls

just got the pictures from last night up!  here's a brief recap of last night. :)

we got there a little later than we wanted (just before 6pm) because traffic was SO awful.  we hung around outside and chatted with a few blaker girls and then went to grab our seats.  blake had given seats to andrea, my boyfriend, and me.  they were on the first level in the 2nd row.  the seats were good, but not great for pictures.  so we figured you've all seen lots of great concert pics so we'd just take more backstage.  the concert was awesome and blake was the best (well, we're a little biased lol).  the crowd went CRAZY for him.  it was awesome.  he even did a Blaker Girl shoutout partway thru.  he told me afterwards it was the only time he's done that since we were there. :)  everyone sounded and looked great.  it was really fun to see them all performing again.

after the show we headed backstage to say hi to blake and everyone else.  blake was swamped (of course) so we made the rounds to see everyone else.  first we saw chris sligh and we were excited to see each other because we hadn't really seen each other since top 20 (i saw him for about 2 seconds at the finale).  twe talked to phil after that.  hen we saw jordin, who also had a huge line around her.  she looked fantastic and was really nice to everyone.  we saw sharlotte, our favorite "background vocalist", and she was saying how great seattle is and how she wants to come back.  then we went to see lakisha because my boyfriend developed a crush on her during the concert. lol.  she was great and remembered me from my trips to LA.  we headed over to wait in line for blake and i was laughing because it felt weird to wait in line to talk to one of my best friends! he was great, of course, and gave us big hugs and thanked us for being there.  we then headed outside near the busses so he could show us the new Ford he'd gotten that day.  he let his friend, brad, drive it around the block to check it out.  during this time we filmed Blaker Girl shoutouts from blake, c-rich, and sligh (COMING SOON!).  they were hilarious. they boys kept heading over to the fans (there were SOOO many people!) to sign autographs and take pictures.  the boys were going to head on the bus for some pizza so we got going.  dallas (blake's dad) took blake's car home for safe keeping until the concert is over.

all in all, a great night. it was so amazing to see blake performing in front of all those screaming fans.  it's pretty cool to see your friend realize his dreams.  i'm just excited for when i get to see him for more than 5 minutes again. haha

love you guys!!! hope you enjoy the pics. :)

xoxo
kristi
the blaker girls

Original message from Andrea Edmon:

BANNERS
If you have a "vote for blake" or other banner on your website/myspace being hosted by blakergirls.com (i.e. the web address of the image starts with www.blakergirls.com), we would really love it if you saved the image to your computer then uploaded it to a free image host (like www.photobucket.com), then change the image address on your page. We have so many people using our images that it's getting expensive for us to host so much space. Thanks so much! We're so glad everyone loves the banners and we hope to continue to have them!


BLAKE LEWIS MEDIA
Check out http://www.blakelewismedia.com/ for all kinds of interviews with Kristi and Andrea from Blakergirls.com as well as other friends of Blake and artists who have worked with him.


MERCHANDISE
Blaker Girls merchandise is still available! Be sure to get your t-shirt, etc in time for when the tour comes to your town! Enter the coupon code MOTIONHEIGHT for $5 off orders of $50 or more before July 7th. For merchandise visit www.cafepress.com/blakergirls, www.cafepress.com/blakers, or www.cafepress.com/blakerboys.

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

xoxo
Andrea
The Blaker Girls

Original message from Kristi Redman:

hey blakers -

i'm finally back from my very long (at least it seemed that way) business trip! also, this last weekend andrea, leah, and i were in napa for a much needed rest. i'm working on answering all of your messages, so bear with me.

there's another fan book for blake that is being made and if you would like to participate in it please email: BlakeFanBook@Yahoo!.Com

it is not affiliated with the blaker girls nor is it being organized by us but we're always up to promote a book dedicated to supporting balke! :) if you have any questions about this DO NOT respond to this message. email BlakeFanBook@Yahoo!.Com with your questions.

blake is doing really well and i'm looking forward to chatting with him in the next day or so. i've been so busy with work that i haven't had much time to talk to him. he's getting really excited for tour and is anxious for it to start. more info on him to come!

hope you're all well and i'll have more updates very soon.

xoxo
kristi

This is FOR REAL cos the info's from Kristi. They had to remove his B-Shorty MySpace cos Blake can't put up with two accounts. I've added him already.

We're friends!

Original Message from Kristi Redman:

hey blakers!!

have you missed me yet? sorry i haven't been online too much lately. i have been incredibly busy with my 'real' job.

blake is doing really well and is just gearing up for tour rehearsal which starts late next week. he'll be in nyc just before then. he's really excited for tour and to see all of the contestants again.

some new info and random stuff on blake below:

1. Blake will be on THE VIEW on monday!!!! i've heard everyone at the view is SUPER excited to see him and meet him in person; they're all such big fans. be sure to check it out!

2. US WEEKLY online did an interview with blake the other day. it's a great one so check it out! http://blakelewisfans.multiply.com/journal/item/73

3. blake has the #3 album on ITUNES right now!

4. jordin and blake are NOT dating and are NOT romantically interested in each other. she's only 17 (illegal!) and have a brother/sister releationship

5. blake's myspace pages are now back up and running. they were disabled during american idol by fox. you can add him if you want but he is rarely on there. be patient if you request his friendship, leave a comment, or message and don't hear back right away. he's a busy guy. you should just add his 'blake lewis' page because he will be deleting his bshorty page since it's too much work to keep up on both pages. www.myspace.com/blakelewis.

and now some old favorites:

7. i DO NOT have any info on backstage passes or meet and greet info. i promise as soon as i know something i'll pass it along, but for now, i DON'T know anything! :)

8. blake is STRAIGHT.

9. blake is SINGLE.

ok, i think i got everything from my list. hope you're all doing well and i'll talk to you soon!


xoox
kristi

Spot Kristi in the pink The Blaker Girls shirt dancing along with Blake's Virtual Insanity... she grooves better than Paula Abdul! (^.~)

Last night, I asked Kristi about Blake... and she said:

He's doing well. Really busy and tired but having fun. 
He'll be gearing up for tour soon and he's excited for that.

xoxo
Kristi

Original message from Andrea Edmon
(The Blaker Girls co-founder):

hey all!

Kristi has done SO much hard work on The Blaker Girls, so to show appreciation, myself and a few of her friends/family have created Kristi's Krushers, the only Kristi fan club! The name is in reference to Kristy's (character) baseball team in the Babysitters Club Books (which are some of Kristi's fav!).

So join today and leave a message on the Kristi's Krushers wall to tell Kristi how awesome she is! And that way she can keep her personal myspace page more private :)

♥ Andrea

(Go on and click "Kristi's Krushers above for a visit on Kristi's fan page!)



Kristi Fun Facts!

Age: 25

Birth date: April 3rd 1981

Ethnicity: Half Japanese (yup half) and half Caucasian (ha-ha cauc-asian

High School: Inglemoor High School Grad 2000

College: Kristi graduated from Chapman University with her bachelors in Advertising/Marketing.

Noteworthy Accomplishments: Won State Title for Soprano her senior year (She’ll show you the trophy if you like) She was also a member of the Prestigious Chapman Touring Choir and performed all over the country.

Pets: None. She wanted a puppy for awhile, but then they went out of style.

Favorite Color: Pinks (not browns and greens because it makes her look like Robin Hood)

Favorite Candy: All kinds, she does not discriminate

Favorite restaurant: Pallinos (its Italian and pretty much amazing) Fav dish=cheese raviolis in Alfredo sauce
OR The Bonefish (otherwise referred to as the Boner) Fav Dish=trout with a side of potatoes

Number of Siblings: One (we will not disclose her name for privacy and safety reasons)

Single or taken: Taken (going on 5/6 years now…I lost track after year 1)

Children: No…BUT she has one that she likes to pretend is hers :)

How long has Kristi Known Blake?:
Forever…next question.

Kristi would like to meet:

Neil Patrick Harris, Sara Ramirez, Karl with a K