Otis has made his decision, and we respect that. While the album is still months from completion, the Shufflin' Crew tried out some of the new material at an unannounced gig at Chicago's Empty Bottle music club last Friday. Response from the sold-out crowd was overwhelmingly positive. Richard Dent still blows me away live. The Bears traffic in the truth, and either you can handle it or you can't.
Censorship is slavery.
Expected to hit stores in early 2001, the new album will be followed by a world tour in the spring of that year. All proceeds from both the album and tour will go to charity. The Bears are doing this to feed the needy. One of the most successful bands of the mid-'80s, the Shufflin' Crew broke up in October 1987 due to creative differences and infighting, particularly between Gault and keyboardist Gary Fencik. Fencik and Fuller went on to form the supergroup Touchback with New York Giants wide receiver Phil McConkey and Kansas City Chiefs fullback Christian Okoye.