y_chat_intern:
Hello all O-Town is here and ready to chat!

O_town_live:
hey whats up! thanks for logging on!

Q:
Do you think having the show "Making the Band" has helped your careers in singing and promoting the band?

Jacob:
Yes we do. We look at it as an awesome opportunity to get into the industry and let people know us as a band.

Q:
When's your album coming out? Can't wait to hear your angelic voices:

Dan:
Hopefully the single will come out in september if all goes well. And were shooting for an xmas release of the labum. Album that is.

Q:
If you were top of a mountain all by yourself what would you yell?

Trevor:
O Love America! I Love America!

Q:
What does otown believe the process that sets them apart from other boy pop bands?

Jacob:
We arent other boy bands. We have alot of passion for our music and we put our hearts into our show.

Q:
How did if feel to have every moment of your life taped? Love ya! Dana

Trevor:
At the beginning it was weird to have cameras around you 24-7. But after a couple weeks we got used to it and then loved it. It helped us make a connection with people that most other artists don't ever get to have.

Q:
N Sync plays hacky sack before a show, do you guys have anything you do before a show?

Dan:
We always pray in and we also pray out. And say a little prayer between to make sure we have a nice groove between us. But other than that we don't have any trademark thing that we do.

Q:
Hey Guys. Happy Birthday Ashley! I was wondering since superstardom practically occured for you guys over night do you guys feel as though you were prepared well for your fast track to fame?

Ashley:
Thank you for the happy b-day. We dont think of ourselves as superstars. But if anybody is prepared for what the fast track feels like I think its us because were a pretty tightly knit group.

Q:
Hi Guys! Dan, can you tell us a little about yourself since we dont know much about you yet?

Dan:
Im 19 from Twinsburg, Ohio. I was a member of the 25 in Orlando for the show. I was on the first episode a little bit. Just a little. I dunno...its hard talking about yourself but itll all come out on the show pretty soon.

Q:
What happened to Ikaika?

Group:
You have to watch the show! If you watched the past week you saw a little bit of what might happen. If you watch this next week youll know what happened to him. Everything is gonna get fully blown out and then the next week youll really know who I am and where I come into the picture.

Q:
Hey guys do you ever go into the MTV O-Town chat room b/c alot of peeps are saying they are you? I luv ya Ashley!

Ashley:
Actually were on a radio tour so we havent had a chance to go into that room so everybody in there saying that are posers! I love ya too ashley_angel_3!!!

Q:
Ashley, hi, I luv your haircut. What kind of job did you have before this? luv, Sandra, NJ

Ashley:
I was a lifeguard. I worked in the electronic dept at ShopGo. I did voices for the video game characters in Sega CD and Playstation games Luna the Silver Star. They were role playing games. They were cool.

Q:
Erik and Ashley-do you still do comedy skits at night for the other guys?

Erik:
We do nothing but! We started talking about writing a comedy screenplay because we have too much material to work with. Its become a serious hobby of ours.

Q:
Jacob, would you ever dye your hair blue for a fan? DeAnna, Davis, CA

Jacob:
Well Ive done it twice. Id do it again, hyper!

Q:
Whats in your CD player right now? I love you!

Ashley:
The Armagedon Soundtrack and I love you too!

Jacob:
Papa Roach

Q:
Upon achieving your musical dream, who do you consider to be your biggest inspiration to never give up?

Jacob:
Since I was 5...Michael Jackson. He continually inspires me to reach for higher goals. And since Ive made it to this point, Im inspired to set my goals higher.

Q:
Jacob: What is your tattoo of on your back of?

Jacob:
Its Hebrew. And I drew it a few years ago. Each letter stands for Jesus Christ, Sun of God, Savior in Hebrew

Q:
Hi guys! Luv you! How do you like San Francisco? Im so sad that I didnt get to meet you yesterday. What

Trevor:
We were only there for 12 hours so we didnt get to enjoy the ciy much but the fans were incredible! We want to apologize to all the fans who didnt get in. We wanted to go outside but the SF Police Department wouldnt let us!

Q:
What do you miss now that youre in a group?

Dan:
Mostly our families and our friends. Cause were on the phone so much we dont have too much time to even talk on the phone. So thats pretty tough.

Q:
What, if you regret anything, do you regret most about the making the band experience?

Trevor:
I have no regrets at all! I would do it all over again the same way!

Q:
Have you been offered anything interesting since the show?

Dan:
wow...nothing that I would rave about on the internet... Were gonna be on All My Children which were filming on the 24th of August. And were also nominated for a teen choice award so thats cool!

Q:
Well since Ashley is Superman (thats so cute) which superheroes are the other guys? p.s. I love you guys so much!

Trevor:
is Batman

Erik:
is Wolverine from Xmen

Dan:
is Mighty Mouse

Jacob:
is Batman w/ a Spiderman twist

Ashley:
is a die hard superman

Q:
I just wanted to say Happy Birthday Ash!!!! May all your dreams and wishes come true! :)

Ashley:
Thank you very much!

Q:
I wanna know what kind of cereal you all like?

Trevor:
Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Erik:
Smacks, Oatmeal Raisin Crisp, Pops

Jacob:
Honny Smacks, golder grahams, apple jacks. Anything with high levels of sucrose or fructose or one of those crose's

Q:
Are you guys gonna go to college as your career as OTown grows?

Group:
We have to concentrate on learning as a group and this is a learning experience for us. And there are some situations where you learn in the classroom and then you have learning through experience but eductation is very important to us. But right now we are putting all our time into this. That was in response to your question about going to college...BTW

Q:
Do any of you guys like Eminem?

Group:
yes...Jacob, Erik and I (Dan) have nothing against eminem. I thik if we dwell on his work youll drive yourself mad because he rips on everyone. But he is an incredible artist. He has incredible skill.

Q:
Do you have ne advice for someone who wantes to get into the business?

Dan:
If you have enought talent and you keep following your dreams dont ever give up. Try for everything. God can bless you at any time like he did us with this audition.

Q:
How do you guys keep yourselves grounded?

Group:
We work with each other. Everything happens really quickly. Its very easy for us to get caught up and flustered by so much fame at an early time in their careers and we just keep giving each other reality checks.

Q:
Hey guys what was it like performing in the House of Blues? Love ya all Forever?

Jacob:
It was surprising, so at that time we were still filming the TV show. So we didnt think we would get as much love as we did, because nobody knew who we were...

Q:
Dan Hi! I wanted to ask Dan how it felt to know you made the group, especially after not getting picked for the 8? Oh and youre adorable too so you fit right in.

Dan:
It was really a blessing. I wasnt distraught when I didnt make it the first time. Its a dream world in ways thinking that make a life out of singing. But when I came back I realized how lucky and how priveleged I am to be in this. I couldnt ask for anything else. I have the best job and Im one of the luckiest people EVER.

Q:
Are your voice coach and choreographed still that rude to you guys?

Dan:
I dont think theyre rude. I think thats the way they teach. Sometimes we need people like that to push us in the right direction, Sometimes on the show all you see is rudeness they dont always show us laughing and having fun but it does happen.

Q:
Do you see yourself, 10 years from now as a band?

Dan:
As long as we want to make music and be together well see ourselves together as long as we stay creative and keep changing 10 years is no problem.

Q:
What is your favorite childhood memory? I love you Ashley!

Ashley:
Thats TOUGH. Id have to say when I built this motel rocket and I set it off in the middle of my soccer field in the middle of the summer so all the grass was dead and I packed the parachute wrong. So it didnt come down smoothly. It came down and exploded starting an acre and a half of brush fire. Luckily no houses burned down! I was 10 years old

Q:
What do you enjoy besides performing?

Jacob:
Playing guitar, writing music when Im home I go skateboarding with my brother.

Q:
If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you bring?

Jacob:
Guitar, Bible and my writing book

Dan:
a picture of my family, a jug of water and flares to alert the coast guard

Erik:
Food, a women, a lamp with a genie in it (or maybe just the genie)

Trevor:
Since the idiot Erik took my women answer Ill steal dans idea..a picture of my family, a cd player and CD's

Group:
Thank you guys so much! We love you and we appreciate all the emails. Were sorry we can't answer all of them and we hope to meet you in the near future. Look for us in a city near you for the YM Mall Tour!