LUPU NEGRU is a three men band, my favourite set up with drummer, guitar and bass and played a own style of whatever you name it....Dinosaur JR, Kinghorse,Soulside I don't know how to describe it but everyone at OJA liked it, this band is ROCKS! We might have them back at the BIG FAT JAM later in August (21&22) playing with 69 Chargers. We also had a PREVIEW of FLATTV 3 by the Ninja, he was been told two days before that he had to make a preview and it stressed him out but made a good 15 minutes preview and after trying to start the VDO for almost an hour (OJA is working with DVD's these days...) it was saved by my batteries from my camera so everyone enjoyed this strickly flatland VDO/DVD. (On sale from March 30th DVD only). Beer drinking was only allowed with the left hand due to a game from the Storttrails locals and Dennis had to finish his bottle 3 times in a row so he had troubles the next day. Jasper from "Downtown" tried to keep up with the drinking skills at OJA but has to train some more, he slept at the trails for a while. Stijn got behind the drums after the band was done and we all thought it would be a very bad situation beating someones drums to death but he could actually drum very well and got the crowd going! Paul L. tried to sing something and the crowd went wild! This MINI FAT JAM PARTY turned out to be the best ever at the Mini jam, Thanks to OJA and Vulanteers for making this happening, you guys rules! PdJ
April 2004 - Mini FAT JAM Party, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands
With months waiting for sunshine it was the MINI FAT JAM to start with the good weather, so the party started at 3 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. I was surprised to see a poster taped on the Mini ramp says that OJA had a band playing that night: LUPU NEGRU. Never heard of the band so I thought it couldn't be any good cause they booked them only a couple of days before but when Corné visited my shop he said he was at a Lupu Negru concert the day before and it rocked so I might got it wrong.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.