A Linkin Park Fans' Site By AdieK84
Yesterday, Adam Ruehmer, Linkin Park’s marketing manager and manager of LPU for over five years, has announced his departure from his position to work in the Interactive Marketing Department at Warner Bros Records.
Here is his Tumblr post about it:
I was planning on waiting another week or so to post this, but word is starting to get out and I wanted you guys to hear this from me, not someone else…
This week, I had to break some news to the band, my colleagues and other partners I’ve worked with over the years. Telling you, the Linkin Park fanbase, is by far the hardest.My last day working for Linkin Park/LPU/Machine Shop will be June 11, exactly 5 years and 4 months after I started.
The last 5 ½ years have been more incredible than I ever could have imagined they would be. My role was one that didn’t actually exist prior, and one I kind of made up along the way. I didn’t start interacting with fans because I was told to. I did it because I honestly cared about what you had to say. Going in the chat room and message boards became a daily task, and one I enjoyed immensely. As my role grew, I had the opportunity to go on tour and meet thousands of you all around the world. Being able to spend time with so many of you at summits, meet & greets and just hanging out at shows was a privilege and easily the highlight of my time with Linkin Park.
Read the rest HERE…
The LPFC team is very sad to hear this news, and instead of just posting this announcement as a news post, we have decided to leave Adam a short message from each of us here. We just think that Adam has always treated us as friends, and so an impersonal news post just felt wrong, even if we are a bit ahead of the game here.
Dayna
Adam,
I can’t say I’m surprised to hear the bittersweet news that you’re leaving the LPU to pursue a new calling. After five years of all your hard work, you certainly deserve it!
But I as well as many others are so sad to see you leave! You’ve been such a positive and helpful resource to all of the fans and I’m personally grateful for the nice things you’ve done for me and all my friends along the way. Congrats on your success and good luck at Warner Bros. marketing! I know you’ll do fine.
Yours,
Dayna
Irene
DUDE! I won’t forget why me met… Hahaha! Do you remember? ohhhh Bonnie… It was pretty cool for you to remember me as “Irene from Chicago” when we met at House of Blues show. You made my first year in LPU amazing! Thanks for all you do & for making our LPU family even better with all you have done. Someone has BIG shoes to fill! Good luck in your future endeavors!
-Irene
Jenni
Hi Adam,
it’s really sad that you’ll leave the LPU… I think there will never be another “Adam” like you . 
Thank you for the summits and meet & greets, the chats… Thank you for the great time in Hamburg.
Thank you for everything! <3
Good luck and a lot of fun in your new adventure!
Greetings from Germany.
Bye,
Jenni (ShineyShadow)
An
Dear Adam
There are no words to express how thankful I am for the incredible LP opportunities you’ve offered me last year, our awesome chat conversations and concert meetups -with or without beer- that I will definitely miss the most, and just you doing such a damn good job satisfying LPUers.
I will be very excited if the person that replaces your position will already be half as good to LPUers as you were.
I wish you the best of luck in your future. WBR will be very lucky to have you, just like we used to be over the last 5 1/2 years.
See you on Twitter.- An
Jennifer
Lizzi
Paul
Nikki
Adie
LPFC says “Thank You, Adam”
I recently had the pleasure of attending the MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit concert for the first time. The annual event took place less than a week ago at LA Live inside Club Nokia in Los Angeles May 30, 2013. A collection of fans, friends, families, and music aficionados were invited to an intimate show and award ceremony, specially honoring Tony Alva and Chester Bennington for their outstanding achievements of recovery and in the greater community.
A handful of eager fans, arrived fashionably early at the scene in hopes of getting a glimpse of the superstars who were set to perform and present during the show. I arrived at the scene about five minutes before 8pm after an impromptu day of fun in the sun at Six Flags Mountain. I caught a few minutes of Chester and the rest of Stone Temple Pilots on the red carpet taking photos and press interviews right outside the venue, and then shortly headed inside of the club where the show was set to begin.
The production crew had transformed the bottom floor of the venue into their own living room scene, equipped with tables, couches, and a dinner buffet full of temptation. With Bobby Lee positioned as our host for the night, the show kicked off with lots of laughs. I watched from the second level balcony along with the rest of the general, VIP, and LPU ticketholders. A relaxing performance by Early Morning Rebel paved the way for presenter Anthony Kiedis, who took to the stage in order to present the From the Heart award to legendary skateboarder Tony Alva. After delivering an insightful and inspiring speech, Mr. Alva then proceeded to perform three songs with his Chicken Noodle Project featuring Ray Barbee + Matt Rainwater.
Next up was an energetic performance by Ida Maria and a few witty remarks from Mr. Andy Dick before Linkin Park’s very own Mike Shinoda was introduced to present the Stevie Ray Vaughan award to Chester Bennington. Several kind words and worthy praises were exchanged, and Chester nervously took to the podium to give thanks in his acceptance speech. Stone Temple Pilots was set to perform a mini set of classic hits shortly after. STP was joined onstage by mega musicians Slash and Duff McKagan for an awesome cover rendition of “All the Young Dudes”. Stone Temple Pilots also played their new single “Out Of Time”, which was the moment I was most looking forward to the entire night. Needless to say, the song was amazing, and Chester sang the hell out of it like a true champion!
Unfortunately, the show came to an end soon after, but the night was still young. A small group of us headed over to the Yardhouse restaurant for a few drinks and late night indulgences before we each parted our separate ways. In summary, the event was a really fun experience with really nice people and great music! I’m glad I had the opportunity to see Chester receive such an honorary award, as well as perform with Stone Temple Pilots, whom I’ve been a fan of for quite some time, but had never had the chance to see live prior to the show. Many thanks to MusiCares Map Fund as well as the other sponsors for putting on such a great event. I am definitely looking forward to next year!
- Dayna
EDIT: Mike retweeted our project and commented on the RAOK idea!
https://www.twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/300745874252890113
It’s time to celebrate! Today is Mike Shinoda’s 36th birthday and of course we all have to celebrate this together! Personally, I have a very special surprise for you, but more of that later.
First of all, I have coordinated the birthday project for Mike this year and I made a page with all the amazing birthday wishes for Mike that were sent to me in the last few weeks. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed!
I know, I said I wouldn’t make a video, but I quickly threw a YT slideshow together, so enjoy (might still be processing when the post goes online, so check back later)!
You can also find the birthday project of MSC here.
Dear Mike! First of all, happy birthday! I hope you can enjoy your special day with the family and friends!
You and your bandmates have always inspired your fans and other people, organizations, etc. to bring something good into the world. You have shown us that awareness of our environment, kindness and selfless acts make our lives richer. This is why I’m celebrating your birthday today by starting a very special year on this day. From today until February 11, 2014, the Linkin Park fans will be amongst the kindest people on earth – all in the name of Shinoda!
I know this is a special challenge, but I’m sure many of you already do “random acts of kindness” – small things that make people happy – without noticing it. You can find a few more creative examples below. I will start with Music for Relief Day on the 19th, maybe some of you will join me then! The real challenge is to stick with the challenge until you’ve finished it, which might take a while, but I’m sure you can do it!
Document your progress/Make a list!
Do it wherever you feel comfortable, Facebook, your blog, Tumblr, Instagram, the LPU, your notebook, etc. I will look for your progress reports and motivate you a bit by retweeting & sharing them!
When you’re finished, send me the link or the list to lpfancorner@gmail.com!
All lists will be collected for Mike’s birthday post in 2014!
I will make a separate page with all information about the Linkin Park fans’ “Random Act of Kindness”-Year and put the link in the sidebar so you can find it easily all year.
It will be great to see how those random kind acts influence your social relations and in the next days, I will open a Facebook group where you can talk about your experiences or just swap ideas for “Random Acts of Kindness”.
Now here’s a great example for a “RaoK” list!
1. I sent flowers to a new She Speaks friend for her 32nd birthday. She lives in Nashville and is a single lady, and I knew she wouldn’t have a boyfriend or hubby bringing her flowers on her special day. As a widow, I know how lonely that can feel at times, so I chose to bless her in that way.
2. I put a box of M&Ms along with a thank you note in our mailbox one morning to surprise our mail carrier!3. Gave a $25 Walmart gift card to a complete stranger while in Walmart shopping one day. I think I scared her at first – she thought it was too good to be true.
4. I gave a $10 Walmart gift card to a lady working the window at one of our local McDonald’s after I paid for iced tea. I’ll never forget that grin on her face. Priceless!
5. Sent flowers to a new friend of mine – also a widow – that lives in Arizona “just because”.6. Drove to another town 2 hours away to meet with another grieving woman affected by suicide in the loss of her brother right before Christmas.
7. Put $1.00 bills with notes inside seven random books at a local used bookstore.
8. Surprised a co-worker by completing one of her job responsibilities for her one morning.
9. Delivered a book full of inspirational stories to help a co-worker during some difficult days.
10. Surprised another co-worker with her favorite snack – peach rings – and left them on her desk chair one day!
11. Gave a $10 Walmart gift card to another McDonald’s worker in a different part of town this time. Her whole demeanor changed upon receiving it. I loved watching that transformation!
12. Gave $5 giftcards for a local café to the grumpiest Pharmacy Technician at my local drugstore. The “grumpy” seemed to roll right off of her after receiving that small surprise.
13. Gave a final $10 Walmart gift card to a third McDonald’s employee while at the drive-thru window.
14. Folded my daughter’s laundry for her. (She’s been doing her laundry since the summer of 2010, so this was a HUGE deal for her to find I had already done it for her.)
15. Took flowers to a neighbor and left them on their front porch with a note that simply said “to brighten your day”.
16. Delivered a baby gift to the hospital where I was born (20 minutes away from where I currently live) the night before my birthday. It was a non-gender specific gift, so the hospital staff was asked to give it to a baby born on my birthday along with a note that I had written explaining I had been born in that very hospital 40 years ago.
17. Left a silk flower on each of my female co-workers’ desks with a note saying, “You are special!”
18. Left a generous tip (almost the cost of the bill) after eating at my favorite Mexican restaurant. I decided to do this ahead of time – regardless of the level of service.
19. Left quarters in the candy/toy vending machines at a local mall for children to discover later.
20. Sent a “thinking about you card” to a grieving widow I’ve never met.
21. Sent a card to a woman that’s been visiting our church who has experienced severe loss in her life over the last two years.
22. Sent an Edible Arrangements display to the ladies at in the office at one of my favorite ministries.
23. Sent a note of encouragement to a woman going through breast cancer treatment.
24. Prayed for each person I saw on the road, as I traveled to work one morning (i.e. people waiting on the city bus, walking, homeless).
25. Created 2 treasure boxes and delivered them to a playground to be discovered by playing children. Each contained large plastic gold coins and a real $1.00 bill along with a note from me.
26. Made up two activity bags (1 for a boy and 1 for a girl) to bless a couple of sick children in the pediatric until of our local hospital. Dropped them off and instructed the nursing staff to give them to two children they felt could benefit most from them.
27. Taped a $1 bill with a note on a drink vending machine saying, “Enjoy a drink on me and keep the change!”
28. While checking out at our local Walgreen’s, I found myself behind a little girl buying a stuffed Valentine bear for her grandmother. She was $0.12 short, so I gave her the $0.12. Easy but so fun to do – especially when she grinned!
29. Paid for breakfast for the car behind me at Chick-fil-A one morning.
30. Gave away a prize on my blog for someone that participated in my Random Acts of Kindness (RAOK) Birthday Project. The prize consisted of a Daily Prayer Organizer, 2 journals (one to keep, one to give away), a box of notecards, and 2 $5 Starbucks gift cards (one to keep, one to give away).31. Secretively paid for a haircut for a single mom and her son.
32. Helped another co-worker on a different day with her job responsibilities to lighten her load.
33. Donated makeup to a local women’s shelter.
34. Donated money to the Ronald McDonald House.
35. Sent money to a missionary.
36. Sent a book and note of encouragement to a woman grieving the recent loss of her brother.
37. Pushed grocery carts from the parking lot into my local grocery store before I started my shopping one night.
38. Bought lunch for a friend.
39. Took doughnuts to my local bank to say “thank you” for what you do.
40. Wrote a note to one of my doctors thanking him for his excellent service and taking time to always make me feel as if I’m his only patient for the day. Also shared that I pray for him and his staff routinely.
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great going!