Avril Likes Fred Durst’s Attention, But Prefers Deryck
Us Weekly reports Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst personally delivered burgers from In-N-Out to Avril Lavigne and her band during the mtvICON: Metallica concert on May 3rd. Durst then spent the evening in Avril’s trailer. The Canadian singer told the mag, “He seemed like a pretty cool guy.” A witness adds, “She was loving the attention, but she has a major crush on Deryck Whibley from Sum 41.”
Fred Durst Working With Avril Lavigne?
May 23, 2003 – Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst is saying he is working with Avril on her new album, according to the New York Post. “They are spending a lot of time together right now,” a Durst source said. “He even jumped on stage with her last week during her Lowell [Mass.] show.” Lavigne’s rep denied the claim Durst was working with the Canadian teen.
Fan Spends Day With Simple Plan And Avril Lavigne
May 23, 2003 – Kiss 108 in Boston has all of the photos of a fan’s adventures with Simple Plan and Avril. Trish got $500 to go CD shopping with Simple Plan, a private soundcheck party for her and 9 friends, and a personal meet and greet with Avril in Boston.
Gr8est Grand Prize
May 20, 2003 – Elmer Ploetz of the Buffalo News was on hand as Avril Lavigne performed before approximately 600 high school students at Dunkirk High School after the school won the concert through a radio station contest, submitting 949,257 index cards to be sent overseas to show support for U.S. military personnel. For Dunkirk High School Principal Daniel Genovese, what was great was the way the school pulled together to win the concert. “Just the dedication and commitment to following through on a goal, these are important things, the messages we give kids,” he said after the show. “We want them to feel that there’s no holding them back. There’s not a “no can do’ attitude. They can certainly do it.”
