Amanda was the "uber" American Idol fan, and she loved Chris Sligh and the Fro Patro. She passed away on June 15th from complications from her leukemia treatment at age 21. Some words from Amanda:

"Im truly honored to be a fro patrol member and to be friends with such great people on this blog.

Fro Patrol, i always say that the fan base reflects the person they represent and I have to say, Chris and his fro patrol are some of the sweetest, most amazing people ever.

On June 20th, Chris Sligh will be performing a pre-game concert at 5:30 PM CST at the Nashville Sounds vs Oklahoma Redhawks baseball game. Click here to enter a contest to win tickets to the game.

Click here to see a promotional video for Chris's upcoming appearance in Gilbert, Arizona on July 18th at Sun Valley Community Church. Similar videos have been created as promos for his July 19th appearance in Phoenix at Valley Cathedral and July 20th appearance in Scottsdale at North Ridge Community Church.

Click here for Voltaire performing a cover of "Empty Me".

The t-shirts for the picnic are really beautiful! Order yours today here!  Again, the deadline for registering for the picnic itself is June 21st. 

There is a new contest at thebestamericanidolever.com.  Please vote for Chris. I entered him as a candidate yesterday, so the voting is just starting for him. You can vote up to 5 times a day in any one category. Also, there are prizes. Read the FAQs on the site.

And please don't forget about voting for Chris Sligh in the 2008 Blogger's Choice Awards. Chris is entered in two categories - Best Celebrity Blogger and Best Blog of All Time. For Best Celebrity Blogger, he is currently in second place, behind Rosie O'Donnell.

Please check out Chris Sligh's Myspace "Productions" site. He has left two new songs to listen to - "Here Comes Goodbye", and a rough draft of "Poorly Written Love Song". Very nice!  

Some stats from Donna Reynolds at Foxes on Idol: "Season 6’s Chris Sligh’s debut, Running Back to You, appears on Top Christian Albums (24) and Top Christian and Gospel Albums (29). “Empty Me,” the first single from the album, saw a little bump this week, moving up two spots to #15 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. It also earned the “airpower” designation on the Hot Christian Adult Contemporary where it remained #18."

Sarah and Chris Sligh were interviewed in the Marriage Partnership section of Christianity Today. Click here to read the piece.

Lyndsey Parker provides video and discusses some former Idols, including Chris, in this Y! Music blog.

Some food facts about Chris can be found in this blog entry, "Before He Was Famous". Maybe he should be manning the grill at the picnic on July 5th! And speaking about the picnic, you have until June 21st to register. After that date, the picnic committee will be ordering the food. Click here to enter the picnic site.

Also, "Empty Me" is one of WQME program director Matt Rust's Hot Picks of the Week. Click here, then click on the Contemp Christian tab on the upper right. Then scroll down on the right.