Well hangover free, but with with a headache the result of too little sleep,
here I
am to give you another sparkling issue of YOGMAEL! It's not all
that sparkling you scoff? WASH YOUR MONITOR YOU SLOB! : )
Anyway,
I guess I should tell you a little bit about the party. But first
let
me apologize to Jim once more for those wretched
directions to YM HQ.
And then for the ones Michelle gave you to get back to London. Hey Jim,
at least we're cute. : ) Anyway,
for the handful of us who turned up--Jim,
his wife Cheri (A FABULOUS HOSTESS!), Shelley (who came up from
Indiana), Jewel from
(Missisauga), my friend Michelle, Alicia's photo,
Spliff and I--it was quite the experience. No need to apolgize for talking
about
George for 6 hours, a constant feed of George on the VCR, some
of the best Chinese food I've ever had--great batter fried
shrimp!--could it
be
any better? Amanda thinks not. Even the minor fire in the living room
didn't dampen the festivities.
And Jim, I trust you will not be making that
photo of me asleep a public document...or you shall find yourself on the
WEB
pretzel boy. So ladies and gent did I match up to your expectations?
AND AWAY WE GO...
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DONATIONS
IN HONOR OF MRS. PANAYIOTOU:
To donate to the fund please send cash or money order to one of 3 of us.
It depends on your
geographical location.
In Australia/Asia:
George Bielinski
11 Hollydale Close
Berwick, VIC-3806
Australia
In
North America:
AG Gardonyi
60 Carrick Ave.
Hamilton, ON
L8M 2W3
Canada
In Europe:
Tom Wanless
Alderley
8
Poplar Avenue
Windlesham
Surrey
GU20 6PL
Please send it soon, I'd like to stop collecting May 1st. SO SEND IT
NOW!!!!!!!!!!
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leighs-at-wam.umd.edu
(Sari) writes:
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I am very upset that the Different Corner page has shut
down, yeah it
was the tabloid of all the GM pages, but, how did some of us all find
each other first. THe Different Corner was
the first real page where
mysterious GM impersonaters and family members gave us the low
down about GM's life, a real
chatboard about Gm's life and music and
updated information from certified people. Also, the present "Official GM
site"
isn't quite what we had all expected, therefore we have settled for
the less formatted alternatives (which I have discovered are
quite good). I
hope that Aegean realized what they have deprived the GM community of,
and I hope that they hurry up and
improve that so-called "Official Site".
Amanda, I hope you never leave us, or at least if you do pass it on to
someone
who is equally or better than you. Respond with comments, I
am open!!!!
(Better than me? Hmmm, reserve comment on that
one...but as I
promised last night, I won't leave w/o making sure there's a nice and
easy ListServ for someone to manage. And
again, George didn't shut
Asem down. AG)
May the "Different Corner Page" Rest in Peace
Sari
Washington,
D.C., USA
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bmccorki-at-sprintmail.com (Bonnie McCorkindale) writes:
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hi
amanda, this is the first time i've actually contributed something to
this posting but it's also the first time i really had
anything to say
other than i (of course) love george michael. ANYWAY, i just got back
from buying george's new single star
people and wanted to commment
on it. i love it! actually i bought both cd singles. one has five different
mixes on it plus the
strangest thing live. and the other has three different
mixes plus the strangest thing live. anyways, it was money well spent!
:)
thanks for all you do for us yog fans! love ya, Lydia
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GRIMMMY-at-aol.com writes:
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Hello
there , this is Grim with a question . I was just reading the # 120
issue where someone mentioned about a complete video
collection that
was available on two video tapes . I'm not sure if this person was selling
it themselves or if it was actually
available at stores now .
(It's one of Nancy's homemades. AG)
I just read a message from Lise , and I'm wondering who
Anselmo is ?
Also , was the version of 'The Strangest Thing' from the 'Star People'
single recorded during MTV Unplugged ?
(Anselmo
was a dear friend of George's--we're not sure how, ahem, dear--
who died in 1993. And yes, I think that is the ST from the
Unplugged. AG)
I just bought the single for 'Star People' today {I'm in a hurry to listen to
it
so this shall be quick}
. There were two different 'Star People' singles to
choose from . One of them had three remixes of the song with the live v
ersion
of 'The Strangest Thing' , and the other more expensive one had
five somewhat different versions of 'Star People' and the same
'Srangest
Thing' version . Does anyone have both singles , and is there much of a
difference between the two ?
GRIMMMY
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Avery22-at-aol.com
writes:
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Hi there, I'm newish to this list... and I'm wondering if any of the 500+
members
here were part of a penpal chain back in the '80s... a bunch of
us George and Andrew fans would advertise for penpals in
Smash
Hits/Star Hits magazine with pseudonyms like "George Michael's
Hairy Chest" and "Andrew's Left Eyebrow"...
silly, I know, but I'm just
wondering if any of those people are on this list today. We'd trade tapes,
photos and stories, and
friendship books. Ring a bell, anyone?
-- George Michael's Toothbrush
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chassagne-at-webster.ch
(chassagne) writes:
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Hi Amanda & Yogcrew,
It feels
good to post again, yes its been quite a while. I'm trying to
think positive because I just finished typing a nice long, and I
thought
interesting Yomael post, but a friend of mine just had to start talking
to me and I got distracted and then....Oh no,
my entire e-mail posting
was erased...Nice!
I'll just quickly address a few things. I read a while back that someone
was
trying to find out what album the song, "Pastime Paradise," was on.
I was told by either a record store or heard from
MTV source that it was
on the Soundtrack albumn to the movie, "Baghdad Cafe." Someone might
want to go on a
scavenger hunt for that. I was on the hunt for that album a
long time ago, and I couldn't find it. So Good luck to anyone who
thinking
about it. And please let us know if you find it...
(This would find the original, not George's. AG)
In the April 1997 US
Magazine,(p.52) there is a little box with a picture
of Linda Evangelista from the Freedom 90' video and the column is titled
"Pop-Up
Culture."
The article says:
Did you know George Michael is colorblind? You would if you watched
VH-1's POP-UP VIDEO
(a new cycle begins March 22). The premise is
simple: Take a video (like Michael's "Freedom," with supermodel Linda
Evangelista,
below, research all pertinent (and often impertinent) facts
and flash them on screen at varying intervals. "It's all about
coming up
with a new angle on the artist," says co-creator Woody Thompson. Adds
partner Tad Low, "Watching videos,
your brain goes on a little reference
ride, We guarantee you a good ride."
[Well if George is one of you *key
artists*, then I think I'm already
enjoying the ride!*grin with mischievous eyebrow movements*]
"Now you and me, I
guess we see things differently, We're like night
and day, a bad connection some would say, But I don't want nothing
to
change" Martine
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imp-at-direct.ca (Deb Taylor) writes:
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Dear
YogFans:
A friend in the UK who can't receive Yogmael, asked me to pass on
this message...
(Yes, YM actually can't be
delivered to everyone... AG)
"Last night on the radio they played a mix of Star People and said it
was the one that
George Michael likes. It's a sort of 70's disco funk
thing with an excellent bass line and some new, different lyrics. The
DJ
also said that it had gotten mixed up in America. I've heard that
most of the US mixes don't have a lot of vocals. It's not a
Forthright
Mix, definitely. Does this mean this mix hasn't been released in
America, even though it's really good and GM likes
it? Does anyone
know what it's called?"
(The track is called Star People '97 AG)
Amanda, I would just like to
say that I enjoy reading Yogmael..:o) Take care. "But a name is a name and the truth is the truth" Laurie In response to the
phonetic pronunciation of Panayiotou, Melanie said stress on the second syllable). I would like to exchange for the single for Spinning The Wheel Dance I want a dub! (We watched this last night. It was the 1989 American Music Awards. I'm interested in any sound waves....to play in chat rooms....Look (I pulled all
mine off the CD's myself. I recorded them from my CD ROM, Vicki Just thought I’d share a quick "funny" with all of you. Over the past Well on Sunday while we were driving around in the car we were This past summer when she went anywhere with us in the car I had I guess my point in all of this is, I think we
can turn a whole new Thanks for letting me share, (Get 'em while they're
young! AG)
Everyone, stayed tuned for The Different Corner Site is on its' way
back. If you're
still suffering withdrawal symptoms, you can come
and chat at our #gm channel.
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harberla-at-oplin.lib.oh.us
(laurie harbert) writes:
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Hi fellow George fans,
Regarding
how to pronounce G's real name phonetically, I have a good
friend who's Greek (speaks it fluently, even thinks in Greek, even
though
she was born in Ohio) and she has taught me how to pronounce
his name, say a few things in Greek and how to made dolmathes
stuffed
grape leaves), which is supposedily one of G's favorite greek
foods (mine, too!). Anyway, his name is pronounced: Your-yee-os
Kir-ree-ach-os
Pan-ah-yo-toe. This doesn't allow me to let you hear
the rolling sounds that one must make with one's tongue when
speaking
Greek, but it's basically accurate!
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anitadpatel-at-juno.com
(Anita Q Patel) writes:
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Hi Amanda,
the "P" is pronounced like a "B" and the rest i s as it
seems so
phonetically it is "BUH-PUH-aan-ahh-yee-o-too" (six syllables with the
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a.koh-at-ugrad.unimelb.edu.au
(Ann Chai Koh) writes:
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Dear anyone who has the
Star Ppl Single
Mixes or Older EP. Please mail me
ASAP> Thanks
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mylasher-at-gorilla.net (R) writes:
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Sorry
I've not written in a while, but does anyone know where I can
get a copy of the Diet Coke commercial that George did? I remember
that
it aired in its full-length version during THE music awards where
George swept (It escapes me though as to whether it was the
Grammies,
or the American Music Awards.).
E
me to work out details. AG)
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VICKIHI-at-aol.com (Vicki) writes:
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Hi
Amanda,
forward to hearing from you.
are there any sites with samples though? AG)
E-mail:
VICKIHI-at-aol.com
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renestem-at-edge.net (Tina Stem) writes:
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Hi
Amanda & Camera Crew,
weekend I kept
a friend’s little girl, she is eight. On Saturday morning
while I was doing laundry, breakfast & dishes I popped my Music
From
The Edge Of Heaven CD in, then I listened to my new Star
People CD. My eight year old son was singing to the top of his lungs
&
they both were dancing around. When "A Different Corner" came
on I heard my son tell her that that was Mama’s
favorite Wham! song.
listening to "Monkey" &
"Hard Day" from Faith. Out of the blue
Melissa turns to me and asks, "Where did you get all of these good
tapes
& CDs?" I died laughing.
the Older cassette going
& she loved "The Strangest Thing". She
actually got to where she asked me to play that song with the neat
music
(The Strangest Thing). She & Michael (my son) also like "Free".
generation on to THE MAN!
Tina Stem
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To Wrap it Up: