Hey gang. May as well get straight to it, but first apologize for
the shameless No
Doubt plugs. My excuse? I have 3:
1. I owe a friend at Trauma--their label--a favor.
2. George's former manager Rob works
A&R at Trauma.
3. Gwen's boyfriend is friends with George.
Humour me and I'll tell you a secret a little birdie told
me.
AND AWAY WE GO...
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Whamerica-at-aol.com (My Parter in Crime Alicia) writes:
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Ladies
and Gentleman of the Camera Crew--
Hi! can I just say I LOVED the VH1 honours! It really didn't come
alive until George came
out!! It was like a real concert!!!! George
looked soooo happy!! It was like he loved performing again!! I
think a tour can't
be far behind--BUT NO OFFICIAL WORD
YET!!!:):):)
On a tour-related note: I attended the kick-off performance of the
No
Doubt North American tour! It was fabulous--reminiscient of
the glory tours of the 80's!!!:) GOOD SHOW!! The first thing I
said
to my friend was "Let's go to the Mountain View show!!"
The mosh-pit was a very scary, scary place--I suggest
watching it
from a far my sweet Amanda!:):)
(Yes, I know, thanks for the warning. I am now petrified having
taken a look
at the Excuse Me Mister vid. God help me... AG)
Luv-ya-lots,
Alicia
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winnie7-at-earthlink.net
(Jennifer Maline) writes:
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Hey Amanda and fellow GM fans-
This
is my first time writing, but I have been following Yogmael
for about a month now. I would like to commend you, Amanda,
on the
incredible job of putting all of this together--you are too
much!! 'Fantastic' job!! I have been a GM fan since I was in grade
school,
when Fantastic & Make It Big came out. Have followed
ever since. He is THE MAN!!! It's just too bad that he doesn't get
much
airplay out here in the LA area, except on easier listening
stations that play Careless Whisper and Father Figure. Don't
get
me wrong, those are two of my favorite songs, but I would
love to hear more. Have to mention, also,that I am sorry about
the
passing of his mom. I know it's tough. Prayers are with you,
George.
Regarding your soon-to-be No Doubt escapade, Amanda--I
saw
them last November and let me tell you-Gwen Stefani and
her band members are CRAZY!! Bouncing around all over the
place!
Extremely entertaining, though. Just watch out if you're
gonna be in the pit--people do not care if you are in the
way-hope
you don't get trampled! You're in for a great show,
though.
(After hearing from my pal at their record company I am in
terror,
the note was along the lines of "THE PIT? WHAT WERE
YOU THINKING?!" And on that cheery note, will trade a pair
in
the pit for a pair in the stands... AG)
Also, the weekend you seem to be planning in July for the
LA area sounds great, if
all are welcome. The San Fernando
Valley (West Hills, Woodland Hills, Canoga Park, etc.) is only
about half an hour from my
house!! :) Let me know if I can be
of help.
(All are of course welcome, the more the merrier! Full scale
planning starts
May 1st, details announced May 15th. AG)
Did anyone happen to catch VH1 Honors? Every time it
has been on, I have only
caught the end. :( I was there with a
friend but we came in late, only to be arriving at the end of,
yes, you guessed it,
George's speech!! I, being as blind as
a bat, could not even make out who was on stage. It only
took a few seconds to pick up
his voice and finally realize
what we had missed being late!!! By then, he was finished
and was walking off stage. :( :( :( I
was totally bummed!
Thanks for listening and for everyone sharing their info
and stories. I love it!! Have a good one
everybody!
SUITE 250
BURBANK, CA 91505
U.S.A.
CHRIS EBBOT IS THE ONE WHO THE DJ TOLD ME TO TALK
TO. THE NICE DJ
WHO IS TRYING TO HELP IS NAMED
TOMMY SANDERS. PLEASE WRITE! WE NEED EVERYONE
TO HELP IN ORDER TO GET GEORGE MICHAEL SONGS
PLAYED
AGAIN.
THANKS,
TIFFANY
P.S. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE SENT A LETTER
SO THAT I CAN MAKE A GREATER CASE WHEN I
TRY TO GET
A MEETING WITH HIM.
STAR ALSO HAS AN INTERNET ADDRESS, BUT I HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO GET IT TO WORK LATELY.
JUST IN CASE,
HERE IT IS: http://www.star987.com
About the No Doubt concert! I was in the pit before No Doubt was
ever
famous and I got worked. You get smooshed, you can't breathe,
and some people had to get pulled out by the security guards for
their
own safety. Other than that, No Doubt is awesome in concert.
Gwen can completely control a crowd. Have fun and good luck.
(oh
shit... AG)
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yogfan-at-adnetsol.com (Nancy) writes:
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I
just wanted to announce the winner of the Monkey promo CD
single with 6 mixes. Although there were many bids, the
winning bid
went to Phillip Bond! Thanks to everyone who
entered!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have two Don't Let
The Sun Go Down On Me promo box sets
available. It is a black and white velcro close box that contains
a promo CD and video.
Only 2000 copies worldwide. Selling on
sale at $50 each (you must mention the yogmael ad to get this
price). Please write to
Nancy at yogfan-at-adnetsol.com if
interested.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi everyone! Just wanted to
say that I was able to see George
last Thursday night at the VH1 honors show. He was at a private
party at The Sky Bar at the
Le Mondrian Hotel on Sunset Blvd.
in Hollywood. No, I did not approach him!
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bpearson-at-mail.tds.net
(BRENT PEARSON) writes:
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Hello Amanda and gang my
Club Tropicana Web Site is finally
finished I hope you all like it I wanted to create a web site for
the FANS and to give
everyone a chance to see pictures or
hear sounds they may have never seen or heard before, enjoy
(hope you all like it)
The
second week now has new pictures from VH1 show with
Stevie W. and GM these will be on the web site from April 22-
April 28th
if you go to the site after those dates I will have
different and new pics on there. You can go to Club Tropicana
at:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/7879//index.html
April
28th I will change the site again. Enjoy.
Cheers! Brent
(I hit the site last weekend and must say I thought it was great.
I
guess I'll have to go back now. AG)
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blackrose-at-asu.edu (Jessica Cole) writes:
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Hi
Amanda,
Just wanted to say thanks for all the hard work you put into the
list. I remember in a recent issue you were
talking about a
surprise appearance by GM on VH1, do you have information
on that?
(You should know all about that by
now. AG)
Also, what is your web site address? I've misplaced it.
(OK, take note all, I have changed the URL a bit for
the vanity
page. The new YOGMAEL site is located at:
http://members.aol.com/Yogmael/photo.html
Now new and improved with
shots of George, Andrew,
and Keren. I'm looking for a decent shot of Andros. AG)
--
Jessica M. Cole
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starnoir-at-earthlink.net
(Rene') writes:
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Hello All,
Here is some info about George at the
VH1 Honors this
weekend (4/11).
CyberSleaze for Friday the 11th of April, 1997
--- edited by: Jill "The Diva"
Stempel
SO THESE VH1 HONORS AWARD THING again because my lips have stuck to my teeth." His
bemused fans waited until
the OLDER chart-topper dashed off
stage for a drink of water, only for the same thing to happen
again. Michael added,
"Sorry about this, but I've got to get
another drink." The stage-struck star, who used a backing
tape when
performing at last year's MTV EUROPEAN MUSIC
VIDEO AWARDS in London, finally managed to reel off his
speech. He then joined
fellow pop artists CHAKA KHAN,
STEVIE WONDER and STEVE WINWOOD to sing live.
--
The Honors were excellent and will be
repeated quite a few
times. I hope everyone will get a chance to see it!
--Rene' ---
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franasun-at-arrakis.es
(Yaisa) writes:
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Hi Amanda and Yoggers !
My trip to London at
Easter was absolutely great , because
GM was everywhere ! I could listen to his songs in pubs, shops
and of course on the
radio . On Capital FM his songs were played
every day !! I heard some remixes of Star People , Older , Jesus
to a Child , Too
Funky and Fastlove several times on there . And
of course , I was able to listen to Waltz Away Dreaming ...
The
conversation between George and the DJ before the song
was great, too ! He was so nice , joking all the time in a very
good
mood . I'm very proud to be one of his fans , because by
doing that kind of generous things he proves that he's also a
nice
person .
And for all the people who have asked about the song...Well , I
think it's different from other things he's done.
It's a ballad with
very special background vocals . The music is performed by an
orchestra , a piano and some guitars , I
think . Burke starts
singing (he's got a strong voice) and then it's George's turn. He
sings very smoothly and with a lot of
feeling... After that they
both sing together, doing a kind of dialogue . You have to know
who the song is written for in
order to understand it... Anyway, I
liked it , It's very moving .
Apart from that , I bought the Older songbook for
piano/guitar/
vocals in Virgin Megastore and it's a great book . It has all the
pictures in the album, the complete lyrics and
of course the
notes for piano & guitar . I think from now on I'll play the piano
more often !
BTW, does anyone know
if he went to Elton John's birthday
party? I can't imagine him wearing a fancy dress...
(Oddly enough, I can...but I'm not
sure if he was, I don't think he
was in London at the time. AG)
That's all , see you soon
Yaisa
PS: - Amanda ,
I speak Spanish (another bilingual in Yogmael!)
- Rose , you have a great GM 's page
- George Lewis , how are you ?
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kevclar-at-sprynet.co.uk
(Claire) writes:
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Hi Amanda
I've just read Yogmail #137 and I
noticed that a reader said that
the Europe MTV special wasn't on - well I hate to disagree but
I've taped the interview and
the one later in March. The first was
all about the Older Album and the second was the essential GM
(only half an hour - how
could they!!)
Anyway on Saturday April 26 MTV England 10.00pm George
Michael unplugged!!!!! and again on Wednesday April 30
11.00pm
Keep up the good work Amanda - I really love reading the letters
Lots of love
Claire S
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KFlow97-at-aol.com
(Karen) writes:
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I finally got 3 imports at my friendly Circut City this
week, thanks
for the help Carolyn, [2 STW's and OLDER EP] and thanks to
another friend Denise [also a fellow YOGMÆLER] who
was kind
enough to sent me the 2 STAR PEOPLE EP's. I have new music
to drive my family crazy. I want to comment on the two new
songs.
I can not believe no one has said anything about these
songs, they are so specia lead singer Gavin Rossdale,
-- friend of
George, main squeeze of Gwen -- used to be in a
band that sang Wham! songs...
"Obscure is good."