So here we are, finally back on track. A fair amount of stuff to get
to too. Hope all of you here in North America had a great long weekend--I know I did!
Anyway, have tried to solve the problem
of dozens of e mail addresses to scan past before getting to the good stuff--GEORGE NEWS!--by doing something called blind carbon
copying, it might just work for those of us on America Online, so if anyone who wants to could tell me if it helps, please e me! My
thanks to Lesley (pupgrndma-at-aol.com) for the idea, and to JT (fratboytx-at-aol.com) for letting me be the guinea pig--I expect to
see credit in the next Bananarama list my friend. : )
Speaking of JT, I guess I will now give his Bananarama mailing list
shameless promotion in hopes of YOGMAIL receiving the same? For all the latest news on Keren, Sarah and even Siobahn and Jacquie, e
mail fratboytx-at-aol.com. I've been a happy subscriber for a while now, and highly recommend it!
Notes: 1. There have
been a lot of error messages when I send the list lately, so if you aren't getting your YOGMAIL daily--or are missing any--please e
mail me!!! 2. Still looking for more votes on the hair thing. Does George look better with long or short hair? 3. Still
looking for more locations. Where are you from?? 4. The YOGMAIL family is now 76 members strong, with another 8 members on the
horizon--once their addresses are confirmed! I WANT 100!!!!
AND AWAY WE GO...
"HEY
I'LL HELP YOU FIND IT!"
OK, so you asked for it, and here it is! This is where you post what you've got or what you need
in terms of Georgely/Wham!ly/Andrewly/etc.ly product. It's our very own piracy corner! This is illegal, but as long as no money
changes hands--except for the costs of postage and blank tapes of course--I think we'll all be practising the same religion so all
should be OK. You can also use this area to sell your old originals. Profit is acceptable in that respect, but please, no price
gouging on anything you dub!!!
So let's get busy...
"There's a liar in my
head..."
mavros-at-scf-fs.usc.edu (Elena S. Mavros) writes: Hi Amanda! (Hi Elena! AG)
I just wanted to
(hopefully) help solve some of the confusion surrounding the premiere of Jesus To A Child. George first performed the song at the
MTV European Music Awards on Thanksgiving 1994. Capital FM played it in April 1995 as part of a fund-raising campaign for the
charity Help a London Child. About 70,000 pounds were raised, 30,000 of which came from George himself. George let Capital FM play
Older (the song, not the album) this past April as part of their annual fund-raising campaign, though offhand I don't recall how
much money was raised.
(Very well, I sit corrected. Oops... AG)
Well, that's it from me for now. Take care.
"And
only God knows why..."
shandrew-at-indiana.edu (Shelly Renee Andrews) writes: Hi again all! I may ask too many
questions, but I promise if you respond, I'll cut back.
(There's nothing wrong with asking questions!!!! ASK ALL YOU WANT!!!
AG)
I think this is a great idea AG.
(Why thank you... AG)
Now, on with the show. Has anybody seen the film
"8 Seconds"...it was a rather dumb (sorry if you liked it) American rodeo film. What does this have to do with GM? Hang in
there. The Cesna pilot looks awfuly familiar. Even with a hat and glasses. And there is a special thank you to "George
Michael" in the credits. Trivial, I know. Now, before you go and say, "Duh, Shelly...it's the Sportscaster George
Michael" He is in the film, and is given a credit at the end of the movie... "George Michael.....Himself" ...but
later, at the very end of the credits, in the "special thanks to" section it says "George Michael."
(Watch
for Mr. Michael--the sportscaster--'s forthcoming single I Want Your Socks. AG)
I know, I know...you may be thinking, they
gave special thanks to the sports caster because he was a guest star...well, maybe. However, the film was loaded full of music star
cameos...mostly country music (Americana--I think you call it in England) stars. So, anybody who is interested, see the film. Am I
crazy or just too perceptive? Did anybody else pick this up on their own? He (GM) does own a Cesna...or did. Could he fly it?
Amanda...don't fear, he wasn't wearing cowboy boots, or bib overalls, but it was a cowboy film.
(Guess I'll be running out to
the video store tomorrow... I think he owns a Cesna--or yes, at least used to, and with the place in St. Tropez would not likely
have gotten rid of it. But recall that young Georgios couldn't be a pilot as he had dreamed for he was partially colour blind, I
know this destroyed his chances commercially, but I also believe it would stop him from getting even a private flying license. Can
anyone help me here? By the way Shelly, I LOVE GEORGE IN HIS COWBOY BOOTS!!!!! AG)
Another thing...do the trivia answers get
posted? Or do we have to guess to get the answers?
(They were posted this weekend, I gave up on all of you. Guess you didn't
get that issue. Anyone else have this problem? Let me know, I can do a mass re-sending!! Sorry. AG)
Bye for now.
"It's
all I need..."
ccoreyme-at-aol.com (Connie) writes: I've been trying to pull together some of the addresses given
(for George bootlegs and such) over the past few issues and I thought it would be great to send them in again as one group. You
know, then they would be easier to find. So, here they go again.
Record Runner 5 Jones Street New York, NY 10014 212-255-4280
Music
Point Siegmaringer-Street 49 72474 Winterlingen, Germany phone: +49 7434 31324 fax: +49 7434 31325
Worldwide CD Canada 1
800 663 1616
(GREAT THINKING CONNIE!!! I like it when people save me work... AG)
Also, I know there was some
discussion over Nancy Schnitzler and I have her address here. Nancy Schnitzler P.O. Box 4209 Simi Valley, CA 93093 e-mail:
ZZND93A-at-prodigy.com
I realize the e-mail address is different than the one you gave Amanda (yogfan-at-adnetsol.com) so,
I'm not sure what is up with that. I have ordered from her before and I can say that she has quite a selection of
George/Andrew/Wham! merchandise. I believe it would be well worth asking for her catalogue.
(I too have ordered from her as
have a few friends, and found her selection to be fantastic--I got one of my prized possessions from her, oh, thanks again
Alicia!--but some of the quality to be lacking, though I must say her prices are pretty reasonable! The e mail address I posted was
the one she uses to send me. I do recommend her, but I have to warn you buyer beware! AG)
Also, I think there is a list of
addresses and stuff on Tim's WEB page. Right?
(Tim? AG)
I hope I didn't miss one.
(Someone will tell you if you
have. Again, on behalf of everyone, THANKS!!!! AG)
"Do you have a little tale to
tell..."
lmshemer-at-mailbox.syr.edu (Lyle...) writes: There is a new benefit album coming out soon called Red, Hot,
and Rio. George is singing a song in portugese!! Wow! Eyo quero servecia por favou!
(Nice to hear it! I'm sure Anselmo would
be proud. AG)
"Take care my love he said..."
mpatter2-at-ic3.ithaca.edu
writes: From listening to George's lyrics, I'm beginning to get the impression that he may be homo/bisexual. A couple of my
friends believe so, too. Is it true? Also can anyone give an interpretation of "You Have Been Loved"
(I KNEW this
would come up eventually...the floor is open for discussion...but I'm staying out of it... AG)
"Waiting
for that change of season..."
violet4u-at-aol.com (Susie) writes: Thank you for all your hard work....I guess
everyone is off somewhere on this Labor day weekend listening to George's music and a smile on their face :)
(You're welcome,
and I guess you're right. AG)
"All this attention..."
lisamark-at-mobis.com
(Mark and Lisa) write: "Counting you're money until your soul turns green", green eyes...interesting idea.
(I
think so. AG)
Mark and Lisa also write: Further excerpts from GEORGE MICHÆL:
Bare:
OTHER PEOPLE ON GEORGE:
ANDREW RIDGELEY:
"The most important thing was always our friendship. I look
around at the ladies I know and they just don't have those kinds of friendships. I'm puzzled by the way that most women don't get on
with each other. They don't sustain relationships, they drift, they just fall apart. They don't seem to make the effort that it
takes to maintain friendships. It's a lot to do with their families--a woman wants her babies and then her husband and everything
else is secondary. That's the way they look at it. Speaking from a woman's point of view!"
(Only the great Andrew John
Ridgeley would speak from a woman's point of view... AG)
"We were just friends like any other friends. What kept it
together was that we had a laugh and, as with any relationship, you make up for the deficiencies in each other's character. Between
a husband and wife, between friends, it's always the same. You make up for what the other one hasn't got. There are parts of his
character and what he is that make up for what I don't have. When we are together we are more of a force that we are apart. We found
we had an awful lot in common and bonded a very strong relationship right from the start. And we had an awful lot of fun. An awful
lot of fun. We have always been able to laugh together. George has a really good sense of humour but it doesn't come out now, I
don't feel that he gets the opportunity to explore his wit so much these days."
"I've never really understood why
he wanted to portray that image--the brooding, macho guy of 'Faith'. That's not him. That's not how he is with his friends. As much
as I think it's a great image and he looks fab, George away from the industry, away from the visual part of his music, is very
different."
(But Andy, he was just trying to be you mate! AG)
ANDROS GEORGIOU:
"He's in his natural
environment when he's in the studio. He never acts--hey, I'm working, this is important, don't bother me. It's always open arms,
come in, listen. He could never go away and record something secretly. He would rather play it to all his friends, get the feedback.
Go back in there and do what he has to do. That's his way."
(And he does it so well... AG)
"We're a very
close family. It's a Greek thing."
SHIRLIE HOLLIMAN:
"For men in this business it is such an ego thing. It
has to be the best thing that can happen to you if you're a man. It's everything they dream of. It's such an ego thing."
("Well
it looks like the road to heaven..." AG)
"He is very aware of other people's lives, always analysing what they are
doing. We used to be able to talk about anything. If he wasn't a musician, he could have been an Agony Aunt."
(Coming
soon "Ask Uncle George..." AG)
"I know him as Yog. George Michael is someone who has been made up. It's not
someone I know. I stopped going out with him, stopped phoning him for a while. I just couldn't handle all the people coming up to
him all the time. I sometimes think--is it jealousy? But I don't think it is, it's just the way some people react to him. I can see
me turning around and telling them to sod off and George going--don't you EVER do that."
JAZZ SUMMERS (former manager):
"I
hated it when Wham! were putting shuttlecocks down their trousers. I said--George, I don't think you should do that, it's tacky. And
George said--they'll love it."
(AND WE DID! AG)
ROB KAHANE (now former manager):
"You really get a
sense of what a person is by the people he surrounds himself with. George is surrounded by family and by people who have been
friends for more than twenty years. That really put me in my comfort zone with George--the fact that he was normal. Normal in the
sense that he didn't need his ego stroked every day and you could tell him that he was an asshole or that he looked like s$#!. And
you could be yourself with him."