The George Michael News from January-March 2001
March 31, 2001
Jazz Lounge
CDNow has a "new" George Michael CD listed called
Jazz Lounge. The track listing is as follows:
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Jesus to a Child
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Hand to Mouth
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Kissing a Fool
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The Strangest Thing
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A different corner
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Club Tropicana
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Careless Whisper
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Move On
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Mother's Pride
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Older
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Cowboys and Angels
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Faith
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Last Christmas
Play the New Dotmusic Pop Quiz
From the Dotmusic site:
"The Pop
Quiz features timed questions, name that face and lots more interactive
features including league tables in which you can compete against other
dotmusic users.
I didn't see a George question in the games I played, but
let me know if you see one.
March 30, 2001
Article Links Update
I've added more than 20 links to the article
links section. More links will be added soon.
March 29, 2001
Geri Needs Less Spice
It seems that George suggested Geri refurbish her country
estate, but Geri
decided to sell it.
And George gets a mention in "Geri:
I Love Chat Rooms."
March 28, 2001
Lennon's Auction
George gets a brief mention in the following articles:
Entertainment Highlight in History
From the Associated
Press for this week in history:
"Also in 1998, singer George Michael was arrested for
committing a lewd act in a park restroom in Beverly Hills, Calif. "
Hear'Say hope to make history with chart double
George gets a mention in "Hear'Say
hope to make history with chart double."
March 27, 2001
Lennon's Limo And Piano Go Under the Hammer
George gets a brief mention in "Lennon's
Limo And Piano Go Under the Hammer" and "Lennon's
stretch limo up for sale."
March 26, 2001
Lennon's piano goes under hammer in London
George gets a brief mention for his purchase of Lennon's
piano in "Lennon's
piano goes under hammer in London" and "Beatles
top of the pops in memorabilia."
George Icons
If you're looking for George icons for your computer, take
a look at Flipflopflyin.com. Click
on Minipops and then L-R. You'll find a Faith era icon and an Older era
icon.
Bail-bonds industry targets Hollywood
A bail bonds company is advertising its services to various
people in high-profile industries, using George's
arrest as a selling point.
Eminem & George
What do Eninem and George have in common? Evidence of Dilated
Peoples says Eninem has "George
Michael hair."
Limp Bizkit Covers Bill Joel
An article in Launch
attributes Limp Bizkit's success to its cover of "Faith."
Red Hot & George
George gets a brief
mention in this article about the Red Hot series.
March 25, 2001
Vote for George
Anonymous writes in to tell us that there is a poll on VH1
website "100
Greatest videos of all time". George Michael's videos are featured
in 3 categories:
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Sexy Video - for "Freedom'90"
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Video Duet - for "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me" with
Aretha Franklin
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Controversial Video - for "I Want Your Sex"
Also, there is a poll on the VH-1
website. This year's VH1 'Divas Live' special (April 10 at New York's
Radio City Music Hall) is a tribute to Aretha Franklin. You can vote for
your favourite Aretha's song and she will sing the winning track during
the show. Maybe there is a chance to get George to appear on this show.
So everybody go there and vote for "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me."
Bananarama Cover "Careless Whisper"
According to Ananova, Bananarama's forthcoming album includes
Bananarama's cover of George Michael's "Careless Whisper", plus
new versions of their 80s hits, "Robert De Niro's Waiting" and
"Cruel Summer."
The BananaramaBunch
website reports that they have filmed a video for "Careless Whisper"
in Barcelona, Spain, which was shot by French director Philippe Gautier.
They performed the song on the popular French variety show (M6) and Tapis
Rouge (on the French TV channel France2).
As If Soundtrack
The soundtrack to Channel 4's new series As If is being
released by Virgin on April 16. It includes a song from George.
New Section on AEGEAN Site
The official George Michael
website now has a list of charities that George supports.
George Michael Tribute
The George Michael Tribute will appear at The Robin R'n'B
Club 2 on March 30.
The Robin R'n'B Club 2, Wolverhampton
Mount Pleasant
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV14 7LJ
Telephone: 01384 637747
Times: Mar 30, 8pm
March 15, 2001
Will the Real George Michael Please Stand Up?
Even George's Rock Circus duplicate is getting press:
"To celebrate ProFusion's launch, AEI held a champagne
reception at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, which was attended
by many of the United Kingdom's leading retail and leisure operators.
There, AEI demonstrated the state-of-the-art software that supports the
ProFusion system. AEI's project management team controlled the lighting
and sound for the evening and Tina Turner, Billy Idol and George Michael
gave guests memorable photo opportunities courtesy of The Rock Circus."
March 13, 2001
Geri Faces US Ban
According to the Daily
Mirror, George and Kenny may not be having many visits from Geri Halliwell.
She has had convictions for shoplifting, theft and handling stolen, which
may mean she'll be banned from the United States. The article states:
"A ban would come as a tremendous blow to Geri, who loves the States
and spends much of her time there.
"For most of last year she was in Los Angeles - where she often stays
at the home of close friend George Michael and his partner Kenny Goss
- working on her new album."
March 11, 2001
DotMusic's Site of the Week
I'm happy to report that Yours Only George has been named
Site of the Week
at DotMusic. In the future, the site will be listed in the Site
of the Week Archive.
George Michael Irks Neighbours
Thanks to YOGfriend Pat for alerting us about "George
Michael Irks Neighbours: Swimming Pool Plans May Be Sunk."
March 9, 2001
Chayanne Fans for Nancy Committee
As many of you know, besides running Yours Only George,
I run the largest Chayanne fan-created site, Chayfans.org.
Chayanne has made his fans aware of a baby girl named Nancy who desperately
needs a liver transplant, and his three largest fan-created sites have
banned together to help raise money for this little baby girl:
Press Release
FROM: Chayanne Fans For Nancy Committee
DATE: March 9, 2001
TITLE: " Fans Of Chayanne To Sponsor Online Auction To Benefit ill Baby
"
There will be a benefit auction on the Internet March 14-18th for a 10
month old baby girl named Nancy who desperately needs a liver transplant.
Collectable items representing Latin singer Chayanne (who originally championed
the cause) will be auctioned off on eBay with all the proceeds going toward
the much needed surgery. It is being sponsored and coordinated by a committee
made up from three major fans clubs who support Chayanne on the Internet,
Cafe Chayanne, Chayfans and La Isla Chayanne dubbed Chayanne Fans For
Nancy.
When Puerto Rican superstar Chayanne climbed up on the stage accompanied
by a standing ovation recently, to receive a special Jovenes con Legado
Award (Youthful Legacy) during Univisions's Premios Lo Nuestro (Our Awards)
shows in Miami, FL, he modestly thanked his fans, his island, God, his
family and Sony Discos. Then he very humbly dedicated his award (for being
a positive role model) to a precious baby girl from Mexico who is in need
of a liver transplant. He asked the packed audience and his fans everywhere
to help with donations so she can have the life-giving surgery of a transplant
from her mother.
He also repeated his plea on several Latin TV talk shows, like Despierta
America (Wake Up America) and wherever he was making a promotional appearances
for his new album Simplemente. The operation at Jackson Memorial Hospital
in Miami will cost Nancy's very poor mother at least $200,000.
As a result, fans from the three major Internet fan clubs who support
him have banded together in an unprecedented cooperative effort to raise
money for baby Nancy Ramos Esquivel, spearheaded by this Internet charity
auction. In so doing, they hope to raise awareness of the plight of the
little girl and amass as much funding as possible. They are also demonstrating
their dedication and support of Latin entertainer Chayanne and the high
moral character he represents.
Chayanne is adored by millions of fans around the world as the 32 year
old heart throb who recently danced in the courtroom when he appeared
in two episodes of Fox's Emmy show Ally McBeal, and danced his way around
a salsa club with Vanessa L. Williams in the 1998 Columbia film release
of Dance With Me. He discovered baby Nancy when his three year old son
Lorenzo was hospitalized briefly in Miami with the flu. After Nancy's
mother approached him, he visited the baby and was so taken with her plight
he vowed to use his celebrity recognition to help.
Nancy's transplant surgery is scheduled for the next few weeks, so the
Chayanne Fans For Nancy Committee are asking everyone to take part in
their Chayanne collectibles auction from Wednesday, March 14 through Sunday,
March 18 on eBay. Items like Chayanne videos, films of TV appearances,
magazines, books, T-shirts, and other similar memorabilia will be featured.
Or a charitable contribution can be made directly to:
Jackson Memorial Foundation
c/o Nancy Ramos Esquivel
901 NW 17th Street
Suite G
Miami, FL 331236
Credit cards (VISA, MASTERCARD, AMEX) may be used for donations by calling
(305) 585-7260
For additional information contact the Chayanne Fans For Nancy on the
Internet at www.16.brinkster.com/cfn/index.html.
Additional information (an overview) is found at www.16.brinkster.com/cfn/faq.html.
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Written by Carol Saunders
ChayfansPublicty@aol.com
March 2, 2001
Sotheby's Auction
Sotheby's has an auction
of a signed photograph of George Michael and other photographs. The description
reads as follows: "Comprising a 10 by 8in b/w publicity photograph
autographed in black marker, together with twenty privately-taken colour
shots of him (some reprints)."
"Too Jazzy" MP3
Amazon has the MP3 for "Too
Jazzy."
Amazon's editorial review reads as follows:
"George Michael's excursions into varied genres have
energized several Red Hot albums, including Red
Hot + Dance. That disc's "Too Funky" resulted in its
own style-switching alternate mix titled "Too Jazzy." It went
unheard until its debut here as an exclusive download from Amazon.com."
Well, I wouldn't exactly say it's "unheard," but
for those of you who haven't heard it, you can hear it for free at Amazon.
British Rick List
The Sunday Mirror's British
Rich List of the 100 biggest money-makers of 2000 includes George
in the number 10 spot with $10 million.
February 27, 2001
The GM Connection
As long-time readers of this site may know, I also am a
great fan of Glenn Medeiros, best known for "Nothing's Gonna Change
My Love For You." To my delight, Glenn listed George as his favorite
singer in an interview with Da
Pochoman List, the wonderful mailing list of Sabrina's Glenn
Medeiros site. I have asked Sabrina for special permission to reprint
a portion of Glenn's last interview:
"The best male voice out there I believe is George
Michael. I love the way he sings the songs 'I can't make you love me.'
"My favorite female singing voice is the voice of Celine Dion. I
really love the way she sings the song... 'The first time ever I saw your
face.'
"Ironically, these two songs I mentioned above are on both of their
greatest hits records."
For anyone interested in more information about Glenn, you
can visit the Official
Glenn Medeiros site or my humble
pages. ;-)
February 26, 2001
Another Lennon Piano on the Auction Block
According to the Associated Press:
"The piano John Lennon kept in his New York apartment
just before his death is going on sale... Singer George Michael paid $2.1
million for another Lennon piano last year, and has said he plans to give
it to Liverpool's Beatles museum."
The BBC
also has an article.
February 25, 2001
Clarification
Normally, I don't report information from Members Online,
the official George Michael fan club, since they have requested that information
not be reprinted. However, since the MOL information refutes previous
stories in the News Flash, I think it's best to clear up the following
points:
And I'm a bit perplexed why the official site also reported
this story if it is in fact not true.
February 22, 2001
George Loses to Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now won for Best Traditional
Pop Vocal Album at the Grammy Awards.
February 21, 2001
It's G-Day
The Grammy Awards website has a page dedicated to George.
If you'd like to see exactly how George and Eminem will
be seated at the Grammy Awards, check out this BBC
article or this
one.
New Woman 2001 Album
The New Woman 2001 album, which includes "Roxanne,"
will be released March 12.
February 20, 2001
George and Eminem
It appears that George will have an interesting view at
the Grammy Awards: the
back of Eminem's head.
February 19, 2001
State of Pop Music
BBC's Top of the Pops magazine recently conducted a survey
of readers on the state of pop music. They found that more than a
third of young pop fans believe chart stars do not sing on their own records.
They commissioned the research after criticism from performers such as
George Michael and U2 star Bono over manufactured acts in the charts.
(Article includes a picture of George.)
February 18, 2001
Diana Tribute Single
This icShowbiz
article seems to have the same information as the PeopleNews article.
The AEGEAN website also
has information.
AEGEAN Message Boards
My prayers have been answered. AEGEAN
now has message boards on its site.
February 15, 2001
Diana Tribute Single and New Album
A PeopleNews
article says that George will be releasing a Christmas tribute song to
Diana, using his infamous John Lennon piano. The new album will be released
this summer.
February 13, 2001
Temptation Island
Check out the George references in:
February 12, 2001
Tony Parsons
In The Mirror, Tony Parsons, co-author of Bare,
discusses his fame, making a small reference
to George:
"When George Michael and I were doing our book together,
I saw how lovesick 16-year-old girls would constantly knock on George's
front door. Which is an incredible pressure when you would much rather
be cavorting with an undercover policeman in a public toilet."
Pop is for Kids
Top of the Pops presenter Jamie Theakston has his say about
the recent
slamming of pop, according to icShowbiz.
"I keep reading these attacks on pop by the rock elite.
Bono, Damon Albarn, George Michael, all slagging off the charts. I want
to say, 'It's not for you! It's for kids. Why are you paying it any attention?'"
February 10, 2001
Popstars
George gets a brief mention in "Britain
gripped by Popstars' instant creation".
February 9, 2001
"If I Told You That"
Jeffrey writes in to tell us more about "If I Told
You That" in the U.S. "If I Told You That" got 12 adds
this week according to Hitmakers.com.
It is also being reported by many Whitney fans, that "If I Told You
That" is being played on the radio as well. The following are comments
from Hitmakers:
MIKE FORTE, APD, WYKS, Gainesville
WHITNEY HOUSTON & GEORGE MICHAEL If I Told You That (ARISTA)- I am
shocked!
VALERIE STEELE, PD, KDUK, Eugene
WHITNEY HOUSTON & GEORGE MICHAEL If I Told You That (ARISTA)- We added
this last week and it is a drag queen’s dream song! Seriously, this has
a lot going for it.
ANNETTE WADE, MD, KUMX, New Orleans
WHITNEY HOUSTON & GEORGE MICHAEL If I Told You That (ARISTA)- With
the name value alone this should do well.
MIKE McCOY, PD,WMRV, Binghamton
WHITNEY HOUSTON & GEORGE MICHAEL If I Told You That (ARISTA)- Can’t
miss!
DAVE LOZZI, APD/MD,WMRV, Binghamton
WHITNEY HOUSTON & GEORGE MICHAEL If I Told You That (ARISTA)- I like
this!
JC LAW, APD, WRTS, Erie
WHITNEY HOUSTON & GEORGE MICHAEL If I Told You That (ARISTA)- This
is one of the best things Whitney’s done in a while and George Michael
does a great job harmonizing.
Jeffrey hopes we all enjoy reading these comments and hopes that we all
can continue to request the song on the radio. Also, the link for
CTN (College Television Network) is www.collegetelevison.com, if fans
would like to request.
Vote for George at VH-1
Cyrkiel tells us that
February 8, 2001
Favorite Love Song
If you have America Online, you can vote for your favorite
love song. Favorites so far include "Careless Whisper,"
"Father Figure," and "One More Try."
February 7, 2001
Club Tropicana
George is looking to add a pool to his summer retreat, according
to icShowbiz.
February 5, 2001
Links Updated
I have updated the following links pages:
February 4, 2001
"If I Told You That"
Jeffrey writes in to tell us that according to Hitmakers,
"If I Told You That" got a total of 27 adds this week. The site
also provides comments that DJ's have said about the duet. The more attention
the song gets, the more likely the DJ's will play the duet so start dialing!
The video is being played on BET and CTN (College Televison
Network). Both Whitney Houston Worship
Page and Classic Whitney
sites have compiled a request page, complete with a list of stations that
fans can request to.
Vote for George
While news is slow, I thought I'd suggest voting for George
in the Favorite
Pop Artist Poll at Celebrity1000.com.
According to Knobby
in the message board, Stars including Kylie Minogue, Geri Halliwell
and George Michael have been invited to party with Prince William for
the Press Complaints Commission's 10th birthday.
January 29, 2001
Links Updated
I have added new links to the Fan-Created
Links.
January 28, 2001
George to Attend the Grammy Awards
According to the AEGEAN site, George will be attending the
Grammy Awards ceremony. George has been nominated for a
Grammy award in the traditional pop album category for Songs Of
The Last Century.
January 25, 2001
Pop Up Videos
On Tuesday, January 30, VH-1 will air "Pop-Up Video:
Duets," featuring Moby & Gwen Stefani's "South Side," John Mellencamp
& Michelle Ndegocello's "Wild Nights;" Babyface & Eric Clapton's
"If I Could Save the World;" Elton John & George Michael's "Don't
Let the Sun Go Down on Me;" and Salt 'n Pepa & En Vogue's "Whatta
Man." (Premieres from 6:30-7p)
January 23, 2001
StarPages Award
Yours Only George has received the following award:
You can vote for the site at:
January 21, 2001
YOGfriend Pat tells us that earlier this week Entertainment
Tonight showed a clip of the Whitney Houston/George Michael video
"If I Told You That" in the middle of the show with a story
and closed the show with a longer clip of the video.
January 14, 2001
YOGfriend Bev refers us on an article from The
Sun (on January 9th, the day my computer decided to die). George has
undergone an operation on his back in California.
January 8, 2001
New Links
I have added two new links to the Fan-Created
Links.
January 7, 2001
George Michael Calendar
If you haven't got your GM calendar yet, surf to pushposters.
January 5, 2001
George and Elton
YOGfriend Pat says:
The New York Daily News Rush & Molloy column for Jan.
5th, 2001 has the following article about Master George and Elton Camping
in First Class
Who needs an in-flight movie when you have Elton John and
George Michael aboard?
The first to arrive at London's Heathrow Airport was Sir
Elton, accompanied by boyfriend David Furnish and 36 suitcases. The copious
luggage had to be sent ahead on a separate flight. (To be fair, the bags
weren't just for their Hawaiian holiday. The Rocket Man needs wardrobe
for his concert tour with Billy Joel.)
George Michael arrived later with just the bare necessities: one bag plus
his boyfriend, Kenny Goss. The two couples quickly turned first-class
into a party.
"They were really camping it up," a friend tells us. "But
everybody on board had a ball."
The article is accompanied by a photo of Elton and one of
George.
Whitney Houston DVD
YOGfriend Dave wrote in to say that Whitney Houston released
a DVD single with "If I Told You That" on it. It has two videos of hers
on it and it said "featuring George Michael" right next to "If I Told
You That."
"Last Christmas"
YOGfriend Gordon wrote (while I was away on vacation in
December):
"Last Christmas" is now #41 on the (official) German single
charts.
January 4, 2001
George Gets Grammy Nomination
Anthony and Miguel write in to tell us that George has been
nominated for a Grammy award in the
traditional pop album category for Songs Of The Last Century.
VH-1 Needs Wham! Fans
VH1 is doing a show called Fan Frenzy and want stories from
fans who have been to a WHAM! concert. We're looking for great stories
and or footage of the craziness (screaming, crying, shaking, fainting,
rushing the stage, fighting etc.)
Please email me ASAP!!!
Lee Solomon
Research Dept.
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