George Michael News from January-March 1998
March 31, 1998
Celebrate George's 35th Birthday
To celebrate George's birthday in June, fans are gathering in London
to have a party. We are posting this message for Michelle Humphry who
is planning the party.
GEORGE MICHAEL'S 35TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!!!!!!!!
We are currently in the process of arranging a HUGE PARTY in honour
of George's 35th birthday. The date of this extravaganza will be SATURDAY
27TH JUNE 1998. The location is George's very own home city - LONDON,
U.K.
We would love to hear from ALL George Michael fans out there who want
to come and join in the FUN, and help George to celebrate his birthday
in style!!
If you are interested, please e-mail Michelle at OlderGM@aol.com
Looking forward to hearing from you -- and seeing you there!
If you can't make it to the party but still want to remember George's
birthday in a special way, why don't you send a birthday message for the
Yours Only George birthday booklet for George. For more information, please
look at the Hey,
George! feature.
March 30, 1998
iCHAT with Andreas Georgiou and Shirlie Kemp
Unfortunately, your News Flash editor missed most of the iCHAT with Andreas
Georgiou and Shirlie Kemp, so most of the information comes from the kind
iCHATTERS who were able to be there for the chat.
- George is in Los Angeles.
- There will be a new single in September.
- George is supposed to make an appearance at iCHAT in a few weeks.
- The tour will begin in 1999.
- Someone asked Mr. Georgiou what his favorite sites were, and he said
GNOTES and Yours Only George. (We are so thrilled and flattered to know
that!)
ĘGEAN Letter from the Editor
In this week's ĘGEAN.NET Letter from
the Editor, President Andreas Georgiou said that they will finish Trigger's
album and dedicate it to Jim Thomas, a member of Trigger, who died 13
March 1998. Mr. Georgiou also said that they will be redesigning the front
page of the AEGEAN site in the next few weeks. The Members Online area
is also being redesigned. He also said that they will be adding a new
audio software to the site. They are producing radio shows at the moment.
March 23, 1998
Jim Thomas of Trigger
According to Michelle at ĘGEAN.NET,
Jim Thomas of Trigger died of complications from leukemia last week. The
ĘGEAN office was closed on Friday in memory of Jim Thomas.
March 19, 1998
Jim Thomas of Trigger
According to the ĘGEAN.NET site,
Jim Thomas of Trigger tragically passed away last week. Our most sincere
condolences go to his family and the ĘGEAN family. (Thanks to everyone
in iCHAT for this information.)
March 12, 1998
iCHAT
The rescheduled iCHAT with Shirlie was a fabulous experience for the
15 or so people who came to it. Even Michelle popped in for a moment!
If you missed it, here is a little bit of what you would have heard:
- When asked who was in the office, Shirlie wrote that "David,
Andros, Bob,Cris, Mich, and ??????" were in the office. We can
only assume that George was the man in "question". :)
- Shirlie said George was busy writing.
- Shirlie said that she sees Pepsi all the time and will ask her to
do a chat with us.
March 11, 1998
iCHAT
Because of a technical glitch, the iCHAT with Shirlie has been rescheduled.
It will be held on Thursday, March 12, at 4 p.m. GMT (which is 11 a.m.
EST). Since iCHAT wasn't working, fans with access to Members Online went
to the chat there and Shirlie made a lengthy appearance. If you missed
it, here area few bits of information from the chat:
- Shirlie said George surfs the Web a few hours a day.
- Shirlie said George is currently recording in England.
- Shirlie said she knows French.
Members Online
Members Online is sold out! They are currently working on version 2 of
the CD. If necessary, upgrades will be sent to existing members. Membership
CDs will be available again in the next few months.
March 7, 1998
iCHAT
ĘGEAN.NET has opened its new iCHAT
section. There are various rooms to visit. You may need the plug-in in
order to chat, but we had no problem just using our java-enabled browsers.
It's a truly great chat! There is also talk that there will be an official
ĘGEAN.NET chat next Wednesday (March 11th) at 5 p.m. GMT. ĘGEAN.NET is
proving to be the best place on the 'Net for George fans.
February 26, 1998
An Apology
We apologize for being behind on the news; we have been spending our
time lately working on our exclusive
interview with Shirlie Kemp and the new tribute
pages for Lesley Panayiotou.
Vote for ĘGEAN.NET at the DotMusic Awards
For the second year in a row, DotMusic
is choosing the UK music websites that are the best. With the Readers
Choice Award, we urge you to vote for the ĘGEAN.NET website. You must
submit your nomination by April 2, 1998.
Members Online
George has written a new letter for the members of Members Online. It
is currently exclusive to the Members Online area, but it will be published
eventually for everyone to see. In the letter, George says he's glad that
Members Online is running, and he says he is impressed by the LiquidAudio
features of the website. He also said he is surprised that Older and
Upper will not be released by DreamWorks or Virgin International.
If you want the double CD, he suggests visiting the Trading Post at ĘGEAN.NET.
Last, George says he is working on the Greatest Hits CD that is scheduled
for release later this year and he says he is "concentrating on writing
those new tunes."
The George Michael Greatest Hits Competition is now open in the Members
Online area. The contest entails listing the songs for the Greatest Hits
so that they will match George's list in both content and order. The winner
will be brought to the ĘGEAN offices for a day in the summer. They list
35 songs and say to add any songs that you feel should be on the Greatest
Hits collection. So, if you're a member of Members Online, start picking
22 songs that you think will be on the Greatest Hits CD. The competition
ends June 30, 1998.
Letter from the Editor of ĘGEAN.NET
Andreas Georgiou, president of ĘGEAN, writes this weekly letter to the
viewers of the ĘGEAN web channel. In this week's letter, he says that
only a few Members Online memberships are left. Memberships will be available
again in a few months. Mr. Georgiou also announces the winner of the first
Members Online game winner and tells everyone that a new trivia game will
be online every four weeks.
February 3, 1998
New Songs from George
In an interview at MusiciansNet
with Andreas Georgiou, President of ĘGEAN, Mr. Georgiou said that George
is currently working on four new tracks for the "Best Of" CD.
The CD will also have interactive elements. The next George Michael album
won't be out until 2000. The tour dates will be announced on the website
in the next few months.
January 22, 1998
Tribute Concert for Princess Diana
In an article entitled 'FULL
STAR LINE-UP' FOR DIANA CONCERT in today's PA News, it says that the
memorial concert in honor of Princess Diana will have stars galore, but
Sir Elton John, George Michael, and Eric Clapton say they won't be there.
The open-air concert will take place on June 27 at Althorp Park, near
where Princess Diana grew up and where she is now buried. Earl Spencer,
Princess Diana's brother, will issue personal invitations to the stars
to play at the concert. All profits from the 15,000 tickets will go to
the Princess Diana Memorial Fund. For more information, please read Graveside
Concert Planned.
January 21, 1998
ĘGEAN.NET - Members Online
The Members Online CD includes the following software programs:
- QuickTime
- Liquid Audio
- Netscape Communicator
- Shockwave
The CD itself has four main sections:
- Members Online, which
includes sections entitled Meet Us, Visuals, Sounds, Off the Record,
and Games. (You must be connected to the Internet to see this section.)
- ĘGEAN Music, which is
a direct link to the ĘGEAN.NET George Michael page of music via Liquid
Audio. (You must be connected to the Internet to see this section.)
- ĘGEAN Music TV, which
has QuickTime videos of George's "FastLove," Toby Bourke's
"Waltz Away Dreaming," and Trigger's "Chameleon."
- ĘGEAN Home, which is
the direct link to the ĘGEAN.NET website. (You must be connected to
the Internet to see this section.)
The CD also includes a nice collage of George pictures (with "Free"
in the background) and the incredibly sweet letter George wrote to the
fans.
January 20, 1998
ĘGEAN NET
Make sure to look at the new weekly letter at ĘGEAN
NET. In this week's letter, President Andreas Georgiou says that:
- ĘGEAN.NET has had 3 million hits since its relaunch in November.
- The Editor's Letter will become a weekly feature of the site, and
they hope it will become a newspaper column around the world.
- Members of Members Online will have a message from George in the new
area. George will be "talking" to members through
the site.
- They believe WebTV is the future of the 'Net.
- They have two people answering mail full time so keep those e-mails
coming to info@aegean.net.
Also, according to the ĘGEAN.NET site, If You Were There has
had sales of 1 million in the UK, and Older has gone 6 times
Platinum.
January 14, 1998
ĘGEAN NET
At ĘGEAN NET, George's official website,
the Members Online CD is now available to order in the Online Shopping
area (ĘGEAN Trading Post). The cost is £ 21.99; shipping and handling
is separate depending on where you live. All orders must be placed online.
Mastercard and Visa are accepted. Members Online CD contains ĘGEAN videos
and songs. It is also provides access to the official George Michael and
ĘGEAN fan club web pages; there is no offline fan club.
January 7, 1998
ĘGEAN NET
According to ĘGEAN NET, George's
official website, the Members Online CD will be available to order on
January 14th in the Trading Post section. All orders must be
placed online. Members Online is the official George Michael fan club;
there is no offline fan club.
If you haven't looked at the ĘGEAN channels recently, you will want to
look again because they have added features in the past few days. (During
January, we will update our ĘGEAN links page for those of you who do not
have frames-capable browsers.)
George in Star Magazine
In honor of Princess Diana, we have excluded tabloid reports from our
website; however, if you'd like to see a picture of George with his dog
in Los Angeles recently, you might want to browse through the January
6, 1998, issue of Star magazine this week. (Special thanks to
Ellen for this information.)
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