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The 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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