The George Michael News from August 2007
August 31, 2007
DiGiCo D5 Makes George Michael's Live Broadcast Straightforward
DiGiCo D5 Makes George Michael's Live Broadcast Straightforward:
When George Michael made a triumphant return to the world’s arena stages in
2006, little did audiences know that an even bigger event was just around the
corner.
Using no less than four DiGiCo consoles, Michael performed the very first
gigs at the new Wembley Stadium on 9th/10th June 2007, in the process ushering
in a brand new (and long awaited) era for live music in the UK capital’s most
infamous and controversial venue.
August 25, 2007
Biography Channel Documentary Seeks Fans
Liz Collier is the producer of a new Biography channel documentary
celebrating George Michael's 25 years in music for the iconic documentary strand
"Biography" (www.biography.com).
The hour on George Michael will be a positive, legacy-building profile, in
the tradition of the "Biography" hours. It will trace his phenomenally
successful career from his early musical influences and recordings with Wham! to
his remarkable solo career, right and through to his recent triumphant 25 Live
stadium tour.
Liz Collier is looking for fan shot footage (and the stories behind it) from
any period in George’s career. You may contact her at
lizcolliera@aol.com
August 23, 2007
Court Sends George Michael to Sing Sing
Court Sends
George Michael to Sing Sing:
IN the words of one of
his hits, the guilty feet of pop icon George Michael had lost no rhythm when he
led hostel residents in a round of music-making as part of a community service
order on Thursday.
The Highgate-based singer spent eight hours with residents of St Mungo’s
homeless hostel in Euston, collaborating on a series of songs about poverty,
crime and homelessness prompted by their experiences in Camden.
August 21, 2007
Club Tropicana It Ain't, George
Club
Tropicana It Ain't, George
The Club Tropicana singer, 44 — sentenced to 100 hours for driving while
unfit through drugs — left the glitz behind as he helped out at a centre for
down and outs in London’s Ladbroke Grove.
During a Writer’s Group session the millionaire superstar enthralled his
audience by showing them how to use a computer and helping them with their CVs.
August 19, 2007
George Michael to Take Lennon’s Piano on "Tragedy Tour" of Britain
George Michael to Take Lennon’s Piano on "Tragedy Tour" of Britain:
JOHN LENNON did his bit for world peace by penning antiwar ballads and
indulging in public “bed-ins” with Yoko Ono.
Now George Michael has drawn inspiration from the late Beatle and plans to
take the piano on which Lennon wrote Imagine on a “tragedy tour” of Britain to
protest against violence.
The pop singer wants to send out a symbolic message of love and harmony by
placing the piano close to the four sites in London where the 7/7 suicide
bombers struck two years ago.
The Steinway upright could also appear at the spot in Eltham, southeast
London, where Stephen Lawrence, the black teenager, was murdered by racists, and
in the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, central London, where a nail bomb exploded in
a fatal homophobic attack in 1999.
August 15, 2007
Wham! Fan Fined for Torturing Neighbours with Song
Wham! Fan Fined for Torturing Neighbours with Song:
A BRITISH Wham! fan has been fined for torturing his neighbours with Last
Christmas at full blast for an entire night.
Brian Turner, of Sandyford, Newcastle upon Tyne, repeatedly played the
festive favourite at full volume one night in May this year.
Music Stars Doing Commercials
Music Stars
Doing Commercials:
On the other hand, George Michael
shone in a commercial for diet Coca Cola.
At the time, he was still quite a babe and looked like a mean street cat and
yet, for some unfathomable reason, he decided to advertise a low calorie
beverage!? Maybe he needed a lifetime supply of
diet Coke because he was afraid of putting on weight? The short
commercial features his song "Crazyman Dance,"
the b-side of the single "Too Funky,"
but sadly, the sum of the cash injection he was paid to appear in those 30 or so
seconds of public diet Coke adulation
remains a mystery.
August 14, 2007
George Michael Begins Community Service
George Michael Begins Community Service:
George Michael began his 100 hour community service duty yesterday (August
13th) after his conviction in May for driving whilst unfit.
Michael said yesterday: "I'm just like everyone else. If you do something
stupid, you have to pay the price. I've been doing some gardening and really
enjoyed it.
"I'll do whatever they want me to do. I don't want any special treatment."
You just gotta love some of these titles:
August 13, 2007
Eli Stone
Visions of George Michael:
How's this
for high concept: Ruthless corporate attorney turns good guy after seeing
visions of '80s pop star George Michael. That's the premise for "Eli Stone," an
ABC dramedy starring Jonny Lee Miller.
Stone's corporate law firm has a "screw the little guy" motto. And Miller's
Stone is among the firm's best sharks, until he has flashbacks and
hallucinations, including Michael as a holy intercessor. As the visions persist,
Stone learns he has an inoperable brain aneurysm and begins redefining his
career. "It's quite funny, but it does tackle some real social issues," says
Miller, best known for 1996's "Trainspotting."
Co-producer Marc Guggenheim says Michael "really responded to the concept. He's
a real television aficionado. And his songs reflect the themes of the show."
August 12, 2007
George Michael Auctions Suit for HIV Charity
The Armani suit worn on tour by George Michael, auctioned for
the
Terrence Higgins Trust, brought in £15,400.
Michael to Play Trainspotting Star's Dream Angel
Michael to Play Trainspotting Star's Dream Angel
George Michael has signed on to play Jonny Lee Miller's guardian angel in
a new U.S. TV drama.
The pop superstar will tweak the conscience of the actor's ruthless
attorney-turned-good guy in new show Eli Stone.
Michael will appear in dream sequences, aimed at inspiring Miller's
character to do good deeds, in the show.
A spokesman for the show, which will debut in America later this year,
says, "George really responded to the concept... and his songs reflect the
themes of the show."
Let's Go Outside
Let's Go
Outside:
Concert-going Ulster smokers are fuming about the province's largest
indoor venue as it's literally leaving them out in the cold!
Dozens of fans attending last weekend's gig by George Michael were shocked
to be told that if they nipped out for a ciggie at the interval they would miss
the rest of the show.
August 11, 2007
George Michael Auctions Suit for HIV Charity
The Armani suit worn on tour by George Michael that is being auctioned for
the
Terrence Higgins Trust is currently at £12,655 with 16 hours left for bidding.
August 9, 2007
Wembley Concert on Channel 4
Klair tells us that the Channel 4 show, which aired live on the night of
the reopening of the new Wembley Stadium, is going to be repeated this Sunday,
August 12th at 11.40, according to georgemichael.com.
George Michael Lookalike Case Is Dropped
George Michael Lookalike Case Is Dropped:
A George Michael lookalike has dropped his
case against a nightclub owner who claimed he looked nothing like the star.
John Kerr, who went under the knife to look more like the former Wham! singer,
claimed he was hired as a publicity stunt to fool party-goers into thinking the
multi-million pound star was drinking in the club.
August 7, 2007
George Michael Lookalike in Court Battle to Save Face
George Michael Lookalike in Court Battle to Save Face:
A nightclub boss is being sued for throwing a George Michael lookalike out
of his club after saying he looked nothing like the star.
John Kerr, who went under the knife to look more like the ex-Wham! singer,
claims he was booked for a publicity stunt to fool partygoers into thinking the
star was in the central London nightclub.
August 6, 2007
By George, What a Show!
Lorraine sends us
By George, What a
Show!
Twenty-five years after his first hit, thousands of Ulster concert goers
celebrated the return of pop king George Michael to Belfast last night.
The Odyssey Arena was packed with thirty and fortysomethings, who danced
the night away in the company of the man with the mightiest voice in pop.
Photos of
George Michael in Concert at OAKA Olympic Stadium in Athens
Here are
photos of George Michael in Concert in Athens along with some of
George Michael arriving in Athens.
August 4, 2007
Imagining Lennon’s Brotherhood of Man
Imagining Lennon’s Brotherhood of Man:
There are so many items in each edition of the The Wall Street Journal
that it’s usually the trademark sketches that catch my eye and determine what
actually make me read a story to its end.
This week John Lennon made me look twice. What’s he doing on the front
page of the purportedly conservative newspaper?
John Lennon's "Imagine" Piano is Unveiled for Display at Northpark Center
John Lennon's "Imagine" Piano is Unveiled for Display at Northpark Center:
George Michael (who bought the piano in 2000 for $2.1 million) and Kenny
Goss have decided to send the piano on a
Piano Peace Project tour, where the piano will be photographed in cities
across the U.S. and the world where horrific acts of violence have taken place.
It's kind of like when you steal a gnome from your parent's garden and take it
on vacation with you, and then send them pictures of the gnome in front of
national monuments.
George Michael Auctions Suit for HIV Charity
The Armani suit worn on tour by George Michael that is being auctioned for
the
Terrence Higgins Trust is currently at £12,400.00 with more than seven days left for bidding.
August 2, 2007
Why Piano Owned By John Lennon Is Touring America
Why Piano Owned By John Lennon Is Touring America:
The piano on which John Lennon composed "Imagine," his
famous ode to peace and healing, is on a yearlong magical mystery tour of the
U.S. with a macabre twist.
The nutmeg-colored Steinway upright, believed to have been
in Mr. Lennon's country home in Ascot, England, is crisscrossing the country to
show up at some of the nation's most horrific sites of violence, death and
destruction.
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