{"id":1491,"date":"2012-06-02T17:21:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T21:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2012-06-16T10:48:12","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T14:48:12","slug":"yours-only-george-celebrates-its-15th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/02\/yours-only-george-celebrates-its-15th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Yours Only George Celebrates Its 15th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can you believe that Yours Only George is celebrating its 15th birthday?<\/p>\n<p>This site has survived 15 years because of the many George Michael lovelies who have contributed news, links, photos, and comments through the various versions of Yours Only George.\u00a0 Thanks to everyone who supports our sponsors, which allows me to keep posting the news for all of you!\u00a0 Your kind words and support through the years have always meant a lot to me.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks as always to Shannon who started our first fan club back in 1986 and was instrumental in the early years of the site.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to George Michael for all the wonderful years of music.\u00a0 I never truly understood how much of an impact George Michael has had on my life until we almost lost him last year. 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