{"id":1865,"date":"2013-06-01T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T22:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2013-06-26T21:14:01","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T01:14:01","slug":"yours-only-george-celebrates-its-16th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/01\/yours-only-george-celebrates-its-16th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Yours Only George Celebrates Its 16th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yours Only George is celebrating its 16th birthday today!<\/p>\n

It’s been 16 crazy years, with things happening in George Michael’s life that I could never have imagined!\u00a0 This site was started in 1997 before George came out, before he had multiple car accidents,\u00a0before he nearly died of complications from pneumonia, and before his most recent, mysterious\u00a0accident.<\/p>\n

I would like to thank all the fans who\u00a0have supported our sponsors, which allows me to keep the site open for the time being.\u00a0 With very little news (until recently), I can see a time when the advertising revenue will not cover the expenses to simply keep the site open.\u00a0 I will try to keep the site open for as long as I can.<\/p>\n

Thanks as always to Shannon who started our first fan club back in 1986 (27 years ago!)\u00a0 There would be no Yours Only George without Shannon.<\/p>\n

Thanks to George Michael for all the wonderful years of music.\u00a0I hope there are many more years of enjoyment to come.<\/p>\n

Melanie
\nwebmaster
\nYours Only George<\/p>\n

P.S. If you like Yours Only George, please remember to tell your friends about\u00a0the site, our Facebook<\/a> page or our Twitter<\/a> page!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yours Only George is celebrating its 16th birthday today! 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