| 29 October
98: A Feature on Gary in "POPSTAR" |
| We received the following information
in our email box today:
"I wanted to let you know about the first issue
of POPSTAR! magazine, a new title that features young stars
from music, movies, TV, modeling & sports.
The debut issue (v. 2 #4 of our BIO-PIX PRESENTS
series) is dedicated to "The Hottest Guys in Music." There
is a *great* 98 Degrees cover story that includes 15 pages
of interviews with each band member, stats, a win-a-free-autograph
contest and--best of all--exclusive portraits of the guys.
On the news stand now, the price is $4.99 USA.
This issue is 100 full-color, glossy pages. If you are a fan
of any of these amazing music acts, you won't be disappointed.
If you want to order this magazine and you live
in the USA, prices are (all prices include shipping) $9.00
for 1 copy, $12.50 for 2 copies, $16.50 for 3 copies, $21.50
for 4 copies, $25.50 for 5 copies and $31.50 for 6 copies.
If you want magazines shipped to Canada or Mexico, 1 copy
is $11.50, 2 copies are $16.50, 3 copies are $22.50, 4 copies
are $28.50, 5 copies are $34.50 and 6 copies are $44.50.
If you want magazines shipped to anywhere else
in the world, 1 copy is $15.50, 2 copies are $22.50, 3 copies
are $32.50, 4 copies are $37.50, 5 copies are $42.50 and 6
copies are $51.50.
To order or to ask questions about ordering call:
(free) 1-888-664-7827 (for VISA or MASTERCARD)—BE
SURE TO USE THE CODEWORD “WEBMAT” WHEN ORDERING!
or write:
Jiffy Fulfillment, Inc.
50 Lawrence Rd.,
DEPT. WEBMAT
SpringfieldNJ 07081-3121
USA
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| 21 October
98: Sound On Sound Questions |
| We are delighted to say that Matt
Bell the writer of the article from Sound on Sound Magazine
has contacted both GBWS and GB FANS. He said ...
" It was an honour to be the only journalist
to be granted an interview with Gary for the rest of this
year and Gary was the perfect interviewee, I'm also pleased
to say that Gary was delighted with the finished piece; he's
asked if he can have a special version of the article printed
and framed to put on the wall of his studio!"
Matt goes on to say that he would be delighted
to answer any questions you have about the magazine article
or what it was like to interview Gary Barlow.
If you have a question for Matt regarding the
interview then please direct your questions to either gbwseditors@yahoo.com
or gbfans@yahoo.com, we will then collate and send them over
to Matt to answer for you. Please ensure that you write "QUESTION
FOR MATT" in the subject field when emailing us. We will also
be asking our own questions and those will be published as
soon as possible.
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| 19 October
98: Your Newsletter Articles Wanted |
| We are currently editing Issue 4
of the GB FANS Newsletter, which will be sent out at the beginning
of November to all Members.
If you have any articles, poems, stories, pictures,
penpal requests, etc you would like us to include in Issue
5, please send them to us by 25 November 1998.
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| 14 October
98: Gary Appearances |
| The Fan Club has announced that
we will be able to hear, see and read about Gary in the month
of November.
Sound on Sound Magazine - November Issue - Price:
£3.60
There is an article about Gary working in his
home studio in the November issue of SOUND ON SOUND.
Lesley Garret Show - 14th November 1998 - BBC2
The Fan Club has confirmed Gary's appearance
on the Lesley Garrett Show. Please check TV Guides for time.
As soon as we have the time we will let you know.
|
| 14 October
98: Fan Club News Updated |
| We have updated the Fan Club Exchange
News and are delighted to say that once again the GB FANS Convention
has been advertised by the Fan Club on its Hotline. |
| 4 October 98:
Gary in OK Magazine |
| Article now on transcribed Click
here to view. |
| 3 October
98: Gary in OK Magazine |
| There is a wonderful article in
OK Magazine, Issue 131 (9 October), about Gary meeting 10 year
old Richard Dytham and other children at "Rainbow" in Northumberland.
The article contains lovely pictures of Gary
with the children. This article is so moving and shows our
Gary is the caring person we all know him to be. It is on
pages 52 to 56 of the magazine.
We are in the middle of transcribing this article
and will have it up on site shortly. GBWS is in the process
of doing this at the moment also and the article will appear
in their media section tomorrow.
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| 2 October 98:
Events for October |
| Just to remind everyone that the
two Argentinian events will be held tomorrow! The details are
as follows:-
GB FANS Cordoba, Argentina - 3 October 1998
Meeting at Anfiteatro de la Isla de Los Patos at 11.00 a.m.,
from where they will go on a bike ride, returning to Anfiteatro
de la Isla de Los Patos at around 12.30 p.m. for a picnic
lunch. There will be a mixture of games and competitions until
about 4.30 p.m. when everyone will go to Rocio's home to watch
videos and get to know each other a bit more. The day will
end with a Dinner at NuevoCentro Shopping at 8.00 p.m., where
there will be a raffle for a CD.
"Forever Love Club", Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 3 October 1998
The next meeting of GB FANS "Forever Love Club" will take
place at 2.00 p.m. in San Martin Square, by the fountain.
Come along for a great day of events and news. The girls have
the photos back from the BMG Party.
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| 18 September
98: Message Book |
| We are pleased to announce that
the Message Book has now been sent to Gary by registered post
and should have been delivered to him by now. Many thanks to
everyone that participated in sending the messages.
All your letters were re-typed into the book, with some
great clip art surrounding them. Please see the below pictures
of the cover of the book, the open letter that was at the
front from all the Gary Barlow Webmasters and a sample message
that was included in the book (the words have been blurred
to respect the privacy of the author).
Click on the images to view them larger
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Cover
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Open
Letter
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Sample
Letter |
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| 2 September
98 : Calling all Fans in Argentina |
| We have received the following news
from our Co-Ordinators in Argentina (Romy Vale and Vito).
"A meeting of Gary fans, "Forever Love Fan Club"
(now associated with GB FANS) is on Saturday 5th September
at 2.00 p.m. at the fountain of the San Martin Square, in
the downtown of Buenos Aires.
In September, the Spring begins in Argentina,
so we are going to celebrate the Spring month with a picnic,
every fan is taking something to eat and then we will all
sit and eat while listening to music. We will also give info
about Gary and some photocopies.
We have also organised games, playing in groups,
so that they all know each other more. We will give prizes
to the winners and raffle some stuff.
On Sunday, 6th September we are going to a new
music TV program with all the fans in the name of Gary Barlow.
Thanks girls and good look with this first event
in association with GB FANS!
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| 26 August 98:
Message Book |
| The deadline for messages for Gary
has now passed. All messages are currently being pasted into
the Message Book. We have personalised each message page, so
that it does not just look like a plain piece of paper with
an e-mail, we will take photographs of the Book once complete
and scan them to put on the websites who have taken part. Once
complete we will let you know how many messages we have received,
to date there are over 200!
Thank you all once again for a great response,
we are sure that Gary will be delighted to know that we are
all still here and right behind him!
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| 22 August 98:
Message Book |
| The deadline for sending messages
by e-mail has now passed. We will still hold out until 26 August
for any snail mail letters which arrive. We are busy pasting
all the messages into the Book and will then begin work on the
wording of the letter from the Webmasters.
All Webmasters will be consulted about the letter,
which we would like agreed by 30th August, so that we can
finally send the Message Book out on 31st August.
A big thank you to everyone who has take part,
we have over 200 messages so far!! YOU ARE STARS, SIMPLY THE
BEST! We will give you a final count of messages once we reach
31 August.
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| 13th August
98: 1999 Tour Tickets on Sale |
| Just to let you know that tickets
for the Tour will go on sale tomorrow, 14th August priced £17.50
at all venues.
You can get your tickets by calling the individual
venues (see telephone numbers below) or the Credit Card Hotline
on 0161-828 1211
Wednesday, 21 April - SHEFFIELD Arena : 01142
565656
Thursday, 22 April - MANCHESTER Nynex : 0161-930 8000
Saturday, 24 April - GLASGOW SECC : 0141-287 7777
Sunday, 25 April - NEWCASTLE City Hall : 0191-261 2606
Tuesday, 27 April - BIRMINGHAM NEC : 0121-780 4133
Wednesday, 28 April - CARDIFF International Arena : 01222
224488
Thursday, 29 April - WEMBLEY Arena : 0181-902 0902
Saturday, 1 May - BRIGHTON Centre : 0870 900 9100
Sunday, 2 May - BOURNEMOUTH BIC : 01202 456456
Tickets go on sale from 8.00 a.m. onwards.
As previously stated, all tickets bought for
the November tour are automatically valid for the new dates
and tickets are still available for all venues. The Fan Club
will write to all members regarding the Irish and European
dates once they are known.
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| 1st August
98: Messages for Gary |
| We feel that Gary is probably feeling
a bit low at the moment and could do with some kind words from
us all to show him we still love and support him.
With this in mind it has therefore been decided
to start a Message Book for Gary and if you would like us
to include a message from you please e-mail us at gbfans@yahoo.com,
marking your e-mail "Message for Gary". Alternatively, you
can send them by snail mail to the GB FANS address which is
below.
Please let us have your messages by 21st August 1998
GB FANS (Messages For Gary)
106 Saxon Way
Shevington Park
Kirkby
Liverpool
L33 4DQ, UK
We would like all Gary websites to help us out
on this by mailing your members, we will obviously give you
full credit on this because we want to unite together to show
Gary we are all here for him. This is not a message book from
GB FANS, it is a message book from all Gary Barlow Fans! Once
complete it will be sent directly to Gary in the post with
a covering letter, giving credit to all those who take part.
If you feel able to help please let us know.
Thank you for your help in advance. We would
like all messages to be in by 21st August 1998 please.
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| 29th July 98:
November Tour Postponed to April 1999 |
| With thanks to Emma for posting
details on the GBML, we contacted GloBe to confirm and unfortunately
in the words of Gary himself "the rumours are true . . . " the
November Tour has been postponed until April 1999 because the
Album will not now be ready in time.
All tickets will be valid for the April dates
which are as follows:-
21 April 1999 Sheffield
22 April 1999 Manchester
24 April 1999 Glasgow
29 April 1999 Wembley
If you are unable to attend, refunds are available.
GB FANS Dinners will stil go ahead as planned. All plans stay
in place. We will try our best to make these events extra
special to try to make up in some way.
Sorry to bring you bad news, but at least we
have April to look forward to.
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| 29th July 98:
A Reminder |
York Weekend - 11/13th September
1998
Payment in full for the weekend is due by 31st July. We have
reserved accommodation for those of you who have already paid
and details have been sent out to you. No further bookings are
being taken for York.
Manchester Dinner - 17th November 1998
We are currently up to 30 attendees at the Manchester Dinner
in November, and it keeps growing. Payment in full is due
by 31st October 1998 (we have extended the date because the
deposit required for the Convention and also the payment for
Wembley is due in September).
The cost of the meal is £10.00 per person.
Pizza Hut have confirmed that we have exclusive use of the
downstairs dining area. If you would like to join us for what
promises to be a great start to our "night out with Gary"
(the NYNEX concert), then please contact Helen and Jan for
further details.
Wembley Weekend - 20/21 November 1998
Just to remind you that the deposit for Wembley is due by
31st July and payment IN FULL by 30th September 1998. Those
of you who have already sent your deposits have had your accommodation
reserved and details will be sent out to you once we receive
your full payment.
2nd Annual Convention - 22/24th January 1999
Last, but not least, a reminder that the deposit for the Convention
is also required by 30th September 1998 and payment IN FULL
by 30th November 1998, so that it is all out of the way before
you have to spend for Christmas! We have already received
accommodation requests and deposits and the accommodation
has been reserved. Please let us know as soon as possible
if you will be attending and need accommodation, so that we
can book it for you.
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| 26th July 98:
Fan Club News Update |
| The Fan Club have announced that
CD 3 has just gone into editing and will be sent out in August.
With the CD3 will be details of how you can buy CD1, together
with details the tour merchandise they have on offer from the
last tour, which you will be able to buy through the Fan Club. |
| 24th July 98:
York Weekend |
| Just a reminder to those of you
who have booked for the York Weekend that the balance of your
payment is due by 31st July 1998. We are really looking forward
to this first ever GB FANS weekend. |
| 21st July 98: European
Tour |
| We have received a number of e-mails
from you asking if Gary was to do a European Tour later this
year. As far as we are aware no European dates have been confirmed.
As and when any dates are announced you will hear first from
the Gary Barlow Official Fan Club if you are a member. Once
Fan Club members have been told then any such news will be put
on general release. However, as we say, no dates or plans have
yet been confirmed. |
| 14th July 98:
News Update |
Congratulations
Our congratulations go to Patri, Ana and Laura for the very
successful Dinner in Almeria - held on 6th July 1998. Reports
for all our recent events will be on the Reports Page very soon.
With so many events going on it takes a bit of time to get the
reports and photos up!
Welcome
We are happy to announce that we have recently appointed some
new Co-ordinators to our team. The new Co-Ordinators are from
Vancouver (Canada); Perth (Australia); Lebanon; Singapore
and Switzerland. Welcome aboard everyone. We look forward
to a long and happy relationship. For further details about
our new Co-Ordinators please go to the Organisers Page.
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| 2nd July 98:
Prince's Trust Party in Hyde Park |
| We have been contacted by Phil Gyford
of Capital Radio who has sent us the following, which we think
you will be interested in.
"In case it's of interest, we're covering this
Sunday's Prince's Trust Party in Hyde Park, where Gary Barlow's
playing. It'll be live at http://capitalfm.com/partyinthepark/.
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| 1 July 98:
Our Congratulations |
| Congratulations to Trish in Zaragoza
and Sandra in Australia for two successful GB FANS events over
the weekend. We are very much looking forward to your reports,
what a shame you forgot to take a camera! We hope you all had
a good time and we are looking forward to your next events.
It sounds like everyone had a good time!
Congratulations also go to our Dutch Co-Ordinators,
Essie, Margit and Lynn on the success of the first ever Dutch
Dinner held at Planet Hollywood, Amsterdam last night. We
are very much looking forward to receiving your report and
all the lovely photos. We are looking forward to many more
such events and reports from our friends in Holland.
Also a special wish of Good Luck to Patri and
her mum who have organised the Dinner in Almeria this coming
Friday. Don't forget your cameras! We are hoping for lots
of lovely photos.
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| 26th June 98:
News Update |
| Our best wishes and a special GOOD
LUCK goes out to Trish in Zaragoza for tonight's Dinner and
also to Sandra in Melbourne, who will be hosting a Lunch at
Planet Hollywood in Melbourne tomorrow, 27th June.
We would also like to remind you that the Dutch Dinner takes
place this coming Thursday, 1st July 1998 at Planet Hollywood,
Amsterdam. If you would like to join Essie, Lynn, Margit and
the rest of the Dutch fans, please contact them at gbfans_nl@yahoo.com
for further details.
There will be another Dinner in Spain on 6th July, when
Patricia holds her Dinner in Almeria. So far she has 40 people
attending, it you would like to join Patricia and other Spanish
fans, please contact Patricia.
On Saturday, 18th July we are holding a Dinner at Planet
Hollywood, London. Please contact Julia for further details.
A reminder also to US fans that Mickey will be hosting a
Disney Weekend on 25th July please contact him at gbfans_florida@yahoo.com
for further details.
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| 20th June 98:
News Update |
Australian Dinner - 27th June
1998
Just to remind you that Sandra has arranged a get-together for
Lunch in Melbourne this coming Saturday, 27th June, please email
Sandra for further details. Further information can also be
found by going to Events Schedules.
Dinner in Holland : 1 July 1998
Our Dutch Co-Ordinators have finally arranged a Dinner, which
will be held at Planet Hollywood Rotterdam on 1st July 1998,
see Events Schedule for details.
Disney Day Out, Florida : 25 July 1998
Mickey, our Co-Ordinator in Florida, has arranged a day out
at Disney World Florida, followed by Dinner in the evening.
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| 10th June 98:
News Update |
Dinner in Zaragoza : 26 June
1998
Trish, has organised a Dinner for Spanish fans, please see Events
Schedules for further details.
Canadian Day Out - 22nd August 1998
Jenn has organised a day out for Canadian fans at Wonderland
Theme Park, Toronto. More details will follow shortly. Please
see headlines. If you are interested in attending please e-mail
Jenn.
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| 7th June 98:
News Update |
Fan Club Exchange
Fan Club Exchange News has now been updates, please see Fan
Club Exchange for further details.
Australian Dinner - 27th June 1998
Just to remind you that Sandra has arranged a get-together
for Lunch in Melbourne on 27th April, please email Sandra
for further details. Also, information can be found by going
to Schedules Page.
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| 3rd June 98:
Fan Club Exchange |
| We have now had a call from the
Fan Club with replies to our faxes.
Please see Fan Club Exchange for further details.
|
| 2nd June 98:
Dinner in Manchester |
| We are pleased to announce that
with the help of our Manchester Co-Ordinator Juliet, we have
reserved the downstairs dining room at Pizza Hut, Deansgate,
Manchester, exclusively for GB FANS. We have chosen this restaurant
because it is 5 minutes walk from NYNEX. The Dinner is booked
for 4.30 p.m. and we will send details of where we will meet
up nearer the time. The cost of the meal is £10.00, which
should be paid in full (£Sterling Eurocheque or cheque
drawn on a British Bank), by 31 August 1998. If you would like
to join us please contact Helen and Jan at gbfans@yahoo.com
to reserve your places. |
| 28th May 98:
Dinner In Holland |
| Great news for Dutch fans. Our co-ordinators
have now announced the details for their dinner which will be
held on 1st July 1998 at Planet Hollywood in Amsterdam. Those
wishing to attend should contact the Dutch Co-Ordinators as
soon as possible. |
| 21st May 98:
Australian Lunch |
| Sandra has had to change the date
of the Lunch to 27 June, time is the same, 1.30 p.m. and the
venue is still Planet Hollywood at Crown, Melbourne.
The average cost of a meal is A$15.00. Come along for an
afternoon of Gary talk, story swapping, prizes, and make some
new friends. For further details please e-mail Sandra.
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| 20 May 98:
Event Deadlines |
City Of York Weekend
Applications/Deposits needed by 30th May 1998 please, so that
we can secure our special rates and accommodation, balance to
be paid by 31 July 1998.
London Weekend
Just to remind you to please let us have your Applications
and Deposits by 30th June 1998, balance to be paid by 30th
September 1998. We have had a very good response to this event,
so book soon to secure your accommodation. We are looking
forward to meeting you all.
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| 12 May 98:
Attention Australian Fans |
| There will be a get together for
lunch at Planet Hollywood at Crown in Melbourne at 1-30 p.m.
on Saturday 30th May. All Gary/TT fans are welcome. If you would
like to attend please email Sandra at gbfans_aus@yahoo.com by
May 20th for more information. |
| 7 May 98: GB
Fans Events/Fanclub News |
| Membership Packs (GBIS Members)
- Please go to Fan Club Exchange for the latest news from the
Fan Club.
City Of York Weekend
Applications/Deposits needed by 20th May 1998 please, so that
we can secure our special rates and accommodation, balance
to be paid by 31 July 1998.
London Weekend
Please let us have your Applications and Deposits by 30th
June 1998, balance to be paid by 30th September 1998.
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| 29 April 98:
Fanclub News |
| We have just announced some news
from the fanclub so please go to Fan Club Exchange for the latest
news. |
| 22 April 98:
Event News |
| We now have on offer some great
events for you to come along to:-
City Of York Weekend on 11th/13th September 1998
London Weekend on 20th/21st November 1998 (coincides with
Arena Tour).
For further details on the above events just follow their
links (where underlined).
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| 20 April 98:
Fanclub News |
| We have been informed by the Fan
Club that CD2 is a bit delayed due to a problem with artwork
last week, however it will be sent out at the beginning of May.
They apologise for the delay but know you will be pleased with
the results - it will be worth the wait.
CD3 is already recorded, they are just putting together
some finishing touches and it will be ready to go out July.
The Fan Club also pass on their apologies to GBIS members
for the delay but you will appreciate they have received hundreds
of GBIS applications and are busy sifting through them. They
are having to check every application they receive against
the GBIS database so they don't miss anyone who is entitled
to the free CD and T-shirt. Things have been tough and frustrating
for all of us over the last few months, but we know that in
the end we will all be happy with the results.
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| 19th April
98: Wembley Weekend |
| Just to keep you updated, we have
almost completed our plans for the Wembley Weekend. Details
have been sent out in the post to those of you who have subscribed
to the Newsletter and we will be publishing details on this
site during the coming week. Please keep a check on HEADLINES.
Julia has come up with a choice of packages to suit everyone's
budget, we look forward to meeting many new friends.
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| 15th April
98: GB Fans Arena Tour Dinners |
| We are arranging smaller Dinners,
as get-togethers before each of Gary's Arena concerts.
Full details will be announced shortly, we are still finalising
venues, but the restaurants will be close to Arena concerned.
We expect to meet up at around 4.30 p.m. so that we can have
dinner for 5.00 p.m., so leaving plenty of time before the
concert.
We will get back as soon as everything if finalised.
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| 13th April
98: Canada Event |
| The Second Ever GB FANS (Canada)
event will be held on Saturday, 25th April 1998 in Scarborough,
Ontario.
Jennifer is currently in the process of organising Diner
at Tucker's Marketplace, which is an "All you can eat" buffet
that includes a salad bar, pasta bar, dessert bar, carvery
and more!
This Dinner is a great opportunity to meet other fans (Bob
and other TT fans also welcome). You'll get to chat and discuss
how we can help promote Gary in Canada, see photos of Gary
and possibly event win a prize! Why not bring along your swaps
and photos, for a Fans Exchange! Jenn is also looking for
your ideas of how to make this a truly fun-packed evening.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Jenn
at gbfans_canada@yahoo.com for further details.
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| 2nd April 98:
Event Update |
Dinner in Toronto, Canada , 25
April 1998
Jenn has arranged a second Canadian Dinner, this time to be
held at Tucker's Market Place in Scarborough, Toronto. If you
are interested in attending the second Canadian GB FANS get-together,
please e-mail Jenn for further details. Again, we hope you all
have a great time and look forward to hearing all about it and
your photos.
Misc
We are in the process of arranging a number of events during
1998 and will keep you updated on this page. We are also in
the process of planning the 1999 Convention, which is going
to be bigger and better than this year's.
Thank you for your continued support and we hope you enjoy
our events. If you have any ideas or suggestions why not leave
us a message on our Message Board, or e-mail us, we welcome
any suggestions you may have - afterall this is *your* site
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| 19th March
98: Capital Radio Feature Convention |
| Capital Radio have kindly featured
a report of the convention held on 15th March on their website,
just click on the Gary Barlow feature once you are in the site
and it will take you to an interview with Gary and a great video
competition.
To the side of this is a scroll bar which has the video
competition on and also GB FANS Convention. Our own FULL report
will be brought to this website very shortly, so watch the
headlines on the main GB FANS page.
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| 13th March
98: Fanclub New, GBIS Update |
| ExGBIS members should all now be
receiving your letters from the Fan Club. Helen received hers
this morning, containing the promised GBIS message from Gary
on tape.
The letter explains everything, but basically the breakdown
of the offer is as follows:-
Membership fee £15 for Cassette or £20 for CD,
which is the same joining fee for all members, but what you
get for your money is worth a lot more (ie the value of the
goods you get is worth £31 for Cassette or £36 for
CD).
You will receive:-
1 free T-Shirt, as advertised on the form, just tick your
size (value = £11)
4 Cassettes or CDs of "In Conversation with Gary Barlow"
1 complimentary "In Conversation with Gary Barlow" (value
= £3 Cassette/£5 CD)
The complimentary CD/Cassette will be edition 2 in addition
to the other 4.
Unfortunately, there is one down side. The Fan Club are
unable to send us the "In Conversation with Gary Barlow" edition
1 because they have sold out!
We feel that this offer is very reasonable given the fact
that the GBIS problem really had nothing to do with the new
Fan Club, because they are a new fan club and are compensating
fans from their own funds. We hope you agree with us that
this is the fairest offer they could have come up with in
the circumstances.
If you have any problems please do not hesitate to contact
us.
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| 7th March 98:
Fanclub News Re GBIS ex-Members |
| We spoke to Mike at the Gary Barlow
Official Fan Club today, who advised us that they have now sorted
the GBIS database and created labels. Letters will be going
out this coming Monday, 9 March, to all ex GBIS members about
a very special offer. Full details will be contained in the
letter.
To ensure all the people he has on his own lists, as well
as the FCS list, get the letter he is sending it to both lists.
This may mean you get the letter twice, but this is surely
better than not receiving it at all.
We are sure that you will be very pleased with what the
new Fan Club is offering. They have worked very hard on getting
the right deal, in consultation with Gary, and have had a
long wait to get the database. However, all this is now behind
them and they are confident that they have got the right deal
for all fans.
Well, this has certainly been a long wait for all of us,
but we know that Mike has been just as anxious as we have.
He has fought long and hard to get this all sorted and has
always had the interests of all fans at heart.
We would just like to thank all ex GBIS members for their
patience and support during these long months. We would also
like to thank Mike and his team for finally getting this awful
mess sorted. We know it wasn't an easy job.
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| 6th March 98:
Linda and Ellen Meet Gary! |
| GG Linda sent us this report of
when she and her daughter, Ellen, met Gary after winning a competition
for tickets to his concert and a backstage meeting.
It was a short meeting , much too short . There were about
20 people who also did win a meeting with Gary organised by
other magazine's and radio stations . And Gary was very late
, so he only spend about 10 minutes with all of us ( that's
30 sec per person ! ) .
I prepared a few questions myself , but I couldn't ask them
either. But yet it was worthwhile . He hugged and kissed us
, signed the tourbook , and took the chocolates . When he
saw the huge amount of chocolates the fans were offering him
, he said : " I think I'm gonna be fat again ". He is smaller
than I expected , and his hair is a little bit brighter than
on photo's.
Ellen told me afterwards that she could feel his heart beating
when he hugged her , and that the sweater he was wearing felt
so nice and soft . When he came to me , I said that I was
Ellen's mother , and I might be a bit too old to be his fan
. He said " Hi , MUM " , with his typical low voice , and
then " Oh no , your not too old !!! " The girl who was standing
next to us , offered him a present , and while opening it
, he asked : " It's not underwear , is it ? " But it was a
pair of socks , and he promised to wear it , not that night
but afterwards .
The magazine's photographer took some pictures, which will
be published in a few weeks time, so we are very anxious to
see them.
After the meeting we went to see the concert, but Kinane
has already started her show , and because we were so late,
we had to stand at the back . I couldn't see very well , but
Ellen said she did ( I'm only 1.62 m and Ellen is 1.73 m !)
. So I was very glad that I went to the concert in Utrecht
the day before.
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| 2nd March 98:
Fanclub Exchange/Canada Event |
| We will shortly be introducing a
Problem/Grievances Page, where you can contact us with any problems
you think we may be able to help you with. Please keep checking
for updates.
Toronto Dinner
We will shortly be receiving a Report form Jenn about the
Dinner at Planet Hollywood, Toronto. Please keep checking
our Reports Page.
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| 28th February
98: GB Fans Takes Over GBIS Petition |
| With effect from 1 March 1998 the
GB FANS will take over responsibility for the GBIS Petition
List. We have decided to transfer responsibility so that we
can unite ex-GBIS members with members of the new Fan Club who
might be experiencing "teething" problems at present.
GB FANS was created because of the problems we had experienced
ourselves as fans with the previous fan club and because of
the many touching letters Helen and Jan had received from
their fellow fans whilst running the GBIS Petition. We wanted
to provide a service for fans run by fans, where we could
all get together if we had a problem. We also wanted to get
other fans together so that we could make new friends and
have a good time by having Conventions, Dinners, parties,nights
out, days out, weekends away and getting special travel concessions.
If you have any problems you think we can help with, or if
you just want help in general, please contact us at GB FANS.
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| 17th February
98: Convention Tickets |
| Tickets for the Convention in Manchester
now being sent out. We do still have some left, so if you would
like to join us please see the Conventions Page for further
details on how to get them.
We have some really good prizes and giveaways, thanks to
various groups who have donated. The day is getting ever closer
and we are really looking forward to meeting our fellow fans,
for a truly great afternoon of fun.
We send our best wishes to our fellow fans in Toronto and
hope you have a great night at Planet Hollywood on 28th February.
We are very much looking forward to receiving your report
and photographs.
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| 9th February
98: Convention Tickets |
| We will begin distributing Tickets
for the Convention in Manchester at the end of this week. So
for those of you who have sent in your cheques, expect to hear
from us sometime next week. Along with the tickets you will
receive a detailed map explaining how to find the venue.
There are still some tickets available, so if you haven't
already done so please see the Conventions Page for further
details on how to apply for them.
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