Special Issue (#2003-3479) - Topics this issue: 1) Digest (01/12/2003 09:53) Special Issue (#2003-3477), 2) Maurice, 3) Digest (01/12/2003 09:53) Special Issue (#2003-3477), 4) Chris Hutchins??, 5) Mo, 6) Maurice, 7) VVH1 Behind The Music, 8) Chris Hutchins??, 9) Chris Hutchins??, 10) Digest (01/12/2003 04:53) Special Issue (#2003-3475), 11) Maurice is gone, 12) he will be missed so much, 13) Oh, Maurice ... :(((, 14) Oh, Maurice ... :(((, 15) Mo, 16) Pat Wong - you're okay, 17) Memories of Maurice, 18) Mo, 19) Sharing Thoughts and Memories, 20) Request, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:54:53 EST From: ChiTwnBnkr@aol.com Subject: Re: Digest (01/12/2003 09:53) Special Issue (#2003-3477) --part1_17a.15173f3f.2b52f7dd_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lord, We thank you for giving us Maurice who touched so many lives with his smile and laugh, for showing us that family can survive the good, and hard times and in the end that love pervails, through it all with his wife, children, his brothers, family and friends. Lord, we ask that you hold Maurice close to your heart in your peace and love. We ask that you give his family and friends the comfort to move forward knowing that one day we will meet again in heaven. Yes today is hard and we will miss you dearly but all we have to do is close our eyes to remember your smile, laughter, sense of humour and listen to the music that he left us that will live on forever. Peace to my friend until we meet again ! Earl Charneske --part1_17a.15173f3f.2b52f7dd_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:57:26 -0500 From: Joseph Brennan Subject: Maurice I've got a jumble of thoughts in my head about Maurice, and his ups and downs. He was the one closest to the fans, always ready to take the time to have a laugh or tell a story. Several people commented he seemed more like one of the crew than a big star, he was so lacking in pretension. Whether it was modesty or insecurity that caused it, he avoided the spotlight as much as he could, but he worked like a dog in every other way, even selflessly contributing to his brothers' solo albums and productions. He was a generalist: harmony singing, melody writing, every musical instrument he could get his hands on, studio recording equipment, synthesizers and music programming: the perfect man to have on hand if you want to make a record. But he liked to record his solo songs by himself, and his brothers had to insist that he take one lead vocal in concert. His battle with alcoholism illustrates his persistence, and his victory after many years was inspirational. If he preferred to play paint ball, I didn't mind, if his life was good. He'd given me plenty already, though I was hoping to have more. I know him from his recordings and through people I've spoken with, not personally, but it doesn't matter to how I feel now. I've put on my main page my favorite photo of Maurice, which comes from a girl he knew in Australia, Diana Lane. It was in the first hardcover edition of the book. He's 15, happy, ready for the world. Joe Brennan http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:04:46 EST From: WOLFE97@aol.com Subject: Re: Digest (01/12/2003 09:53) Special Issue (#2003-3477) --part1_3d.2a67684b.2b52fa2e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/12/2003 11:56:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, ChiTwnBnkr@aol.com writes: > Peace to my friend until we meet again ! That was so very beautiful.................thank you. I cannot seem to find any words at this moment. They will come, I know, and then I will post them somewhere. Until then, the words that all of you have written are received in all of our hearts. Thanks to everyone, for holding each others hands throughout this nightmare. Linda --part1_3d.2a67684b.2b52fa2e_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:10:59 EST From: AShareBear@aol.com Subject: Re: Chris Hutchins?? --part1_18b.14917a17.2b52fba3_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit What is the story on this Chris Hutchins? Anyone know? This same "tortured soul" information was stated on CNN. That may have been true at one point in his life but does anyone here think of Maurice that way? I think of him as a ball of energy - a funny, talented, kind, very upbeat guy - in love with life and living it to the fullest. My deepest condolences to his family. I hope they may be comforted in knowing that so many people care. Sharon MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 12) - Maurice Gibb, a member of the famed disco band the Bee Gees, died Sunday at a Miami Beach hospital, his family said. He was 53. Gibb, who joined with his older brother and his twin to harmonize their way to becoming one of the best selling musical groups ever, suffered cardiac arrest before undergoing emergency surgery for a blocked intestine. He was admitted to Mount Sinai Medical Center Wednesday and underwent surgery Thursday. ``To our extended family friends and fans, with great sadness and sorrow we regretfully announce the passing of Maurice Gibb this morning,'' Gibb's family said in a statement. ``His love, enthusiasm and energy for life remain an inspiration to all of us. We will all deeply miss him.'' Gibb played bass and keyboard for the group, whose name is short for the Brothers Gibb. In a 1978 interview with TG Magazine, Gibb lamented the perception that the Bee Gees were only a disco band. ``People accuse us of being nothing more than a disco band now,'' Gibb said. ``But they don't know what they're talking about. If you listen to our records, you'll find that there's dance music. But there are also ballads like `More Than A Woman.' And there are some very beautiful, undanceable songs, too.'' The Bee Gees - twins Maurice and Robin, and their older brother Barry - have lived in South Florida since the late 1970s. Their younger brother, Andy, who had a successful solo career, died in 1988 at age 30 from a heart ailment. Chris Hutchins, a writer and former press agent for the Bee Gees, said Maurice was ``very much a tormented soul.'' ``He was not the star (of the Bee Gees), and he knew it, he felt it,'' Hutchins told British Broadcasting Corp. radio. Known for their close harmonies and original sound, the Bee Gees are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and their 1977 contributions to the ``Saturday Night Fever'' album made it the best selling movie soundtrack ever with more than 40 million copies sold. Among their disco hits on that album are ``Stayin' Alive,'' ``More Than a Woman'' and ``How Deep Is Your Love,'' and ``Night Fever.'' The group won seven Grammy Awards. The Bee Gees last album was in 2001, entitled ``This Is Where I Came In.'' The family emigrated from England to Australia in 1958, and the brothers soon gained fame as a teen pop group. They returned to England in the 1960s, and their first four albums contained hits such as ``1941 New York Mining Disaster,'' ``To Love Somebody,'' and their first U.S. number one song, 1971's ``How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.'' The Bee Gees followed ``Saturday Night Fever'' with the 1978 album ``Spirits Having Flown'' which sold 20 million copies. The brothers wrote and produced songs for Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick in the 1980s. They also wrote the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit ``Islands in the Stream.'' The Bee Gees released three studio albums and went on a world tour in the 1990s. The live album from the tour ``One Night Only,'' sold more than 1 million albums in the United States. The Bee Gees run a music production company in Miami called Middle Ear Studios. Gibb's first wife was British singer Lulu. He and his second wife, Yvonne, were married for more than 20 years and had two children. --part1_18b.14917a17.2b52fba3_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 17:27:37 +0000 From: mousetrap Subject: Mo Like everyone else here today, I was stunned to hear the news today. I've been a lurker here for quite some time, not having had time to even read the digest much less post to it since starting my degree part-time and having a baby (Andy, of course) last July. I must admit I also wondered whether the ventilator was turned off after Robin got there. I don't think there's anything wrong with wondering about that. How it happened doesn't change the result all that much and I don't envy anyone who has to make that kind of decision. Since it seems that Maurice was the one holding Barry and Robin together (that is the feeling I got from reading about them) I hope that they are drawn closer together now rather than going their separate ways professionally. I don't suppose things will ever be the same though. I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to get a row 6 seat at Wembley in 1998 (someone else mentioned about that too) after 20 odd years of being a fan. And I would, of course, like to add my sympathies to all those that have been expressed here. I'm not religious, but maybe his spirit is now with Andy's and Hugh's.... mousy ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 17:33:33 -0000 From: "Dan Box" Subject: Re: Maurice Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Joe. Dan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Brennan" To: "words List Member" Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 4:57 PM Subject: Maurice > >>>>>>>>>> I've got a jumble of thoughts in my head about Maurice, and his > ups and downs> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 09:37:58 -0800 From: "Pat Wong" Subject: VVH1 Behind The Music Looks like VH1 thought better of running the Andy Gibb Behind The Music show. It should be on right now, but isn't. ~8^) Pat Wong (ICQ #61070813) http://www.napathon.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Senility Prayer: God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I like, and the eyesight to tell the difference. ------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.brothersgibb.com Bee Gees News and Information ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:33:52 -0400 From: susan Subject: Re: Chris Hutchins?? yes i read this on www.cbc.ca or www.ctv.ca as well. We all know that mo has had his struggles and has overcome them. But "tortured soul" I just don't think so. He love so many things . I think this Chris Hutchins is trying to get his 15 minutes of fame and that is just so sick. Sorry what this man has said has made me very angery. we at this point should be celbrating this maruices life and what gifts he gave to the world !!! ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "words List Member" Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 1:10 PM Subject: Re: Chris Hutchins?? > What is the story on this Chris Hutchins? Anyone know? > > This same "tortured soul" information was stated on CNN. That may have been > true at one point in his life but does anyone here think of Maurice that way? > I think of him as a ball of energy - a funny, talented, kind, very upbeat guy > - in love with life and living it to the fullest. > > My deepest condolences to his family. I hope they may be comforted in knowing > that so many people care. > > Sharon > > > MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 12) - Maurice Gibb, a member of the famed disco band > the Bee Gees, died Sunday at a Miami Beach hospital, his family said. He was > 53. > > Gibb, who joined with his older brother and his twin to harmonize their way > to becoming one of the best selling musical groups ever, suffered cardiac > arrest before undergoing emergency surgery for a blocked intestine. He was > admitted to Mount Sinai Medical Center Wednesday and underwent surgery > Thursday. > > ``To our extended family friends and fans, with great sadness and sorrow we > regretfully announce the passing of Maurice Gibb this morning,'' Gibb's > family said in a statement. ``His love, enthusiasm and energy for life remain > an inspiration to all of us. We will all deeply miss him.'' > > Gibb played bass and keyboard for the group, whose name is short for the > Brothers Gibb. > > In a 1978 interview with TG Magazine, Gibb lamented the perception that the > Bee Gees were only a disco band. > > ``People accuse us of being nothing more than a disco band now,'' Gibb said. > ``But they don't know what they're talking about. If you listen to our > records, you'll find that there's dance music. But there are also ballads > like `More Than A Woman.' And there are some very beautiful, undanceable > songs, too.'' > > The Bee Gees - twins Maurice and Robin, and their older brother Barry - have > lived in South Florida since the late 1970s. Their younger brother, Andy, who > had a successful solo career, died in 1988 at age 30 from a heart ailment. > > Chris Hutchins, a writer and former press agent for the Bee Gees, said > Maurice was ``very much a tormented soul.'' > > ``He was not the star (of the Bee Gees), and he knew it, he felt it,'' > Hutchins told British Broadcasting Corp. radio. > > Known for their close harmonies and original sound, the Bee Gees are members > of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and their 1977 contributions to the > ``Saturday Night Fever'' album made it the best selling movie soundtrack ever > with more than 40 million copies sold. > > Among their disco hits on that album are ``Stayin' Alive,'' ``More Than a > Woman'' and ``How Deep Is Your Love,'' and ``Night Fever.'' > > The group won seven Grammy Awards. The Bee Gees last album was in 2001, > entitled ``This Is Where I Came In.'' > > The family emigrated from England to Australia in 1958, and the brothers soon > gained fame as a teen pop group. > > They returned to England in the 1960s, and their first four albums contained > hits such as ``1941 New York Mining Disaster,'' ``To Love Somebody,'' and > their first U.S. number one song, 1971's ``How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.'' > > The Bee Gees followed ``Saturday Night Fever'' with the 1978 album ``Spirits > Having Flown'' which sold 20 million copies. > > The brothers wrote and produced songs for Barbara Streisand, Diana Ross and > Dionne Warwick in the 1980s. They also wrote the Kenny Rogers and Dolly > Parton hit ``Islands in the Stream.'' > > The Bee Gees released three studio albums and went on a world tour in the > 1990s. The live album from the tour ``One Night Only,'' sold more than 1 > million albums in the United States. > > The Bee Gees run a music production company in Miami called Middle Ear > Studios. > > Gibb's first wife was British singer Lulu. He and his second wife, Yvonne, > were married for more than 20 years and had two children. > > > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com > > To change any of your list options, > please go to website listed above. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:47:00 -0500 From: Joseph Brennan Subject: Re: Chris Hutchins?? --On Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:10 +0000 AShareBear@aol.com wrote: > What is the story on this Chris Hutchins? Anyone know? > > This same "tortured soul" information was stated on CNN. That may have > been true at one point in his life but does anyone here think of Maurice > that way? I think of him as a ball of energy - a funny, talented, kind, > very upbeat guy - in love with life and living it to the fullest. People may blurt out things that come to mind but might not be totally appropriate to the occasion, so I don't want to be hard on him for saying this. For what it's worth, I had the same impression of Maurice. It was like he was making himself be cheerful, as an act of will, fighting some unknown thing you could almost see in his eyes. I can't put my finger on what it was that gave me this feeling about him. Chris Hutchins had to have known him much better than I did, and it's interesting his first thought is this. If so, the appreciation and support of his fans would have meant a great deal to him, and if you ever shared a laugh with him, it helped him a lot. Paintball? Maybe he had finally found something he could just have fun with and not worry over. Joe Brennan ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:50:54 EST From: CarouselCC@aol.com Subject: Re: Digest (01/12/2003 04:53) Special Issue (#2003-3475) --part1_16.2b18e775.2b5304fe_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/12/03 4:50:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, ListMember@brothersgibb.com writes: > Today marks the end of the Bee Gees forever I'm sorry but I can't agree. The Bee Gees will never end!!!!!!!!!!!!! Their music will live on forever!!!!!!!!!!! Linda from CT --part1_16.2b18e775.2b5304fe_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:57:13 EST From: LT9146@aol.com Subject: Re: Maurice is gone This morning I awoke to a phone call at approximately 7:35 AM from an old friend telling me the news....I have been a fan for 27 years and although the BBC reported news that was not comforting, I could never imagine that I would see this day....to the Gibb family.....my deepest sympathies especially to Yvonne, Samantha and Adam....what a wonderful man was taken today.....to Barry and Robin....hold yourselves together..Mo would have wanted that....in this extreme sadness, Andy and Hugh knew what they were doing and asked Maurice to join them once again... To my friends present and past...we have been through many fabulous Bee Gees memories together........may we always been friends and continue to share the great music of this group that unfortunately today, has made many of us spend the day in tears...thinking back to years gone...to Kristan, Sharla, Maggie, Lisa, Sonique, Holly, Sam, Bonnie, Lee, Molly.....we will get through this....it will be a tough one to swallow for a very long time.... Liz ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:00:19 EST From: LT9146@aol.com Subject: Re: he will be missed so much I have heard the Robin was with him in his final moments.. Eli ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:03:06 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" Subject: Oh, Maurice ... :((( I don't know what I feel right now; numb with shock, I suppose. I can't even cry yet. I've been going through the motions of saving the tributes that have been posted here and on various websites. The Bee Gees have been the biggest part of my life for past 25 years. Initially, I didn't really notice Maurice as much as his brothers. But as I came to know them through interviews, and when I was fortunate enough to meet Maurice personally a couple of times, I realized what a wonderful man he was - warm, outgoing, a natural comedian, gifted, generous, energetic, always available to the fans, full of zest for life, and clearly the glue that bound the brothers together. And I came to love him too. So I've come here, knowing that only other fans can understand the enormity of what has happened. I'm sorry for those of you who will never have the chance of meeting him. (Some of you will recall a week in Oct. 2000 when he was with fans at the studio; that's how I will always remember him.) I also respect the battles he fought to become a better, healthier person. I honestly thought he had the strength of spirit to fight and win this battle. This wasn't supposed to happen - how utterly, obscenely unfair! I can't begin to imagine the agony that Barry and Robin must be going through right now; my heart is breaking for them and for Yvonne, who loved Maurice so dearly and made him so happy. I too find it unthinkable that we will never know the magic of those three voices in harmony again. I'm certain that Robin and Barry will continue their musical careers, separately and together, but the Bee Gees as we know them are gone forever. It doesn't matter anymore whether they should or shouldn't have taken time off this year instead of working on another album. I know that Maurice would want us to remember his spirit and enjoy the legacy of his music, but I suspect that music will be too painful for me to listen to for some time to come. Maurice, thank you for all the joy you brought to us, personally and through the gift of your music. May God be with you and your family, to whom I extend my heartfelt condolences for their devastating loss. You will be deeply missed. Farewell, sweet prince. This wasn't supposed to happen. --==*Anne and ^..^ bgfan@sympatico.ca ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 10:05:49 -0800 (PST) From: Mary Rose Subject: Re: Oh, Maurice ... :((( --0-1959997290-1042394749=:93380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Anne, this is quite beautiful and well said. Thank you! Murf The Bee Gees - http://fortheloveofthebeegees.com Andy Gibb:Shadow Dancer - http://andygibb.50megs.com The Bee Gees Message Board - http://www.bandlink.net/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=18 The Jeff Sheu Fan Club - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/officialjeffsheufanclub Poetry by Jeff Sheu - http://jeffsheu.50megs.com Above and Beyond:Jeff Sheu - http://jeffsheumusic.50megs.com TJ's World - http://tjbaker.50megs.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --0-1959997290-1042394749=:93380-- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 05:25:27 +1100 From: "BOBBIE" Subject: Re: Mo mo wouldn't have left without hearing rob's voice for the last time...i'm sure of that... ----- Original Message ----- From: "mousetrap" To: "words List Member" > Like everyone else here today, I was stunned to hear the news today. I've > been a lurker here for quite some time, not having had time to even read > the digest much less post to it since starting my degree part-time and > having a baby (Andy, of course) last July. > > I must admit I also wondered whether the ventilator was turned off after Robin got there. I don't think there's anything wrong with wondering about > that. How it happened doesn't change the result all that much and I don't envy anyone who has to make that kind of decision. > > Since it seems that Maurice was the one holding Barry and Robin together (that is the feeling I got from reading about them) I hope that they are drawn closer together now rather than going their separate ways professionally. I don't suppose things will ever be the same though. > > I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to get a row 6 seat at Wembley in 1998 (someone else mentioned about that too) after 20 odd years > of being a fan. > > And I would, of course, like to add my sympathies to all those that have been expressed here. I'm not religious, but maybe his spirit is now with > Andy's and Hugh's.... > > mousy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 02:33:34 +0800 From: "veronika freeman" Subject: Pat Wong - you're okay I agree with you; I'm totally devastated by this. I've always thought that they should do whatever they pleased - they owed us nothing and yet gave us so much. People used to complain about how much money they got per ticket for concerts - I remember the I never got to see them; would have gone to Boston concert that was cancelled due to Barry's health - disappointed but would have been heart broken if he had performed in pain just to please fans or make money. A college friend of mine from the mid-80's sent me a picture of them taken in the mid-90's, someone her husband knew worked at a phote store and developed this picture of the three of them standing in the doorway of a building smiling for the camera. It h I feel the worst for Barbara and Robin - she has had losses no mother should have to suffer; and Robin must feel like half his heart has died. Thank God they have a huge, loving family to lean on... Thank you all for being here, Veronika Re: Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 08:00:45 -0800 Re: From: "Pat Wong" Re: Subject: Thoughts About Maurice & The Bee Gees Re: Re: I hope no one will think I'm being flippant or making a sick attempt at humor when I ask this. Re: It's a question that was going through my mind, even before I learned that Maurice had died. Re: How many of you still want to complain about them putting out solo albums instead of a group Re: effort? We've gotten the last Bee Gees album, folks. At least the last album with all three Re: brothers, that is. There will hopefully be more music from Barry and Robin, but it will never Re: be the same. The things some of us were saying about Robin's album were eerily prophetic - "Be Re: grateful for what we're getting from the guys; who knows how long any of them will still be Re: around." Re: Re: Words are simply inadequate to express the sense of loss I'm feeling right now. I can hardly Re: see to type right now, but I feel the need to get some of this out of my system. Thank you, Re: Maurice, for the music. I never got a chance to meet you but I appreciated you more than you'll Re: ever know. We miss you very much. I'll bet heaven's choir sounds great today. Re: Re: Re: ~8^) Pat Wong (ICQ #61070813) Re: http://www.napathon.com/ Re: -- _______________________________________________ Talk More, Pay Less with Net2Phone Direct(R), up to 1500 minutes free! http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?143 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 18:33:39 +0000 From: "Janel Clayton" Subject: Memories of Maurice I don't know where to begin. I am trying to think of happy memories of Maurice ... whether he was making us laugh in "Cucumber Castle" or "Sargeant Pepper's" or cracking some joke during an interview or teasing his brothers while on stage. But the fact that he is gone is just so overwhelming. I won't go so far as to say it is like losing a brother or father, but it comes about as close as one can get. I went to bed around 1245 AM this morning, having read the update that he may have suffered brain damage. I tell myself Maurice would not want to live like that, if it meant not recording music and playing paintball. I woke up at 850AM and turned on the computer and found out he died ... and just cried. My first thoughts were "why him" and "Maurice is my favorite ... why couldn't be one of the others?" I regret thinking those last comments, truly I do. Driving to work I could not listen to "Immortality" on my copy of "The Record" ... I instead listened to the songs from Main Course and Spirits. Knowing Maurice's voice is forever silenced is crushing ... Maggie, we will never again hear him sing live "Cause its all that I got, and my love won't forsake me." I did something today I have not done at work in over two years ... leave early because I was so devastated. I work at a catalog sales center where people call in phone orders. It's all about the small talk. Someone called from Masschusetts. I welled up. I talked to a woman who had a boy and it reminded me of how my mother is convinced I will be having twin boys when I have children ... and how I always respond that I will name them "Robin and Maurice" after my favorite musical men from Manchester. Thinking all that got me upset. Telling her that story, I found myself saying "my favorite group is ... was .... is the Bee Gees." I pronounced another customer's name wrong, and out of habit, I apologized and prompted me to tell the story of how people always get my name wrong, or insist I am saying it wrong. I would then add that if I ever got to meet my favorite musician, I would ask Maurice how many people either pronounced or said his name wrong. That usually brings a chuckle to me and the customer ... but not today. Another woman called from Florida and I was reminded of how the Brothers moved to Miami first for professional reasons, but then refused to go back to England because, among other reasons, it was so cold there. I hope to eventually be able to listen to "Charade" without losing it ... I lost it yesterday listening to it, and he was still alive then. I am trying to take comfort in knowing he is not suffering anymore and is reunited with his Dad and Andy ... all those comments I've made about the regrets the family has about Andy's death don't exist with Maurice anymore ... he can sing and laugh and dance and talk with Andy ( and Hugh for that matter ) all he wants now. Reading some of your stories about how lucky some of you were to have met this wonderful man doesn't help ... You should feel blessed to have met him. No joke, my husband and I were planning a visit to Florida later this year for that sole purpose. Now that will never happen. Though I am devastated by this, I have and will continue to thank the heavens above for bringing Maurice and his brothers into my life ... I have learned so much from them .... not just their songs, but how they were as people. My deepest sympathies go to Barry, Robin, Yvonne, Adam, Samantha, Barbara and the entire Gibb clan. May the love we felt for your brother, husband, father, and son comfort you during this most difficult of times. You and the rest of us will see him again ... I promise. Janel "And this feeling, knowing you've blessed me forever. And believe me, I have been touched by your love." --from the Bee Gees' "Charade" _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:46:47 -0500 (EST) From: lamn@webtv.net (linda nolan) Subject: Mo A very talented and gifted artist has passed our way and a kind and gentle and generous human being. Let us join together for a tribute to him and somehow try to express how much he meant to us all. What could we do to express our love and admiration for him? How can we tell his family and the world that he has touched our lives, our souls? What could we all participate in that would perhaps ease the pain a bit and commemorate his warm spirit and big heart and loving soul? I mourn his passing deeply but I want to celebrate his life and somehow be a part of those who share my respect and admiration and gratitude. Ideas? Linda Nolan ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:47:17 -0500 From: Janine Subject: Sharing Thoughts and Memories I've been a hard core fan since 1967 - I lived in NYC up until the mid '70's and attended just about every NYC, NJ, & Long Island Bee Gees concert during that time. So many fond memories from that era that I will treasure & cherish forever. The music of the Gibb brothers will always be an integral part of my life. The passions that we have in our youth are often those that we carry with us the most deeply throughout our lives. It all started for me at a Woolworths, LOL, in Flushing, NY, at the age of 14 - my friend & I were looking at albums to buy, as we did faithfully every weekend(!) - she picked up the Bee Gees first album & said that her older sister had told her that they were "really good" - I said, "Yeah, I heard their songs on the radio - I think I'll buy the album." She did, too. The rest is Bee Gees history.... We were silly teenyboppers in the early days , & it seemed that all we lived for was their next show! We would get so excited about a concert - don't you miss that type of youthful innocence & passion?!! Our close encounters occurred at backstage doors - we would always wait forever outside backstage after concerts hoping to catch a glimpse! :-) One time, at Philharmonic Hall, their entourage flew out the door & rushed passed us quickly, & only Mo stopped to sign autographs, even though they were told not to stop. I didn't get an autograph, but that's OK - the memory of the evening was enough for me! :-) FOX reported in their segment that Mo was a troubled soul because he felt he took a back seat to his brothers. Hey, someone has to be a back seat driver to make sure the others know where they are going! :-) But seriously, this saddens me, & I hope Mo can now somehow see the tremendous outpouring of love from all of his family, friends, & fans, & that all such feelings, if they existed within him, will now dissipate, as he comes to realize what is truly important - not always being up front in the public eye, but what you have contributed from your heart & soul throughout your life. As the good wizard said to the tin man, "We are judged not by how much we love others, but by how much they love us." Thanks all, for being here, to share the grief and help ease the pain. Mo, may you walk in "fields of gold", surrounded by loved ones while you wait for the rest, & wouldn't it be wonderful if there is a time & place in the next plane where the Gibbs will once again all be together, making music, & where we will all be together once again sharing in the joy it brings us. Janine Linton, Indiana ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:54:26 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" Subject: Request Is there anyone in the UK who is able to get a copy of the Times and other papers which have respectable coverage of this story for me? Please contact me privately if you can help. Thanks, Anne --==*Anne and ^..^ bgfan@sympatico.ca ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [01/12/2003 14:01] ----------------------------------------------------