Special Issue (#2003-3498) - Topics this issue: 1) Storytellers, 2) A Really Nice Article From The Miami Herald, 3) BBC_transcript_repost_formatted, 4) Maurice Gibb - The Solo Collection, 5) Storytellers, 6) Storytellers, 7) bye to Maurice, 8) Maurice, 9) Look whaT Barrys says:, 10) AMA, 11) BBC video clip, 12) Memories of Maurice, 13) Memories of Maurice, 14) Transcript will be posted to the list, 15) BBC INTERVIEW - HOW TO SAVE STREAMING VIDEO?, 16) AMA, 17) AMA, 18) BBC transcript, 19) Digest (01/14/2003 14:00) Special Issue (#2003-3497), 20) Hugs, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 13:56:04 -0500 From: Joseph Brennan Subject: Re: Storytellers --On Tuesday, January 14, 2003 13:49 -0500 Jan Taber wrote: > > VH1 to air Storytellers 1/14 and 1/16 > > I work at VH1 and want to let fans of the Bee Gees know that we will be > airing their Storytellers on Tuesday, January 14 at 6 pm (et/pt) and > again on Thursday at 2 pm. This is the best Bee Gees live performance I've ever seen. Joe Brennan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:06:10 -0500 From: Janine Subject: A Really Nice Article From The Miami Herald http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/4941433.htm Very well done - focuses on the positive - I'm saving this one. I saw the memorialized table w/the lit candle at the diner on one of the TV news bits - how wonderful of them to do that. No way to hold back the tears looking at it. Heck, I'm crying now just reading about it. Wish I had that segment on video tape. Janine Linton, Indiana ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:09:39 -0500 (EST) From: Joseph Brennan Subject: BBC_transcript_repost_formatted 01-12-2003 bbc: This, this cannot be easy for you. How are you both coping right now? Robin: Umm, I think the, the answer to that is we're both devastated. We've actually been in shock for the last few days since Maurice has been ill. And so this is all going too fast for us. So we actually{crosstalk} Barry: Yeah, in a very strange space, but I think it's really good that we have each other, you know. And we're taking a lot of, umm, strength from each other right now. You know. Robin: mmhmm, mmhmm. {agrees} bbc: Could you just talk me thru the past 24, 36, 48 hours. How did you find out he was ill and then talk me through the course of events. Barry: You see, whatever I tell you is still subject to question because I wasn't there, you know, and I think that umm, and Robin was in London at the time. And I got the, I got information from Dick Ashby that Maurice didn't feel very well. and umm. And wanted to go down to the hospital to be checked out. And they did that. And they kept him overnight, but about 4 o'clock in the morning umm he suffered, suddenly, cardiac arrest. And uh, between 4 and 8 o' clock that morning the physician arrived, the doctors arrived, the surgeons arrived and decided that whatever caused the cardiac arrest was, was the reason that they should act immediately even though Maurice was in shock. And so they, they did that. They made that decision to go and examine what was going on inside Maurice's stomach and uh. This is only my version once again. That his intestines were twisted and this may indeed be a birth defect, and uh it may not be, but as far as we know it's a birth defect of some form. And, so consequently they removed 80 percent of his stomach. And, that's the percentage they put on it. And so there's very little left and umm he suffered the cardiac arrest and the fact that they have to operate on Maurice during the shock of cardiac arrest ( Robin: is questionable) is very questionable and we will pursue it, every factor, every element, every second of the timeline of the final hours of Maurice's life. We will pursue that relentlessly. That will be our quest from now on. Robin: Yeah bbc: Do you believe he may, should have never been operated on and Barry: No, we believe that mistakes were made. Period. Robin: We believe mistakes were made and time was wasted. Barry: And negligence occurred. And, and whatever happened, and we allege, we don't, we don't, umm we don't condemn. We allege that things went wrong. Protocol was not followed. Someone is responsible for the death of one of the world's, to our mind, one of the world's greatest recording artists, ( Robin: that's right. and totally unnecessary) and our brother. And it wasn't necessary. We will question it to the end of our days. We will question it, we will examine it, and we will bring the truth out no matter what it takes. Robin: and someone will be held to account. Barry: and somebody will be, will have to account for this. bbc: When you say it is unnecessary, what part are you, do you believe, that the wrong decision Barry: The immediate action, I think. It had been Robin: Maurice was, Maurice went in at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He was still not being treated, foolishly. Barry: Which we shouldn't go {quick crosstalk} We really shouldn't. Barry: But the point is, the point is that Maurice was, Maurice is not the kind of person, Maurice is like every other guy. He won't go near a hospital. He won't go near a doctor. Not because he didn't love them, but because (laugh) none of us want to go to a doctor or none of us want to go to a hospital. So, for Maurice, you know Maurice. It would take an awful lot for Maurice to go to a hospital. So, he felt in distress. And we feel that he should have been attended to immediately. And someone should have had a diagnosis within the first hour as to what was going on with Maurice. And somehow, none of the timelines, none of the minutes, none of the sequence of events have yet made sense to us. We will make sense of that. bbc: And Robin, it must have been incredibly difficult for you being so far away from him at the time. Robin: Yeah bbc: How did you find out. Robin: I found out, I was being kept abreast of everything by phone. So, almost by the hour so I knew everything that was going on. But obviously yes, very difficult. And I still can't come to terms with it now. It's just almost like a dream. It's like a nightmare that you wake up to every day. That's all you can say. It's just devastating. It's going to take a long time even just for it to sink in. bbc: And even more difficult for you because he was your twin. Robin: Yeah, of course. You know we just had a birthday, he was, you know he had the whole future ahead of him and all I can say is he was just one of the most beautiful people in the world. And a very gifted man. And it's a loss for the world. And that's {note: faded away} bbc: People know Maurice as a member of the Bee Gees. They know him as one of the world's greatest recording artists, as you say. But describe to me Maurice, the man. The man that you knew. Robin: He was the most sweetest, generous people you could ever meet. Barry: Maurice, Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly. His whole, I think his whole grasp of life was silly. And I think we all are, but Maurice really excelled. He was an extrovert. He would always be the person. He would never walk into a room Maurice. Maurice would prance into a room. You know. And his presence was immediate, full out, 'are you waiting for me?' That's Mo. {lots of 'yeah' agreements from Robin} bbc: And millions of people around the world have taken his death very badly. They're very shocked Barry: Yes bbc: by it. What do you think it was about him that people loved and people Barry: Cause he was the average guy. Mo was. I think? Robin: Yeah, I agree. Barry: He reflected everyman. He didn't reflect the glamour side of the pop business. Robin: Very down to earth. Barry: He was very down to earth person. And you would see that sometimes in his performance. And in his normal attitude to life. He never really lost his Lancashire accent. He never lost his roots. You know? Maurice was the one who, as bad as Robin and I were, Maurice was the one who would never steal. And when we were kids, we were always stealing. But Maurice was the one who never would. And I think that says something about the spirit of his person. {lots of 'yeah' agreements from Robin} bbc: It must have been very important for you to have your family around at the time in the hospital when he was laying there{some crosstalk - yes's} Robin: There's no question. Barry: There's no question that Robin and me are completely pole-axed by this whole episode. But that can't be anything compared to his wife, Yvonne, his son, Adam, and his daughter Sammie who are, you know, this has really just decimated their lives. It's just destroyed them. It's going to take them years to come to terms with the loss of Mo. You know. He was everything to them. He was their world. You know? And as we've all got different families, that's what happens. bbc: He did have a number of health problems earlier in life. He had a well-documented problem with alcohol. But in recent years he was very fit. He was very healthy. Lot of people say they saw him. He was tanned and he was full of life. Robin: Maurice had a very routine life. You know, he was a creature of habit. And he was into paintballing. He'd go paintballing every weekend. And he'd do things in such a routine way. His lifestyle, he had a good, clean, kind of wholesome lifestyle compared to other people in the music business. He didn't push the boat out. Nothing, nothing in at least the last ten years. So this comes, I guess, absolute shock. Barry: The last person you would expect. Robin or me, yeah, you expect that (laughter) Just because we're both rebels. But Mo, he's always toed the line. He's always tried to look after himself. Robin: He's always tried to keep people happy. {garbled} even beyond the point where you even have to. He was always {garbled} Barry: And we're not just saying that. This was an extremely sweet person. An extremely sweet person. bbc: And he was still working, he was still working. Barry: Always still working, always still working. bbc: Are you working quite recently on a new venture. Barry: Well, we're not really doing anything at the moment except writing songs. We think at this point in our lives the sooner we get back to what we think our gift is, is writing songs. And uh, it will be, Maurice will be a void always in our lives. And we will always, he will always be featured as the third member of the Bee Gees no matter what we do. But, one thing I will tell you is that the Bee Gees will go on. Robin: That's right, we will. Barry: The Bee Gees will not stop here. The Bee Gees will not disintegrate, because we've lost Mo. bbc: What does that mean for the group Barry: It means that we will go on and make another album. Robin: You're looking at the Bee Gees right now. Barry: You're looking at the Bee Gees. And we will do it in Maurice's name. Robin: Yeah bbc: So it isn't the end? Robin: No, not at all. Barry: No. It's the end of the beginning. Robin: Right. bbc: So you're determined to carry on.Robin or Barry: yeah bbc: with the group you'll Barry: It'll, it'll emerge as an abstract form of the Bee Gees. It'll emerge as Robin and me being the best we can. Robin: And Maurice would have wanted it Barry: And I think Maurice would have wanted us to. bbc: Do you think that's what he would have wanted, for you to carry on as normal? Robin: Absolutely. Absolutely and it's what I would have wanted. Barry: And if it had been me, it's what I would have wanted Maurice and Robin to do. bbc: What do you think is his legacy? Barry: He brought a great spirit to the pop business. He just was a really great spirit. You know, I mean he was never a negative spirit. And Robin: I would probably, it would probably been the songs that he wrote with us. Barry: his melancholy, his pathos. And when Maurice touched a keyboard it was like something from a movie. Robin: It was magical. Barry: You knew it was gonna be something from a movie and you'd go, what did you just play. Robin: Really inspirational. Delightful. It was amazing. That's what we're going to miss. Barry: Yeah, we're gonna miss that. bbc: And what's your most endearing memory of him. Robin: Maybe a memory of him is when, my whole life. Barry: That's what happens at this point, when you lose someone that's close to you like this. Is you get like a thousand visions at once. You get thousands of things that have happened to you with Mo. Things that Robin: It's hard to just pinpoint one memory when you know it's the whole person. Barry: Maurice walking along a two-foot ledge in Japan. Robin: Yeah Barry: Six stories up. {crosstalk} Barry: We both were there Robin: We both were there Barry: But it's true, I mean it's just crazy moments. Robin: And there's moments when you're little kids. You know, cause together we were little kids as well. So it's like the whole person. The child as well. Barry: We've lived in each other's pockets our entire lives. Robin: That's right. bbc: And how's your mother coping Barry: Surprisingly well. You know. I think.. Robin: This is the third person she's lost inside 14,15 years. Barry: Yeah Robin: So I mean she's bearing up a lot, probably a lot better than we are. Barry: She's holding things in and it'll come out in her way. She's that kind of woman. bbc: For a man that was obviously full of life and very talented how did you feel when you went in and saw him lying there in that hospital bed Robin: Well, I mean, it's devastating. It's, even I would say, it's just too soon for it to sink in. I mean these are, these are visions that are just myself so new to us. So you have to realize it's just a very hard thing to even talk about. It only happened a few hours ago. and it's still so so... so very devastating. Barry: A sense, at least, was that he wasn't there. Robin: Yeah Barry: He wasn't really there. Robin: I think for anybody, any family, and I know there are families out there that are going thru this even now, but it is the hardest thing in the world. Nobody is ever prepared for it. bbc: Thousands of fans from all over the world have been sending their support. They've been sending floral tributes, they've been emailing, websites. How does that make you feel? Is that any comfort? Robin: It is a great comfort. Barry: It's a great comfort and very very overwhelming. Robin: And it makes us feel that Maurice's life has meant something. Barry: It wasn't in vain. Robin: And it makes us feel better that everyone out there is thinking of Maurice. Barry: I think you always felt like he was the third man on the pole. You know. You always felt like there was me and Robin or Robin and me, and then Mo. And maybe he felt like he was the last UFO in close encounters. Or left one of the band. There was that feeling about him. This will be time for him. This will be his time. The time that he gets the respect and the admiration of his peers and the sense of loss that is occurring right now. bbc: Do you think that would have surprised him, the sense of loss that people Barry: I think he'd be blown away. (laughs) Absolutely blown away. bbc: If you could, speak to the many fans who will be watching this and wishing you all the best, what would you say to them. Robin: We'd say that we just, we thank them whole-heartedly for their support. We're feeling as devastated as they are. And nobody will ever take Mo's place. And he'll go on with us. And he'll go on in our music. He'll go on as a Bee Gee and always will be with us. (Barry agrees throughout) bbc: Barry, just general?? Barry: We're numb. That's it. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 19:09:35 +0000 From: "George Ashi" Subject: Maurice Gibb - The Solo Collection I think that Maurice Gibb's solo music should be released officially. Due to the death of one of rock's greatest artists, Maurice Gibb's solo recordings-all of them-should be released in box set form. It is well-deserved considering he was a great musician outside the Bee Gees. The first time release of "The Loner" along with the soundtrack of "A Breed Apart" were never distributed in America nor released in any form whatsoever. I think it's the appropriate time to do so, don't you think. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 13:14:19 -0600 From: "Jean Wahlen" Subject: Re: Storytellers It looks like VH1 will be showing the Andy Gibb Behind the Music episode in about 15 minutes... 2:30 est and 1:30 central time U.S. jean w. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Brennan" To: "words List Member" Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 12:56 PM Subject: Re: Storytellers > > > --On Tuesday, January 14, 2003 13:49 -0500 Jan Taber > wrote: > > > > > VH1 to air Storytellers 1/14 and 1/16 > > > > I work at VH1 and want to let fans of the Bee Gees know that we will be > > airing their Storytellers on Tuesday, January 14 at 6 pm (et/pt) and > > again on Thursday at 2 pm. > > > This is the best Bee Gees live performance I've ever seen. > > Joe Brennan > > > > "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: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:06:54 +0100 From: "bikebuster" Subject: Re: Storytellers Could someone possibly make a copy I can buy? Per ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Joseph Brennan" To: "words List Member" Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:56 PM Subject: Re: Storytellers >=20 >=20 > --On Tuesday, January 14, 2003 13:49 -0500 Jan Taber = > wrote: >=20 > >=20 > > VH1 to air Storytellers 1/14 and 1/16 > >=20 > > I work at VH1 and want to let fans of the Bee Gees know that we will = be > > airing their Storytellers on Tuesday, January 14 at 6 pm (et/pt) and > > again on Thursday at 2 pm.=20 >=20 >=20 > This is the best Bee Gees live performance I've ever seen. >=20 > Joe Brennan >=20 >=20 >=20 > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com=20 >=20 > To change any of your list options, > please go to website listed above. > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:18:53 -0500 From: "Katie Warwick" Subject: bye to Maurice ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:34:09 EST From: DAG5695@aol.com Subject: Re: Maurice --part1_9c.2c4f191b.2b55c031_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It's taken me a few days, but I think I can finally write about Maurice. You know, after being a member of Bee Gee mailing groups for so many years, reading everything I can get my hands on about the brothers, spending hundreds of hours watching their videos, and endless hours listening to their music over the years, I feel like I KNOW these guys. Losing Maurice has been like losing a brother. Most people would think I'm crazy for thinking like this, but I know you all understand. I am proud of my local newspaper - they printed a nice 1/8 page article about him yesterday, and today there was a nice article from a syndicated columnist with the headline "Bee Gees more than a Disco Phenomenon". I know Maurice is in Heaven, happily reunited with his loved ones, free from the pain and struggles we all suffer here on earth - it's not him I feel sorry for - it's us. I love you Maurice, I will miss you forever. Dale --part1_9c.2c4f191b.2b55c031_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:34:58 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" Subject: Re: Look whaT Barrys says: Good point, Per. Although much of what Barry said may be bravado and a knee-jerk reaction at this stage; time will tell if they can, or want to, pull it off. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Per Bausager" To: "words List Member" Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 2:37 AM Subject: SV: Look whaT Barrys says: > I think this is the Bee Gees courage in a nutshell. Never give up. As Mo > said recently: "We are persisatent little buggers". And just the way Barry > says it. There is some anger in it. Like he is saying: Nothing or nobody > should tell them when to quit. > > Per > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:43:51 -0500 From: "RobinsRose" Subject: Re: AMA I quit watching the AMA awards quite a few years ago because I couldn't stand what they referred to as music. Who on earth buys that stuff? Why would any one want to hear anything the foul mouthed Osbornes have to say, were they supposed to be entertaining? I used to have a lot of respect for Dick Clark but he must have his head up his butt for putting on an award show the likes of last night. What infuriates me is I only watched the show because I erroneously thought that they would mention Maurice's passing. The man was an icon in the music industry and to show such disrespect to his memory is shameful. To wait until the last 10 minutes (I only know this from reading the posts here because I fell asleep at 10:30) is appalling. Three fourths of the people who got awards couldn't sing their way out of a paper bag. So Dixie, if you're getting old, then I guess I am too. Roberta I watched this just to see some mention of Mo, also, but all the time I thought "I'm getting old" as I just could not stand the music! I'm relieved to hear that you younger ones felt the same. Much care to all Dixie In a message dated 1/14/03 11:46:17 AM Central Standard Time, lamn@webtv.net writes: > I just have to add my 2 cents' worth about the show last night. I > watched only to see some mention of Maurice. As the night went on, I > actually became relieved that no mention was made because most of the > audience and performers and recipients could never do it up right. I was > dismayed and even disgusted with much of the show and my opinion of Dick > Clark and others has slipped considerably. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:45:20 -0500 From: "RobinsRose" Subject: Re: BBC video clip This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C2BBDB.8FA4CF50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable How were you able to save it to your harddrive? All I was able to do = was save to my RealPlayer favorites. Roberta =20 If you're lonely in the black of night If you call me, I'll be there I was falling and you helped me get it right And I thank you, and I thank you - BRM Gibb ----- Original Message -----=20 From: OneRobinOnly@aol.com=20 To: words List Member=20 Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 6:30 PM Subject: Re: BBC video clip Sorry, I forgot to actually attach the file. Here it is: > I was able to save the video clip to my hard drive. =20 > Here it is for anyone who was unable to see it. > Margarita > ---------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 > In a message dated 1/11/2003 6:12:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,=20 > BACG143@aol.com writes: >=20 > >In a message dated 11/01/2003 01:15:07 GMT Standard Time,=20 > >the_nutty_swede@brothersgibb.com writes: > > > > > >>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/broadband/news_console.stm > >> > >>From which I only get... > >> > >>The BBC broadband service is currently only > >>available to UK residents who have a broadband > >>connection with one of the following providers: > >> > > > >Ooops - sorry :o((( Its UK broadband only. Pity - theres a vid, = including=20 >=20 > >part of Robins interview about Mo. Sorry - didn`t realise its=20 > restrictions=20 > > > >:o((( > > > >Jean > > >=20 >=20 ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C2BBDB.8FA4CF50-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:50:54 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" Subject: Re: Memories of Maurice I second those thoughts, Juan. And maybe that's the way it should be, for those of us who loved him to care about those he loved in return. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Perea y Monsuwe" To: "words List Member" Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:34 AM Subject: Memories of Maurice > I feel a terrible loss. The idea that there will never be Three Brothers on > record and stage anymore is somewhat secondary though. My heart goes out to > Barry, Robin and Barbara, and Yvonne, the people who were closest to him > and spend their lives with Maurice, purely enjoying his presence and > warmth. Their loss is what makes me most sad. > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:52:07 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" Subject: Re: Memories of Maurice I bet a year's salary that will never happen. But they WILL persevere and do something fitting. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Per Bausager" To: "words List Member" Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:50 AM Subject: SV: Memories of Maurice > I try to imagine what a feeling it will be both for us and for Barry and > Robin, when they appear for the 1st time as the Bee Gees without Mo. > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:55:57 EST From: PitStop711@aol.com Subject: Transcript will be posted to the list --part1_129.20364e94.2b55c54d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all, I have received numerous requests for the BBC Transcript. Chris is arranging for me to post it to the list. My first attempt was in digest #3497. I believe this posting attempt failed. I will try to get this posted as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience. Susan --part1_129.20364e94.2b55c54d_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:22:12 -0500 From: Janine Subject: BBC INTERVIEW - HOW TO SAVE STREAMING VIDEO? I'm sure that many of us would like to save this interview. Did some research - Streambox is no longer available in the US due to a lawsuit, but you can still get it at this web site: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/audio_software/audio_tools/streambox_vcr.cfm Many folks recommend Virtual VCR: http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/virtual_vcr.html Do we have any computer experts here who could tell us if either of these work, & if they are safe to install (not full of bugs/problems)? Thanks! Janine Linton, Indiana ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 12:24:41 -0800 From: "Christine Secrist" Subject: Re: AMA I also stopped watching the AMA years ago. I, too, must be getting old because what they call music nowadays, is not music to me. I must be getting really old, because I had this feeling he would not be mentioned, although he and his brothers are one of biggest acts in rock and roll history. I never again will watch AMA. Christine E. ----Original Message Follows---- From: lamn@webtv.net (linda nolan) Reply-To: words@brothersgibb.com To: "words List Member" Subject: AMA Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 12:44:02 -0500 (EST) I just have to add my 2 cents' worth about the show last night. I watched only to see some mention of Maurice. As the night went on, I actually became relieved that no mention was made because most of the audience and performers and recipients could never do it up right. I was dismayed and even disgusted with much of the show and my opinion of Dick Clark and others has slipped considerably. I know that may mean nothing, but it was some consolation for not recognizing in some appropriate way one of the greatest American musical artists of all time and a warm and genuine man whose humanity should put many of them to shame. Linda Nolan " _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:28:13 -0500 From: "Anne Simpson" Subject: Re: AMA Same here. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Secrist" To: "words List Member" Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:24 PM Subject: Re: AMA > I also stopped watching the AMA years ago. I, too, must be getting old > because what they call music nowadays, is not music to me. I must be > getting really old, because I had this feeling he would not be mentioned, > although he and his brothers are one of biggest acts in rock and roll > history. I never again will watch AMA. > Christine E. > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:47:15 EST From: GBee46@aol.com Subject: BBC transcript Hi to all, I just downloaded the last digest to read the transcript of the BBC interview and everything looks fine except the transcript post--it's all gobbledy-gook. :-( Can anyone tell me how I can view this? I was really looking forward to seeing this and am so disappointed. Any help would be appreciated! Genie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:49:03 -0500 From: Frankie Subject: Re: Digest (01/14/2003 14:00) Special Issue (#2003-3497) Patrick I AGREE! 200% If it had been a one hit wonder they would have done something..it all boils down to "what's in it for me" and $$$$$$$$$$$ Let's keep Maurice Gibb's memory alive! Frankie ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: "words List Member" > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 9:52 PM > > Subject: Re: AMA's I watched it till about an hour left and shut it off but it's no surprise that Mo did not get a mention during the show, If a rapper would have been killed by another one again they would of had a ten minute tribute to him. Dick Clark should be ashamed of himself, if there was not enought time the least they could of done was at least mention Mo. Sorry about vending but I am so sick of the way these guys get treated in this country, it's sickening. Patrick Hi Lynnie they didn't do that either where did you hear this? I watched the whole darn thing...and went to the site...no mention anywhere...of Mo or Georges either... Frankie > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:13:48 -0600 > From: "Lynn Lyda" > Subject: Re: AMA's > > They didn't mention anyone at all, just dedicated the entire show to Maurice > Gibb. We should at least be thankful for that much. No one else was > listed. > > Lynnie > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:32:06 -0000 From: "Maggie Bleksley" Subject: Hugs > > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:25:59 +1100 > From: "karen radford" > Subject: Re: Hugs > > Maybe what we all need is a big worldwide hug - are you ready, 1-2-3 > . There, does that feel better - it made me feel a little bit > better. > > I found this just after my father died 10 years ago, and it helped me then > and it is helping me now. I hope it might help some of you:- > > "Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room; > whatever we were to each other, we are still. I am I and you are you. Call > me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way you used to. Put no > difference in your tone, wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh > as we always laughed, play, smile, think of me, pray for me, let my name be > ever spoken with effort, without trace of shadow. What is death but a new > beginning? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but > waiting for you, for a little while, somewhere very near, just around the > corner. All is well." > > Karen > That's lovely, Karen. I too, have been having comforting thoughts that are making me feel better. I have been very sad, as I never managed to get to see them and I was determined that, if they did another tour I would be there, come hell or high water. Now of course, along with may other fans, my dream is shattered. But I am convinced that Maurice will always be there with the Bee Gees in spirit, wherever they are and I think (and hope) Barry and Robin feel this too. I like to think that he is with Andy and their dad on that Blue Island. I'm sure that, after he has rested from his long journey, he will be making jokes - even getting a paintball game together. I'm sorry if some of you think I am being over-sentimental, but it helps me to come to terms with my own mortality when I think that there will come a day (a very long way off, I hope) when they will all be there, on the other side, reunited and singing and playing their wonderful music, continuing to give pleasure to all of us for evermore. As long as I believe this, death is nowhere near so frightening. It occurred to me today that his passing will probably make Robin and Barry all the more determined to carry on as Bee Gees in the way he would have wanted them to and he will continue to inspire them. If anything, it will bring them closer together. For me, Mo will always be the man in the middle who stood by both of his brothers in life and will continue to do so in death. Maggie ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [01/14/2003 16:03] ----------------------------------------------------