(#2003-3536) - Topics this issue: 1) Sorry but ..., 2) Sorry but ..., 3) Molly Meldrum special, 4) Digest (01/22/2003 06:01) (#2003-3535), 5) news report, re: Bee Gees won't continue, 6) No More BeeGees, 7) Barry and Robin's Relationship, 8) Missing the Manly Maurice ..., 9) Now They Belong to The Ages, 10) News Report - The Mercury, Australia, 11) The Bee Gees are not over, 12) SV: news report, re: Bee Gees won't continue, 13) No more Bee Gees, 14) The name, 15) The name, 16) A new name, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 03:15:13 -0800 (PST) From: SomNath Chakravarty Subject: Re: Sorry but ... --0-512684484-1043234113=:92966 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Barry did say that they will continue as the Bee Gees, but in an abstract form: 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 So I don't see the contradiction. Toni Quintana wrote: So which of the two sentences is correct? " The Bee Gees name died with Maurice" o "You're looking at The Bee Gees right now , and we'll do another album" Toni.(quite confused). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian Glass" To: "words List Member" Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 8:21 AM Subject: Sorry but ... > Sorry guys and gals but ... > > I've just seen an interview with Robin at the Prebendal where he says the > Bee Gees name died with Maurice. Very sad but to expected really > > Julian > "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. > "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. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --0-512684484-1043234113=:92966-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:31:03 +0100 From: "Toni Quintana" Subject: Re: Sorry but ... They are talking of The Bee Gees, but acording to Robin today The Bee Gees no longer exists, so they can't continue the group either in an abstract form or any other..., of course they will do some projects in the future..., together or not only time will tell. But this is my point of viewing and interpreting it, so no problem at all, controversy intended. Toni. > > Barry did say that they will continue as the Bee Gees, but in an abstract form: > 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 > > > So I don't see the contradiction. > > > > Toni Quintana wrote: > So which of the two sentences is correct? > > " The Bee Gees name died with Maurice" o "You're looking at The Bee Gees > right now , and we'll do another album" > > Toni.(quite confused). > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julian Glass" > To: "words List Member" > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 8:21 AM > Subject: Sorry but ... > > > > Sorry guys and gals but ... > > > > I've just seen an interview with Robin at the Prebendal where he says the > > Bee Gees name died with Maurice. Very sad but to expected really > > > > Julian > > "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. > > > > "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. > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > "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: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:21:08 +1100 From: "karen radford" Subject: Re: Molly Meldrum special I agree, Bobbie, it was a good special, and I was so brave and didn't cry all the way thru it - except when they played "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" at the end - then the tears started. Then I read the posts and more bad news :-(( The Bee Gees WILL live on - in our memories and in our hearts. No matter what Barry & Rob do in the future, a part of Maurice will always be there. Damn, why did all this have to happen - why can't we turn back time and make everything right again?? Life sucks! "And I wish you were here, drying these tears I cry" Karen > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 20:34:57 +1100 > From: "BOBBIE" > Subject: molly meldrum special > > hi Molly's special has just finished ... > > I was a mixture of the Carlton TV production and his own footage... > > molly flashed DA tales paperback three times...and thumbed through it = > while thinking of what to say next... > > all up to me it was a good special... > > see you on the flipside > bobbie ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 07:51:36 EST From: CyRose47@aol.com Subject: Re: Digest (01/22/2003 06:01) (#2003-3535) --part1_37.32c6d62f.2b5fedd8_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/22/03 5:56:02 AM US Eastern Standard Time, ListMember@brothersgibb.com writes: > http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12557248&method=full& > siteid=50143 > > To Barry & Robin Gibb, Blessings to both of you as you continue after Maurice's death. I believe too, that he would want you to continue your lives. Your combined musical career is filled with freshness that grasped my heart and lifted me through periods in my life. God Bless you both. You and your families are in my prayers. Cynthia --part1_37.32c6d62f.2b5fedd8_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:29:22 +0100 From: "Per Bausager" Subject: SV: news report, re: Bee Gees won't continue I don't see that it makes a big difference if they want to continue under another name. The most important thing is that thay go on writing and singing. Anyway it wouldn't really be Bee Gees without Mo. I doubt that the recording sound will change a lot just with the two of them. The live sound is another story. Per -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: ListMember@brothersgibb.com [mailto:ListMember@brothersgibb.com]På vegne af Dan Box Sendt: 22. januar 2003 10:17 Til: words List Member Emne: news report, re: Bee Gees won't continue Ananova: Robin and Barry say Bee Gees won't continue Robin and Barry Gibb say they will never perform under the Bee Gees name again following the death of their brother Maurice. They pair said they want to respect his memory - and using the band's name without him would not be right. Maurice, 53, had a heart attack earlier this month after being admitted to hospital with an intestinal blockage. Twin Robin, who recently released his first solo album in 15 years, told GMTV: "I think the important thing is we go forward for Maurice. "Anything we do, we will do together, but it'll be as brothers and not under the name of the Bee Gees. That will be reserved in history as the three of us. "Maurice would want us to continue. It will obviously take a bit of time to get back to the point where you feel excited about creating. "I don't think it will affect the type of writing that we do, I don't think that we have to get morose in our writing, but it will certainly inspire us to go forward and to be creative in Maurice's name." Maurice had been working with Barry in Miami on a new Bee Gees album before his death. Story filed: 08:38 Wednesday 22nd January 2003 "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: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:31:23 EST From: Bluecloud1564@aol.com Subject: No More BeeGees --part1_bd.2da5f566.2b5ff72b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Herald Sun: No more Bee Gees: Gibb [22jan03] --part1_bd.2da5f566.2b5ff72b_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:07:01 -0500 From: Joseph Brennan Subject: Re: Barry and Robin's Relationship --On Wednesday, January 22, 2003 00:26 -0500 SCompo1993@aol.com wrote: > Since Maurice's death, the issue of a troubled relationship between Barry > and Robin keeps being raised. Does anyone know if this is indeed the > case? I know Barry has hinted at the arguing between he and Robin, with > Mo as the peacemaker (see the Keppel road video). But how serious of an > issue is it? They're different people with different sensibilities first of all, and being both strong-willed, they probably disagree on lots of things and don't want to give in. They seem to enjoy needling each other, but they don't actually disrespect the other's work. It sounds like they relied on Maurice to help them resolve differences, and recognized immediately that they're going to have to do it themselves now. Kelli Wolfe told me about a meet-and-greet around 1991 where all three were there but keeping to different parts of the room because they weren't speaking to each other that day! It seems this was a normal turn of events, as she said Dick did not seem concerned about it. Siblings can fight worse than anybody. Joe Brennan Gibb Songs http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:15:38 +0000 From: "Janel Clayton" Subject: Missing the Manly Maurice ... Maggie ... I'm sorry ... when I said the "obvious" I just meant the fact the brothers lived in Florida for so long. I also thought that the millenium concert was in Fort Lauderdale but I could be wrong. Maggie, you definitely are not dim! As for Barry and Robin changing their name, I guess its to be expected, considering "Bee Gees" was short for, among other things, Brothers Gibb. They have said before that music is their best therapy ... that a week after Andy died they went into the studios and lost it and couldn't go back for a month. With all the contributions Maurice made, it will be hard, but Robin and Barry will soon be able to do the same. And the feud? I am sure Barry and Robin have had disagreements over the years since the most famous one in the late 1960's. They probably have had minor ones over the years ... but what groups ( and brothers ) don't. You're not human if you don't. Media types love controversy ... when I read the line "the Bee Gees are over" I was angry. Anyone who just glanced at it, would think Barry & Robin would never record again, under any name. Mind you, the headline is accurate, just ssstttrrreeeccchhhiiinnnggg the truth a bit. Again, being trained as a journalist, that's just not what we're supposed to be doing. Speaking of journalists, Billboard Magazine has a nice writeup on Mo too. Has a few comments from Arif Marden, the man behind "Mr Natural" and "Main Course". I was waiting to hear from him, and was not disappointed. He sang Mo's praises. Janel _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:18:28 -0500 From: Joseph Brennan Subject: Re: Now They Belong to The Ages --On Wednesday, January 22, 2003 00:37 -0800 FULL SPECTRUM RECORDS wrote: > And I > love many songs from their solo stuff, too, includings Please, Toys, Saved > by the Bell, Juliet, etc., for Robin. And for Barry, I love Stay Alone, > Fine Line, Shine Shine, etc. ...of which Maurice was involved with Toys, Saved by the Bell, Juliet, and Shine Shine! His influence was pervasive even on his brothers' "solo" recordings. Even those won't be the same. Joe Brennan Gibb Songs http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 13:44:40 -0000 From: "Linda" Subject: Re: News Report - The Mercury, Australia It's sad, but I can see why, they can only go forward as a duo or individual artists. Even if they had the technology to perform as the Bee Gees without Mo, emotionally I don't think they could do it. I would like to think they would do something together if only to honour Mo, and the fact that they are both too talented to quit yet, but I can appreciate that may be a tall order. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Box" To: "words List Member" Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 9:20 AM Subject: News Report - The Mercury, Australia > No more Bee Gees: Gibb > > 22jan03 > THE Bee Gees are over. Maurice Gibb's death meant the end of the legendary > band, his surviving twin Robin told British television. > > Robin, 53, said he and older brother Barry, 56, had decided they could not > continue performing under the name following Maurice's death nine days ago > in a US hospital. > > "Anything Barry and I do, we will do together but it will be as brothers and > not under the name of the Bee Gees - that will be reserved in history as the > three of us," he told ITV morning program GMTV. > > "We don't want to be the Bee Gees again. I think me and Barry have agreed to > that. > > "I think we'll be whatever we want to be together, but we wouldn't use the > name because the Bee Gees to us was the three brothers, and in Maurice's > name we would respect that and not be the Bee Gees anymore." > > > > > > > > > > His comments contradict Barry's vow days after Maurice's death that the > group would continue as a tribute to their dead brother. > > Robin said he and Barry would continue to produce music together. > > "I think the important thing is that we go forward for Maurice. Maurice > would want that," he said. > > The Bee Gees - Brothers Gibb - formed in Queensland in the late 1950s and > signed their first record contract in 1963 before going on to become the > fifth best-selling act in history. > > They found fame in the 1960s with their distinctive close-harmony singing > but became superstars in 1977 with their disco soundtrack to Saturday Night > Fever. > > Maurice died earlier this month after surgery to correct a twisted bowel and > a blockage in his small intestine. > > His family have questioned the treatment he received > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:49:45 -0000 From: "Maggie Bleksley" Subject: The Bee Gees are not over I don't blame Barry and Robin at all if they don't want to perform under the name of Bee Gees any more. To them, and to me also, 'The Bee Gees' means Barry, Robin and Maurice. The important thing is that they still intend to carry on writing, performing and recording. They are still the same people whatever name they use. To quote William Shakespeare, 'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' As for 'The Bee Gees being over, I say 'NEVER'. They have given us a fantastic legacy of their music as a trio and we shall continue to listen to it and it makes no difference what the press say . To quote the Bee Gees in their last single, my words to these wonderful people, who have given me and other fans so much pleasure, 'They know they cannot take away what you have given me'. Maggie > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:20:44 -0000 > From: "Dan Box" > Subject: News Report - The Mercury, Australia > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_01A5_01C2C1F7.8AAF43A0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > No more Bee Gees: Gibb > > 22jan03 > THE Bee Gees are over. Maurice Gibb's death meant the end of the legendary > band, his surviving twin Robin told British television. > > Robin, 53, said he and older brother Barry, 56, had decided they could not > continue performing under the name following Maurice's death nine days ago > in a US hospital. > > "Anything Barry and I do, we will do together but it will be as brothers and > not under the name of the Bee Gees - that will be reserved in history as the > three of us," he told ITV morning program GMTV. > > "We don't want to be the Bee Gees again. I think me and Barry have agreed to > that. > > "I think we'll be whatever we want to be together, but we wouldn't use the > name because the Bee Gees to us was the three brothers, and in Maurice's > name we would respect that and not be the Bee Gees anymore." > > His comments contradict Barry's vow days after Maurice's death that the > group would continue as a tribute to their dead brother. > > Robin said he and Barry would continue to produce music together. > > "I think the important thing is that we go forward for Maurice. Maurice > would want that," he said. > > The Bee Gees - Brothers Gibb - formed in Queensland in the late 1950s and > signed their first record contract in 1963 before going on to become the > fifth best-selling act in history. > > They found fame in the 1960s with their distinctive close-harmony singing > but became superstars in 1977 with their disco soundtrack to Saturday Night > Fever. > > Maurice died earlier this month after surgery to correct a twisted bowel and > a blockage in his small intestine. > > His family have questioned the treatment he received > > ------=_NextPart_000_01A5_01C2C1F7.8AAF43A0-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:39:47 +0100 > From: "Toni Quintana" > Subject: The Bee Gees > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0120_01C2C202.9595F0B0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > 12/01/2003: We lost Mo. > > 22/01/2003: We lost The Bee Gees. > > What will come next?. > > Sad day, sad month and sad year. > > I wonder what will come from them...., There are a lot of songs recorded = > by The Bee Gees and not released that coud become a new and definitive = > work from the group as a farewell...., and I'm also sure there is = > material from this months of inactivity..., something could be done with = > that, something should be done with that. Why not a last Bee Gees = > album?. > > Toni. > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0120_01C2C202.9595F0B0-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 20:34:57 +1100 > From: "BOBBIE" > Subject: molly meldrum special > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C2C255.BA239CE0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="Windows-1252" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > hi Molly's special has just finished ... > > I was a mixture of the Carlton TV production and his own footage... > > molly flashed DA tales paperback three times...and thumbed through it = > while thinking of what to say next... > > all up to me it was a good special... > > see you on the flipside > bobbie > > ------=_NextPart_000_013D_01C2C255.BA239CE0-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:47:14 +0100 > From: "Dubois David" > Subject: RE: The Bee Gees > > Hi > > Please visit my site and mainly the page to Maurice and please send me your > photo with him, I will add them to this page > > Thanks in advance > > DD > > www.users.skynet.be/fa235041/beegees.htm > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : ListMember@brothersgibb.com [mailto:ListMember@brothersgibb.com]De > la part de Toni Quintana > Envoyé : mercredi 22 janvier 2003 10:40 > À : words List Member > Objet : The Bee Gees > > > 12/01/2003: We lost Mo. > > 22/01/2003: We lost The Bee Gees. > > What will come next?. > > Sad day, sad month and sad year. > > I wonder what will come from them...., There are a lot of songs recorded by > The Bee Gees and not released that coud become a new and definitive work > from the group as a farewell...., and I'm also sure there is material from > this months of inactivity..., something could be done with that, something > should be done with that. Why not a last Bee Gees album?. > > Toni. > > > "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: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:54:26 +0100 > From: > Subject: A new name > > It would be nice to call themselves Maurice's Brothers > Don't you think so? > > Miguel Angel > > Malaga, Spain > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:52:46 +0100 > From: "Dubois David" > Subject: RE: A new name > > Why not ! > > David > Belgium > > www.users.skynet.be/fa235041/beegees.htm > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : ListMember@brothersgibb.com [mailto:ListMember@brothersgibb.com]De > la part de dalton22@terra.es > Envoyé : mercredi 22 janvier 2003 10:54 > À : words List Member > Objet : A new name > > > It would be nice to call themselves Maurice's Brothers > Don't you think so? > > Miguel Angel > > Malaga, Spain > > "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: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 11:10:57 +0100 > From: "Toni Quintana" > Subject: Re: A new name > > After some minutes of thinking on the news of the dissapearing Bee Gees, all > I can tell is that I wish that Barry and Robin join forces together very > soon, under whatever the name, and try to bring us the magic back...., we > are so sad these days, and we need a healing now. > > Toni. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dubois David" > To: "words List Member" > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:52 AM > Subject: RE: A new name > > > > Why not ! > > > > David > > Belgium > > > > www.users.skynet.be/fa235041/beegees.htm > > > > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : ListMember@brothersgibb.com [mailto:ListMember@brothersgibb.com]De > > la part de dalton22@terra.es > > Envoyé : mercredi 22 janvier 2003 10:54 > > À : words List Member > > Objet : A new name > > > > > > It would be nice to call themselves Maurice's Brothers > > Don't you think so? > > > > Miguel Angel > > > > Malaga, Spain > > > > "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. > > > > > > "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: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:20:25 -0000 > From: "bgs4ver" > Subject: Bee Gees Day On VH1 > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C2C1FF.E10DE280 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Bee Gees day on VH1 UK today, > Just saw Robin on GMTV, very sad indeed. > ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C2C1FF.E10DE280-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:17:25 -0000 > From: "Dan Box" > Subject: news report, re: Bee Gees won't continue > > Ananova: > > Robin and Barry say Bee Gees won't continue > > Robin and Barry Gibb say they will never perform under the Bee Gees name > again following the death of their brother Maurice. > They pair said they want to respect his memory - and using the band's name > without him would not be right. > Maurice, 53, had a heart attack earlier this month after being admitted to > hospital with an intestinal blockage. > Twin Robin, who recently released his first solo album in 15 years, told > GMTV: "I think the important thing is we go forward for Maurice. > "Anything we do, we will do together, but it'll be as brothers and not under > the name of the Bee Gees. That will be reserved in history as the three of > us. > "Maurice would want us to continue. It will obviously take a bit of time to > get back to the point where you feel excited about creating. > "I don't think it will affect the type of writing that we do, I don't think > that we have to get morose in our writing, but it will certainly inspire us > to go forward and to be creative in Maurice's name." > Maurice had been working with Barry in Miami on a new Bee Gees album before > his death. > Story filed: 08:38 Wednesday 22nd January 2003 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 11:43:04 +0100 > From: "Bo Mikkelsen" > Subject: Bee Gees Always Forever > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C2C20B.6C9A5E40 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Hi everybody... > > I have not seen the interview with Robin. But in "my world" the Bee Gees = > will always be "stayin' alive". And I know that nothing will be the same = > after Maurice, but still I believe that they will continue as the Bee = > Gees, 'cause Maurice would have it like that, as well as if it were one = > of the others. > > I have a dream - the cover of the next Bee Gees-album, could be named = > "One 2" and in the front a mixed photo of Barry and Robin together in = > one with a slight image of Maurice. I remember when "Travelling = > Wilburys" released an album after Roy Orbisons dead, they just left his = > guitar on the cover, just to remember him. > > So, lets see - and then hope. Miracles do happen. > > Bo Mikkelsen - Denmark > ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C2C20B.6C9A5E40-- > > ------------------------------ > > End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [01/22/2003 06:01] > ---------------------------------------------------- > "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. > > > > http://www.brothersgibb.com > Bee Gees News and Information > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 07:22:08 -0800 From: "Christine Secrist" Subject: Re: SV: news report, re: Bee Gees won't continue Whatever name they decide to work under, they will still be the Bee Gees to me. If they decide not to work anymore, or just write songs or whatever, we will just have to deal without. Also remember that Robin is still in a state of grieving. Christine E. ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Per Bausager" Reply-To: words@brothersgibb.com To: "words List Member" Subject: SV: news report, re: Bee Gees won't continue Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:29:22 +0100 I don't see that it makes a big difference if they want to continue under another name. The most important thing is that thay go on writing and singing. Anyway it wouldn't really be Bee Gees without Mo. I doubt that the recording sound will change a lot just with the two of them. The live sound is another story. Per -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: ListMember@brothersgibb.com [mailto:ListMember@brothersgibb.com]På vegne af Dan Box Sendt: 22. januar 2003 10:17 Til: words List Member Emne: news report, re: Bee Gees won't continue Ananova: Robin and Barry say Bee Gees won't continue Robin and Barry Gibb say they will never perform under the Bee Gees name again following the death of their brother Maurice. They pair said they want to respect his memory - and using the band's name without him would not be right. Maurice, 53, had a heart attack earlier this month after being admitted to hospital with an intestinal blockage. Twin Robin, who recently released his first solo album in 15 years, told GMTV: "I think the important thing is we go forward for Maurice. "Anything we do, we will do together, but it'll be as brothers and not under the name of the Bee Gees. That will be reserved in history as the three of us. "Maurice would want us to continue. It will obviously take a bit of time to get back to the point where you feel excited about creating. "I don't think it will affect the type of writing that we do, I don't think that we have to get morose in our writing, but it will certainly inspire us to go forward and to be creative in Maurice's name." Maurice had been working with Barry in Miami on a new Bee Gees album before his death. Story filed: 08:38 Wednesday 22nd January 2003 "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. "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. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:50:41 -0500 From: Jacqueline Gifford Subject: Re: No more Bee Gees Well, I think I have mixed emotions about not using the name Bee Gees anymore. One part of me feels very sad that "The Bee Gees" as I have known them may be part of the past, but then I think that is a very selfish thought. Perhaps it is just too painful for Barry and Robin together to perform under that name without their dear brother. Or maybe the rumors are true that Barry and Robin are quarreling....either way, it doesn't matter. Barry and Robin are the ones who have to live their lives as two of the remaining Bee Gees and more importantly, as the brothers of such a wonderful musician and person. I respect whatever decision they make and hope it brings them comfort. Robin said something in the A&E Biography that really hit home with me. He was referring to Andy's death and the events around that. He spoke about how death triggers, for some, a greater sense of human mortality. Thinking about that I have, over the last week, come to an acceptance of the last few week's events. I am trying to focus on the positive of all of this -- and there are many, many positive things even in tragedy. I am thankful that the family had a chance to say goodbye to Maurice; each in their own way. (Think World Trade Center where some folks never found their loved ones' remains...and definitely never got to say goodbye.) I am thankful that something horrible hadn't happened to any of them WAY before now. (We can all count the number of famous people who die in some horrible, horrible ways -- many self-induced). Fame seems to brings with it a certain magnet for ill fate as well. I am thankful that from all the interviews, articles, etc. that I have seen or read that Maurice was in a happy and positive point in his life! To have his drinking habits in check; to have his marriage in check; to have his kids pursuing music or whatever they love. To STILL be performing with his brothers and riding yet another wave of recognition. What else could you ask for in life??? I really don't mean that to sound flip, but events could have been far, far worse surrounding his death. And we all die. I just hope when it is time for me to go, I have my act as together as Maurice appeared to.... Last thoughts: In the days following any such event, there is always a lot of chaos and confusion. So I hold onto hope that when Barry and Robin say 'no more Bee Gees' today that does not necessarily mean forever. In fact, I think it was during the BBC interview that Barry said if they were go to on that it would be in the abstract.... Time will tell. Whatever happens, I am thankful for the things above. And I am very thankful to have had the Bee Gees as I know and as I have known them -- no matter what the future holds. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 16:51:52 +0100 From: Ronnie Olsson Subject: Re: The name 03-01-22 09.46, skrev Toni Quintana p=E5 toquisa@terra.es f=F6ljande: > As long as there is a Bee Gee active in the music world, as individuals o= r as > a duet, to many of us there will be still The Bee Gees running... ; in a > different form maybe, but if you see Barry and Robin in a TV show what wi= ll > you think? >=20 > Toni.(who hates throwing away 26 years of his life so quickly) > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com So this is the day the Bee Gees officially died. I knew it would come one day, undoubtedly caused by one of them passing away. I was therefore delighted to hear Barry say the Bee Gees would continue on the BBC interview. Now they have reconsidered. I think it is a good thing to retire the name in honour of Maurice but the Bee Gees name will always live on for as long as they live and make music. Nothing can ever change that. People will forever refer to them as the Bee Gees no matter what they will call themselves. It's like some buildings in my hometown. They get a name from the builder, owner or whatever and it keeps that name for as long as it stands (and even beyond that). 100 years later everybody knows which building they refer to no matter who the current owner is. They have been the Bee Gees for 40+ years and it is engraved in music history as well as in peoples' minds. /Ronnie http://www.brothersgibb.com Bee Gees News and Information ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 16:56:20 +0100 From: "Per Bausager" Subject: SV: The name Well put Ronnie. You are 1005 right - they will always be The BeeGees. Per -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: ListMember@brothersgibb.com [mailto:ListMember@brothersgibb.com]På vegne af Ronnie Olsson Sendt: 22. januar 2003 16:52 Til: words List Member Emne: Re: The name 03-01-22 09.46, skrev Toni Quintana på toquisa@terra.es följande: > As long as there is a Bee Gee active in the music world, as individuals or as > a duet, to many of us there will be still The Bee Gees running... ; in a > different form maybe, but if you see Barry and Robin in a TV show what will > you think? > > Toni.(who hates throwing away 26 years of his life so quickly) > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com So this is the day the Bee Gees officially died. I knew it would come one day, undoubtedly caused by one of them passing away. I was therefore delighted to hear Barry say the Bee Gees would continue on the BBC interview. Now they have reconsidered. I think it is a good thing to retire the name in honour of Maurice but the Bee Gees name will always live on for as long as they live and make music. Nothing can ever change that. People will forever refer to them as the Bee Gees no matter what they will call themselves. It's like some buildings in my hometown. They get a name from the builder, owner or whatever and it keeps that name for as long as it stands (and even beyond that). 100 years later everybody knows which building they refer to no matter who the current owner is. They have been the Bee Gees for 40+ years and it is engraved in music history as well as in peoples' minds. /Ronnie http://www.brothersgibb.com Bee Gees News and Information "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: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:06:14 +0100 From: Ronnie Olsson Subject: Re: A new name 03-01-22 11.10, skrev Toni Quintana p=E5 toquisa@terra.es f=F6ljande: > After some minutes of thinking on the news of the dissapearing Bee Gees, = all > I can tell is that I wish that Barry and Robin join forces together very > soon, under whatever the name, and try to bring us the magic back...., w= e > are so sad these days, and we need a healing now. And so do they, I don't expect them heading back into the studio anytime soon, or even start writing songs. They tried to when Andy passed away and couldn't.=20 I will look forward to seeing Barry and Robin join forces for a future project, in whatever shape or form. In the mean time I just want to reminisce about days gone by and listen to my Bee Gees records and let the Gibb family take care of their own. Ronnie http://www.brothersgibb.com Bee Gees News and Information ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [01/22/2003 12:01] ----------------------------------------------------