Martina McBride Internet Digest # Special Edition # Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 22:19:33 -0500 From: Ben Goss <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: martina in twang POST TO DIGEST! I noticed several folks who wanted to find TWANG magazine when it comes out w/ Martina's pic. Thanks for the update for me, and, in return, I have some GREAT news to share (other than the fact that I got the first wave and handshake from Martina Friday night in Ruston, LA! Haven't washed my hand since! Probably never will!). I bought the premier issue of TWANG a few weeks ago b/c it had Brooks & Dunn on the cover. I found it @ Wal Mart. However, that's no guarantee that they'll have it again b/c they have different magazines every time I look. Here is the address for TWANG if you would like to write them: TWANG P.O. Box 4130 Fort Worth, TX 76164-0130 Thought you'd like to know! Best wishes, buy "Wild Angels" (you won't regret it!), go see Martina (you'll LOVE it!), & keep requesting "Swingin' Doors." Ben ************************************************************** Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 22:16:03 -0600 From: ryamate <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Martina Magazine Cover FYI I wanted to let you know that Martina is on the cover of the current edition of TWANG (ISSN 1090-6800) Artist Showcase Series Magazine (Holiday 1996). There is a nice story and some excellent pictures of Martina in the issue. Roger Yamate MMFC Member **************************************************************** Thanks to both Ben and Roger for the info on TWANG magazine. If you still cannot find it, let me know and I will see if I can't get my hands on a few copies! While I was going through my messages looking for things to give to Martina when I see her, I ran across this post from the Digest that came in months ago while the Digest was in the just starting up mode. I think that those of you who hadn't read this will enjoy it!!! =========================>>>> Here is a story sent in by Mylan Nolson, Martina's #1 fan from Wisconsin! I would like to thank Mylan for giving me a lot of advice, as well as a hand promoting the web site and the Internet Digest. He was lucky enough to meet Martina and tell her a bit about the fans here on the Internet... But, here, let him tell you... Message from: [email protected] Mylan Nolson ---------------------------------------------- GOOD NEWS!! Before I cover the good news, I want to take this opportunity to PUBLICLY congratulate Darren O'Neill, the creator of the Official Martina McBride Home Page for reaching an important milestone: 5,000 "hits" or visits to the home page from fans all over the world. Good job Darren!! Besides being an excellent resource for her fans, the home page also serves as a wonderful way to promote Martina and her music on line. I applaud the fan club (thanks Liz!) for officially endorsing Darren's home page. We all appreciate having access to it on the Internet! Darren, myself, and others truly are "21st century fans". We use modern communications technology to help promote Martina & her music and best of all, communicate with fans everywhere on the planet. As I can personally attest to after visiting with Martina & her support people in Winnipeg, they are VERY supportive of what we're doing on line. A big "hello" to the guys I spoke with in Winnipeg: Mark Hively, Jed Downing, Gary Exner, and an especially big HELLO to Chris "Moose" Finger - hi Chris!). And now, the good news! I am looking at a copy of Billboard Magazine. Pop quiz: who has the #1 song on the Billboard Country Singles Chart for the week ending March 2, 1996? Martina McBride, that's who!! A good samaritan in Nashville sent me this e-mail: Martina's "Wild Angles" single is definitely #1 as of March 2, 1996. There was a big banner hanging on the RCA building in Nashville that read: "RCA, thanks for making 'Wild Angels' my first #1 single. Love, Martina." On 2/22/96, TNN News reported the following: At The Nashville Music Awards ceremony, Martina was awarded best country album of the year for Wild Angels. She said "I really am shocked, WOW!" Like the American Music Awards, the "Nammys" (what the awards are called) are voted on by the public. In this case, the Nashville public. Martina also said, "...it's always great, it's a real special feeling when you have the support of the Nashville community. They know what goes into making an album and they know what we do, inside and out. To have their vote of confidence and their encouragement means a lot to me..." Martina was also awarded video of the year for "Safe In The Arms Of Love". (one of my personal favorites too :-) more news: In Winnipeg, Martina publically announced that "Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town" would be the next release from her "Wild Angels" album. In my humble opinion, that single sounds like another Billboard #1 to me, I guess we'll have to wait and see :-) Before you start reading about Martina's Winnipeg concert and the 1,400 mile round trip my brother and I travelled to get there, just this note: I have a wonderful photo of Martina & myself, taken backstage in Winnipeg. Eventually, the photo will be posted on her home page. If you want an advance peak, just e-mail me at [email protected] and I will e-mail the JPEG photo to you. and now, my "Winnipeg experience" - by Mylan Olson - I (and my brother Nyman) had the recent pleasure of seeing Martina McBride perform live at the Walker Theatre in Winnipeg, Canada. Jason McCoy opened (he sounded great!), followed by Martina (absolutely outstanding, of course :-) and then John Berry (his performance was alone worth the price of admission). The highlight of the concert (I think) was when Martina was getting ready to sing "How Great Thou Art." A few moments into the song, little Delaney Katharine McBride (her 1 year-old daughter) came out to see what "mommy" was doing. It was one of those touching moments that had the Winnipeg audience going ahhhhhhh. :-) She picked Delaney up and TRIED to go on with the song, but Delaney kept squirming, wanting to leave her mother & explore the Walker Theatre herself! After a short time, Martina had to stop singing the song so she could attend to her energetic little daughter. John McBride (her husband) entered from stage right & picked up Delaney. This allowed Martina to continue on with her performance. It looked like Delaney and John got a quick kiss before they exited the stage. After she finished singing "How Great Thou Art," I had better insight into why Martina is so grateful to God for all she has. A beautiful, healthy daughter, a loving husband, a wonderful, fulfilling career - I'm sure all of her fans (myself included) are very happy for her. Martina truly has been blessed. Regarding our Winnipeg "experience," I'll just say the trip was beyond even my wildest expectations! After her performance, Martina did the customary "meet and greet" with the fan club (the meet & greet is one BIG reason to join the fan club, if you haven't done so already). I sat down with Martina and did a brief "show and tell" presentation about her home page. I knew I wouldn't have a lot of time, so I gave her 5 or 6 color laser prints (screen shots) from her home page. That way she could review the details of her home page at her leisure, on those loooong cross-country bus trips. I got the impression she was genuinely thrilled/curious about the whole concept! I wished I had more time to chat with her, but she and her "entourage" had to leave for a long drive to Thunder Bay, Canada (the next concert location). I also gave Martina and "Moose" (I'll tell you about Moose in a second) reprints of photos I took of her & the band at a Lake Delton, WI performance. It was a benefit concert she was kind enough to do for Hope House, a battered women's' shelter. Even though the photos turned out very good, I am NOT a professional photographer; I just happened to be in the FRONT row with a good camera :-) Martina personalized her autograph on an 11X14 photo I took of her. Just before I left (after some negotiation) someone was kind enough to take a quick shot of Martina & myself with my camera. I know Martina already knows this, but the little things she does for her fans mean so much to them. We wouldn't think any less of her if she didn't sign the occasional autograph or do the "meet and greets," but isn't it GREAT that she does! Thank you Martina!!!!!!!!!!! As an added bonus, my brother and I did something most fans don't bother to do. We sought out her support people. These "behind-the-scenes" people work VERY hard to make Martina's concerts look (and run) so smoothly. After the meet & greet, we went right out to where Martina's merchandise was being sold. Sitting at the table was a gentleman known as "Moose." A fitting nickname considering we were in Canada :-) I recognized Moose (Chris Finger) from previous Martina concerts. After a short time, he recalled seeing ME on a few occasions too - I wonder where that might have been? :-) Anyway, we chatted at some length, discussing his responsibilities, Martina's upcoming European tour, and (of course) the Internet and her home page. It was nice of Chris (and the others) to take time from their hectic pace to chat with us. My brother and I had our pictures taken with Chris and a few others (in the future, look for the pictures on the home page)! I also talked to and had pictures taken with: Jed Downing, lighting designer/director - Gary Exner, lighting / pyrotechnician and Mark Hively, Martina's tour manager. Mark made quite an impression on me. He seemed to have an intense, type A personality, lots of energy, and a quick wit. I got the feeling that Martina is in VERY capable hands! I wish we could have met & talked with MORE of her support people, but we'll have to save that for her European tour! (Just kidding, I think? Seeing Martina in Winnipeg was a good excuse to see Canada for the first time, so maybe it's a good enough excuse to see Europe for the first time - I'll let you know... :-) I've had the honor of seeing Martina live on 2 other occasions; in Lake Delton, WI (a venue that allowed photos to be taken - look for them soon on her home page), and in Mankato, MN. Both concerts were in November '95. I was fortunate enough to personally meet Martina for the first time after the concert in Lake Delton. She (as always) was VERY gracious & autographed the album cover from her Wild Angels CD (look for that on the home page too). My brother and I live in southern Wisconsin. The concert was in Winnipeg. This meant we had a little bit of traveling to do :-) The concert was Wed night (Feb 7). We left Tuesday morning and almost made it to the Canadian border by nightfall. I say almost because we were involved in a traffic accident 2 miles from the border. (Are we true fans or what? :-) On Tues. night (6:45pm to be exact) about 1hr outside of Winnipeg at Pembina, North Dakota, about 2 mi from the Canadian border, it began to RAIN. Any other time of year this is no big deal, but when you're A) traveling down an interstate at 70mph B) the month is February C) traffic seems mysteriously thin for some reason - all these elements come together and voila! - you're "warped" off the interstate AGAINST YOUR WILL because of I C E. Ugh... In short, we ended up in the ditch :-( When we hit the rain, I began to slow down. I was down to about 60mph when all the fun began. Losing control of one's vehicle at 60mph is quite the experience, but I don't recommend you try it :-). As the car slid, it did one 360 and landed just off the road in the ditch. Thanks to our seat belts, we escaped without ANY injuries and our car escaped serious damage. However, there was one casualty... As we were spinning, I heard some glass shatter. I thought it was my computer monitor, which was in the back seat. (in case you're wondering, I just HAD to bring my PC - I wanted to send & receive my e-mail while at our Winnipeg hotel room and surf the Internet too). The shattered glass turned out to be our rear-right window instead of the monitor. I was relieved the monitor was fine, until my brother told me WHAT had shattered the window. After the car came to a rest, Nyman said "I think I see our computer lying in the snow, outside my window..." I looked and sure enough, there it was :-( For safekeeping against the cold, I had wrapped the PC in garbage bags earlier in the day - never dreaming it would end up in a snow bank near the Canadian border. I now wish I'd put a seat belt on my $4,000 PC. Oh well, I figured I needed to upgrade anyway ;-) The sheriff's deputy reminded me that it was better to loose the computer than something much more precious: our lives. He was right... A number of vehicles met similar fates that night, including a few 18-wheelers. These big trucks can be hazardous to your health if one looses control anywhere near you. Fortunately, no trucks (or other cars) were nearby when WE began sliding all over the road. If we had to crash anywhere, I'm glad it happened where it did; just 1/10th mile from an exit, close to a gas station (on the US side of the border). If we had crashed on the Canadian side, things would have been more complicated because there is very little "civilization" between the border and Winnipeg. Everything DID turn out OK, however. Except for the rear window, the car was fine. A computer can be replaced, but not a person. We were thankful (to God) for escaping potentially serious injuries as a result of our unplanned "ride." I have some happy news to report about our computer, though. After returning to Wisconsin I plugged everything in, expecting to see smoke pouring out everywhere. What I saw next truly amazed me - the computer started right up! In fact, that's the only reason I'm able to communicate with you right now. If someone told me this story, I'm not sure I'd believe them. Even though it happened to me, I still find it hard to believe. I won't tell you who the computer manufacturer is, just look for a magazine ad in a few months with my sworn endorsement (ha ha). Mylan Olson #1 Martina McBride Fan in Wisconsin (my brother is #1.0001 fan!) ------------------------------------------ Now THAT'S A STORY! Thanks for the submission Mylan! Darren ************************************************************************ Darren O'Neill The Official Martina McBride Home Page [email protected] http://members.gnn.com/Demon/martina.htm To post a message to the digest: Send e-mail to [email protected] with "POST TO DIGEST" as a header To remove yourself from the mailing list: Send e-mail to [email protected] with "REMOVE FROM LIST" as a header ************************************************************************