The Doobies have been such a MAJOR part of my life, I CANNOT even begin to
imagine where I would be without them! When your life has been changed by
the lyrics and music of ONE bands songs you just KNOW in your heart that
there is more to this band than just the music. I have not yet had the
pleasure to meet the band or to carry on a conversation with them or their
families, but the GOOD LORD willing, Helen and I will be on the way to
SARATOGA one week from today and maybe we will be so fortunate to meet the
fan club members, the band and possibly a family member or two. We have
already met some wonderful people through this fan club and I am truly
THANKFUL to the Doobie Brothers for their web page and fan club. I have not
been a member of this club for very long but have been a fan for 27 years
and as a fan we ALL have one common bond and that is OUR Doobie Brothers.
There is no doubt among any of us that we follow not only a band but a group
of fellows that are genuinely caring, giving,selfless people as evidenced by
the many charities that they support and the show that they provide to the
fans (90 minutes of CONSTANT rock 'n roll) so YES Gina, a definite AMEN to
all that you said and DITTO from Helen. We hope to see many of you in
SARATOGA, if not there, we'll meet one day, this band has survived 30 years!
AMAZING!!!
Ann & Helen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dorman, Gina (CPS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 9:11 AM
Subject: Where Would You Be Now?
> Where would YOU be without the Doobies, the Doobie fans list and the fan
> club? It's just a rhetorical question.
> After a lengthy and aimless journey through the information highway, the
> prodigal has returned. And do you know what? NO ONE and I repeat, NO One
> loves their fans, plays for their fans, and has a fan club like the Doobie
> Brothers! I visited a formerly pink-haired, pretty-faced 70's rock star's
> web site (whose name I shall not mention) and his fan club has a fee to
> belong! Not that I'm a cheap skate or anything. Just found that
> interesting. One fan posted on this particular rock star's message board
> stating she came all the way from the northwest to Virginia to see him at
a
> recent concert and have him sign her poster. He said to her, "I'll get
back
> to you later." He never did. Sad, I thought, since the woman now 42, had
> been a fan since she was 16. Thank god I didn't carry that big of a torch
> for ole Mr.Talk Box! (figured out who he is yet?) He thinks he's hot stuff
> just because The Simpsons gave him a part in one of their shows! I
> shouldn't be so mean. But, what does he have that Pat Simmons doesn't
> have!!? Well for one thing, he certainly hasn't done his guitar playing
> homework like Pat and John and Tom!!! And what else do they have that
this
> nameless rock star doesn't?... H-A-I-R!!!! Sorry, I just couldn't
resist.
>
> In less than a year as a member of this fan club, I have had my Doobie
> dreams fulfilled beyond my wildest imagination. Please permit me to brag
if
> you will: In February, I received a personal phone call from Pat Simmons
> thanking me for a peacock feather earring I made for him. He thanked ME!
> Should have been the other way around. (that phone is now kept in a shoe
box
> in my closet. Shshssh...don't tell the kids!) In June, I went to Vegas
and
> saw them 3 times. "Someone" was very generous. I not only saw them close
> enough to see the sweat beading off their foreheads but afterwards, a Road
> Angel (she knows who she is) took me back stage and I met her husband (the
> Master of Soothe), John, Keith, and Big Mike. Keith and Katie ate the
> chocolate chip cookies I baked. The Doobies were true gentlemen who held
> real conversations with me and unselfishly obliged all of my crazy picture
> shenanigans even after rocking hard for 90 minutes. Their wives are
> beautiful and, even when far from their homes, have the hospitality of
> southern belles.
> The sweetness and generosity of the Doobies and their music is
> infectious. It pervades the consciousness of its fans. While at the
Vegas
> concert, we sat next to a cute little couple (you know who you are) from
the
> fan club who caught one of Keith's autographed drumsticks, and turned it
> over to us saying, "we have plenty of these. It's your turn." I have
shared
> and received several handmedown tapes, pictures, and Doobie memorabilia
with
> other fans from around the country without pettiness or any who-owes-who
> crap. As one fan club member put it, "money not accepted here, sailor"
(and
> you know who you are). And then, there are the toys for those sick
> tots---BRB, I need a tissue---snort!---ok--- no doubt those kids will be
> inundated with gifts!
> Outsiders would call us fanatics. At times, we laugh at ourselves. But
> has it ever been in vain? I don't think so.Tommy sing-preaches the words,
> "I gotta know know know where would ya be right now, dahlin?..." Do I get
> an amen?
> Bon Voyage to all going to Saratoga and may your Doobie Dreams come true!
> Unconditionally Doobified,
> gina "cinderella" dorman
>
>
>
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