Thursday, August 31, 2017

GSI ANNOUNCEMENT ANDY GIBB IN MEMORY

A letter to all fans about some plans to create a special memory for Andy Gibb in Miami Beach, next March. etc. GSI was asked to assist by spreading the word of this special idea to some other fangroups around the world and to all the Gibb fans. GSI has signed a letter which will be send to the City Of Miami Beach in name of all fans of GSI website and GSI Facebookgroup!! Fans do not have to sign individually! 

 We hope you will like the idea. More information will follow as soon as available Thank you Deborah for starting this initiative. Marion / GSI FOR ANDY GIBB'S MEMORY 

 Deborah CRISTINA, Sicily (Italy) My Dear Lifelong Fans of our beloved Andy GIBB, I decided to embark on this adventure because some years ago Andy GIBB touched my heart in a very special way. Since then, I deeply feel the desire that the memory of this young artist, whose smile and talent are indelibly imprinted in the memory of innumerable fans, is honored in the most beautiful way. The things that made Andy unique were out of the simple performance, which always excelled, and came straight to the people's heart because they had to do with the qualities that make a human being really special: I refer to respect, altruism, sincerity, good manners and, special note, the sense of humor. Andy GIBB was all this and anyone who had the privilege of meeting him knows it perfectly. That's why I like to say that, if there was Andy, the world would be a pretty better place! In March 2018 we celebrate 30 years since the premature death of Andy GIBB: as I’ve written, he will be always remembered, not only as a talented and charismatic performer, but as a beloved family member and a special friend who gave so much of himself to others, especially as an honorary member of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation in Miami.

 Andy, born in England and raised in Australia, loved Miami and the ocean so much and fans of all over the world still miss him, not only for his string of multi-platinum albums, for his two Grammy Award nominations and for his unforgettable Broadway debut, but, as Robin GIBB said, “especially for his capacity to reach the hearts of the people, because it isn’t just about the sound or the song, but the human connection”. Now… HERE IS THE MOMENT THAT ANDY’S MEMORY NEEDS OUR HELP! His virtuous lyrics of Everlasting Love, and Flowing Rivers are ageless. We as the United Fans of Andy Gibb’s memory want to show our “Everlasting Love” for Andy by declaring our desire to see his memory memoralized in his adopted city of Miami Beach, Florida. Andy was always recognized as a Son of Miami, or should we say ‘the Sun of Miami”. His devoted love of the water and his love of yachtsmanship with the MOTOR YACHT MARIE, along with his Family of Brothers and parents and close friends, were his foundation for his creativity and life long dreams. Andy would be at home in Miami today had he not been called heavenly homeward. So we’re going to ask the City of Miami to celebrate Andy GIBBS great talent, generosity, kindness, huge contribution by allowing the naming of a street and the affixing of a monument to be enjoyed by visitors from all over the world. 

 Every year so many people come to Miami to visit the places regularly frequented by Andy GIBB and that's why countless fans want, with all their heart, that Miami, the city that Andy loved so deeply, devotes to him a road or that affords a monument to honor the memory of this extraordinary artist. Let’s remember that, already in March 1989, the Miami mayor unveiled "Andy Gibb Drive”, but, after a very short time, maybe it was dropped due to a rezoning of the property and was never revisited. Thanks from the bottom of my heart for your thoughtful help. Your support can make all the difference in our formal presentation and will be the sign of our Everlasting Love! Deborah Cristina, Sicily (Italy)

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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Stockton schoolboy vows to help terminally ill dad by releasing Bee Gees charity single


AN EIGHT-year-old boy is determined to make his terminally ill father proud by releasing a poignant charity single penned by former Bee Gee, Barry Gibb.
Schoolboy Callum Lane-Tingle vowed to raise £5,000 for Cancer Research UK after his dad, Andrew Tingle, was given a devastating diagnosis that he has only months to live.
Mr Tingle, a 47-year-old operations director, had a kidney and his adrenal gland removed in April 2016, but doctors discovered last month that his cancer had spread to his lungs, pancreas and lymph nodes and was now incurable.
However, his young son, a pupil at Stockton’s Fairfield Primary School, decided to enlist the help of seasoned North-East singer, Keith Hammersley, who has recorded his version of the moving Bee Gees song, Morning Of My Life.




Middlesbrough-born crooner, Mr Hammersley, who has performed alongside Bob Monkhouse, Bradley Walsh and Des O’Connor, said: “It is a very touching song and it really registers with the remarkable charity work of young Callum.
“His family are coping amazingly well under the most horrendous of personal circumstances.
“People kept telling me to release the song and they would buy the CD or download the tune and aid the Tingle family and their target for Cancer Research.
“I went into the Mirage Studios based inMarske, owned by musician John Taylor, and we recorded the track in just a few hours.
“It was hugely emotional to record as I was so aware of the sad situation that the lovely Tingle family were facing.”
Little Callum came up with the idea of releasing a single to support Cancer Research UK and the track, which was originally released by the Bee Gees in 1970, was played by BBC Tees DJ, Paul “Goffy” Gough.
The song for Mr Tingle has now been made available to download online.
Mr Tingle, who is married to Cheryl and has a two-year-old daughter, Chloe, said: “It really is a beautiful song that gets me every time.
“Keith has helped to make very special memories for my family and for that I can’t thank him enough.

“We have a big 80s event at the Hardwick Social Club, in Stockton, this Sunday night and Keith is coming along to perform the song for us – it will be a very emotional time for us all.”
Goffy will host the 80s-themed fundraiser on Sunday, August 6, and tickets are available from £3 per person at the club, off Harrowgate Lane, 

 The single is available online on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon.

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