Real Fans Write...

There are enough newspaper and magazine articles about Melanie and the rest of the Girls to keep us all in reading material from now until the end of the universe (almost...), but one thing is typically missing from these sort of things - the real fan's point of view. Oh sure, some of the journalists might be fans, but more often than not they don't let their personal enthusiasm for the Girls show in what they write.
So, what we need are the comments of the real fans. And whilst the guestbook provides an outlet for short comments, that leaves the longer, more carefully considered comments without a home. Until now :-)

Pieces about Melanie in general...

• Daniel Booth writes... (1st July 1997)
• Someone writes... (30th April 1998)
• Alison Hill writes... (1st May 1998)
• Desiree van Rooyen writes... (9th May 1998)
• Anonymous writes... (9th May 1998)
• Sander Baas writes... (13th May 1998)
• Joachim Nyseth writes... (20th May 1998)
• Hannah Coleman writes... (25th June 1998)
• Brian McGowan writes... (8th July 1998)
• Bill Stano writes... (8th July 1998)
• Jen writes... (22nd July 1998)
• Edith Bandell writes ... (11th October 1998)
• Zac Woodson writes ... (24th October 1998)
• Corinne Paris writes... (14th November 1998)
• Kylie Hart writes... (2nd January 1999)
• Karen Holland writes... (2nd January 1999)
• Peter Panjkota writes... (8th January 1999)
• Bill Stano writes again... (17th January 1999)
• Debby Matulevicus writes... (18th January 1999)
• Pauline writes... (26th January 1999)
• Edith Bandell writes again... (29th January 1999)
• Grasiela writes... (8th February 1999)
• Anonymous writes... (13th February 1999)
• Janet McAda writes... (18th February 1999)
• Jessica writes... (21st February 1999)
• Bella Kotlar writes... (1st March 1999)
• Someone writes... (11th April 1999)
• Jessica Li writes... (24th April 1999)
• Jessi Coplin writes... (4th May 1999)
• Someone writes, again... (16th June 1999)
• Sporty Girl writes... (27th June 1999)
• Anonymous writes... (7th July 1999)
• Lynne writes... (2nd August 1999)
• Edith Bandell's concert weekend... (11th October 1999)
• Brian McGowan writes again... (21st November 1999)
• Karen's Back!... (14th June 2000)

...Group concert reviews...

• Manchester Nynex Arena - 8th April 1998... (10th April 1998)
• Montage Mountain, Scranton, Pennsylvania - 6th July 1998... (1st March 1999)
• Montreal Molson Centre - 10th July 1998... (12th July 1998)
• Chicago World Ampitheatre - 27th July 1998... (10th August 1998)
• San Jose Shoreline Ampitheatre - 13th August 1998... (19th October 1998)
• San Diego - 21st August 1998... (2nd January 1999)
• Sheffield Don Valley Stadium - 12th September 1998 ... (11th October 1998)
• London Wembley Stadium - 20th September 1998... (22nd September 1998)
• London Earls Court - 12th December 1999... (Review 1, 16th December 1999)
• London Earls Court - 12th December 1999... (Review 2, 16th December 1999)

...solo concert reviews...

• Irving Plaza, New York - 1st October 1999... (Review 1, 2nd October 1999)
• Irving Plaza, New York - 1st October 1999... (Review 2, 6th October 1999)
• Irving Plaza, New York - 1st October 1999... (Review 3, 11th October 1999)
• The Guvernment, Toronto - 4th October 1999... (Review 1, 5th October 1999)
• The Guvernment, Toronto - 4th October 1999... (Review 2, 5th October 1999)
• The Guvernment, Toronto - 4th October 1999... (Review 3, 9th October 1999)
• Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles - 7th October 1999... (13th October 1999)
• The Metro, Sydney - 10th October 1999... (13th October 1999)
• The Astoria, London - 1st November 1999... (Review 1, 2nd November 1999)
• The Astoria, London - 1st November 1999... (Review 2, 3rd November 1999)
• The Astoria, London - 1st November 1999... (Review 3, 5th November 1999)
• Glasgow - 9th September 2000... (9th October 2000)
• Shepherds Bush Empire, London - 30th September 2000... (2nd October 2000)
• Wembley Arena, London - 5th November 2000... (12th November 2000)
• Massey Theatre, Vancouver - 1st April 2001... (13th May 2001)
• Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool - 6th May 2001... (13th May 2001)
• Kings Dock Arena, Liverpool - 20th July 2001... (12th August 2001)

...and CD reviews.

• Northern Star, the album... (Review 1, 16th November 1999)
• Northern Star, the album... (Review 2, 17th November 1999)

So, now you've read what they all think, what about you!?! If you think you can do as well or better than these articles, then get writing!
Why do you like Melanie? Put it in words...
If you've met her, tell us all the juicy details!
Whatever you want to write about her, do it, then mail me the finished article. If I like what I see, your name could be up there for all the world to see :-)

Note: If you do get writing, then help make my life that little bit easier by doing the following 4 things...

1. Stick to plain, unformatted, ASCII text. That's what it'll end up as anyway, so concentrate on the article content, not how it looks :-)
2. Keep the line lengths down to 75 characters or less - having to reformat a 100+ line article because one or two lines are just that little bit too long is no fun...
3. Check your spelling! If you've got a spellchecking utility, or a word processor with spellchecking, then use it. If not, then dig out the family dictionary and make sure awl yor wurds are spelt rite...
4. Don't write the entire thing in upper case. Capital letters go at the start of sentences and at the start of names, YOU DON'T USE THEM TO WRITE ENTIRE SENTENCES, OK!