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[dottie]

Thank you so much Cello.What wonderful pictures.The fans will be hysterical. I wanted to thank you before I look at the rest of them. The
first ones look like they are on PBS in St Louis,Mo. I wonder who the gorgeous girl is? I'll tell them it's new girl friend just for fun.
I shall return.Was busy with visiting family.Today they went to Disney
land.Not for me. Dottie

[dottie]

Thank you Cello.Great pictures. I didn't see these yet.
I think we should consolidate Mario under one heading,Melodie.He's all over the place.
Cello if you find any pictures from PBS In St Louis, Mo.I'd love to get'them .Our fans are slow in finding things.They take pictures but we have to wait. Dottie

[dottie]

Ciao Cello,
Mario has a new CD out -it is lovely ,but in Greek-we did get it translated and the lyrics are beautiful poems from Greek poets set to music. He was working on it for a long time.Since we know 3 words of Greek we all bought it.
The name is O Kipos Ton Efhon.-Garden of Wishes.I t can be purchased
in Santa Monica, at Greekshops.com One of my friends taped him
singing Figuro- awesome.The guy sounds like Mario Lanza singing the same song.
I will send it to or put it on board if anyone is interested. Beware,I'm terrible putting links on.
He is in Greece now having 3 concerts-then coming back to the US.
Domingo had a concert in Greece last week and saw Mario in the audience
(I think it was planned) and invited him up to sing a duet-Granada. Dottie

[dottie]

HI All,
I had a busy summer with guests and family from out of town and now I'm treating myself to a trip to Athens,Greece to see Mario in two concerts
Leaving Sunday for NY to meet a friend and then off to Athens for for the concerts.After he toured around Greece,Cyprus and Crete this is his
most spectacular show-held in the ampitheatre Herrod Atticus.The program shows 30 songs a mixture of all types that he has sung all this
year.He leans toward beautiful Italian arias ,but there's Loads of English
Broadway songs and One Jazz an electic mix.
Attending him will be soprano Hayley Westerna and Deborah Meyers,
who started with him and was a companion ?for 5 years. and George ?
his singing teacher.The dates are Oct.5th and 6th.Other artist are not named but a surprise.On Oct. 19 he will be a guest of Placido Domingo
in Greece.
In December 2005 he will appear for this famous Greek church in
Joliet, Illinois and starting a US tour in Tampa Florida in Jan. 2006
Will report all the new venues as they come out. and will surely give a review from Greece. Our travel agency in Greece has some great tours
planned .Fans from USA, Mexico, Turkey ,Spain and Greece will attend.
After writing to each other for 2 and 3 years,I'll finally meet some fans.
I still talk about Andrea on our site and some are very interested in him. Filakia(kisses) Dottie

[Kenzu]

Hi Dottie, you will have a ball visiting Greece and its beautiful islands. Not to mention hearing Mario. Have fun.
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[dottie]

Hi Melodie,
I just wrote a long story about my trip to Greece and something happened to it. I'll be back-too tired now.
It was exciting.Met Mario a few times.
Have to tell you this-Mario and Andrea will be in Boston and Cambridge
the same day.June 16.!!!!!! Love, Dottie

[dottie]

Hi All,
Just came back from a concert of Marios at Cambridge,MA at Sander's Theatre.It was a full house and it rocked!!.Mario was full of energy and smiles and danced a little.With the first 3 rows full of fans he was really thrilled.WE yelled and clapped and after singing about 25 songs,he had 6 encores.He jokingly said he would sing a song in honor of Bocelli,who was in Boston that night and he sang Time to Say Goodbye.
Then after signing a few hundred autographs,he came to a dinner we had for him.WE let him eat and then he went around meeting everyone and posed for pictures.There were 50 fans We didn't leave until 3 am.
He left for Greece to do a few concerts and will visit Istanbul Turkey
(many fans there and Lebanon and then to Moscow.He'll be back in the US
to do a concert in Chicago and one in Richmond,Va.He has an apartment
now in NY so he'll be touring more of the states.
Like Andrea ,he gets better all the time.Awesome voice. Dottie

[dottie]

Hi All,
Andrea has been very busy.Saw Amore on TV.Wow!!!! He is wonderful.
Love that CD. Between Andrea and Mario,I have much beautiful music.
Mario just had a narrow escape in Lebanon.A few weeks ago he had a special concert there and the vext few days the bombing started.God must have been watching over him.
He had a few concerts in Cyprus but was finished just as the evacuees
were being brought to Larnaca airport.
He is in Athens now resting up( I hope) before a series of concerts
in Crete.beginning August 6 to Aug 27.He'll be visitng the beautiful
islands of Rhodes,Kasos,Simi,Kos,Kalimnos,Leros and Kalemnos.
September is also booked with concerts in Greece ending with the final one at Herod Atticus with a Tribute to Mario Lanza ( his idol) and his 16 th
anniversary of singing in Greece. He'll sing all of Lanza's Italian arias and Neapolitan songs.Members and friends of Lanza's family will make appearances plus Domingo.This should be the ultimate in his career
.He is 38 yr.s old.
After this he is coming to New York for 6 months to his new apartment
he purchased and already has confirmed concerts in Chicago and
Richmond VA. I'm sure concerts in the West Coast are vbeing planned
and I'll be at them all.
Forgive me Andrea.You'll always have a special place in my heart.
Dottie

[dottie]

Listen to Mario Frangoulis on his new official site:

http://www.mariofrangoulisandfriends.com