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E-MAILS / FUNNY STORIES / FEELINGS and EMOTIONS by Gino Vannelli fans from all over this World: Do you want your short
story, funny story, e-mail, emotions or feelings about GINO VANNELLI or
GINO VANNELLI's music in here ?????? E-mail us and include your permission to put your words in here on this
webpage and remember everybody on this planet can read it
including If you write a really long story we make a separate fan webpage for
your story only !!!  E-MAIL US .......
(227) An e-mail from Pat S. in the United States of America dated 18 June 2009 with the subject: Hello Friends!
E-mail 1:
You do a terrific job of spreading the word of Gino & his many talents. Are there two of you?
Well, I know you are busy but if you have time email me with some info about you.
You are doing a terrific job. Thanks, Pat S
E-mail 2:
No, we have never met each other. Maybe someday - soon I hope. I have been a Gino fan for a long time. I feel like I know him thanks to "you." All the personal touches like talking about his passion for music & all of his kindness efforts to show his appreciation for his fans. For example, he enjoys signing autographs & doesn't get upset if someone wants their picture taken with him. Without all your input no one would really get to know - the man! He seems so nice & sweet. That's unusual for entertainers.
Well, thanks for the personal info about the two of you. You seem so happy with each other & have been blessed with years of memories.
God Bless & keep me on your Gino list. Keep up the terrific work! (226)
An e-mail from Norine R. in Winnipeg, Canada dated 20 May 2009 with the subject: I went to see Gino in Winnipeg at the McPhillips Street Station Casino on April 16, 2009.
Hi B & T,
After the concert, there was a table set up for pictures, autographs and buying CD’s. I have attached two pictures: one of me and Gino and one of Ross. I got to talk to Ross a bit, but the line was being pushed way too fast. I barely got to speak with Gino. I told him that I hope to see him again in concert and I thanked him for coming to Winnipeg. Gino signed 3 of my CD’s including my new addition of A Good Thing and I bought a T-shirt with the same name and he signed it as well. Gino didn’t remember me (which I didn’t expect him to), but I bumped into Allen Hinds and he remembered me from three years ago in Calgary. After, I went home in an elated state.
On another note, this t-shirt that I bought is not in my size (silly me) so I would like to offer it as an auction item on your next auction. What do I need to do to contribute to the auction? And another thing, what happened to Tunes on Tap? There doesn’t seem to be a link to it anymore.
(225)
2):Hallo Barend en Trees,Jullie kennen mij niet.... en dat hoeft ook niet.. haha.. Het volgende: Vorig jaar september heb ik in Deventer een geweldig optreden van Gino mogen begeleiden in de vorm van de beveiliging. Voor mij was dit een hele spannende dag omdat het mijn eerste opdracht onder mijn verantwoording was. Tevesn zag ik er enorm na uit omdat Gino mijn " oude" liefde kwa muziek ook was. Dat is uiteraard weer helemaal terug gekomen na deze avond.. dat zal je begrijpen. MIjn vraag is de volgende: In jullie site staat een foto waar ikop sta. Het is niet de meest charmanste maar het zou wel enorm leuk zijn als ik deze foto zou mogen krijgen van jullie. Het gaat om 1 foto (in mijn geval) waar een blonde vrouw in uniform (ik dus) erg vreemd kijkt naar opzij.. (Ik weet nog dat ik oogcontact had met een van de fans en gelijk de flits zag en dacht ooooooooooooops dat zal nie charmant zijn... haha.. )
Zou ik deze foto mogen ontvangen van jullie??
Next:
Last year in September 2008 I took a pride in my job to protect and secure Gino during his concert in Deventer. This was a very exciting day for me and it was also my very first time in my job that I had full responsibility. And I looked so forward to this day because Gino is my first "old" love in music. And everything came back to be after and during this evening... You will understand that of course. My next question is:
Inside your site is a picture of me with Gino. It's not the most charming picture but it should be so nice if I could get this picture from you two. In my case, it's 1 picture with a blond woman in uniform (me) who looks very strange to the sideway... (I still know that I had eyecontact with one of the fans and at the same time the flashlight went off and I thought aaarrrggghhhhhhh that will not be a charming picture... haha...) May I please receive this picture from you??  (224)
An e-mail from Doug Go in Tennessee, USA dated 28 April 2009 with the subject: From the cd-book links web page where you can find a link to order Gino Vannelli's A GOOD THING...
Hello Barend & Trees,
I do have a question for you. I am in the US (Tennessee) and want to order the new cd A Good Thing and have found several links from your web pages. I think Amazon will probably work best for me.
My question is: if I order an import from Amazon (Grooves in Switzerland) is the CD in English and the liner notes and poetry book? I hope this is not too dumb a question.
All the things I have seen on the web have been in English but maybe just because my pc displays them that way. Any advice you could give will be greatly appreciated.
I do have a humorous Gino story. Several years ago I was working in Atlanta, Georgia for a company that did a lot of shipping throughout the globe (AJC International, they have an office also in Maastricht).
Needless to say, the conversation turned from business and I wanted to know anything I could about Gino growing up. Anyhow, I still remember that. (223) Dutch/Nederlands:
Een e-mail met een bijgevoegde foto van Donja uit Holland d.d. 1 April 2009 met het onderwerp: Vampirella....
Ha Barend en Trees,
Wat een snelle service! Hartstikke bedankt! Ook namens Carlos! Leuk!
Ja Trees, dat was grappig In Utrecht, ik had jou ook niet gezien. Ik hoorde van Wil dat jij achter Gino stond en foto's had gemaakt.
Tuurlijk is Gino het belangrijkste! Ja, een broer zo kan je het inderdaad noemen. Mensen die geen bloedverwant zijn, zijn vaak een veel betere broer of een zus dan een echte....
Nou hoe vind je deze foto dan..... Shall I tear into his skin
Ik gaf antwoord toen hij vroeg hoe het ging maar ik lijk Vampirella wel hahaha
Van de week komen er meer hoor! Maar jullie willen de originelen dus dan duurt het verzenden wel een poosje.
Nou groetjes weer, Donja.
Hi Barend and Trees, what a quick service! Thank you so very much! Also from Carlos! So nice! Yes Trees, that was funny in Utrecht, I did not see you either. I heard from Wil that you were behind Gino and making pictures. Yes of course Gino is the most important! Yes, you can call Him a Brother, People who are no blood-relatives are very often a much better brother or sister than the real ones...... So, how do you feel about this picture......
Shall I tear into his skin
I gave Him an answer when He asked me: "How are you doing?" but I look like Vampirella hahaha
More pictures will follow this week! But you want the originals so it will take some time to e-mail them. Well, greetings again, Donja.
(222)
An e-mail with 4 pictures from David Piqué in Dallas, Texas, USA dated 14 March 2009 with the subject: Gino Vannelli fans
Hey guys, my ancestry is French, Irish, English, German and Dutch. Guess u'd call that " heinz 57 ". I live in Dallas, Texas - USA.
I've seen Gino live 3-4 times here in the metro area from 1985 - 2000. I have all of his music + the contributions he has made 2 other artist as a vocalist, producer, etc., or at least I think I have.
If the Jazz festival has a DVD of Gino's concert, I'd luv 2 purchase....
Hey guys, no artist can top Gino! I've followed his music from the beginning. I have enjoyed some of the EU jazz live concerts Gino has, tho they are not always NA compatible with NA equipment. They will play on PC/Macs, but not on traditional stereo/digital systems.
In my opinion, as a musician, he is best suited for the earlier (jazz, pop, classical, rock) genre. From there I loved the world music - Canto. Still to this day I have that CD in my car player.
(221)
An e-mail with 1 picture from Said M. in Mexico City, Mexico dated 23 November 2008 with the subject: Tour Mexico City 1991 Tshirt
Wanted to share the Tshirt I bought back in 1991 at Gino's concert
here in Mexico City (Angela Peralta's Theater).
I made a promise to myself that I would keep it for the next time he
came to Mexico.
I went to Las Vegas concert last Nov 9th and he told me he's coming
in April. The problem is that it doesn't fit anymore.
But still, I will be wearing it for that day.
(220)
An e-mail with 1 picture from Mikey in California, USA dated 23 November 2008 with the subject: Signed photo of Gino Vannelli
(219)
An e-mail with 4 pictures from Kara in Texas, USA dated 18 November 2008 with the subject: The Gist of the Gemini Gino Vannelli album/coasters
Hey guys--how are you? I hope you can see these pictures--if you can't, let me know. I'm having some old Gino albums that I can no longer play made into coasters. Isn't this cool? the album itself is warped into a bowl to hold the coasters. I'm also getting the back cover of the Pauper in Paradise album cut into 3 trivets. If you are interested in this, I'll send you the contact info for the person who makes them. The coasters are coated so you can put hot and cold items on them without worrying about the coasters being ruined. Knowing you, you've probably not only seen these but have some, but thought I'd share.
Also, I was able to view and listen to all the Gino interviews from Vegas--thanks SO much for making those available! We'd never know about them otherwise. I was so excited to hear Gino say he's putting out a book of poems with his next CD--that is AWESOME! I'm upset that the States don't get it for awhile though. I hope we can order them on line somewhere and not have to wait for months. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the new songs and poems. I truly believe you guys are the reason Gino still has as strong a career as he does because you guys keep the whole world informed on where he is--otherwise, we'd never know. Thanks so much for all your hard work. I just love checking in every day to see what's new. Have a great day!
(218)
Different e-mails from B.B.M. Felicia in California, USA all with one subject: GINO VANNELLI!!!!!!!!!!!
(1): DEAREST BAREND AND TREES!!!!!OH MY GOD!!!!!THANK YOU!!!! I waited 31 years to see Gino and this time it will probably be a lot less.
TOO IMPORTANT TO LET THE WORLD KNOW WE ARE GINO VANNELLI FANS, I SAY SAY IT LOUD SAY IT PROUD!!!!!!i LOVE GINO VANNELLI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!but I will save up to see him again and even if I have to get a passport and travel out of the country!!!!!I love the fact that some people are posting pictures of themselves when they met Gino back in 1977 and I am going to send a picture of myself when I was 16 years old and when Silvia was very young and we saw Gino in 1977 in SAN JOSE, praise be to God!!!!we didnt meet him , but we had a great time, he was such a young stallion, dont get me started, He still is a young stallion and will be for the rest of His life!
I wish you could also print part of my Gino shrine, and you know what I mean when you get the Mickey mouse box, I think it is the silliest shrine ever to Gino, but it is full of Love!!!!and thats all that counts!!!!If there is no Love, than everything is meaningless!!!I am going to go get a refill of coffee and go clean out sometthing, lots of love FELICIA. HUGS AND KISSES.
(217)
Different e-mails from different Gino Vannelli fans from all over this Globe with different dates in 2008 and with different subjects!
Subject: GINO VANNELLI DVD
Subject: gino vannelli at the orange lounge
Subject: Question about Gino performing in churches in Holland
Subject: QUESTION ABOUT GINOS CONCERT IN AMSTERDAM!!!! (216)
Hi Barend & Trees,
I found my pictures from the 1979 Gino concert here in Texas and was
going to have reprints made for you but they are so bad that I don't
think they'll reprint very well. I'll ask at the camera store and see
what they think--if they can be brightened up at all. Even on the 11th
row, floor center, it was so dark with just a small instamatic. If I
think they'll reprint well, I'll send you some for your archive.
Next time you see Gino will you stick a fork in him and poke him along
in getting that new CD completed? January is so far away! :)
(215)
Hoi Barend en Trees,
Ik zou jullie de Gino Sistas Outfit met bijbehorende tas nog laten zien. Bijgaand de foto´s. Grappig dat Mary´s dochter op dat idee is gekomen.
Het is een hele hype geworden!
Carlos vroeg of ik dit echt zou gaan dragen. Ik zei, ja speciaal als ik met jou ergens naar toe ga,haha..... Nee natuurlijk niet!
Nou misschien als ik ooit nog eens Gino met de Mary´s kan gaan zien.....
Nou dat was weer even een kort berichtje.
English/Engels:
An e-mail from Donja in the Netherlands dated 4 August 2008 with the subject: Time for a few laughs...
Hi Barend and Trees,
I promised you to show you the Gino Sistas Outfit with matched bag. So herewith the pictures. How funny that Mary's Daughter came up with this idea. It became a big hype! Carlos asked me if I am really going to wear this. And I told him yes of course especially when I go out with you hahaha... No of course not! Maybe when I go to see Gino with the Mary's somewhere somehow... Well this was my short message for now.   (214)
Hi my dear friends:
In the other hand, I have to confess I can't stop checking periodically youtube, to watch if there's something new about the latest concerts and what I've just found, left me breathless. The version he performed on North Sea Jazz Festival drove me to tears of emotion and made me shake. That new rhythm and the new harmonies and that voice, took me right to heaven. And the extraordinary musicians as always.
There's a very bad sound quality video of Italy, unfortunatelly I couldn't catch much, but what I could listen, sounds absolutelly delicious.
I pray for a new DVD of recent performances, with the new 5.1 technollogy to enjoy until the bones, of the wonderful music and voice of this ARTIST whose songs I love from the bottom of my heart.
I'm tasting the sweet flavor of what the new CD is going to give us.
I hope next weekend I'll have the time to seat and read, calmly, all the comments and watch the pictures of Montreal and North Sea, while drinking a cold glass of sparkling white wine, listening to THESE ARE THE DAYS.
Please I beg you, if there's a TV special with any song of Gino at North Sea Jazz Festival, I'd die to have a copy!!!
A big hug from a happy heart, beating with the new version of Wild Horses and a nostalgic heart for what has lost. (213)
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Due to a virus in our Tripod filemanager we lost this original web page with the Gino Vannelli short stories. We could built it up again till number 172 but it used to be 234 short stories so we lost 62 short stories... So please if you miss your own short stories here on this web page and you still have it somewhere please GOOD NEWS on Tuesday 7 October 2008: We found 36 short stories again... number 173 up to 211 WOW!!! Still missing only 23 short stories and who knows we find them back in the internet archives... (211)met het onderwerp: Gino Vannelli short story...
I am so glad I found this site. Would love to see Gino and Joe in Concert. It would be a first for me Blessings! Jessie (210)met het onderwerp: Re: I love you site! So Very nice of you to get in touch with me. I absolutely love your website. And yes, I was finally able to purchase the Orange Lounge sessions and for only $5.00 with the Canadian exchange!! I loved the AMAZING renditions of the old songs. He's so amazing, isn't he? Yes I will definitely keep in touch and one of these days I will take some pix of all my Gino memorabilia. Also, I didn't see it mentioned on your site but noticed that Gino produced a Randy Cannon CD? By the way, I will be in Amsterdam sometime in November. Are you close? Would love to meet and say Hi. Until then, take care and thank you so much for an incredible site! All the best, Michael (209)met het onderwerp: I love you site!
Such a huge Gino Vannelli fan here. We you able to purchase them??? And if so, let me know how. Thank you so much and thanks for all the Gino updates. One of these days I'll take some pix of the memorabilia I have of Gino and send them to you, i.e. about 5 different t-shirts from the original Brother to Brother tour including a long sleeve one, photos and newletters from the original fan club, signed 45's, albums from all over the world, etc. I met him once at a VIP party at the Supper Club in NYC after a concert and was elated. Thanks again and please let me know about the Orange Lounge Sessions. All the best, Michael A few words from the editors dated 23 August 2007: Please read the Gino Vannelli newspaper page 5 on Sunday 21 May 2006 and see what the editors did to get this great Gino Vannelli music! And also read the article above Sunday 21 May 2006 about the 2 only original GINO VANNELLI dvd's which are for sale for the whole world and easy to order... GO......B&T
(208)met het onderwerp: People Gotta Move
Dutch/Nederlands:
Hoi Trees en Barend,
An e-mail from Isabel in Holland, Europe dated 23 August 2007
Engels/English:
Hi Trees and Barend, (207)Re: Gino Vannelli
Barend & Trees;
(1): From: Cheryl
Hi Mike;
(2):From: Sakellarides, Michael
Call his label and tell them to promote him seriously!
Nothing happens if the rep just throws it on the program director's desk!
Good luck, Cheryl! (206)Gino
Hello again... As always, thanks so much for the communication! I am turning "50" this December and would love to see Gino in person again. I wish I had millions of dollars so I could fly you out along with other Gino fans and have one big party! How fun would that be for everyone to meet each other as well as to be able to sit and chat with Gino?? So much for my dreams............ Anyways, have a great weekend! Cheryl (205)GINO VANNELLI
Dear Barend & Trees - Then we went to all the e-mails from the Las Vegas concert shows, which we attended on Gino's last night. We really enjoyed seeing so many fans respond to Gino and his band mates for such an excellent show. Our hope is that at some point, a concert from this tour will make it to our living rooms, so we can still relive the magic of the music, his band and their great musicianship, and the passion and talent that comes from such a great performer.
Gino Vannelli, thanks for memories that will last forever!!! And Barend & Trees, thanks for your web site and the work you do for all of us!
Your Oklahoma Friends, P.S. Now I need to go online and order the Brother to Brother Tour DVD. (204)
Hi Barend & Tress; Will you be seeing Gino this Saturday? Please tell him that his fans here in Orange County, California miss him! Enjoy! I would love to be able to sit and talk with him. My dream for my 50th birthday has always been for him to be there. How funny...especially since he doesn't even know I exist except as a fan! I look at your site almost every day and again my thanks for making the world aware of how incredible Gino is. Take care, Cheryl (203)
Dearest Barend & Trees, Everyday here in the USA we hear of soldiers who have given their life for our country. No matter how you feel about the war, we are all in support of our military. They are brave young men and women who risk their life for our freedom. I have always felt this song was filled with very profound words and feeling. I am sure the family and friends of the fallen soldier felt comfort and love for their beloved when they heard this special song at the service. I hope the shows in Las Vegas were well attended and received this weekend. Since I was unable to go this past weekend I have been anxiously checking everyday to see how everything went for Gino and the Band. I did read the interview and noticed the upcoming dates listed for July 19-21. On the Flamingo website this is not listed as an upcoming show. If this is a go for that weekend I hope to be able to attend those shows. All of Gino's fans on the East Coast would prefer a few dates in Atlantic City this summer. We need to mention this to DJ and see what he can do for a few nights at the casinos in AC.
Take care and thanks for all the special work you put into your website. (202)
Hi Barend & Trees
I mentioned earlier about my Dad having prostate cancer - but that he's doing ok! So, I decided to just call my doctor! He calls me back right away and tells me to bring him in as soon as I can. It's his DAY OFF but he will come in to the office anyway to see my Dad!!!!!!!!!! So, now I have to call and break this news over the phone because I'm at work! My son meets me and we get him and take him to the cancer center. He examined my Dad and took the scan to another building and had the "bone experts" look at it! He said it might not be as bad as the radiologist read. He still needs the scan though and we'll go from there. Ok, I'm getting to the point!!!!!!!!!! Then he listened to my lungs, heart, etc., how I've been feeling? - what's Gino been up to? My Dad almost fell off his chair laughing!!! Hahaha!!! Then says, "she knows what she's talking about, you should listen." My Dad said, "to HER," and the doctor said, "noooooooooooo, not to HER, to Gino!!!"
I don't get no respect! (201)
Hi Barend & Trees I have one question: Does anyone know what the influence/inspiration was on Gino behind the song, “Appaloosa”? I’ve always wanted to know what the story was behind that composition. As for myself, I’ve been in love with Gino and his music since I was 16 years old. What a great influence his music has been on my life. Now that I’m 47, I’m thankful that Gino is still making his wonderful music. I take a lot of comfort in listening to Gino and I feel like I’m not going through this mid-life crisis by myself. It’s a fact that true love never dies. All the best, Anne, Oklahoma City You can e-mail when you know the answer to the “Appaloosa” Question of Anne. (200)Today the law firm management gave each employee mp3 players for "Appreciation Week" so I downloaded all of my Gino songs to my mp3 player so when I walk at lunch I can be in music heaven and forget the stress of the office. Kara. (199)
Much appreciated!
Editors: (198)
Thank you so much!!
I'll be in focus for all events that you have and news and all things that
we can share. Note: I'll like to learn Holland languajes. (197)oh baby - can this guy help but be sexy? Come To The Well lyrics
Come to the well she said (196)A reaction on Gino Vannelli short story number 190. oh wow wouldn't that be a great honor to Gino!! Julia N. City, Maryland, USA (195)Gino Vannelli
Hello, (194)A Gino Vannelli short story.
Hello, Barend and Trees!!! I wanted to include a new picture of one of Gino's youngest fans, - my daughter Alicia. She is five years old now, and still loves Gino! She orders me to plug in my MP3 player in the van and turn it way up, so she can sing along with him. It's so funny to hear her trying to sing in Italian to "Canto". She's getting better at it, though and soon, she'll be matching Gino word for word! We’re still hoping that Gino will play somewhere close to us on the Eastern Seaboard! C'mon, Gino! We love you!!! (You have my permission to post this message & picture in your site - just not my company name. Thanks!) Sally Drayer. (193)I have been to countless Gino Vanelli concerts in Buffalo, NY & Canada when he first started 30 years ago and haven't been in a very long time since moving to Arizona. Would he consider doing a concert in the Phoenix Metro area ?? I know many people who would love to see him again (including me). Thankx, Michelina (192)
The Both of you are Great People. (191)met het onderwerp: Waarom houden wij van een bepaald soort muziek?
Dutch/Nederlands:
Hoi Trees en Barend , Waarom houden wij van een bepaald soort muziek? Muziek is vaak een spiegel van je ziel. Het verwoordt je gevoelens en je stemming. Daarom hebben wij ook de mogelijkheid om binding te maken met muziek. Niet alleen audiovisueel maar ook met ons hart, geheugen, omdat het vaak prachtige of gevoelige emoties kan oproepen. Degene die in staat is om dit op te roepen is dus in staat de spiegel van onze ziel bloot leggen. Het is een “soulmate” . Daarom zijn we fans van iemand, degene die met wie we zielsverwant zijn en degene die de kunst verstaat om onze gevoelens om te zetten in prachtige bewoording en muziek die je diep van binnen kan raken. Dit zijn maar weinig mensen die dit kunnen en daarom zullen ze ook door ons allen aanbeden worden. Zij hebben die mogelijkheid gekregen om onze gevoelens om te zetten in muziek en door deze muziek kunnen wij elkaar weer vinden . Onze soulmate is Gino Vannelli en hij verstaat als geen ander de kunst om prachtige emoties en gelukkige herinneringen en momenten op te roepen De redacteuren B&T: Ja Isabel, we zijn het eens met je gedachten maar we moeten ook even kwijt dat Gino Vannelli zelf ook communiceerd via Zijn muziek en teksten die recht uit Zijn hart en ziel komen, en we zijn er zeker van dat Zijn emoties ook hevig en intens zijn. Dus het werkt aan twee kanten. We hopen dat we het goed en zinnig uitleggen. We bedoelen eigenlijk dat het twee richtings verkeer is... Oh, nog even iets anders, Op de eerste plaats horen Mannen en Vrouwen (partners) elkaars zielsverwanten te zijn (Heel belangrijk!) En dan de artiest waar ze fan van zijn op de tweede plaats... We gaan nu weer overdrijven maar dat mogen we omdat we schaamteloos zijn!!! Maar muziek kan het leven van mensen rijker maken zodat er meer genoten wordt. Mensen hebben ook iets of iemand nodig om tegen op te kijken, net zoals een soort van God of een geloof. Vooral mensen zoals wij die geen muzikanten zijn en helemaal niks van muziek afweten, behalve ervan te genieten en we hebben muziek nodig om van het gekke en hectische leven te genieten en om te relaxen... Voel je de behoefte om wat te zeggen??? Schrijf het op en e-mail... je woorden.
An e-mail from Isabel in Holland, Europe dated 7 March 2007
Engels/English:
Hi Barend and Trees,
Why do we love a certain kind of music? That's why we are fans of somebody, the one who is our "soulmate" and knows the art to turn feelings and emotions into music, melodies and lyrics which touches us deep inside our hearts and souls... There are only a few people who can do that and that's why we admire and adore them. They have the talents, instincts and possibilities to turn our emotions into music and through this music we know how to find eachother again. Our Soulmate is Gino Vannelli and He knows the art like no other to bring up and recall wonderful emotions and happy memories and moments... The editors B&T: Yes Isabel, we agree with your thoughts and we have to say that Gino Vannelli also communicates through His music and lyrics from His heart and soul and we are sure that the emotions which He feels are intense too so it works the other way around too... We hope we make sense... We really mean that this is a 2-way thing... Oh yes, one more thing Husbands and Wifes have to be eachother's soulmates first (Very important!) and than the artist they love comes second... We think we go over the top now.... We can do that because we are shameless!!! But music can make people's lives richer and more enjoyable and people need somebody to look up to, like some kind of a God or religion. Especially people like us who are non-musicians and know nothing about music except to enjoy it and we need music to relax in this CRAZY LIFE!!! Feel the need to say something??? Write it down and e-mail... (190)with the subject : Gino Vannelli saluta:
Thanks dear friends for your support!!! P.S. Have an idea that goes round and round on my mind...recently the municipality of Rome has granted Robert De Niro the italian citizenship because of his commitment and his importance for the Italian-American communities in the world...don't you think the major of Campobasso, Italy should donate Gino the keys of the city and bestow him the honorary citizenship??? Seems hilarious but this would be a priceless reward for Gino and his family who left Italy last century in search of a better tomorrow.... Marco E-mail your reactions if you want... (189)with the subject : Homepage 1 GINO VANNELI...
Dutch/Nederlands:
Gino Vanelli is ZONDER TWIJFEL één der grootste acts en MEEST onderschatte figuren in de muziekwereld van de laatste dertig jaar.
Ik schreeuw dit al 30 jaar rond!
Ik hoop de man ooit live te zien, maar heb hem allemachtig vorig jaar gemist op North Sea.
Om ter plaatse dood te vallen.
Een diehard fan van het eerste uur!
An e-mail from Denis Dujardin in Belgium, Europe dated 2 March 2007
Engels/English:
Gino Vannelli is absolute one of the biggest and greatest acts and the most underrated people in the music business world of the last 30 years. I am already shouting and yelling this for more than 30 years now. I hope to see the Man live one day but DAMN I missed Him last year at the North Sea Jazz. Feels like dropping dead. (188)with the subject : Homepage 1 GINO VANNELI...
B & T: (187)with the subject : Courage: The power to let go of the familiar. --Raymond Lindquist--
Dear B & T: We made a seperate web page for this CANTO class project.... (186)Thanks for the quick response and info, I applaud Barend and Trees for their dedication to Gino, his music and his fans. My wife and I have seen Gino in concert many times over the years dating back to the late seventies, and have traveled to see him as he has never made it to Rochester NY where we live. We have also met with him on 3 different occasions (also his brother Joe, once) after his concerts and he remembered us much to our surprise the last time that we seen him, we also have some great pictures with him. I made him 2 different key chains, (Gino told me that he still has them). One with the Inconsolable Man symbol and the other with his initials that my wife was able to hand to him while he was performing between songs on stage I applaud Gino for never selling out to the music industry and doing it his way. I am sure that he has had many roadblocks during his career because of this but has managed to go on. His music falls into many categories as with some professional musicians, but with Gino it is very deep, as he calls it his soul searching years going from one extreme to another, all with the same end result, GREAT MUSIC. I personally like his top 40's style hits but also extremely enjoy all of his other cuts as they journey deep into the many journeys of life. I am sure that Gino is proud and grateful knowing that Barend and Trees have truly represented him the way you have over the years, keep up the great work. (185)with the subject : Dear Gino Vannelli fans and Friends...
Thank you for the updates! God Bless you Barend & Trees! Sincerely, Thomas L. (184)"You tube en een vertaling". "You tube and a translation".
Dutch/Nederlands:
Hi Barend en Trees, Ik wil jullie er ook op attent maken dat op youtube.com er allerlei fanastische video's zijn te zien van gino vannelli. Oud en meer recent. Kijk maar eens op youtube.com en search for gino vannelli... Hartstikke gaaf.
English/Engels: Hi Barend and Trees, This is the translation of your last post number 175 at the time I wrote to you.
I would like to inform everyone visiting Barend and Trees's site to visit www.youtube.com and search for gino vannelli video's. There is some wonderful footage from the 80's and more recent video's . Absolutely awesome!
See the translations underneath number 175, thanks to : Terry S, and Anita B in the Usa!!! (183)"A Rose In December" A bright young child went to school with happy dreams because of the upcoming Sinterklaas day on 5 December........ Sinterklaas, a dream for every child... A dream of many presents... The deepest fear this beautiful child must have lived through in the last minutes of His life is just beyond incredible......... This touched us so deep that we played Gino Vannelli's: "A ROSE IN DECEMBER" all day long...... To let our tears, real tears flow and to feel the honest emotions, we also e-mailed all Radio and TV stations like we already wrote in short story number 182. Just one had the guts and the decency to give us a reply... The NCRV classical music radio program : AMOROSO.
B&T: Here is our first e-mail: We tried to translate into the English language as good as possible. We can put more emotions in our Dutch e-mails but that's our own langugage of course...
NCRV RADIO: And here is the reply of the NCRV radio station:
B&T: Here is our second e-mail:
NCRV RADIO: And here is the second reply of the NCRV radio station:
(182)"A Rose In December" In message number 181 Vincent and us talked about the murder of a very small boy of 8 years old at his school during the day of 1 December 2006. Holland was so shocked and we too of course... We saw and heard all the news about this horrible murder in which a very cute boy was killed in his early years..... He went to school and never came home again... We listened to Gino Vannelli's: "A ROSE IN DECEMBER" and were very emotional... We decided to e-mail all the major radio stations and tv stations that they had to play "A ROSE IN DECEMBER" on the day of the boy's funeral. It was just a flash of intuition and a kind of therapy to write off our anger and to get our minds at ease again because we kept on thinking about the deep fear that this young boy must have felt in the last minutes of his life... This world is so horrible and so unfair! And full with evil people! Read the lyrics overhere... And when you want to hear this very beautiful song by GINO VANNELLI please e-mail us... Click here to listen to a soundclip of A ROSE IN DECEMBER...
"A brave face cold and white..."
"I beg God in my lonelyness tell me why "Why one so young and tender crushed like a Rose in December..." (181)
Hello Barend and Trees, Fantastic to read that Gino gives live concerts again in the Netherlands. Dianne and me will be there of course. We will do almost everything to go to a Gino Vannelli live concert. For sure that I am back in Holland again in April 2007. Overhere in Baghdad everything goes well with me personally but NOT with this country. I understand from the messages that Iraq/Baghdad is in your news all the time in Holland and it's a pity that it's all bad news all the time. People keep on killing eachother, everyday... There is no solution in the near future, nobody can see any solutions... I stay here till March 2007 and I hope to go back to my Wife and Children in a safe way. Thanks for your personal reply because I know that you are very busy. Please give my regards to Gino (If that's possible) and somebody in Iraq/Baghdad listen to His music everyday! Greetings from Al Rustamiyah, Baghdad. Vincent
Nederlands/Dutch: Een tweede e-mail van Vincent V. in Al Rustamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq d.d.
6 en 7 December 2006 met het onderwerp : groeten van een trouwe Gino Vannelli fan uit het Midden Oosten!
Hallo Barend en Trees!
Fantastisch om te lezen dat Gino weer gaat optreden in Nederland en ik, en Dianne, zullen er bij zijn uiteraard. Ik zal er alles voor over hebben om daar naar toe te gaan. In april ben ik zeker weer terug in Nederland. Hier in Baghdad gaat het mij persoonlijk erg goed, maar met dit land niet. Ik begrijp uit de berichten dat Iraq/Baghdad regelmatig in het nieuws komt in Nederland, helaas met slecht nieuws steeds. Mensen blijven elkaar uitmoorden hier, iedere dag weer. Een oplossing zeker op korte termijn wordt eigenlijk door niemand meer gezien. Ik blijf hier nog tot maart 2007 en hoop dan weer veilig terug te keren naar vrouw en kinderen.
Dank voor jullie persoonlijke antwoord want ik weet dat jullie het heel erg druk hebben. Doe de groeten aan Gino (als dat kan) en iemand in Baghdad luistert dagelijks naar zijn muziek!
Groetjes vanuit Al Rustamiyah, Baghdad.
Vincent
(180)
Dear Barend and Trees,
Nederlands/Dutch: Een e-mail van Vincent V. in Al Rustamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq d.d.
6 en 7 December 2006 met het onderwerp : groeten van een trouwe Gino Vannelli fan uit het Midden Oosten!
Beste Barend en Trees, Ik las overigens op een van de berichtjes van jullie website dat Gino momenteel in NEDERLAND woont?? Geeft hij stiekum voor de trouwste fans misschien wel een concert binnenkort? Ik ben binnenkort even terug in Nederland dus dat zou fantastisch zijn... Maar het zal voorlopig wel een droom blijven om hem weer een keer in Nederland te zien optreden. Aan de laatste keer in de Oosterpoort in Groningen denk ik nog steeds met heel veel plezier op terug.
Vanuit Baghdad hartelijke groeten van een trouwe Gino-fan,
Vincent
(179)
Wow! I'm a great fan of Gino by 1977...the beggining... (178)
"info franktrainor.com"
Hi Terry,
But back to Gino and me...
The spooky thing about Gino's closer was that he also ended with a Jim Croce song although I can't remember now which one...Croce had just been tragically killed in a plane crash around that time and so I guess it was not that unusual to tribute his memory, but Gino's music and mine are so different, yet somehow that night our bond and purposes seemed to meld together in common cause with our respective differences merely highlighting a fuller panorama of expression and musical appreciations...ah, it was great just being there, but a great show too.
In fact, I remember it being one of my more engaged and animated performances of those years, so that only adds to the memory as I take warmth from knowing I did an all out performance that night as did Gino as well.
Writing this Terry, I realize it's the first time I've done so other than in my Gallery blurb, so this has been very enjoyable for me in the reliving of the experience...thanks for prompting that and I'm only too happy to share it with you out of respect for your appreciations and out of respect for Gino Vanelli who I can only hope to meet again someday if we have an opportunity...it would be so cool to hang out and talk with him today...maybe we'd even get some Chinese food and regale each other with our war stories of the past 30 years or so...heh, heh...
Anyway, Terry...thanks so much again for writing and for helping me relive a great memory of a truly great artist and a great guy...thanks too for your interest in my work although it is very different in its scope from Gino's, but I hope you might like some of it and have an appreciation for my world of experience in a very different format.
God Bless and good luck with your further outreaches...
Hola Gino.
A few words from the editors: When you feel the need to translate this message number 177, PLEASE DO!
......... And Vannelli with 1 "n"...
Hello Dear Friends!
The last nigth, I found a place in internet with many videos of Gino.
la página es www.youtube.com ahí buscas gino vannelli y aparecen videos como nigthwalker, wow que video! yo estaba muy pequeña en 1981, por lo que no tuve posibilidad de verlo en esa época, es genial, además de wild horses, living inside myself ...etc
Bonjour,
The Editors: When you feel the need to translate this message, please DO and e-mail us your words in English, American, Italian, Spanish or Japanese or whatever language, everything is welcome...
Here is translation number (1): with the title: "Translation-More or Less? Don't You Speak French???" By Terry S. in Pittsburgh, USA...
Here is translation number (2): with the title: "You tube en een vertaling". "You tube and a translation" By Anita B. in Michigan, USA...
Barend and Trees,
HI Gino and Co! Hello from Mexico!! I am a big fan of Gino Vannelli’s music, I love all his recordings,
from Crazy Life to Canto…I haven’t heard Theses days yet. I think he
should get more recognition than the one he gets, I really think that all
the time. He deserves it, as you said…. He is the master of music!
When he came to Mexico in 1991, he did several performances and I was
very lucky to see him and I would love to see him again in concert, but I
don’t know if that is going to happen again. Thanks again and best wishes
to you and your family from Mexico!! Gino Vannelli came to Mexico in 1991 and did several performances; he
has a lot of loyal fans around here. I was very lucky to attend these
concerts, he and Joe were awesome!
I wish to collaborate to your excellent web page with my concert
tickets; I would love to see them published on your web page.
Im still waiting to hear of the new cd Theses are the days…I saw it a
month ago on a store and when I came back, it was gone and that’s
it! See the :
Gino Vannelli changes song lyric following
mishap Submitted by Jamie Dew
Five time Juno award winning artist Gino Vannelli has altered the
lyrics to his hit song "Wild Horses" after being dragged nearly six miles
by a pack of the equine mammals late last week.
Vannelli made the announcement at a press conference held inside room
412 at St. Josephs Hospital early Sunday morning. The self proclaimed
"modern master of intimacy and romance" looked shaken as he read from a
prepared statement.
"From this moment on the lyric in my song Wild Horses will read: wild
horses should not drag me away from you," When asked if the incident was a stunt designed to raise his public
profile again, Vannelli denied the charge vociferously.
"I eat and piss from tubes! I have hoof prints up and down my spine!
Does this look like a publicity stunt to you?" he grimaced as he reached
for the button to summon the nurse.
After a few milligrams of morphine a more docile Vannelli emerged from
behind a white curtain that surrounded his bed.
"I really feel silly for singing that I could have resisted such
strength," lamented the heavily bandaged rocker. "Hello - it's called
horse power for a reason; I mean what was I thinking?"
Although this is not the first time a recording artist has altered
his/her lyrics, this does mark the first occasion a lyric has been changed
based on new information being presented to the artist.
George Ed, a spokesperson for the Association of Horses had this to say
on the matter, "We realize how hard this is on the family of Mr. Vannelli,
but please try to understand that Chum FM has played that song nearly
twice a day for almost twenty years. It's almost as though he was taunting
us."
When pressed about the similar lyrics contained within a Rolling Stones
classic, Mr. Ed commented, "Mark my words, if we can find a way across the
ocean, Mick Jagger is a dead-man!"
Dear Barend and Trees, 3 words from the editors : It's August now !!!
Poole/Dorset/United Kingdom Dear Barend and Trees, Here are all the short stories numbers on a row with all the e-mails
from Carol : dear gino, E-mail (1) dated 15 July 2006: Poole/Dorset/united
kingdom Dear Gino, E-mail (2) dated 16 July 2006: united
kingdom Hello Gino, E-mail (3) dated 19 July 2006: Poole/Dorset/United
Kingdom Hello everyone, I was overwhelmed to find your unique website in Holland - and have
spent hours looking at all the information that you have generously put
together on this superb website.
I would like to add that Gino Vannelli composed some of my favourite
songs, songs that will remain with me for the rest of my life. I hope that
he receives all the admiration, support and only the "Best reviews and
excellent comments on your Barend and Trees website." Take care and
thankyou. A word from the Editors: We think number
164 and number
159 is also from the same person as number
166, we really do not understand these e-mails and all the name
changing. And we did not do nothing with the text only copied and pasted
the words, because this person gave permission to print her words on our
Gino Vannelli web site. This person writes to Gino so we are not going to
give comments we only want to make clear that we do not understand nothing
of these words...... And this person sent the same e-mails 10 million
times but from now on we will not print her e-mails anymore on our Gino
Vannelli web site. B&T
Here are all the short stories numbers on a row with all the e-mails
from Carol : Hello les amis, One more do you know the famous french artist Michel Polnareff very
famous in the sixties and seventies he will do a tremendous come back on
stage in bercy venue (17000 seats and standing room) in Paris for some 12
or more show next March 2007. I tell you this information because his last
album who was a live album was recorded at Roxy in Los Angeles in 1995
with the drummer Enzo Todesco. Do you remember him? Have a hot and shiny
day in Rotterdam. Jacques United Kingdom I was introduced to your music in 1989, during a summer season as a
resident vocalist in the "Showbar" at
www.havenholidays.com/parks/devoncornwallsomerset/devoncliffs. When after
one of the shows, the band and I had more than a few drinks and listened
to your lovely music all night long at a great party.
I'm a vocalist (44) with a lively modern repertoire of 3 x 45 minute
sets, and will make my own lively non-mainstream album within the next few
years for personal reasons, with the assistance of an independent record
label. I mentioned Interior Design in my previous email to you, and that
in the future it will take precedence over everything in my life.
Gino, I hope you have a lovely day tomorrow and that you enjoy your
evening performance. Best wishes always, Coral Vannelli (Vox) Here are all the short stories numbers on a row with all the e-mails
from Carol : * * * PEOPLE WHO MAKE COPIES OR DOWNLOAD
MUSIC FOR FREE ARE THIEVES JUST ORDINARY THIEVES AND HAVE NO RESPECT FOR
THE HARD LABOUR OF ANOTHER HUMAN BEING AND REMEMBER ARTISTS ARE HUMAN
BEINGS TOO * * *
You may think this as "true" but I must tell you, I have shared my Gino
in the past (small vid clips and old classics) to introduce him as not a
"has-been" forgotten after Black Cars came out. I have had many, many
people ask about more of his music because of this. I, for one, can not
get through a rough day without chilling to Gino with earplugs in. I, for
one, am very proud to be able to share his music with my children (unlike
most music) ranging in age of 25 through 10.
I, for one, am proud to say I am a "fan" since 1976 when I picked up an
LP submitted to the FM radio station in Alaska where I was the youngest at
age 14 and the first female in Alaska on the first FM station to play
anything Gino had ever put out. Since the format was "open", I played him
a lot and not just the hits from charts. I, for one, am very pleased to
have followed his career and been touched deeply by his lyrics. I, for
one, have "seen" his life changes, impacts, despairs, joy and sorrows that
parrellel my own to such extents that I could swear he vocalizes my mind.
All since 1976, when I first picked up an LP of many in stacks.
I recently had a housefire, consuming my collection, including radio
copies unavailable to public. As my heart breaks I am thankful I can
replace and upgrade what was lost. I do wish for you all and Gino himself
to know that I married, 12 years now, a closs look-a-like, heart-a-like
and my youngest daughter (also a HUGE Gino fan) is looking at boys that
are very simular. One touch, one song, one life.......... you touch so
many. Please come back to the states that I might have the incredible
experience to go to my first "concert" with my child. Maria have been a fan since the early 80's and have not heard your music for
some time. (1) : Email from Kara Meier in the USA dated 15 June 2006 :
I just read this story and it is truly bizarre. I cannot believe my eyes and my brains do not understand this crazy
e-mail by this Dennis guy. Is this written in our language?????????? It's
no musical language for sure, it's more a mad fan e-mail who could not get
the attention of Gino?????? For me Gino can sing the same song 200 times
and I will be happy because every tune and musical note by Gino is
Quality, Vannelli Quality as Barend and Trees always write...
think my wife and I were at the same concert as Dennis was and may I
put my perspective on Dennis's comments. I live in the Chicago area and
traveled to the Detroit area just to see Gino. The night was perfect and
sound with the string section was just mind blowing. During the concert
Gino did People Gotta Move with the string section doing somewhat of a
solo and this was right up there as one of the best live songs i ever
heard Gino do. After the song Gino and his band received a standing
ovation. My idea was Gino was so happy on how people enjoyed that song so
he decided to do it one more time as his encore. Thanks for listening to
my thoughts. tom
Take a look at the picture !
Dear Barend and Trees, First of all I would like to thank you for all the precious information
on the site and for all the time and energy you genuinely invest in
keeping this information up to date. Fantastic!
Let’s start by the beginning, I read few chapters on the site in which
you mentioned listening to Gino’s tapes while driving on holiday to
France! I wish to share my “story” with you! I believe far back when I was
a kid, the first GV’s track I ever heard was “I just wanna stop”. Do not
remember how old was maybe 8/10 years old. At the time I was listening to
Cerrone (track “Love in C Minor”), Patrick Juvet (track “I love America”),
Bee Gees, EWF. Listening to that kind of music stays in you forever;
cannot listen to crap music afterwards! All my teenage years, I keep
listening to the same track again and again since that was the only track
that was played at that time on the radio and that’s the only track I knew
and recorded! (You may laugh reading this: I recorded the track with a
microphone in front of the radio and the sound was awful!). So that’s the
only track I knew until a few years ago until me and my “buddy” David were
going record hunting in London back in 1998. Yes I wrote records! David’s
life is music and music means vinyl! Looking through records I see “Gino
Vannelli – “Brother to Brother” album and say to David “maybe the track I
like is on it”. I thought at that time that the track’s name was “For your
love”!
A few weeks later, we found “Powerful People” and “Storm sunup”. We
always listen to Gino Vannelli and other musicians/singer on vinyl. We do
not wish to appear “arty” but anyone appreciating music will tell you the
same thing! We always say to ourselves “Blimey, bet GV would like to hear
his music played here. For amateurs: the records are played on Linn
turntable/Speakers: front horns Lowther accompanied by a pair of Jensen on
the bass). Whenever we are to start playing a GV record, I always say “how
many people are right now playing a GV record?” David’s answer: “More than
YOU think”! Yes more than I think and it’s fantastic. Glad that GV’s music
is listened to. I do not wish to talk about his music or worse
“intellectualize” it; his music is to be played & listened. GV wrote
& composed it and when you play it it’s happening here, right in front
of you.
A month ago, I discovered your site. Do not know how it came up, I had
the idea of typing “Gino Vannelli” in google! I was happy to see that GV
is a world wide phenomenon and his music played everywhere.
On a “record hunting” session the other day, I found a copy of “Crazy
Life”, not in the original pocket but in mint condition. I made the guy at
the record fair unpacked all his bags since it was at the end of the day!
Bless him! Got another copy of “Brother to Brother” as well while I was at
it! I still do not know what the album “Crazy Life” is like since the
turntable/speakers are in France and I am currently in London. Cannot wait
to go back home now!
In terms of favourite tracks, difficult to chose…. I believe I go “in
circle”, as well it depends what has been played the night before. For the
moment I am on “Gist of Gemini” and like very much “Omens of Love”/”Flying
into this night”. I can play forever “Storm sun up” “I’ve got a babe of my
own”. I like the “old tunes”, we all do don’t we?!
Here’s the humble summary relating to my “shameless devotion to Gino
Vannelli”. B&T, my only question to you will be: any concert dates so
far for the European Tour? I read on your website that you require from
time to time translation work to be done form English into French. I’ll be
more than happy to help since I am French native and a professional
Translator/Interpreter. I also work from German/Italian into French. Any
mails can be forwarded to this email address i.e.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards Laetitia Tancredi
PS: You may publish my letter, but please do not include my
professional email address since I do not wish to be “over flooded” by
junk mails! If you request a translation work, please forward via your
email address. Thank you. Here are all the short stories numbers on a row with all the e-mails
from Carol : The editors (B&T) just copied and pasted this e-mail no
corrections, no nothing !! literally copied and you may give your reaction
if you want, e-mail
us your words or comments...
what i do have to say won't matter at this point. it took me this long
and my sister to tell me about his new album, disc or whatever you want to
call it. i stayed with gino's music for many years, 29-30 years? bought
everything i could find. CANTO was the last one i will ever buy.
you see, some years ago i wanted to see him when he was to do Detroit.
something happened and he couldn't make that date. ok, fine. just after i
bought Canto, he was to make a return trip. he did. i, my wife and sister
were there. from the music he has done for so many years to that one date
in detroit, remembering the songs that night then a repeat on his oncore
of a song he already did, needless to say, we were all insulted. i always
thought he could do a show that would be unforgetable.
i have chosen not only to forget him but also all i have bought of him
as well. he can have it all back at his request. again, i expect nothing,
want nothing and at this point, think nothing of him. this note will be
deleted by you soon. but at least try to look at it this way for a moment.
i really truly respect talent when i hear it. he had it, now as far as i'm
concerned, he can keep it. he has too many fans to think anything of
three. take care and long future to all. dennis
Dear Barend and Trees, I Borrowed Brother To Brother from a
Friend of mine and to tell you the awful truth I'm not going to say
I didn't like it when I first heard it as I was into rock music at
that time. So I borrowed the cassette tape off the same person and
listened to it while I went to Nova Scotia by car in 1979. I left
Toronto the Saterday in May that Gino played Maple Leaf Gardens so I
never went to his second Toronto concert which was the Brother To
Brother Tour. His first appearance was at Massey Hall in Toronto.
This was the concert for the Gist of the Gemini. Elton John was
there. I fell in love with Gino after that. So I went back and
bought his previous albums. I bought Powerful People, Storm At
Sunup, A Pauper In Paradise, Gist Of The Gemini & Crazy Life in
that order. I've never missed an album since & I just replaced
everything on CD.
Gino came back to Toronto in the summer a few years later and
played at Ontario Place. It was the May 24th long weekend & I
had plans so I missed him again. So I was even more heartbroken. You
could take cameras to concerts then & I just bought a new lens
for my Nikon & was looking forward to taking photos of him at an
outside venue.
Toronto did not have a jazz festival like Montreal did for years.
We have the jazz festival in the beaches in Toronto now. Gino hasn't
played there. I found out that Gino played the CHIN picnic at the
Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto after the event was over 5
years ago. The CHIN picnic is where all the Italian people go &
have a special day. I've never made it to the Montreal Jazz Festival
where Gino has played about three times. Only once was it announced
he was appearing. I think he does Montreal as a last minute gig.
Gino took 12 years away from Toronto and came back to a club for
the Inconsolable Man tour, which became the Live in Montreal tour
when he went to Montreal to do it. I finally made it to see Gino and
was dancing against the back wall it was awesome! He had Mike Miller
with him. Mike played with him on Nightwalker & Big Dreamers
Never Sleep in 1990. The next time I saw Gino at Indigo Books in Toronto. He played to
a small crowd of 75 people. It was the promotion for the release of
CANTO. I can't believe how awesome that album is! I had a box
camera, as I couldn't carry my Nikon with my cane. so the pictures
aren't clear but a very nice lady took a photo of me with him, which
sits above my computer. I've enclosed some of the photos...
My girlfriend lined up at HMV store & had him signed the
songbook from Canto for me. I sent her a copy of Canto for her
wedding anniversary & she loved it as he sung in Italian.
Gino did another interview with Much Music that I taped. Gino
only toured in Montreal during the Canto tour. Gino played a few
times in Atlantic City in the United States at one of the casinos.
So I couldn't go, as I can't fly due to my neck. I found out Gino
was playing at the Heritage Theatre in Brampton on your web site. So
I was able to get tickets before they went on sale by becoming a
member. I met a woman at the concert that was following Gino's tour
in Ontario. These Are The Days tour had only played three venues,
the band was new, and Gino was fighting the flu. i'd kill go to any
Gino concert. I love his jazz styles. I'm not going to say the
concert wasn't good because Gino was trying new music It just didn't
seem to have the perfection or flair of the former concerts. I found
that the music overpowered Gino's voice and he wasn't enjoying
himself or joking like he does.
If you notice on the cover of Gino's new cd he spelled his name
GINO VAN ELLI. You know he has a great sense of humor. He was in
such a hurry when I was getting the autographs I couldn't ask him if
he knowingly had it typeset this way? He had an album with RCA,
which was his first, & at one time he called himself Van
Elli. Gino Vannelli and
Heather Lynn at Indigo
Books in Toronto, Canada Thursday 4 September 2003.
je suis depuis toujours un grand admirateur de gino vannelli, j'habite
sur la cote d'azur et aimerai avec joie avoir un souvenir de gino, tel un
tee shirt bien a vous voici mon adresse: jerry k................
je suis musicien et artiste peintre merci a l'avance. hello les amis, "i m a longtime fan of Gino Vannelli, i live in the "côte d'azur"
(french riviera) and i would be delighted to receive a keepsake (souvenir)
of Gino, like a tee-shirt. Hello, When I found myself seeking a partner via personal ads many years
later, I fashioned it after " Is Anybody Out There?" I did find my soul
mate a few years later and we have a 10 year old who knows probably more
of Gino's songs than those of us in our 40's! I would just pass along to
him if I could, how deeply he has touched my life both emotionally and
spiritually. This awesome treasure I now share with friends and above all
my 10 year old daughter. M. McGiveron Hello, I have a nice photo of Gino and myself, and can give you some of the
content of the conversation, but I do not know if Gino would mind as I
would like to respect his privacy. Whether you have contact with him I do
not know, but I have a close friend who is a concert promotor in Las
Vegas, whether that matters. I asked Gino if he would be interested in
playing in Las Vegas, and he was not opposed to the idea. I can facilitate
some contacts if at all possible.
please let me know, and great job on the site. Peace Dr Aaron M.
The baby is safe and in excellent heatlh, tall but a little skinny, but
i'm sure he will recover quickly.
Needless to say, Gino's "these are the days" kept me good companionship
when i traeled from my home to the hospital up on the mountains...a couple
of hours driving....and if there's a song so appropriate with this
occurrence... "these are the days that make up our lives...." i know that
becoming a father takes energy, wisdom, and it's a real commitment..will
try to do the best i can to be a good dad..unfortunately you got to learn
it on yourself, you don't learn it in schools..just follow your heart and
your experience...
Will post a picture..one of the first i took..more will come in the
future... God bless you both, Stefano, Serena and Marco E-mails in the editors e-mailbox early this Thursday morning of 6 April
2006 : Saw Gino Vannelli today at the airport of New York, JFK!!! No names
mentioned and we (the editors) do not recognize this e-mailadress it's
from Hotmail!!! But it's an e-mail from the USA... That's for sure...
Same day another e-mail from an anonymous Gino Vannelli fan but also
musician who met Gino Vannelli today in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
And this e-mail : Gino Vannelli is in Miami, Florida !!! He is doing
business and interviews for His new cd : Does this make sense ? Not to the editors because there is already 1
big important thing : the timedifference... When we receive these e-mails
the time in the USA is 6 or 7 or 9 hours earlier... Are this dreams or is
this just teasing or is this the truth, we have no idea... Why is it that
people do not mention their names or is it the way we think or has it
something to do with culture??? We have no idea but sometimes this makes
us think, think deep. Why do people e-mail us this news anonymous or with
a stupid nickname??? The mysterious ways of human beings and the
mysterious things of life ??? The fact that gino Vannelli is on the road
now that's true but this knowledge make people get very restless and
dreamy.
Anyways... It's about time to open a real GINO VANNELLI gossip web
page... I'm sitting at lunch reading the reviews, guestbook - and just shaking
my head! Or, do you ever count up the emails you receive just from me and ask,
"isn't it amazing?" Or, do you say, "she's one scary _ _ _ _ ." First e-mail with the subject : Stop Whining!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm getting tired of everyone crying about Gino not spending time and
listening to their life story after each performance!!! What do these
people want? Gino owes them! They deserve more! All anyone deserves is the
best a peformer has to offer. And, I didn't hear one person complain about
Gino's performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They're lucky he has been so
gracious all these years. How many other performers just leave the stage
and you can "kiss their ass goodbye?"
OK, I'm done. It's been a long week and I just had this fight with this
woman. She too, thinks Gino owes HER!!!!! Because she has to work hard for
her money blah, blah, blah. . .drives all that way. . .(when she's not
bumming a ride with GINO). Now I'm done! Nurse Cratchit
Second e-mail with the subject :
Nooooooooo this is too bad to post overhere, Sorry !!! Editors B&T.
It sure has to keep you busy--especially with all the languages. If you
are busy that means Gino is busy and that's a good thing.
I have to end here. I need to tell my middle child to "put the weihgt
on my shoulders." She is having a hard time-first love heartbreak. When we went to see my daughter in Houghton, Michigan we attended an
ice hockey game. There was a player on the University of Minnesota team
which her school played against named Mike Vannelli. (2 N's). Dark hair,
nice looking--at least as far as you can see someone in a hockey uniform
and pads. It could be the Vannelli family's good looks being passed down.
Also a few years ago there used to be a restaurant about 45 minutes
from our home in Lake Orion called "Vannelli's"----also with 2 N's. It was
sold several years ago and is now a sports bar, but I have always wondered
if it was owned by one of Gino Vannelli's family members. We pass it on
the way to see my sister-n-law. LOL Here is an example : An e-mail from Jerry J. in Canada dated 6
February 2006 with the subject : Press Kit DVD of "Gino Vannelli Album
Release" Live Performance at The Mod Club
Dear Gino Vannelli, Joe Vannelli, and Associates: I have recently produced video for Truths and Rights, The Bareback
Riders, Lounge, The Johnstones, Keepin' 6, Flattstreet, The Escape Goats,
Harrison Kennedy, Diana Panton, The Ride Theory, The Kevin MacLean Band,
The Stars Here, Trickbag, Chris White, The Joys, and Eden Hill. I have
also taped performances by Finger 11, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings,
Pilate, Amy Sky, Coral Egan, Sue Foley, Wild T and the Experience, as well
as many others. I am also a musician myself, and I believe that this
experience gives me an edge over other videographers when it comes to
recording live music. I am also a graduate of the media studies department
of Mohawk College with a major in Broadcast Journalism. I was trained in
videography by former CBC camera man "Dave Cook".
I use a broadcast quality "3 chip" camera (Sony PD-150), which not only
is used by several national network broadcasters for field production, but
it also records superior audio.
As a promotional offer exclusively to artists such as yourselves, I am
currently offering a special price on recording up to 40 minutes of
footage digtally videotaped and then transferred to DVD, for a total of
$250.00 (including travel expense to Toronto). $175.00 following the
taping of the performance and $75.00 upon completion of the DVD copy of
your show. Ready for pick-up, pre-paid courier, or regular mail within a
few days. Depending upon your schedule, I can also do a rush service for
the next business day. Additional 40 minute sets are $35.00 each.
Your footage is then ready for promotional use and any additional
editing you may wish to do in the future.
I also offer prod uction services to format your footage into a
finished production for promotional use in your press kits, etc...
With a DVD of your best performances included in your press kits, you
take the guesswork out of booking your acts. Clients know exactly what
they are purchasing. Booking contacts can easily see and hear the live
performance in the comfort of their own environment.
If you would like to make arrangements to tape your February 7th or
14th performances at The Mod Club Theatre, or another upcoming date,
please e-mail me at ...@yahoo.ca or leave a message at 574 - 6520. I will
periodically check both. Sincerely, P.S.: Please also forward an e-mail which I can print a copy of for the
sound tech crew indicating that I have your permission for a direct feed
from the board. Although I get great results from my ambient mic at the
camera, the board signal (if clean) provides addiitional options for post
production. Please also advise the venue in advance. Please note this is a
promotional rate only and well below market rates for this type of work.
All prices subject to GST. Jerry J July 1979 : Gino Vannelli's "THE RIVER MUST FLOW" on number 82 in the
RPM singles top 100 of Canada...
Here you can see : The all*time top 300 of CKGM music radio dated October 1976. The Gazette, Montr?al, Quebec, Canada, Saterday 29 October 1977 : See
this picture and look for number 58 : Gino Vannelli's
"PEOPLE GOTTA MOVE".
A Radio playlist from 24 March 1977 and see who's on this playlist from
CKGM radio AM98.
Here are the Super 98 of 1974 from CKGM radio AM98 - December 1974 -
Gino Vannelli's : Thanks from the Editors (B&T) to Terry for all the info !!!
E-mail (1) : E-mail (2) : E-mail (3) : E-mail (4) : E-mail (5) : E-mail (6) : E-mail (7) : (144)Subject : Gino fan from Chile hello! hello! p.s. autorizo publicar este email (143)Subject : Gino Last night as I was leaving the grocery store, they started playing "I Just Wanna Stop". My first thought was to go back in, but it was getting late so I decided to head to my car. As I'm walking away from the store I realized the music was also playing outside, so I listened to Gino while putting groceries into my trunk. How cool is that? AM (142)Subject : Gino?s family tree. I would like to know about Gino?s family tree. I was born and raised in Boston, MA and visited our relatives in Montreal quite frequently as a young kid (born in 1943) I can remember some of the family that had recently come over from Italy and started their roots in Montreal working in a meat packing plant. I believe the adults were Dominic, John, Leonard, Joe and Nick and I seem to remember two of the kids were named Mary and Joey. I heard that part of the family had purchased a vacation home in Florida. One of the offspring came out to California for a honeymoon trip and unfortunately passed by drowning. I would be interested in knowing if Gino is from this family and if he is a distant relative. By the way, I need to mention that you have my permission to post my
e-mail! (141)Wishing you a very happy holiday season. We checked out all the dates for Gino,... unfortunately they're all either on the West Coast or in Canada,... beyond our means. I have a new Gino story to tell you. My daughter Alicia, who is now four years old, and I were listening to our local Christmas music station and there was a lovely version of " Oh Holy Night " being sung by a wonderful, operatic male singer ( not sure of his name). Alicia cocked her head and listened, then asked me who it was. I told her I wasn't sure and she beamed. " I think it's Gino!" she said. " It sounds just like Gino." We would surely love to hear Gino sing that song someday - perhaps a Gino Christmas Album is in order! I'm sure all his fans would agree. Sally Drayer, 13 December 2005. (140) Subject: A real Gino Vannelli jukebox strip
!!!
Personal message:
Guess who won this auction ??? Somebody with the nickname ginovfan !!!
All the things we find because of the internet and we mean Gino Vannelli
things. Amazing and bizarre !!! We had to show you this, Barend and Trees.
Date 28 December 2005.
A word from the editor: Here you can see the Gino
Vannelli covers list with the cd's we (B&T) own at the moment.
This Mina cd which Marco mentions in his e-mail is at the year 2001.
I happened to do a Gino search to see what else is on the net, and I
came across this page. You may have already seen this, but in case
you didn't, go down to births and you will see Gino Vannelli under 1952 ..
the year he was born!
Keep up the good work. I hope all is fine with the two of you. Very
much looking forward to the new CD even if I have to wait a while to get
it. Have a wonderful holiday if I don't talk to you before then. Thinking
of you in New York where we've had lots and lots of snow. The Wikipedia encyclopedia : Subject : Re: gino?s fan from mexico city After 20 yaers I was able to buy The Best of Ginno Vannelli CD at
Virgin Record Store in NYC. I still listen to your music with pride and
passion. I am thinking seriously to invite you to Tbilisi and show my
countrymen the Brilliant Gino in Live. Would appreciate greatly if you put
me in touch with your management. * that's an interesting story about my country. I have been a fan of Gino's music since I was a junior in high school.
I am now 42 years old. I recently purchase Gino's "Storm at Sunup" on CD.
I can remember listening to a concert in Pittsburgh, PA. that was broad
cast in 1978 or 1979. I was just a kid. I fell in love with Gino's song
"Where Am I Going". The instrumentation of that song is just awesome,
along with Gino's voice. The broad cast was most of his songs from the
album Storm At Sunup. I long to get all Gino's music on CD. MY GINO
COLLECTION IS ON VINYL AND RESIDES IN PENNSYLVANIA. I NOW LIVE IN
COLORADO.
HAS GINO EVER PREFORMED IN COLORADO? How are you doing? Gino Vannelli!!!!
Above the name "Tina Ahlin", click on "Real Player" or "Windows Media
Player". The song starts at 3.20 and ends at 5.46. LOL!
Have a nice Gino Vannelli summer!!!!! I was first exposed to his music in the mid 70's. I knew right away I
was listening to a genius...his power and passion were awe inspiring.
When he recorded Yonder Tree in Portland, a good friend of mine,
bassist Phil Baker recorded with him and was the bassist for the
European/Japan tour in support of the record. Before they left on tour,
Phil invited my wife and I to a final practice concert. The concert was
held in a small, non descript concrete warehouse building in a small
community outside of Portland. I didn't know what to expect when I drove
up to this building. Inside was amazing, a full blown recording studio
(state of the art) and a small performance space. There were about 40 of
us there. It was very casual and we sat in the front row. When Gino and
the band took the stage, it was magical. His charisma and absolute control
of the music led to a beautiful concert. He played the Yonder Tree tunes
flawlessly and also included some jazz versions of his earlier pop tunes.
After the show, Gino mingled with everyone, signed our CD (which I
treasure) and thanked us profusely for coming. Imagine him thanking us!
All I could think of is I just witnessed a rare lifetime event with one of
our modern day masters.
A memory I will cherish always. Mert M. While we were talking, another woman came in the shop and stood nearby
looking at one pair of earrings for a long time. I thought it was odd
until I realized she was listening to our conversation! Then she asked
about Canto and I got to tell her too. She said she'd seen him in concert
"years ago" and would have to be sure to get Canto. I told them both that
he would be doing some concerts this summer and they both said they'd have
to find out the dates and see if they could go! It's so good to run into
Gino fans, and I love spreading the word that he's still out there and
creating. Best to you both, Jann (USA) A word from the editors : YESSSSS We received an e-mail dated 1 august 2005 with a
translation for message number 127 !!! Thanks to Kathleen in the USA
!!!
ENGLISH : hi...thanks for the email... No concerts close to us I am sad to say. I
have prayed for gino to come back to the west coast. The last time I saw
him was in the 70's. I know he has played some small clubs in the past in
the LA area, but none lately. He has many fans out here, western US. we
really wish he would come back. Thanks for all you do on your web site. It
is great! Mikey Gino, you are the best singer in the world, I
have dreamt of your songs for years. When I'm at home, I listen to "Love
of My Life." Thanks for the feelings it gives me. I am happy that your
image as an artist is serious and competent, without the "Divo" attitude.
I hope that you continue for many years, to create emotional music for us
that is always true. Thanks . . . you will always be admired. Andrea.
I guess we'll have to wait and see how close I got!! Are there male
Divas or are they Divos? I took your suggestion and put all of the
compilation songs on one cd. What a great collection of eclectic sounds,
all with the same angelic voice! Gut Nacht, Terry. Dear Gino. A word from the editor : ......Cause it's a crazy life It's a stupid life elusive life.......................... Hello B&T!! Saturday (April 2nd 2005) was the Chvatal/Kritzer concert... I drive
the 90 minutes listening to Gino, arrive at the music hall, and walked in
to see where the concert hall was... had never been in the building
before...and who was also walking the hallway, looking for someone to
unlock the dressing room?? None other than Janet Chvatal... I
couldn't help her but we walked the hallways -- I talked with her -- as
Emporia is a small town (45,000 perhaps?) but has a college with some
musical events, she wondered how I'd heard of the concert when she learned
I'd driven so far to see her... so I pulled out my Canto CD -- "ah, Gino"!
I complimented her on her beautiful work with Gino... and she asked if I'd
like to hear a Gino story!!! Of course!!!! She said when she told fellow
musicians she was going to work with Gino, she was told "You'll HATE Gino,
he's such a perfectionist"... she said she walked into his studio and they
just "clicked"... he re-wrote her music in the studio and then they just
went to work... she said she loved working with him, he's the ultimate
musician... she said she and Scott Kritzer have a Christmas CD coming out
and Gino has done a couple of the songs production wise, I guess, she
didn't say that he was singing on their CD... she did say she knew Gino is
touring this summer.... The concert was just gorgeous... she has such an
incredible soprano voice, and Scott Kritzer's classical guitar was the
best accompaniment she could have had. Janet had to fly back to Munich
Germany Sunday, she's on stage there in a production about the Emperor
Ludwig, she plays his wife. She flew many miles to fulfill her engagement
in Emporia Kansas. It was a magical concert!! Her CD's can be ordered thru
Miramont dot com
They've just released : So I drove back home, listened to Janet and Gino as I drove..the miles
passed very quickly... no matter how many times I listen to Canto, each
time it's like hearing it for the first time... Hope you have lots of
sunshine in the Netherlands........ thanks again for your dedication and
devotion to Gino! Yes, you may print the Janet story... she was very gracious and
funny! It's nice to know she's not a "prima donna!! Here's another story about my lovely little 3-year-old Gino fan,
Alicia. Sally Drayer, 4 March 2005. Hello from Kansas City again................. I first want to thank you
for all the wonderful reading and "looking" I've been doing on your
website since I discovered it around the first of December. Amazing! Thank
goodness we have you to keep us informed on the Master of Music. I wrote
in December after I'd about worn out my first copy of Canto -- and now,
I'm back to having nothing but all my Gino CD's, both "new" and "old" in
the CD stacker and what incredible music all over again.... his voice is
just FABULOUS (yeah, I know, you've heard it all before). I told my
husband this evening that I HAVE to hear Gino in person sometime soon.
There are so many songs that I've always loved and as I listen to even the
30 year old music, I can't help but feel that he was/is so totally into
what he was writing, (at even that young age) and that has not changed...
it just gets better and better.
I got my membership monthly circular from Columbia House today -- and
in it, Gino's Canto is on the "going going gone" sale pages, which broke
my heart... and I ordered another 6 for gifts for deserving friends. How I
would love to know how this album has done sales wise for Gino. We can
hope for good results for him sales wise so his music can keep coming to
us from the company that is wise enough to let him "do his own thing"
musically. Hallo barend en trees, ENGLISH : An e-mail from Frans in Holland dated : 10 January
2005 : Gino on the cable and in the air :
Hello Barend and Trees, I have been listening a lot to the Bruno Pelletier CDs this year,
interspersed with Gino Vannelli's of course. If it weren't for all of the
hard work you have done on the internet I would have missed some fantastic
music from the greatest singer in the world (GINO VANNELLI!!!!!!!!!!) and
the second greatest singer in the world (BRUNO PELLETIER!!!!!!!!!). Even
though I do not understand any French it is a beautiful sounding language.
My daughters, who both took French in high school, say that you can say
"Take out the garbage" in French and it sounds so pretty. I love listening
to languages and accents. I love hearing Gino Vannelli sing or speak (on
the web) anything in any language. There is something about the pitch of
his voice that I find - I don't know---attractive?? comforting??
relaxing?? I don't know exactly what it is but I like it-je ne sais quoi.
I checked out your auction pages a day or two ago. WOW!! Great items
and all for charity. Wonderful!! I am saving my $$ for some Gino Vannelli
CDs that I don't have yet (the boxed set and Japan and another new one you
told all of us fans about) and to hopefully see Gino in concert someday.
I'm still hoping for that!! But I still like seeing what is on auction.
This may sound funny to you but I just love you both to pieces. You are
so kind to so many people you don't even know and you do all of this hard
(and very frustrating work). I am tickled to death that you put the words
of how many Gino fans feel in their hearts about him and his work on the
internet. I'm sending you big, big hugs for this.
Because of your web pages (website) I may still yet get to see Gino
perform (even if I have to go to another country). I think it's great that
you both get to travel. (I'm just a TINY bit jealous and I hope you don't
mind!!)
My husband ordered a Christmas CD of Bruno Pelletier's from Ebay
yesterday and I can't wait to hear it. It's an "early" Christmas gift he
is giving me. (24 years of marriage and he still surprises me once in a
while)
I will watch your pages for news of the "Moon over Madness" song and
hope it will be in the (Bruno Pelletier) play and on the CD which is
supposed to come out next year. I'm also waiting to hear more about "The
Fool." I'm so glad Gino Vannelli pursued music and not another "job." Some
day I will have to write him a "fan" letter but everything I want to say
has already been said by all of his other fans --you just have to put it
all together!! I can't imagine he would want to hear it all
again. You're not going to believe this! I was on the fans page and had just
read the "911" letter... I was sort of hashing it over in my head to
decide what I thought and I continued to scroll down the Gino
Vannelli fans stories page. I stopped at the pictures towards the
bottom and was just staring. I've seen this picture probably 10 times or
so. But all of a sudden, I realized I was staring at a guy that works with
me. He was at the concert in Pittsburgh at Rosebud's in 1999. I thought I
was going to split a gut laughing. To give you some background, the two
guys I work with (Larry and Nick) tease me all day long about Gino. They
walk past me singing his songs, call him a "girlie man" etc. anything to
get under my skin. The only trouble is that Nick actually likes Gino alot
!!! And loves to see Gino live on stage !!! Larry didn't know this. So,
this morning when I got to work I told them I had to show them something I
saw last night on the internet. When I opened the site, they immediately
started laughing and poking fun of me and Gino. I told them the best laugh
was yet to come! I got to the photo and just like for me it took a moment
to register that Nick's face should not be on a Gino Vannelli Fan Site!!!
It was so funny, we've been laughing all day and Larry has been calling
Nick a Gino closet fan. I just had to share that with you, it's one of
those "had to be there" kind of incidents. But by the way, if you want to
list their names, they're Nick Arrington and his fiance, Jean
Oblawski! DUTCH : Hoi barend & Trees, Maar goed, het was dan ook DUITS! ha, ha. Het is zo'n kleine 20 jaar oud schat ik. En die titel was ook nogal aanmatigend; "Een ster en zijn schaduw"... Het blad vond namelijk dat Joe er maar wat bijhing en in de schaduw van zijn broer stond (moest staan...). Heel opvallend trouwens dat het een Duits artikel was, want Gino was in die dagen volstrekt onbekend in Germany! Ik en mijn broer kunnen rustig stellen dat wij destijds, zeker in de
buurt van Keulen, Gino als het ware ge?ntroduceerd hebben... (Ik nam al
die Ginohandel zodra het uit was (LP's/ singles) mee naar mijn broer die
daar een kroeg had. Omdat na uitkomen, die handel daar pas na een jaar of
drie voor het eerst te koop was!!! Echt alleen maar in de heel grote
steden. En dan nog heeeeeel sporadisch verkrijgbaar! Daarom liet hij mij
altijd alle "moderne nieuwtjes" uit Nederland meenemen omdat ze er daar
toen in Duitsland nooit wat van meekregen. "Wass ist das, das du dar
spielt?" 'Das ist Gino Vannelli!', zegt mijn broer. "TOLL!!! Wer ist
das???", zeiden die Germanen toen. Ja, echt, zo is het ongeveer
gegaan!) Mooie ouderwetse slagzin om mee af te sluiten : An e-mail from Clem dated 30 September 2004 with the continues short story which starts underneath at number 116: ENGLISH : Hi Barend and Trees, "What is that ??? what are you playing ???" "That is Gino Vannelli!!" says my brother... GREAT!!! "Who is that ???" Said the Germans.... Yes, really that's the way it all went at that time... And yes ofcourse you are allowed to print this all on your web
site... I finish now with an old-fashioned expression :
Short story 116 and short story 117...
DUTCH : Hai Luitjes, Wat anders over Gino... Wel eens van gehoord van dit verhaal? Anders wel leuk om Gino eens hier
naar te vragen, toch!? Want da's wel lef, toch? een Steinway
afzeiken... An e-mail from Clem dated 11 September 2004 : ENGLISH : Hi Folks, Something else about Gino... Did you ever hear this story? It's a funny thing to ask Gino about
this, isn't it?? That's guts!!! Isn't it??? Bully a
Steinway... Editor's comment : No Clem we do not have this magazine and we
did not know this story ! When the oppertunity comes we will ask Gino.
Thanks for sharing with the Gino Vannelli world !!! Maybe another Gino
Vannelli fan owns this German magazine or can confirm this story.... (115) Dear Barend & Trees I am an American Gino fan
in Baltimore, Maryland and love your website.Gino?s music has brought me through good times and bad, since I was a kid in the seventies. I have never had the honor of seeing Gino perform live in concert, but hope to someday. In the meantime, I continue to be moved by his music as well as the many stories of his kindness and warmth toward his fans. It is so refreshing to hear that Gino holds his admirers in such high regard when most of the time, one only hears of celebrities doing all they can to avoid contact with their public. I have a two-year-old daughter who lights up when I play ? Gino? and sings along to ? I Just Wanna Stop.? Alicia even whispers ? God bless Gino.? and giggles when I put her to bed at night. Her daddy smiles tolerantly - though his admiration is not as extensive, he respects Gino?s talent and enjoys his music.
As you can guess, this does not get packed away with the other ornaments after the holidays, but remains out year-round to sit on my desk and inspire me while I paint. Please feel free to e-mail me if you or any of Gino's fans are interested in these. While my art can only be a hobby right now, my dream is to make it a career someday, like Gino has done. That is all, except that I would like to add a very special thank you to Gino for sharing the gift of your talent and giving so much for all these years. May God bless and keep you and your family and continue to guide you as you give inspiration to us all! ( Please feel free to put my words and these images on your webpage -
except for my work address. Thanks!) Re: Tonny's (of Denmark) mystery -- the typed material he found inside a record jacket was a press release sent out by the firm of Intercom. The names listed at the bottom are the partners of the firm. They obviously sent records out to the press and VIPs to generate interest in Vannelli. (I know because I worked for the firm in Los Angeles.) (113)I have been an ardent fan many years . I don't understand why the genius of his work is not heard day in and day out.. I always felt he was " too good " and maybe some musicians didn't know what to do with him. ;o) It used to be Gino and his brother Joe that created the Vannelli sound.. I saw him in Florida several years ago.. He did all the old songs and some new ones. The old ones still felt fresh. Thanks for your dedication.. I am glad he was in Denmark. I think Denmark likes good music and I know they have a flair for jazz. I also lived in Slagelse, Dk ., a while back and would have loved to see Gino Vannelli in concert anywhere. Your site shows that you truly have wonderful taste in music. Sincerely, Anita Taylor (112)Date : 24 August 2004. When you come and play again in the UK we'll all be there to see you -
the stretched limo is awaiting. (111)Date : 24 August 2004. Hi guys!!!! A word from the editor : (110)Date : 23 August 2004. This e-mail is a reply on message number
83. Dear Clem (109)Date : 10 July 2004. Hi Folks (108)Have to tell you this.... Last week i was shopping in the Xenos store (You will know what I mean!) because I do not know how to write that name Xenos. I had a Gino Vannelli vinyl LP in my hand, it was a Mexican pressing of Gino Vannelli CLASSICS or a kind of BEST OF... with a BIG Gino Vannelli photo. I needed to buy a box in which I could keep my vinyl LP's from my Gino Vannelli collection. So I was fitting and juggling... Moving boxes made of plastic and wood and carton and putting the Gino Vannelli picture sleeve inside all possible boxes and suddenly IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE started flowing through the store..... huh ??? Is this just fantasy ??? NO it was for real Gino Vannelli's voice... WOW !!! There were people looking at me because I pointed with my finger to the speakers and those people must have been thinking something like : " How sad that woman must have a mental disease or disorder !!! " But hey I only enjoyed the moment and cherished these few minutes with
a BIG smile on my face and my finger pointed to the speakers........ And I
found a real beautiful wooden box for my Gino Vannelli vinyl LP's !!! What
an afternoon !!! (107)I am so excited, you are truly angels to give so much information about Gino. I am surprised that he did an older song "None so beautiful" How appropriate for this world now. Many of his older songs, like the War Suite or Powerful People are so appropriate today. His vision is painful but also beautiful. Viva Vannelli! Much love, Valerie Fusco (106)Just wanted to say thank you once again for your wonderful site - what would we do without it??? I am going to the ARTPARK free concert in July over in Lewiston NY
because I just cant get enough of Gino! (105)ITALIAN : caro gino vannelli sono una tua ammiratrice e ascolto sempre le tue meravigliose canzoni intererpretate straordinariamente da te.sei un mito. augurissimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. paola TRANSLATED TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BY OUR FRIENDS : Daniel & Cherilyn RIPA : Dear Gino, (104)DUTCH : Beste Barend en Trees, An e-mail from Gerard dated 14 February 2004 : ENGLISH : Dear Barend and Trees, (103)i didnt even think gino was around anymore. i was in living room singing old gino songs and thought i would check out if maybe thers a web page. couldnt believe your site. thanks hope he tours nere me im from eastern pa keep more picts coming thanks again i got hooked on his music in 73 wow long time hes the best from Highcountry. (102)This to me was a dream come true. (101) We received this picture as a present attachment
at an e-mail from a BIG Gino Vannelli fan in Holland called Mieke.
Thanks Mieke, you made us smile from ear to ear !!!
(100)Hope that all is well with you and yours during this hot summer! Not only is it hot, but it's humid as well! (No where to run from the heat of the sun!) I won't be able to catch the Gino shows in Atlantic City because I'll be down in Florida visiting my parents. (It might actually be cooler down there, if that is possible. Besides, they have a swimming pool!) Trump finally did set up a website to get tickets, but the last time I looked, "Vannelli" was mis-spelled! (That's not the first time that has happened!) With any luck, time and place will come together and I'll get to see a live performance. (Where one door closes, two more open up!) I found something that might be of interest. I have several CD's that are skipping, and a friend suggested this:
It does work. You spray a lubricant on the CD, crank until the entire
CD is milled, flip a switch and mill backwards. Dry and polish. The edge
of the swirl wheel has a fine emory material that does the work. The
entire procedure takes about 5 minutes. I tested it on a damaged
"Journey's Greatest Hits" CD before any Gino CD's! I did fix a "Big
Dreamers Never Sleep" CD with this. If it saves a rare "Crazy Life" CD, it
is worth every penny! The website gives a list of stores. It is supposed
to be available worldwide and works on DVD's and data CD's as well. I
don't mean to sound like a commercial, but I was very impressed with the
results. This is wonderful for out-of-print CD's. From the Editor : (98) Hi, just got back from a gig (I sing and
play piano) and thought I would reply to youre-mail. I can see that you are all big fans of Ginos! In answere to your question I have only heard snippets of "Canto" and the voice still sounds amazing! That was the reason I liked and admired Gino in the first place. I was, and still am a big fan of instrumental music, classical to jazz! and it seemed to me in the 80s that although there were brilliant instumentalist in both fields, no vocalist could quite match up to the profficiency of the players, that was until i heard Pauper in Paradise and for the first time i felt like the vocalist wasnt the weakest link in the band! My former wife was a recording artist in her own right(BMG) and she had
nothing but praise for Gino and Joe, she said they were consumate
professionals and the sound in the studio (Blue Moon) was unbalievable! I
do like her singing She did record a couple of other tracks with Gino but I dont think they were included on the album. Anyway thanks for the mail and keep listening! Andy...... Ps included a pic of me. (97) Subject : Just to say
hello!Hi, Just thought Id say hello! I have been interested in Ginos music scince about 1980. I am a pro musician myself. My ex wife Lynda Law was on a couple of tracks on Inconsolable man, I must get a copy of it sometime!  bye for now. Andy dated 3 July 2003.
(96)pour moi Gino etait, est et sera toujours le meilleur. toutes ces photo c"est du bonheur patrick en France. (95)In the 70's my dad was a big Gino fan. Especially during the hot Cleveland summers, he would play Gino albums like Brother to Brother at top decible. Often, I could hear it from down the block, while I was riding home on my bike. My dad died very untimely in the '82. It was a very sudden and traumatic death for my mother and I. She and I would often take trips in the Ohio countryside, silently letting Gino's great voice ease our suffering. Here it is, 20 years later, and I find myself listening to Gino again. His great voice and amazingly-produced music takes me back to my childhood. His philosophy of loving life, your partner, and having peace amongst humanity are timeless. And I can't help but sing along and think of my beautiful girlfriend Jacquie, the Love of my Life, as I listen to Gino 20 years later. Sascha B. dated 27 June 2003. (94)I would again like to thank you both from the bottom of my heart for your beautiful websites and your devotion to Gino Vannelli. The fans of his always know where the latest and most tastefully designed websites for Gino are, in your loving and devoted hands. Thanks again you both and may God bless you. Love always. Sharon XXXXX OOOOOO. (93)SUBJECT : Gino Vannelli's Walk of Fame. Dear Barend and Trees: I was thrilled to see that Gord Baird started this on your site regarding Gino Vannelli being entered in Canada's Walk of Fame..... approximately 2 to 3 years ago I called Global TV and was able to leave a personal message on Elaine Loring's voicemail. She was doing the Walk of Fame at the time. I left her a voice mail requesting that Gino Vannelli be put into our Walk of Fame.... Sadly, Miss Loring didn't reply to me at all and I never heard anything about it....I didn't expect her to reply but I DID think she would jump on my idea! I will certainly use this site as a tool to do whatever I can to help. Gino deserved it along time ago!!! I realize you receive a tremendous amount of e-mails about Gino--can anyone tell me when he is going to tour?---I have his albums, tapes and now CD's, but I have wanted to see him all of my life--I heard him announced to play at the Industry Club in Michigan some years back and begged my husband (now ex) to take me, he was lucky enough to see him in the 70's and he promised to take me--stating--"he's Canadian and he will come to Canada--we will go then--I didn't hear about any Canadian tour--needless to say I missed him once again....but... I just saw him on Canada AM a few weeks ago promoting Canto and I have read some Canadian newspaper articles--it really sounds like he's gearing up for a tour....The London Free press article mentioned a fall of 2003 tour???? I also want to say that the Windsor Star made it seem like Gino was putting the past behind him.... seemed like he felt down..I just have to say, if Gino is ever in earshot or reads what his fans have to say, then know this Gino--- I feel the passion in your new music as I have felt the passion of days gone by --your artistic craft was part of my youth and is part of me now---it is part of all of us--it is part of your youth, your family, and part of you now. Don't ever doubt that you were and still are a STAR............................................... Kudos to you, Gord Baird for finding a way for all of us to catch Gino's star and roll with it, all the way to Canada's Walk of fame!!!! Special Thanks to Barend and Trees for your website --which I stumbled across on my hunt --once again for a Gino Vannelli tour.............. Best of Luck to all! One of your Greatest fans, Gino............. Pam from Chatham, Ontario...June 8, 2003...oh and--yes you can put this on your website. (92)SUBJECT : Nominate Gino Vannelli for the 2004 Canada's Walk of Fame. Hello there! Firstly, I would to compliment you on a terrific and unabashed web site devoted to the words and music of Gino Vannelli. In Toronto, Canada, we have a walk of fame in the theater district that
displays prominent and remarkable Canadians from the arts, entertainment,
and sports talents in the world through a series of inlaid "sidewalk
stars." I thank you for your devotion and appreciation of all things
Gino. Editor's comment : (91)I just wanted to let you know that on the brand new compact disc "The Promise" by the group "Earth, Wind & Fire", has a previously unreleased song on it that was co-written by Ross Vannelli called "Where Do We Go From Here?" This song which was originally recorded during the 1979 "I AM" sessions was shelved until Earth, Wind & Fire leader Maurice White decided to finally release it, with new added production, on the band's new CD! It is "another" great Ross Vannelli find for this fan, hopefully you and other fans will enjoy it too! Best wishes, Chris & Christine Casale (Ohio/USA) (90)VC in the USA. (89)I have never heard them play this song but I figured whoever programmed the tape has REALLY GOOD TASTE in music. So of course I stopped and enjoyed the moment,very special indeed. Mary Lou, USA. (88)I thought you would get a kick out of this. Last week I was in my yard when my next door neighbor`s son drove up, he is 16. He had his music very loud and when he got out I asked him what he was listening to. He said the it was opera. So I told him I had a cd he needed to hear. I loaned him Live In Montreal. This morning I saw him and he said he loved it. He asked if he could burn a copy of it. Normally I would say no, but I thought if it would make another Gino fan it would be worth. I`m going to tell him to buy the Best Of or the Ultimate collection. That`s about all you can find from Gino around here. I don`t want to take any more of your time, but I wanted you to know how I became a Gino fan. It was probably around 1975 or 76. I am a musician, in Oklahoma City I played lead guitar in a band called Canyon. We had some friends in another band that we used to go watch, and they did a great version of People Gotta Move. We fell in love with the song not knowing who Gino was, I say we because I have a twin brother, and so we found out who did the song and went and bought the album. I was hooked on Gino then. But once we saw the BTB concert, well then I was hooked for life!!! My brother saw the Slow Love show in Austin with me! What a show! I am soooooooo envyous of the two of you being able to see Gino so many times, ARGH!! I CANNOT beleive the you are so lucky to be able to be friends with him and everyone else involved. Well I`ve taken up enough of your time. May 6th can`t get hear soon enough! Thanks again for all you do. Love, Robert. (87)Hi, I have been looking at and admiring your website. I saw Gino in Atlantic city a few years ago and hope he goes on tour to promote the new album. My wife is pregnant with a boy, and Gino is high on the names list. Will there be any new auction items soon ? Thanks for the site. Bob. Robert I.Scalzo, USA (86) SUBJECT : The things we find
inside Gino Vannelli records... ??? In message number 85 Tonny from Denmark found a letter inside STORM AT SUNUP and we remembered that we found a Spanish letter in a Gino Vannelli vinyl single years ago. It is the Spanish version of FELICIA / JO JO. We will scan it and put it in the Gino Vannelli museum photo-book page 4, you can find a link on the index at page 1 to : "PHOTO-BOOK : Our Gino Vannelli museum in Holland" We hope you can read Spanish, this vinyl single is from 1974 !!! Barend and Trees. (85)Dear Barend and Trees! About 15 years ago i got - in a second hand record store - Storm at Sunup. Inside on the cover there was a piece of paper, tabt with a typing-machine. I have written down the words and here attached it - hope you kan open it. My idea is that i may have been written by a maneger or so. Can you solve the mystery? Love Tonny from Denmark. Here is the attachment :
Sombody knows something about this ??? Please solve Tonny's mystery !!! You can e-mail us and we will print it overhere or we e-mail it to Tonny in Denmark...... See reply number 114. (84)Dear Barend and Trees, Here is "something" we heard on the radio: 26 october 2002 : 11.48am on national radio in Holland (Radio 2) : "Hurts To Be In Love" 20 november 2002 : 09.41am on national radio in Holland (Radio 2) : "Powerful People" 30 november 2002 : 15.27pm on national radio in Holland (Radio 2) : "Hurts To Be In Love" And then ofcourse the top 2000 on national radio in Holland (Radio 2)
Three songs of Gino Vannelli and.... *** And now Gino Vannelli with Powerful People, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mama Cocoa
B & T,
It's been awhile since you've heard from us, but we are still here, in Baltimore, MD., USA, and we are still huge Gino fanatics!!
"What we have here is a matter of fact edging out a
matter of opinion," a freshly cathetered Vannelli noted. "I am no longer
content to sit here and tell you that something is impossible when the
bruises on my body clearly suggest otherwise. I will stand with
conviction, however, by my observation that Black Cars look better in the
shade,"
Hello dear friends,
The editors received a letter by mail from
a Gino Vannelli fan Heather Lynn in Ontario, Canada dated 21
February 2006. We type a few lines from this letter about Gino
Vannelli and leave the personal stuff out.
Dear friends, Stefano Primelli has opened his eyes to
this world on March 2nd at 4.25 PM. It was the biggest emotion of our
lives for me and Serena. I have assisted my wife from the beginning to the
operation room and, believe me, it's hard to describe what you feel inside
when you face a new life that fill up your days with joy and happiness.
Subject : A
song for you
21 June 2005 : Another quick story about Gino :
Hello, Barend &
Trees.
It is the picture with the guy making the peace
signs. Nick and Jean are sitting behind him in the 3rd row. Nick has the
snow white hair and mustache!!!!!!! And don't forget to mention that he is
a REALLLLLLLLLLLLY BIG FAN. So everyone, can see it! Thanks, I can't wait.
T.
I was looking at the portrait of Gino that was done
in Paris on your website and could not resist wanting to add my own
rendition. I am a painter and I do portraits on Christmas ornaments. Here
is my painting of Gino.
Howdy, not a cover - not a compilation - but a
studio use - ha!
Hello les amis,
Dear Barend and Trees,| ***** Gino Vannelli newspaper ***** |
A TRANSLATION OF THE ITALIAN EMAIL IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- SEE THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DATED 15 SEPTEMBER 2001 ....
READ THE GINO VANNELLI NEWSPAPER, PAGE 4...
SALUTI A GINO !!! Caro Gino, probabilmente non leggerai mai questa mail. Nel mondo c'e tanta gente che non si incontra mai ma ha le stesse speranze, gli stessi sogni, le stesse paure, le stesse vibrazioni. Io ho scoperto di esserti vicino attraverso la musica, e per questo Ti ringrazio; non sar? mai abbastanza, in questa breve vita, la voglia di ascoltarti. E a chi ti fa sognare, sperare, commuovere o ridere non sar? mai abbastanza il mio ringraziamento. Grazie Gino e chiss?, in questa o in un'altra vita, che non ci si possa incontrare.
I migliori auguri
Fabio Della Balda.
Whoever feels the need to translate this Italian e-mail in the English language for us, please do and e-mail the translation to us so we can put it in here.
Translation 1 thanks to Cherilyn in Holland :
Dear
Gino,
Probably you will never read this mail. In the world there are
many people who will never meet each other, but who have the same hopes,
the same dreams, the same fears, the same vibrations. I have discovered
that I am near to you; it will never be enough, during this short
lifetime, my wish to listen to you. And to him who makes you dream, hope,
moves you, or makes you laugh, I can never thank them enough. Thank you
Gino, and who knows, in this or the next life, we might meet.
Very best
wishes, Fabio Della Balda.
(30)
dear Gino.
Nous sommes tous avec vous. From France Yves Anelli.(29)
Dear Barend and Trees,
The funniest thing just happened and I thought you'd appreciate it.
Today, while driving in my car, I attempted to call my husband at home ( I know that I shouldn't do that while driving). I thought that the phone didn't actually dial the number, and since I was driving, I just dropped the phone on my lap. I also happened to be listening to the Live in Montreal CD at the time. Many hours later, after a tiring day, I decided to check my phone messages, and to my delight, I had a "message" of Gino singing "Crazy Life" on my machine! It was perfect. It started right at the beginning of the song and played almost in its entiretly! I stood there and listened to the whole thing - with a big smile on my face. That's my story.
Thanks for reading it. I hope you are both well and having fun in your communications with Gino. Take care.
Sincerely, Jill from Miami Springs.
(28)
Hello,Barend & Trees, My friend was in Atlantic City at a cocktail party at the Trump Marina Casino.
GINO played this venue in March, 1999. I received a call from my friend telling me that she looked up and there was GINO. I begged her to steal the picture, HA! HA! but she did speak to the entertainment vp who thought GINO was coming back to Atlantic City. I might be able to get a copy of this picture. Just wanted to say Hi,
Mary Lou.
(27)
I am 47, have been a singer all my life, and didnt know exactly how good I was until I was influenced by Gino Vannelli. Dont get me wrong, no-one is in Ginos catagory, but some of us learned a lot from him. In 1980, I was on the road playing thru the south. My bassists wife had been telling me I sounded a little like Gino and I didnt even know who he was. She gave me a copy of "Storm at Sunup". From the first cut I was in tears. After listening to so many styles of music from 60s-70s rock, blues, R&B, Jazz, and country and being strongly influenced in each, I had finally found MY music. I was listening to the greatest vocalist of all time.
He was in a catagory all by himself. Before him there was of course Nat
King Cole, Al Jarreau, and many others but none had what Gino had. The
musicians on his albums was worth the price of the records alone. The
original songs were inspiring. The Vannelli brothers with Gino at the helm
had become my heros. I bought every album possible. My voice changed from
good to very good and I was drowned in compliments. Yes I had found my
mentor and I wish I could personally thank him for being such a huge part
of my learning experience. Even now i can tear up when I hear certain Gino
songs. My son doesnt understand it but oh well. Anyway, thanks Gino and
never stop writing and singing and I hope someday to see you live. In the
south that probably wont happen tho. Gino is my bro. That is that.
Bill Mack.
(26)
Hola Gino,
Creo ser uno de tus mas fervientes admiradores Escucho tu m?sica desde los 12 a?os y ha sido mi inspiraci?n para seguir la carrera de m?sico Soy un baterista chileno que creci? escuchando todo tipo de m?sico pero siempre me acompa?? la tuya a donde fueras. En estos momentos estoy escuchando una y otra vez SLOW LOVE para poder impregnarme de su esencia. Quiero desearte un feliz cumplea?os junto tus seres queridos Un abrazo y espero alg?n d?a verte en Chile. PD Viv? 7 a?os en Canad? y nunca tuve la posibilidad de escucharte Espero alg?n d?a cumplir ese sue?o (Mi hija es fanatica tuya, tiene 13 a?os) hasta pronto y espero una respuesta
Alejandro Miranda.
(25)
| ***** Gino Vannelli newspaper ***** |
A cry for help from a GINO VANNELLI FAN IN OREGON !!!
| A music room for a school in Oregon, USA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hello: I am the parent of a 4th and 7th grader at Forest Hills Lutheran School in Cornelius, Oregon. (approx. 45 minutes from Portland). I attended Gino Vanelli's debut at Carnigie Hall while I was living in New York during the late 70's/early 80's. I am looking for any help possible for funding our new music room. It would be most appreciative. Sincerely, Holly Sue Brooks, Brooks & Brooks Investment Advisors. Dear Barend and Trees: Thank you for responding to my last email. Forest Hills Lutheran School is a small school with grades ranging from K-8th. We are in the process of building a new gym and music room. Many of the students here study music. I have been a fan of Gino Vannelli since the late 1970's. I also thought that Gino Vannelli had a house here in the Portland, Oregon area but I am not positive of that. However, it looks like he has recorded in this area due to the press release I read from ASC in Eugene, Oregon. Enclosed is a wish list to anyone who would like to donate to our music
needs: Please make a check out to: Forest Hills Lutheran School with a note as
to where the funds are to be directed. I will write a thank you note and
enclose a receipt. You may send the funds to: Holly Brooks P.O. Box 641,
Hillsboro, OR 97123 and I will take them to the school. I would like to
keep a record as to the outcome of this email. (24)I thought I was a true Gino fan, until I saw what you guys have done. I have loved Gino since I was thirteen years old. My devotion is unchanged. When anyone asks who my favorite singer is, without hesitation. I say Gino Vannelli. My favorite Gino songs include: Crazy Life, Love Me Now, Powerful People, Wheels of Life, The Surest Things can change(that one helped me through a bad break up), Sally (she says the sweetest things, Keep on Walking, Summers of my Life, Black and Blue, Yonder Tree..etc. I could go on and on. When I was a teenager I would buy the a album with his poster in it over and over, just to keep a fresh picture of him on my wall. I hope he comes back to Cleveland again one day. He played at the Odeon. Some of my family members wanted to come with me. But no, I wanted to go alone. I knew I was going to act like an idiot and I didn't want anyone to tell me not to. I jumped up and down in my chair, I screamed and yelled and the only one I embarrassed was me. I waited until the end of the concert in hopes of meeting him. I did
get to meet him. He was so nice. I asked him for a hug and he gave me one.
His cologne came off on dress. I still have that dress in a plastic
bag. (23)i was first introduced to this fabulous musician recordings in 1976 by my then boyfriend and his sister patty, i'v been a true fan since. our song then was 'love me now' and 'crazy life. we went to his concert at the palladium in los angeles and listening to him live put me in a trance, he's truly the master of music. lawana in louisiana. (22)I got to say this! "Thank you Gino, your music is fantasticly written, composed and very well recorded" ....You may never even see this comment but at least i wrote it!.....i had to get that out of my own consious..............................what can i say.... :) I am 29, a Male Vocalist "part time" and I am writing/composing my own
music for the last 5 years. My reason for writing this is to comment
that Gino has been a huge inspiration for me. I hope that someday I
can achieve my own goals in music. (21)BRAVO LES AMIS "Lady" is one of my favorite song and i ve a little story to tell you about this song. A few years ago (1994) i ve spent 4 months for my job in Turkey (in the south east) i missed my family one rainy sunday. I was hearing the locals radio and i ve never forget it suddenly LADY was on airplay, it was like a magic moment when all is silence around you and suddenly you hear a very familiar sound it s like to be at home with all your family and friends. I ve never think that it was possible to hear on radio a GINO' s song in this part of the world. And see the world as a plum ...i ve seen at the same time on stage for the very first time in my life RACHEL Z live with a female jazzy trio band. A great event in Turkey and if you remember well RACHEL Z was on the credit of SLOW LOVE, she is a great artist. JACQUES. (20)Dear Barend and Trees, This is a story (and one of my favourites!!) that I have told many times and I hope that Gino reads it. It's a beauty. It is a bit overdue as I have only recently discovered your fan website. Sorry! I was living in London during 1992/1993 and had always been on the lookout for Gino V tour info, but alas, I never came across any. Then one gloomy Sunday afternoon I was strolling around the West End when I came across this small CD shop. Whilst casually browsing through the CD's I suddenly froze: in my hands was a copy of Gino V's "Live" CD. I had never seen it before and was not even aware of its release. I was speechless. I dashed off to the autobank to withdraw some money in order for me to purchase this prized possesion. For some strange reason on that overcast Sunday afternoon the autobank retained my card( I think in my haste I must have provided an incorrect code or something!!) So there I was without money, no spending power, and CD-less. Exasperated, I trudged home planning my return trip first thing in the morning when the bank would be open and I could then retrieve my bank card and withdraw some money. So there I was the following morning at the bank retrieving my card and withdrawing money - this time thankfully without any glitches. On my way to buy the "Live" CD, for some bizarre, twist in the tale kinda reason, I decided to pop into a popular coffee shop up Charing Cross Road, planning to have a cup of coffee there first before picking up the CD on my way back to the tube station and then straight home for some intense listening. As I was strolling up the road I came across something that I will not forget in a long time: there right in my path was a waist high advertising board, and scribbled in chalk across it were the words 'Gino Vannelli Live Tonight'. Only dizzy, hardcore Gino V fans will understand what I felt at that particular moment. I then realised that I was standing outside the legendary, and now defunct, Marquee Club. I walked in, and disbelievingly and dazed posed the question, "Is Gino Vannelli playing here tonight?" to the ticket seller behind the glass screen. She nonchalantly replied, "Yes, and how many tickets would you like?" After an extended pause and with a pounding heart I coolly replied, "Four please", not knowing who exactly I was buying them for - all I knew was that I and three others were in for a musical treat later on that day. I pocketed the four tickets and floated outside. I then noticed the ' Inconsolable Man Tour' poster on the wall and slowly began to absorb the reality of it all and that I was not dreaming and that, yes, I would be seeing Gino Vannelli live later on that evening with three other very lucky souls. I raced home, cancelled work scheduled for that night, chose three very lucky( and a bit later very thankful!) house mates and was back at the Marquee Club with time to spare before the start of the show. I remember bumping into some other 'poor soul' muttering the words "I don't believe I'm going to be seeing Gino Vannelli tonight" over and over to himself. Tsk tsk!! Needless to say the show was awesome and along with about a thousand others I think I was carrying that "little boy grin" around with me for days thereafter. To this day I still shake my head and get goosebumps when I think of the coincidence and the serendipity of it all. I feel connected. And then along came 'Yonder Tree'............... I am now waiting in earnest for tour info as I live in Cape Town and I am planning my overseas trip this year around a Gino Vannelli tour date. C'mon Gino C'mon!! With Love, Paul Harris from South Africa. (19)Hi!!!! I just wanted to tell you both how much I am enjoying your fan site for Gino. It is really cool and very informative. I listen to a radio station here in Los Angeles called, "WAVE SMOOTH JAZZ", they say it is the sound of Southern California. On it, I hear Gino at least twice a week, but they are only playing "I Just Wanna Stop" and "Wheels Of Life". I am happy that they are doing that, but I am sure you will agree, that there is so much more, especially with Yonder Tree and Slow Love. I play Slow Love all the time, I just love it! I am sure I will like the new one too which he share with Niels. Thank you so much for your site. Much Love, Miki. (18)I love Gino Vanelli!! He's been one of my biggest inspirations. Too bad people in America don't understand his music. Chris..... (17)Hi! i am so glad that I found your site on Gino Vannelli! I love his music and he a great performer. I am sure I will be checking out this site often! Thanks! Miki. (16)Short story Teresa Torres: Thanks so much for printing my stories. I did not write them to with the intention of printing, but I admire Gino so much that he has in a way become part of my life. I was in the grocery store doing my shopping today feeling very sad because of the little boy that left my care. ( I am always that way for a few days after a foster child leaves because I do not know if where they went, whether or not they will be okay.) A Gino song came on the store music system, and I knew then that all would be okay. It made me smile a little. Keep on informing us about Gino - I think it really does make the world a better place. :o) (15)Short story Teresa Torres: Oh I almost forgot to say that Barend does make good pictures. And here is one more Gino story: Remember the little boy I told you about in another story - James? He went home on Monday. Sunday evening he and I were watching that Gino video that I bought, and as we watched, James grinned and laughed and started trying to imitate the moves Gino was making onstage. Actually it was pretty funny to see - a little 27 pound blonde haired blue eyed boy dancing and trying to sing like Gino. You just had to be there! Can you stand another Gino story? I was installing a new color
printer earlier today and went to your website to print out one of the
Vatican pictures in order to test my new machine. The pictures are really
beautiful! Anyway, my little sister(she is 32 now) came to my house and I
showed her my new printer and how well it worked. When she looked at the
picture she said, "I hate that man! He is as old as she is and there is
not one single tiny wrinkle on his face or any grey hair that I can see! I
am jealous. And I still say that all that hair is a "weave" ". (A weave is
what we in the Southeastern US call a toupee or a wig.) Of course, she was
joking because she has that kind of sense of humor, but she just could not
get over how good he looks now. She saw lots of his pictures as we were
growing up because I liked him so much, and have been a fan for many
years. She cannot tell that he has aged at all. Neither can I! (14)HELLO LES AMIS Wow !!! a double cd set for Gino + a new niels lan doky perfect album + a cd for CHRISTINA .... A TOUR IN VENEZUELA. What a great year les amis... Gino you need some vacations DO NOT WORK so hard. Since the release of SLOW LOVE i ve the impression that you had to work very hard writing music and rewriting new arrangements before touring all over the world (Italia + Holland + Canada + Italia + and....) Of course i m very happy with all those great news but please don t go sick by the stress of working so hard. What do you think ? Nice day jacques from France. (13)01-01-2001 : text from the Frontpage USA, we put this text here because we do not want to throw it away in the trashcan, here we go ........ HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE VANNELLI FAMILY. Happy new year to all GINO VANNELLI fans and all Music-lovers who supported GINO VANNELLI all the way, and who will support GINO VANNELLI's life work for ever.........
(12)11th of March 2001 : Yes I can see the pictures and they are wonderful. That reminds me to tell you about one of the pictures on your site taken when Gino performed in Paris. The photo is of Gino on stage and some people are above him in the background. The nightclub he is in greatly resembles a club I used to work in as a bartender. It is in a town called Macon, Ga. and is 20 minutes from where I live. It was called Nashville South and had an upper level where people could look down on performers from overhead. I must tell you another short Gino story. When I did work in the club (for 5 years!) we had traveling musicians from all over the U.S. come in and play. (Macon Ga. is the hometown of American music legends James Brown, Little Richard, Otis Redding, and the Allman Brothers, among others, and I had met some of them on my job.) Some of them were known all over and some were not, but when you work in a bar, you know the best parties are after you close! In every case all of us (musicians and workers alike) would drink (sometimes) and chat and the conversation would get around to which musicians we liked to listen to. Whenever I would say to one of the visiting musicians that I loved Gino Vannelli, every one of them would say "You like him! He is known in the music business as a musician's musician!" or something like that. Seems like Gino is very respected in the music business for both talent and business sense. That is very rare. About the Vatican pictures - they are great! Keep up the excellent work on the site. Teresa Torres, USA. (11)Hi again! Thanks for remembering me. I had a GINO moment that I wanted to share with you. Yesterday I was parked in the school parking lot waiting for my son and
daughter. It had been a long and stressful day and I had the worst
headache. I had the car radio playing low and I was just sitting there
with my eyes closed when when I heard the familiar beginning music to
"People Gotta Move". I'm glad that Gino's music was in the background of some of the happiest times in my life. The kids opened the door and got in . My daughter Bianca, who is 8 years old, said right away, " Hey Mom! It's Gino Vannelli!" (she knows her stuff!) The day suddenly seemed a whole lot better. And I know that when she is older she will remember happy times set to the sound of Gino's music too. Keep up your excellent work with the site. Gino has the best fans in the world! I am proud to be included among them. -Paula (10)soy un fan inconsolable Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 11:57:44 -0400 From: "Mannel" Hola...!!! he sido fan de gino toda mi vida y junto a su hermano joe, han sido la influencia musical m?s importante en toda mi vida. Soy cantante,bajista y compositor de mis canciones. Tengo una banda llamada EL AGENTE NARANJA y es un trio de Rock con pinceladas Pop. Amo mi m?sica, es el aire que respiro. Doy gracias a Dios por eso... Somos invitados a tocar a la Expo2000 en Hannover Alemania, cinco shows. Pronto enviar? m?sica de nuestro primer ?lbun y fotos. En esta oportunidad, mando Curriculos de los integantes de EL AGENTE NARANJA, Informaci?n General. (9)ok now, i am here to tell the world about this FANTASTIC Artist. i was very much so privelidged to see Him perform in charlotte nc. it had been 12 years since he had performed live for anyone, and dammit, i even got to shake his hand, he looked me strait in the eyes. i saw him perform my fav of his on an acuistic guitar "put the wieght on my shoulders" i broke down in tears for i knew i was veiwing maby my only chance at seeing him. i had heard the commercial over the radio and i was absolutley amazed " OH MY GOD GINO IS COMING TO CHARLOTTE" i wept! he is just a beutiful person and man! i was inlove from the first tyme i heard him. i am a writer performer my self, and he has inspired me in every way imagineable! Gino, please please please come close, so i can see you again. i will bring friends, i will tell everyone, and on the web! after the point in which i had seen this artist, i had never seen him perform live at all. after the show i saw, i searched and found a video at a rental store, and he never stops amazing me!!!!!!!!! ELECTRIFYING! he is my inspiration! Thanks for being there Gino! Sota / Mickeydragon. (8)Barend & Trees: I've enjoyed keeping up with your website for the past year or so, for you and many other fans confirm that I am not alone in a "shameless devotion" to Gino Vannelli. His music has been a major inspiration for me since the mid-1970's. There hasn't been a phase in my life (not one!!) in which the beauty of his music wasn't playing in the background. He speaks to my heart, and always will. Today is August 17, 2000, and I'm greatly looking forward in two days' time to once again seeing Gino in concert, at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. As a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have made every effort to catch Gino's shows when he has come to my hometown. (I wouldn't miss it for the world!!!) Atlantic City will be the fourth time I've had the privilege of seeing Gino perform live. The passage of time has only enhanced his stage presence, as it has added depth to his writing and vocal talents. I can only look forward to the next twenty five years! Homapoor Beverly. (7)GINO IS MY IDLE. I'VE BEEN IN MUSIC 24 YEARS. HE HAS TAKING MYSELF AND MANY FRIENDS TO THE TOP. HE HAS TOUGHT MORE PEOPLE THAN HE WILL EVER KNOW. HE IS WHAT I CALL, THE PLAYER'S PLAYER. I LIVE IN MEMPHIS. I WAS BORN WITH KNACK FOR MUSIC, AND GINO TWEAKED IT PERFECTLY. HE IS ALMOST 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR ME BECOMING ONE OF THE WORLDS GREATEST LIGHTING DESIGNERS. SINCE I HAVE SCHOOLED WITH GINO'S MUSIC. I HAVE BEEN L.D. FOR: RAY CHARLES, CHARLIE DANIELS, JOE WALSH, GOLDEN EARRING, ERIC JOHNSON, MANY MORE.. AND PRESENTLY FOR LAST 9 YEARS...I AM B.B KINGS L.D. I OWE IT ALL TO JESUS, AND GINO. WOULD LIKE TO HERE BACK FROM YOU GUY'S. FORWARD THIS TO GINO WOULD BE NICE. TELL HIM TO ALERT HIS L.D. SOMEONE WANT'S HIS JOB.................... THANK YOU . BILL McGoldrick. (6)Greetings from Lakeland Florida,I just what to say I like your web-site.The other web-site for Mr. Vannelli is never up-dated.I have pre-ordered his new collection of hits, to bad the record company didnt put on some hard to find songs by him,like the christmas song you were talking about(I am searching now for it)and the 45 I heard once called Gina Bold,with the flip-side Never Cry Again. Let me tell you a little about myself,Im 33/M,and love all Gino
Vannelli offerings he has ever done. My pride was when I waited 15
years to get my hands on Crazy Life on cd format from e-day,from a person
in Italy, paid 100.00 for this rare gem, and so happy I have it in my
collection now. Last year I had the pleasure of see him in concert for the
first time. The revue only held 1000 people and Gino was so amazed
that people in Florida still remember him( since I Just Wanna Stop) when
he was down here last. It was a very memberable time,and after the
concert,as we were leaving a lady at the door said that Gino was
going to sign autographs,we had to stay. I was one of the first people to
get his autograph, and a hand shake, and tell him how much his music meant
to me. But anyways it was totally cool!!! Do you have any idea if he is in
the studio working on new material? What is your favorite song? Mine would
have to be Where Am I Going and The Surest Things Can Change. Well let me
get going. Hope to hear from you.GINO WILL ALWAYS BE #1 IN MY BOOK!!!!!
BYE for now............ (5)Hello Barend & Trees, I have been a fan since hearing Storm at sunup one night on a late shift back in 1976 in Toronto I have had the privilege and good fortune of seeing Gino in concert for several of his Tours 1977 A Pauper In Paradise 1979 Brother to Brother and several club dates in the 80' and 90's I have also met him in person during the taping of Canadian T.V special during the Brother to Brother tour which eventually became the VHS copy you can order on Gino's website.(He'll remember how often does a fan get an autograph and in the excitement erase it and have him redo it again....being the class act he is he gave me another)......I would like to email him and let him know what his music has meant to me...since you guys have the inside scoop ask him if that is at all possible without the world reading my e-mail. Regards, Keith M. (4)Good Afternoon! I thought you might like to hear a cute Gino story. Here it is - it is short, so it won't be published, but it is funny. Last night, after our evening meal, I went to my room to watch television. I heard 2 of my sons (ages 14 and 9) arguing while they were clearing the table of dirty dishes. It was the sort of good-natured arguing that boys do sometimes. I could not understand what was being said, except for the last words I heard clearly were from my 9 year old son Daniel and he said loudly "I CAN PROVE IT!!!" He came running into my bedroom and began to thumb through some of my old vinyl LP's I had taken out of storage. I said, "Daniel, what are you doing?" He said, "Anthony (that's my 14 year old son) says he has more hair on his chest that any man on earth and Mom I said no he don't and he said prove it so I am going to prove it!!" In Daniel's hands were a copy of the Gino Vannelli LP "Storm At Sunup". He grabbed that LP and went running into the kitchen to show Anthony that photo and said "SEE I TOLD YOU SO!" Anthony said, "Mom is all that hair really his ?" I said, "I think so son, but I don't know the man well enough to be able to say for sure!" All of us had a good laugh, and I popped them both on the behind with a towel and told them to get back to work. Thought you might need a good laugh! SINCERELY, TERESA T., USA. (3)well, It started when I was 14 years old, my brothers band would play Gino Songs in there group and I use to listen to them in the garage when they practiced.. they were ok, but one day my brother had Gist of the Gemini on in the living room and I was listening to it and I could not believe how beautiful his voice was.. and the music it was romantic and passionate and so surreal.. I was taken away.. that was just the beginning. I bought every album since then and have been a devoted fan ever since.. his music makes me cry and makes me think of life in a whole different way..Its not that IM crying because the music is sad its just so beautiful and surreal that it makes me cry.. my favorite song is Love me now.. but I love them all.. and its hard not to fantasize about Gino because he is also so beautiful and sexy.. its just the best.. Thank you Gino.. sincerely your most devoted fan Lisa Ps.. Please come down to northern California like sanjose so I can come and see you play in concert, which is my biggest wish of all. Lisa Sevaaetasi, USA. (2)Hello brethren, I just read your email and am glad your trip was so fantastic, "Bravo." You asked me if I would agree to the usage of my email to you. Most definitely. I would be honored to have my letter posted on your wonderful website. Tony Robledo (1)Hello, my brethren. Like you, Gino's music has touched my heart and life in a profound way, I often say to people his music is the soundtrack to my life. Gino's music and talent is like a flowing spring in a desolate and barren land. Yonder Tree is perhaps my all time favorite disc that I have ever heard in my entire life. My two daughters don't like it at all. I told them when I die I want them to really listen to "Yonder Tree" and remember me. My daughters have been forced to endure many miles in my car listening to much of Gino's music (they do like "Love Of My Life"). I believe when they mature they to will appreciate Gino's music as I have. I got to see Gino (once) during the "Yonder Tree" tour at the "Caravan Of Dreams" in Fort Worth, Texas, It was fabulous. Also I seen him once on the "Inconsolable Man" tour (at "The Arcadia" in Dallas), he was spectacular, and you could see the happiness radiating from his face, song after song (including his then new songs) at being so well received after such a long hiatus. I will check back with you often and hopefully one day you might know
when he will be returning to the Dallas area.
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