Johnny's official website has an updated concert schedule, listing January through May 2008. I wish I were in Atlantic City, New Jersey this week--Johnny &...
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 8, 2008 2:35 pm
Happy 73rd Birthday Elvis, wherever you are !...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 11, 2008 8:22 pm
My machinima video for The Angels Listened in is on YouTube now. My site will be updated at soon as Stage6 gets their act together....
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 12, 2008 10:00 pm
You could not have come up with a better interpretation of the song or the situation (Patricia Van Dross not being able to tour with The Crests). I actually...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 13, 2008 1:21 am
Thank you for your kind words. This video did take a bit of emotional toll on me. I really wanted to give Patrica one chance to shine with the guys. I...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 13, 2008 8:50 pm
Webmaster David Ross has put a link to my Ave Maria video on the official BB site: http://www.j-maestro-bklyn-bridge.com/index1.html Hope it helps sell more...
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 13, 2008 10:40 pm
Wonderful! I checked it out, and the link works. I hope all the guys in the band watch your video, too. I think they'd like it....
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 13, 2008 11:53 pm
I sent them all DVD copies and artwork which took an age to put together. I have no idea if they got it or not though. Oh and I added the link to this group...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 14, 2008 12:55 am
... I have a friend who just told me that they are going to show the video to JT Carter. I asked them if they could ask him if he knows what happened to Ms...
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 14, 2008 3:32 pm
I did a little checking on Google, and found that Mama is Mary Ida Van Dross and is about 83 yrs. old. Her husband, all four of her children, and her only...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 14, 2008 7:35 pm
This is so sad. Patrica passed away some time ago then?...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 14, 2008 7:37 pm
Ok dumb q. Says at NPR she died. How horrible....
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 14, 2008 10:20 pm
A little more digging, and I found out that Mary Ida Van Dross is 84, and that one of her two daughters died of complications of asthma. Youngest child,...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 16, 2008 2:23 am
Lois thanks for your great detective work on finding out about Patrica. I did try to find out if Hal and Tom were still around but turned up nothing. I am...
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 16, 2008 6:27 pm
The trail so far: Talmadge "Tommy" Gough went to Detroit and got a job with GM. Harold "Hal" Torres moved to upstate NY and became a jeweler. The four guys...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 16, 2008 6:32 pm
Wow I wonder why it takes so long. I hope they show up too! I just got a message on my MySpace page from my friend who is in touch with JT and will let you...
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june
kentuckyblue...
Jan 17, 2008 11:16 am
wow you two sure know your stuff the times ive tried to get some info on how things really got started and each time i hit a proverbial brick wall iits...
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june
kentuckyblue...
Jan 17, 2008 11:21 am
i dont know iff either of you saw my message of a few days ago asking iff there was any way i could get two gifts to johnny without compromising his privacy as...
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 17, 2008 3:54 pm
Thanks, June. I think I finally found something that I would like to do when I grow up--research. Since I turned 65 in Nov., I'd better get busy. An old...
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 17, 2008 4:05 pm
The only address I've ever seen for Johnny & the Bridge is on their official website: P.O. Box 309M, Bayshore, New York 11706, United States of America....
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 17, 2008 9:36 pm
June, you can use the address Lois just posted. Les will pick it up and fwd it to Johnny. I would send it conformation mail though just to se safe. Also I...
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june
kentuckyblue...
Jan 18, 2008 12:21 pm
thankyou both for the address i posted a letter this morning i also sent it by what we call fassttrack over here it means its guaranteed to arrive at its...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 18, 2008 5:57 pm
Don't be discouraged if you don't hear back about your package right away. I still have no idea if they got the Ave Maria package or not. These guys are...
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Charlemange
themaltesebippy
Jan 19, 2008 4:50 pm
More great pics posted! You have really outdone yourself with these rare Crests pics. Thanks Lois!!...
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june
kentuckyblue...
Jan 22, 2008 5:19 pm
once again lois you have surpassed yourself with these once again stunning pics how handsome johnny looks as always and seeing him today is proof that johnny...
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 23, 2008 5:24 am
Charlemange & June, Glad you enjoyed the latest post of Crests' photos. Thanks. A 2-record LP album was released in 1981, which included re-recorded hits...
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june
kentuckyblue...
Jan 24, 2008 5:27 pm
ive just been sent three of johnnys songs recorded in stereo they are the angels listened in six nights a week and step by step and wow these recordings make...
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 24, 2008 6:52 pm
I've been trying to collect anything ever recorded by Johnny (except for 45rpm singles), and I've noticed that songs originally recorded 45 or 50 years ago and...
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Lois
topazdupree
Jan 24, 2008 8:16 pm
I finally started listening to the CD "Covering the (Johnny) Maestro, Vol. 1, and it's quite a mixed bag of songs. There are five versions of "16 Candles"...
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june
kentuckyblue...
Jan 24, 2008 9:58 pm
ive got the coke ad on a site i gointo called alphadoowop def its got loads by johnny with the bridge and the crests its grt little ad not heard the coty 1...
