Greetings Voodoo-ites,

This is Elizabeth (a.k.a. Ms. Vieuxdo) and I have a serious announcement to
make about Marc Moreland. A friend of the Moreland family (a very nice man
named Doug who I thank profusely for contacting me) emailed me yesterday to
inform me that Marc has been very sick for the past three months and has
been confined to a hospital in France. Well, all you regulars here know
what a skeptic I am about people appearing out of the blue claiming to be
family friends (and sometimes even band members), so I decided to check his
story out before bringing it to the rest of you. This morning I talked to
Marc's mother in California for over an hour while she filled me in on
what's been going on. Here's the straight scoop.

For the past three months Marc has been hospitalized in France with liver
problems and other ailments they haven't quite figured out yet. Since he
doesn't speak much French it's been a nightmare for him because he
understands little of what the doctors and nurses say to him while he's
being poked, prodded and tested. His wife visits him daily and his family
and friends call when possible, but he's still a stranger in a strange land
and very weak. No one has told him about Joe Nanini's death yet because
they don't want to upset him right now.  

So now you're all asking "Is there anything we can do to help?" Well, yes
there is. His mother thinks it would be a fabulous boost to his morale if
his many fans would send him cards and letters wishing him a speedy
recovery. I will post an address of a friend of his where you can send
things to in France and they will be delivered to him in the hospital.
You're also welcome to send Get Well emails to me over the next week and I
will print them out and send them off on January 8, 2001. His mother hopes
that a show of support from his fans will give him the extra boost he needs
to get to the point where he's well enough to fly home. She also asks that
you please not mention Joe Nanini in your letters. He'll be told about
Joe's death when he's feeling better, but his mother doesn't want to put
any more pressure on him at the moment.

There are a lot of you here on this mailing who have known me for years and
know I would never bring something like this to you if it wasn't totally
legitimate. I would not be posting this here today if I wasn't sure it was
legit. Mrs. Moreland will be calling me if there's any updates to Marc's
condition that you all should know about and I will post them as soon as I
hear. We just lost Joe without being able to tell him how much he meant to
us. Let's not let the same happen with Marc. No one's asking you to send
money. All it will cost is the price of an airmail stamp. I'll be posting
all this to various WoV related mailing lists and such. Please feel free to
pass the word on anywhere you think it will help. 

I can be contacted at vieuxdo@.... Feel free to email any time.

Here's the address where you can send cards and letters:

Marc Moreland
12 Rue De La Republique Villiers
Le Bel, 95400 Arounville
Les Genesse, France

So get your pen and paper out and get writing. Marc has meant a lot to all
of us over the years. Here's our chance to give back a little of what he's
given us. His mother says all he wants is to get well and maybe we can
cheer him up enough that the healing process speeds up and he can have his
wish. Also, his birthday is January 8th, so birthday cards are welcome too!
Thanks for listening. Happy New Year to all of you!

Elizabeth



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