Hi Lynn.....

I agree wholeheartedly with what you have said about "our guys"!!,
They are a very wonderful and special band...in that they touch the
hearts of everyone who sees them. Each one of them has a heart large
enough to swallow the earth. I feel that anyone who has an
opportunity to see one of their shows will be left fascinated and
overwhelmed by the experience that leaves you feeling mesmerized for
days after. They truly are the NATION'S #1 ROCK AND ROLL
REVIEW!!!!! And as an added note.....we women love Viagra!! --- In
thevandells@yahoogroups.com, "Lynn Bowles" <LBowles65@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hey Fan-Dells!
>
> Who needs someone to tell them they are The Next Great American
Band
> when they are already The Nation's #1 Rock and Roll Review?
>
> For those of you that saw The Next Great American Band premier on
> Friday, October 19, you already know what happened. For those of
you
> that didn't get to watch, this is what was seen on TV…….
>
> In the last 20 minutes of the show before going to commercial there
> was a brief clip showing what was coming up. The Van-Dells were
seen
> in this clip as an upcoming band. When it was time for The Van-
Dells
> to perform there was a very short clip of the performance
> (approximately 3-5 seconds). Then the camera cut to the judges. Ian
> Dickson made a comment like, "If you have just tuned in, this is
> Happy Days the viagra years." (during this time you could
hear "Morse
> Code of Love" playing softly in the background) The camera cut to
the
> guys on stage laughing a bit at the comment. Ian Dickson then
> said, "Well, I thought that was what the "V" stood for." The camera
> then cut to the judges again and they did a mock "DooWop" song
> of "Next, next next….." and that was it. Approximately 20 seconds
of
> air time.
>
> Here's what REALLY happened….because what happens in Vegas should
NOT
> stay in Vegas……
>
> Yes, The Van-Dells submitted a video to The Next Great American
Band.
> Yes, they were invited to audition. During the communication with
the
> producers of this show, it was stated repeatedly that they were
very
> well liked by everyone who had seen The Van-Dells material. The
guys
> made the trip to Vegas and it was exciting for them and a wonderful
> opportunity. We, as fans, can all be very proud of our guys for
> making it that far! They were chosen out of literally THOUSANDS of
> band that were narrowed down to only 63 invited to audition.
>
> Now, for the audition. The REAL audition. The Van-Dells performed 2
½
> songs for the judges. "Dicko" did make the Happy Days & Viagra
> comments. After all, it is TV and he is the "Simon Cowell" of
TNGAB.
> So, no one was too upset by the tongue in cheek comments. After the
> performance and the snide remarks, Ian Dickson had some positive
> things to say about The Van-Dells, even inviting them back for
> another audition next year. But he felt they weren't right for this
> particular show. Fair enough. Sheila E. also had very positive
things
> to say, including telling our Fabulous Van-Dells that they truly
ARE
> one of America's greatest bands. (I think we all agree with that!)
> But she also felt The Van-Dells were not right for The Next Great
> American Band show. John Rzeznik agreed with Ian & Sheila and had
> positive things to say. Ian Dickson even made a point to come over
to
> them, off stage, after their audition to let them know how much he
> enjoyed their performance.
>
> By the way, they were not dismissed by the "Next, next, next"
DooWop
> song, that was apparently recorded at a later time.
>
> Even though The Van-Dells were not chosen to move onto the next
> round, they felt good about the positive comments and were hoping
for
> a little national television exposure. Of course, that did not
happen
> and the show was a disappointment.
>
> That's show biz!
>
> But we all know that they have been around for 34 years for a
reason!
> The Van-Dells have been performing longer than any other band who
> made it out there. I would be willing to bet they have sold more
> albums and have more fans than all the bands combined!
>
> They truly are The Nation's #1 Rock and Roll Review!
>