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<body background="backgrounds/greywh.gif"> <center><H3 ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="notes.html" TARGET="window-1"><BLINK><I><U>Update News From ErthnVesl - February 24, 1999</U></I></BLINK></A></H3></center><P> <CENTER><H2><B>Congratulations to Michael, nominated this year for a Grammy for Pop/Contrmporary Gospel Album of the Year, and NINE Dove Awards. The Doves are still a few weeks off, but props anyway for a great year!<P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.michaelwsmith.com/news/christmastime.html"><IMG SRC="http://www.michaelwsmith.com/images/banner_christmastime.gif" WIDTH="365" HEIGHT="45" BORDER="0" ALT="www.michaelwsmith.com"><BR>www.michaelwsmith.com</CENTER></A><P>  <CENTER><table border=2 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr> <td COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="CENTER"><img src="http://geocities.datacellar.net/TelevisionCity/Set/1956/mwsring.gif" alt="Michael W. Smith WebRing" border=0 VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="5"><B> Michael W. 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If you know of others and don't think I have links to them, please tell me. Thanks!<p> This is not an official web-page, so don't send me email directed towards Smitty. If you want to tell him your thoughts, send snail-mail to his <a href="#subscribe">fan club</a>.<p> You can also visit his <BLINK><b><u><a href="http://www.michaelwsmith.com">OFFICIAL WEB SITE</a></u></b></BLINK> at <u><a href="http://www.michaelwsmith.com">www.michaelwsmith.com</a></u>. </H4> <center><table border=4><th align=center colspan=3><b><i>Michael W. Smith</i> - The Music</b></th> <tr> <td align=center><a HREF="ctime.html" TITLE="New Album: Christmastime"><IMG WIDTH="150" SRC="images/ctimmenu.jpg" BORDER="0" ALT="New Album: Christmastime"></IMG></a></td> <td align=center><A HREF="ltl.html"><IMG SRC="images/menultl.jpg" WIDTH="150" BORDER=0 ALT="New Album: Live the Life"></A></td> <td align=center><a href="ilyh.html" TITLE="I'll Lead You Home"><img src="images/menuilyh.jpg" ALT="I'll Lead You Home" BORDER="0"></a></td> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.ccmcom.com/ccmmag/95sept/" TITLE="CCM MAgazine Sept 95"><IMG SRC="images/ccm_1.gif" ALT="CCM Magazine Sept 95" BORDER="0" WIDTH="150"></IMG></a></td> <td><a href="twy.html" TITLE="The Wonder Years"><img src="images/menutwy.jpg" ALT="The Wonder Years" BORDER="0" WIDTH="150"></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.ccmcom.com/ccmmag/98may/" TITLE="CCM Magazine May 98"><IMG ALT="CCM Magazine May 98" BORDER="0" SRC="images/ccm_2.gif" WIDTH="150"></IMG></a></td> <tr> <td align=center><a href="tfd.html" TITLE="The First Decade"><img src="images/menutfd.jpg" ALT="The First Decade" BORDER="0"></a></td> <td align=center><a href="cyw.html" TITLE="Change Your World"><img src="images/menucyw.jpg" ALT="Change Your World" BORDER="0"></a></td> <td align=center><a href="gwym.html"><img src="images/menugwym.jpg" ALT="Go West Young Man" BORDER="0"></a></td> <tr> <td align=center><a href="xmas.html" TITLE="Christmas"><img src="images/menuxmas.jpg" ALT="Christmas" BORDER="0"></a></td> <td align=center><a href="i2eye.html" TITLE="I 2 (eye)"><img src="images/menui2i.jpg" ALT="I 2 (eye)" BORDER="0"></a></td> <td align=center><a href="tls.html" TITLE="The Live Set"><img src="images/menutls.jpg" ALT="The Live Set" BORDER="0"></a></td> <tr><td align=center><a href="tbp.html" TITLE="The Big Picture"><img src="images/menutbp.jpg" ALT="The Big Picture" BORDER="0"></a></td> <td align=center><a href="mws2.html" TITLE="2"><img src="images/menu_2.jpg" ALT="2" BORDER="0"></a></td> <td align=center><a href="project.html" TITLE="Project"><img src="images/menuproj.jpg" ALT="Project" BORDER="0"></a></td> <tr> <th align=center colspan=3>Miscellaneous</th> <tr> <td rowspan=4 align=center><a HREF="maillist.html" TITLE="MWS Mailing List"><IMG WIDTH="150" SRC="images/mls.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="MWS Mailing List"></IMG></a></td> <td><A HREF="tour.html">Tour Info</A></td> <td rowspan=4 align=center><A HREF="mwslink.html" NAME="Links to MWS Sites" TITLE="Links to MWS Sites"><IMG ALT="Links to MWS Sites" BORDER="0" WIDTH="150" SRC="images/menu7.jpg"></IMG></A></td> <tr><td><A HREF="news.html">Other MWS News</A></td> <tr><td><a href="videos.html">Videos</a></td> <tr><td><a href="books.html">Books</a></td> <tr> <td rowspan=3 align=center><A HREF="links.html" NAME="Links to CCM Sites" TITLE="Links to CCM Sites"><IMG ALT="Links to CCM Sites" BORDER="0" WIDTH="150" SRC="images/an5.gif"></IMG></A></td> <td><a href="other-songs.html">Other Songs</a></td> <td rowspan=3 align=center><A HREF="weblink.html" NAME="Links to People Linked to Me" TITLE="Links to People Linked to Me"><IMG ALT="Links to People Linked to Me" BORDER="0" WIDTH="150" SRC="images/an02.gif"></IMG></A></td> <tr><td><a href="release.html">Pictures</a></td> <tr><td><a href="mws-aol.html">AOL Chat Transcript</a></td> </table></center> <caption align=bottom>*This collection of web-pages is unofficial. It does not necessarily represent the ideas of Reunion Records, Michael's Best Friend, or Michael W. Smith himself.</caption> <table> <td align=middle valign=middle > <a href="http://www.rocketownrecords.com"><img src="http://www.rocketownrecords.com/images/wilshire_button.gif" BORDER="0" HEIGHT="150" WIDTH="150"></a></td> <tr><th>Welcome Wilshire</th></tr> <tr><td ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> Wilshire is the high-energy pop duo that inspired MWS to start Rocketown Records. Though the self-titled debut of the young husband-and-wife team of Lori and Micah Wilshire is second in the lineup for the label, they are a major reason for its launch. </td></tr> <tr><td ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> Lori and Micah have more musical experience and maturity than their tender ages would suggest. As veteran Nashville studio singers, their vocals have graced some of your favorite recording projects. Studio work also gave them more than just experience: after meeting at a recording session, they became friends and ultimately partners in music and marriage. </td></tr> <tr><td ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> Shortly after Lori and Micah's October 1995 wedding, the newlyweds spent an extended "working honeymoon" with Michael on the "I'll Lead You Home" tour backing him on guitars and vocals as part of his band. Fans took to the pair right away, and soon Michael and Rocketown Records president Don Donahue were finding a way to give Wilshire a larger artistic platform. </td></tr> <tr><td ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> The result was the formation of Rocketown Records. On the heels of the company's successful start with debut artist Chris Rice, Lori and Micah broaden the label's scope with their music and artistry. Wilshire offers a fresh, satisfying mixture of eclectic/electric pop and deeper acoustic stylings. Lori and Micah co-wrote nine of ten cuts - a reflective-yet-fun array of well-crafted songs about unconditional love, the grace of God, and the in-the-world-not-of-it authenticity of the vibrant Christian life. </td></tr> </table> </td><td> <table> <td valign="TOP"ALIGN="CENTER"> <a href="http://www.rocketownrecords.com"><img src="http://www.rocketownrecords.com/images/rocketown_logo.gif" BORDER="0" HEIGHT="150" WIDTH="240"></a></td> <tr><th>Smitty manages to start another company...</th></tr> <tr><td ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> Adding yet another layer to Rocketown Entertainment, MWS recently started <B>Rocketown Artist Services</B>, a management division that is currently representing the following artists: Rocketown Records' <B>Chris Rice</B> and <B>Wilshire</B>, Word Records artist <B>Cindy Morgan</B>, and her husband, Word Publishing author <B>Sigmund Brouwer</B>. Cindy and Sigmund are welcome additions to the Rocketown family. All of the artists on the Label/Management rosters have enjoyed getting to know one another this year and at times even had the opportunity to collaborate on each other's work. The synergy that has resulted is what MWS was striving for with the creation of Rocketown Entertainment. </td></tr> <tr><td ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <I><B>In artist and project news...</B></I> released March 3rd was the debut release from <B>Wilshire</B>. In addition, a new record from Cindy Morgan, <I>The Loving Kind</I>, and two new books from Sigmund Brouwer, <I>The Weeping Chamber</I> and <I>The Carpenter's Club</I> arrived in stores on March 3rd. </td></tr> <tr><td ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> Cindy's new record, <I>The Loving Kind</I>, includes thirteen songs that present a cohesive and compelling look at different events and aspects of the last week of Christ's life. Sigmund's projects include a novel, The Weeping Chamber - about a man on a journey from desperation to healing during the week of the crucifixion of Christ. A blend of both the record and the novel can be found in The Carpenter's Club - a companion gift book that ties the projects together by weaving Cindy's lyrics among thoughtful essays and vignettes written by Sigmund. </td></tr> <tr><td ALIGN="JUSTIFY">In Cindy's own words about the project, she reflects, <I>"Through the years music has been a great expression of emotion for me and this record is dedicated to a story that has impacted me like no other, the last eight days of the life of Jesus Christ. As I traced the footsteps of Jesus, I found a man who reached out to the rejected, the needy, the harlot and the murderer. He was the ultimate humanitarian in the divine perfection, the man of sorrows and the God of joy, whose grace was so vast that it reached beyond the sin to love the sinner."</i> </td></tr> </table> <center><A HREF="rm.html"><IMG SRC="images/rm.gif"><BR> <H1><B><I><U>Eulogy for a Ragamuffin</A></B></I></U></H1><BR> </table> <IMG SRC="images/hbar_1.gif"><BR> <h3><a name="subscribe">Michael's Best Friend</a></h3> The purpose of MBF is to encourage fans, answer their questions, and <img align=right src="images/composing.jpg"> keep up-to-date on the latest news from their end. "Michael's Best Friend newsletter" comes out 3 times annually: Spring, Summer & Fall/Winter issues. Each issue includes letters, articles, tour information, family updates, and lots of photos.<p> To receive the newsletter, simply ;mail them a card or letter with your complete name or address, and the appropriate annual subscription rate: US: $5.00, Canada: $6.00, all other: $8.00 (US dollars only). Make your check or money order (no cash) payable to:<p> <address> Michael's Best Friend<br> P.O. Box 1341<br> Franklin, TN 37065-1341<br> </address><p> To receive an autographed 5x7 black and white photo of MWS, send $2.00 to the address above.<p> MBF does not want packages sent to them. They are unable to accept packages of any kind.<p> <IMG SRC="images/hbar_1.gif"><BR> <h3><a name="facts">Little Facts</a></h3> <p> The first ever Friends award was presented to Michael and Debbie last year at the American Christian Music Awards during Night of Joy in FL. <p> He was the presenter of the Best Gospel Album (which CeCe Winans won) with Brandy at the Grammys on Wednesday February 28, 1996, and also won a Grammy for Best Pop album for "I'll Lead You Home." <p> In 1989 he and Michael Guido were headed to the World Series but their plane was late, and on the way to Candlestick Park when they were in a taxi, that the Loma-Prieta (known to the rest of the U.S. as the Oakland quake) earthquake hit. Needless to say he never made it to the game, but they did walk on the empty field when everyone left. <p> Before every show he likes to eat Pringles because they make his voice crisper. <p> A THIRD branch of the Christian dance club called Rocketown, located in Brentwood, TN, is opening near Portland Oregon soon. The second branch of this club opened last year in St. Paul, MN <p> Previous trivia shown is stored in this <a href="trivia.html">archive</a> <IMG SRC="images/hbar_1.gif"><BR> <a href="http://www.ourchurch.com"><IMG SRC="http://www.ourchurch.com/gif/search.gif"></a> <IMG SRC="images/hbar_1.gif"><BR> <FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="http://www.goshen.net/gosearch/search2.cgi"> <INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="GoSearch!"> <INPUT TYPE=TEXT SIZE=30 VALUE="" NAME=words><BR> in: <SELECT NAME=how2> <OPTION VALUE="gosearch" SELECTED>Christian Web Directory <OPTION VALUE="church">Church Directory <OPTION VALUE="email">E-mail Addresses </SELECT><BR> <INPUT TYPE=radio NAME="bool" VALUE="PHRASE" CHECKED>Exact Phrase <INPUT TYPE=radio NAME="bool" VALUE="OR"> Any Keywords <INPUT TYPE=radio NAME="bool" VALUE="AND"> All Keywords<br> <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=s VALUE="1"> <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=e VALUE="10"> <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=i VALUE="quick"> <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="showd" VALUE="YES"> </FORM> <IMG SRC="images/hbar_1.gif"><BR> <IMG SRC="/cgi-bin/counter/erthnvesl"><BR> <IMG SRC="images/hbar_1.gif"><BR> <address> Stephen M. Schaefer<br> <a href="mailto:erthnvesl@geocities.com">erthnvesl@geocities.com</a> </address> Last Updated: February 24, 1999<br> <IMG SRC="images/hbar_1.gif"><BR> <center> <b> This page hosted by <a href="/"><img src="/pictures/gc_icon.gif" border=0 align=middle></a> Get your own <a href="/">Free Home Page</a></b></center> </body>