Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 05:35:41 -0800 (PST)

From: Rich

Subject: Benjo

Hey, no fair, Benjo!

We can't wait until next year to get your first reaction to the movie.

And will you share with us what you're going to tell or NOT going to

tell your parents? (A topic discussed by the group weeks ago)

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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 18:13:57 +0100

From: jmcs

Subject: Misc.

At 18:21 16/12/97 EST, David wrote:

 

>I only wish, however, that you had *not*

>added the part in the ( ) about "even though you know it won't

>be"!!!! That was entirely too pessimistic and unraveled a tiny

>little bit of the "umph" your message packed.

 

Hi David and all,

If I wrote that it was because it was part of the positive message I

wanted

to convey. Think about it. That's part of the magic that's always

present in

us. We must think tomorrow will be a better day even though we know in

advance it's not going to be so. That's the bravest thing. To hope for

the

best even thought we're expecting the worst. That's what keeps us all

on the

road. To hope for the best is not a problem, we're all prepared for

that;

but knowing that tomorrow presents itself as dark, lonely and unhappy as

yesterday... that's another thing entirely. To face it with courage and

hope is the bravest thing we can do. That's the magic of it!! Maybe one

day

life will reward us with a 'beautiful thing'!

 

Michael, I find your posts about the rehearsals absolutely fascinating!

Please, keep us informed in full detail!! Also, I find very believable

the

idea of Ste's mother dying giving birth, hence Ronnie's and Trevor's

resentment towards Ste. Resentment is the poison of the soul and if you

don't release it, it'll twist inside you and will end up making a

beast out

of anybody. Someone who doesn't live anymore, only hates everything and

everybody. That's how I see Ronnie, anyway. Someone who just hates.

 

And finally, to my British fellas... have the time of your lives tonight!!!

How lucky you are!!! But maybe one of these months I'll be the one

boasting about it... :-P (evil grin)

 

Take care.

 

Sandra.

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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 11:45:36 -0800 (PST)

From: Mike

Subject: Re: ASKII Experiment...

At 1:01 PM +0000 12/17/97, Benjo . wrote:

>Your experiment didn't work.

>

>Ok guys and girls, I'm sorry to say that this will be my last post of

>1997 because I go home on Thursday night (GMT) and I don't have

>internet access. (HOW WILL I SURVIVE??) Also, I'll miss you lot. :(

But

>hopefully I'm meeting up with some univeristy friends (HINT HINT!)

>

>You can reply up until about 7pm GMT on Thursday. After that I'm gone.

>:(

>

>BT on the telly tonight! :)

>

>

>Speak to you soon!!

>

>Ben. xxxxx

>

Ben!! Don't Leave us!!! Well, anyway, have a great Holiday.

You're right, the experiment didn't work. I think because my email was set

to do automatic text wrapping or something.

Well, let's try this one with the character width set to 60 instead of 80.

Please view in a fixed-width font such as Monaco or Courier 9pt, or so.

MW>

Mike

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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 11:45:52 -0800 (PST)

From: Mike

Subject: Re: Sandra, don't ever go away!

Sandra,

I want to echo David's post. You're posts to this list are wonderful. I

find them articulate, clear, from the heart and always inspiring. I take

this to be an indication of who you really are. The thing is, you

apparently don't quite believe this about yourself. This saddens me.

Believe me, I know about pessimism and self-deprecation from the inside

out. It's something I've struggled with all my life. What I've learned is

that I have to, first of all, notice this negativity in myself. Not judge

myself for it, just notice that it is there -- and that to a certain

extent it is 'automatic'.

I'll give you a little example. Thomas and I are driving to a movie. We're

running a little late and I'm anxious about it. Thomas says, "Don't worry,

we'll find a parking place close to the theater." He truly believes this!

I'm just the opposite. I think, "God, we'll have to park blocks and blocks

away." It's not that he's right and I'm wrong or vice versa. Neither of us

'knows' what the next moment will hold. What this has to do with is our

_expectations_. I tend to look at the future with dread and apprehension;

Thomas sees the future as a challenge with unlimited possibilities.

Don't get me wrong, Thomas isn't a Pollyanna. Anyone living with HIV (and

he's been HIV+ for 12 years) can't survive in a fantasy world. There are

very real health considerations. But Thomas has learned, as he puts it,

"To expect the best and prepare for the worst." From him (and other

friends, too) I'm learning how much my own 'automatic' negativity affects

my life. I'm learning to see how it isn't 'real'; it is just a projection

of my own psyche. And, to that extent, it is my own 'creation'. I was

working on understanding this long before I met Thomas, but Thomas gives

me an immediate day-to-day contrast.

Now often (not always) when I see this pessimism appearing 'automatically'

-- especially in regard to my self-image -- I remind myself to look

deeper. It's all a matter of where I place my attention. Right now, for

example, I'm involved in a job search. If I only looked at what I _don't_

know and _can't_ do (comparing myself to other people negatively), I'd

never get an interview, much less a job. But when I focus my attention on

what I _do_ know and _can_ do (which is a LOT!) the whole picture changes.

"Right," I think, "I have skills and qualities that an employer will find

valuable and will enable me to find a job that not only pays well but will

be satisfying to me personally." When my attention is focused this way, my

whole demeanor changes, my whole identity changes.

I have a saying, "Our lives are determined by what we pay attention to;

the quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our attention to

them."

Sandra, whether you know it or not, you are a person of quality. I know

this without ever having met you, without ever been in your physical

presence. I hear it in your words and between the words and lines, too.

Sometimes you are witty and fun, other times you are serious and penetratin

g, searching, asking questions. You're obviously very intelligent, caring,

and loving. (By the way, your English is FLAWLESS! I wouldn't have known

it was a second language had you not made this clear on the list.) Each of

us values these qualities in other people, right? Now we need to value

them in ourselves. It's simply a matter of paying attention to them,

'owning' them as genuine aspects of ourselves. Oh, yes, we have our

limitations or less than attractive aspects, too, no doubt. No one is

perfect (thank heavens!). But being a person of quality far outweighs

whatever 'less than perfect' aspects we have.

To close this I'll remind you that the Beauty you see in BT is in _YOU_.

It is yours, Sandra's. Everyone on this list has this quality. It was

evoked by BT, the work of art, but that 'magical' something we've been

writing about, is our own. It's not a matter of believing it, but of

paying attention to it and, in that way 'valuing' it. This is who we truly

are.

Love to you,

Mike

At 6:21 PM -0500 12/16/97, Duncan wrote:

>In a message dated 16-Dec-1997, Sandra writes:

>

><<hope that life will be just a little better tomorrow (even

>though you know it wont be) and let yourself soak in the magic every new

>day brings>>

>

>Sandra,

>

>I think your post is beautiful. (Dare I add that it is a ...

>"beautiful thing"?!!!!!) I only wish, however, that you had *not*

>added the part in the ( ) about "even though you know it won't

>be"!!!! That was entirely too pessimistic and unraveled a tiny

>little bit of the "umph" your message packed. I know we can't

>all look at the world through rose-colored glasses, but if we

>stop holding the world to "higher standards and expectations,"

>we really do lose sight of the reason we exist in the first place.

>I *must* go on believing that I am on planet earth to try to leave

>it in better condition than it was when I arrived on it. I also feel

>that you believe that about yourself as well!

>

>So, please, Sandra, do go on inspiring us with your thoughtful

>commentary, but please, oh, please, do resist the temptation

>to belittle - even in the slightest - your core belief that

>tomorrow has *got* to be a better day! I have had enough

>difficulty just getting through the last couple years without

>going stark-raving mad. It has been the tone and warmth and

>SINCERITY of posts like yours that keep me from moving on

>to La-La Land!

>

>Feliz Navidad!

>

>David

 

 

Mike

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From: "Benjo

Subject: Re: Benjo

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 20:47:31 +0000 (GMT)

> Hey, no fair, Benjo!

> We can't wait until next year to get your first reaction to the movie.

I'm sorry but I'll try to do my best and get to a computer before I

leave. No Promises! :)

> And will you share with us what you're going to tell or NOT going to

> tell your parents? (A topic discussed by the group weeks ago)

I might tell them I'm gay.

Speak to you soon!! (Perhaps!)

Ben. xxxxx

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From: "Michael

Subject: REHEARSAL UPDATE #2

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 16:54:55 -0400

Dear fellow BT fans

This is the second rehearsal update for the Australian stage premiere of

"Beautiful Thing" by Jonathan Harvey.

Firstly, thanks to all those you responded with thoughts on Ste's mother,

how long they've all been living there, etc. In most cases the cast had

already derived similar conclusions. One thought on Ste's mother though,

could she have died giving birth, or shortly thereafter so Ronnie would

continually blame Ste for the mother's death? Hence Ste's constant

beatings

and relagation to domestic chores.

This week we are concentrating heavily on accent development. We're

changing the actors' Aussie accents into authentic South East London

tones.

Sandra (Fiona Harris) has developed quite a brash, hard version while

Leah's accent is loaded with attitude and sounds great. The two boys have

the sweetest accents that have made their characters even more real.

Tony, meanwhile, has started developing a posh "plum in his mouth"

Oxbridge

accent which sets him miles away from the others.

In other news, the poster is almost complete and I'll be revealing it in

all its full colour gloriousness very soon. There were just a couple of

minor editing changes to made - the Graphic Designer spelt Jonathan

incorrectly!!!! God forbid.

Also, you can read about BT in the February edition of Campaign and if

you're in Sydney, you can tune into FREE-FM the Gay & Lesbian broadcaster

at 96.9FM to hear Jamie (Simon Corfield) and myself talking about the

play.

That's this Saturday afternoon (20 Dec) although I'm not totally sure of

the time - you know what radio stations are like. Simon is a little

nervous

about the publicity and attention, but somehow I think he's going to have

to get used to it.

Good news for Australian and New Zealand fans of BT, the production may

tour depending on its reception in Sydney (which I am confident will be

great).

Well rehearsals break for Christmas and New Year this weekend with the

actors taking a well-earned break before returning for the more "full-on"

rehearsals in January.

If you would like to book tickets for the show the details are listed

below. Until next time take care, and feel free to make whatever queries

you like.

Cheers

MICHAEL

Director

****************

Make Believe Productions presents the Australian premiere of "Beautiful

Thing"

by Jonathan Harvey - a 1998 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Event.

Studio Theatre, Newman Street, Newtown, Sydney.

8.00pm Tues - Sat and 5.00pm Sundays from

10 February through 7 March.

Tickets are $20/$15.

To book, call FirstCall on (02) 9320 9169.

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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 00:03:39 +0100

From: jmcs

Subject: BT Scene-- Seventh Part!

 

 

It seemed as if Ste was biting his lips, or maybe they were just

trembling, too? Yeah, both of them were quivering in ecstasy and they

clung to each other in fear the other might disappear from their grasp.

 

Jamie kissed the top of his beloved's head. His hands seemed to have

a

mind of their own and they wandered all over his back, mapping each

feature, caressing every spot, setting every molecule on fire. Ste's

moans were stifled by Jamie's chest, where he had buried his face.

"Jamie... Oh, oohhh, my Jamie...!!!", he groaned in abandon.

Suddenly, he felt it. The timid and shy movement of Jamie's hands on

his boxers. He stiffened in shock. Then, something inside him broke.

 

With a desperate wail, he started kissing Jamie's chest. He couldn't

stop. He WOULDN'T stop!! This was what he had longed for all of his

miserable life. Someone to love and someone who loved him in return.

 

It was a miracle, a blessing, but he didn't dare to question Fate. He

simply accepted it. He opened his heart, his soul, and allowed them

to

soak in the indescribable feelings he had resigned himself to never

know

that now were being bestowed upon him with so much love.

"Ohhhh, Jamie!! Please, don't...!! I... I can't...!!" He raised his

head and looked up, while silent tears streamed down his cheeks. "Oh,

God!!", he cried. Jamie bit his lips, his heart broken by Ste's

vulnerability. Holding him tightly to him, tighter than ever, he

wished to fuse them together. He wanted to be one with him, in body

and spirit. Impulsively, he rolled them over and trapped Ste's body

under his.

Jamie's weight over him was exactly what Ste needed. The comfort

and

security he felt in Jamie's arms defied all description. He felt warm

and protected. No one would hurt him again. Jamie was there, beside

him, over him, in him. Jamie was him.

Ste's breathing increased erratically. He held the beloved body close

to him, feeling his strength, his power, engulfing him, possessing him.

Jamie settled comfortably on top of Ste. He caressed his chest with

his own, and rested Ste's head in the bend of his right arm. He

caressed his face leisurely while looking into his eyes, transmitting

his love and his tenderness, his commitment. He bent over and kissed

his eyes and mouth again, letting his lips enjoy the indescribable

feeling of the softness of Ste's skin. After a while he stopped and

looked at him again. Ste smiled, eyes closed, lost in his own world

that also was Jamie's. He opened them and his beautiful smile now was

entirely for Jamie. "Thank you", he said simply. As one person,

they

closed the distance between them and they kissed. A small, comforting

kiss. They tried to separate but they couldn't. Their lips seemed

to

be locked together. Their hunger reawakened full force and left them

gasping in amazement. Ste's hands grew bolder as their passion started

kindling again. This time there was no stopping him as his trembling

hands reached Jamie's boxers and caressed him in a wave of

self-awareness. Jamie seemed to melt against him and moaned

uncontrollably while...

 

[concluded, AND *not* concluded, in the next part...]

 

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From: "Chris

Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 09:59:18 +0000

Subject: Mailing Lister Owner on holiday.

Priority: normal

Hiya Peeps,

Just to let you know I'm going to be away visiting my parents from

18/19th until the 28th/29th. So if there are any problems with the

mailing list I'm not going to be able to help. The mailing list

should run as normall, but as I running I new version of my mail

server who knows :)

Hope you all have a wonderfull christmas and I'll talk to you all

before the new year.

Hugs and Kisses

--

Chris

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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 22:52:31 +1100

From: Andrew

Subject: Re: ASKII Experiment...

Mike, what width did you set it for? My mail reader is set at 80 characters

but some of your line lenghts seem to go past that. The demo I have of

this

program has a limit of 50, so I take it you registered it. Good on ya.

Here's one I've posted before...

 

 

 

>Hi Guys,

>

>This is an experiment which may not work at all. But for it to even have

>half a chance, you have to have your email font preference set to a fixed

>with font, such as Monaco or Courrier at 9pt size. They're not the

greatest

>but I think you'll recognize the pictures. They were created using a

>shareware utility (for Macs, they're working on a PC version) Called

E-Mail

>Effects from http://www.sigsoftware.com/emaileffects/

>

>Hope you like it...

>

>MW>

>

<snip ascii>

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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 23:10:15 +1100

From: Andrew

Subject: Re: ASKII Experiment...

 

>

>Well, let's try this one with the character width set to 60 instead of

80.

>

Maybe I should read _all_ my mail before I reply!!! :)

Yes I does work. Good stuff.

Andy.

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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:41:44 -0800 (PST)

From: Rich

Subject: BT fan in distress

Hi everyone,

I was just checking the guestbook at Davie's Official BT Website

when I found a message from a fan in distress.

Darrell's entry says he happened on BT last night on Channel 4,

and it helped him decide to come out.

The trouble is, he downloaded some pix from the film on his

desktop computer at work (he's a computer programmer) and got suspended.

He says he could use some moral support...

Who better to give it than us.

 

He gives his address as

 

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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 15:30:32 -0800

From: "David-Editor of Blitz Fanzine!"

Subject: Re: Benjo

Benjo  wrote:

>

> > Hey, no fair, Benjo!

> > We can't wait until next year to get your first reaction to the movie.

> I'm sorry but I'll try to do my best and get to a computer before I

> leave. No Promises! :)

>

> > And will you share with us what you're going to tell or NOT going to

> > tell your parents? (A topic discussed by the group weeks ago)

> I might tell them I'm gay.

>

> Speak to you soon!! (Perhaps!)

>

> Ben. xxxxx

Ben, however it goes, best of luck and well done!

--

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From: "Kent ."

Subject: The BT Scene-- Eighth Part!

Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 16:43:06 PST

 

 

...moaned uncontrollably while

Ste held tighter. The excitement was just too much. Ste said: "Jay,

I don't know exactly what I want right now, but I know I want to hold

ya, and sleep with you beside me. I don't know what this means about

me, I *don't*, but would it be all right if for now,

we went to sleep? Your mum is right next door and I'm scared she

might

hear. God, Jamie, me brother is bound to hear all this ruckus!-- and

I

need time to think. I need to rest, OK?"

"OK", Jamie replied. In truth, events had begun to race ahead of

anything he had thought might happen, by a good long ways! He lay

flat

on the bed, Ste's outstretched arm under his neck. Then, happy and

contented, he curled his body into the side of his dear and special

friend, his idol, his love. He was

cradled by warmth and love; and, even though his mind was spinning

with delirium over this most momentous night of his entire life, after

a

while, Sleep did come to them both. They stayed next to each other,

embracing and protecting and touching each other, as a blissful sleep

enfolded them.

THE END

Well, there you have it! Just as the two of us wrote it-- with an

exception. At this point, I actually continued the preceding (Seventh)

part down two divergent paths-- kinda like those "Choose Your Own

Adventure" books you may know of. The second path assumes that

something more intimate "did" happen, and goes on to attempt to describe

it. I am not talking porno at all; as I would hope the parts you

have been sent would show, our intent was never to turn Jamie and Ste

into Bel Ami porn actors, not to show them as merely sexually rapacious,

and certainly not to show them without feelings, especially feelings of

Love. Nor is some XXX tryst the kind of story I would imagine them in

at all! (But copies of what I *did* imagine are available upon

request! :))

Anyway, I hope those of the list members who found the whole idea

bad/wrong/distasteful did as I originally suggested and simply discarded

these posts like any other spam in their mailbox! We never wanted to

force feed you Spam for dinner! :))

Kent

hoping he won't get kicked off the list for BT-lasphemy!

 

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Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 15:16:52 +1100 (EST)

From: Andrew

Subject: Christmas Greetings

My Christmas Greeting awaits you at my web page.

Andy.

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From: "M

Subject: Rehearsal Update #3

Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 19:54:36 +1100

A big Aussie G'DAY to all BEAUTIFUL THING fans.

I really wanted to give you all a peak at the Poster for

Chanukah/Christmas/New Year/whatever, but the ticketing agency which is

selling Mardi Gras show tickets has been taken over by another firm, so

the

posters are delayed still.

The BT momentum is taking shape in the lead up to opening night on 10

February. Being the absolute social butterfly I am at this time of the

year, I have told everyone I've met about the play. Here are some of the

questions I get asked (and the answers I give back):

Q. "Are your Jamie and Ste gay in real life?"

A. I really don't think it matters whether the actors paying Jamie and Ste

are gay in real life or not. A play (or movie) is, like the name of my

company, make-believe. As for Simon and Andrew [the actors], why not come

along, meet them and find out for yourself.

Q. "Is Leah black?"

A. No she's not and there is no indication in the script that mentions her

ethnicity. In fact, our Leah [Natalie Murray] is a blonde spunk and in

many

ways a "young Sandra". When Leah is tripping, believing she is Mama Cass,

she worships Sandra - or as she says, "Mama San!"

Q. "Does it end with that stupid dance in the courtyard?"

A. Thankfully, the play script makes the ending far more realistic, but

I'm

not giving it away. (Why would I give the mirrorball danceclub transition

away?!)

 

It's funny what people want to know.

Anyway, week four of rehearsals is over and the cast is taking a

well-earned break for the holidays. The cast now has a firm grasp on the

entire script and their characters are well-defined and intricate. In fact

it's getting to that stage where the actor knows the character better than

the Director: "My character wouldn't do that because..."

As for tensions in the cast, thankfully there are none. In fact all five

(plus me, the tag along director) all enjoy one another's company. Simon,

Andrew and Natalie have all worked with each other before and so sometimes

their friendship can be a little disruptive. But I don't really mind,

because with such a fun play, the actors ought to have fun.

The most challenging task of the week was rehearsing Act II Scene IV. If

you are not familiar with the stage play, it is the scene where Sandra

confronts Jamie about his sexuality, has a talk about it with Tony, then

Leah has her mad trip and finally she has to comfort Ste with her wisdom

that there's an island in Greece called "Lesbian". It is quite a

roller-coaster of a scene for Sandra [played by Fiona Harris]. In fact

it's

a challenging scene for ALL actors. By the end of that rehearsal, I had

Natalie physically exhausted from experimenting with Leah's LSD trip and

Fiona mentally exhausted. I have a feeling it'll be a very, very powerful

scene.

Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a terrific new

year. I'm going to PRIDE New Year's Eve Dance Party in Sydney with two

members of the cast. I hope everyone has a ball - a mirrorball that is.

See you next year, with the poster!!!

Cheers,

MICHAEL

As for my wish list - I want more reviews like this one:

"Twenty-two year old Michael  is a director way ahead of his time."

- Yasmin Boland, "Sydney Star Observer", Feb 97

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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 23:00:46 +1100 (EST)

From: Andrew

Subject: Re: Rehearsal Update #3

Michael  wrote:

>

>The BT momentum is taking shape in the lead up to opening night on 10

>February. >Being the absolute social butterfly I am at this time of the

>year, I have told >everyone I've met about the play.

I'd better pull my finger out and get them tickets or I'll miss out.

Unfortunate for me I can't get to Sydney until the first week of March,

which means I'll miss the Mardi Gras parade. That leaves me only a few

days

for a chance to see the play.

It all sounds prity exciting.

>I'm going to PRIDE New Year's Eve Dance Party in Sydney with two members

>of the >cast. I hope everyone has a ball - a mirrorball that is.

>

Have a great time.

Andy

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From: Duncan

Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 10:25:46 EST

Subject: Re: The BT Scene-- Eighth Part!

In a message dated 97-12-21 19:49:41 EST, you write:

<< (But copies of what I *did* imagine are available upon

request! :))

>>

One request submitted, Dude! :-)

David

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Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 21:42:53 +1100 (EST)

From: Andrew

Subject: Re: The BT Scene-- Eighth Part!

>In a message dated 97-12-21 19:49:41 EST, you write:

>

><< (But copies of what I *did* imagine are available upon

> request! :))

> >>

>

>One request submitted, Dude! :-)

>

I just read it (the alternate #8, that is).

CAUTION: Don't spill fluids on your keyboard.!!!

Andy.

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Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 15:37:05 -0500

From: Keith

Subject: Holiday Wishes

Hey all,

Hope everyone out there has wonderful Holiday, and a great New Year!

It's been a few months since I actually watched BT, and I definately

plan on watching it over the long holiday week (if nothing else to escape

the madness of having everyone over for the holiday)

Also, I did want to say how much I enjoyed the "alternate" universe

versions of Jamie and Ste together. After all, what is the point of

being obsessed with something, if you can't have a little fun with it?

Later for now,

Keith

 

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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 01:46:01 +0100

From: jmcs

Subject: Merry Christmas!

Hello everybody!

I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

This has been a sweeter year thanks to you. I hope all of you find your

own

Beautiful Thing very soon!! And if you already have it, enjoy the time

you

have!!!

Oh, Merry Christmas to you too, Jamie and Ste, although I suspect you're

in

permanent Christmas, if you know what I mean!!! :)

 

Take care, my friends. Love you.

 

Sandra.

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Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 22:02:35 +1100 (EST)

From: Andrew

Subject: Just a quick note...

Hi everyone,

For those of you who didn't get to see my BT christmas greeting at my web

page (see below) it will be still available until this Friday Jan.2.

On other things...thanks to those who nurtured me through my first IRC

session on the BT channel. It was fun.

Take care and Happy New Year,

Andy

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Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 01:34:48 +1100 (EST)

From: Andrew

Subject: It's that time of year....

Hi peeps,

Seeing as I'm one of the first to see the new year in...

 

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NN NNN ee ww www YY ee aa aa rr

NN NNN eee ee www www YY eee ee aa aaa rr

NN NN eeeee ww www YY eeeee aaaaaa rr

 

Andy.xxx

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Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 07:33:14 -0800 (PST)

From: Rich

Subject: Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all of you on the mailing list -- have a "Beautiful"

1998.

Special greetings and thanks to Chris for getting the mail list fired

up again -- and to David  (BT website founder) wherever you are.

Does anybody have any idea about dates for a possible group visit to

Thamesmead? June again??

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Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:15:34 GMT

From: jmcs

Subject: Happy 1998!!!

Hi everybody!!!

I just wanted to say "Happy New Year!!" to all of you.

Many Beautiful Things to you all!!

Take care.

 

Sandra.

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Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 15:59:54 GMT

From: jmcs

Subject: Ho-Ho-Ho!!!

Hello everybody!!

Happy New Year again! I trust you had a Beautiful Christmas. Mine WILL

be

very soon!!! A belated Christmas gift but the wait was worth!!!!

You see, neither March nor April. On January, 19 (Monday) at 22:00 (on

Channel+), we'll see BT on TV!!!!!!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna watch the channel day and night (with

tons of coffee) until I see (and tape) the trailer of the film. Oh,

yeah!!

Sixteeen days and counting!!! (You are Sixteen going on...) I can't help

myself!!!

Take care.

 

Sandra.

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From: Duncan

Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 11:04:34 EST

Subject: Re: Ho-Ho-Ho!!!

In a message dated 98-01-03 10:04:47 EST, you write:

<< Sixteeen days and counting!!! (You are Sixteen going on...) I can't

help

myself!!!

 

Take care.

 

 

Sandra.

>>

OMG, I foresee a daily countdown coming... 16... 15... 14... from our

Spanish

"princesa de la Cosa Bonita"! Sandra, I sincerely hope you don't

hyperventilate yourself to death before the Magic Moment!

I know how excited you must be! Drink it all in!

David

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Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 22:34:14 +1100 (EST)

From: Andrew

Subject: Re: Ho-Ho-Ho!!!

Sandra wrote in a fit of excitement:

> On January, 19 (Monday) at 22:00 (on

>Channel+), we'll see BT on TV!!!!!!

>YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna watch the channel day and night

(with

>tons of coffee) until I see (and tape) the trailer of the film. Oh,

yeah!!

>

>Sixteeen days and counting!!! (You are Sixteen going on...) I can't

help

>myself!!!

>

You are one jolly girlie, baby!

Andy.

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Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 23:07:31 +1100 (EST)

From: Andrew

Subject: Re: May I come in?

Sandra wrote:

> In his small bed. Jamie

>found himself kneeling before him, his eyes devouring the sleeping form.

>

>"God, he's so beautiful!", he thought.

>

I loved this bit. I have experienced this exact circumstance.

Mmmm.Memories.

Sandra, I love your writings, they are so soothing, so...poetic. Now

there's an idea. Try writing a BT poem. I'm hopeless with words so don't

count on me contributing anything!

Andy.

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Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 23:31:36 +1100 (EST)

From: Andrew

Subject: tid bit

Tonight I spoke to a long-time friend of mine who lives in Sydney. He said

that some time ago he saw auditions for the Australian stage version of

Beautiful Thing being advertised in mainstream newspapers. I wonder if

this

was an attempt to get straight actors to play the roles.

Also, there is still no joy yet for purchasing a legal retail copy of the

video in Australia. I guess I'll have to start hunting for an import.

Andy

(who still hasn't bought his tickets for the play yet)

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Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 14:45:10 GMT

From: jmcs

Subject: Re: Ho-Ho-Ho!!!

At 22:34 4/01/98 +1100, Andy wrote:

>Sandra wrote in a fit of excitement:

>

>> On January, 19 (Monday) at 22:00 (on

>>Channel+), we'll see BT on TV!!!!!!

>>YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna watch the channel day and night

(with

>>tons of coffee) until I see (and tape) the trailer of the film. Oh,

yeah!!

>>

>>Sixteeen days and counting!!! (You are Sixteen going on...) I can't

help

>>myself!!!

>>

>

>You are one jolly girlie, baby!

>

>Andy.

 

I just saw a small trailer. It had already started when I saw it but the

scenes they showed were (in order of appearance): Jamie and Ste's looks

exchange in the bathroom, the KISS in the forest and Sandra and Jamie's

embrace after he's come out to her. I taped it, in case you're wondering!!

!

:))

I foresee a very busy two weeks!! YIPEEEEEEE!!!!!

Take care.

 

Sandra.

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