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=================================================================== The UNofficial Billy Gilman Fan Web Site Newsletter (#026-01-02-11) =================================================================== Contents -------- It's Grammy Week What's Billy doing this week? & Billy TV It's Grammy Week ----------------------------- The Grammy awards are one week from tonight and will air on CBS at 8:00 PM ET. As part of pre-Grammy events you can catch Billy in a House Of Blues webcast on Sunday the 18th at 9:00 PM ET (6:00 PM PT) http://www.hob.com/live/events/eventpage.asp?event=010218billygilman CMT will also be at the Grammy's with a 1 hour special live telecast from the red carpet starting at 7:00 PM ET. CMT's Grammy's Red Carpet Preview will also be repeated at 11 PM ET, and Thursday the 22nd, at 10 AM ET. Billy helps St. Jude's Children's Hospital ----------------------------- As you all probably know by now, on Friday, February 2nd Billy was in St. Louis, MO to take part in WIL92's Radiothon in benefit of St Judes Children's Hospital. The Friday night autograph signing was a MAJOR success that brought out over 1,000 fans, some of whom had started lining up at 9am for the 7pm event. Billy spent two hours signing autographs and helping raise a record amount of money for St. Judes. Like with most events, a TUBGFWS "regular" was there. When Matt I., got home that evening he e-mailed me with a little story about a young boy who was also waiting to meet Billy, and I wanted to share it with you. "I have one story to share about a little boy behind me. This young blond boy must have been, maybe, 8 or 9, but unlike many other little kids who were tossing Billy's CD around or were carrying a ratty copy of the album booklet, this boy clutched his CD of the ONE VOICE album lovingly, and with care. He waited patiently. He was so excited and elated when he walked over to the table. Billy said, "Oh, hey there!" and smiled brightly. The boy beamed. He shyly slid his CD across the table and Billy said, "Oh, do you want me to sign your booklet?" and Billy opened it up and carefully removed it and signed it and tucked it back in for him. This boy was in his glory--you could tell he'd just met his hero." But Wait There's MORE! Because Billy's appearance drew such a huge crowd to WIL's St Judes Radiothon, Billy's promotion team felt that "There's A Hero" was a "prefect expression of hope" shared by all involved with St. Judes Children's Hospital and the Radiothon. Due to a number of requests, Sony/Epic have rushed customized copies of the song, including some personal stories of St. Judes children and parents, and customized station public service announcements for the charity to radio stations. The reaction from participating radio stations has been so overwhelming that Sony/Epic is creating a special video to "complement" the customized version of "There's A Hero" in an "ongoing effort to help raise thousands of dollars for a charity that makes a difference in thousands of children's lives each year." Personally, having recently lost an 8 year old relative from leukemia, I couldn't think of better use of this song. These children, many of whom fight for their lives every day, are truly heros themselves. Remember the latest news can always be found on The Billy Gilman Fan Site as soon as it's known. Buy Billy's CD's on-line! Click here for Billy's Discography BillyGilmanFan The UNofficial Billy Gilman Fan Web Site Only e-mail addresses that signed up through the web site receive the weekly TUBGFWS Newsletter. To unsubscribe your address return to the Newsletter page on the web site. |
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