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I was recently having a loft clear-out weekend & I came across something VERY EXCITING ! Who remembers cassette tapes ?!! I have found original recording of Donny, Marie & Jay talking on our coach back in 1977 on Wondertour after watching D&M Show ! It’s sooo exciting ! 😉🆒
Have borrowed a tape machine to play the cassette, hope it plays OK, let’s see! Brilliant, sounds good !
And here we are 48 years later, oh dear! and many hours of transferring cassette recording to computer, editing it & putting onto SoundCloud & finally onto blog! Anyway mentioned it to Donny on Reddit Q&A last week & this was his reply:-
Haha Donny ! Some fans will be wondering what’s a tape cassette & an 8-track !! Hehe ! xx Marie ‘favorited’ on twitter too, thanks Marie xx
Have a listen, it’s a fun recording ! X https://soundcloud.com/tina-louise-mckenzie/wondertour-recording/s-rJGI0
Goodnight Everybody ! 💕 xx @donnyosmond @marieosmond donny.com marieosmond.com
Where do I start ! The day’s Friday 25th January 2013 and I’m going with my friend Jackie to BIC Bournemouth to see Donny and Marie on their UK Tour. Lots of tweets were being sent by both Donny and Marie keeping us informed of their activities which is always fun, but the added bonus with Marie was that she was running a competition via twitter for later in the show to tweet through your seat no., row and block you were seated in and screen on stage to say ‘tweet now’, she randomly would choose a winner to have 2 front row seats and backstage passes to meet both of them after – wow had to give that a go ! I prepared ahead of time, put all details into a tweet ‘draft’, after taking our seats I sent the tweet through, so did many others I’m sure!
The show began, brilliant to see them both, Marie finished her song, she started to explain about the twitter comp and announced here’s the winner ‘tina louise mckenzie’ ! Jackie and I looked at each other-jackie said she was gonna kill me!! yes we had won 2 seats in Row A ! This was the start of something truly FANTASTIC XXX
We were taken down the front, Marie asked if we had made it down ok, so I thanked her and shook her hand ! It was a brilliant brilliant concert, we have never been in Row A before !
They are incredible, so wonderful, could watch them all day every day!
During the interval we were shown around backstage, had photos taken on stage, introduced to everyone ( not D and M), and led back to our seats, all the team were so nice.
The brilliant show finished, we were led to wait backstage, how was I feeling, I’m not sure, already on cloud nine from beginning of day and a few clouds higher during the concert and now even higher at this stage! Donny was in his dressing room, Marie joined us. They were wonderful, had a lovely chat and photos taken, then it was time to dash!
What can I say about the experience, words fail me. It was the best evening ever thanks to Donny and Marie & all the Crew, thank you sooo much XX Will that ever happen again, Iet’s hope so ! (now 2017 UK TOUR booked!) 💃🏻Let you know a secret, I was VERY lucky to have been chosen that evening as I was random second choice as tweet from random first choice was incomplete with seat details so I won instead, sorry for whoever missed out but SO pleased for me !! 🩷 💃🏻 xx
UPDATE ON 22nd April 2016:- Booked tickets for Donny’s UK TOUR in 2017 ROW C, strangely it’s at same place, month & day as this experience ! Must mean something !! XX🆒🎶🎼🎵
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It all started with facebook & a ‘friend request’ came through, I accepted & then a message came through from the BBC. They were researching for a programme for Donny’s 50th Year in the Business and he was to be interviewed by Fern Britton for BBC ‘FernBrittonMeets’ to be aired Sun 30th November 10am,
they had seen that I was ‘Fan of the Month’ back in 1976 in Osmonds’ World magazine, I had blogged it ! Click here to read all about it, Wow, a long time ago but still great memories.
They asked if we could speak together which was great as anything about Donny was fine with me ! We spoke next day, I was asked a few questions & then asked if I would want to speak on camera, of course, to be on Donny’s special programme, I’m thrilled to be involved. I was so excited, jumped for joy when told the girls at work, I was going to be interviewed & (hopefully) be on Donny’s programme ! I must admit I had visions of being in the room with Donny when Fern interviewed him, I can dream eh !! but the BBC came to me, which was still exciting !
I had a great time with the interview, very nervous & was lost for words (literally) on a few questions, also read some of my Diary from ‘1977 Fan Club Wondertour to USA’ which has great detail of each day especially meeting Donny for the first time at KTLA Studios watching ‘Donny & Marie Show’ (Day 5 Blog, when writing this blog I had to shorten the days’ experience as it goes into pages & pages ! ) Please see my other ‘Diary’ Blog pages and other Osmond experiences after reading this xx
First page of my Diary
Front cover of my Diary
Back cover of my Diary
Meeting Donny for first time up close on coach !
Loved talking about all the memories & so glad I wrote that diary as I wouldn’t remember such detail today !
Fern kindly gave me these words about her interview with Donny ” he was very funny, enjoyed the biscuits that were on offer, was totally focused and generous with his time ! A great interview “
Thanks Fern x
💜HAPPY 50th YEAR in the Business Donny💜xx
Enjoy the programme everyone, hopefully I’m included ! Read my next blog to see ! 💋👍xxx
Goodnight Everybody xx
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Donny was in London 2004, he was making an appearance at HMV Oxford St. singing & signing autographs.
Going back to evening before, I had planned for all of the family to visit London as a day out as the kids on ‘Inset Day’ (school closed for day) & it wasn’t until after the plans did I know that Donny was to be at HMV, to this day my kids still do not believe me & say I planned the trip well ! I promise this was not the case, but no regrets as I met Donny !
We arrived in London early, walked into HMV & no one about, where were the fans ? I asked someone & told they were queued around the building tucked away and they were just coming in & I should join the Section A queue which was coming in now, WOW that was lucky ! My girls joined me but Andy & James watched from afar & the big screen !
Donny performed, amazing as always, then it was time to go on the stage and meet him, Abbie had my photo with Donny from 1977 Tour with her to get signed for me, ‘is that your mom’ he asked & I had DVD ‘Live from Edinburgh Castle’ signed.
Donny was not to stop for photos so unfortunately didn’t get one of those ! A fab time, all happened in less than an hour but what a great experience🎤 Thanks Donny xx
Goodnight Everybody x
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This trip was to CELEBRATE Donny & Marie’s 11 YEARS at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel. They are ending their Shows in November so Helen & I planned a trip before that happens ! VERY EXCITING !👍
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Inside the lovely Showroom & our seating to the left of second photo from my seat, wonderful & close, soooo close I touched HIS hand !!
🕺💃 Let the Show BEGIN !….💃🕺💃🕺💃
PROGRAMME with STREAMERS I COLLECTED FROM THE FLOOR AFTER THE SHOW !🕺💃🕺
DONNY & MARIE EVERYWHERE, which is how it should be. Never ‘bumped’ into Donny or MSeeing them everywhere for a whole week was extra special ! WOW, What a BRILLIANT Time I had XX
🕺💃HAD TO BE SAID ON TWITTER AFTER A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE XX🕺💃
Donny’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Outfit with the Winning Trophy, Well Done Donny
Playing my Osmond Vinyls was ok but the bass not sounding good, was it the overall performance of the record player, was it the speakers, was it the cartridge needle ? 🎵 So recently bought a unit that a record player could be out on display & use my vinyls, wow what a difference, the overall sound quality is amazing, guess I’ll be busy remembering all those songs once more ! I counted my Osmond LP’s & there are lots of them, so let’s go !! 🎶 It’s amazing how you remember most of the words, did I really play them a lot when younger, the answer is a big YES !!🕺🏻💃🏻
The reason for headline ‘Deep Purple’ vinyl LP was the reason I’m blogging again, I came across a letter I think dated around 1976 in the sleeve of this vinyl, about a competition I was a runner-up in ‘Osmonds’ World’ Magazine, to be honest I’ve tried to remember what the competition was about, letter mentions results were published in the magazine but all these years on I do not remember ! 😂 I did buy all the copies but no longer with me ! Anyone out there have copies still of the magazine around ‘76, would you be able to check what was published ? Would be a great help X🕺🏻💃🏻👍
🥳Competition letter received, very exciting !
🎶 Remembering those songs 🎶
🎵To all of you who still have their Osmond Vinyls, keep playing & enjoying them !🎵
Goodnight Everybody ! xx
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