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Issue: 8
Part: 1
Attachment:
Members: 200 +
President: Tracey
Vice President: Michelle

Table of Contents:

Intro
What's Goin' On
Where They Gonna Be?
Articles
You've Seen Em...Reviews

A Word From The Prez-

Happy Spring all! Got some great news for you guys. Michelle is back
and we're working on making the Word even better! Look for those
changes next issue (as you might have noticed we got a new email addy.
Hotmail was getting to be a pain and holding us back so I'm using my
dad's other account for this newsletter). In Wilkinson news I saw the
band in Red Wing a few weeks ago, and they were great! The new band did
a great job and I got to hear some of the new material (a few songs I'd
already heard but it was nice hearing them again)! Can't wait for the
next concert :0)

Tracey

A Word From the Vice President-

Hey everyone! How's it going? I'm kind of new at doing this opening
thing, so forgive me if it's horrible :) I can't wait to hear the new
Wilkinsons stuff. I Wanna Be That Girl is really awesome. Well, I'll talk to everyone later!

Michelle

What's Goin' On

The Word Expands...

Michelle and I are striving to make the Word better. We've started a
whole new layout with new, exciting things, including a lot of the stuff from the old layout too. There will also be more promotional stuff for
the Word and the Wilksinsons so look for that to start next month as well.

Wilkinsons Win...

The Wilkinson's won a Juno!!!! The Juno awards were March 4th, and The
Wilkinson's took home the award for "Best Country Group or Duo"! Way to go guys :0) You totally deserve it!

The video for "I Wanna Be That Girl" is now out on GAC. CMT should be
getting it shortly. It's also featured on the Wilkinson's official
page, http://www.wilkinsonsonline.com and Giant Nashville's Official
Page, http://www.giantnashville.com. Check it out, it's a great video :0)

Where They Gonna Be?

Are the Wilkinson's headed near you? Check out the schedule and see.

April

5th- Savannah, GA Lucas Theater
6th- GreenCove Spg., FL Clay County Fair
21st & 22nd- Lima, OH Lima Mall (Showtimes are 1:30, 5:00, and 9:00 p.m.

on Saturday and 12:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. All shows are free,
general admission, and open to the public. Rascall Flats and a few
other acts will also be there.)

May

2nd- Billings, MT MetraPark Arena
4th- Kennewick, WA Tri-Cities Coliseum
5th- Yakima, WA Yakima Valley SunDome
7th- Port Alberin, BC ADSS Auditorium

June

23rd- Griggsville, IL Western Illinois Fair

July

1st- Dauphin, MB Dauphin Countryfest
3rd- Dixon, IL Petunia Festival
4th- Junction City, KS Dedication Point
6th- Hallock, MN Kittson County Fair
(general admission tickets will start selling in a few months)
10th- Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede
13th- Summerville, WV Nicholas County Fair
14th- Eleanor, WV Putnam County Fair
20th- Merritt, BC Mountain Music Festival
21st- Gypsum, CO Gypsum Days
25th- Sidney, OH Shelby County Fair
27th- East Falmouth, MA Barnstable County Fair
28th- North Haverhill, NH North Haverhill Fair

August

5th- National, IA Clayton County Fair
17th- Port Angeles, WA Clallam County Fair
24th- Shelbyville, IN Blue River Festival
27th- Centre Hall, PA Grange Encampment Fair

September

16th- Upper Sandusky, OH Wyandot County Fair
17th- Anderson, SC Anderson County Fair

Please call if travelling long distances.

Articles

Country Weekly Article- March 20th, 2001
Sea With A View
-The Wilkinsons make exploring the depths a family affair-

Sixty feet below the ocean's glassy surface, The Wilkinsons are face to
face with Caribbean sea creatures ranging from steel-tinted barracudas to a
rainbow of tropical fish. The musical trio- dad Steve, sister Amanda and brother Tyler- are scouring the flat football field-size stretch of
coral reef called La Mesa, just off the coast of George Town, Grand Caymen.
The adventure takes on added significance because their diving buddy is none other than Jean-Michel Cousteau, so of famed ocean explorer Jacques
Cousteau. After spending nearly an hour underwater, Jean-Michel signals
that it's time to head up.

"The things you see on a dive are amazing," Amanda declares, shedding
her air tank onboard the Sea Ray diving boat. Before the day is done, her
mom, Christine, and 11-year-old sister, Kiaya, will join the group for more dives.

The boat slices through the crystalline water on its way to shore. The
Wilkinsons are in the Caymens to perform in the Fin Fair country music series.

"Being introduced to diving as a family has been a wonderful
experience," adds Amanda. "In the last two years we have discovered so much below the water." Jean-Michel nods. "This whole family has discovered that they have a
passion for the ocean," he acknowledges. "And, of course, I share that
passion with them. They are the perfect example that diving is an easy
sport for every member of the family." As the boat docks behind Sunset House,
the hotel-resort known for a haven for divers, Steve reminisces. "One of my
favorite memories came on a dive right after Amanda, Tyler and Christine were certified. We were down about 50 feet and I rolled over to swim on
my back. About 10 feet behind I saw Christine holding hands with Amanda and Tyler, and I thought, "This is so perfect."

"People need to rethink this sport if they think they can't do it with
their families. If you can ski with your family, you can scuba dive with your family."

Jean-Michel is continuing his family's tradition- the project to
preserve the oceans that his famous dad started- with his own Oceans Futures
Society. The non-profit organization enlightens people about the importance of
the world's oceans.

"Jacques Cousteau had a wonderful relationship with John Denver because
of their mutual interest in perserving the health of the oceans," notes Steve.
"That same concern for the oceans brought Jean-Michel and us together."
At Sunset House, a 9-foot-tall mermaid brings the Wilkinsons together.
The 600-pound bronze statue is awaiting permanent placement just offshore,
under 50 feet of water. As the singers pose with the mermaid, Amanda glances
up at its bare torso and playfully puts her hands over her 16-year-old
brother's eyes.

After another jaunt out to sea and another dive, the trio and
Jean-Michel join divers from around the world in celebrating inaugural inductees
into the International Scuba Divers Hall of Fame. "What an inspiring
ceremony," Amanda declares as boats gather off an ivory beach to honor those who
advanced scuba diving. Inductees include Jacques Cousteau and Lloyd
Bridges, whose Sea Hunt TV series introduced the sport to millions of viewers in
the late '50s.

The setting sun arcs toward the horizon as singer Matt King kicks off
the concert on an outdoor stage just feet from the ocean's lapping waves. A
gentle breeze is curling in when Steve, Amanda, and Tyler take the stage to
entertain the crowd of about 600.

"We had the time of our lives," Amanda recalls of her family's visit to
the Grand Caymen. Now they're gearing up to return. With Fin Fair morphing
into the bigger, better Caymen Country series, they'll headline again in August. And they'll
have new music to showcase. "I Wanna Be That Girl" is the debut single
off their yet-to-be-titled album. The single is set for release later this
month and the CD is due in May.

Although the new album doesn't have an ocean-saving song on it, one is
just around the corner. "I'm not someone who gets on a soap-box a whole lot,"
Steve reveals, "but you can't be around the oceans and not be inspired
by them - and not feel compelled to write about them. You can safely say singing about the
oceans is in The Wilkinson's future."

Jean-Michel nods. "This wonderful family embraces the goal of perserving the
world's oceans and marine life - and they're great ambassadors to spread the
word about how we're all concerned to the oceans."

An old Japan Article...
by Peter Fredenburg
(I just took the whole article (that's why it has Brad Paisley in it too, it's pretty interesting.)

An unruffled Brad Paisley stares into the steaming throat of Mount Aso,
an active volcano near Kumamoto on the island of Japan. "The way I see
it," he drawls, "if you fly 8,000 miles to do a show, go to see a
volcano - and it erupts and kills you, it's your time to go. That's what you came to do."
Luckily, dying under a torrent of molten lava was not
what Brad came to Japan to do.

He's here to perform at the 12th annual Country Gold Festival, along
with fellow artists The Wilkinsons, Chalee Tennison and The Derailers.
The stars are here because of the vast number of country fans in Japan,
despite the music's scarcity on national airwaves. "What impresses me is
that these people have little or no support system for their love of
country music," marvels Steve Wilkinson. "Maybe a half hour on the radio
every week." Amanda Wilkinson agrees. "Here, it's like they're hearing
country music for the first time."

Brad finds the Japanese love of country music refreshing. "It's pure
here," he notes. "It's not about money or fame or flash. It helps us
remember why we make music." Before giving 25,000 Japanese fans their
country fix at the festival - an open-air venue overlooking Mount Aso -
the performers have several days to take in the local sights. And they do!

At the Shinto shrine in Suizenji Park, 18-year-old Amanda unfolds a slip
of paper from a fortune cookie. In love, everything goes well, she reads
aloud. As for travel, take time, and it will be enjoyable. Brad's
fortune cookie reveals sort of an opposite message: Travel will show no
profit. Not exactly on the mark - he does make some bucks for performing
in Japan - but he did have to turn down an invitation to perform in
Nashville at the 75th anniversary celebration of his beloved Grand Ole
Opry. "Two of the world's best country music events are going on at the
same time," he declares, shaking his head. "What's a guy to do?" After
the festival, Brad is tired but elated as he waits at the airport to hop
the plane home. "I had the time of my life here," he admits. "It doesn't
get any better than this. "I'm going to have a hard time describing this
event to my friends," he says, "because it's the coolest country
festival I've ever seen."

You've Seen Em...Reviews...

This month we have 2 for Red Wing (Tracey's and her friends). If you've
seen the Wilkinson's in concert and would like to <a
href="mailto:jecklund@black-hole.com?subject=review">

The Wilkinson's
Red Wing, Minnesota

(3/10/01)
By Tracey
Email: dabinksears2@hotmail.com

Arrived at Treasure Island around 3:30 and went to find out where the
concerts were going to be, stopped some guy with a cart asking if he
knew about meet and greets (it was funny cuz he was like "have fun and
don't spend all ur money" and I was
like "I'm NOT here to gamble!" and he goes "I know".
After that we wentto the gift shops (I got carded in the one even though my mom was RIGHT
there *sigh* I look so young). Then we ate something for supper and gambled a bit
(I mostly watched, hehe spent $2 of my mom's).

Showtime came and we went in to our seats (front row left by Tyler's mike). The lady
next to us started talking to us, she was really cool! I saw DT and
talked to him for a minute. Then went back and sat down. The music
started and out ran Amanda, Steve, and Tyler! Tyler was wearing his
orange tye die shirt, Amanda blue pants and a blue tank top (like in
IWBTG), and Steve I don't remember. They started the show off by
singing "I Had A Dream" which will be on their 3rd album. It was a
great song! I loved it :) Then they launched into Outside Providence
and welcomed the crowd and introduced themselves. After singing a bunch
more songs they gave the band a break and did an acoustic set.

During the acoustic set they were joking around, making the audience
laugh. Steve started off Somewhere Before on the wrong chord and
Amanda ended up singing way low and made a crack about sounding like
Barry White and how she's just a white chick from Canada so that'd be
scary and so he started that song over. Then, Steve was saying "Take me
to the home, it's green Jello nite." and Tyler said "and happy hours in
what 20 minutes?". LOL! Then Steve asked Tyler if he remembered "Tin
Can Telephone" and Amanda joked how Steve always asks if they remember
songs they used to sing when they were 7 and 8 and Tyler said he did,
just had to get the right note...he was going "higher lower it's like
the price is right higher lower" LOL! And he launched into "Tin Can
Telephone" (People were laughing at first cuz you can tell it's meant
for a little kid to sing it. I gotta say I loved it though, it's a
great song and cool to hear something from their past!)

Then they brought the band back up onstage and introduced them. It was cool
because this was the first gig with the new bandmates (welcome aboard
Kevin Aerosmith, Mark Easterling, Tom Bentley (from Bryan White's band), and
George Lawrence). They said they were nervous but the show was going well (it was!)
After they sang a few more hits and a few new one's ("Nobody Ever Died
of a Broken Heart", "A Little More Love", and "I Want To Be That Girl"). Then they
said their goodbyes but we knew they'd be back. They came back out a few
minutes later and sang "China Grove" and "Listen to the Music".

Liz and I went backstage for the meet and greet. Tom Bentley walked by
and I said Hi to him, asked if he was from Bryan White's band and he
said "yeah for 4 years". He was nice.

I let Liz go first, and introduced her to them. Then I talked to DT,
while she talked to the Wilkinson's. When it was my turn I walked over
in front of Amanda and gave her my pic to sign and I congratulated them
on the Juno's for everyone on the board and myself (I said it was from
the board) and they said "thanks". Then I told them
about Nick (the guy from IWBTG) getting the part (sadly he says they
picked someone else now, changed it at the last minute but that's show
biz I guess). I said "you know that guy from your video?" and they said
yah and I said "he wanted me to tell you that he tried out for some new
movie with robert redford and he got the part" and they were all "he
did?!" "that's great!" and Steve was saying how he'd said he was up
against a lotta people from Nashville and I said "yeah he says he beat
out hundreds of guys" and tyler was like "alright!" and I said the movie
would be out late this year/early next and steve goes "yeah".

Then we took a group pic and I asked Tyler about homeschool. I asked
what kind of grades he gets and Steve jokingly says "lousy!" and Tyler
said "Well I pass". (Awww does that mean he doesn't do that good?) We
said our goodbyes and told them we'd see them at the 2nd show.

We went to find my aunt and mom and in the mean time found Tom Bentley
on the phone. Liz had been saying how hott he was so I asked if she wanted
a pic with him (she hadn't talked to him when I did at the meet and greet).
She did, so we waited until he was done with his phone call and I asked
and he took one :) Saw ummm Kevin Aerosmith I think it was with some fans
but didn't bug him.

9:00 came and it was time for the second show. The Wilkinson's came
out...this time Amanda was wearing red pants and a black Billy Idol
shirt (Tyler made fun of it and she was like "You gave it to me" LOL)
and a blue jean jacket. Tyler was wearing the same outfit and Steve might have
been...he was wearing this nice shiny
grey outfit.They started off with "I Had A Dream" again. It was the
exact same show I believe, except Tyler sang "One of These Days" instead
of "Tin Can Telephone". It was flawless and great :) Steve sang the
original version of "Williamstown" again (sorry I didn't mention it in
the first show), did a great job! This lady kept yelling out stuff and
was getting really annoying...at first Amanda was talking to her for a
few minutes but then she kept yelling stuff and Tyler kept laughing and
Steve and Amanda were trying to ignore it...later she went up by the
stage and Amanda said she had to shake her hand. They kept making
comments about her like "she should lay off the snapple" and stuff hehe
and she was like "i didn't have any". ANYWHO...it was a great show.
Tyler and Amanda would come over right in front of my mom and aunt, it
was cool. They joked around again. This time Tyler was saying how he should write a book on
going thru puberty while touring and Steve and Amanda were saying he might
have something there. And after one particular comment to Amanda, Amanda said she was
going to look for a new lead singer and Tyler goes "who Billy Gilman?" LOL! He
kept mentioning Billy to her that nite. Oh man it was great (Billy
supposedly has a crush on her, cute). My mom and aunt enjoyed the show too so :0)

Went backstage for the 2nd meet and greet. This time DT checked the
cards (Yea!) He didn't check mine though, I asked if he wanted to and he
said no, he knew who I was :0) We got in line and while we were waiting
for them to come out I looked for Chad (I'd never met him and wanted
to). Saw him over by the stage but there was a guard down there and he
looked busy so I waited. Right before the Wilks came out Chad started
walking to the door so I ran over there and said "Hey Chad!" and he
turned (their was a guard right by him but he let me talk to Chad) and
he said "Hey" and I asked if I looked familiar (because he was looking
at me quite a bit during the shows) and he said that I did and I talked
to him for a few minutes, he was nice. He introduced himself and shook
my hand, said he'd see me at the next show (LOL probably).

This time we were pretty close to the front of the line...The people
realized they were at the front and not the end and the first group left saying
they weren't ready yet they were scared (LOL were they joking or???
Amanda, Steve, and Tyler are sweethearts, nothing to be scared of).

Liz went up and was talking to Amanda about something so Steve turned to me
and asked how I liked the new songs. I said they were good and he said
"You've heard them twice now." and I said "more than that, north dakota" and
he said "Did we do real bad mood there?" and I said "yah" and he said
"but you didn't hear a little more love" and I said "yeah i did on a
radio show" and i said "but i hadn't heard it live" and Steve goes "this gurls ahead of the wave!"
HEHE. Then I asked if Chris and Kiaya will be going on tour with them
soon and Steve said yeah and the reason they weren't here was because they
flew straight from Dallas. Tyler added that they had family coming in.

By then Liz was done talking to Amanda so I said that Amanda so I walked up to her
and told her that my friend Danielle said hi and how she couldn't come
because she isn't 18 and Amanda said "well tell her i/we say hi" and I said
"ok." Then I asked if she knew Brian from Ohio and she said "yeah" and we
talked about their show there (the one in July).

Next, me and Liz got a group pic taken with them (I was between Amanda
and Tyler yet again, one of these days I want to go in between Tyler and Steve).
After that I talked for a minute or two more, hugged them all
goodbye and left. It was another great nite of Wilkinson shows and I
had a blast. Can't wait for the next show!

Red Wing
By Liz

It's a few days since I've seen The Wilkinson's in concert for my
second and third time. I did see them way back in 1999 at the
Minnesota State Fair opening up for Bryan White. I decided I would join their fan
club on the spot so I could meet them afterwards. They are truly sweethearts.
Amanda is so outgoing and a sweet girl. She would start a conversation with
anyone and it's like you've known eachother for years. Tyler is a bit more laid
back and pretty shy. He is very reserved but he does open up if you ask him a
question. Steve is a great guy too. He likes to crack a lot of jokes.

I was really excited when my bud Tracey asked me if I wanted to go see
them with her. Since she's a pro and all. She's just seen her 12th
and 13th show. She talked about seeing them for the longest time and she got
us awesome seats too. It was at a casino down in Red Wing, MN. So it was
obvisouly 18+. I'm sorry for any under age kids that wanted to attend.
Her aunt Toni picked me up at my house early Saturday afternoon and
then we left to go get Tracey and her mom Diane. Since her aunt used
to live by Red Wing, she knew a faster way of getting down there. It wasn't
too long in the car and soon we were at Treasure Island. The first thing we
did was try to find the venue so we wouldn't be late for the show. After
that, we had a couple hours to spare, so we walked around and gambled a little. We had no
suck luck at all. We ate too. We could've saw their soundcheck but we didn't
know what time it was at. =( The first show started at 6:30 PM and it lasted to almost 8.
They did do an encore too. It was really a terrific show. They cracked some
jokes a long the way too. After that it was time for the Meet and Greet for
Fan Club Members. I'm not in the Fan Club at the moment but I used Tracey's
mom's. They were very sweet and it was great seeing them again. I got a
couple autographs. One for my brother and the other for me. I also got my
pic taken with them. Tracey wanted to be at the end so we had a little longer
time to speak with them. Their roadmanager DT is really cool too.
After they left we had another good half hour before the second show
would begin at 9. So we walked around trying to Find Toni and Diane
since they were only going to see the second show. While looking we bummed
into one of the bandmates of The Wilkinsons. They have a whole new band except for
two. I got my pic taken with Tom Bentley who's the
keyboardist(formely with the Bryan White band). So that was a cool experience.
The second show they performed many of the same songs except
this time in the Acoustic part of the show, Tyler sang a Tim Mcgraw song "One
of these days" and in the first he sang "Tin can Telephone". LOL that was
cute. Amanda is the only one who wore different clothes for both shows. I
was really sad to see it come to an end. Tracey and I met them again
after the second show and this time we were almost at the front of the line. We asked
some questions and congratulated on their most recent award at the
Junos(Canada) for best duo or group. It was a great experience and I can't
wait to see them again.

Issue: 8
Part: 2
Date: 3/29/01
Attachment: 2 pix! (1 of Tyler from ND and one of Amanda from ND)
Member Count: 200 +
President: Tracey
Vice President: Michelle

Table of Contents

The $100 Question...Right here!
The Pole Without Limits
The Special Person of the Month
It's YOUR Birthday
Want Ads...Find Other Wilkinsons Fans
Links...You Want Em? We Got Em!
So One Wilkinson Said to the Other...
And So Another Newsletter Comes To An End...

The $100 Question...Right here!

This months question...

We all know that the new album is called Shine, but if you had the
chance to name it, what would you call it?

Email your answers to us at <a
href="mailto:jecklund@black-hole.com?subject=question"> Or if you have
a question
idea we could use those too :0)

And here our your responses to last months...

If the wilkinsons moved to your neighborhood how would you make them
feel at home??

If the wilkinsons where moving to my neighborhood tto make them feel at
home i think just being yourself don't go rushing over there with all
these treats and want
autographs just smiling and waving in the streets or offer to introduce
them to people around or show them around if they wanted to and ask them

if they need any help with anything just to hollar! - Angel

Right on Angel :0)

HEY!!! OKAY, WELL FIRST I WOULD OFFER TO TAKE THEM TO COSMIC BOWLING
AND THEN I WOULD INVITE THEM OVER FOR A DINNER/KARAOKE PARTY!!! THAT
WOULD BE SOOOO AWESOME!!! - NBL, CRYSTAL

Well,first I'd introduce myself and my family (that'd really help,lol)
and then I'd invite them over to dinner. Finally, I'd keep all of the
obessed fans away!! - Elizabeth

heh. I'd bake 'em jello, like in the commerical! I'm kidding (well not

really), lol, but I can barely make peanutbutter and jelly. :O) - Lauren

Hey, I'd introduce myself.They already reconize me so.. they might
already
know my name, but i doubt it. And then show them around if they wanted
me
too. Invite them over to sing karaoke,play some basketball,fish,or
whatever
they wanted to do. - Sara

Well, I'd take them out to dinner - Acapulco Joe's for chimichangas!
Then
shopping at Circle Centre! And finally, when the season begins, the
Arena
Football Firebirds (they start their inaugural season in April)! - Ethan

They'd probably have packing and stuff to do first so I'd go over and
say hi
(they know who I am) and offer to help. Afterwards they probably
wouldn't
feel like cooking so I'd take all 5 of them to Lava Links (it's this
arcade
with mini golf and laser tag) and we'd eat pizza. The next day I'd take
them
to Mall of America and give them a tour. Go on rides with Kiaya, Amanda,

and
Tyler :) - Tracey

Let's see. Hmmmmm, I know. They travel a lot, right? Especially in
the
summer. I'd volunteer Sara to mow their lawn for them while they're
gone.
I, of course, would supervise to make sure it's done properly. LOL.
(If
you reverse those roles, it might reflect reality just a little more
closely). - David

I never talk to my neighbors, but I think I'd find the time to welcome
them. Make sure that I got on their good sides so that I could creep in

to their lives and whisk Tyler away to an island where we'd be
"accidentally" stranded and have to re-populate the island. Nice. -
Allison

*Comment: The Wilkinson's (especially Tyler), if you read this, we
apologize and hope you're not offended, we told her you guys might see
it and she didn't care, she wanted the truth to be heard so there it is.

That's hard. Probably show them around town: all the stuff we have here

(which isn't much) And buy 10,000 snow cones like Jesse did in Full
House to put in their backyard so it feels like they're in Canada :-) -

Michelle

The Pole Without Limits

This months poll...

What do you think about the Fan Club party being earlier in the week
than Fan Fair this year?

A) I love it!
B) I don't like it.
C) I really don't care either way.
D) It doesn't matter because I'm not going to the party anyways.

Email us with your answer at <a
href="mailto:jecklund@black-hole.com?subject=pole">
Or if you have a poll idea email those too, we could use some :0)

And here are your responses to last months...

What do you think of "I Wanna Be That Girl"?

A) Love it
B) Think...meh...its okie...
C) What were they doin when they released that song?
D) Something different then our choices? Feel free to share by pickin
D!

I pick letter A) as soon as the song started i just wanted to get up and

sing to (and i did) I know all the words its gonna do great - love ya
Angel

HEY!!! MY ANSWER WOULD HAVE TO BE:
A) I LOVED IT SOOOO MUCH!!!!! - NBL, CRYSTAL

I love IWBTG! I really love the whole meaning to the song and it's a fun

song. ~*Martina*~

Choice "A" all the way!!!!!!! I mean,it's Tyler, Amanda and Steve--what
isn't
there to like?!?!?!?! - Elizabeth

my answer is A i absolutly love it - Janelle

A) I loved it
Keep those hits coming guys=) - Love, Stacey XOXOXOXOXO

I guess I'll pick (D), which stands for the lone Dissenter. LOL. I
certainly appreciate the song having a fiddle in it. Keep it coming.
The song's not exactly my favorite, because it's just not "my type" of
song. Just call me a sucker for ballads and songs like "Shame on Me".
The song should do well, though. Probably better than JGAGF. (Great,
now I've probably jinxed it). - David

I would have to probably say B. It's not my favorite of their songs,
but I'll live. In my opinion, there's not enough Tyler in the video,
and it scares me a bit that we've got Tyler and Steve singing "I want to

be that girl." I don't know if it's just me on that one, but it
frightens me. It's a catchy song all the same and I of course wish them

the best of luck and hope it gets some radio play. - Allison

I'll pick A. - Michelle

I love it! It's really catchy and just a really fun song to listen to
and even more, to see performed live! - Tracey

The Special Person of The Month

*Drum Roll Please* This issue's Fan of the Month goes to...Kylie!
Congratulations.

Here's her entry...

Name: Kylie
Email Addy: KyWest109@aol.com
Current Residence: Peoria, IL
Age: 14
How you became a Wilkinson fan: i was flipping through chanels and i
saw 26 cents on GAC. i was like 'woah this is a great song!' then i
was like 'awww theyre so cute!'
How long have you been a fan? since 26 cents
How many concerts have you been to? 1- Georgetown, IL August 11,
2000!!!!!!
Favorite Wilkinson memory: When I met them!! they were so sweet and
really took time to talk to my family and I. and i got hugs from all
3!!!!!!!!!
Favorite Wilkinson: they each have cool qualities like tyler bein the
cute prankster little brother and amanda bein the role model for girls
and steve bein a good dad
Favorite Wilkinson song: ahh!!!!!!! all of em!!!!! i dunno i like
Hypothetically and Jimmy and i wanna be that girl
Why you should be member of the month: The wilkinsons are my favorite
band in the world! I really look up to them for inspiration. They are
all good role models, especially today when people like Eminem are
winning grammys, the wilkinsons are still goin strong representing the
family image and showing people that families rock!

If you'd like to be Fan of the Month just fill those questions out and
email it to <a href=mailto:"jecklund@black-hole.com?Subject=fan"> Good
luck!

It's YOUR Birthday...

Celebrating in March are...

March 19th- Mackenzie turned 16

Happy Birthday to her. If you have an April Birthday email us at <a
href=mailto:"jecklund@black-hole.com?Subject=b-day">

Want Ads...Find Other Wilkinson's Fans

Looking for email pals? Then you've come to the right spot. The
following people are looking to chat.

NAME: CRYSTAL EDWARDS
AGE: 16
WHERE DO YOU LIVE: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
HOBBIES: SINGING, LISTING TO MUSIC, AND ACTING
IM/ICQ/YAHOO/MSN MESSENGER: IM- KRYSTINLUV2003, ICQ- 68655035, MSN
MESSENGER- C_Wilk2003@hotmail.com

Name: Elizabeth
Age:14,almost 15
Where do you live:a small town in Ohio
Hobbies:singing,listening to every type of music,writing poems,writing
songs,getting on the Net
E-mail: tyler_wilkinson_luver@mail.com (those are underscorse,not
spaces)
and lizz628@hotmail.com use either,it doesn't matter to me
ICQ:102140412
AIM: Eternal Love101

Name: Wendy Dadson
Age: 15
Where do you live: Near Trenton Ontario
Hobbies: Listening to Music, sports
E-mail address: wendyd_12@hotmail.com
IM/ICQ/Yahoo: ICQ - 38494376 Yahoo - sweet_dream_23 MSN:
wendyd_12@hotmail.com

Name: Sierra Larae Oster
Age: 14 (15 on April 26)
Where do you live? Dickinson, ND
Hobbies: music (singing, guitar), writing lyrics, and above all, talking

and
hanging with my friends (love u all!)
E-mail: alwayzasweetie@homail.com
ICQ: 99788607
MSN: alwayzasweetie

If you would like email pals fill out the form and email it to us at <a
href="mailto:jecklund@black-hole.com?subject=email">

Links...You Want Em? We Got Em!

Check out the Wilkinson's online.

The Word's Official Site - https://www.angelfire.com/country/theword
The Wilkinson's Official Site - http://www.wilkinsonsonline.com
Wilkinson High - https://www.angelfire.com/mn2/thewilkinsons
Wilkinson Village -
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Garage/8650/2newpage.htm
The Greatest Unofficial Fan Web Site -Wilkinsons -
http://www.newcountrycanada.com/wilkinsons/
The Wilkinson's In Concert -
http://members.nbci.com/dpennybaker/index.htm
Brian's Wilkinson Empire -
https://www.angelfire.com/oh2/wilkinsons/index2.html
Brian's Amanda Wilkinson Palace -
https://www.angelfire.com/oh3/amandawilkinson/index.html

Do you have a Wilkinson site you want linked? Email us at <a
href="mailto:jecklund@black-hole.com?subject=link">

So One Wilkinson Said to the Other...

"I hear Mercury signed a fetus." - Steve (on all the young acts lately)
"So usually if you're in a posse and you've got peeps you have some
bling bling." - Tyler
"You gotta get the bling bling." - Amanda
"I'm gonna get you like a Mickey mouse like diamond bling bling
necklace." - Tyler
"Right now, according to immigration, we are here under what they call
an 01 Visa, which is a performance visa. I love this, we're considered
"Aliens with extraordinary ability". How do you like that?" - Steve
And the good thing is our fans, I think, still treat us like normal
people. They know that we're a family. It's more like having your
relatives out there. Really, they're cool about it. - Amanda (on fame)
"I was supposed to sing the song but quite personally I wasn't getting
the heart and soul that needed to be in the song and uh I just didn't
think it was me so I just said what the heck I'll pass it onto Amanda."
- Tyler (on I Wanna Be That Girl)

*Note for those of you that didn't listen to After Midnite Bling Bling
is like gold and stuff.

Have a cool quote you'd like to share? Email us at <a
href="mailto:jecklund@black-hole.com?subject=quote">

And So Another Newlsetter Comes To An End...

Thanks everyone for reading! Hope you enjoyed the issue. Remember to
watch
next month for tons of changes! Until then, keep requesting and voting
for
I Wanna Be That Girl.

Sincerely,
The Word
https://www.angelfire.com/country/theword
Email: jecklund@black-hole.com
Instant Messenger: TheWordNewsie

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