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Thank you's & Links!
The authors...
...Adrian Steenland and David Waite!
But not only Adrian & David deserve some credits but also
Marian Lindhout and Jean Backhaus! I know what I'm talking about when I say that life doesn't work properly without our better half.
And together with Marian and Jean, Adrian and David did some excellent preliminary work! They helped me
out with badly needed basics for further elaboration.
Here in Germany it was and still is f*** hard to find out anything about John
Waite.
It's almost impossible to get any, unfortunately not always objective magazines
(No names mentioned...) as far as those mags reported about John anyway...
To be honest -- supported by them it would have cost me another two years,
just to find out if John is a real redhead or not...
The search for more demanding (german) magazines wasn't crowned with success either.
The lack of interest left much to be desired.
So without the dutch part the whole thing probably would have failed and I need to repeat it again:
THANK YOU SO MUCH ADRIAN &
MARIAN, DAVID & JEAN
... not really unimportant persons...
MY LORD AND MASTER MICHI ! What drove me almost mad for w e e k s
took him merely just a few seconds.
A good sounding and easy to remember domain: waite4you!!!
It´s pretty crazy because his opinion on John Waite is not really ...desirable.
But he changed his mind at least partly when he realized slowly but surely
that this idea in my head is not only a transient phenomenon.
So he gave me plenty of rope not only during several soccer matches on TV.
(I think some credits to our german pay TV Premiere would be appropriate...)
Michi was more than patient... bearing several years almost every weekend the
voice of John Waite
(with or without The Babys or Bad English) screaming me out of sleep in the morning.
And perforce him, of course...
Letting me go all alone to the USA for only one JW concert.
His help building this fanpage although he had no idea either how it works
and, finally, pretending interest. Probably not a single day went by I didn´t
mention Mr. Waite since
planning waite4you!!! I´m pretty sure that this name has caused
Michi some stomach trouble...
(At this juncture my special thanks to Maalox...)
... and he possibly started to ask himself -- slowly but surely -- about his status as
The One and Only.
Another man would have kicked my ass...
THANK YOU SO MUCH MICHI
FOR BEING ALWAYS ON MY SIDE !!! Right after that my favourite computer specialist and host Attilio Sfragara.
Grumbling
constantly his standard phrases, like „Dry up, just do it“ and
„For any questions - don´t call me up“ he contributed substantially his part realizing
waite4you!!! although he´s still wondering, why
creating a monument to John Waite and not to Alyson Hannigan...
I mean... he stopped me from avoiding computers.
And it´s his fault that this baby is there now where it belongs. Videlicet
on the www.
He teached me a lot (I know, Ati, not enough...) and I really bugged him a lot
with my
countless questions.
I still do...
MY HEARTIEST THANK YOU´S TO
YOU AS WELL ATTILIO !!!
Well deserved credits as well to a charming lady from Ohio. Tracy Graham.
She helped me out with plenty of live interviews and articles of notable
American
and English magazines which fortunately paid more attention to John´s unique talent as a musician than to
the colour of his eyes...
THANK YOU TRACY FOR EVERYTHING !!!
Thanks also to a marvellous friend from Holland.
Paul Wijman is one of my very first online friends and we exchanged endless emails.
We discussed almost everything, we made our jokes and we were laughing and
raging about I-don´t-know-what. Even soccer was mentioned every now and then...
He doesn´t know it yet, but he was the brain behind.
THANX PAUL
FOR THE CLUE !!!
Anita Beaumont.
Her patience was and still is unbelievable.
I wanted to surprise her with waite4you!!! and
sometimes it was hard
to keep my mouth closed and try to calm her entitled anger.
Please! I couldn´t tell her, that I have no time for her because I´m translating John Waite´s Life Story!
So I nursed my bad conscience and hoped for her comprehension when the time will come.
THANKS ANITA
FOR YOUR UNTIRING PATIENCE !!!
Another huge THANK YOU goes to a friend who has neither a mental connection to John Waite
nor to this site in general and nothing of all that to Matchbox Twenty (...) He´s more interested
in heavy metal but not only so you can call him anything but not an ignoramus!
Frank Wilden will be more than surprised being mentioned here but without his mental support
and his suggestions I almost would have back down once... THANK YOU VERY MUCH FRANKIE !!! The Babys are gone. Unfortunately. But without them I probably would have never met one of the most sincere, most patient and most helpful persons in this world. It´s an honour to know him. THANK YOU, MR. MARK V. PERKINS, FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP !!! In addition to the great friendship we share, we share our love to John Waite
and The Babys music. So you probably cruised waite4you!!!... now continue the
journey and take a trip to the
Thanks also to IAN MILLAR from Scottland. He helped me to contact Kevin Scott, who published with John Waite´s assistance the „No Brakes“ Fanzines between 1997 and 2000. These Fanzines included countless informations and numerous photos. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT KEVIN SCOTT !!! Due to Kevin Scott´s help I own a detailed story of John Waite´s first performance in Chalk Farm which was written by his older brother Joe Waite. It´s a brillant highlight of the John Waite Life Story. MY VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO YOU JOE WAITE FOR THIS GREAT STORY !!!
Thereby it´s a pleasure to me to mention David Ferrington who made these awesome
photos of THANK YOU, DAVID FERRINGTON VERY MUCH FOR THE CHALK FARM PICTURES !!!
Jack La Monica... frhio is an excellent example of kindness and cooperativeness. He turned
down my question for the cost of his pics:
„There is no charge to you because any fan of John Waite is a friend to me...“
So waite4you!!! proudly presents the most biggest
Ohio John Waite fan´s pictures from the
MANYMANY THANK YOU´S TO THE MAN WITH THIS WONDERFUL
NAME: Wouter Kramer from Holland. THANX WOUTER FOR YOUR HELP !!! Wouter´s Dutch fansite
...more busy people & mentionable links...
Christine Baronak. Sie is the founder of johnwaite.com which was later on replaced by johnwaiteonline.
JWOL offers music-, video- and live-clips, live interviews,
a forum, merchandise, contests and a lot more. THANKS CRISSY FOR YOUR HELP & KINDNESS !
Website for the same titled Album
I rediscovered my JohnWaiteMania in october 2000. There you will find the english penned original Life Story Music: The Art of John Waite by David Waite & Adrian Steenland and... well, it took me two days to get through. Alas it´s not up to date but it´s huge! A great start for John Waite newbies!
Beatriz Mariniello! She is really something special. Betty surprised me with her lovableness and ingenuousness. I never thought to find such a good friend via internet.
THANKS BETTY !!!
...was founded in 1997 by Elizabeth Konopka and is it worth to take more than only one look. THANX ELIZABETH FOR USING THIS BANNER !!! John Waite Home Page Jim Gilbert´s Fanpage was one of the first John Waite Sites I discovered.
A very special Thank You to the Blonde Angel from Iowa.
The Babys and Bad English are part of his past,
so beside his own projects, which come first, of course,
you will find some interesting things about this past.
Don´t miss !!!
By the way, Ricky´s site includes some Bad English
video samples !
And what about Ricky Phillips´
current project?
THANX RICKY FOR YOUR INTEREST !!!
Tommy Mandel
He was the nice guy on keyboards during several tours with John
Waite and co-operated
on "Mask Of Smiles" and "Rover´s Return".
Beside that he worked with lots of well known bands and musicians like Dire Straits, Bryan Adams,
Tina Turner, Pretenders, B-52´s, Bon Jovi and even Pavarotti.
And many more, of course. Check his website!
Olly Alcock, John Waite´s former buddy of the band England and Kieron Graham, the webmaster of the below mentioned homepage are exceedingly friendly and cooperatively persons. Such selfless support is hard to find !!! Check Olly´s site and beside his own musical career you will find out some things of his and John´s past.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, http://www.melodicrock-classics.com/thevault/johnwaite-songs.html Here you will find a listing of (some) as yet unreleased John Waite songs! Did you ever wonder what happened to Tony Brock and Wally Stocker after The Babys? You´ll find an answer here: http://members.tripod.com/rant58/id189.htm
Nicole Nünning ! That angel... Her unshakable optimism made me realize that all this wasn´t wasted time. She gave me the photo on my starting page and the Zoetermeer concert shots which are shown on waite4you!!! I wish I could have been there as well. Actually Nicky is a real rock lady, so all you headbangers, don´t forget to visit her site! THANKS ALSO TO YOU NICKY !!! The Difference...
...between other RockMusicWebsites and MusicMirror is created by Eva B. Louis. What difference? Well, click the logo above and check it out. But hey! Be sure to have enough time, you will need it...
... is a very special Hard Rock, Metal and Melodic Rock Website from Spain. Originally a huge Whitesnake fan Jesus fell in love with rock music in general. So "The Home of Jesus Ruiperez" is a dedication to all the great rock music in the world. Check it out by clicking the logo above. ...
Heavy metal...
Don´t ask, just click in and don´t forget the headphones. Downloads recommended!
Rock music again!
Let me introduce you a site that´s not ready yet but by every update it´s getting better.
You´re gonna like it, especially when you like Sammy Hagar.
And it´s in German so take a look!
This is an informative one for more headbangers. Vantage - Rock It is English / German.
Metal Inside offers...
... the latest rock and metal news, interviews, live-reports, CD reviews, a huge underground area,
forums, Holland´s hottest Rock-Import, well known as...
There is a german Fan-site as well! Beside all the others, there are innumerable. Those who know KANE, know why... But I don´t wanna keep back the official, of course. Following websites have nothing
to do with music but they are well done with much effort! Toni Collette Marcia Gay Harden Meryl Streep   
By the way, Frederik also helped me translating the John Waite Life Story
... numerous journalists & photographers.
She is an extraordinary gifted lady!
Like hardly another she manhandles with enviable self confidence the balancing act between
interview and flirtation!
But that doesn´t mean that she doesn´t know how to use her brain. No way!
Shelley proves her virtuosity on
THANX VERY MUCH SHELLEY HARRIS !!! ...and...
Beside Shelley Harris another true master of conversation!
His interviews hit the nail on the head and his honesty to the artists is unprecedented.
Andrew´s masterly held conversations have been a big source of information as
well. THANKS A LOT ANDREW McNEICE !!! ... and to all those named and unfortunately unknown. Their works have been an excellent support for buidling the Life Story and the remaining illustrated homepage. Without them waite4you !!! would look pretty naked... So a huge THANK YOU !!! as well to...
Many, many Thank You's also to
Chrysalis,
CBS, Epic,EMI, and ... and last but not least, because most important... ...the one I owe my biggest and sincerest THANK YOU. Without his personal consent waite4you !!! would be just an idea still. Mr. JOHN WAITE Thank You Very Much, John for making this possible !
Who the hell is John Waite??? Life Story - A Tribute To John Waite
John Waite Solo
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